Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL - Episode 053 " Test Your Luck ! " , known as " The Fated Rail - Try Your Luck on a Trap Card ! ? " in the Japanese version , is the fifty - third episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " anime . It first aired in Japan on April 30 , 2012 , and in the United States on March 16 , 2013 . Summary . Mr . Heartland announces that fourteen Duelist s have survived the park section of the Duel Coaster and now move to the underground section . He says that from the sun - lit stadium , they now enter a cave of darkness . In the stands , the crowd cheers . Bronk says there are fourteen Duelists left and Cathy says that Yuma is one of them . One row in front of them , a boy leaps to his feet and cheers for Yuma , telling him to " kattobingu ! " . Flip says that Yuma is fourteenth - which means he ' s last . Cathy says that doesn ' t matter , since it isn ' t a race . Caswell agrees , it ' s Duel ing that will determine the outcome . Bronk asks if they ' ll even be able to see in the dark . Flip says they won ' t be able to see what happens and Cathy says that no matter what , Yuma will " kattobingu " . Mr . Heartland explains that the purpose of the underground section is to find an opponent who you will Duel one - on - one . There are four Duel Field s the tracks lead to - Magma , Space , Jungle and Canyon . He says each field has different properties and urges the participants to lead their opponents into fields that will put them at a disadvantage . He yells " heart burning ! " and fireworks explode in the skies around the stadium . Heartland thinks to himself that the real hell will start now and wonders who will survive . Astral asks if Yuma heard what Mr . Heartland said . He replies that he did - they need to find a one - on - one Duel opponent . Tori asks who Yuma will try to Duel and he says it doesn ' t matter - he ' ll go against anyone . Astral points out that there are only four fields - so only eight Duelists total will make it to them . Yuma attempts to do the math in his head and fails . Yuma asks how he ' s supposed to find an opponent when its so dark and Tori points out that Duel Coaster ' s monitor has a map . Further up , Quinton says he entered the underground section first , so he ' s in coaster one , while Vetrix is in coaster two . He wonders who has coaster three and sees that its Kite . Kite asks if Vetrix and Quinton think he ' ll let them go and changes lanes to try to catch up to them . Vetrix seems excited and says that this looks like fun , while wondering what ' s hidden in the darkness . He says he can ' t wait and accelerates . Dextra says that Vetrix ' s opponent will be her . She says she ' ll increase her Life Points as much as possible . Shark is after Quattro , who are in coasters four and five , respectively . Shark says he ' ll catch up to him now . Quattro urges him to follow and intends to lead him the " Magma Field " , where Shark will be at a disadvantage . Nistro is now close to Quinton and realizes that he is the one who kidnapped Hart . He says he noticed him back at the finals party and that he ' s exactly as Yuma said he was . He says that according to Dextra , Vetrix is behind Quinton ' s actions . He doesn ' t know what their motivations are , but vows to get revenge for being humiliated . Tricky Tommy Noble approaches Nistro from behind , saying he ' s in the way . Mr . Heartland says the fight will begin now . Tommy in coaster 13th is challenging Nistro in coaster twelve . Tommy says he ' ll finish Nistro off and orders his " Grapple Blocker " to attack . Nistro tells him to be quiet and says he ' s not in the mood to face trash like Tommy . He activate s " Heroic Call " , letting him Special Summon a " Heroic Challenger " monster from his hand . He Special Summons " Heroic Challenger - War Hammer " and says that Tommy is the one who will be finished off . " War Hammer " attacks and destroy s " Grapple Blocker " , dropping Tommy from 900 Life Points to 0 and eliminating him . Heartland says he was finished off in one blow , but says that should be expected of Nistro , a former World Duel Carnival administrator . Heartland says his face is handsome and his skills first - rate . In the stands , Cathy leaps to her feet and asks them to show Yuma already . Yuma says battles have started all over already and he needs to join them . He accelerates , but Tori tells him to brake since there ' s a Trap Point ahead . Its too late and the trap activates . A boxing glove on a spring punches Yuma in the face , dropping him from 600 Life Points to 400 . Tori says that that ' s what he ' ll get for not paying attention . Nistro has caught up to Quinton and calls him out to Duel . Heartland says its Nistro again and urges them to show them a fiery Duel . He yells " heart burning ! " Quinton asks if Nistro really wishes to challenge him . Nistro responds by ordering " War Hammer " to attack directly . Quinton activates " Malevolent Flash " , negating the attack as " War Hammer " has 2000 or more ATK and return ing it Nistro ' s hand . Nistro says Quinton doesn ' t have guts and tells him to stop it with tricks and come at him with his full strength . Quinton responds that he doesn ' t need to use his full strength to defeat someone like Nistro . He activates " Punishing Fire " , inflicting 600 damage to Nistro and dropping him to 3400 Life Points . Heartland says Nistro is burning and hopes that that move wasn ' t too violent for the children watching . Heartland checks the monitors and says there are battles going on elsewhere too . Quattro is Dueling and orders his " Fiendish Knight " to attack directly , defeating his opponent and reducing him from 1600 Life Points to 0 . Shark is also battling someone and orders " Big Jaws " to finish him off by destroying " Unifrog " with " Big Mouth " , dropping his opponent from 900 to 0 . Quattro urges Shark to keep following him and he will show him hell . In the stands , Jen cheers for Quattro , while Summer does the same for Shark . Jen says Quattro is stronger and more handsome . Cathy leaps to her feet and says the strongest and most handsome finalist is Yuma . Jen and Summer both bluntly say that Cathy is wrong ( in the dub , Cathy angrily tells them she is having a headache with the fish puns , and the girls say that they ' re having a " whale " of a time ) . Yuma accelerates and again hits a Trap Point - the same trap as last time , dropping him to 200 Life Points now . Tori asks if Yuma ' s eyes are just for decoration . Astral declares his nineteenth observation - that Yuma is a bad driver as he is a Duelist . ( In the original version , Tori calls Yuma an idiot , and Astral ' s observation is simply to agree with her . ) Dextra approaches a Spell Point , thinking its will be healing card . She hits it and she is right - its " Dian Keto the Cure Master " . Her Life Points increase from 6000 to 7000 . She says she still needs more Life Points . Kite watches Vetrix ' s coaster on the monitor and sees him suddenly stop . He ' s been doing that a lot . Kite calls for Orbital 7 and asks him to find what Vetrix is doing . Vetrix approaches a Trap Card . He uses his crest ' s power to check it and sees it is " Butterfly Mist " , which would inflict 1000 damage to him . Vetrix backs up to change lanes and and wonders where these traps are leading . Dextra hits another Spell Point - " Dian Keto " again . She now has 8000 Life Points . She thinks she still needs more . Tori tells him Yuma has only 200 Life Points left . Tori asks what he ' s planning and Yuma says he ' s planning nothing . She says it would one thing if he lost Life Points from a Duel , but he keeps hitting Trap Points . Yuma insists it can ' t be helped . Astral tells him to look in front . There ' s another Trap Point . Tori yells for him to brake . He does so in time , but is able to see what the trap is - " The Paths of Destiny " . Astral says that by flipping a coin , he will either gain or lose 2000 Life Points . Yuma says he ' s moving forwards - he ' ll get heads and get his Life Points back . Tori tells him not to , but he doesn ' t listen , which Astral expected . A coin appears in Yuma ' s hand and he flips it , yelling " kattobingu " . At Nistro ' s Duel , he is burning again and his Life Points drop to 500 . Quinton says its useless - Nistro won ' t defeat him no matter how hard he tries . Nistro tells him to be quiet and Quinton calls him foolish . He says he was waiting for his Life Points to be 500 or less . He Normal Summon s " Heroic Challenger - Double Lance " . He explains that it can be treated as two Overlay Unit s for the Xyz Summon of a " Heroic Champion " monster . He overlays it to Xyz Summon " Heroic Champion - Excalibur " in Attack Position . He says it may only attack when his Life Points are 500 or less . He activates its effect , detach ing its Overlay Units to double its ATK to 4000 . He orders " Excalibur " to attack directly . Quinton calls him foolish and activates " Neverending Nightmare " . It negates an attack from a monster that has 2000 or more ATK and inflicts damage to his opponent equal to half of that monster ' s ATK . Quinton calls Nistro a poor man to be killed by his ally ' s sword , as " Excalibur " is surrounded by a dark aura and turns against Nistro , preparing an attack . Yuma appears behind Nistro and tells him to wait . Astral instructs him to use " Achacha Chanbara " . It appears and blocks the sword of " Excalibur " with its own blades . Astral explains it was will negate the damage and inflict 400 damage to the opponent . A beam is fired from its forehead , which reduces Quinton to 4600 Life Points . A shocked Quinton then states it is impossible that someone could damage him . After a moment ' s pause , Quinton becomes infuriated that Yuma damaged him . Quinton then tries to retaliate against Yuma by playing a card from his hand , but Vetrix contacts him , asking if he ' s going to Summon a monster . He instructs Quinton to leave Yuma alone for now . After a moment of hesitation , Quinton says he understands and changes lanes . Nistro asks Yuma why he isn ' t going after Quinton . Yuma responds that his priority right now is to heal his Life Points . Yuma tells Nistro to follow him . Quinton wonders if Yuma ' s goal is victory is or friendship . Vetrix says he ' s just like Kazuma . He valued friendship , but that is also what brought him misfortune . Yuma has led Nistro to the Trap Point that contains " The Paths of Destiny " . Nistro asks if Yuma healed himself with this . Yuma says he did - he flipped a coin and got heads , so he gained 2000 Life Points . Nistro says Yuma is amazing and Yuma tells him to trust in his luck , but warns him that he ' ll take 2000 damage if he gets tails . Yuma says good - bye and leaves , saying he ' s behind again . Tori smiles at him , then points out another Trap Point ahead . It activates - its another boxing glove trap . It inflicts 200 damage , dropping him back down to 2000 , but the glove itself hits Tori instead of Yuma . Tori is not happy about this and angrily yells at Yuma since he unintentionally led them to another trap that inflicted damage due to his poor thinking . Elsewhere , three coasters approach Vetrix , one behind him and one in each adjacent lane . His opponents are Count Crazy Fang , Pepe Perez and Lord Percius , who control " Rabidragon " , " Behemoth the King of All Animals " and " Master of Oz " , respectively . Vetrix says they have 2950 , 2700 and 4200 ATK . He ' s surprised they ' d Summon such amazing monsters just because of him . He says they sure are trying very hard . As the coasters go deeper into the cave , a flash of light permeates the area . All the monsters are destroyed and all three opponents have their Life Points drop to 0 - and they each had over 5000 to begin with . Dextra says he defeated three people at once , so his power can ' t be underestimated . She sees Kite approaching him from behind . She says she can ' t let Kite face Vetrix and changes lanes . Mr . Heartland says its been decided - of the twenty - three finalists , fourteen made it to the underground section and now only eight remain - Quinton , Dextra , Vetrix , Quattro , Shark , Kite , Yuma and Nistro . Yuma ' s friends are happy to see him on - screen again , thinking he may have been eliminated when the cameras were focused elsewhere . Flip says the others are all very powerful opponents , but Cathy says he ' ll be fine . Heartland says that from here on , they will have one - on - one Duels and they are headed towards four Duel Fields . He yells " heart burning ! " again . Shark is still chasing Quattro , who encourages him to follow him . Yuma says that in this situation , he must flip a coin again to regain more Life Points . Tori says there ' s no guarantee he ' ll get heads again . Yuma says he ' s going to do it anyway and Astral sighs . Orbital 7 has reported back to Kite , saying that Vetrix ' s strange movements were due to his avoiding traps that someone Set - and all of the cards had " Butterfly " in their names . Dextra changes lanes , putting her between Vetrix and Kite . Dextra says that Vetrix is her target . Kite asks why she ' s after him and Dextra says that she swore her loyalty to Mr . Heartland , so she ' ll defeat anyone who is in his way . Mr . Heartland says that Dextra is another former WDC administrator and that her skills are just as polished as Nistro ' s . Heartland thinks that though Dextra did swear loyalty to him , he doesn ' t see why she should stand in Kite ' s way because of it . Kite tells Dextra to get out of his way , but she tells him to leave - she ' ll face Vetrix . Dextra pay s 1000 Life Points to activate " Butterfly Ballet " , which will inflict 300 damage to Kite for each " Butterfly " monster she reveal s from her hand . Kite changes lanes , but is angry at himself , as he did so unconsciously . Dextra urges Kite to live and says that the " Jungle Field " is ahead . Her Deck should have an advantage over Vetrix there . With that , she may have a chance . Vetrix realizes it was Dextra that was blocking his course with those traps . He says that if she wants to fight him that badly , it can ' t be helped . They stop their Duel Coasters once they get into the field and Vetrix remarks that it really is like a jungle . Vetrix asks if this is the place Dextra wanted and she says it is and that this will be their battlefield . Vetrix replies that this looks like fun and smiles menacingly . Featured Duel : Duel Coaster . See Duel Coaster for rules . " Duel continues from the previous episode . " Nistro and Tricky Tommy Noble Noble control s " Grapple Blocker " ( 4 / 1200 / 2000 ) in Attack Position . Nistro activate s " Heroic Call " to Special Summon " Heroic Challenger - War Hammer " ( 6 / 2100 / 1300 ) in Attack Position with its effect s negate d at the expense of Normal or Special Summoning any other monsters this turn . " War Hammer " attack s and destroy s " Grapple Blocker " ( Tricky Tommy Noble : 900 → 0 LP ) . 13 Duelists Remain Yuma Tsukumo Yuma hits a Trap Point . The trap inflicts 200 damage to him ( Yuma : 600 → 400 LP ) . Nistro and Quinton Nistro controls " Heroic Challenger - War Hammer " ( 6 / 2100 / 1300 ) in Attack Position . " Heroic Challenger - War Hammer " attacks directly , but Quinton activates his face - down " Malevolent Flash " to negate the attack and return " Heroic Challenger - War Hammer " to Nistro ' s hand as Nistro declare d an attack with a monster that had at least 2000 ATK . Quinton activates " Punishing Fire " to inflict 600 damage to Nistro ( Nistro : 4000 → 3400 LP ) . Quinton explains that if Nistro Normal Summons a monster during his next turn , the second effect of " Punishing Fire " will inflict 600 damage to him . Quattro and Conical Hat Duelist Quattro controls " Fiendish Knight " ( 4 / 1800 / ? ? ? ) , while the Conical Hat Duelist controls no cards . " Fiendish Knight " attack s directly ( Conical Hat Duelist : 1600 → 0 LP ) . 12 Duelists Remain Shark and Sultan of Spells Shark controls " Big Jaws " ( 3 / 1800 / 300 ) in Attack Position , while the Sultan of Spells controls " Unifrog " ( 2 / 400 / 400 ) in Attack Position . " Big Jaws " attacks and destroys " Unifrog " ( Sultan of Spells : 900 → 0 LP ) . 11 Duelists Remain Yuma Yuma hits a Trap Point . The effect of the the trap activates ( YumaL 400 → 200 LP ) . Dextra Dextra hits a Spell Point . It is " Dian Keto the Cure Master " , so she gains 1000 Life Points ( Dextra : 6000 → 7000 LP ) . Vetrix Vetrix sees a Set card ahead and uses the power of his crest to check what it is . He sees that it is " Butterfly Mist " , which will inflict 1000 damage to the opponent . He opts to change lanes in order to avoid it . Dextra Dextra hits another Spell Point . It is once again " Dian Keto the Cure Master " , whose effect activates ( Dextra : 7000 → 8000 LP ) . Yuma Yuma sees another Trap Point and halts his coaster before hitting it . The card is revealed to be " The Paths of Destiny " . He opts to continue and hit the Trap Point . Per the effect of " The Paths of Destiny " , Yuma tosses a coin . If he get Tails , he ' ll take 2000 damage , but if he gets Heads , he ' ll gain 2000 Life Points . Yuma gets Heads ( Yuma : 200 → 2200 LP ) . Nistro , Quinton and Yuma An unspecified effect damages Nistro ( Nistro : 1100 → 500 LP ) . He Normal Summons " Heroic Challenger - Double Lance " ( 4 / 1700 / 900 ) in Attack Position . Due to the effect of " Heroic Challenger - Double Lance " , it is treated as two monsters for the Xyz Summon of a " Heroic Champion " monster . Nistro overlays " Heroic Challenger - Double Lance " with itself in order to Xyz Summon " Heroic Champion - Excalibur " ( 4 / 2000 / 2000 , ORU : 1 ) in Attack Position . Nistro activates the effect of " Heroic Champion - Excalibur " to detach " Heroic Challenger - Double Lance " ( " Heroic Champion - Excalibur " : 1 → 0 ORU ) and double the ATK of " Heroic Champion - Excalibur " until the end of the Battle Phase ( " Heroic Champion - Excalibur " : 2000 → 4000 ATK ) . " Heroic Champion - Excalibur " attacks directly , but Quinton activates his face - down " Neverending Nightmare " to negate the attack and inflict damage to Nistro equal to half the total ATK of " Heroic Champion - Excalibur " as a monster with 2000 or more ATK had declared an attack . Yuma enters the Duel and activates the effect of " Achacha Chanbara " to Special Summon it from his hand ( 4 / 1400 / 400 ) and nullify the damage Nistro would take . The second effect of " Achacha Chanbara " activates , inflicting 400 damage to Quinton ( Quinton : 5000 → 4600 LP ) . Quinton almost plays a card in his hand in retaliation for Yuma damaging him , but by Vetrix ' s request , Quinton changes lanes . Yuma leads Nistro to the Trap Point with " The Paths of Destiny " and then speeds off , leaving Nistro behind . Yuma hits a Trap Point . The effect of the trap activates ( Yuma : 2200 → 2000 LP ) . Vetrix , Lord Percius , Pepe Perez and Count Crazy Fang Percius controls " Master of Oz " ( 9 / 4200 / 3700 ) , Fang controls " Rabidragon " ( 8 / 2950 / 2900 ) and Pepe controls " Behemoth the King of All Animals " ( 7 / 2700 / 1500 ) . All are in Attack Position . An unknown effect controlled by Vetrix causes all of them to be destroyed and inflicts damage to them ( Percius : 8400 → 0 LP , Fang : 5900 → 0 LP , Pepe : 5400 → 0 LP ) . 8 Duelists Remain Vetrix , Dextra and Kite Dextra has 9000 Life Points . She pay s 1000 Life Points ( Dextra : 9000 → 8000 LP ) to activate " Butterfly Ballet " , which can inflict 300 damage to an opponent for each " Butterfly " card Dextra reveal s from her hand . Kite changes lanes . Dextra and Vetrix stop their coasters at the Jungle Field . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .