Yu - Gi - Oh ! VRAINS - Episode 018 " Wound Etched Into His Heart " is the eighteenth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! VRAINS " anime . It first aired in Japan on September 13 , 2017 . It became available with official subtitles via Crunchyroll on the same day . Featured Duel : Playmaker vs Akira Zaizen . The Duel is conducted as a Master Duel . Turn 1 : Akira Akira Set s a monster . As he Normal Set a monster , Akira activate s the effect of " Tindangle Base Gardna " in his hand , Special Summon ing it in Defense Position ( 0 / 2300 ) . Akira Set s a card . Turn 2 : Playmaker Playmaker activates the effect of " Bitrooper " in his hand , send ing a Level 2 or lower monster from his hand to the GY to Special Summon it . He sends the Level 2 " Stack Reviver " from his hand to the GY and Special Summons " Bitrooper " in Attack Position ( 1500 / 2000 ) . Playmaker Normal Summons " Cyberse Gadget " ( 1400 / 300 ) . As it was Normal Summoned , Playmaker activates the effect of " Cyberse Gadget " to Special Summon a Level 2 or lower monster from his GY with its effects negated . He Special Summons " Stack Reviver " in Defense Position ( 100 / 600 ) . Playmaker uses " Bitrooper " , " Cyberse Gadget " , and " Stack Reviver " to Link Summon " Decode Talker " ( 2300 / LINK - 3 / ↙↑↘ ) to the Extra Monster Zone . As it was sent from the field to the GY , Playmaker activates the other effect of " Cyberse Gadget " , which lets him Special Summon a " Gadget Token " ( 0 / 0 ) to the bottom - right Link Point of " Decode Talker " . As it was used as a material for a Link Summon , Playmaker activates the effect of " Stack Reviver " , which lets him Special Summon a a Level 4 or lower Cyberse monster that was used for that Link Summon from his GY in Defense Position . He Special Summons " Cyberse Gadget " ( 1400 / 300 ) to the bottom - left Link Point of " Decode Talker " . " Decode Talker " gains 500 ATK for each monster it points to ( " Decode Talker " : 2300 → 3300 ATK ) . As a monster was Special Summoned to a zone Playmaker ' s Link Monster points to , Akira activates the effect of " Base Gardna " , Tributing it to Special Summon a " Tindangle " monster from his hand . He Special Summons " Tindangle Hound " ( 2500 / 0 ) . The effect of " Hound " decreases the ATK of each monster Playmaker controls by 1000 for each monster link ed to them ( " Decode Talker " : 3300 → 1300 ATK ; " Cyberse Gadget " : 1400 → 400 ATK ) . Akira activates his face - down Continuous Trap Card " Lemoine Point " . As there is a " Tindangle " monster on the field , Playmaker cannot attack face - down monsters . When Akira controls no monsters , " Lemoine Point " destroys itself . Playmaker uses " Cyberse Gadget " and " Gadget Token " to Link Summon " Flame Administrator " ( 1200 / LINK - 2 / ←↘ ) to the bottom - right Link Point of " Decode Talker " ( " Decode Talker " : 1300 → 2300 ATK ) ( " Flame Administrator " : 1200 → 200 ATK ) ( " Decode Talker " : 2300 → 1800 ATK ) . The effect of " Flame Administrator " increases the ATK of all Link Monsters Playmaker controls by 800 . ( " Decode Talker " : 1800 → 2600 ATK ; " Flame Administrator " : 200 → 1000 ATK ) . " Decode Talker " attacks and destroys " Hound " ( Akira : 4000 → 3900 LP ) ( " Decode Talker " : 2600 → 3600 ATK ; " Flame Administrator " : 1000 → 2000 ATK ) . As " Hound " was destroyed by battle and sent to the GY , Akira activates its effect , allowing him to flip a face - down monster to face - up Defense Position . He flips his face - down " Tindangle Angel " to face - up Defense Position ( 500 / 1800 ) . As " Angel " was flipped face - up , Akira activates its effect to Special Summon a Flip monster from his hand or GY in face - down Defense Position . He Special Summons " Hound " from his GY . As the effect of " Angel " was activated during Playmaker ' s Battle Phase , the Battle Phase ends . Playmaker Sets a card . Turn 3 : Akira Akira Flip Summon s " Hound " ( 2500 / 0 ) . As " Hound " was flipped face - up , Akira activates its effect , which lets him increase its ATK by the original ATK of another one of Akira ' s face - up monsters ' , then changing that monster to face - down Defense Position . " Hound " gains ATK equal to the original ATK of " Angel " , and " Angel " is flipped face - down ( " Hound " : 2500 → 3000 ATK ) . ( " Decode Talker " : 3600 → 2600 ATK ; " Flame Administrator " : 2000 → 1000 ATK ) . " Hound " attacks and destroys " Flame Administrator " ( Playmaker : 4000 → 2000 LP ) ( " Decode Talker " : 2600 → 1800 → 1300 → 2300 ATK ) . Akira Sets a card . Turn 4 : Playmaker Playmaker Normal Summons " Balancer Lord " ( 1700 / 1200 ) . Playmaker activates his face - down Continuous Trap Card " Limit Code " , placing 1 Limit Counter on it for each Cyberse Link Monster in his GY , then Special Summoning a " Code Talker " monster from his Extra Deck and equip ping " Limit Code " to that monster . " Limit Code " gains 1 counter for the " Flame Administrator " in his GY ( " Limit Code " Limit Counters : 0 → 1 ) , then Special Summons " Encode Talker " ( 2300 / LINK - 3 / ↑↓↘ ) to the Link Point of " Decode Talker " ( " Decode Talker " : 2300 → 2800 ATK ) ( " Decode Talker " : 2800 → 1800 ATK ; " Encode Talker " : 2300 → 1300 ATK ) . Playmaker uses " Balancer Lord " and " Encode Talker " to Link Summon " Firewall Dragon " ( 2500 / LINK - 4 / ↑←↓→ ) to the Link Point of " Decode Talker " . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .