Yu - Gi - Oh ! - Episode 221 " The Final Duel - Part 1 " , known as " The Fated Last Duel " in the Japanese version , is the two hundred and twenty - first episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " anime . This episode marks the beginning of the final Duel between Yugi Muto and Yami Yugi to determine the Pharaoh ' s fate . If Yugi wins , the Pharaoh will be able to return to the Spirit World ; otherwise , Yami must remain in the " real " world for another 5 , 000 years . Summary . " ( NOTE : for steps in the Yami Yugi and Yugi Muto Duel please see the section below ) " Featured Duel : Pharaoh Atem vs . Yugi Muto - Part 1 . Turn 1 : Pharaoh Atem Atem draws " The Tricky " . He then Special Summons " The Tricky " ( 2000 / 1200 ) from his hand in Attack Position by discarding one card . Atem then Sets a card ( " Bounce Spell " ) . Turn 2 : Yugi Muto Yugi draws " Swords of Revealing Light " and subsequently activates it . Now Atem ' s monsters cannot attack for the next three turns and all of his monsters must be face - up . Yugi then Normal Summons " Green Gadget " ( 1400 / 600 ) in Attack Position . Since " Green Gadget " was summoned , its effect activates , allowing Yugi to add " Red Gadget " from his Deck to his Hand . Yugi then Sets a card . Turn 3 : Pharaoh Atem Due to Yugi ' s " Swords of Revealing Light " , Atem cannot attack ( 3 more turns ) . Atem draws " Rebellion " and subsequently activates it to force Yugi ' s " Green Gadget " to attack its controller . " Green Gadget " attacks Yugi directly , but Yugi activates his face - down " Stronghold the Moving Fortress " to Special Summon the latter ( 0 / 2000 ) in Defense Position and use it to intercept the attack . The attack fails ( Yugi 4000 → 3400 ) . Turn 4 : Yugi Muto Yugi draws " Ties of the Brethren " and subsequently activates it to pay 1000 Life Points ( Yugi 3400 → 2400 ) and Special Summon " Red Gadget " ( 1300 / 1500 ) from his Hand and " Yellow Gadget " ( 1200 / 1200 ) from his Deck in Defense Position . Since " Green Gadget " , " Red Gadget " , and " Yellow Gadget " are on the field , the ATK of " Stronghold the Moving Fortress " becomes 3000 ( " Stronghold the Moving Fortress " : 0 → 3000 / 2000 ) . Yugi then switches " Stronghold the Moving Fortress " to Attack Position . " Stronghold the Moving Fortress " attacks Atem ' s " The Tricky " , but Atem activates his face - down " Bounce Spell " to transfer the effect of " Swords of Revealing Light " to Yugi ' s side of the field . Yugi then switches " Green Gadget " to Defense Position . Turn 5 : Pharaoh Atem Atem draws . He then activates " Tricky Spell 4 " to Tribute " The Tricky " and Special Summon four " Tricky Tokens " ( 2000 / 1200 for each ) in Defense Position ( as Yugi controls four monsters ) . These Tokens cannot attack . Atem then Tribute s three of his " Tricky Tokens " in order to Tribute Summon " Obelisk the Tormentor " ( 4000 / 4000 ) in Attack Position . " Obelisk the Tormentor " attacks and destroys Yugi ' s " Stronghold the Moving Fortress " ( Yugi 2400 → 1400 ) . Atem then Sets a card ( " Summoning Clock " ) . Turn 6 : Yugi Muto Due to " Swords of Revealing Light " , Yugi cannot attack ( 3 more turns ) . Yugi draws . He then Sets three cards and Normal Summons " Silent Swordsman LV0 " ( 1000 / 1000 ) in Attack Position . Turn 7 : Pharaoh Atem Atem draws . He then Sets a card ( " Mirror Force " ) and activates " Card of Sanctity " to force both Duelists to draw until they have six cards in their hand ( Atem and Yugi both draw five cards each ) . " Obelisk the Tormentor " attacks Yugi ' s " Silent Swordsman LV0 " , but Yugi activates his face - down " Ground Erosion " by selecting the Monster Card Zone occupied by " Obelisk the Tormentor " . Yugi then activates his face - down " Turn Jump " , but Atem activates his face - down " Summoning Clock " in response . Due to the effect of " Turn Jump " , the Turn count moves forward by three . The effect of " Swords of Revealing Light " expires . At the same time the LV of " Silent Swordsman LV0 " increases by three and it gains 1500 ATK ( " Silent Swordsman LV0 " → " Silent Swordsman LV3 " : 1000 → 2500 / 1000 ) and " Summoning Clock " gains three Turn Counters . Yugi activates the effect of " Ground Erosion " to send it to the Graveyard and negate the effects of " Obelisk the Tormentor " , as well as decrease its ATK by 500 for each Standby Phase that " Ground Erosion " has been face - up on the field ( " Obelisk the Tormentor " : 4000 → 2500 / 4000 ) . " Turn Jump " also brings Atem back to the " beginning " of his Battle Phase , so he can choose whether to attack with Obelisk again or not . He chooses not to . Atem then activates the second effect of " Summoning Clock " , sending it to the Graveyard and Tributing his " Tricky Token " in order to Special Summon " Queen ' s Knight " ( 1500 / 1600 ) , " King ' s Knight " ( 1600 / 1400 ) , and " Slifer the Sky Dragon " ( X000 / X000 ) from his hand in Attack Position . Since " King ' s Knight " was summoned while " Queen ' s Knight " was on the field , its effect activates , allowing Atem to Special Summon " Jack ' s Knight " ( 1900 / 1000 ) from his Deck in Attack Position . Due to the effect of " Slifer the Sky Dragon " , it gains 1000 ATK for each card in Atem ' s hand . Atem currently has three ( " Slifer the Sky Dragon " : X000 → 3000 / X000 → 3000 ) . Yugi then activates his face - down " Ambush Shield " to Tribute " Red Gadget " and increase the ATK of " Silent Swordsman LV3 " by the DEF of Red Gadget " ( " Silent Swordsman LV3 " : 2500 → 4000 / 1000 ) . " King ' s Knight " attacks and destroys Yugi ' s " Yellow Gadget " . " Queen ' s Knight " then attacks and destroys Yugi ' s " Green Gadget " . Atem then Tribute s " Queen ' s Knight " , " King ' s Knight " , and " Jack ' s Knight " in order to Tribute Summon " The Winged Dragon of Ra " ( ? / ? ) in Attack Position ( " Slifer the Sky Dragon " : 3000 → 2000 / 3000 → 2000 ) . ( NOTE : In the anime , Atem also has to recite the Hieract chant to " unlock " Ra . It ' s chanted exactly as it ' s written on the card itself , so no - one but Atem himself and the Grave Keepers can understand it . The Japanese version has him chant in this idiom , so a transcription of it isn ' t possible . ) Due to the effect of " The Winged Dragon of Ra " , its ATK and DEF are equal to the sum of the respective ATK / DEF of the monsters Tribute d to Summon it ( " The Winged Dragon of Ra " : ? → 5000 / ? → 4000 ) . " Duel continues next episode . " Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .