Zero Turn Kill

A No Turn Kill, shortened NTK, is one of the rarest outcomes of a Duel. An NTK is achieved when one player wins during their opponent's first turn of the Duel, thus winning without ever having a turn. Known methods to achieve this are:


 * Drawing all five pieces of Exodia at the beginning of a Duel, before the player's own Draw Phase. This can be done either during the opening draw or through the opponent using cards such as Dark World Dealings and Cup of Ace.


 * In Traditional Format only, by activating Trap Cards after the player's Makyura the Destructor is sent to the Graveyard during their opponent's first turn


 * Using the last effect of Gorz the Emissary of Darkness in a certain situation


 * The opponent surrendering or intentionally losing on their first turn of the duel

NTKs require a great deal of luck, and with the exception of Exodia, rely heavily on the opponent.

The only time in the anime that an NTK happened was when Sartorius defeated Prince Ojin using his Intervention of Fate to activate Ace of Sword against Ojin's Satellite Cannon before his turn began. In the episode, it was referred to as a Zero Turn Kill.

Makyura the Destructor NTKs

 * First, your opponent must send a Makyura the Destructor from your hand to the Graveyard with a card like Hand Destruction. After that occurs, there are a few card combinations that can cause an NTK.


 * If you have Ring of Destruction and Barrel Behind the Door in your hand, and your opponent Summons a monster with 4000 ATK or more, activate Ring of Destruction and Barrel Behind the Door to inflict 8000 points of damage to your opponent.


 * Play several Draw Engine Trap Cards such as Reckless Greed and Jar of Greed to draw out all five pieces of Exodia.

Gorz the Emissary of Darkness NTK

 * First, your opponent must play a card that causes their Life Points to be lower than yours, such as Upstart Goblin.


 * Next, they must activate an effect that inflicts damage equal to or greater than their Life Points but lower than yours. Using the above Upstart Goblin as an example, they must activate an effect that inflicts at least 8000 damage but less than 9000 damage (for example, Tempest Magician's last effect). Note that for the NTK to work, this Effect Damage must be done as a single effect, not multiple small effects akin to a Burn Deck.


 * At this point, if you have Gorz in your hand, you can activate its last effect to inflict the same amount of damage to your opponent to win the Duel.

Arcana Force NTK

 * This combo relies on both The Dark Ruler OTK and World Lock, but this strategy isn't an OTK, is an FTK


 * This strategy works like that: you activate Arcana Force XXI - The World's effect during your very 1st turn to skip your opponent's turn, allowing you to attack twice with Arcana Force EX - The Dark Ruler, dealing 8000 damage. Note: this strategy has been converted to an NTK (or Zero Turn Kill) since you get to attack during your very 1st turn, as if you haven't got any turn to perform this.