Yu-gi-oh- Duel Monsters | Episode 166

Dark Magician Girl is absorbed into the armor, her eyes turning hollow. Roku then sacrifices her to pay the maintenance cost for , sending her to the Graveyard. Yugi is horrified—not just at losing his monster, but at the cruel, parasitic nature of his opponent. Part 2: Yugi's Counterattack Realizing direct attacks are useless, Yugi changes strategy. He uses Kuribabylon 's effect: by multiplying the Kuribohs, he creates a swarm of fluffballs. He then activates the Spell Multiply to split Kuribabylon into a legion of Kuriboh Tokens (each 300 ATK).

Yugi’s plan is brute-force math: overwhelm the single-use trap with multiple weak attacks. Roku laughs. He reveals the true horror of Armor Exile . When it destroys a monster in battle, it can absorb that monster’s spirit, increasing its own ATK by half the destroyed monster's ATK. After absorbing a Kuriboh token (which has negligible ATK), the boost is small—but Roku then activates Burning Spear , a Spell that forces Yugi to send a monster from his hand to the Graveyard. Yugi discards Big Shield Gardna . Yu-Gi-Oh- Duel Monsters Episode 166

Roku, impatient, declares that swords cannot stop the flames of the tomb. He is about to attack through the swords using when Yugi reveals his combo. Dark Magician Girl is absorbed into the armor,

He thanks Yugi for giving him a true duel that finally satisfied his spirit. The stone platform lowers, and the exit to the tomb opens. Yugi, Téa, Joey, and Tristan escape back to the Kame Game Shop's basement, where they find Grandpa (Sugoroku) safe and sound, having been knocked out earlier by the tomb's guardian. Part 2: Yugi's Counterattack Realizing direct attacks are

Then, the masterstroke: He activates (a Spell that requires sacrificing a Kuriboh and 500 Life Points, but Spell Economics negates the cost). This allows him to Special Summon Winged Kuriboh LV10 from his hand or deck—a monster that cannot be Normal Summoned or Set.

The duel becomes a grueling war of attrition. Yugi manages to destroy using Mystical Space Typhoon , but Roku immediately replaces it with another Continuous Trap: Horn of the Phantom Beast , which gives Armor Exile piercing damage and lets Roku draw a card whenever it destroys a monster. Part 4: The Turning Point - Summoning the "Unsummonable" Yugi’s Life Points drop to 650. His field is empty. He draws his card and smiles. He plays Monster Reborn to revive Dark Magician Girl , then uses her effect to retrieve Dark Magician from the Graveyard. But instead of Tribute Summoning, he activates the Spell Swords of Revealing Light to stall.