Yu - Gi - Oh ! - Episode 113 " Merger of The Big Five , Part 3 " , known as " Defeat It ! Five God Dragon " in the Japanese version , is the one hundred and thirteenth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " anime . It first aired in Japan on July 2 , 2002 and in the United States on January 31 , 2004 . Featured Duel : Yami Yugi + Joey Wheeler VS . The Big Five , Part 3 . " Duel continues from previous episode . " Yami Yugi has 2000 Life Points remaining and controls " Dark Magician Girl " ( 2000 / 1700 ) in Attack Position . Joey has 300 Life Points remaining and controls " Jinzo " ( 2400 / 1500 ) in Attack Position . The Big Five have 1200 Life Points remaining and control " Altar of Mist " . Turn 19 : The Big Five ( Leichter ) On Leichter ' s Standby Phase , the effect of " Altar of Mist " activate s , letting Leichter add " Dragon Revival Ritual " from his Deck to his hand by sending " Altar of Mist " to the Graveyard . Leichter ' s hand contains " Five - Headed Dragon " , " Dragon Revival Ritual " , and " A Deal with Dark Ruler " . Leichter then activates " Dragon Revival Ritual " to Tribute all of the Big Five ' s Deck Masters and Ritual Summon " Five - Headed Dragon " ( 5000 / 5000 ) in Attack Position and make it the Big Five ' s new Deck Master . Since " Five - Headed Dragon " was Ritual Summoned , its first effect activates , destroying all cards on Yami Yugi and Joey ' s side of the field . Leichter explains that due to the last two effects of " Five - Headed Dragon " , it can ' t attack on the turn it ' s Ritual Summoned and it cannot be destroyed in battle by any monster s except LIGHT monsters . Leichter then Set s a card . Turn 20 : Joey Wheeler Joey draws " Silver Dollar " . He then Sets three cards and moves his Deck Master , " Flame Swordsman " , to the field in Attack Position ( 800 / 1600 ) . Turn 21 : Yami Yugi Yami Yugi draws " Magical Hats " . He then moves his Deck Master , " Dark Magician " , to the field in Attack Position ( 2500 / 2100 ) . Yami Yugi then activates " Polymerization " to fuse " Dark Magician " with " Flame Swordsman " and Fusion Summon " Dark Flare Knight " ( 2200 / 800 ) in Attack Position and make it Yami Yugi and Joey ' s new Deck Master . " Dark Flare Knight " attacks " Five - Headed Dragon " . " Five - Headed Dragon " destroys " Dark Flare Knight " , but due to the latter ' s first effect , all Battle Damage that Yami Yugi would have taken is nullified . Since " Dark Flare Knight " was destroyed in battle and sent to the Graveyard , its second effect activates , allowing Yami Yugi and Joey to Special Summon " Mirage Knight " ( 2800 / 2000 ) in Attack Position and make it the new Deck Master for both Yami Yugi and Joey . " Mirage Knight " attacks " Five - Headed Dragon " . Due to the effect of " Mirage Knight " , it gains ATK equal to that of the opposing monster ( " Mirage Knight " : 2800 → 7800 / 2000 ) during damage calculation only . " Mirage Knight " destroys " Five - Headed Dragon " . Since a Level 8 or above monster was destroyed in battle , Leichter activates his face - down " A Deal with Dark Ruler " to pay half his Life Points ( The Big Five 1200 → 600 ) and negate the Battle Damage he would take as well as Special Summon " Berserk Dragon " ( 3500 / 0 ) in Attack Position . " Berserk Dragon " then becomes Leichter ' s new Deck Master . After damage calculation , the effect of " Mirage Knight " expires ( " Mirage Knight " : 7800 → 2800 / 2000 ) . At the end of the Battle Phase , the last effect of " Mirage Knight " activates , removing itself from play and Special Summoning " Flame Swordsman " ( 800 / 1600 ) and " Dark Magician " ( 2500 / 2100 ) from Yami Yugi and Joey ' s Graveyard in Attack Position while the two summoned monsters become Joey and Yami Yugi ' s Deck Masters again . Yami Yugi then activates " Magical Hats " to hide " Dark Magician " within one of four hats . He then activates the Deck Master Ability of " Dark Magician " to pay 1000 Life Points ( Yugi 2000 → 1000 ) and copy the effect of " Magical Hats " , allowing Yami Yugi to hide Joey ' s " Flame Swordsman " within one of four hats . Turn 22 : The Big Five ( Leichter ) Leichter draws " Spring of Rebirth " . " Berserk Dragon " attacks every " Hat " on Yami Yugi ' s side of the field via its own effect . The three empty hats are destroyed . " Berserk Dragon " then attacks the hat that " Dark Magician " is under , but Joey orders " Flame Swordsman " to intercept the attack . Joey then activates his face - down " Silver Dollar " to prevent " Flame Swordsman " from being destroyed and nullify the Battle Damage he would take . At the End Phase , " Berserk Dragon " loses 500 ATK due to its second effect ( " Berserk Dragon " : 3500 → 3000 / 0 ) . Turn 23 : Joey Wheeler Joey draws . He then activates his face - down " Knight ' s Title " to Tribute " Dark Magician " , Special Summon " Dark Magician Knight " ( 2500 / 2100 ) in Attack Position and , make it Yami Yugi ' s new Deck Master . Joey then activates " Flame Swordsman ' s " Deck Master ' s ability to decrease its ATK by 700 ( " Flame Swordsman " : 800 → 100 / 1600 ) and increase the ATK of " Dark Magician Knight " by the same amount ( " Dark Magician Knight " : 2500 → 3200 / 2000 ) . Turn 24 : Yami Yugi Yami Yugi draws . " Dark Magician Knight " attacks and destroys " Berserk Dragon " . Since the Big Five ' s Deck Master was destroyed , they automatically lose by default . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .