Dark Yugi and Mai Kujaku ' s Duel ( manga ) Dark Yugi and Mai Kujaku , faced each other in a game of " Duel Monsters " in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " manga . It was the first Duel of the Duelist Kingdom finals . Events . Prior . Dark Yugi and Mai each earned 10 Star Chips qualifying them for the Duelist Kingdom finals . They were paired to face each other in he first round of the finals . Mai decided not to use her Aroma Tactics , confident that she no longer needed tricks to win . Dark Yugi had his eyes set on facing Pegasus later and only regarded Mai as a small obstacle in his path . The Duel . " ' Mai ' s turn " Mai Summoned " Harpy Lady " in Attack Mode . Dark Yugi and Jonouchi both assumed she would be using the same strategy as she did against Jonouchi earlier and did not foresee any difficulty . Mai played " Mirror Wall " face - down in her Spell & Trap Card Zone . Dark Yugi ' s turn Dark Yugi Summoned " Gaia the Fierce Knight " and got it to attack " Harpy Lady " . Mai activated " Mirror Wall " causing " Gaia " to attack his own reflection instead and halve his attack ( 2300 → 1150 ATK ) . Mai ' s turn Mai equip ped " Harpy Lady " with " Cyber Bondage " ( 1300 → 1800 ATK ) and got it to attack and destroy " Gaia " ( Dark Yugi : 2000 → 1350 Life Points ) . Dark Yugi ' s turn Dark Yugi played " Spellbinding Circle " face - down in his Spell & Trap Card Zone and Summoned " Summoned Skull " . " Summoned Skull " attacked " Harpy Lady " , but again , Mai used " Mirror Force " and explained Dark Yugi should have taken note that it was a Permanent Trap Card . The mirror blocked the attack and halved the ATK of " Summoned Skull " ( 2500 → 1250 ATK ) . Jonouchi and Anzu began to worry that Dark Yugi was playing too impatiently and attacking quickly without thinking . Mai admitted that the Duel was turning out to be a letdown ; having wanted to face Yugi for so long and seeing him play at a low level of skill . She accused Dark Yugi of thinking about Pegasus and not regarding her as worthy of his attention . Dark Yugi angrily insisted that they get on with the Duel , but Mai saw through his intimidation and said that aggressive men are weak and use their anger to hide their weakness . Jonouchi told Dark Yugi not to listen as Mai was trying to provoke him . However Anzu wondered if the provoking was to beat him or rather to bring out his proper duelist ability . It worked as Dark Yugi began to focus on Mai moreso than Pegasus . Mai ' s turn Worried about Dark Yugi ' s face - down , instead of attacking , Mai used " Harpy ' s Feather Duster " to destroy it . Dark Yugi revealed that it was " Spellbinding Circle " and put it in his Graveyard , saying that Mai would have fallen into his trap had she attacked . Mai replied that she was a cautious player and Dark Yugi should follow her example . Dark Yugi ' s turn Dark Yugi switched " Summoned Skull " to Defense Mode and Summoned " Feral Imp " in Defense Mode . Mai ' s turn Mai equipped " Harpy Lady " with " Electro - Whip " ( " Harpy Lady " : 1800 → 2100 ATK ) and attacked and destroyed " Feral Imp " . Dark Yugi ' s turn Dark Yugi Summoned " Saiga " in Defense Mode . He worried that if he did not do something about " Mirror Wall " , Mai would win by attrition . Mai ' s turn Mai Summoned " Harpies ' Pet Dragon " in Attack Mode . It gained 300 ATK for each " Harpy Lady " she controlled ( " Harpies ' Pet Dragon : 2000 → 2300 ATK ) . " Harpies ' Pet Dragon " attacked and destroyed " Summoned Skull " . Mai said that Dark Yugi had lost sight of something , which is " something you can show , but can ' t see " and until he found the answer he would not be able to defeat her . Jonouchi yelled that that was the riddle he asked Mai and asked if she even knew the answer . Mai replied that she came up with an answer of her own . Jonouchi answered on behalf of Dark Yugi , saying it was " friendship " . However Mai said he was incorrect and her answer was not so much of a cliché . Mai thought to herself that Jonouchi should know the answer since he taught her it . If Jonouchi can say why he beat her , he should know the answer , Mai thought and wondered if Dark Yugi will be able to figure it out . Dark Yugi ' s turn Dark Yugi tried not to get distracted by Mai ' s words and began his turn . He drew " Dark Magician " and thought it would be strong enough to destroy " Harpies ' Pet Dragon " if it wasn ' t for " Mirror Wall " . Dark Yugi Summoned " Dark Magician " in Defense Mode and played " Mirror Force " face - down . Mai ' s turn Mai activated " Shadow of Eyes " , causing " Harpy Lady " to emit pheromones forcing " Dark Magician " into Attack Mode ( ATK : 2500 ) and causing him to attack . " Mirror Wall " blocked the attack and halved his attack ( " Dark Magician " : 2500 → 1250 ATK ) . Mai activated another " Harpy ' s Feather Duster " , destroying Dark Yugi ' s face - down " Mirror Force " . " Harpies ' Pet Dragon " then attacked and destroyed " Dark Magician " ( Dark Yugi : 1350 → 300 Life Points ) . Dark Yugi worried that with " Shadow of Eyes " and " Mirror Wall " , he couldn ' t defend or attack and feared he was going to lose . Anzu thought Mai was playing much better than she did against Jonouchi and Jonouchi thought he must have been lucky to win back then . However Mai insisted that Jonouchi didn ' t win because of luck and asked if he knew how he got this far in the tournament . Jonouchi replied that it was because of his friends and that is how a bad player like him got this far . Mai agreed and elaborated that he was able to accept his weakness and work on it . She said that was the true strength of a duelist , which she learned from Jonouchi and explained that a duelist ' s courage isn ' t tested when they win , but when they lose . She said that a strong heart is born when you prepare to lose and asked if Dark Yugi had that heart . Dark Yugi remembered his Duel with Kaiba when Kaiba threatened to kill himself if he lost . Dark Yugi admitted that he was afraid of losing back then , but Yugi wasn ' t . The strength of Yugi made up for Dark Yugi ' s weakness , Dark Yugi thought and realized that it was what he could show but could not see . Dark Yugi said that he was proud to face Mai and that the real Duel began at that point . Dark Yugi drew " Brain Control " and used it to take control of " Harpies ' Pet Dragon " . Mai shrugged and said that the dragon was her harpy ' s servant and it wouldn ' t attack its master even when brainwashed . However Dark Yugi was already aware of this . Dark Yugi played " Monster Recovery " face - down in his Spell & Trap Card Zone . Dark Yugi Summoned " Catapult Turtle " , placed " Harpies ' Pet Dragon " . When " Mirror Wall " appeared , " Catapult Turtle " launched " Harpies ' Pet Dragon " at it , destroying it and inflicted damage to Mai equal to half its ATK . ( Mai : 2000 → 850 Life Points ) . With " Catapult Turtle " stuck in Attack Mode , Mai thought she should be able to win by attacking it , but was concerned about Dark Yugi ' s face - down card . As she wondered about whether to not to attack , she noticed Dark Yugi ' s confident eyes seemingly tempting her into attacking . Fearing he was planning something Mai used " Kaleidoscope " , multiplying her " Harpy Lady " into three . They could function together as " Harpy Lady Sisters " ( ATK : 2700 ) or individually as " Harpy Lady 1 " ( ATK : 2100 ) , " Harpy Lady 2 " ( ATK : 2100 ) and " Harpy Lady 3 " ( ATK : 2100 ) . Dark Yugi revealed that Mai would have won had she attacked , as his face - down was just a bluff ; " Monster Recovery " . With Mai able to win next turn and none of the cards in his hand capable of stopping it , Dark Yugi used " Monster Recovery " . He shuffled " Catapult Turtle " and his hand back into his Deck and drew five new cards ; " Celtic Guardian " , " Monster Reborn " , " Kuriboh " , " Griffor " and " Mystical Elf " . Dark Yugi couldn ' t see anything he could do to save himself and wondered if he was finished . However Anzu told him not to let those sleazy harpies get their way with him . This reminded Dark Yugi why his monsters were being forced into Attack Mode ; the pheromones from " Shadow of Eyes " attracted the opposite sex , so he played " Mystical Elf " in Defense Mode . Being female , she was unaffected the pheromones . Mai ' s turn Mai used " Monster Reborn " to revive " Harpies ' Pet Dragon " ( " Harpies ' Pet Dragon " : 2000 → 2900 ATK ) . " Harpy Lady Sisters " attacked and destroyed " Mystical Elf " . Dark Yugi ' s turn Dark Yugi rested his faith and the faith of the people he was trying to save on his next card and drew " Swords of Revealing Light " , which he activated , preventing Mai from attacking for three turns . Dark Yugi planned on using this time to Summon " Black Luster Soldier " . Dark Yugi Summoned " Kuriboh " . Mai burst out laughing at how weak it was and how it was getting exited by the pheromones . Dark Yugi explained that out of the thousands of cards he could have chosen from , he believed in " Kuriboh " , that is why he put it in his Deck and it is a part of the puzzle . Mai ' s turn Mai passed . Dark Yugi ' s turn " Mystical Moon " was inexplicably added to Dark Yugi ' s hand . Dark Yugi drew " Polymerization " and used " Monster Reborn " to revive " Gaia the Fierce Knight " . Mai said " Gaia " was at least stronger than " Kuriboh " , but still no match for " Harpies ' Pet Dragon " . However Jonouchi and Anzu were convinced Dark Yugi had a plan . Pegasus realized Dark Yugi was trying to Summon " Black Luster Soldier " and wondered if he would be able to draw the critical card . Mai ' s turn Mai drew another " Harpy Lady " and planned on Summoning it after " Swords of Revealing Light " wore off . Dark Yugi ' s turn Dark Yugi drew " Black Luster Ritual " and Set it in his Spell & Trap Card Zone . Dark Yugi Summoned " Griffor " ( ATK : 1200 ) . As he ended his turn , the effect of " Swords of Revealing Light " wore off . Mai ' s turn Dark Yugi activated " Black Luster Ritual " , sacrificing a LIGHT monster , " Griffor " and a DARK monster " Kuriboh " to enfuse " Gaia the Fierce Knight " with chaos , creating " Black Luster Soldier " . " Black Luster Soldier " attacked and destroyed " Harpies ' Pet Dragon " ( Mai : 850 → 750 Life Points ) . With no way of winning , Mai surrendered , to prevent her harpies from being injured . Cards used . The following cards were used in this Duel :