Only A Real Yu-Gi-Oh Fan Can Name All These Yu-Gi-Oh Cards
- by Andrew Dominguez
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- in The Geek Corner
Yu-Gi-Oh is one of those shows people either love or hate. Some compare it to Pokemon (weird), some compare it to Digimon (even weirder), and some just dislike it for no good reason. But others are avid fans, who have followed it from episode one to GX and all the other continuation/spin-offs that have followed.
This quiz is dedicated to cards from the original series—the series that introduced kids to “Exodia,” “The Dark Magician,” “Blue-Eyes White Dragon,” “The Egyptian God Cards,” the millennium puzzle, life points and duel disks, and how a show constantly cheats the actual card-game rules for the sake of entertainment and ratings... yeah, that show. Many grew up with it, and for those who still have their original decks or simply watched every episode, this quiz should be a no-brainer. From the most popular monster, spell, and trap cards to ones only a true Yu-Gi-Oh buff will know about, this quiz will test your Yu-Gi-Oh 101 knowledge. But don’t stress too much, it’s all in good fun. And who knows? Maybe you’re just as in touch with ‘the heart of the cards’ as Yugi. Alright, here you go! Good luck, and remember, believe in the heart of the cards!
This is one of Yugi's favorite cards. What's its name?
Yu-Gi-Oh introduced many awesome Spellcasters to the viewer. Though spellcasters themselves haven't been very popular in real-life decks due to a lack of support cards, they're pretty cool to watch in series (especially since so many of their actual effects are altered for the storylines/Yugi winning the duels). Yugi used this card in his battles against Arkana, Dartz, Marik, Darts, and many, many more. This card has a nifty effect and is ultra-rare, a part of any collector's coveted collection and one of the best-known Spellcasters around. What's this card's name?
Yugi defeats this card in his battle against Pegasus. What's its name?
This card is only seen once in the series and is quite gruesome to look at. It's a fusion of one of Pegasus's favorite cards with another normal card. Its effect allows a player to take the attack and defense of one of his or her opponent's cards (again, an effect that's altered in the series for dramatic effect). Yugi defeats this card with a farfetched, but very 'Yu-Gi-Oh Universe' strategy, and it's cool to watch nonetheless. What's this card's name?
This card is introduced in season 3 and is somewhat indestructible. What's its name?
This card is introduced in season 3 while Yugi battles one of the "Big Five" and is an upgrade of another popular card in the series. For all you Warrior-type fans out there, this card is a valuable addition to your deck. Its effect is simple but really handy: it can't be destroyed by any monsters with an attack of 1900 or more. Boost its defense up with an equipment-spell card, and you're good to go! What's this card's name?
Yugi uses this card in his second battle against Rafael. What's its name?
This card might not seem like it packs a wallop, but its one of those 'last minute' saves when you're in a pickle. It is first seen in "Yu-Gi-Oh: The Movie" and then in Yugi's second battle against Rafael. Its effect allows you to special summon it if you draw it by a monster, spell, or trap-card effect, which makes for an easy special summon/tribute card or if summoned during your opponent's turn, a last-ditch effort at avoiding defeat. What's its name?
Bakura uses this card against Yugi in the Battle City Semi-Finals. What's its name?
Bakura uses this card against Yugi during the semi-finals, and it almost puts the show's hero down for the count. This card isn't just beautifully illustrated; it's also a great addition to any Fiend-type deck. If destroyed and sent to the graveyard by an opponent's card, you can use it to equip one of their monsters and take control of that card. This is an excellent way to take control of your opponent's strongest monster and thwart his or her whole strategy! What's this useful card's name?
This is Joey's favorite card. What's its name?
Joey wins the card when dueling against Rex Raptor; then, he loses it in a battle against one of Marik's Rare Hunters (not really a loss if you consider this guy cheated during their duel). Yugi wins this card back for Joey, who then tells him to hang on to it as a symbol of their friendship. This is one of the rarest Dragon-type cards in the game, and any Yugioh fan knows its name by heart. What's this card's name?
Mai uses this card to delay her defeat against Marik. What's its name?
Mai uses this trap card during her duel against Marik to save one of her "Amazoness" Warrior-type cards. Any fan of Amazoness cards in the game is familiar with its effect—if a monster is targeted for attack, return that monster to its owner's hand and then special summon another monster in its place, a great way to save a monster from a trip to the graveyard and replace it with an even stronger card (also a great way to avoid tribute summoning requirements). What's this card's name?
This trap card is first used by Arkana in his duel against Yugi. What's its name?
This trap card is first introduced during Arkana's (another one of Marik's Rare Hunters) duel against Yugi. This trap card is an excellent strategy to summon high-level Spellcasters and destroy your opponent's strongest monster in the process: when an opponent summons/special summons a monster, tribute it and one Spellcaster-type monster you control. Then, special summon a DARK Spellcaster-type monster from your deck or graveyard. If your opponent doesn't have any other monsters on the field except the one you just sacrificed, you can launch a direct attack and even win the duel. What's this strategic card's name?
Joey uses this card against Marik. What's its name?
Joey uses this extremely powerful Warrior-type card in his duel against Marik. It's definitely one of those monsters that pack a punch. If you tribute three monsters to summon it, you get to destroy all of your opponent's monsters on the field. If your opponent is down to his or her last couple of life points, you have an instantaneous victory—definitely a worthy addition to any Warrior-type deck! Though this card isn't seen much more in the series after this duel, it's iconic of Joey's near-victory against Marik. What's this card's name?
One of Mai's most powerful spell cards. What's its name?
This card goes hand-in-hand with Mai Valentine; she uses it in almost every battle throughout the series. It's been one of the most used and lamented spell cards in the game following its banning. Its effect is a game changer for its owner and a royal pain for the opponent; it destroys all of an opponent's set spell and trap cards. If your opponent has a weak monster, or worse yet, no monsters on the field, you can attack for a direct win! What's this useful spell card's name?
Yugi uses this monster to defeat Pegasus. What's its name?
Yugi uses this card to defeat Pegasus. Though no longer a staple Spellcaster-type card for Spellcaster decks, it was cool in its day and it's been used by Yugi throughout many major duels. This card is also one of the first Ritual-type cards introduced in the series, which is partly why it became so coveted after its first appearance. Now, it remains one of the most iconic and highly priced Spellcasters in the game for Yu-Gi-Oh card collectors. What's its name?
Strings uses this card against Yugi. What's its name?
Strings (yet another of Marik's Rare Hunters) uses this card against Yugi as part of a five-card strategy to summon Slifer The Sky Dragon. Its effect is altered in the show for dramatic effect because no card is that good, and if it is, it's banned! This card can be brought back from the graveyard after being destroyed by paying 1,000 life points, and that's not until your next standby phase; it could end up depleting your life points before your opponent's if misplayed. What's its name?
This card can is often used by Yugi to summon an Egyptian God Card. What's its name?
This card is part of a three-card combination used by Yugi to summon one of the Egyptian God Cards. As long as it's played next to another card within its card name-type, you can special summon the third card in its league to the field, making for an immediate three-monster tribute. It's a good card, no doubt, and while it never really hit it off in popularity with real-life duelists, it's still remembered for its repetitive use in the show. What's its name?
Tea uses this card during one of her few duels throughout the series. What's its name?
Tea uses this card during one of her few duels throughout the series, and it actually helps her a lot. With regard to the game itself, this card was a staple support-monster card in almost every duelist's deck. Understandably so, for its effect can really save you from imminent defeat if used correctly; when flip-summoned, retrieve a spell card from your graveyard. You can pick any spell card, no restrictions. This could help you bring back some of your best support spell cards from the graveyard. Too bad it's now banned! What's this useful Spellcaster's name?
Yugi plays this card countless times throughout the series. What’s its name?
This card is one of Yugi’s staples in season one. He almost beats Pegasus with it in their first duel-around, and it’s a powerful card; better yet, it only requires one tribute despite its 2,500 attack points. It carries over to season 2 for a few episodes, but then becomes a recurring card for the remainder of the series. But it still remains a fan favorite both for its childhood nostalgia and for the fact that it’s a pretty powerful Fiend-type card. What’s its name?
Yugi uses this card throughout all of Battle City. What’s its name?
This card is used by Yugi usually at the beginning of a duel, allowing him to either tribute it for a stronger monster or fuse it with another fusion-material monster to bring out its ultimate fusion form: Chimera The Flying Mythical Beast. This isn’t a particularly strong monster card (attack 1,500/defense 1,200); nor does it have a very useful effect (it's a normal monster card, after all) but Yugi loves it, and it's included in every started Deck “Yugi: Evolution.” What’s its name?
Kaiba’s favorite card—Ever! What’s its name?
This question is a freebie, but hey... all in the name honoring a classic. Kaiba uses this card over and over and over again; it’s his favorite card in the game. He uses it against Yugi, Noah, Ishizu, Joey, Bakura, Noah, and even his step-dad. While it doesn’t have an effect, this Dragon-type monster card is one of the strongest normal monster cards in the game. Additionally, countless monster, spell, and trap cards have been created sheerly to support it. What’s its name?
Everyone's had this card in his or her deck at some point. What’s its name?
This card is a well-known effect monster and can be a game-changer or a deal-breaker for both players; when this card is flipped face up, it immediately sends every monster on the field to the graveyard, and then each player must pick up five cards from his or her deck, summoning all level-four monsters to the field and then adding any remaining cards to his or her hand... meaning, if you have your best monsters on the field and this card's effect is activated... bye, bye. What's this card's name?
This card is a modern variation on a popular trap card. What's its name?
There's one card that's wreaked havoc on the field since the very beginnings of Yu-Gi-Oh. It's been used by Yugi, most notably, but other players have used it to shift the tides in their favor as well. This trap card has been banned in real life on and off due to its devastating effect, destroying all opponent’s attack position monsters. Recently, a whole line of variation trap cards to it was released, including the one pictured here; this specific card returns all your opponent's attack-position monsters to their hand (so it's more forgiving than its traditional card inspiration). What's its name?
This card was just a pain when played at the right moment. What's its name?
This card was used by Noah against Yugi in season 3, and man... did the show underplay its potential for locking down an opponent into unexpected but inevitable defeat. This card, while weak in attack and defense points (200 attack, 100 defense,) has a destructive effect; when summoned and if it attacks an opponent's life points directly, said player can't draw his or her next turn... meaning, if said player has no cards on the field or his or her hand...attack, attack, attack... K.O! What's this sneaky card's name?
The buggy card Joey eradicates in his duel against Weevil. What’s its name?
This card is one of the many rare cards Joey wins during The Battle City Tournament. It's introduced by Weevil Underwood as part of a web of trickery he devises to defeat Joey during his second duel in the tournament. This is a good card to own if you're an insect-type duelist: for each monster it attacks, its owner gets an insect token on the field, and this card gains an additional 200 attack points for each insect-type monster on the field. Its attack points can rack up quickly to the advantage of its owner. What's this buggy card's name?
This card is played by The Paradox Brothers in Season One. What's its name?
The Paradox Brothers are some of the many duelists Yugi and Joey must face to simply get a chance at reaching Pegasus’s Castle. During their duel, these brothers manage to summon three monsters, which then give way to a more powerful monster named "Gate Guardian." Of the three, this card's effect makes an attacking monster's attack 0 during damage calculation—a double whammy when looking to stall to summon Gate Guardian and leave your opponent open to a direct attack. But who would play into such an obvious trap? What's this card's name?
It's one of Joey's most popular spell cards in Battle City. What's its name?
Joey uses this one spell card in almost every single duel during Battle City, even when going up against the demented Marik. Its effect is definitely more resourceful on the show, and it gets Joey out of a few ruts. But If you like to play by chance, you might enjoy it nonetheless. Its effect allows you to roll a dice, and then, you can multiply one of your monsters' attack points through its result, so that's a potential 600 attack-point boost. Not bad at all. What's this card's name?
This card was all for show, but still cool to watch in action. What's its name?
This monster card isn't powerful in attack or defense points, but Joey still uses it in almost every duel and somehow works it into his strategies. As for the real-life card game, it's included in "Starter Deck: Joey" and is the same in effect as the one in the show. But it's a cool card to see Joey play just because it foreshadows that some big strategy of his is about to unfold. What's this monster card's name?
This spell card is one of those missed by all traditional Yu-Gi-Oh duelists. What's its name?
This spell card is a luck-of-the-draw work. The pros are that you get to draw three cards, which is great if you haven't already used your best cards during the duel; the cons are that you have to discard two cards immediately after, so if you draw two cards and they neither play into your strategy nor support the cards in your hand, you might end up losing your entire hand. Regardless, this card is almost a thing of the past since it's been banned from advanced play for years now. What's its name?
Yugi and Joey use this card to defeat "The Big Five" clan. What's its name?
This Warrior-type card is used by Yugi and Joey in their duel against the joined forces of "The Big Five" and makes for an epic battle. This card requires the spell card "Kight's Title" to be special summoned, and its effect is useful but doesn't seem worth all the trouble to summon. When special summoned, you get to destroy one monster on the field. That's it. Not bad, but there are easier ways to destroy your opponent's monsters and summon a strong monster simultaneously. What's this card's name?
This card makes its first big appearance on the big screen. What's its name?
Yugi uses this card against Kaiba in "Yu-Gi-Oh: The Movie." This Spellcaster-type card can come in handy if used as part of a strategy, including boosting its attack points with additional support cards like equipment spells. If powered up enough, its effect can corner your opponent strictly into a defensive stance. This card's effect states its owner's opponent can only attack it, and if it's boosted up enough, good luck trying to reach your opponent's other monsters. But at that point, why would you consider that when your big worry is protecting your own monsters! What's this card's name?
The card that can leave your opponent without his or her best monsters in one move. What's its name?
Everyone's familiar with the Winged Dragon of Ra. This Egyptian God is seen as a villain itself throughout all of The Battle City Tournament and puts more than one duelist down for the count. Unfortunately, it doesn’t get the same respect in the actual duelist community, with it being favored the least from the three Egyptian God Cards. When it was finally released to the public (it took a while compared to the show) a variation to it was also printed that allows a player to sacrifice his or her opponent's monsters to summon Ra. What's this card's name?
It's one powerful Spellcaster if you run a spell counter deck. What's its name?
This card isn't introduced in the show but is a popular staple for duelists running a spell counter /Spellcaster deck. This card has many pros: it's easy to summon (level four); it has a decent defense (2,000 defense points); it immediately gets a spell counter upon summoning; and if a Spellcaster monster of yours is to be destroyed, this card's effect allows you to remove a spell counter from any of your monsters to save it from destruction. A nifty card, right? What's this card's name?
This is the card Joey almost beats Marik with. What's its name?
This card is one of Joey's most remembered and used cards during Battle City and onward; he uses it against Marik, Weevil, Kaiba, and countless other duelists. This card is a strong addition to any Warrior-type deck for a few reasons: its attack and defense (18 attack/1,600 defense); it's easy to summon (a level-four monster), and its effect can save you from destructive equipment spells like "Mask of the Accursed" since any equipment card placed on it is immediately destroyed. What's this card's name?
This is the card Yugi uses to defeat Kaiba within Battle City. What's its name?
This is a well-known Spellcaster both in the game and in the real-life card game, and if you don't know its name, shame on you! Its effect can help a duelist shift the tides in his or her favor, especially if going up against a Dragon-type deck. When this card is summoned, it gains 500 attack points for every Dragon-type card on the field and both graveyards. In addition, you can negate an opponent's spell card's effect by discarding a card from your hand. What's its name?
Yugi uses this card in almost EVERY SINGLE duel in Duelist Kingdom. What's its name?
This card is used throughout all of season one but really isn't very useful in the actual card game. It has a low attack and defense, it's a Beaver-Warrior card, which in itself isn't a very popular monster card-type, and it has no useful effect. Nevertheless, millions of copies of this card were sold in "Starter Deck: Yugi," and its seen in almost every duel Yugi battles in during season one (including his battle against Pegasus). What's this card's name?
This is Rafael's most loved card. What's its name?
Rafael loves this card. He uses it despite its tarnished state and shows The Pharoah a lesson in appreciation (yes, he teaches the guy who preaches about 'the heart of the cards' a lesson) for the cards. Its effect is also quite useful. If you remove the equipment spell card "Celestial Sword Eatos" from it, you can remove from play monster cards from your opponent's graveyard until a non-monster card is picked up. Then, this card gains all of the removed monster's attack points. Those can be attack points in the ten-thousands! What's this all-mighty card's name?
This is Yugi's big defense in Battle City. What's the card's name?
This card's effect is altered for dramatic effect in Yu-Gi-Oh-Universe style, but its actual effect is still useful. If this card is targeted by a spell card while face down, flip it face up, negate the spell card's effect, and destroy it. Additionally, it has 2,600 attack points, which make for a great defense. Its con? When it's attacked, it changes in attack position at the end of the turn (and it only has 100 attack points). But still, this card is a great way to protect your life points for a few turns. What's its name?
This card gave Tea a chilling time during her duel in season 3. What's its name?
One of “The Big Five” uses this monster card as his Deck Master against Tea because he thinks he’ll easily beat her and take over her body. To his dismay, Tea’s smarts and the help of her own Deck Master turn the odds in her favor, allowing her to avoid a frigid eternity. This card effect is handy for water-type decks; it raises all the Water-type card’s attack points by 200 points and allows its owner to return an opponent’s card on the field to his or her hand when this card is flip summoned. What’s this card’s name?