Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL - Episode 097

"Countdown to Defeat! The Terror of Deck Destruction" is the ninety-seventh episode in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL anime. It first aired in Japan on March 31, 2013.

Yuma Tsukumo vs. Vector
Duel continues from the previous episode.

Turn 3: Yuma 

Yuma Sets a card (Yuma 1600 → 1100).

Turn 4: Vector 

Vector draws and activates Glorious Numbers to special summon Number 104: Masquerade Magician - Shining from his graveyard (2700/2000) and draw one card. Vector then activates an effect of Masquerade Magician to send the top card of an opponents deck to the graveyard. Magic Recycler is sent to the graveyard (Yuma's deck 3 → 2). Vector Set's a card.

Turn 5: Yuma 

Reginald Kastle vs. Durbe
Duel continues from the previous episode.

Turn 2: Durbe 

Durbe activates the effect of "Number 102: Holy Lightning - Glorious Halo", detaching one Overlay Unit to halve the ATK of "Number 32: Shark Drake" (2900 → 1900) and negate his effects. "Glorius Halo" attacks and destroys "Shark Drake" (Shark 3000 → 2400). Shark activates "Shark Revenge Splash", reviving "Shark Drake" with less 1000 ATK (2900/0 → 1900, Shark 2400 → 1900) and inflicting damage to Durbe equal to Shark Drake's curret ATK (Durbe 4000 → 2100).

Turn 3: Reginald

Shark performs the Chaos Xyz Evolution, overlaing "Shark Drake" to Xyz Summon "Number C32: Shark Drake Veiss" (2900/2100, Shark 1900 → 1300).

Kite Tenjo vs. Misael
Duel continues from the previous episode.

Turn 2: Misael 

Featured cards
The following cards appeared in this episode. Cards in italics debuted here.