Yu - Gi - Oh ! VRAINS - Episode 036 " Pointless Justice " is the thirty - sixth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! VRAINS " anime . It first aired in Japan on January 24 , 2018 . It became available with official subtitles via Crunchyroll on the same day . Featured Duel : Playmaker vs . Spectre . Turn 2 : Playmaker As a Cyberse Link Monster battle d , Playmaker activate s the effect of " Multi Sledgehammer " , giving it a Hammer Counter ( " Multi Sledgehammer " : 0 → 1 Hammer Counter ) . As it was co - linked to two monsters , Playmaker activates the effect of " Binary Sorceress " to halve the ATK of a monster he control s , then increasing the ATK of another monster he controls by the same value until the End Phase . He halves the ATK of " Binary Sorceress " and increases the ATK of " Binary Blader " ( " Binary Sorceress " : 1600 → 800 ATK , " Binary Blader " : 1800 → 2600 ATK ) . " Binary Blader " attacks " Sunvine Gardna " . As " Binary Blader " battled , Playmaker activates its effect , making the opponent ' s monster unable to be destroyed by that battle , also it can make a second attack . Spectre activates the effect of " Gardna " to reduce the battle damage he would take by 800 for every Link Arrow a " Sunavalon " Link Monster that points to it has , in this case , one . The attack continues , but " Gardna " is not destroy ed ( Spectre : 4000 → 2800 LP ) . As a monster co - linked to " Binary Sorceress " inflicted battle damage , Playmaker activates its effect , gaining LP equal to the damage dealt ( Playmaker : 4000 → 5200 LP ) and as a Cyberse Link Monster battled , Playmaker activates the effect of " Multi Sledgehammer " ( " Multi Sledgehammer " : 1 → 2 Hammer Counter ) . As Spectre took battle damage , he activates his face - down Continuous Trap Card " Sunavalon Glorious Growth " , Special Summon ing a " Sunvine Token " ( 0 / 0 ) , then letting him Link Summon using it and monsters he controls as Link Material . Spectre uses the " Sunvine Token " , " Gardna " and " Sunavalon Dryas " to Link Summon " Sunavalon Dryanome " ( 0 / LINK - 3 / ↙↓↘ ) to the Extra Monster Zone . Spectre then activates the effect of " Glorious Growth " , gaining LP equal to the damage taken , then inflicting that amount as damage to Playmaker ( Spectre : 2800 → 4000 LP ; Playmaker : 5200 → 4000 LP ) . " Binary Blader " attacks directly , with the effects of " Binary Sorceress " and " Multi Sledgehammer " following after ( Spectre : 4000 → 1400 LP ; Playmaker : 4000 → 6600 LP ; " Multi Sledgehammer " : 2 → 3 Hammer Counter ) . As Spectre took battle damage , he activates the effect of " Dryanome " , which allows him to Special Summon a " Sunvine " Link Monster from his Extra Deck to a zone it points to , then he gains LP equal to the damage he took . Spectre Special Summons " Sunvine Gardna " ( 600 / LINK - 1 / ↑ ) to the zone the bottom Link Arrow of " Dryanome " points to , and gains LP ( Spectre : 1400 → 4000 LP ) . As Spectre gained LP , he activates the effect of " Glorious Growth " , inflicting that amount as damage to Playmaker ( Playmaker : 6600 → 4000 LP ) . As " Multi Sledgehammer " is co - linked to a Cyberse monster , it can attack directly . " Multi Sledgehammer " attacks directly . As " Multi Sledgehammer " attacked , Playmaker activates its effect , removing all Hammer Counters from " Multi Sledgehammer " to increase its ATK by 1000 for each Hammer Counter removed ( " Multi Sledgehammer " : 3 → 0 Hammer Counter ; 1000 → 4000 ATK ) until the End Phase . As Playmaker ' s monster attacked directly , Spectre activates the effect of " Glorious Growth " to negate the attack then redirect that attack to a " Sunvine " monster he controls . He redirects the attack to " Gardna " , with the effect of " Gardna " reducing the battle damage he would take by 800 for every Link Arrow a " Sunavalon " Link Monster that points to it has , in this case , three . " Gardna " is destroyed , with the effect of " Binary Sorceress " following after ( Spectre : 4000 → 3000 LP ; Playmaker : 4000 → 5000 LP ) . Spectre activates the effects of " Dryanome " and " Glorious Growth " in sequence , Special Summoning " Gardna " to the zone the bottom - left Link Arrow of " Dryanome " points to ( Spectre : 3000 → 4000 LP ; Playmaker : 5000 → 4000 LP ) . As " Gardna " was destroyed and sent to the GY , Spectre activates its effect to end the Battle Phase . Playmaker Set s a card . Turn 3 : Spectre Spectre sends a card from his hand to the GY to activate the Continuous Spell Card " Sunvine Shrine " . Once per turn , Spectre can Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Plant Normal Monster from his GY . He Special Summon " Sunseed Genius Loci " ( 0 / 600 ) from the GY . Spectre uses " Genius Loci " to Link Summon " Sunvine Thrasher " ( 800 / LINK - 1 / ↓ ) to the zone the bottom - right Link Arrow of " Dryanome " points to . Spectre activates the effect of " Thrasher " , which lets him increase its ATK by 800 for every Link Arrow a " Sunavalon " Link Monster that points to it has , in this case three ( " Thrasher " : 800 → 3200 ATK ) . " Thrasher " attacks " Binary Blader " . Playmaker activates the effect of " Binary Sorceress " to halve the ATK of " Multi Sledgehammer " and increase the ATK of " Binary Blader " by the lost ATK ( " Multi Sledgehammer " : 1000 → 500 ATK ; " Binary Blader " : 1800 → 2300 ATK ) . " Thrasher " destroys " Binary Blader " ( Playmaker : 4000 → 3100 LP ) . As " Thrasher " destroyed a monster by battle , Spectre activates its effect , Special Summoning that monster to a zone a " Sunavalon " Link Monster points to . He Special Summons " Binary Blader " ( 1800 / LINK - 2 / ←→ ) to the zone the bottom Link Arrow of " Dryanome " points to . " Binary Blader " attacks and destroys " Binary Sorceress " ( Playmaker : 3100 → 2900 LP ) . Spectre Normal Summons " Genius Loci " ( 0 / 600 ) . Spectre uses " Genius Loci " and " Gardna " to Link Summon " Sunavalon Daphne " ( 0 / LINK - 2 / ←→ ) to the zone the bottom - left Link Arrow of " Dryanome " points to . Spectre Tribute s " Binary Blader " to activate the effect of " Daphne " , return ing both copies of " Gardna " in his GY to his Extra Deck . Spectre Sets a card . Turn 4 : Playmaker Spectre activates the Continuous Trap Card " Sunavalon Force " . While " Force " is on the field , " Sunavalon " monsters cannot be target ed by Playmaker ' s card effects . Playmaker Normal Summons " Draconnet " . As " Draconnet " was Normal Summoned , Playmaker activates its effect , Special Summoning a Level 2 or lower Normal Monster from his hand or Deck in Defense Position . He Special Summons " Bitron " ( 200 / 2000 ) . Playmaker uses " Bitron " to Link Summon " Link Spider " ( 1000 / LINK - 1 / ↓ ) to the Extra Monster Zone . Playmaker activates the effect of " Link Spider " , Special Summoning a Level 4 or lower Normal Monster from his hand to a zone it points to . He Special Summons " Digitron " ( 1500 / 0 ) to the zone the bottom Link Arrow of " Link Spider " points to . Playmaker uses " Link Spider " and " Draconnet " to Link Summon " Underclock Taker " ( 1000 / LINK - 2 / ←↓ ) to the Extra Monster Zone . Playmaker uses " Digitron " and the Link - 2 " Multi Sledgehammer " to Link Summon " Excode Talker " ( 2300 / LINK - 3 / ←↑→ ) to the zone the bottom Link Arrow of " Underclock Taker " points to . Monsters " Excode Talker " points to gain 500 ATK , also they cannot be destroyed by card effects ( " Underclock Taker " : 1000 → 1500 ATK ) . As " Excode Talker " was Link Summoned , Playmaker activates its effect , which allows him to prevent the use of a number of Main Monster Zone s up to the number of cards in the Extra Monster Zones while " Excode Talker " is on the field . As two monsters are in the Extra Monster Zones , Playmaker prevents the use of both zones the left and right Link Arrows of " Daphne " point to . Playmaker activates the effect of " Underclock Taker " to reduce the ATK of Spectre ' s monster by the ATK of a monster it points to . Playmaker reduces the ATK of " Thrasher " by the ATK of " Excode Talker " ( " Thrasher " : 3200 → 900 ATK ) . At this point , Spectre reveals that Akira Zaizen has been captured and will be infected with a computer virus if Spectre ' s LP reduce , so Playmaker does not attack . During the End Phase , the effect of " Underclock Taker " expires ( " Thrasher " : 900 → 3200 ATK ) . Turn 5 : Spectre " Thrasher " attacks and destroys " Underclock Taker " ( Playmaker : 2900 → 1200 LP ) . As Playmaker ' s monster was destroyed by battle , Spectre activates the effect of " Force " , inflicting 100 damage to Playmaker for every Link Arrow the Link Monster with the highest Link Rating on the field has , in this case , three ( Playmaker : 1200 → 900 LP ) . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .