Yu - Gi - Oh ! - Episode 174 " Grappling with a Guardian - Part 1 " , known as " The Fated Duel ! Yugi vs . Rafael " in the Japanese version , is the one hundred and seventy - fourth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " second series anime . It first aired in Japan on October 8 , 2003 and in the US on April 23 , 2005 . Summary . Yami Yugi enters the Doma building . The lobby is empty and one elevator is descending there : when it opens , Mai ' s soulless body collapses on him . He notices a ghostly feather and a fog . He wonders if it ' s a feather from " Harpie Lady " but he seems to realize it isn ' t the case . He then enters the elevator and ascends to the roof to meet his opponent . As Yami Yugi suspected , the feather belonged to " Guardian Eatos " . Yami Yugi accuses Rafael of having defeated both Mai and Joey , given how he hands Yami Yugi " The Claw of Hermos " . Rafael corrects him : Joey lost to Mai . Mai then came here and confronted him demanding to know Dartz ' s whereabouts . Rafael challenged her and used " The Seal of Orichalcos " against her . Even though she ' d been wielding " Hermos " , she apparently wasn ' t able to use it . Rafael is not moved by the losses of his two companions and he doesn ' t seem to be moved by anything as well as affirming that everything is a part of Fate . As they talk , a strange ghostly serpent - like shape flies across the world ' s skies , obscuring the stars : it is being noticed by people around the world . Kaiba and Mokuba meet up with Tristan and Téa , who are carrying Joey ' s shell . They suddenly are forced to climb up some emergency stairs to escape a swarm of rats rushing across the streets . Everyone wonders if it ' s a sign of something . Within the depths of the ocean , the Orichalcos god is growing in strength and opens an eye : it seems to be gazing at something . Rafael tells Yami Yugi that he will fight him for the sake of the " new age " and it being a part of Fate . Yami Yugi shots back that he also wants to Duel Rafael but that ' s not " Fate " , it ' s because Rafael is a true Duelist . Rafael keeps on insisting everything was arranged by Fate : this time , Yami Yugi ' s soul shall be seized to revive the Orichalcos god . As if to prove his point , he brings out a " The Seal of Orichalcos " card and shows it to Yami Yugi . Rafael then puts it on his own Deck and he and Yami Yugi shuffle each others ' Decks . Yami Yugi claims to Rafael that he won ' t fall for the same trick twice . Rafael employs the same strategies in the Duel as he did in his previous Duel with Yami Yugi . Yami Yugi tells Rafael that he ' s sure that he won ' t use " The Seal " because he wants to protect his monsters . Rafael admits that though Yami Yugiis right about him wanting to protect his monsters , when you accept the " Dark " of your heart , then " Light " shines in the " Dark " and the answer ( to Fate ) comes out . Since Yami Yugi can ' t use it properly , Rafael will show him the true power of the " Seal " . He plays the " Seal " just as Kaiba and company reach the scene . Featured Duel : Rafael VS . Yami Yugi - Part 1 . Turn 1 : Rafael Rafael draws . He then activates " Guardian Treasure " , discarding his entire Hand and drawing 2 cards . While " Guardian Treasure " is face - up , Rafael may draw 1 extra card from his Deck during each of his Draw Phase s . Rafael then Normal Summon s " Backup Gardna " ( 500 / 2200 ) in Defense Position and Set s a Card . Turn 2 : Yami Yugi Yami Yugi draws " Big Shield Gardna " ( " King ' s Knight " in the dub , see Notes below for more info ) . He then Normal Summon s " Queen ' s Knight " ( 1500 / 1600 ) in Defense Position . Turn 3 : Rafael Rafael draws . Due to the the effect of " Guardian Treasure " , Rafael draws one extra card ( One of the cards he drew was " Gravity Axe - Grarl " ) . Rafael then activates " Gravity Axe - Grarl " , equipping it to " Backup Gardna " and increasing the ATK of " Backup Gardna " by 500 ( " Backup Gardna " : 500 → 1000 / 2200 ) . Since " Gravity Axe - Grarl " is on the field and " Guardian Grarl " is the only Card in Rafael ' s hand , Rafael Special Summon s " Guardian Grarl " ( 2500 / 1000 ) from his hand in Attack Position . Rafael then activates the effect of " Backup Gardna " to unequip its " Gravity Axe - Grarl " and equip it to " Guardian Grarl " instead ( " Backup Gardna " : 1000 → 500 / 2200 ) ( " Guardian Grarl " : 2500 → 3000 / 1000 ) . " Guardian Grarl " Attack s and Destroy s " Queen ' s Knight " . Turn 4 : Yami Yugi Yami Yugi draws " Monster Reborn " and subsequently activates it to Special Summon " Queen ' s Knight " ( 1500 / 1600 ) from his Graveyard in Attack Position . Yami Yugi then Normal Summon s " King ' s Knight " ( 1600 / 1400 ) in Attack Position . Since Yami Yugi summoned " King ' s Knight " while he controlled " Queen ' s Knight " , Yami Yugi activates the effect of " King ' s Knight " to Special Summon " Jack ' s Knight " ( 1900 / 1000 ) from his Deck in Attack Position . Yami Yugi then activates " Brave Attack " to add together the ATK of his three " Knights " during one battle this turn ( 1500 + 1600 + 1900 = 5000 ATK ) , intending to attack and destroy " Guardian Grarl " at the cost of his three " Knights " being destroyed at the end of the Battle Phase , however Rafael activates his face - down " Guardian Force " to negate the effect of " Brave Attack " and destroy it . Turn 5 : Rafael Rafael draws . Due to the effect of " Guardian Treasure " , Rafael draws one extra card ( One of the cards he drew was " Butterfly Dagger - Elma " ) . Rafael then activates " Butterfly Dagger - Elma " , equipping it to " Backup Gardna " and increasing the ATK of " Backup Gardna " by 300 ( " Backup Gardna " : 500 → 800 / 2200 ) . Rafael then Normal Summons " Guardian Elma " ( 1300 / 1200 ) in Attack Position . Rafael then activates the effect of " Guardian Elma " to target " Guardian Shield " from his Graveyard and equip it to " Guardian Elma " , increasing its DEF by 300 ( " Guardian Elma " : 1300 / 1200 → 1500 ) . Rafael then activates the effect of " Backup Gardna " to unequip its " Butterfly Dagger - Elma " and equip it to " Guardian Elma " instead ( " Backup Gardna " : 800 → 500 / 2200 ) ( " Guardian Elma " : 1300 → 1600 / 1500 ) . " Guardian Elma " then attacks and destroys " Queen ' s Knight " ( Yami Yugi 4000 → 3900 ) . " Guardian Grarl " then attacks & destroys " King ' s Knight " ( Yami Yugi 3900 → 2500 ) . Turn 6 : Yami Yugi Yami Yugi draws . He then activates " Five Star Twilight " to Tribute " Jack ' s Knight " and Special Summon the five Kuriboh Brothers , " Kuriboh " , " Kuribah " , " Kuribee " , " Kuribeh " , and " Kuriboo " ( 300 / 200 each ) from his Deck in Attack Position . Yami Yugi then activates the effect of " Kuriboo " to discard " Chain Destruction " from his hand and reduce the ATK of " Guardian Grarl " by 1500 ( " Guardian Grarl " : 3000 → 1500 / 1000 ) . Yami Yugi then activates the effect of " Kuribah " to remove " Kuriboh " , " Kuribee " , " Kuribeh " , " Kuriboo " and itself from play and Special Summon " Kuribabylon " ( ? / 200 ) in Attack Position . Due to the effect of " Kuribabylon " , its ATK is equal to the combined ATK of the " Kuriboh " brothers when they were removed from play ( " Kuribabylon " : ? → 1500 / 200 ) . Yami Yugi then activates " Mystical Space Typhoon " to destroy " Gravity Axe - Grarl " ( " Guardian Grarl " : 1500 → 1000 / 1000 ) . " Kuribabylon " attacks " Guardian Grarl " , but Rafael destroys " Guardian Shield " ( " Guardian Elma " : 1600 / 1500 → 1200 ) via its own effect in order to prevent " Guardian Grarl " from being destroyed ( Rafael 4000 → 3500 ) . Yami Yugi then Set s a Card . On Yami Yugi ' s End Phase , the effect of " Kuriboo " expires ( " Guardian Grarl " : 1000 → 2500 / 1000 ) . Turn 7 : Rafael Rafael draws . Due to the effect of " Guardian Treasure " , Rafael draws one extra card ( One of the cards he drew was " The Seal of Orichalcos " ) . Despite Yami Yugi ' s objections , Rafael activate s " The Seal of Orichalcos " . " Duel continues next episode . " Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .