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Duel Monstershow introduced thousands of fascinating and memorable cards throughout its original run.

Many of the characters' monsters, spells, and traps have become an iconic part of anime culture.

Seto Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh! stands in front of the Blue Eyes White Dragon.

While a steep cost, summoning this beast was more than worth it.

As long as the Serpent was on the field, the player who owned it could not lose.

The creatures infinite attack and defense points solidified its spot asDartzs strongest card in the anime.

Yu-Gi-Oh!’s Yugi and Yami Yugi.

If this card was active, Pegasus Toon monsters would be virtually invincible.

Although its usefulness has dwindled over the years, during the time ofYu-Gi-Oh!

Duel Monsters, this dragon was considered a winning condition.

Priest Seto standing with Obelisk and Blue-Eyes by his side. Behind him, the resting place of the Pharaoh can be seen.

Even when Kaiba acquired objectively better cards, Blue-Eyes remained vital for his strategies to work.

Despite being mostly irrelevant to the story, he was given an overwhelmingly powerful deck, the Valkyries.

Nonetheless, this effect requires the use of Valkyrie monsters, making it unsustainable for any other duelist.

Yugi standing side by side with Exodia and Blue-Eyes. Behind him, Ra, Geh, Crush Card Virus, and Toon World can be seen.

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Kenjiro Tsuda recalls how voicing Seto Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh!

shaped his career as the franchise marks its 25th anniversary.

Thanks to this card, Kaiba was able to win several of the best duels in the series.

Yugi using his duel disk during his duel with Kaiba in the DSOD movie.

Still, the fact that it does have a downside can make it dangerous for the player.

The Seal of Orichalcos, used by Dartz and his followers, was among the most versatile and dangerous.

This field card would grant its user the ability to use its spell and trap zones to summon monsters.

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It would also grant them an additional 500 attack points after being played.

This allowed the player to summon weak creatures with strong effects without the risk of them being destroyed.

Most anime filler arcs don’t affect the characters in a major way but Yu-Gi-Oh!

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’s Waking the Dragons arc defied this trend by having Pharaoh grow.

during the original animes era, they were considered vital for any deck.

This card could be activated any time a dark monster with 1500 attack points or less was destroyed.

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This card effectively prevented the opponent from playing strong creatures, giving Kaiba a massive advantage.

Its second effect also stopped the destroyed monsters from being summoned back from the graveyard.

By either sacrificing three monsters or tributing all other creatures on the field, Ra would absorb their strength.

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The user could also transfer all but one of their life points to increase the gods power.

Duel Monstersanime, fans know that the most powerful was used by Yugi to achieve his first victory.

Despite not being as effective by todays standards, Exodia continues to be a legendary monster among fans.

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