Yu - Gi - Oh ! VRAINS - Episode 015 " Altergeist that Hides in the Darkness " is the fifteenth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! VRAINS " anime . It first aired in Japan on August 23 , 2017 . It became available with official subtitles via Crunchyroll on the same day . Featured Duel : Playmaker vs . Ghost Girl . Turn 3 : Ghost Girl " Altergeist Primebanshee " ( 2100 / LINK - 3 / ↓↘→ ) attacks Playmaker directly . As Ghost Girl ' s monster is attacking directly , Playmaker Special Summon s " Lockout Gardna " in Attack Position ( 1000 / 1000 ) . A replay occurs and Ghost Girl chooses not to attack . Turn 4 : Playmaker Playmaker draws " Balancer Lord " . Ghost Girl activates her face - down " Altergeist Protocol " , preventing the activation and effects of her " Altergeist " cards from being negated . Ghost Girl activates the effect of " Primebanshee " , which lets her Tribute an " Altergeist " monster to Special Summon another " Altergeist " monster from her Deck to a zone that " Primebanshee " points to . She Tributes " Altergeist Meluseek " and Special Summons " Altergeist Silquitous " ( 800 / 1500 ) in Defense Position . As " Meluseek " was sent to the GY , Ghost Girl activates its effect , letting her add an " Altergeist " monster from her Deck to her hand . She adds " Altergeist Kunquery " . As Ghost Girl controls a monster in the Extra Monster Zone , and he does not , Playmaker Special Summons " Backlinker " ( 1600 / 0 ) by its own effect . Playmaker activates the effect of " Backlinker " , Tributing it to send all monsters in the Extra Monster Zone to the GY , but Ghost Girl activates the effect of " Protocol " , sending " Altergeist Marionetter " to the GY to negate the activation . As a Cyberse monster activated its effect , and Ghost Girl negated it , Playmaker Special Summons " Striping Partner " ( 1200 / 1600 ) by its own effect . As " Striping Partner " was Special Summoned , Playmaker activates its effect to Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Cyberse monster from his GY . Playmaker Special Summons " Backlinker " , but Ghost Girl activates the effect of " Silquitous " , allowing her to return an " Altergeist " card she controls to her hand to return a card Playmaker controls to his hand . She returns " Altergeist Protocol " to her hand to try to return " Striping Partner " to Playmaker ' s hand , but as a Cyberse monster was targeted for an effect , Playmaker activates the effect of " Lockout Gardna " , to negate the effects of " Silquitous " and " Striping Partner " . Emma ' s hand contains " Altergeist Kunquery " and " Altergeist Protocol " . Playmaker uses " Lockout Gardna " and " Striping Partner " to Link Summon " Underclock Taker " ( 1000 / LINK - 2 / ←↓ ) to the Extra Monster Zone . Playmaker Normal Summons " Balancer Lord " ( 1700 / 1200 ) to the bottom Link Point of " Underclock Taker " . Playmaker activates the effect of " Underclock Taker " , decreasing the ATK of a monster Ghost Girl controls by the current ATK of a monster that " Underclock Taker " points to . He tries to decrease the ATK of " Primebanshee " by the ATK of " Balancer Lord " at its bottom Link Point , but Ghost Girl activates her face - down " Altergeist Camouflage " , equipping it to " Primebanshee " . The equipped monster cannot be attacked , and all effects that target " Primebanshee " will be negate d . Playmaker pays 1000 LP to activate the effect of " Balancer Lord " , allowing Playmaker to Normal Summon a Cyberse Monster ( Playmaker : 1900 → 900 LP ) . Ghost Girl activates her Skill , " Secret Cure " , to excavate cards from her Deck , until she excavates a monster . That monster is added to her hand , both players gain LP equal to its ATK , and all other cards are sent to the GY . Ghost Girl excavates " Camouflage " , sends it to the GY , then excavates " Meluseek " ( Ghost Girl : 4000 → 4500 LP ; Playmaker : 900 → 1400 LP ) . Playmaker Normal Summons " Scan Doll " ( 100 / 1600 ) . As it was Summoned , Playmaker activates the effect of " Scan Doll " , paying 1000 LP to activate a Trap Card in Ghost Girl ' s GY . He activates " Camouflage " in Ghost Girl ' s GY , equipping it to " Silquitous " . ( Playmaker : 1400 → 400 ) . Playmaker activates his Skill " Storm Access " , which allows him to randomly access a card from a Data Storm when his LP is 1000 or less . Playmaker obtains " Excode Talker " and adds it to his Extra Deck . Playmaker uses the Link - 2 " Underclock Taker " and " Balancer Lord " to Link Summon " Excode Talker " ( 2300 / LINK - 3 / ←↑→ ) to the Extra Monster Zone . As it was Link Summoned , Playmaker activates the effect of " Excode Talker " , 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 Main Monster Zones , Playmaker chooses to prevent the use of Ghost Girl ' s remaining two Main Monster Zones . Playmaker activates the effect of " Scan Doll " , Tributing it to allow a monster he controls to attack twice this turn . He targets " Excode Talker " . " Excode Talker " attacks Ghost Girl directly twice ( Ghost Girl : 4500 → 2200 → 0 LP ) . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .