Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL - Rank 053 " Yuma ' s Tactics ! ! " is the fifty - third chapter of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " manga . This chapter was first printed in Japanese in the 06 / 2015 issue of " V Jump " , released on April 21 , 2015 , and in English in the 04 / 27 / 2015 issue of " Weekly Shonen Jump " . Summary . Kotori cries that Astral Summoned three " Number s " at once , and Yagumo gasps that their ATK total 9100 ; Yuma won ' t last a turn . Shark observes that Astral is serious , and planning to crush Yuma and take " " . Kaito wonders how Yuma will survive this . Astral declares that his Deck is filled with " Numbers " so the difference in strength is clear , and he warns Yuma that he won ' t go easy on him . He activates the effect of " " , detach ing an Overlay Unit to send a monster his opponent controls to the Graveyard and inflict its ATK to Yuma . Yuma retorts that he ' s not going down that easy , and he activates a Trap Card , " Gagaga Escape " , negating the effect of an Xyz Monster that targets a " Gagaga " monster . " Gagaga Magician " prepares to dodge the cannonball , but Astral calls his efforts useless and he activates the effect of " " ; once per turn he can detach an Overlay Unit and send a card from his hand to the Graveyard to negate his opponent ' s card effect . Yuma ' s Trap shatters , but he activates another Trap Card , " Gagaga Barrier " , negating the effect of a monster that targeted a " Gagaga " monster for as long as that monster remains on the field . Astral simply attacks with " Zombiestein " , and Shark observes that the effect of " Zombiestein " is permanently negated , while Yagumo adds that the effect of " Blackship of Corn " was also stopped . Kaito notes that it doesn ' t matter if the ATK isn ' t lowered as the 4500 ATK " Zombiestein " prepares to land a blow on the 1500 ATK " Gagaga Magician " . Yuma then activates the second effect of " Gagaga Escape " , banishing it from his Graveyard to switch " Gagaga Magician " to Defense Position and prevent it from being destroyed in battle this turn . Yagumo congratulates Yuma ' s play for blocking the damage , but Astral refuses to allow it , activating the Quick - Play Spell Card " Xyz Spiral " , allowing him to inflict damage equal to an attacking Xyz Monster ' s Rank x200 if it attacks a Defense Position monster with lower DEF than the attacking monster ' s ATK , and at the end of the Battle Phase , draw a card . The Rank 8 " Zombiestein " inflicts 1600 damage , reducing Yuma to 2400 LP . Astral then attacks with the Rank 6 " " , inflicting another 1200 damage and reducing Yuma to 1200 LP . Finally , the Rank 4 " Blackship of Corn " attacks , inflicting 800 damage and bringing Yuma to 400 LP . Kotori calls Yuma ' s name , and she expresses relief that Yuma survived the turn . Kaito points out that of course Yuma did ; Astal ' s attacks appeared overwhelming , but Yuma knew that Astral would hit him with everything on the first turn . Shark clarifies that " Gagaga Escape " and " Gagaga Barrier " are a triple defense . There ' s a gap between Yuma and Astral ' s Decks , but Yuma used his head . Astral draws a card with the effect of " Xyz Spiral " , and he admits that he ' s impressed that Yuma survived . Yuma replies that of course he did ; Astral is the one who taught Yuma to Duel , and Yuma is going to hit him with all the tactics he ' s been taught . Astral wonders , " tactics ? and he Set s two cards to end his turn . Kotori notes that Yuma lost so much LP in one turn , and Astral ' s monsters are strong . Yagumo explains that it ' s what Yuma ' s counting on , and Shark agrees that there ' s a way to turn powerful monsters into one massive attack . Kaito agrees . Yuma vows not to let Astral sacrifice himself ; he ' s staying by Astral ' s side , so he has to win this Duel . He declares his turn and draws , then he activates the Spell Card " Gagaga Academy Emergency Network " to Special Summon a " Gagaga " monster from his Deck . He Special Summons " Gagaga Girl " , and activates her effect to make her Level the same as that of " Gagaga Magician " . Then he overlays them , and he chants , " Carry hope on white wings ! Come forth , Number 39 ! Messenger of light ! Utopia ! " Astral notes that " Utopia " is here , and Yuma declares that this is it ; this is the hope that will save him . He chants , " When the universe is in disorder , a single ray of hope descends to illuminate the chaos ! I take Utopia and Shining Xyz Change ! Come forth ! ! " Yuma activates the effect of " Utopia One " , detaching all of its Overlay Units , reducing his LP to 1 , and then banish ing all of Astral ' s monsters and inflicting their ATK to him as damage . " Utopia One " destroys all three " Numbers " with " Pandora ' s Force " , and Kotori realizes that this was what Yuma was aiming for . Yagumo declares that the enemy " Numbers ' " ATK will be turned back on Astral ; a total of 9100 . Astral grunts , activating the Trap Card " Rank Gazer " , gaining 300 LP for each Rank on his field . With a total of 18 , he regains 5400 LP , bringing him to 9400 . Then the effect hits ; reducing him to 300 LP . Astral then activates the other effect of " Rank Gazer " , using his three destroyed Xyz Monsters as material to Xyz Summon a new Xyz Monster . He Xyz Summons " " . Yuma replies that he isn ' t finished attacking yet , and he activates " Rank - Up - Magic Shining Force " to Rank - Up " Utopia One " . He chants , " Solitary glimmer of hope ! Become a streak of lightning and leap from the darkness ! ! " Kaito observes that Yuma is hitting Shark hard and fast . Yuma activates the effect of " Utopia the Lightning " , making its ATK 5000 since it has " Utopia One " as an Overlay Unit . He attacks , reminding Astral that " Thunder Spark Dragon " won ' t be able to activate its effect . Astral instead activates a Quick - Play Spell , Spirit Xyz Spark , doubling the ATK of an Xyz Monster and drawing a card if it is destroyed . " Thunder Spark Dragon " increases to 4800 ATK before being destroyed , reducing Astral to 100 LP . Yuma groans in frustration , and Kotori is shocked that even " Utopia the Lightning " can ' t defeat Astral , but she admits to being impressed . Shark confirms that Yuma ' s grown a lot . Yagumo muses that it shows just how much it hurts to say goodbye to someone important . Yuma ' s power of believing in people never falters , and Yagumo admits that he wants to believe that Yuma can beat Astral , and find them a different future . Kotori whispers Yuma ' s name . Astral admits that he ' s pleased ; he can feel that Yuma is fighting him in earnest . Yuma replies that of course he is ; he won ' t let Astral leave him . Astral states that he wants to linger in this moment , but he has a mission . Yuma has anticipated developments so far , but now Astral will get serious . He declares his turn and draws , before activating the Spell Card " Numbers Evaille " , overlaying " Numbers " from his Deck in order to Xyz Summon one whose value matches theirs . He overlays " " , " " , " " , and " " , and he chants , " Prayer of my soul scattered across ten thousand worlds ! Gather in my hand and reveal yourself ! Come forth , true king of Numbers ! ! " The Rank 12 " Utopia Kaiser " appears with 2500 ATK , and Astral declares that " Utopia Kaiser " is the final test , urging Yuma to defeat the " Numbers ' " king of kings . Featured Duel : Yuma Tsukumo vs . Astral . " Duel continues from the previous Rank . " Turn 2 : Astral Astral activate s the effect of " " , detach ing 1 Xyz Material to destroy Yuma ' s " Gagaga Magician " and inflict its ATK as damage to Yuma . Yuma activates his face - down " Gagaga Escape " to negate the effect of " Black Ship of Corn " , but Astral activates the effect of " " , detaching 1 Xyz Material and discard ing 1 card to negate " Gagaga Escape " . Yuma in turn activates his face - down " Gagaga Barrier " , negating the effects of " Black Ship of Corn " for as long as " Gagaga Magician " is on the field . Astral attack s " Gagaga Magician " with " Zombiestein " , but Yuma activates the other effect of " Gagaga Escape " , banish ing it from the Graveyard to switch " Gagaga Magician " to Defense Position , and making it indestructible by battle this turn . Astral activates " Xyz Spiral " . " Gagaga Magician " is not destroyed by the attack , but due to the effect of " Xyz Spiral " , Yuma takes damage equal to the Rank of " Zombiestein " x200 ( Yuma 4000 → 2400 ) . Next , Astral attacks " Gagaga Magician " with " " and " Black Ship of Corn " ; " Gagaga Magician " is not destroyed , but the effect of " Xyz Spiral " inflicts damage to Yuma equal to the Ranks of " Chariot Hisha " and " Black Ship of Corn " x200 ( Yuma 2400 → 1200 → 400 ) . Once the Battle Phase ends , the last effect of " Xyz Spiral " allows Astral to draw 1 card . Astral Set s 2 cards . Turn 3 : Yuma Yuma activates " Gagaga Academy Emergency Network " , Special Summon ing " Gagaga Girl " ( 1000 / 800 ) from his Deck . Yuma proceeds to activate her effect , making her Level equal to that of " Gagaga Magician " - 4 . Yuma overlays his two Level 4 monsters to Xyz Summon " " . Next , Yuma performs a Shining Xyz Evolution , overlaying " Utopia " to Xyz Summon " " . He activates its effect , detaching all of its Xyz Materials and making his Life Points 1 ( Yuma 400 → 1 ) to banish all monsters Astral control s and inflict damage to Astral equal to their ATKs . Astral chain s with his face - down " Rank Gazer " , increasing his Life Points by 300 times the Ranks of the Xyz Monsters he controls ( Astral 4000 → 9400 ) . The effect of " Utopia One " resolves , banishing " Zombiestein " , " Chariot Hisha " and " Black Ship of Corn " ( Astral 9400 → 300 ) . Astral activates the other effect of " Rank Gazer " , using the 3 banished Xyz Monsters as materials to Special Summon " " ( 2400 / 2000 ) from his Extra Deck . Yuma activates " Rank - Up - Magic Shining Force " to Rank - Up " Utopia One " into " " ( 2500 / 2000 ) , whose ATK becomes 5000 due to its effect . " Utopia the Lightning " attacks " Thunder Spark Dragon " , but Astral activates his face - down " Spirit Xyz Spark " , doubling the latter ' s ATK ( 2400 → 4800 ) . " Thunder Spark Dragon " is destroyed ( Astral 300 → 100 ) . Turn 4 : Astral Astral activates " Numbers Evaille " , using " " , " " , " " and " " as materials to Xyz Summon " " ( 2500 / 2000 ) . " Duel continues in the next Rank . " Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this chapter . Cards in italics debuted here .