Yu - Gi - Oh ! - Episode 117 " Noah ' s Final Threat , Part 1 " , known as " Inherited Deck - Yugi vs . Noa " in the Japanese version , is the one hundred and seventeenth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " anime . It first aired in Japan on August 6 , 2002 and in the United States on February 28 , 2004 . Featured Duel : Yami Yugi vs . Noah Kaiba - Part 1 . Turn 19 : Yami Yugi Yami Yugi draws " Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1500 / 1200 ) in Defense Position . Turn 20 : Noah Noah draws , intending to get a monster , but he doesn ' t draw a monster . " Shinato , King of a Higher Plane " attacks and destroys " Gazelle " . The first Deck Master ability of " Shinato " then activates , halving Yami Yugi ' s Life Points ( Yugi 400 → 200 ) . Since Yami Yugi ' s Life Points were reduced , the second Deck Master ability of " Shinato " activates , increasing Noah ' s Life Points by the amount Yami Yugi lost ( Noah 7400 → 7600 ) . Turn 21 : Yami Yugi Yami Yugi draws a monster and subsequently sets it . Turn 22 : Noah Noah draws " Yata - Garasu " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 200 / 100 ) in Attack Position . " Shinato " attacks Yugi ' s set monster , " Obnoxious Celtic Guardian " ( 1400 / 1200 ) , but the latter isn ' t destroyed due to its own effect . Noah then activates " Spring of Rebirth " . Now every time a monster returns to its owner ' s hand Noah will gain 500 Life Points . At the End Phase , " Yata - Garasu " returns to Noah ' s hand due to its own effect ( Noah 7600 → 8100 ) . Turn 23 : Yami Yugi Yami Yugi draws a monster and subsequently sets it . Turn 24 : Noah Noah draws " Asura Priest " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1700 / 1200 ) in Attack Position . " Asura " attacks and destroys " Obnoxious Celtic Guardian " . Due to the effect of " Asura " , it can attack every monster on Yugi ' s side of the field once each . " Asura " attacks & destroys Yugi ' s set monster , " Cyber Jar " . Since " Cyber Jar " was flipped , its Flip Effect activates , destroying all monsters on the field and forcing both players to draw five new cards and Special Summon any Level 4 or lower monsters that they drew . Yami Yugi reminds Noah that since " Shinato " has been moved to the field , he will lose when the effect of " Cyber Jar " destroys " Shinato " . Noah then activates his Deck Master ' s third special ability , saving " Shinato , King of a Higher Plane " from destruction by returning it to Noah ' s side . However it cannot move back to the field for the remainder of the Duel . After " Asura " and " Cyber Jar " go to the Graveyard , Yugi and Noah draw five cards and Special Summon any Level 4 or below monsters they drew . Yugi draws " Sangan " ( 1000 / 600 ) and " Gamma The Magnet Warrior " ( 1500 / 1800 ) and subsequently Special Summons them both in Defense Position . Due to the effect of " Cyber Jar " , the only monsters Noah has drawn are Spirit Monsters , and since they cannot be Special Summoned , all the cards he drew are added to his hand . Turn 25 : Yami Yugi Yami Yugi draws . He then Tributes his two monsters in order to Tribute Summon " Dark Magician " ( 2500 / 2100 ) in Attack Position . Since " Sangan " was sent from the field to the Graveyard , its effect activates , allowing Yami Yugi to add " Big Shield Gardna " from his Deck to his hand . Yami Yugi ' s hand contains " Big Shield Gardna " , " Dark Magic Ritual " , " Valkyrion the Magna Warrior " , and " Swords of Revealing Light " . " Dark Magician " attacks directly ( Noah 8100 → 5600 ) . Turn 26 : Noah Noah draws " Next World " and subsequently activates it to select Yugi ' s " Dark Magician " ( Level 7 ) and Normal Summon one Spirit monster from his hand with the same Level as the selected monster without any Tributes . Noah Normal Summons Yamata Dragon " ( 2600 / 3100 ) in Attack Position without any Tributes . Noah ' s hand contains " Yata - Garasu " , " Sebek ' s Blessing " , " Otohime " , " Great Long Nose " , and " Pyro Clock of Destiny " . " Yamata Dragon " attacks and destroys " Dark Magician " ( Yugi 200 → 100 ; Noah 5600 → 5700 ) . At the End Phase , " Yamata Dragon " returns to Noah ' s hand due to its own effect ( Noah 5700 → 6200 ) . Turn 27 : Yami Yugi Yami Yugi draws " Kuriboh " . He then activates " Swords of Revealing Light " to prevent Noah from attacking for three turns . Yami Yugi then Normal Summons " Kuriboh " ( 300 / 200 ) in Attack Position . " Kuriboh attacks directly ( Noah 6200 → 5900 ) . Turn 28 : Noah Noah draws a monster and subsequently sets it . Turn 29 : Yami Yugi Yami Yugi draws " Dark Magician Girl " . He then Normal Summons " Big Shield Gardna " ( 100 / 2600 ) in Defense Position and switches " Kuriboh " to Defense Position . Turn 30 : Noah Noah draws a monster and subsequently sets it . He then sets a card . Turn 31 : Yami Yugi Yami Yugi draws " Nutrient Z " . He then Sets a card . Turn 32 : Noah At this point , Noah gets tired of Yugi ' s friends cheering him and turns Duke Devlin to stone to discourage them from cheering . Noah draws . He then activates his face - down " Pyro Clock of Destiny " to skip the turn count by one , thus destroying " Swords of Revealing Light " one turn sooner . Noah then Flip Summon s " Otohime " ( 0 / 100 ) to Attack Position . Since " Otohime " was flipped face - up , its effect activates , allowing Noah to switch " Kuriboh " to Attack Position . Noah then Tributes his two monsters in order to Tribute Summon " Yamata Dragon " ( 2600 / 3100 ) in Attack Position . " Yamata Dragon " then attacks " Kuriboh " . " Duel continues next episode . " Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .