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− | Kaiba mainly runs Decks that centralize on a [[beatdown]] strategy to aggressively overwhelm his opponents with high ATK monsters. During the first several arcs of the Yu-Gi-Oh anime, his Deck is composed of vicious-looking monsters, with most of them being [[DARK]] [[Fiend]]-Type. The Spells and Traps in his Deck normally serve to disrupt and counter any strategies his opponents would use. His monster lineup is spearheaded by his signature card, "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]" and its Fusion form, "[[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]]". In the later arcs, he incorporates "[[Virus]]" | + | Kaiba mainly runs Decks that centralize on a [[beatdown]] strategy to aggressively overwhelm his opponents with high ATK monsters. During the first several arcs of the Yu-Gi-Oh anime, his Deck is composed of vicious-looking monsters, with most of them being [[DARK]] [[Fiend]]-Type. The Spells and Traps in his Deck normally serve to disrupt and counter any strategies his opponents would use. His monster lineup is spearheaded by his signature card, "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]" and its Fusion form, "[[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]]". In the later arcs, he incorporates "[[Virus]]" cards such as "[[Giant Germ (anime)|Giant Germ]]", "[[Crush Card]]", and "[[Virus Cannon (anime)|Virus Cannon]]" that give it the traits of a Virus Control Deck and [[swarm]] Deck, destroying all monsters in his opponent's Deck with more than 1500 ATK, further crippling their ability to defend against him. |
As the series evolves, Kaiba's switches his focus towards [[Dragon]]-Type monsters. His later Decks are composed of a diverse lineup of Dragon-Type monsters and Dragon-Type support cards such as "[[Spear Dragon (anime)|Spear Dragon]]", "[[Luster Dragon 2 (anime)|Luster Dragon #2]]", | As the series evolves, Kaiba's switches his focus towards [[Dragon]]-Type monsters. His later Decks are composed of a diverse lineup of Dragon-Type monsters and Dragon-Type support cards such as "[[Spear Dragon (anime)|Spear Dragon]]", "[[Luster Dragon 2 (anime)|Luster Dragon #2]]", | ||
[[Different Dimension Dragon (anime)|Different Dimension Dragon]]", "[[Paladin of White Dragon (anime)|Paladin of White Dragon]]", and "[[Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End (anime)|Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End]]" while still maintaining "Blue Eyes White Dragon" and "Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon" as his most aggressive boss monsters. His later Decks still retain much of the aggressive beatdown strategies to wreak havoc upon his opponents with high ATK incorporated with Dragon-type support cards that contain inherent self-protection effects. | [[Different Dimension Dragon (anime)|Different Dimension Dragon]]", "[[Paladin of White Dragon (anime)|Paladin of White Dragon]]", and "[[Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End (anime)|Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End]]" while still maintaining "Blue Eyes White Dragon" and "Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon" as his most aggressive boss monsters. His later Decks still retain much of the aggressive beatdown strategies to wreak havoc upon his opponents with high ATK incorporated with Dragon-type support cards that contain inherent self-protection effects. | ||
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− | + | ===Childhood Deck=== | |
− | + | This Deck is seen in a flashback during the [[Virtual World (arc)|Virtual World]] arc. These cards were taken away by [[Gozaburo Kaiba]], and were taken back by [[Mokuba Kaiba]]. | |
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− | This Deck is seen in a flashback during the [[Virtual World]] arc. These cards were taken away by [[Gozaburo Kaiba]], and were taken back by [[Mokuba Kaiba]]. | ||
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During [[Duelist Kingdom]], his Deck utilized various brutal appearing monsters to reflect his personality. [[Ghost Kaiba]] also utilized Kaiba's Deck and the [[Duel Computer]] also used some of his cards when Kaiba wanted to test [[Duel Disk#Duel Disk (version 2)|his new Duel Disk system]]. Notably, his signature card (through all seasons of the anime and manga) is the "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]". His main plan consists of using "[[Saggi the Dark Clown (anime)|Saggi the Dark Clown]]" as bait, then use "[[Crush Card]]" to destroy the opponent's Deck. Against Yugi he tries regaining Life Points or destroying the opponents cards to stall until he draws the right cards required for Summoning "[[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]]" for the final blow. | During [[Duelist Kingdom]], his Deck utilized various brutal appearing monsters to reflect his personality. [[Ghost Kaiba]] also utilized Kaiba's Deck and the [[Duel Computer]] also used some of his cards when Kaiba wanted to test [[Duel Disk#Duel Disk (version 2)|his new Duel Disk system]]. Notably, his signature card (through all seasons of the anime and manga) is the "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]". His main plan consists of using "[[Saggi the Dark Clown (anime)|Saggi the Dark Clown]]" as bait, then use "[[Crush Card]]" to destroy the opponent's Deck. Against Yugi he tries regaining Life Points or destroying the opponents cards to stall until he draws the right cards required for Summoning "[[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]]" for the final blow. | ||
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After obtaining "[[Obelisk the Tormentor (anime)|Obelisk the Tormentor]]" and developing [[Duel Disk#Duel Disk (version 2)|the Duel Disk]], Kaiba creates a Deck to test them both out and Duels against a [[Duel Computer]], which used some of Kaiba's own cards. | After obtaining "[[Obelisk the Tormentor (anime)|Obelisk the Tormentor]]" and developing [[Duel Disk#Duel Disk (version 2)|the Duel Disk]], Kaiba creates a Deck to test them both out and Duels against a [[Duel Computer]], which used some of Kaiba's own cards. | ||
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In [[Battle City]], Kaiba's Deck takes on several traits of a '''[[Virus Control Deck|Virus]] Deck''', which focuses on removing cards from his opponents' Decks and leaving them with limited options. One of the main strategies in this Deck includes using "[[Crush Card Virus (later DM anime)|Crush Card Virus]]" and "[[Virus Cannon (anime)|Virus Cannon]]" to [[mill]] his opponents' Decks, while also attempting to Summon "[[Obelisk the Tormentor (anime)|Obelisk the Tormentor]]" for the finishing blow. His "Obelisk the Tormentor" is supported with "[[Soul Exchange (anime)|Soul Exchange]]", and if that fails, he uses his "[[A-to-Z|XYZ]]" monsters as offense until he is able to Summon "Obelisk". | In [[Battle City]], Kaiba's Deck takes on several traits of a '''[[Virus Control Deck|Virus]] Deck''', which focuses on removing cards from his opponents' Decks and leaving them with limited options. One of the main strategies in this Deck includes using "[[Crush Card Virus (later DM anime)|Crush Card Virus]]" and "[[Virus Cannon (anime)|Virus Cannon]]" to [[mill]] his opponents' Decks, while also attempting to Summon "[[Obelisk the Tormentor (anime)|Obelisk the Tormentor]]" for the finishing blow. His "Obelisk the Tormentor" is supported with "[[Soul Exchange (anime)|Soul Exchange]]", and if that fails, he uses his "[[A-to-Z|XYZ]]" monsters as offense until he is able to Summon "Obelisk". | ||
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* [[Obelisk the Tormentor (anime)|Obelisk the Tormentor]]<ref group=Notes name=obelisk>This card was present in his Deck prior to [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 135|episode 135]].</ref> | * [[Obelisk the Tormentor (anime)|Obelisk the Tormentor]]<ref group=Notes name=obelisk>This card was present in his Deck prior to [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 135|episode 135]].</ref> | ||
* [[Sword of Soul]] | * [[Sword of Soul]] | ||
+ | * [[Swordstalker (anime)|Swordstalker]]<ref group=Notes name=aseffect></ref><ref group=Notes name=hand73>This card can be seen in his hand in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 073|episode 73]].</ref> | ||
* [[Thunder Dragon (anime)|Thunder Dragon]] x3 | * [[Thunder Dragon (anime)|Thunder Dragon]] x3 | ||
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* [[Virus Cannon (anime)|Virus Cannon]] | * [[Virus Cannon (anime)|Virus Cannon]] | ||
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− | * [[Attack Guidance Armor]] | + | * [[Attack Guidance Armor (anime)|Attack Guidance Armor]] |
* [[Cloning (anime)|Cloning]] | * [[Cloning (anime)|Cloning]] | ||
* [[Crush Card Virus (later DM anime)|Crush Card Virus]] | * [[Crush Card Virus (later DM anime)|Crush Card Virus]] | ||
* [[Final Attack Orders (anime)|Final Attack Orders]] | * [[Final Attack Orders (anime)|Final Attack Orders]] | ||
− | * [[Magical Trick Mirror]] | + | * [[Magical Trick Mirror (anime)|Magical Trick Mirror]] |
* [[Power Balance]] | * [[Power Balance]] | ||
* [[Ring of Destruction (anime)|Ring of Destruction]] | * [[Ring of Destruction (anime)|Ring of Destruction]] | ||
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The Virtual World Deck is very similar to Kaiba's Battle City Deck, though with more emphasis on [[Dragon]]-[[Type]] monsters, and without his [[Egyptian God]] (as the Virtual World's Deck construction list excludes the God Cards). | The Virtual World Deck is very similar to Kaiba's Battle City Deck, though with more emphasis on [[Dragon]]-[[Type]] monsters, and without his [[Egyptian God]] (as the Virtual World's Deck construction list excludes the God Cards). | ||
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* [[A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon (anime)|A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon]] | * [[A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon (anime)|A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon]] | ||
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* [[Double Snare (anime)|Double Snare]]<ref group=Notes name=hiro>This card was sent from the top of his Deck to the [[Graveyard]] via the effect of "[[Hiro's Shadow Scout (anime)|Hiro's Shadow Scout]]" in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 108|episode 108]].</ref> | * [[Double Snare (anime)|Double Snare]]<ref group=Notes name=hiro>This card was sent from the top of his Deck to the [[Graveyard]] via the effect of "[[Hiro's Shadow Scout (anime)|Hiro's Shadow Scout]]" in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 108|episode 108]].</ref> | ||
* [[Heavy Storm (anime)|Heavy Storm]] | * [[Heavy Storm (anime)|Heavy Storm]] | ||
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− | + | ===Waking the Dragons=== | |
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During the Waking the Dragons arc, Kaiba uses a '''[[Virus Control Deck|Virus]]/[[Fang of Critias|Critias]] Deck'''. Kaiba's Deck evolves considerably, as he begins to include many more [[Dragon]]s in his Deck, while also gaining "[[Fang of Critias]]", and still supporting "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]" and "[[A-to-Z|XYZ]]" monsters. He supports many of his Trap Cards with "Fang of Critias", creating powerful monsters to defeat the opponent. | During the Waking the Dragons arc, Kaiba uses a '''[[Virus Control Deck|Virus]]/[[Fang of Critias|Critias]] Deck'''. Kaiba's Deck evolves considerably, as he begins to include many more [[Dragon]]s in his Deck, while also gaining "[[Fang of Critias]]", and still supporting "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]" and "[[A-to-Z|XYZ]]" monsters. He supports many of his Trap Cards with "Fang of Critias", creating powerful monsters to defeat the opponent. | ||
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* [[Paladin of White Dragon (anime)|Paladin of White Dragon]] | * [[Paladin of White Dragon (anime)|Paladin of White Dragon]] | ||
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− | * [[Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon]]<ref group=Notes name=betyrant>This was only named in the dub and is in reality just "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]" affected by the [[card effect|effect]] of "[[Tyrant Burst Dragon (anime)|Tyrant Burst Dragon]]".</ref> | + | * [[Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon]]<ref group=Notes name=betyrant>This was only named in the dub and is in reality just "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]" affected by the [[card effect|effect]] of "[[Tyrant Burst Dragon (anime)|Tyrant Burst Dragon]]".</ref> |
* [[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]] | * [[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]] | ||
* [[XYZ-Dragon Cannon (anime)|XYZ-Dragon Cannon]] | * [[XYZ-Dragon Cannon (anime)|XYZ-Dragon Cannon]] | ||
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* [[Cloning (anime)|Cloning]] | * [[Cloning (anime)|Cloning]] | ||
* [[Crush Card Virus (later DM anime)|Crush Card Virus]] | * [[Crush Card Virus (later DM anime)|Crush Card Virus]] | ||
− | * [[Magical Trick Mirror]] | + | * [[Magical Trick Mirror (anime)|Magical Trick Mirror]] |
* [[Ring of Destruction (anime)|Ring of Destruction]] | * [[Ring of Destruction (anime)|Ring of Destruction]] | ||
* [[Tyrant Wing (anime)|Tyrant Wing]] | * [[Tyrant Wing (anime)|Tyrant Wing]] | ||
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Kaiba only Dueled once in the [[Grand Championship]] arc (in order to officially disqualify [[Zigfried von Schroeder]]). This Deck, which still consisted mostly of [[Dragon]]s, focused on [[swarm]]ing the field with monsters that were [[Banish|removed from play]], using "[[Dimension Fusion (anime)|Dimension Fusion]]". | Kaiba only Dueled once in the [[Grand Championship]] arc (in order to officially disqualify [[Zigfried von Schroeder]]). This Deck, which still consisted mostly of [[Dragon]]s, focused on [[swarm]]ing the field with monsters that were [[Banish|removed from play]], using "[[Dimension Fusion (anime)|Dimension Fusion]]". | ||
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* [[Spell Reproduction (anime)|Spell Reproduction]] | * [[Spell Reproduction (anime)|Spell Reproduction]] | ||
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* [[Cloning (anime)|Cloning]]<ref group=Notes name=gracedis>This card was discarded via the effect of "[[Graceful Charity (anime)|Graceful Charity]]" in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 195|episode 195]].</ref> | * [[Cloning (anime)|Cloning]]<ref group=Notes name=gracedis>This card was discarded via the effect of "[[Graceful Charity (anime)|Graceful Charity]]" in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 195|episode 195]].</ref> | ||
* [[Flat Lv 4]] | * [[Flat Lv 4]] | ||
− | * [[Magical Trick Mirror]] | + | * [[Magical Trick Mirror (anime)|Magical Trick Mirror]] |
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− | + | ===Dawn of the Duel=== | |
− | + | Kaiba Duels once in this arc as well, against [[Yami Bakura]], but the Duel is not finished because his opponent leaves in the middle of it. Against Bakura, he included cards from previous arcs, focusing mainly on his "Blue-Eyes White Dragon". Kaiba uses cards from previous arcs while he's in ancient Egypt to protect himself and others from harm. Additional cards from the deck are seen in his [[#Fourth Briefcase|fourth briefcase]]. | |
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− | Kaiba Duels once in this arc as well, against [[Yami Bakura]], but the Duel is not finished because his opponent leaves in the middle of it. Against Bakura, he included cards from previous arcs, focusing mainly on his "Blue-Eyes White Dragon". Kaiba uses cards from previous arcs while he's in ancient Egypt to protect himself and others from harm. | ||
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* [[The Flute of Summoning Dragon (anime)|The Flute of Summoning Dragon]] | * [[The Flute of Summoning Dragon (anime)|The Flute of Summoning Dragon]] | ||
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− | * [[Attack Guidance Armor]] | + | * [[Attack Guidance Armor (anime)|Attack Guidance Armor]] |
* [[Cloning (anime)|Cloning]] | * [[Cloning (anime)|Cloning]] | ||
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− | === | + | ===Briefcases=== |
On more than one occasion, Kaiba has opened his briefcase to reveal a large collection of rare cards. | On more than one occasion, Kaiba has opened his briefcase to reveal a large collection of rare cards. | ||
− | + | ====First briefcase==== | |
+ | In {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|001|ref}}, upon hearing that Solomon Muto has a "Blue-Eyes White Dragon", Kaiba brings a briefcase full of rare cards in an attempt to trade him for it. | ||
− | + | {{Decklist|First briefcase | |
− | {{Decklist|First | ||
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* [[Air Eater (anime)|Air Eater]] | * [[Air Eater (anime)|Air Eater]] | ||
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− | + | ====Second briefcase==== | |
+ | Kaiba brought a briefcase to [[Duelist Kingdom]] containing his prototype for the Duel Disk as well as many other valuable cards. The contents of this briefcase were seen in {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|016|ref}} and {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|026|ref}}. | ||
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− | {{Decklist|Second | ||
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* [[Armored Lizard (anime)|Armored Lizard]] | * [[Armored Lizard (anime)|Armored Lizard]] | ||
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+ | In {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|060|ref}}, when Kaiba wanted to test the power of his new "[[Obelisk the Tormentor (anime)|Obelisk the Tormentor]]" card, he challenged [[Koji Nagumo]] to a Duel. To ensure that Nagumo stood a challenge, Kaiba gave Nagumo a briefcase full of rare cards to enhance his own Deck, which he could keep if he defeated Kaiba. Kaiba proceeded to quickly Summon "Obelisk" and defeat Nagumo. | ||
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− | {{Decklist|Third | ||
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* [[Alligator's Sword (anime)|Alligator's Sword]] | * [[Alligator's Sword (anime)|Alligator's Sword]] | ||
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+ | In {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|200}}, when Kaiba was challenged to a Duel by [[Yami Bakura]], his briefcase was shown to contain his own Deck. | ||
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+ | {{Decklist|Fourth briefcase | ||
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+ | * [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]] | ||
+ | * [[Curse of Dragon (anime)|Curse of Dragon]] | ||
+ | * [[Vorse Raider (anime)|Vorse Raider]] x2 | ||
+ | * [[X-Head Cannon (anime)|X-Head Cannon]] | ||
+ | |effect monsters = | ||
+ | * [[Dark Ruler Ha Des]] (Dub) | ||
+ | * [[Different Dimension Dragon (later anime)|Different Dimension Dragon]] | ||
+ | * [[Kaiser Glider (anime)|Kaiser Glider]] | ||
+ | * [[Lord of D. (anime)|Lord of Dragons]] | ||
+ | * [[Spear Dragon (anime)|Spear Dragon]] | ||
+ | |union monsters = | ||
+ | * [[Pitch-Dark Dragon (anime)|Pitch-Dark Dragon]] | ||
+ | * [[Y-Dragon Head (anime)|Y-Dragon Head]] | ||
+ | * [[Z-Metal Tank (anime)|Z-Metal Tank]] | ||
+ | |ritual monsters = | ||
+ | * [[Paladin of White Dragon (anime)|Paladin of White Dragon]] | ||
+ | |fusion monsters = | ||
+ | * [[Dragon Master Knight (anime)|Dragon Master Knight]] | ||
+ | * [[XYZ-Dragon Cannon (anime)|XYZ-Dragon Cannon]] | ||
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+ | * [[A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon (anime)|A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon]] | ||
+ | * [[Cost Down (anime)|Cost Down]] | ||
+ | * [[De-Fusion]] (Dub) | ||
+ | * [[Emergency Provisions (anime)|Emergency Provisions]] | ||
+ | * [[Monster Reborn (anime)|Monster Reborn]] | ||
+ | * [[Mystical Space Typhoon (anime)|Mystical Space Typhoon]] | ||
+ | * [[Negate Attack (later DM anime)|Negate Attack]] | ||
+ | * [[Polymerization (anime)|Polymerization]] | ||
+ | * [[Pot of Greed (anime)|Pot of Greed]] | ||
+ | * [[Shrink (later anime)|Shrink]] | ||
+ | * [[Silent Doom (anime)|Silent Doom]] | ||
+ | * [[Soul Absorption (anime)|Soul Absorption]] | ||
+ | * [[Swords of Revealing Light (anime)|Swords of Revealing Light]] | ||
+ | * [[The Flute of Summoning Dragon (anime)|The Flute of Summoning Dragon]] | ||
+ | |traps = | ||
+ | * [[Attack Guidance Armor (anime)|Attack Guidance Armor]] | ||
+ | * [[Cloning (later anime)|Cloning]] | ||
+ | * [[Magical Trick Mirror (anime)|Magical Trick Mirror]] | ||
+ | * [[Ring of Destruction (anime)|Ring of Destruction]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | ====Fifth briefcase==== | ||
+ | In {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|220}}, Kaiba offers a briefcase of his best and most powerful cards to Yugi before Yugi's Duel against the Pharaoh. | ||
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* [[Beast of Talwar (anime)|Beast of Talwar]] | * [[Beast of Talwar (anime)|Beast of Talwar]] | ||
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− | === | + | ===Yu-Gi-Oh! GX=== |
− | ====Early manga | + | {| style="float:right; margin-bottom:5px;" border="1" width="50%" |
+ | ! colspan="3" style="background: #00FF00; text-align: center;" | Record | ||
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+ | ! Opponent(s) | ||
+ | ! Episode(s) | ||
+ | ! Outcome(s) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Gerard]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 021|21]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 022|22]] || Win (flashback) | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | Kaiba was only shown Dueling during [[Gerard]]'s flashback. He defeated him with "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]". | ||
+ | {{-}} | ||
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+ | ==Manga== | ||
+ | ===Early manga=== | ||
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− | Seto's early Deck includes these cards as well two [[List of unnamed cards# | + | Seto's early Deck includes these cards as well two [[List of unnamed cards#Kaiba's Duel 10 monster|unnamed]] [[List of unnamed cards#Kaiba's Death-T monster|monsters]]. |
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* [[Stop Defense (original manga)|Stop Defense]] | * [[Stop Defense (original manga)|Stop Defense]] | ||
* [[Crush Card (manga)|Crush Card]]<ref group=Notes name=trapasvirus>This card was played as a [[Virus Card]]. It is a [[Trap Card]] in the ''TCG''/''OCG''.</ref> | * [[Crush Card (manga)|Crush Card]]<ref group=Notes name=trapasvirus>This card was played as a [[Virus Card]]. It is a [[Trap Card]] in the ''TCG''/''OCG''.</ref> | ||
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* [[White Dragon Ritual (anime)|White Dragon Ritual]] | * [[White Dragon Ritual (anime)|White Dragon Ritual]] | ||
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* ''[[Cloning (anime)|Cloning]]''<ref group=Notes>The novel reveals he removes this card from his Deck to add "[[Pyramid of Light (anime)|Pyramid of Light]]".</ref> | * ''[[Cloning (anime)|Cloning]]''<ref group=Notes>The novel reveals he removes this card from his Deck to add "[[Pyramid of Light (anime)|Pyramid of Light]]".</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Characters' Decks]] | [[Category:Characters' Decks]] |
Revision as of 07:53, 16 March 2023
Kaiba mainly runs Decks that centralize on a beatdown strategy to aggressively overwhelm his opponents with high ATK monsters. During the first several arcs of the Yu-Gi-Oh anime, his Deck is composed of vicious-looking monsters, with most of them being DARK Fiend-Type. The Spells and Traps in his Deck normally serve to disrupt and counter any strategies his opponents would use. His monster lineup is spearheaded by his signature card, "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" and its Fusion form, "Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon". In the later arcs, he incorporates "Virus" cards such as "Giant Germ", "Crush Card", and "Virus Cannon" that give it the traits of a Virus Control Deck and swarm Deck, destroying all monsters in his opponent's Deck with more than 1500 ATK, further crippling their ability to defend against him.
As the series evolves, Kaiba's switches his focus towards Dragon-Type monsters. His later Decks are composed of a diverse lineup of Dragon-Type monsters and Dragon-Type support cards such as "Spear Dragon", "Luster Dragon #2", Different Dimension Dragon", "Paladin of White Dragon", and "Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End" while still maintaining "Blue Eyes White Dragon" and "Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon" as his most aggressive boss monsters. His later Decks still retain much of the aggressive beatdown strategies to wreak havoc upon his opponents with high ATK incorporated with Dragon-type support cards that contain inherent self-protection effects.
NAS anime
Childhood Deck
This Deck is seen in a flashback during the Virtual World arc. These cards were taken away by Gozaburo Kaiba, and were taken back by Mokuba Kaiba.
Duelist Kingdom
During Duelist Kingdom, his Deck utilized various brutal appearing monsters to reflect his personality. Ghost Kaiba also utilized Kaiba's Deck and the Duel Computer also used some of his cards when Kaiba wanted to test his new Duel Disk system. Notably, his signature card (through all seasons of the anime and manga) is the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon". His main plan consists of using "Saggi the Dark Clown" as bait, then use "Crush Card" to destroy the opponent's Deck. Against Yugi he tries regaining Life Points or destroying the opponents cards to stall until he draws the right cards required for Summoning "Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon" for the final blow.
Test Deck
After obtaining "Obelisk the Tormentor" and developing the Duel Disk, Kaiba creates a Deck to test them both out and Duels against a Duel Computer, which used some of Kaiba's own cards.
Battle City
In Battle City, Kaiba's Deck takes on several traits of a Virus Deck, which focuses on removing cards from his opponents' Decks and leaving them with limited options. One of the main strategies in this Deck includes using "Crush Card Virus" and "Virus Cannon" to mill his opponents' Decks, while also attempting to Summon "Obelisk the Tormentor" for the finishing blow. His "Obelisk the Tormentor" is supported with "Soul Exchange", and if that fails, he uses his "XYZ" monsters as offense until he is able to Summon "Obelisk".
Virtual World
The Virtual World Deck is very similar to Kaiba's Battle City Deck, though with more emphasis on Dragon-Type monsters, and without his Egyptian God (as the Virtual World's Deck construction list excludes the God Cards).
Waking the Dragons
During the Waking the Dragons arc, Kaiba uses a Virus/Critias Deck. Kaiba's Deck evolves considerably, as he begins to include many more Dragons in his Deck, while also gaining "Fang of Critias", and still supporting "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" and "XYZ" monsters. He supports many of his Trap Cards with "Fang of Critias", creating powerful monsters to defeat the opponent.
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Grand Championship
Kaiba only Dueled once in the Grand Championship arc (in order to officially disqualify Zigfried von Schroeder). This Deck, which still consisted mostly of Dragons, focused on swarming the field with monsters that were removed from play, using "Dimension Fusion".
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Dawn of the Duel
Kaiba Duels once in this arc as well, against Yami Bakura, but the Duel is not finished because his opponent leaves in the middle of it. Against Bakura, he included cards from previous arcs, focusing mainly on his "Blue-Eyes White Dragon". Kaiba uses cards from previous arcs while he's in ancient Egypt to protect himself and others from harm. Additional cards from the deck are seen in his fourth briefcase.
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Briefcases
On more than one occasion, Kaiba has opened his briefcase to reveal a large collection of rare cards.
First briefcase
In Yu-Gi-Oh! episode The Heart of the Cards", upon hearing that Solomon Muto has a "Blue-Eyes White Dragon", Kaiba brings a briefcase full of rare cards in an attempt to trade him for it. 1: "
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Second briefcase
Kaiba brought a briefcase to Duelist Kingdom containing his prototype for the Duel Disk as well as many other valuable cards. The contents of this briefcase were seen in Yu-Gi-Oh! episode The Scars of Defeat" and 16: "Yu-Gi-Oh! episode Champion vs. Creator, Part 1". 26: "
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Third briefcase
In Yu-Gi-Oh! episode The Master of Magicians, Part 1", when Kaiba wanted to test the power of his new " 60: "Obelisk the Tormentor" card, he challenged Koji Nagumo to a Duel. To ensure that Nagumo stood a challenge, Kaiba gave Nagumo a briefcase full of rare cards to enhance his own Deck, which he could keep if he defeated Kaiba. Kaiba proceeded to quickly Summon "Obelisk" and defeat Nagumo.
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Fourth briefcase
In "Spiritual Awakening", when Kaiba was challenged to a Duel by Yami Bakura, his briefcase was shown to contain his own Deck.
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Fifth briefcase
In "The Final Journey", Kaiba offers a briefcase of his best and most powerful cards to Yugi before Yugi's Duel against the Pharaoh.
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
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Gerard | 21-22 | Win (flashback) |
Kaiba was only shown Dueling during Gerard's flashback. He defeated him with "Blue-Eyes White Dragon".
Manga
Early manga
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Opponent(s) | Chapter(s) | Outcome(s) |
Dark Yugi | 9-10 | Lose |
Sugoroku Mutou | 27 | Win |
Dark Yugi | 36-39 | Lose |
Seto's early Deck includes these cards as well two unnamed monsters.
Duelist Kingdom
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Joey Wheeler | 26-27 | Win |
Dark Yugi | 41-46 | Win |
Maximillion Pegasus | 49-52 | Lose |
Seto's Duelist Kingdom manga Deck includes these cards, as well as one unnamed monster.
Test Deck
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Duel Robot | 89 | Win |
This Deck was made by Seto in order to test the power of The God of the Obelisk against his three "Blue-Eyes".
Battle City
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Rare Hunter 2 and Rare Hunter 3 | 118 | Win (with Dark Yugi) |
Lumis and Umbra | 126-130 | Win (with Dark Yugi) |
Ishizu Ishtar | 166-171 | Win |
Dark Marik, Dark Yugi, Joey Wheeler | 180-183 | Win; 2nd place |
Dark Yugi | 193-203 | Lose |
Seto's Battle City Deck is very similar to his anime Deck, and it also contains one Level 8 unnamed monster. Dark Marik described his Deck during his Duel with Yugi as a Power Deck designed to suppress the opponent with monsters while gathering sacrifices to Summon his God card. Kaiba is not limited to using his own monsters, however, making liberal use of "Soul Exchange" to use his opponent's monsters as the sacrifices he needed. At the same time, he did not abandon his "Blue-Eyes White Dragons," often using them as either backup or a temporary replacement for "Obelisk," and including multiple methods to Summon them with the utilization of the ordinary twin-Tribute method. He also retained his Virus strategies, which he used against Ishizu, but he likely temporarily abandoned them in the manga after learning that his "Crush Card" strategy would be ineffective against "Ra."
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Willa Mette | 14-15 | Win |
Yako Tenma | 28-30 | Lose |
Kaiba runs a Crack-and-Power Deck. Having lost his God card, Kaiba has expanded upon his previous strategies; he includes new support for Virus Cards and also more "self-fusing" Fusion Monsters, notably the "Material" series. His "Blue-Eyes White Dragons" are back to their old position of spearheading his Deck.
Movies
Pyramid of Light
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Maximillion Pegasus | Win |
Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi | No result (Duel taken over by Anubis) |
In the movie, Kaiba's Deck removes his own monsters from play in order to Special Summon them again (using "Return from the Different Dimension or Dimension Fusion"); in particular, he uses this strategy with his XYZ monsters in order to Special Summon their Fusion Monsters. After obtaining "Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon", he modifies his Deck slightly to include it and "Pyramid of Light"
Kaiba's full Deck list was given in the novelization of the film. Cards that were not seen in the movie are listed in italics.
The Dark Side of Dimensions
In the film, Kaiba plays a "Blue-Eyes Deck", featuring expanded support for "Blue Eyes White Dragon" and other high Level Dragon-Type monsters.
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North American World Championship Qualifiers 2012
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Joey Wheeler | North American WCQ 2012 | Win |
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North American World Championship Qualifiers 2013
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Maximillion Pegasus | North American WCQ 2013 | Win |
During this duel, Kaiba claims to have specially pre-delivered Saga of Blue-Eyes White Dragon Structure Deck.
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World Championship 2016 Special: Yugi vs. Kaiba
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Yugi Muto | World Championship 2016 Special | Lose |
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Video games
The Eternal Duelist Soul
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Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel
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The Falsebound Kingdom
The Sacred Cards
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The Dawn of Destiny
Kaiba's signature card is shown to be Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
Reshef of Destruction
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Jump Ultimate Stars
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Online Duel Accelerator
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Duel Terminal
Pulse of Trishula
Notes
- ↑ a b c d e Used by Duel Computer.
- ↑ This card is used to jam the gun of one of Pegasus' henchmen in episode 30. The scene was absent from the dub.
- ↑ a b This card was played as an Effect Monster. It is a Normal Monster in the TCG/OCG.
- ↑ This card was used in the Big Five's virtual game to destroy a "Dragon Capture Jar" in episode 45.
- ↑ a b c This card was used as a Trap Card. It is an Effect Monster in the TCG/OCG.
- ↑ The second copy can be seen in his hand after he activates the first in episode 23.
- ↑ a b c d e f This card was used as a Magic Card. It was depicted as a Trap Card in the dub. It is a Trap Card in the TCG/OCG.
- ↑ This card was used as a Quick-Play Magic Card. It was depicted as a Trap Card in the dub. It is a Counter Trap Card in the TCG/OCG.
- ↑ a b c d Alternate version in the dubs.
- ↑ a b This card was played as a Normal Monster. It is an Effect Monster in the TCG/OCG.
- ↑ This card can be seen in his hand near the end of episode 70.
- ↑ This card is discarded via the effect of "Michizure of Doom" in episode 93.
- ↑ This card was present in his Deck prior to episode 135.
- ↑ This card can be seen in his hand in episode 73.
- ↑ This card was sent from his hand to the Graveyard via the effect of "Spirit Ryu" in episode 109.
- ↑ This card is used by Yugi after he merges his Deck with Kaiba's to duel Noah. He states it is Kaiba's card.
- ↑ a b This card was sent from the top of his Deck to the Graveyard via the effect of "Hiro's Shadow Scout" in episode 108.
- ↑ He Summoned this card to help fight The Great Leviathan in episode 182.
- ↑ He Summoned this card to help fight The Great Leviathan in episode 183.
- ↑ This was only named in the dub and is in reality just "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" affected by the effect of "Tyrant Burst Dragon".
- ↑ This card was discarded via the effect of "Graceful Charity" in episode 195.
- ↑ a b This card is discarded to activate "Spell Reproduction" in episode 195.
- ↑ This card is seen in his hand in episode 195.
- ↑ a b c d This card was seen in Kaiba's briefcase only in the dub.
- ↑ This card is only seen in Kaiba's briefcase in the manga. In the anime, it is apart of his deck.
- ↑ In chapter 10, Kaiba uses a copy stolen from Sugoruko Muto, which added from his pocket. By chapter 27, Kaiba added three copies of his own to the deck.
- ↑ a b c d This card was played as a Virus Card. It is a Trap Card in the TCG/OCG.
- ↑ This card was played as a Virus Card.
- ↑ This card was played as a Fusion Monster. It is an Effect Monster in the TCG/OCG.
- ↑ He obtains this card after his Duel with Pegasus. The novel reveals that he removes "Enemy Controller" from his Deck to add it.
- ↑ The novel reveals he removes this card from his Deck to add "Pyramid of Light".
- ↑ He obtains this card after his Duel with Pegasus. The novel reveals that he removes "Cloning" from his Deck to add it.
- ↑ The novel reveals he removes this card from his Deck to add "Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon".
- ↑ This card is used during a virtual simulation and was not included in the Decklist given in the novel.
- ↑ This card was sent from his Deck to the Graveyard via the effect of "Dark Sacrifice" during his Duel with Virtual Dark Yugi.
- ↑ Kaiba discards this card as part of the effect of "Graceful Charity".