| ja_release_date = June 17, 1997

"'''To the Death!!'''" is the thirty-seventh chapter of the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|''Yu-Gi-Oh! '' manga]].

This chapter was originally printed in the ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]] '' magazine in Japanese. Its first English release was in the ''[[Shonen Jump]] '' magazine. It has been reprinted in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Volume 005|volume 5]] of the ''tankōbon''.

{{Chapter summary|[[Yami Dark Yugi(manga)|Dark Yugi]] continues his Duel with [[Seto Kaiba (manga)|Seto Kaiba]]. Yugi mostly plays defensivedefensively, while Kaiba maintains the upper hand, with his powered-up "[[Saggi the Dark Clown (manga)|Saggi the Dark Clown]]".}}

Kaiba begins his turn. After [[Draw Phase|drawing]], he smirks that he can hear Yugi's heart pounding every time he draws a card and explains that this is because Yugi knows he will die when Kaiba draws a "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (manga)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]".

Kaiba Summons the card, he just drew, "[[The Wicked Worm Beast (manga)|The Wicked Worm Beast]]". It has equal [[ATK]] to "[[Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress 1(manga)|Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress]]", who Kaiba gets it to battle. "The Wicked Worm Beast" uses its "Poison Soul" attack, spraying acid at the dragon. However, "Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress" has the power of flight, giving it a 35% chance to evade the attack. It succeeds in evading and counterattacks with its "Fire Ball" attack, destroying "The Wicked Worm Beast". Since their ATK was the same, Kaiba didn't did not lose any Life Points.

Since Kaiba's turn isn't is not over yet, he can Summon 1 free monster from his [[hand]] in [[Defense Position|Defense Mode]]. (The English version explains that this is according to first edition rules.) Kaiba plays a clown monster in Defense Mode.

Yugi begins his turn. He is unfamiliar with Kaiba's monster and decides not to attack it, as he is unaware of its [[DEF]] and could lose Life Points if it's is higher than his monsters ATK. Yugi plays an unnamed cloaked lion monster in Defense Mode.

Kaiba guesses that Yugi is trying to build a strong defense to protect himself for when Kaiba draws a "Blue-Eyes White Dragon". He tells Yugi that that won't will not work. He was a champion before owning a "Blue-Eyes White Dragon", he explains and claims that he can beat Yugi without one. He says that he shall prove it and switches his defensive monster to [[Attack Position|Attack Mode]], revealing it to be "[[Saggi the Dark Clown (manga)|Saggi the Dark Clown]]". "Saggi" is unable to beat the "Winged Dragon" using its current ATK, so Kaiba [[equip]]s it with "[[Dark Energy (manga)|Dark Energy]]", tripling its ATK. The ATK of "Saggi's" ATK raises from 600 to 1800. "Saggi" attacks and destroys "Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress" with its "Dark Glide" attack. Yugi's Life Points lower from 2000 to 1600.

Kaiba comments that it's is just your basic combo, the power of "Saggi" enhanced by the [[Spell Card]] "[[Dark Energy]]". Frustrated, Yugi thinks that Kaiba knows the game inside and out; Strong cards alone aren't are not enough to win this game. The key to victory is to combine monsters with spells. Since his Deck was built by [[Solomon MutoSugoroku Mutou (manga)|Grandpa]], who is a game master, there must be a trump card in it to beat Kaiba, Yugi believes.

Yugi draws "[[Right Leg of the Forbidden One (manga)|Right Leg of the Forbidden One]]". He thinks it's is useless as its can't cannot beat "Saggi", so he plays another card in Defense Mode; "[[Sangan (manga)|Sangan]]". Kaiba takes out "Sangan" with "Saggi".

Over the next few turns, Yugi goes through more cards, which get destroyed by Saggi and have his Life Points lowered to 1400. [[Téa GardnerAnzu Mazaki (manga)|Anzu]] and [[Joey WheelerKatsuya Jonouchi (manga)|Jonouchi]] start to worry for Yugi, but mentally urge him to hang in there.

After "Saggi" takes out another of Yugi's monsters, Kaiba says that Yugi disappoints him, as he is not even going to need "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" to win the Duel. Kaiba laughs that he can't cannot expect more from the Deck that "that failure of an old man" left behind. Yugi thinks of his grandfather. He trusted Yugi with the Deck, so he's has got to have faith in him, Yugi thinks.

Yugi asks Kaiba if his cards have the power of his trust. Kaiba looks at him blankly and asks what he means. Yugi says that he believes in his cards and draws his next one, "[[Gaia the Fierce Knight (manga)|Gaia the Fierce Knight]]", which he Summons. Kaiba is stunned over Yugi playing the most powerful card in the [[Warrior]] class. "Gaia" attacks "Saggi" with its "Spiral Saber" attack, slicing "Saggi" into pieces and lowering Kaiba's Life Points to 1300. The crowd cheers that the players are even again.

Kaiba begins his turn and grins after drawing his card. He reveals to Yugi that he has just drawn the "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (manga)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]" and Summons it. Too bad, Yugi had only drawn is trump card, he laughs. Yugi's heart starts to pound. The crowd watching including Jonouchi and Anzu, glare at in astonishment. [[KemoSaruwatari (manga)|Saruwatari]] smiles that Kaiba has won.

:''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Duel 036#Featured Duels|... continued from the previous chapter]].''

Kaiba Summons "[[The Wicked Worm Beast (manga)|The Wicked Worm Beast]]". he uses it to [[attack]] "[[Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress 1 (manga)|Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress]]". Since "Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress" is a Flying monster it has a 35% chance of evading. It successfully evades the attack and [[destroy]]s "The Wicked Worm Beast".

Kaiba Summons "[[Saggi the Dark Clown (manga)|Saggi the Dark Clown]]" in [[Defense Position]].

Kaiba switches "Saggi the Dark Clown" to [[Attack Position]]" and equips it with "[[Dark Energy (manga)|Dark Energy]]". ([[ATK]]: 600 → 1800)

"Saggi" attacks and destroys "Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress". (Yugi: 2000 → 1600 [[LP|Life Points]])

Yugi Summons "[[Sangan (manga)|Sangan]]" in Defense Position.

Yugi Summons "[[Gaia the Fierce Knight (manga)|Gaia the Fierce Knight]]"

Kaiba Summons "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (manga)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]"

* ''[[Gaia the Fierce Knight (manga)|Gaia the Fierce Knight]]''* ''[[Right Leg of the Forbidden One (manga)|Right Leg of the Forbidden One]]''* ''[[Sangan (manga)|Sangan]]''* [[Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress 1 (manga)|Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress]]

* [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (manga)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]* ''[[Saggi the Dark Clown (manga)|Saggi the Dark Clown]]''* ''[[The Wicked Worm Beast (manga)|The Wicked Worm Beast]]''

* ''[[Dark Energy (manga)|Dark Energy]]''

===First seriesToei===This chapter was redone in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (first series Toei anime)|first series Toei anime]] during episode 24, {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! (first series)|24}}.

===Second seriesNAS===The first episode of the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)|second series anime]], {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|1}} is an amalgamation of Yugi's encounters with Kaiba in The Cards with Teeth [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 009|Parts 1]] and [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 010|2]] and [[Death-T]]. The Duel is based on the Death-T Duel.