Yugi's Top 10 Most IMPORTANT Cards

Yu-Gi-Oh! has changed a lot since the first season of the anime, with the game having grown steadily more complex, and cards more powerful as time went on.

But even with this persistent power-creep, Yami Yugi has remained as loyal to his cards as they have to him, no matter the era or timeline; Whether he’s facing God’s in Battle City, forging Bonds Beyond Time or exploring The Dark Side of Dimensions, he’s always treated his cards more like loyal companions instead of just creatures, and has inspired thousands of real life duelists to do just the same.

So in this video we’re going to go over the ten most important cards in Yugi’s decks, how they were used in the anime or manga, and whether or not these cards have had any kind of impact on the real life Yu-Gi-Oh! metagame

Script by Cursed-Eyes
Edited by Lily

├ The List
Intro: (0:00)
10. Kuriboh: (0:40)
9. Swords Of Revealing Light: (3:59)
8. Gaia The Fierce Knight: (6:18)
7. Summoned Skull: (8:23)
6. Mirror Force: (10:51)
5. Exodia, The Forbidden One: (13:44)
4. Monster Reborn: (16:44)
3. Slifer The Sky Dragon: (19:02)
2. Dark Magician Girl: (21:15)
1. Dark Magician: (23:58)

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[SlimyGreenSlime]

In the manga series, Pegasus actually was in disbelief when Yugi played Kuriboh.

"Kuriboh!? You're kidding me, someone actually uses that card?"

This coming from the man who in-universe created duel monsters.

[amenchaouachi]

What i love in the Yu-Gi-Oh animes is that the protagonist ace monster always have 2500 attack and the rival's ace have 3000

[TheAverageGuyTAG]

"And making his show-stopping entrance at number one is Yugi's faithful loyal companion, guardian and friend, who's always been by his side through the best and worst, and who Yugi can always depend on to guide him on the right path when going through the harshest trials and tribulations, Beaver Warrior."

[Piquezzo]

you'd think that kuriboh and summoned skull were far more powerful because of how dumb rules were in the early anime, but it's still fun to see that summoned skull was the OG boss monster in the first eras of the tcg

[RedDragonForce]

@ 10:40
The irony is that Summoned Skull had an entire archetype now. Alongside a Fusion, Synchro, XYZ, and Ritual form. And that’s not counting the Skull Archfiend of Lightning retrain.

Such a beloved card.

[brianreilly]

Summoned Skull also shows the bonds of friendship between Yugi and Joey. Summoned Skull and Red-Eyes Black Dragon can be fused into Black Skull Dragon. In the first double duel of the series, Yugi and Joey did just that to defeat the Paradox brother.
Edit: Yes, Dragoon can also be said to show the strength of their friendship, but that was not in the original show.

[christopherfeatherley]

I really like how most, if not all, of Yugi's monsters branched off to archetypes of their own, rather than just turn into support for one archetype (like Lord of D for Kaiba, or Gearfried for Joey)

[ButFirstHeLitItOnFire]

You know, the Exodia cards were always in such a strange spot:
They’re some of the most powerful cards in the anime, but the TCG/OCG meta doesn’t reflect that often, but when it DOES then it’s a sign that something is deeply wrong in the game itself.

[khntou]

King/Jack/Queen's Knight came up at pivotal momments when Yugi needed flex tribute summons or monster fotter.
Magical Hats is still one of the most unique cards ever and I think is probably among the best cards Yugi had.
Gardna and Mystical Elf were used as pure defensive walls, and were mostly ok back in those days.

[Billy_Wyatt]

All the main DM characters need to be part of this series to show how important their monsters were and their legacy in the current state of the game.

[Mouradin]

Holy crap, how did I never know Gaia became the Black Luster Soldier?!? I just knew he was the ritual sacrifice but I never realized the similarities in their armor

[scottbecker]

Kuriboh also paved the way for hand traps by being the first card to be discarded in response to an opponent's play to activate an effect.

[Elizabeth-kvlg]

I think "Top 10 Boss Monsters not part of an official archetype", "Top 10 Most expensive cards ever and why they are so expensive", "Top 10 Side Deck only cards", "Top 10 Worst Extra Deck monsters that can be brought out differently than their original materials", and "Top 10 Rogue Decks" would be a great idea for more lists. ^^

[VenomG]

Very unique, brings back memories of the good old days of yugioh
Definitely wouldn't mind seeing a part 2 and that of other characters

[ButFirstHeLitItOnFire]

4:04 Idea for a Combo retrain of this and Silent Swordsman:

_Silent Swordsman of Revealing Light_ (LIGHT)
Level 7
Warrior/Effect
_(Quick Effect) You can special summon this card by tributing 1 “Swords of Revealing Light” or “LV” monster from your hand or field. Unaffected by Spell cards or effects, and cannot be destroyed by battle. Once while this card is on the field (Quick effect), you can activate the following effect, but if you do, this card leaves the field during the end phase of your opponent’s 3rd turn:_
⚪️ If your opponent controls a face-down monster, flip all monsters they control face-up. While this card is face-up on the field, Neither Player can declare attacks or activate spell cards or effects.
_If this card leaves the field after it activates it’s effect(s), unless by it’s own effect(s): Special summon 1 “Silent” Monster from your hand or GY, Ignoring it’s summoning conditions._
ATK/2800 DEF/1000

[strawberrymilkshake]

One of the reason I really like Yugi as main character that he truly loves his cards, treating them as companions and thanks to it, all of his cards are straight iconic.

[justnikollas]

I believe this is one of the best videos so far, it was so fun to revive some of the memories from the first anime, and showed how some of this cards were so important even as a meta defining, or just as a cool mechanic, even when is not as strong in TCG.

[ButFirstHeLitItOnFire]

6:28 Idea for a Gaia retrain:

_Loyal Gaia The Fierce Knight_ (EARTH)
Level 7
Warrior/Effect
_You can normal summon this card without tributing if you control a level 5 Dragon monster, level 6 fiend monster, level 7 Spellcaster monster, or level 8 Warrior monster. If this card is normal or special summoned, you can add 1 Dragon, Fiend, Spellcaster or Warrior monster to your hand (From your deck or GY). You can only activate this effect of “Loyal Gaia The Fierce Knight” once per turn. If a monster you control is targeted for an attack: You can change the attack target to this card._
ATK/2300 DEF/2100

[clownplayer]

Yugi and Joey's friendship is so strong it even reached the banlist.

[ThisIsntmyrealnameGoogle]

This video is one of the most wholesome videos I’ve seen in a while lmaooo loved it!