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Mai Valentine is one of the most fearsome and fashionable duelist inYu - gilbert - oh ! , and her deck is pondering of that , featuring clever trap cards , beautiful distaff battler , and alone piece cards that pad her monster ’s force . Her strategy orb around manifold her forces on the battlefield and overwhelming her opponent with attacks , or sacrificing one of those Monsters to summon something more powerful .
Yu - gilbert - oh!is a universal hit gum anime based on the manga written by Kazuki Takahashi , about the players of a popular card biz called Duel Monsters . Based on ancient Egyptian magic , Duel Monsters is a strategy plot that brings Monsters to life on a holographic battlefield as two players take turns attacking , determine traps , or throw off go cards .
She may not be the strongest or most - decorate duelist , butMai Valentine ’s deck of cards contains some of of theYu - Gb - oh!franchise ’s most iconic lineup .
What original would better suit each of the Zodiac Signs based on their personality , likes , and play style ?
10Harpie Lady/Cyber Harpie
Monster Card/Effect Monster Card
Harpie Lady is Mai Valentine ’s signature monsteraround which she ramp up her entire pack of cards and scheme . The fly creature is a beautiful distaff humanoid with feathered wings and razor - sharp claws , and can be outfitted with a figure of spells that boost its flack mightiness , like Cyber Shield and Rose Whip . Harpie Lady appears in every conflict Mai fights in the path ofYu - gilbert - oh ! ’s story , and Cyber Harpie is its own unequalled version that includes the power - up advantage supply by Cyber Shield , without having to pull and fit out the Spell Card .
Mai first appears inYu - gi - oh!in time of year one , episode # 6 , " First Duel " battling Joey Wheeler . She dominates the battle with Harpie Lady , amping up its power with a Field Power Bonus and Cyber Shield . However , she is outmaneuver by Joey when he utilise Time Wizarad to senesce his Baby Dragon into Thousand Dragon , which Mai ’s harpies are no catch for .
9Elegant Egotist
Spell Card
One of the substantial Spell cardsto pair with Harpie Lady is Elegant Egotist , which allows Mai to bring an additional Harpie Lady onto the field , or summon the winged beast ’s sisters to battle . When the Harpie Lady Sisters are on the field , they have stronger tone-beginning and defense than a single Harpy Lady alone . Since the sisters can only be mobilize to the field by using refined Egotist , and the spell notice does n’t crop with any other ogre card , Mai has to be very strategical about how she builds her deck .
In her first duel with Joey , Mai can seemingly foretell every card she draws , which make pull up specific cards like graceful Egotist a breeze . She uses the Spell to summon all three Harpie Lady Sistersbefore Joey pulls off his trick with Time Wizard , and the three winged creatures dominate the battle for a while . It turns out Mai ’s precognitive abilities were a trick , using perfumes to identify specific carte without having to appear . While this is technically cheating , it is a apt way to compensate for Elegant Egotist ’s special background .
8Mirror Wall
Trap Card
Mirror Wall is one of the most - used Trap plug-in inYu - gilbert - oh!and it ’s one that Mai use in each conflict . The impression of this card halves the effectiveness of the round Monster , which means instant destruction if it does n’t outstrip the target ’s onslaught or defense . The wag has a continuous issue and continue on the sphere until it is take away by a Spell , Trap , or Effect Monster .
During Mai ’s first battle with Yugi in season one , episode # 30 , " Duel Identity Pt . 2",Mai ’s Mirror Wall has theKing of Gameson the ropes , ineffective to assail without destroy his own Monsters . Sadly , Mai is outmaneuvered by Yugi , who expend Brain Control to confiscate one of Mai ’s Monsters , then uses Catapult Turtle to destroy both the Mirror Wall and the stolen Monster . This virtuoso move does not decide the battle , but it does give Yugi a foot in the doorway .
7Amazoness Chain Master
Effect Monster Card
Although her deck is initially built around Harpie Lady cards , when Mai returns for Seto Kaiba ’s Battle City Tournament , she adds Amazon cards to the mix . These female warriors are each theme with different specializations , like sword - fighting and archery , and many have make - in effect that activate under sure condition . It ’s expert to see Mai abandon her cheating tactic and focus on more complex strategy in battle .
In season two , episode # 41 , " Mind Game : Mai vs. Marik Pt . 2",Mai faces an uphill engagement against the season ’s main antagonist , Marik Ishtar . She sends Amazoness Chain Master to the field , which Marik demolish in his next turn , but that activates the card ’s effect and allow Mai to steal a card of her option from her opponent ’s handwriting . The blonde dueller choose Marik ’s Egyptian God Card , The Winged Dragon of Ra , and apparently gains the upper hired man in the battle .
6Fairy’s Hand Mirror
Fairy ’s Hand Mirror is a Trap Card that is activated when the opponent targets a undivided Monster with a Spell Card , and allow the user to redirect the Spell Card ’s effect to another Monster . This can be very useful when the opponent utilizes Spell Cards to raise their Monster ’s plan of attack , by redistributing the advantage which countermine the opposing strategy . oddly , Mai only expend Fairy ’s Hand Mirror once , and it is in a flashback scene .
In time of year four , epsiode # 8 " My Freaky Valentine Pt . 1 " , Mai recounts a duel with an unknown challenger as she duels with Joey . In that flashback , Mai is under onrush from Tri - horned Dragon , which it ’s substance abuser enhances with the Spell Card , Rush Recklessly . Though the Spell boosts the dragon ’s attack by 300 , Mai quickly activatesFairy ’s Hand Mirror and transfer the advantage to her Cyber Harpie , raising its attack higher than Tri - horned Dragon’sand handing her a critical triumph .
5Gravity Bind
One of the factors to take when dueling is the lead value of the Monster , which indicates the effort necessitate to muster it . The high the champion military rank , the stronger the Monster is and the more term that must be met to summon it , like sacrifice another Monster , or special - summon it with a Spell circuit board . soberness Bind is a wide-eyed Trap card that forbid Monsters with four or more stars from attacking , as long as it remain participating on the battlefield .
Mai habituate Gravity Bind to slow down the struggle between her and Marik during the Battle City finals . With this snare card in play , Marik ’s Monsters should n’t be able to attack , giving Mai sentence to outlast the force of her adversary ’s Spell Card , brand of Revealing Light . Despite the healthy strategy to utilize Gravity Bind , Mai places the trap too late , and Marik successfully summon The Winged Dragon of Ra . The golden God depletes Mai ’s sprightliness points , and ostracise her to the Shadow Realm inone ofYu - Gb - oh!‘smost unfair duels .
4Harpie Lady Phoenix Formation
The Spell card , Harpie Lady Phoenix Formation , is a powerful sweetening to Mai ’s Harpie times strategy . When activated , if Mai controls three or more Harpie cards on the field , Phoenix Formation allow for her to target and put down every Monster in maneuver on her antagonist ’s side , and aggress their lifetime points directly .
In the fourth season ofYu - gi - oh!,Mai is molest with insecurity after being tortured in the Shadow Realm during Battle City . She get together up with the season ’s main antagonists , Dartz and his henchmen , and allows herself to be defile by the Seal of Orichalcos . Forced to battle Joey in a life-time - or - death duel , Mai floods the field with Harpiesand when she finally pulls Phoenix Formation from her paw , she apply it to destroy his three Monsters on the field and drain his life points down to the verge of frustration .
3Nightmare Tri-mirror
The ambush card , Nightmare Tri - mirror , make a copy of the drug user ’s active Monsters on the field for every Monster their opposition extra - bidding . This capability is especially advantageous for Mai , as it allows her to reproduce her Harpie cards , consolidating more and more power on her side of the field . With each extra copy in play , Mai can meet the number of Harpies required to spark herculean Spell and Trap carte du jour , like Harpie Lady Phoenix and Sparrow Formations .
In season four , episode # 34 , " Fighting for a Friend Pt . 4",Mai activates Nightmare Tri - mirror in her final duel with Joeywhen he extra - summons four Monsters . The Trap card creates four extra Harpies to the flying field , tiptoe the fight in her party favour . Although Mai has the upper hand , she hesitate to fork up the final blast to her friend , but he founder from enfeeblement anyway and Mai is declare the winner , trapping Joey ’s soul in the Seal of Orichalcos .
2Harpie’s Pet Dragon
Dragon are one of the most prevalent monster character inYu - gi - oh!,among them are the iconic Blue Eyes White Dragon and Silfer the Sky Dragon . Never one to be bequeath out , Mai ’s deck has a dragon of her own , Harpie ’s Pet Dragon , a powerful monster that gains 300 Attack and Defense show for every active Harpie card on the champaign . Given Mai ’s strategy of multiply her Harpies , the add-on of the best-loved dragon can be a critical move in battle , if done aright .
Harpie ’s Pet Dragon is consistently one of Mai ’s heavy hitters , appearing in many of her battles inYu - gi - oh ! . In season one , episode # 29 , " Duel Identity " , Mai summons the firedrake in her fight against Yugi in the Duelist Kingdom Tournament ’s tractor trailer - finals . Harpie ’s Pet Dragon , powered - up by the Harpie Ladies on the playing area , easily put down some of Yugi ’s most iconic fighters , likeSummoned Skulland Dark Magician .
1Harpie’s Feather Duster
Harpie ’s Feather Duster is a powerful tour card thatallows the drug user to destroy all of their enemy ’s Spell and Trap cards on the field . This is extremely utile in duel , as it eradicate any nasty surprise lurking under the face - down trap cards , and clear a way of life for unrestricted attacks . The card is so brawny that until late it was banned from the real - life official card secret plan , end its 16 - year forbidding in 2020 .
Mai uses Harpie ’s Feather Duster in each of her battles shown inYu - gilbert - oh!,and with unspoiled understanding . Theoverpowered Spell cardcomes in handy in Mai ’s duel with Marik in Battle City , when the latter meet Jam Breeding Machine , which employs a multiplication strategy similar to Mai ’s , creating Slime Tokens that can be sacrificed to marshal one of the Ancient Egyptian God Cards . Jam Breeding Machine nearly vote down Yugi at the beginning of the season , but Harpie ’s Feather Duster let Mai to take it out with one move .
