Yu - Gi - Oh ! - Episode 223 Atem draws " Big Shield Gardna " and Summons it to the Field . Joey Wheeler : " " Yugi ' s having the time of his life up there . And who could blame him ? If he wins , that means he ' s ready to face the world on his own . " " Joey ' s Support of the Duel . Tristan Taylor : " " And the Pharaoh will finally be free . " " Featured Duel : Pharaoh Atem vs . Yugi Muto - Part 3 . Yugi has 2400 Life Points remaining and controls " Magnet Force " . Atem has 4000 Life Points remaining and controls " Slifer the Sky Dragon " ( 2000 / 4000 ) , " Obelisk the Tormentor " ( 500 / 4000 ) , and " The Winged Dragon of Ra " ( 3000 / 4000 ) in Attack Position . Turn 10 : Yugi Muto Yugi activate s " Magnet Reverse " to Special Summon " Valkyrion the Magna Warrior " ( 3500 / 3850 ) from his Graveyard in Defense Position . The effect of Atem ' s " Slifer the Sky Dragon " activates , but the effect of Yugi ' s " Magnet Force " redirects the effect of " Slifer " to Atem ' s " Obelisk " ( " Obelisk the Tormentor " : 500 → 0 / 4000 ) . Due to the effect of " Slifer " , " Obelisk " is destroyed . Yugi then Tribute s " Valkyrion the Magna Warrior " again via its own effect to Special Summon " Alpha The Magnet Warrior " ( 1400 / 1700 ) , " Beta The Magnet Warrior " ( 1700 / 1600 ) , and " Gamma The Magnet Warrior " ( 1500 / 1800 ) from his Graveyard in Defense Position . The effect of Atem ' s " Slifer the Sky Dragon " activates , but the effect of Yugi ' s " Magnet Force " redirects the effect of " Slifer " to Atem ' s remaining God Cards ( " The Winged Dragon of Ra " : 3000 → 1000 → 0 / 4000 ) ( " Slifer the Sky Dragon " : 2000 → 0 / 4000 ) . Due to the effect of " Slifer " , " Slifer " and " Ra " are destroyed . Turn 11 : Pharaoh Atem Atem draws . He then activates " Polymerization " to fuse " Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts " and " Berfomet " in his hand in order to Fusion Summon " Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast " in Attack Position . " Chimera " attacks and destroys Yugi ' s " Alpha " . Turn 12 : Yugi Muto Yugi draws " Buster Blader " . He then Tributes " Beta " and " Gamma " to Tribute Summon " Buster Blader " in Attack Position . " Buster Blader " attacks and destroys Atem ' s " Chimera " ( Pharaoh Atem 4000 → 3500 ) . Since " Chimera " was destroyed , its effect activates , allowing Atem to Special Summon " Berfomet " ( 1400 / 1800 ) from his Graveyard in Defense Position . Turn 13 : Pharaoh Atem Atem draws " Beast of Gilfer " . He then Tributes " Berfomet " to Tribute Summon " Beast of Gilfer " ( 2200 / 2500 ) in Defense Position . Atem then Sets a card ( " Book of Secret Arts " ) . Turn 14 : Yugi Muto Yugi draws . He then Sets a card ( " Soul Rope " ) . " Buster Blader " attacks and destroys Atem ' s " Beast of Gilfer " . Since " Beast of Gilfer " was sent to the Graveyard , its effect activates , equipping itself to Yugi ' s " Buster Blader " and decreasing its ATK by 500 ( " Buster Blader " : 2600 → 2100 / 2300 ) . Turn 15 : Pharaoh Atem Atem draws . He then Sets a card ( " Dark Illusion " ) . Atem then activates " Awakening from Beyond " to add one card in his Graveyard to his hand and let Yugi draw two cards . Atem chooses the very first card he discard ed during his first turn , which is revealed to be " Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight " . Since " Swift Gaia " is the only card in Atem ' s hand , he Normal Summon s it from his hand " Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight " ( 2300 / 2100 ) in Attack Position without Tributing . " Swift Gaia " attacks and destroys Yugi ' s " Buster Blader " ( Yugi 2400 → 2200 ) . Yugi then activates his face - down " Soul Rope " to pay 1000 Life Points ( Yugi 2200 → 1200 ) and Special Summon " Witch of the Black Forest " ( 1100 / 1200 ) from his Deck in Defense Position . Turn 16 : Yugi Muto Yugi draws " Summoned Skull " . He then Tributes " Witch of the Black Forest " in order to Tribute Summon " Summoned Skull " in Attack Position . Since " Witch of the Black Forest " was sent from the field to the Graveyard , its effect activates , allowing Yugi to add " Marshmallon " from his Deck to his hand . " Summoned Skull " attacks and destroys Atem ' s " Swift Gaia " ( Atem 3500 → 3300 ) . Turn 17 : Pharaoh Atem Atem predicts the card he will draw is " Big Shield Gardna " . Atem indeed draws " Big Shield Gardna " and subsequently Normal Summons it " Big Shield Gardna " ( 100 / 2600 ) in Defense Position . Turn 18 : Yugi Muto Yugi draws " Pot of Greed " and subsequently activates it to draw two cards . Yugi draws " Watapon " , which allows him to Special Summon it immediately from his hand " Watapon " ( 200 / 300 ) in Attack Position . Yugi then Tributes " Watapon " to Tribute Summon " Curse of Dragon " in Attack Position . " Summoned Skull " attacks Atem ' s " Big Shield Gardna " . The attack fails ( Yugi 1200 → 1100 ) . Since " Big Shield Gardna " was attacked , its effect activates , switching it to Attack Position . " Curse of Dragon " attacks and destroys Atem ' s " Big Shield Gardna " ( Atem 3300 → 1400 ) . Turn 19 : Pharaoh Atem Atem draws " Dark Magic Curtain " and subsequently activates it to pay half his LP ( Atem 1400 → 700 ) and Special Summon " Dark Magician " from his Deck in Attack Position . Atem then activates his face - down " Book of Secret Arts " , equip ping it to " Dark Magician " and increasing its ATK and DEF by 300 ( " Dark Magician " : 2500 → 2800 / 2100 → 2400 ) . " Dark Magician " attacks and destroys Yugi ' s " Summoned Skull " ( Yugi 1100 → 800 ) . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .