Lightforce Sword can randomly banish one card from the opponent's hand face-down, sealing it such that it can only return to their hand during the fourth preparation phase after activation.
This card is often used by Dark Yugi in the anime. At first, Youyu got this card not long after crossing over, but it was completely useless at the time—a surprise that after so long, it still found its use.
Normally, if everyone plays cards by the rules, after activating Lightforce Sword, the player needs to randomly pick a card from the opponent's hand facing away. Whether you pick the key card depends on luck and psychological warfare; no one knows which card gets sealed.
Yet, you recall in the anime, during the Sky Arena duel between Dark Yugi and Kaiba, President Haima burst into laughter, striking a pose, raising the "Obelisk the Tormentor" card high in his hand, declaring his intention to slam down the god card.
Yugi immediately flipped Lightforce Sword, saying he'll seal the card raised in arrogance. Thus, the President's Tormentor got nailed to the floor for three turns...
The King's performance enlightened Youyu. He suddenly realized, damn, Lightforce Sword can be used like this!
So, you can wait for the opponent to lift the key card for show-off and activate it at that moment?
It's well-known that in the anime, whether its heroes or villains, before summoning aces or activating key cards, they strike poses and shout catchphrases. Here, Youyu mimicked the King's actions, specifically waiting for Dartz to pose at that moment. Lightforce Sword pierced the soul and nailed "The Seal of Orichalcos" to the wall behind.
Dartz was not pleased, absolutely not.
Even if he gave up card playing to attack Youyu recklessly now, it wouldn't be surprising...
Okay, obviously high-level villains wouldn't stoop to such disgraceful actions. Dartz just grunted softly, didn't say much, only with a gloomy face: "I'll set two more cards, ending my turn."
Two set cards appeared at Dartz's feet.
"Then, at the end phase of the turn, I'll discard extra cards until I have six cards in hand."
"It's my turn, draw!"
Youyu drew a card, his gaze first falling on Dartz's persistent Orichalcos Gigas on the field.
Even with Youyu's constant interference, Dartz's tactic was lessened without the Seal of Orichalcos and Orichalcos Droomud, these two key cards, yet this undying Gigas has become quite bothersome.
Initially, its attack power was only 400, not worth a scoff. But now it has soared to 2400, becoming more threatening.
If a solution isn't found for this, summoning more monsters becomes meaningless.
But now Youyu already has a countermeasure.
"Activate Quick-Play Magic - Dedication through Light and Darkness from my hand!"
Youyu inserted the card, a magic card floated before him, picturing the upgraded, more powerful, chaos-mastering mage from Dark Magician.
"Sacrifice 'Dark Magician' on the field!"
Youyu pulled out a card from his deck, selecting it, as darkness consumed his Dark Magician.
"Appear now! The ultimate magician mastering chaos and supreme magic—Dark Magician of Chaos!"
Pitches of dark magic burst like flames, the lean, battle-dressed magician emerged, spinning a magic staff like a windmill, black hair fluttering.
[Dark Magician of Chaos, Attack 2800]
Dartz seems to understand his intent: "Dark Magician of Chaos, even among all mages, holds the highest echelon. It can completely erase targets it attacks, rendering even souls to dust...
"Exactly," Youyu explained, "Dark Magician of Chaos's effect banishes the monster it destroys in battle directly from the game instead of sending it to the graveyard."
"Orichalcos Gigas can infinitely revive from the graveyard. If banished, even it cannot return to the field... quite a brilliant response. Yet! Things won't be so simple—
—Reveal Set Card! Trap Card - Destruction Ring!"
The trap flipped, projecting a ring with a lit fuse onto the thick finger of Dartz's ugly behemoth.
"Destruction Ring can choose to destroy a monster on the field, then both players take 1000 damage." Dartz sneered, pointing at his monster.
"I destroy my 'Orichalcos Gigas' on the field!"
Dark Magician Girl, serving as a guardian by Youyu's side, was surprised: "Destroy your own monster?"
"Orichalcos Gigas will continue to revive." Youyu squinted, "Though if it revives, its attack will increase by 500, reaching 2900."
Dark Magician Girl gasped: "Ah! If so, then even the mentor... Dark Magician of Chaos couldn't defeat it!"
Dark Magician of Chaos can only banish by battle destruction. If opponent's attack power exceeds his own, the ultimate magician is surely powerless.
Youyu didn't hesitate: "Activate Quick-Play Magic - My Body as a Shield from my hand! This card can be activated when an effect including 'destroy monsters on the field' activates! Pay 1500 LP, negate that effect and destroy it!"
The ring on Orichalcos Gigas shattered instantly, lightning struck down on Youyu.
With Dartz's level of skill, the degree of materialization of holographic imagery in this duel is equivalent to a high-level Darkness Game. The impact of losing fifteen hundred Life Points was quite painful, and this explosion sent Youyu flying back several steps, kneeling down on the ground, his body emitting black smoke.
[Youyu, LP 2100→ LP 600]
"Master... Master!" Dark Magician Girl was so worried she was at a loss.
"It's fine." Youyu smiled, stood up, and coldly looked at Dartz, "But because of the effect of 'My Body as a Shield,' the Destruction Ring was nullified. This way, the attack power of Orichalcos Kyksiä remains the same!
Battle! Dark Magician of Chaos, attack Orichalcos Kyksiä!"
The Magic Staff in the magician's hand spun wildly, and the torrent of magic roar out with a force that could obliterate souls, blasting towards the giant spirit on Dartz's field.
The pitch-black magic surged like a mighty river, overwhelming everything, as if intending to dye the entire world in darkness. The Orichalcos Kyksiä was swallowed by the deep chaos, seemingly unavoidable!
"Heh, you are indeed the Duel King of our time, your tactics are certainly meticulous." Dartz chuckled softly and then his gaze turned serious as he said, "However! To say it's flawless is still one step short.
Activate the Set Card! Trap Card - Destruct Potion!"
Dartz waved his arm, and the Set Card opened. The Trap Card released a massive darkness, transforming into a giant claw that crushed his own Orichalcos Kyksiä on his field, smashing it before the Chaos Magician's attack!
When the formidable chaos magic struck, it only found itself striking at empty air.
"What!?" Youyu exclaimed in surprise.
"Destruct Potion allows me to destroy a monster on my field." Dartz explained with a cold smile, "Then recover Life Points equal to that monster's attack."
[Dartz, LP 1800 →LP 4200]
Dark Magician Girl felt dejected: "Ah? How could this be? His Life Points are restored all the way to 4200... Doesn't this mean all our efforts so far have been in vain?"
"It's not just that." Dartz smiled, "And as I've said before, Orichalcos Kyksiä will revive no matter how many times it's destroyed. Return to the field and grow stronger, Orichalcos Kyksiä!"
From the Netherworld, a vortex opened, and the giant reappeared in the field with heavy chains, letting out a deep roar.
[Orichalcos Kyksiä, Attack 2400 →Attack 2900]
Youyu frowned slightly.
Indeed, worthy of challenging King and President Kaiba, Dartz as a boss is quite tricky.
To maximize the regeneration ability of Orichalcos Kyksiä, it's natural for Dartz to have many cards in his deck specifically for self-destruction.
Forcing Kyksiä to self-destruct not only refreshes its revival count and increases its attack, but also evades opponent's attacks and effects through self-destruction.
True enough, Dartz is well aware of its only weakness as a monster that infinitely regenerates whether destroyed by battle or effects. Removing it from the game or bouncing it back to the deck can resolve this monster.
Dartz's response strategy is somewhat similar to Youyu's favorite "Mask Change." When Dartz's Kyksiä becomes the effect target, he can quickly activate a trap to destroy his own monster, causing the opponent's effect to lose its target, and then revive Kyksiä with its own effect.
This way, not only does it evade the opponent's effect, but also refresh the revival count further boosting its attack, making it increasingly troublesome to face.
As Kyksiä revived again, "Graceful Revival's" effect activated, and I drew three cards... Of course, the same applies to you.
Dartz drew three cards and added them to his hand.
Youyu was silent, but his field's "Graceful Revival" also activated, glowing with golden light, and he drew three cards.
But since Kyksiä revived, there's also a battle recall on the field, Dartz said casually, "How about it, do you still want to continue attacking?"
[Dark Magician of Chaos, Attack 2800]
[Orichalcos Kyksiä, Attack 2900]
It's clear that continuing the attack is pointless, the magician's attack power can no longer defeat Kyksiä. Youyu ignored him, drawing two cards from his hand.
"Set three cards, ending turn."
"Out of options?" Dartz looked at the Set Cards added to his field and chuckled, "It seems you ultimately can only reach this point."
"At the end of the turn, the Dark Magician of Chaos' effect activates. During the end phase, I add one Magic Card from the graveyard back to my hand."
Youyu explained expressionlessly as a card popped out from the graveyard, flipping it over to show Dartz.
"I take back the Continuous Magic Card 'Prohibition' into my hand."
Dartz's facial muscles twitched slightly...