Yu - Gi - Oh ! - Episode 023 " Face Off , Part 2 " , known as " Strongest ! Splendid ! Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon " in the Japanese version , is the twenty - third episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " second series anime . It first aired in Japan on September 26 , 2000 and in the United States on April 13 , 2002 . Summary . Bandit Keith continues to watch the Yugi and Kaiba Duel from a balcony . Yugi appears to have an advantage over Kaiba , until Kaiba unleashes his " Crush Card " , destroying all of Yugi ' s monsters with 1500 or more ATK . On top of that , Kaiba draws all three " Blue - Eyes White Dragon s " and " Polymerization " , allowing him to fuse them together , forming the " Blue - Eyes Ultimate Dragon " . The situation seems hopeless for Yugi , but encouragement from his friends and thoughts of his grandpa make him determined to carry on . Featured Duel : Yami Yugi vs . Seto Kaiba . Yugi has 1500 LP remaining and control s " Dark Magician " ( 2500 / 2100 ) in Attack Position . His hand contains " Horn of the Unicorn " , " Multiply " , " Swords of Revealing Light " and " The Eye of Truth " . Kaiba has 1500 LP remaining and controls " La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp " ( 1800 / 1000 ) in Attack Position and " Ancient Lamp " . His hand contains " Battle Ox " , " Saggi the Dark Clown " and " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " . Turn 7 : Kaiba Kaiba draw s " De - Spell " and subsequently activate s it to destroy Yugi ' s " Swords of Revealing Light " . Turn 8 : Yami Yugi Yugi draws " Mystic Box " . He then activates " The Eye of Truth " to see Kaiba ' s hand . Kaiba ' s hand is shown to contain " De - Spell " , " Ancient Lamp " , " Saggi the Dark Clown " , and " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " . Yugi then activates " Mystic Box " to destroy " Ancient Lamp " . " Dark Magician " attack s and destroys " La Jinn " ( Kaiba : 1500 → 800 LP ) . Turn 9 : Kaiba Kaiba draws " Crush Card " . He then Normal Summon s " Saggi the Dark Clown " ( 600 / 1500 ) in Defense Position and Set s 1 card . Turn 10 : Yami Yugi Yugi recalls " Dark Magician " back into his hand . He draws " Gaia The Fierce Knight " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 2300 / 2100 ) in Attack Position . " Gaia " attacks and destroys " Saggi " . Kaiba then activates " Crush Card Virus " to destroy every monster that has 1500 or more ATK on Yugi ' s side of the field and hand . Every other monster in Yugi ' s Deck that has 1500 or more ATK is rendered useless . Turn 11 : Kaiba Kaiba passes his turn . Turn 12 : Yami Yugi Yugi draws " Summoned Skull " , which he cannot use because of " Crush Card " . Yugi Normal Summons " Silver Fang " ( 1200 / 800 ) in Defense Position . Turn 13 : Kaiba Kaiba draws his second " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " . Kaiba Normal Summons " Battle Ox " ( 1700 / 1000 ) in Attack Position . " Battle Ox " attacks and destroys " Silver Fang " . Kaiba ' s hand contains " Gift of the Mystical Elf " and " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " . Turn 14 : Yami Yugi Yugi ' s hand contains " Mammoth Graveyard " , " Multiply " and " Horn of the Unicorn " . Yugi draws " Griffore " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1200 / 1500 ) in Attack Position . He then activates " Horn of the Unicorn " and equip s it to " Griffore " , increasing its ATK and DEF by 700 ( " Griffore " : 1200 → 1900 / 1500 → 2200 ) . " Griffore " attacks and destroys " Battle Ox " ( Kaiba : 800 → 600 LP ) . Turn 15 : Kaiba Kaiba draws his third " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " . Kaiba then activates " Gift of the Mystical Elf " to increase his Life Points by 300 for every monster on the field , and there is one ( Kaiba : 600 → 900 LP ) . Kaiba then Normal Summons " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " ( 3000 / 2500 ) in Attack Position . " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " attacks and destroys " Griffore " ( Yugi : 1500 → 400 LP ) . Turn 16 : Yami Yugi Yugi draws . He then Normal Summons " Giant Soldier of Stone " ( 1300 / 2000 ) in Defense Position . Yugi ' s hand contains " Mammoth Graveyard " , " Multiply " and " Polymerization " . Turn 17 : Kaiba Kaiba draws " Polymerization " and subsequently activates it to fuse the " Blue - Eyes " on his side of the field with the two " Blue - Eyes " in his hand and Fusion Summon " Blue - Eyes Ultimate Dragon " ( 4500 / 3800 ) in Attack Position . " Blue - Eyes Ultimate Dragon " attacks and destroys " Giant Soldier of Stone " . Turn 18 : Yami Yugi Yugi draws . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .