Egyptian God The Egyptian God Cards , also known in Japanese as the Three Legendary Gods ( , " Sangenshin " ) , are a series of cards in " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " that serve as a focal point in the series ' manga , the second series anime , and numerous video games . Currently , the only cards that supports this series are " Ra ' s Disciple " , " Mound of the Bound Creator " , and " The True Name " . Several other cards , such as " Embodiment of Apophis " , " Mystical Beast of Serket " , " Ma ' at " , the " Horus the Black Flame Dragon " archetype , " Sebek ' s Blessing " , " Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys " , the " Hieratic " archetype , and the " New Order " archetype , are named after real Egyptian deities , but are not a part of the Egyptian God series . Series history . The " Egyptian Gods " are one - of - a - kind all - powerful cards created by Maximillion Pegasus , who modeled them after three Ancient Egypt divine beasts whose likenesses surround the Millennium Puzzle on the stone tablet said to hold the memories of the nameless Pharaoh . When Pegasus decided to make them into cards , everyone involved in the project was attacked by the spirits of the " Egyptian God " monsters , so Pegasus decided to create the cards on his own , under the protection of his Millennium Eye . When Pegasus finished the art - work on the prototypes , he had a nightmare about the Egyptian Gods attacking him . Shadi told Pegasus that he had angered the " Egyptian gods " . Pegasus woke up injured after this " nightmare , " so he decided that these cards were too powerful to be mass - produced , and had Ishizu Ishtar bury the prototypes in the Pharaoh ' s tomb . The wielder of these great cards is able to acquire the title of " Duel King , " but in the wrong hands , they are capable of causing legitimate injury or even death . Using counterfeits of the " God " cards also proved to be deadly , as Marik Ishtar found out when his Rare Hunters were testing counterfeited copies of " The Winged Dragon of Ra " , some ended up being crippled , some lost their minds , and some even died the moment the card was played . Marik came to the conclusion that the " Gods " respond to the strength of heart of the Duelists , of which none of the members of the experimental group had , and to this end , he gave Odion a copy of " Ra " , reasoning that he would be able to control it due to his past as a servant of the Tomb Keeper s . Unfortunately , this proved to be incorrect , resulting in both Duelists being struck down . Marik was able to acquire " The Winged Dragon of Ra " and " Slifer the Sky Dragon " , but Ishizu was able to protect " Obelisk the Tormentor " . She gave the card to Seto Kaiba , and requested that he host a Dueling tournament to lure Marik and his Rare Hunters to the city , bringing the other " God " cards with them . Kaiba , intent on claiming the cards for himself to secure his title as the strongest Duelist , agreed and hosted the Battle City tournament . During the tournament Marik revealed to Yami Yugi the " God " cards and that the Millennium Puzzle were needed to unlock his lost memories . Marik used " Slifer the Sky Dragon " against Yami Yugi through Strings , but Yami Yugi was able to defeat " Slifer " and took it for himself in accordance with Battle City ' s ante rules . Kaiba reveled in the power of " Obelisk the Tormentor " after testing it against his own Deck , and he used it throughout the tournament against Koji Nagumo and several Rare Hunters , including Lumis and Umbra . During the tournament quarterfinals , Yami Yugi used " Slifer " for the first time to defeat Yami Bakura . Marik had placed a copy of " The Winged Dragon of Ra " in Odion ' s Deck without his knowledge , telling him that usage of the card against Joey Wheeler was needed to prove to those watching that Odion was Marik , as Marik was keeping his identity a secret . After Odion was struck down by " Ra ' s " rage for using a counterfeit of its card , Marik was taken over by Yami Marik , who Dueled Mai Valentine in the next round . Mai successfully took " The Winged Dragon of Ra " from Yami Marik ' s Deck with " Amazon Chain Master " and Summoned it , but was unable to read the hieratic text on the card one needed to recite to control it . On his next turn , Yami Marik did so himself and took back control of " Ra " to win the Duel . In the final round of the quarter - finals , Kaiba faced Ishizu who had entered the tournament to save her brother and reclaim " Obelisk " from Kaiba . Using her Millennium Necklace to foresee Kaiba ' s moves , Ishizu allowed him to Summon " Obelisk " with the intent to destroy it with " Blast Held With a Tribute " , but a vision from Yami Marik ' s Millennium Rod convinced Kaiba to win using his " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " , thwarting Ishizu ' s strategy . In an unofficial fifth Duel later that night , Yami Bakura Dueled Yami Marik , and Bakura seized " The Winged Dragon of Ra " with a combination of " Dark Designator " and " Exchange " , and with the help of the spirit of the original Marik was able to Summon and control Ra . However , Yami Marik sapped " Ra ' s " ATK to 0 with " Joyful Doom " and when Bakura abandoned " Ra " later in the Duel , Yami Marik revived it with " Monster Reborn " and revealed its secret abilities Instant Attack and Point - to - Point Transfer ) to win the Duel . The Egyptian God Cards did not appear during the Virtual World arc since the Big Five had the cards forbidden from their database that was used to choose a player ' s Deck . Marik and Joey Dueled in the semi - finals , and Yami Marik unveiled " Ra ' s " Phoenix Mode , burning Joey and wounding him so badly he fell unconscious and was unable to finish the Duel . In the next Duel , Kaiba and Yami Yugi faced each other and eventually both got their " God " cards on the field . After several turns of the two weakening and powering up the two cards , they equaled at 4000 ATK and destroyed each other , the clash triggering a vision of the Duel between Priest Seto and Pharaoh Atem in Ancient Egypt , and a vision of their two Gods petrified . Yami Yugi was eventually able to win the Duel with " Dark Paladin " , claiming " Obelisk " . In the final Duel against Yami Marik , Yami Yugi used both " God " cards to battle him , but it was revealed " Ra " was stronger than both the other " God " cards and it destroyed " Slifer " with ease and eventually forced Yugi to sacrifice " Obelisk " to survive . Nonetheless , Yami Yugi eventually won by using " Ragnarok " . In the manga , Yugi used " Dimension Magic " to have two Magicians on the field , then the second effect of " Dimension Magic " makes Yugi combine the attacks of his two Magicians and destroy " Ra " in battle . As Yami Marik was fused with " Ra " at the time , this allowed Marik to regain control of his body from his dark half . Marik surrendered the Duel to Yugi , and gave him " Ra " . In the " Waking the Dragons " season , Yami Yugi attempts to use the " God " cards to unlock the Tablet of Lost Memories , but it is iced over by the power of Dartz , preventing him from regaining his memories . The " God " cards are later stolen when Solomon Muto is caring for them by Dartz ' s underlings . " Obelisk " was briefly used by Gurimo against Yami Yugi and though it was successfully controlled by " The Seal of Orichalcos " the combination caused Gurimo to suffer discomfort . After Gurimo ' s defeat , the God cards were taken to Dartz ' s temple , where they were drained of their energy to fuel the Great Leviathan . They are retrieved at the end of the season and empowered with the light of Dartz ' s captives to battle the Great Leviathan in physical form , defeating it decisively . In the " Memory World " arc , Yami Yugi uses the " God " cards to enter the world of the Pharaoh ' s memory . Here , acting as Atem in what is actually an RPG - type Shadow Game orchestrated by Yami Bakura , Yami Yugi battles Thief King Bakura and his Diabound with the " God " monsters one by one . " Slifer " is destroyed by Diabound , resulting in Diabound gaining its power , but " Ra " successfully destroys Diabound . However , as the Summoning of " Ra " was as a result of outside interference from Yugi , Yami Bakura used his ability as a player of the Shadow RPG to rewind time and prevent the Summoning of " Ra " . Yami Yugi later Summons the Gods to battle Zorc Necrophades , apparently defeating them , but Zorc petrifies the Gods , badly injuring the Pharaoh . Upon learning his name , Yami Yugi / Atem uses it to merge the " Gods " into " Holactie the Creator of Light " , destroying Zorc and winning the Shadow RPG . Afterwards Yami Yugi used the " God " cards again against Yugi Muto in the Ceremonial Battle , Yugi destroying the cards by turning " Slifer ' s " effect against the " God " cards with " Magnet Force " ( in the manga , Atem only Summoned Obelisk , but it was weakened , and Yugi ' s " Silent Swordsman " was strengthened , making both their ATK 2500 , then , when Obelisk attacked , they were both destroyed ) . In the Duel ' s final move , Yami Yugi attempts to revive " Slifer " with " Monster Reborn " , but Yugi had foreseen this and sealed " Monster Reborn " with " Gold Sarcophagus " , allowing him to win the Duel . The three " God " cards were then lost forever when the tomb collapsed , burying the seven Millennium Items along with the cards when Atem left for the afterlife . In " Yu - Gi - Oh ! The Dark Side of Dimensions " , Kaiba pulls " Obelisk " out of the ground during his Duel against Aigami , and used it to defeat him . In Yu - Gi - Oh ! R , the " Wicked God s " are introduced , used by Pegasus ' s protégé Yako Tenma ; Yako claimed them to be the twins of the three " Egyptian God " cards , and that Pegasus himself was too afraid to produce them , but Yako completed them based on Pegasus ' s designs . The " Egyptian Gods " themselves made only brief appearances in the series , with " Slifer " being destroyed by " The Wicked Avatar " in Dark Yugi ' s first Duel with Yako and later being used to offhandedly dispatch Cedar Mill ; " " Ra " being briefly Summoned in the second Duel with Yako to destroy " The Wicked Dreadroot , " though ultimately , Yako negated the Summon ; and " Obelisk " to clash with " Avatar " in the final Duel with Yako , matching its ATK and destroying them both after being made equal on the Divine Hierachy as " Obelisk The Progenitor . " In " " , the three " Gods " combine to form a monster with infinite strength . This allowed Yugi to destroy Anubis ' " Theinen the Great Sphinx " with an ultimate attack , " Titan Firestorm , " and win the Duel . In the Japanese version of the second series anime , this is the equivalent of " Obelisk ' s " " Soul Energy Max " ability , which , as alluded to by Seto Kaiba , was a " miracle of God ' s anger . " In Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX , the dorms of Duel Academy are named for the " God " cards - Slifer Red , Ra Yellow and Obelisk Blue . The series also introduces the Sacred Beasts , evil and twisted versions of the " God " cards . Pegasus confirms the " God " cards are gone . Presumably when Yami Yugi departed to the afterlife after his Duel with Yugi , he took the " God " cards with him . A copy of " The Winged Dragon of Ra " that Industrial Illusions created for testing purposes is stolen by a disgruntled card designer named Franz , who later Duels Jaden Yuki . The abilities of the card as far as immunity goes is not fully disclosed . There is a trend in " GX " for monsters of significant importance , to simply receive blanket immunity from all Spell , Trap and Monster Effects ( e . g . " Exodius the Ultimate Forbidden Lord " ) . This version of " Ra " was also able to activate its Point - to - Point Transfer and Egyptian God Phoenix abilities if it has been Tribute Summon ed . Jaden is able to defeat Franz and the copy of " Ra " is returned to Pegasus . In the final episode when Jaden Duels Yugi , " Slifer " is summoned . In " Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s " , the " God " cards are briefly mentioned in episode 121 by Taro , when he compared the power of " Zushin the Sleeping Giant " to that of the " Egyptian Gods " . In Yu - Gi - Oh ! ARC - V , Duel Academy ' s invasion soldiers are called " Obelisk Force " , and bear masks similar to the face of " Obelisk the Tormentor " . It is unknown why they are named after " Obelisk " in this series , as no mention of the " God " card ' s existence has been made . Abilities . All three " Egyptian God " Cards share similar effects , though the exact specifications differ slightly between the anime and the manga . In the anime : In episode 94 of Yu - Gi - Oh ! " Ishizu " attempted to destroy " Obelisk " with the effect of " Sacrifice ' s Blast " ( a . k . a . " Blast Held by a Tribute " ) . Their effects are much more clearly defined in the original manga . It is sometimes said that in addition to their Divine - Beast Type , " Obelisk " is a Warrior , " Slifer " is a Dragon , and " Ra " is a Machine . The three are classified as these Types in various video games such as " Yu - Gi - Oh ! The Sacred Cards " and " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Reshef of Destruction " . In the anime and manga , Yugi ' s " Buster Blader " gains 500 ATK due to " Slifer " being a Dragon - type , and " Obelisk " is used by Gurimo , a Duelist who uses a Warrior Deck . Although in the manga and anime the god cards are immune to most Spells and Traps , and others are dampened to one turn effects , there are certain cards that have power to override this , affecting the god cards for as long as they remain on the field . " Obelisk " gained a boost in ATK from both the " The Seal of Orichalcos " and " Divine Evolution " , the former which was an ancient power that surpasses the Egyptian Gods , while the latter was designed specifically for god cards . " Mound of the Bound Creator " was designed to bound god ' s power to those not chosen , even if it is a copy god card . In the Basic Game Play FAQ on the Former Official UDE Web Site there was a question that asked " What do the Egyptian god cards do ? " and it was answered with " Nothing . They ' re not legitimate Yu - Gi - Oh ! Trading Card Game cards . They have no effects and can ' t be used in your Deck . " Individual abilities . " Obelisk ' s " known special ability is : " Slifer ' s " known special abilities are : " Ra ' s " known special abilities are : Naming . The names of the " Egyptian God " Cards are derived from the names of items in : In the English manga , they are all often simply referred to as " God , " though their original names are still used . The names of the " Egyptian Gods " are the basis for the names of the dormitories of Duel Academy in " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX " ; Slifer Red , Ra Yellow and Obelisk Blue . This also reflects how Seto Kaiba viewed the three " Egyptian god " cards ; " Slifer " was owned by Yugi Muto , his arch - rival , so it was only natural that he holds the card in such contempt . " The Winged Dragon of Ra " is in the middle , since it was owned by Marik Ishtar , until Yugi won it from him in Battle City ; Seto Kaiba was thus neutral to this card . Of course , with Obelisk Blue , it was plainly obvious why he based this dorm off of " Obelisk The Tormentor " ; it was the first and only " Egyptian God " card he received , and indeed seen the power it holds , until Yugi won it from him in the Battle City Finals . In " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ARC - V " , the Fusion Dimension Duel Academy has an elite squad of Duelists called the Obelisk Force . These Duelists wear helmets based on the head of " Obelisk the Tormentor " . " TCG " / " OCG " cards . Illegal prints . The original prints of the Egyptian God Cards cannot be used in official tournaments due to their limitation text stating as such . They would otherwise also be illegal due to their backings , which would make them count as marked card s . In Japan , they were released as a pre - order bonus for the Japanese Game Boy Color game " " , which released on December 7 , 2000 . They were reprinting as pack - in cards for the Game Boy Advance game " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duel Monsters International — Worldwide Edition " ( the Japanese version of the English - language " " ) , which was released in Japan on April 17 , 2003 . " The Winged Dragon of Ra " was also included as a pack - in card with the game " Yu - Gi - Oh ! The Dawn of Destiny " , released in Japan on March 23 , 2004 ; " Slifer the Sky Dragon " was also released as a pack - in card with the ani - manga of " " , published by Viz Media on November 23 , 2004 ; " Obelisk the Tormentor " was also released as a Shonen Jump magazine subscriber promotional card in May 2005 . The illegal prints were the only DIVINE monsters and the only Divine - Beast - Type monsters , prior to receiving legal prints . The illegal prints of the Egyptian God cards once demanded high prices on the secondary market . This was prior to their current widespread availability . During this time , countless counterfeit copies were made and distributed primarily throughout East Asia . They were originally released as promotional cards just for collectors , but players attempts to use the cards in Duel s . In an FAQ , Konami stated that these cards could not be used in tournament play . After this statement , official tournaments stopped allowing these cards . According to Shonen Jump , they are Normal Monster s . Legal prints . All three of the Egyptian God cards have received legal prints as Effect Monster s . The legal " Obelisk " and " Slifer " possess effects virtually identical to their video game effects , while the legal version of " Ra " has its effects severely weakened ( it cannot be Special Summon ed , does not gain ATK equal to the total ATK of the monsters Tributed for its Tribute Summon , and its Point - to - Point Transfer effect has the player pay LP until they have 100 remaining rather than 1 ) . The only immunity of " Obelisk " was that it cannot be targeted by card effects , whereas the two other " God " Cards can be destroyed by anything . Introduced in , " The Winged Dragon of Ra - Sphere Mode " circumvents some of the weaknesses that " Ra " has . " Sphere Mode " can be Normal Summoned by Tributing 3 monsters from either player ' s side of the field ( being Summoned to the same side of the field as the Tributes ) , but will return to its owner ' s control at the end of the next turn . " Sphere Mode " cannot be attacked nor targeted by card effects . It can also be Tributed to Special Summon " Ra " from the hand or Deck and giving it 4000 ATK and DEF , thereby eliminating its main weaknesses ( having no ATK or DEF points without paying excessive LP ) . " Sphere Mode " is also a DIVINE Divine - Beast - Type monster . Additionally , " The Winged Dragon of Ra - Immortal Phoenix " , which can be Summoned if " Ra " is destroyed , can Special Summon " Sphere Mode " during the End Phase , which can be used to Summon " Ra " again , similar to how Yami Marik could endlessly revive " Ra " . " Egyptian God " Deck . Usually , it ' s more practical to focus a Deck on a single Egyptian God , since they are all significantly different and lack synergy . However , in a Deck focusing on " Holactie the Creator of Light " it is necessary to use all three . These cards require 3 Tributes to Normal Summon , so the Deck focuses on stalling and swarming to prepare monsters to serve as these Tributes . They prevent effects from being activated in response to their Normal Summon , and " Obelisk " cannot be targeted . Weaknesses . Even though the " Egyptian Gods " are powerful , they can be stopped by many cards . Non - targeting effects ( like " Hammer Shot " ) can easily destroy " Obelisk " ( the only one who is immune to targeting card effects ) . Cards such as " Mask of Restrict " or " Ojama Trio " can make it impossible to Summon them , with the former preventing Tributes and the latter may limit the amount of tributable monsters to 2 . You can use Honest so your attacking monster has sufficient ATK to destroy them . To deal with " Slifer " use card effects that force your opponent to discard cards from their hand . Last but not least , cards that negate their effects ( like " Destiny HERO - Plasma " ) can be devastating ( although " Obelisk " retains his 4000 ATK , as would " Ra " that has been Special Summoned by the effect of " The Winged Dragon of Ra - Sphere Mode " ) . Recommended cards . " Egyptian Gods " can also be used in combination with " Frog " monsters or Normal Monster s . " See Frog Monarch " Egyptian God + " Archfiend " Deck ( December 13 , 2017 ) . A Deck that makes use of “ Masterking Archfiend ” ( that appeared in “ LINK VRAINS PACK ” ) You can Link Summon “ Perpetual King Archfiend ” with the effects of cards like “ Phantom Skyblaster ” and “ Tour Guide from the Underworld ” . You can pay the activation cost of the effect of a “ Edge Imp Sabres ” in the GY to put a card on top of your Deck , and then add the card to your hand with the effects of cards like “ The True Name ” and “ Archfiend ’ s Oath ” . You can easily get “ Edge Imp Sabres ” to the GY via 2 ways : • Special Summon it with the effect of “ Tour Guide from the Underworld ” , then send it to the GY via things such as using it as material for the Link Summon of “ Perpetual King Archfiend ” • Or you can send it from the Deck to the GY with “ Perpetual King Archfiend ” by paying an 800 LP cost ( to match its 800 DEF ) , with cards such as “ Psychic Blade ” or “ Brain Control ” . Level 6 monsters like “ Archfiend Commander ” can be used as materials to Xyz Summon “ Inzektor Exa - Beetle ” , whose effect can make “ The Winged Dragon of Ra ” an Equip Card , that you can send to the GY , allowing you to Special Summon “ The Winged Dragon of Ra – Immortal Phoenix ” . " V - Jump " magazine . In the Febuary 2012 issue of the V - Jump Magazine , a Deck was posted on how to Summon all three of the " Egyptian Gods " as well as " Holactie the Creator of Light " . Video games . The " Egyptian God " cards are present in " Yu - Gi - Oh ! The Sacred Cards " , " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Reshef of Destruction " , " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Nightmare Troubadour " , " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX Spirit Caller " and " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX Tag Force 2 " . In " Tag Force 2 " , they can be obtained only if the player has the original " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX Tag Force " UMD Disc . In " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX Tag Force 3 " , they can be obtained only if the player has " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX Tag Force 1 " and " 2 " . In " Spirit Caller " , the game must be connected with " Nightmare Troubadour " in order to obtain them . Since it is possible to " trade " between " Nightmare Troubadour " , " Spirit Caller " and " Yu - Gi - Oh ! World Championship 2007 " by buying cards from " Nightmare Troubadour " , it is possible to have the " Egyptian God " cards in any of these games . Additionally , in " Spirit Caller " , the player can see the " Egyptian God " Cards by unlocking Yami Yugi . In " Yu - Gi - Oh ! World Championship 2008 " , they can only be obtained via the Card Download function , like with " Thunder King Rai - Oh " . In " " , " Obelisk " is an Effect Monster , but " Slifer " and " Ra " are their own individual Monster Card types , unseen in the game ' s navigational menus . They are all Level 10 , DIVINE Attribute , Divine - Beast - Type , and cannot be targeted by cards or effects . The Summon of an " Egyptian God " card cannot be negated , and cards cannot be activated in response to their Summon . Each " Egyptian God " card requires three Tributes to be Normal Summoned , and cannot be Set . If Special Summoned , they are destroyed during the End Phase . Trivia . In the original manga and the Japanese anime , the card text of the Egyptian Gods ( except the Hieratic Text of " The Winged Dragon of Ra " ) is written in English , likely due to the one - of - a - kind cards being created by an American .