Yu - Gi - Oh ! - Duel 037 To the Death ! ! is the thirty seventh chapter of the Yu - Gi - Oh ! manga . This chapter was originally printed in the Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine in Japanese . Its first English release was in the Shonen Jump magazine . It has been reprinted in volume 5 of the tankōbon . Summary . Kaiba begins his turn . After drawing , he smirks that he can hear Yugi ' s heart pounding every time he draws a card and explains that this is because Yugi knows he will die when Kaiba draws a " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " . Kaiba Summons the card , he just drew , " The Wicked Worm Beast " . It has equal ATK to " Winged Dragon , Guardian of the Fortress " , who Kaiba gets it to battle . " The Wicked Worm Beast " uses its " Poison Soul " attack , spraying acid at the dragon . However , " Winged Dragon , Guardian of the Fortress " has the power of flight , giving it a 35 % chance to evade the attack . It succeeds in evading and counterattacks with its " Fire Ball " attack , destroying " The Wicked Worm Beast " . Since their ATK was the same , Kaiba didn ' t lose any Life Points . Since Kaiba ' s turn isn ' t over yet , he can Summon 1 free monster from his hand in Defense Mode . ( The English version explains that this is according to first edition rules . ) Kaiba plays a clown monster in Defense Mode . Yugi begins his turn . He is unfamiliar with Kaiba ' s monster and decides not to attack it , as he is unaware of its DEF and could lose Life Points if it ' s higher than his monsters ATK . Yugi plays an unnamed cloaked lion monster in Defense Mode . Kaiba guesses that Yugi is trying to build a strong defense to protect himself for when Kaiba draws a " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " . He tells Yugi that that won ' t work . He was a champion before owning a " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " , he explains and claims that he can beat Yugi without one . He says that he shall prove it and switches his defensive monster to Attack Mode , revealing it to be " Saggi the Dark Clown " . " Saggi " is unable to beat the " Winged Dragon " using its current ATK , so Kaiba equip s it with " Dark Energy " , tripling its ATK . " Saggi ' s " ATK raises from 600 to 1800 . " Saggi " attacks and destroys " Winged Dragon , Guardian of the Fortress " with its " Dark Glide " attack . Yugi ' s Life Points lower from 2000 to 1600 . Kaiba comments that it ' s just your basic combo , the power of " Saggi " enhanced by the Spell Card " Dark Energy " . Frustrated , Yugi thinks that Kaiba knows the game inside and out ; Strong cards alone aren ' t enough to win this game . The key to victory is to combine monsters with spells . Since his Deck was built by Grandpa , who is a game master , there must be a trump card in it to beat Kaiba , Yugi believes . Yugi draws " Right Leg of the Forbidden One " . He thinks it ' s useless as its can ' t beat " Saggi " , so he plays another card in Defense Mode ; " Sangan " . Kaiba takes out " Sangan " with " Saggi " . Over the next few turns , Yugi goes through more cards , which get destroyed by Saggi and have his Life Points lowered to 1400 . Anzu and Jonouchi start to worry for Yugi , but mentally urge him to hang in there . After " Saggi " takes out another of Yugi ' s monsters , Kaiba says that Yugi disappoints him , as he is not even going to need " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " to win the Duel . Kaiba laughs that he can ' t expect more from the Deck that " that failure of an old man " left behind . Yugi thinks of his grandfather . He trusted Yugi with the Deck , so he ' s got to have faith in him , Yugi thinks . Yugi asks Kaiba if his cards have the power of his trust . Kaiba looks at him blankly and asks what he means . Yugi says that he believes in his cards and draws his next one , " Gaia the Fierce Knight " , which he Summons . Kaiba is stunned over Yugi playing the most powerful card in the Warrior class . " Gaia " attacks " Saggi " with its " Spiral Saber " attack , slicing " Saggi " into pieces and lowering Kaiba ' s Life Points to 1300 . The crowd cheers that the players are even again . Kaiba says that the Deck of a game store owner , would have to have a decent card or two . Yugi claims that the Duel cannot be predicted until the very end . Kaiba smirks and tells him not to get arrogant , as he claims to know how the Duel will end . Kaiba begins his turn and grins after drawing his card . He reveals to Yugi that he has just drawn the " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " and Summons it . Too bad , Yugi had only drawn is trump card , he laughs . Yugi ' s heart starts to pound . The crowd watching including Jonouchi and Anzu , glare at in astonishment . Saruwatari smiles that Kaiba has won . Kaiba has " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " attack " Gaia " with its " Burst Stream of Destruction " attack . As it does so , Kaiba tells Gaia to die and prepare a place in Hell for his master . Kaiba laughs maniacally and reminds Yugi that he still has another two " Blue - Eyes White Dragons " . Yugi ' s Life Points drop to 700 and he desperately asks his grandfather mentally what he should so . Featured Duels . Dark Yugi vs Seto Kaiba . Kaiba ' s turn Kaiba Summons " The Wicked Worm Beast " . he uses it to attack " Winged Dragon , Guardian of the Fortress " . Since " Winged Dragon , Guardian of the Fortress " is a Flying monster it has a 35 % chance of evading . It successfully evades the attack and destroy s " The Wicked Worm Beast " . Kaiba Summons " Saggi the Dark Clown " in Defense Position . Yugi ' s turn Yugi Summons an unknown monster in Defense Position . Kaiba ' s turn Kaiba switches " Saggi the Dark Clown " to Attack Position " and equips it with " Dark Energy " . ( ATK : 600 → 1800 ) " Saggi " attacks and destroys " Winged Dragon , Guardian of the Fortress " . ( Yugi : 2000 → 1600 Life Points Yugi ' s turn Yugi Summons " Sangan " in Defense Position . Kaiba ' s turn " Saggi " attacks and destroys " Sangan " . Turns skipped Several turns pass , and " Saggi " destroys more monsters that Yugi plays . ( Yugi : 1400 Life Points ) Yugi ' s turn Yugi Summons " Gaia the Fierce Knight " " Gaia " attacks and destroys " Saggi " . ( Kaiba : 1800 → 1300 Life Points ) . Kaiba ' s turn Kaiba Summons " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " attacks and destroys " Gaia " . ( Yugi : 1400 → 700 Life Points ) . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this chapter . Cards in italics debuted here . Anime adaptions . First series . This chapter was redone in the first series anime during episode 24 , . Second series . The first episode of the second series anime , is an amalgamation of Yugi ' s encounters with Kaiba in The Cards with Teeth Parts 1 and 2 and Death - T . The Duel is based on the Death - T Duel .