Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist - Duel 176

"The Crumbling Darkness", is the 176th chapter of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist manga in the English version and the 235th chapter of Yu-Gi-Oh! in the Japanese version.

Featured Duel: Dark Bakura vs. Dark Marik
Turn 3: Dark Bakura Dark Bakura draws. Dark Bakura's hand contains "Dark Necrofear" and "Destiny Board," as well as 3 other cards to be later revealed. He Sets two cards, and then he Normal Summons "Gelnia" in Defense Position. (1300/1200)

Turn 4: Dark Marik Dark Marik draws. He activates Spell Card, "Card of Sanctity," allowing both players to draw cards until the hold six cards in their hand. Dark Bakura activates his Set Spell Card "Dark Designator," allowing him to declare a Monster Card name, and add the declared card to Dark Marik's hand if it is in his Deck. He declares "The Sun Dragon Ra," and Dark Marik adds "The Sun Dragon Ra" from his Deck to his hand. Dark Bakura activates his Set Trap Card, "Multiple Destruction." Since a player holds at least three cards, both players discard their hands, then draw five cards. Dark Bakura then takes damage equal to 100 times the number of cards he discarded. (Bakura: 2900)

Turn 5: Bakura Dark Bakura draws. He Sets a card and then he Tributes "Gelnia" to Normal Summon "Puppet Master." (0/0) The effect of "Puppet Master" activates since it was Summoned, Special Summoning three monsters from Dark Bakura's Graveyard, but he must pay 1000 Life Points. (Bakura: 1900) He Special Summons "Dark Necrofear," (2200/2800) "Headless Knight" (1450/1700) and "Gelnia." Since Special Summoned monsters cannot attack in the turn they are Summoned, he ends his turn.

Turn 6: Dark Marik Dark Marik draws what appears to be "Monster Reborn," based on his reaction to the draw.

Duel continues in the next chapter...

Production History
This chapter was first printed in Japanese in the Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. It was reprinted in volume 20 of ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist''.