Dark Yugi and the Doll ' s Duel ( manga ) Dark Yugi and the Doll ' s Duel was a Duel in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " manga . It that took place in the preliminary rounds of the Battle City tournament , in 350 West Block " E " of Domino City . Dark Yugi Dueled Marik Ishtar , who used the Doll as a proxy via the Millennium Rod . Marik used the Egyptian God card , " Slifer the Sky Dragon " in his " God Five " combo , believing it gave " Slifer " infinite power . Dark Yugi discovered that the power was not truly infinite and utilized its limitation to win the Duel , winning " Slifer " through the ante . Events . Prior . While Marik had not yet arrived in Domino City , he used the Doll , whom he possessed with the Millennium Rod , to approach the Yugis . When he met them , Yugi Mutou was in control . Marik asked him , the " vessel " , to stay out of it , as this was the final round of a battle that had lasted thousands of years . Dark Yugi took control , accepting that this was fate he could not avoid . Yugi warned him that the Doll had a God card in his Deck , prompting Dark Yugi to pledge to defeat God . Dark Yugi commented that the Doll was not the most dignified beared of a God card . Marik explained that the Doll was a mime , who had went mad years ago when he killed his parents out of guilt and locked his consciousness away . With no emotion , he was " an empty vessel " , a perfect weapon for Marik . After explaining his ability to brainwash people , Marik warned Dark Yugi that the Doll had been programmed to kill Dark Yugi should Marik win . Duel . 1st turn : Marik Marik Set " Quick Attack " and Summoned " Humanoid Slime " in Attack Mode . Dark Yugi was suspicious of Marik playing a monster with 800 ATK in Attack Mode and presumed that Marik was trying to lure him into a trap . 2nd turn : Dark Yugi Dark Yugi Set " De - Fusion " and Summoned " Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts " . Concerned that Marik had prepared a trap , he opted not to attack . Marik commented that he was being very cautious or cowardly and that he would not be able to win like that . He asked him to at least not die until he had seen " Slifer the Sky Dragon " . 3rd turn : Marik Marik Summoned " Worm Drake " and used " Polymerization " to fuse his two monsters into " Humanoid Drake " . Dark Yugi commented that he was safe , as a monster could not attack the same turn it is fused . However Marik revealed that his face - down card , " Quick Attack " , was not a Trap as Dark Yugi had expected , and activated it , allowing " Humanoid Drake " to attack . Marik declared an attack from " Humanoid Drake " to " Gazelle " . Dark Yugi smiled and announced that he knew Marik was planning on using " Humanoid Slime " for a fusion from the moment he played it , because unlike a Sacrifice Summon , a Polymerization Summon allows players to Summon monsters with high ATK without wasting a turn . Dark Yugi then activated " De - Fusion " , splitting " Humanoid Drake " back into " Humanoid Slime " and " Worm Drake " . The attack then continued , resulting in " Humanoid Slime " being destroyed by " Gazelle " ( Marik : 4000 → 3300 Life Points ) . Marik commended Dark Yugi ' s move , but said that he had only been testing the waters to measure his skills . He continued his water metaphor , by comparing a Duelist to a vessel and their strategies to water poured into the vessel . The water would take the shape of the vessel and if the vessel is shallow , one can see the bottom . He observed that the rumors were correct and Dark Yugi was a Duelist with dept . However , he thought that by casting his Deck ' s giant stone , " Slifer the Sky Dragon " , he could shatter the vessel . 4th turn : Dark Yugi Dark Yugi drew " Buster Blader " and planned on Sacrifice Summoning it next turn . Dark Yugi Summoned " Beta the Magnet Warrior " and entered his Battle Phase . " Gazelle " attacked and destroyed " Worm Drake " ( Marik : 3300 → 3200 ) . With no monsters left on Marik ' s side of the field , Dark Yugi ended his turn , thinking he had the upper hand . 5th turn : Marik Referring back to his water - skill analogy , he expressed that water can become a shapeless shield or deadly sword and that his monster wielded such power , as he Summoned " Revival Jam " in Defense Mode . Marik activated " Jam Breeding Machine " , explaining that it would Summon a " Slime " each turn , but would prevent him Summoning other monsters . Dark Yugi realized that this was how Marik planned on gathering enough Sacrifices to Summon " Slifer " . He began to worry and figured he would just have to defeat Marik before that happened . 6th turn : Dark Yugi Dark Yugi sacrificed " Gazelle " and " Beta " to Summon " Buster Blader " . " Buster Blader " attacked and destroyed " Revival Jam " . However the scattered drops of slime rejoined , as " Revival Jam " applied its ability to regenerate . Marik explained that the monster could not die ; it was a shapeless invincible shield . 7th turn : Marik " Jam Breeding Machine " produced a " Slime " . With only 500 ATK , Marik mentioned that the " Slimes " were leaving his Life Points vulnerable , so he activated " Nightmare Steel Cage " , encasing Dark Yugi and preventing both players from attacking each other for three turns . 8th turn : Dark Yugi Dark Yugi ended his turn . 9th turn : Marik " Jam Breeding Machine " produced another " Slime " and Marik informed Dark Yugi that next turn he would have all the monsters he needed . He asked Dark Yugi what he felt being imprisoned in the steel cage ; if it was humiliation , despair or sorrow ; that being how he had felt his whole life , as was the fate of the tomb guardians . By getting his revenge , he said he shall finally be free . 10th turn : Dark Yugi Dark Yugi panicked , knowing that losing could result in him never regaining his memories and in Yugi ' s death . Again , he ended without playing anything . 11th turn : Marik After " Jam Breeding Machine " Summoned the third " Slime " , Marik destroyed the machine and sacrificed the three " Slimes " to Summon " Slifer the Sky Dragon " . The sky darkened and filled with lightning as " Slifer " came crashing down . Dark Yugi found himself frozen in fear , as he felt the power pouring from " Slifer " . He wondered how he could beat such a thing and Marik replied that he could not , as every Duelist is powerless against its infinite attack power . Marik explained that the ATK of " Slifer " is equal to 1000 times the number of cards in its controller ' s hand , which currently gave it 3000 . Dark Yugi thought that this capped its ATK at 7000 , as the rules of " Duel Monsters " allowed a player ' s hand to have a maximum of seven cards . Marik knew what Dark Yugi was thinking , but reminded him that he said " infinite " and warned him that he had a card that could further increase the power of " Slifer " and that " Slifer " had another ability . With " Nightmare Steel Cage " still in effect , Marik could not attack . 12th turn : Dark Yugi With " Buster Blader " gaining 500 ATK for each opposing Dragon , it had 3100 ATK . Dark Yugi noted that it could defeat " Slifer " if it were to attack . However " Nightmare Steel Cage " prevented him doing so and " Slifer " would become stronger than " Buster Blader " on Marik ' s next turn . Marik asked if the terror had paralyzed Dark Yugi to the point where he could not draw a card . He pointed out that while Dark Yugi could not attack , he could Set a card or Summon another monster and pretend to have not given up . He asked that he see Dark Yugi struggle in the cage as an act of futility . Dark Yugi vowed not to lose and drew " Lightforce Sword " . He examined the situation and composed a plan , thinking that Marik ' s next turn would decide the Duel . Dark Yugi Set " Lightforce Sword " and " Magical Hats " and Summoned " Kuriboh " in Defense Mode . Dark Yugi ended his turn and the effect of " Nightmare Steel Cage " wore off . 13th turn : Marik Marik drew a card ( " Slifer " : 3000 → 4000 ATK ) . " Slifer " attacked " Buster Blader " , but Dark Yugi activated " Lightforce Sword " , taking a card out of Marik ' s hand ( " Slifer " : 4000 → 3000 ATK ) . Now stronger than " Slifer " , " Buster Blader " began its counterattack . However Marik activated his face - down " Jam Defender " , causing " Revival Jam " to take to hit and be destroyed . Just before " Revival Jam " regenerated , Marik activated " Card of Safe Return " , which caused him to draw three cards each time it regenerated ( Slifer : 3000 → 5000 ATK ) . With 5000 ATK , " Slifer " destroyed " Buster Blader ( Dark Yugi : 4000 → 2100 Life Points ) . 14th turn : Dark Yugi Dark Yugi drew " Magic Cylinder " . As he needed a Magician to use it , he Sacrificed " Kuriboh " to Summon " Dark Magician Girl " in Defense Mode . This triggered the other effect of " Slifer " . Since " Dark Magician Girl " was in Defense Mode and had less than 2000 DEF , it was to be destroyed by the second mouth of " Slifer " . Dark Yugi activated his face - down " Magical Hats " , to hide and protect " Dark Magician Girl " , under one of three hats . Dark Yugi Set " Spellbinding Circle " , under the other two hats created by " Magical Hats " and ended his turn . 15th turn : Marik Marik drew a card ( " Slifer " : 5000 → 6000 ATK ) . In order to bypass the hand size limit , Marik activated " Infinite Cards " ( Slifer : 6000 → 5000 ATK ) . He explained that his five cards , formed the ultimate combo , " God Five " : Marik attacked the hat on his right , with " Slifer " . This was the hat containing " Dark Magician Girl " . Dark Yugi activated " Magic Cylinder " to redirect the attack back to " Slifer " . He also activated " Spellbinding Circle " to hold " Slifer " in place and reduce its ATK ( " Slifer " : 5000 → 4300 ATK ) . With the 5000 ATK blast redirected at the now 4300 ATK monster , " Slifer " was due to be destroyed . Dark Yugi wondered if he had managed to beat God , but Marik replied " no " , as " Revival Jam " blocked the deflected attack . Marik drew three more cards as it regenerated ( " Slifer " : 4300 → 7300 ATK ) . " Spellbinding Circle " could only last until the end of the turn , against an Egyptian God , so it disappeared at the end of Marik ' s turn ( " Slifer " : 7300 → 8000 ) . 16th turn : Dark Yugi Dark Yugi did nothing this turn . 17th turn : Marik Marik drew a card ( " Slifer " : 8000 → 9000 ATK ) . " Slifer " attacked and destroyed " Dark Magician Girl " . 18th turn : Dark Yugi Dark Yugi , dropped to his knees , thinking that there was no way he could win . Seto Kaiba , who had been notified of an Egyptian God being used in this Duel had just arrived . He ordered Dark Yugi to get on his feet . As one of the few people Kaiba recognized as a Duelist , Kaiba refused to watch Dark Yugi lose miserably . He claimed that their road of battle goes further than this and if God is to stand in Dark Yugi ' s way , he should mow God down with no regrets . Heeding to Kaiba ' s words , Dark Yugi stood up and vowed to defeat God . Dark Yugi ' s hand contained " Baphomet " and " Big Shield Guardna " . He then drew " Monster Reborn " . He played " Monster Reborn " face - down and Summoned " Big Shield Guardna " in Defense Mode . It was subsequently attacked by the second mouth of " Slifer " , but survived as it had more than 2000 DEF . 19th turn : Marik Marik drew a card ( " Slifer " : 9000 → 10000 ATK ) . Mokuba , who was with Kaiba , noted that " Slifer " got stronger for each card in its controller ' s hand and the benefit of " Infinite Cards " . He asked Kaiba if it was possible to defeat a card with infinite ATK . This caused Kaiba to notice something . He shouted to Dark Yugi that nothing is infinite ; that is only God ' s deception . " Slifer " attacked and destroyed " Big Shield Guardna " . Marik laughed and disagreed with Kaiba ' s claim of the God ' s power not being infinite . Dark Yugi understood what Kaiba meant and declared that his next turn would probably be the last turn , leaving just either himself or Marik standing . Mokuba thought that there was no way he could win , unless he could beat the 10 , 000 ATK " Slifer " . Kaiba told Mokuba to keep quiet . He knew the situation depended on whether or not Dark Yugi could draw one particular card . He told Mokuba to watch closely as this was the power of a true Duelist . 20th turn : Dark Yugi Dark Yugi drew " Brain Control " and without revealing it , declared his victory to Marik . Kaiba wondered if Dark Yugi had drawn the right card , but then thought " Of course ! The Gods only choose the proudest of Duelists as their owners ! " . Dark Yugi activated his face - down " Monster Reborn " , Summoning " Buster Blader " back from the Graveyard . Contrary to Marik ' s expectations , he Summoned it in Attack Mode . Dark Yugi told Marik to watch as this is the infinite combo that surpasses the limits of God . Since a monster was Summoned from the Graveyard , Marik drew three cards , due to " Card of Safe Return " ( " Slifer " : 10000 → 13000 ATK ) . The automatic attack from the second mouth of " Slifer " was also , reducing his ATK of " Buster Blader " by 2000 ( Buster Blader " : 3100 → 1100 ATK ) . Marik asked if Dark Yugi still intended to attack " Slifer " and offered him a chance to switch to Defense Mode . When Dark Yugi declined , Marik worried as he could not figure out what he was planning . " Buster Blader " attacked " Slifer the Sky Dragon " . Marik assumed Dark Yugi was making the same mistake again , as this triggered " Jam Defender " , causing " Revival Jam " to take the hit . However Dark Yugi knew that this would happen and activated " Brain Control " . Marik laughed and explained that such a card would not work on God , but Dark Yugi revealed that the target was " Revival Jam " , which began to regenerate on Dark Yugi ' s side of the field . With a monster revived from the Graveyard , Dark Yugi reminded Marik that he was to draw three cards ( " Slifer " : 13000 → 16000 ATK ) . At first Marik thought that Dark Yugi ' s move was only helping him as it made " Slifer " stronger . With " Revival Jam " Summoned as one of Dark Yugi ' s monsters , " Slifer " automatically attacked it with its second mouth . Since it had less than 2000 DEF , it was destroyed . Its effect then caused it to regenerate again , resulting in Marik drawing three more cards ( " Slifer " : 16000 → 19000 ATK ) . The effects of " Slifer " and " Revival Jam " caused a loop with Marik drawing three cards per iteration . Consequently , Marik was to draw all the cards in his Deck , which would result in him losing by Deck out . Dark Yugi explained that the God ' s power was not infinite , but limited by the number of cards in Marik ' s Deck . When Marik finally ran out of cards , Dark Yugi claimed victory . Aftermath . Dark Yugi thought to himself that he would not have figured out the weakness that " Slifer the Sky Dragon " had , if it had not been for Kaiba . Kaiba resolved that Dark Yugi was now , like him , chosen to wield a God card . He was pleased , as he felt that his rival must be nothing short of the best , otherwise defeating him would be pointless . Mokuba celebrated Dark Yugi winning and made his way over to the Doll . He was surprised to find him motionless and thought he must be shocked after losing . Mokuba picked up " Slifer the Sky Dragon " and a Puzzle Card and as " Battle City ' s steering committee chairman " judged the ante for the Duel , awarding Dark Yugi with the two cards he picked up . He then warned Dark Yugi not to get used to it , as believed that they would soon belong to Kaiba . Kaiba prepared to challenge Dark Yugi to a Duel , but was interrupted as the Doll stood back up . Through the Doll , Marik warned Dark Yugi that he would be arriving in Domino City soon and when he does , his plan will go into motion . He had his Rare Hunters watching Dark Yugi ' s friends downtown , so he could use them whenever he wanted . He advised Dark Yugi to get to them quickly before something bad happens . Marik said that his Rare Hunters were expecting Dark Yugi and that he hoped Dark Yugi would enjoy the game . He then released control of the Doll , causing him to slump onto the ground . As Dark Yugi began to leave to find his friends , Kaiba still hoping for a Duel told him not to run , but Dark Yugi declined , as he did not wish to risk his friends ' lives . Cards used . The following cards from each players ' Decks were shown :