DRAW

This article is about the Duel result. For the action, see draw a card.

DRAW
A DRAW by simultaneous depletion of LP in Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL
Japanese	引（ひ）き分（わ）け
Japanese (ruby)	ひきわけ
Japanese (base text)	引き分け
Japanese (romanized)	Hikiwake
English	DRAW
Other names French: ÉGALITÉ German: UNENTSCHIEDEN Italian: PAREGGIO Korean: 무승부 (無勝負) Museungbu Portuguese: empate Spanish: EMPATE Traditional Chinese: 平手 Píngshǒu / Ping4 sau2

A Duel results in a DRAW (Japanese: 引（ひ）き分（わ）け Hikiwake) when both players satisfy a victory condition at the same time.

Examples:

• Both players' Life Points become 0 by a single card effect at the same time, such as that of "Self-Destruct Button", "Tremendous Fire", or "Destruction Ring".
• A single card effect causes both players to draw cards when neither player has enough cards left in their Deck, such as that of "Card Destruction" or "Morphing Jar".
• A single card effect causes both players to add all 5 pieces of "Exodia" to their hand, such as "Emissary of the Afterlife" or the above "Card Destruction" or "Morphing Jar". This can also happen during the initial draw of the game, which is the only way to DRAW before either player starts their turn.
• Both players activate "Final Countdown" on adjacent turns, and then the later player uses "Pyro Clock of Destiny" to advance their "Final Countdown" by one turn, causing both to win simultaneously 19 turns later.
• At the end of a turn when "Last Turn" was activated, both players' monsters remained on the field or both left the field. This is the only card whose text specifically mentions a DRAW.
• It is also possible for two different types of victory conditions to be fulfilled by one effect, such as completing "Exodia" by returning a piece from the field to the hand that was Summoned by "Relay Soul".

Unlike a Duel, a Match can never end in a DRAW in official tournaments. If a Match would end in a DRAW, extra Duels are played until the Match is decided (even if the Match time limit runs out, in which case the Duels transition to sudden death). Outside of a tournament, a match can end in a DRAW if both players have one victory and one DRAW or if all three duels end in a draw.

Since ending Duels in DRAWs tends to significantly slow down official tournaments, many cards that easily enable DRAWs (such as the majority of the cards listed above) have been made Limited or Forbidden. One card, "Ring of Destruction", has specifically had its text changed to prevent it from causing a DRAW, with the victory condition rules changed with it as a result

In card texts, the term DRAW is always written with all capital letters to distinguish it from the common term of "to draw a card".

In the anime, a duel that is interrupted prior to its conclusion is sometimes considered a DRAW. However, this largely depends on the context of the story, since interrupted duels have also been treated as FORFEIT and NO RESULT.

In the anime

In the anime, a DRAW has occurred in the following occasions.

1. Dark Yugi and Seto Kaiba
2. Yugi Muto and Joey Wheeler
3. Alister and Seto Kaiba
4. Jaden Yuki and Zane Truesdale
5. Yubel and Jesse Anderson (who was with Jaden)
6. The Supreme King and Axel Brodie
7. Jaden Yuki and Yubel
8. Luna and Professor Frank
9. Crow Hogan and Broder
10. Kite Tenjo and Astral
11. Astral and Number 96
12. Gong Strong and Kit Blade
13. Yuya Sakaki and Aster Phoenix
14. Playmaker and Revolver

Unsuccessfully attempted DRAW

1. Joey Wheeler (against Mai Valentine)
2. Alexis Rhodes (against Chazz Princeton)
3. Tyranno Hassleberry (against Syrus Truesdale)
4. Mr. Stein (against Jaden Yuki)
5. Atticus Rhodes (against Yusuke Fujiwara)
6. Jack Atlas (against Carly Carmine)
7. Nicolas (against Jack Atlas)
8. Jack Atlas (against Jinbei Tanigawa)
9. Number 96 (against Astral, who took over for Yuma Tsukumo)
10. Mizar (against Don Thousand)
11. Yuma Tsukumo (against Nash)
12. Barrett (against Declan Akaba)
13. Crow Hogan (against Battle Beast)

Forbidden/Limited Cards:

The following cards were placed on the forbidden/limited list either in part or entirely due to their ability to end a duel in a draw. Note that some of the following cards were added to the list for additional reasons which are not listed on this table.

Card name	Limitation	Reason for causing a DRAW	Notes
Morphing Jar	Forbidden	If both players have less than 5 cards in their respective decks when this card is activated, the duel will end in a DRAW.
Card Destruction	Forbidden	If both players have less cards in their decks than their respective hands, the duel will end in a DRAW/
Last Turn	Forbidden	This card determines the outcome of a duel based on one monster attacking another. If neither monster is destroyed or if both are destroyed, the duel ends in a DRAW.	It is especially easy to cause a DRAW with this card by using a monster that cannot be destroyed by battle.
Self-Destruct Button	Forbidden	This card ends the duel in a DRAW if its activation conditions are met.	This card was forbidden after a group of players designed a deck that used this card to disrupt tournaments.
Ring of Destruction	Limited (Formerly Forbidden)	When it was first printed, Ring of Destruction inflicted damage to both players simultaneously, so it could end the duel in a DRAW by targeting a monster whose ATK was greater than both players' remaining life points. This is no longer possible, since the card was changed. It now inflicts damage to its controller first.	Prior to its errata, this card was the most consistent way to end a duel in a DRAW.