Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s - Episode 074 " The Synchro Solution " , known as " Further Evolution ! Accel Synchro " in the Japanese version , is the seventy - fourth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s " anime . It first aired in Japan on September 2 , 2009 and in the United States on October 23 , 2010 . Yusei ' s friends watch the Duel . Akiza worries for Yusei especially since he is dueling someone they don ' t know , but Leo tells her that it ' s fine , because it " is " Yusei they ' re talking about . Crow , on the other hand , tells her that Yusei accepted the Duel because he sees something in that mysterious Duelist . Yusei wins , but knows that Vizor threw the Duel . When asked why , he responds that he can ' t reveal everything all at once . The Three Emperors also witness this for themselves and after the Duel , some of the Grand Design is completed , thanks to the Duel Energy channeled by both Duelists . Featured Duel : Yusei Fudo vs . Vizor . Turn 1 : Yusei Yusei draws . Yusei ' s hand contains three monsters and two Speed Spell Cards . Yusei Normal Summons " Tricular " ( 3 / 300 / 300 ) in Defense Position and sets a card . Turn 2 : Vizor Vizor draws " T . G . Striker " . During the Standby Phase , the effect of " Speed World 2 " activates ( Yusei ' s SPC : 0 → 1 ; Vizor ' s SPC : 0 → 1 ) . Since Yusei controls a monster and Vizor controls no monsters , Vizor Special Summon s " Tech Genus Striker " ( 2 / 800 / 0 ) from his hand in Attack Position . Vizor then Special Summons " Tech Genus Werewolf " ( 3 / 1200 / 0 ) in Attack Position as he Special Summoned a Level 4 or below monster . Vizor then tunes " Tech Genus Warwolf " with " Tech Genus Striker " in order to Synchro Summon " Tech Genus Power Gladiator " ( 5 / 2300 / 1000 ) in Attack Position . Vizor then Normal Summon s " Tech Genus Cyber Magician " ( 1 / 0 / 0 ) in Attack Position . Vizor then uses the effect of " Tech Genus Cyber Magician " to tune the " Tech Genus Rush Rhino " in his hand with " Tech Genus Cyber Magician " in order to Synchro Summon " Tech Genus Wonder Magician " ( 5 / 1900 / 0 ) in Attack Position . " Tech Genus Power Gladiator " then attacks and destroys " Tricular " . " Tech Genus Power Gladiator " then inflicts piercing damage to Yusei ( Yusei 4000 → 2000 ) . Yusei activates the effect of " Tricular " to Special Summon " Bicular " ( 2 / 200 / 200 ) in Defense Position . " Tech Genus Wonder Magician " attacks and destroys " Bicular " . Yusei then activates the effect of " Bicular " to Special Summon " Unicycular " ( 1 / 100 / 100 ) in Defense Position . Turn 3 : Yusei Yusei draws " Speed Spell - Synchro Defuse " . During the Standby Phase , the effect of " Speed World 2 " activates ( Yusei ' s SPC : 1 → 2 ; Vizor ' s SPC : 1 → 2 ) . Yusei then activates " Speed Spell - Synchro Defuse " in order to take control of " Tech Genus Power Gladiator " until the End Phase , however Vizor tunes " Tech Genus Power Gladiator " with " Tech Genus Wonder Magician " in order to Accel Synchro Summon " Tech Genus Blade Blaster " ( 10 / 3300 / 2200 ) in Attack Position . Vizor ' s hand contains " Speed Spell - Accelerate Draw " and " Speed Spell - End of the Storm " . Since " Tech Genus Power Gladiator " has left the field , the effect of " Synchro Defuse " resolves without effect as it has lost its original target . Yusei ' s hand contains " Quillbolt Hedgehog " , " Speed Spell - Angel Baton " , " Shining Silver Force " , and " Speed Spell - Speed Energy " . Yusei activates " Speed Spell - Angel Baton " to draw two cards and send " Quillbolt Hedgehog " from his hand to the Graveyard . Yusei then Normal Summons " Drill Synchron " ( 3 / 800 / 300 ) in Attack Position . Yusei then activates the effect of " Quillbolt Hedgehog " to Special Summon itself ( 2 / 800 / 800 ) from his Graveyard in Attack Position as he controls a Tuner monster . Yusei tunes " Unicycular " and " Quillbolt Hedgehog " with " Drill Synchron " in order to Synchro Summon " Drill Warrior " ( 6 / 2400 / 2000 ) in Attack Position . Since " Quillbolt Hedgehog " has been removed from the field , it ' s removed from play as per its last effect . Yusei then activates the first effect of " Drill Warrior " to halve its ATK ( " Drill Warrior " : 2400 → 1200 / 2000 ) in order to allow it to attack directly this turn . " Drill Warrior " then attacks directly ( Vizor 4000 → 2800 ) . Yusei then sets a card . On Yusei ' s End Phase , the effect of " Drill Warrior " expires ( " Drill Warrior " : 1200 → 2400 / 2000 ) . Turn 4 : Vizor Vizor draws " Tuner Capture " . During the Standby Phase , the effect of " Speed World 2 " activates ( Yusei ' s SPC : 2 → 3 ; Vizor ' s SPC : 2 → 3 ) . Vizor ' s hand contains " Tuner Capture " , " Speed Spell - The End of the Storm " , and " Speed Spell - Accelerate Draw " . " Tech Genus Blade Blaster " then attacks " Drill Warrior " , but Yusei activates his face - down " Wave Force " to destroy " Tech Genus Blade Blaster " , however Vizor activates the first effect of " T . G . Blade Blaster " to negate the effect of " Wave Force " and destroy it by discarding one card . " Tech Genus Blade Blaster " then destroys " Drill Warrior " ( Yusei 2000 → 1100 ) . Yusei then activates his face - down " Miracle ' s Wake " to Special Summon " Drill Warrior " ( 6 / 2400 / 2000 ) from his Graveyard in Attack Position . Turn 5 : Yusei Yusei ' s hand contains " Speed Spell - Speed Energy " and " Shining Silver Force " . Yusei draws " Gauntlet Warrior " . During the Standby Phase , the effect of " Speed World 2 " activates ( Yusei ' s SPC : 3 → 4 ; Vizor ' s SPC : 3 → 4 ) . Yusei then activates " Speed Spell - Speed Energy " to increase the ATK of " Drill Warrior " by the number of Speed Counter s he has times 200 ( " Drill Warrior " : 2400 → 3200 / 2000 ) . Yusei then Normal Summons " Gauntlet Warrior " ( 3 / 400 / 1600 ) in Attack Position . Yusei then activates the effect of " Gauntlet Warrior " to Tribute itself and increase the ATK and DEF of " Drill Warrior " by 500 until the end of the next Damage Step ( " Drill Warrior " : 3200 → 3700 / 2000 → 2500 ) . " Drill Warrior " attacks " Tech Genus Blade Blaster " , but Vizor activates the second effect of " Tech Genus Blade Blaster " to remove it from play until the End Phase . A replay occurs , and Yusei uses " Drill Warrior " to attack directly instead ( Vizor 2800 → 0 ) . Tenth Anniversary Tribute . The first fifteen seconds of this episode features Yugi and his most famous cards ( Dark Magician , Kuriboh , Celtic Guardian , Curse of Dragon , Alpha The Magnet Warrior , Beta The Magnet Warrior , Gamma The Magnet Warrior , Valkyrion the Magna Warrior , Gaia The Fierce Knight , Black Luster Soldier , Magician of Black Chaos and Dark Magician Girl ) . Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D´s Card Drawing Contest . At the end of the credits , it is shown that " Drill Synchron " and " Drill Warrior " were made into cards in the anime as a result of a drawing competition . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .