Yu - Gi - Oh ! VRAINS - Episode 017 " Flawless AI Duelist " is the seventeenth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! VRAINS " anime . It first aired in Japan on September 6 , 2017 . It became available with official subtitles via Crunchyroll on the same day . Featured Duels . Playmaker vs . Prototype Ai - A . Turn 2 : Playmaker Playmaker activates the effect of " Dual Assembwurm " in his GY , banish ing two Cyberse monsters from his GY to Special Summon it with its ATK halved . He banishes " Linkslayer " and " Dotscaper " in his GY to Special Summon " Dual Assembwurm " ( 2800 → 1400 / 1000 ) in Attack Position . As " Dotscaper " was banished , Playmaker activates its effect to Special Summon it ( 0 / 2100 ) in Defense Position . Playmaker then activates the effect of " Cynet Defrag " in his GY , paying half his LP to Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Cyberse monster in his GY in Defense Position and equip " Cynet Defrag " to that monster ( Playmaker : 4000 → 2000 LP ) . He Special Summons " Flick Clown " ( 1000 / 1400 ) . As Playmaker has no cards in his hand , he activates the effect of " Flick Clown " , paying 1000 LP to draw a card ( Playmaker : 2000 → 1000 LP ) . At this point , Playmaker enters the Data Storm . Playmaker activates his Skill " Storm Access " , which allows him to randomly access a card from a Data Storm when his LP is 1000 or less . Playmaker obtains " Vector Scare Archfiend " and adds it to his Extra Deck . Playmaker uses " Dual Assembwurm " , " Dotscaper " , and " Flick Clown " to Link Summon " Vector Scare Archfiend " ( 2400 / LINK - 3 / ↙↑→ ) to the Extra Monster Zone . Playmaker Normal Summons " Cyberse Wizard " ( 1800 / 800 ) to the bottom - left Link Point of " Vector Scare Archfiend " . " Cyberse Wizard " attacks and destroys " Tentacluster Drillworm " . " Vector Scare Archfiend " attacks and destroys " Tentacluster Nautilus " ( Ai - A : 3500 → 1100 LP ) . As " Vector Scare Archfiend " destroyed a monster by battle , Playmaker activates its effect , letting him Tribute a monster to Special Summon the destroyed monster to an opponent ' s zone it points to and let it attack that monster again . He Tributes " Cyberse Wizard " to Special Summon " Nautilus " to the top Link Point of " Vector Scare Archfiend " . " Vector Scare Archfiend " attacks and destroys " Nautilus " ( Ai - A : 1100 → 0 LP ) . Blue Angel vs . Prototype Ai - B . The Duel is conducted as a Speed Duel . Turn 1 : Blue Angel Blue Angel activates the Field Spell " Trickstar Light Stage " . As it was activated , Blue Angel activates its effect to add a " Trickstar " monster from her deck to her hand . She adds " Trickstar Lilybell " . As " Lilybell " was added to her hand by a method other than drawing , Blue Angel activates its effect to Special Summon it ( 800 / 2000 ) . Blue Angel Normal Summons " Trickstar Candina " ( 1800 / 400 ) . As it was Normal Summoned , Blue Angel activates the effect of " Candina " , to add 1 " Trickstar " card from her deck to her hand , adding " Trickstar Vision " . Blue Angel uses " Candina " and " Lilybell " to Link Summon " Trickstar Holly Angel " ( 2000 / LINK - 2 / ↙↘ ) to the Extra Monster Zone . Blue Angel activates the Spell Card " Trickstar Vision " to Special Summon a " Trickstar " monster from her hand with its effects negated and ATK halved , then letting both players draw a card . Blue Angel Special Summons " Trickstar Narkissus " ( 1000 → 500 / 1800 ) , draws , then subsequently Sets her drawn card . Blue Angel activates the effect of " Trickstar Lycoris " in her hand , revealing it to return a " Trickstar " monster on her field to her hand and Special Summon " Lycoris " . Blue Angel returns " Narkissus " to her hand and Special Summons " Lycoris " to the bottom - left Link Point of " Holly Angel " ( 1600 / 1200 ) . As a " Trickstar " monster was Special Summoned to a zone " Holly Angel " points to , its effect activates , inflicting 200 damage to Ai - B . As a " Trickstar " monster inflicted effect damage to Ai - B , the effect of " Light Stage " activates , inflicting 200 more damage ( Ai - B : 4000 → 3800 → 3600 LP ) . As Ai - B took effect damage , Blue Angel activates the effect of " Narkissus " in her hand to Special Summon it ( 1000 / 1800 ) . Turn 2 : Ai - B As a card ( s ) was added to Ai - B ' s hand , the effect of " Lycoris " activates , inflicting 200 damage for each card added , with " Light Stage " inflicting 200 more ( Ai - B : 3600 → 3400 → 3200 LP ) . As Ai - B took damage from the effect of a " Trickstar " monster , the effect of " Holly Angel " activates , increasing its ATK equal to the damage taken until the End Phase ( " Holly Angel " : 2000 → 2200 ATK ) . Ai - B activates the Continuous Spell Card " Abyss Invitation " . Ai - B activates the effect of " Tentacluster Darkwhip " ( 100 / 500 ) in its hand , paying 500 LP to Special Summon it ( Ai - B : 3200 → 2700 LP ) . As a monster in Ai - B ' s hand activated its effect , the effect of " Narkissus " activates , inflicting 200 damage after the effect resolves ( Ai - B : 2700 → 2500 LP ) . As a player took 500 or less effect damage , the effect of " Abyss Invitation " activates , inflicting 200 damage to Blue Angel ( Blue Angel : 4000 → 3800 LP ) . The effect of " Light Stage " activates ( Ai - B : 2500 → 2300 LP ) , followed by the effect of " Holly Angel " ( " Holly Angel " : 2200 → 2400 ATK ) , then the effect of " Abyss Invitation " ( Blue Angel : 3800 → 3600 LP ) . Ai - B then activates the Spell Card " Machine Duplication " to Special Summon two copies of a Machine monster with 500 or less ATK on the field from its Deck . It Special Summons two more copies of " Darkwhip " ( 100 / 500 each ) . Ai - A uses the three copies of " Darkwhip " to Link Summon " Tentacluster Nautilus " ( 0 / LINK - 3 / ↙↓↘ ) to the Extra Monster Zone . As " Nautilus " was Link Summoned , AI - B activates its effect to Special Summon a " Tentacluster " monster from its hand to a zone it points to . It Special Summons " Tentacluster Blastsucker " ( 400 / 400 ) to the bottom Link Point of " Nautilus " . Ai - B then Normal Summons a second copy of " Blastsucker " to the bottom - left Link Point of " Nautilus " . Ai - B then activates the effect of " Nautilus " , letting it destroy all monsters " Nautilus " points to . As a Link Monster ' s effect that targets it on the field is activated , Ai - B activates the effect of " Blastsucker " , destroying it to inflict 400 damage to Blue Angel ( Blue Angel : 3600 → 3200 LP ) . The effect of " Abyss Invitation " then activates ( Blue Angel : 3200 → 3000 LP ) . The effect of the other " Blastsucker " activates , followed by the effect of " Abyss Invitation " ( Blue Angel : 3000 → 2600 → 2400 LP ) . Ai - B activates the effect of the first " Blastsucker " in its GY , banishing it to inflict 400 damage to Blue Angel ( Blue Angel : 2400 → 2000 LP ) . The effect of " Abyss Invitation " activates ( Blue Angel : 2000 → 1800 LP ) . As a monster in Ai - B ' s GY activated its effect , the effect of " Narkissus " activates , inflicting 200 damage to Ai - B ( Ai - B : 2300 → 2100 LP ) , followed by the effect of " Abyss Invitation " ( Blue Angel : 1800 → 1600 LP ) , then " Light Stage " ( Ai - B : 2100 → 1900 LP ) , then " Abyss Invitation " again ( Blue Angel : 1600 → 1400 LP ) , then " Holly Angel " ( " Holly Angel " : 2400 → 2600 ATK ) . Ai - B activates the effect of the second " Blastsucker " in his GY ( Blue Angel : 1400 → 1000 LP ) , then the effects of " Abyss Invitation " , " Narkissus " , and " Abyss Invitation " activate / apply once again in successive order , followed by " Light Stage " and " Abyss Invitation " once again , and then " Holly Angel " following after ( Blue Angel : 1400 → 1000 → 800 → 600 → 400 LP ; Ai - B : 1900 → 1700 → 1500 LP ; " Holly Angel " : 2600 → 2800 ATK ) . Ai - B activates the Continuous Spell Card " Flexible Tentacluster " . While active , Ai - B does not take the first instance of battle damage it would take per turn . It also allows Ai - B to Special Summon one of its banished " Tentacluster " monsters . It activates the latter effect to Special Summon " Blastsucker " ( 400 / 400 ) . " Blastsucker " attacks " Lycoris " . As Ai - B ' s monster is attacking , Blue Angel activates her face - down " Trickstar Cascade " , returning a " Trickstar " card to her hand to negate the attack . She returns " Light Stage " to her hand . Turn 3 : Blue Angel Blue Angel Normal Summons " Candina " ( 1800 / 400 ) . As it was Normal Summoned , she activates the effect of " Candina " to add a " Trickstar " card from her Deck to her hand , adding " Trickstar Temptation " . Blue Angel uses " Narkissus " and " Lycoris " to Link Summon " Trickstar Black Catbat " ( 2000 / LINK - 2 / ←→ ) to the bottom - left Link Point of " Holly Angel " . The first effect of " Holly Angel " activates ( Ai - B : 1500 → 1300 LP ) , followed by " Abyss Invitation " ( Blue Angel : 400 → 200 LP ) , then the third effect of " Holly Angel " ( " Holly Angel " : 2000 → 2200 ATK ) . As Ai - B took damage from the effect of a " Trickstar " monster , the effect of " Black Catbat " activates , decreasing the ATK of each of Ai - B ' s monsters for each monster " Black Catbat " points to ( " Blastsucker " : 400 → 200 ATK ) . As Blue Angel controls a " Trickstar " monster , she activates the Quick - Play Spell Card " Trickstar Temptation " , returning a monster with ATK different from its original ATK to the hand . Blue Angel returns " Blastsucker " . " Holly Angel " attacks and destroys " Nautilus " , with the effect of " Flexible Tentacluster " causing Ai - B to take no battle damage from that attack . " Black Catbat " attacks directly ( Ai - B : 1300 → 0 LP ) . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .