Episode 144

"The Cursed Gear Mask" (呪われし Norawareshi Gia Masuku) is the one hundredth-and-fourty fourth episode of Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V anime series.

Synopsis
When Yūya arrives in Xyz Dimension, he did not find Shun, but rather Dennis. In order to ease the sorrow the Fusion Dimension has inflicted upon Xyz Dimension's people, Dennis and Yūya start an Entertainment Duel to bring back their smiles, but...

Yūya Sakaki vs. Dennis Macfield
At the start of the Duel, the Field Magic Card "Cross Over" is activated, as per the rules of an Action Duel. It will allow the players to use Action Cards, but they may only have one in their hand at a time.

Turn 1: Yūya

Yūya activates "Entermate Gongcat" and "Synthesis Magician" in his Pendulum Zones. He then Pendulum Summons "Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon" (2500/2000) in Attack Position.

Turn 2: Dennis

Dennis Normal Summons "Entermage Bubble Gardna" (800/2000). Since a "Entermage" monster was Normal or Special Summoned, Dennis Special Summons "Entermage Filmsy Slimmer" (100/1200) in Attack Position via its own effect. Dennis activates "Fusion", fusing "Bubble Gardna" and "Filmsy Slimmer" to Fusion Summon "Entermage Trapeze Force Witch" (2400/1800) in Attack position. Dennis equips "Antique Gear Mask" to "Force Witch". "Antique Gear Mask" prevents the equipped monster from being destroyed by battle or card effects once per turn, prevents the opponent from activating Magic/Trap Cards if it attacks, allows the equipped monster to inflict piercing damage, and allows Dennis to double the battle damage if the equipped monster destroys a monster by battle. "Force Witch" attacks "Odd-Eyes". As a "Entermage" monster is battling an opponent's monster, Dennis activates its effect, which decreases the ATK of that monster by 600 ("Odd-Eyes": 2500 → 1900 ATK). Yūya finds an Action Card, but the effect of "Antique Gear Mask" prevents Yūya from activating it until the end of the Damage Step. The attack continues and "Odd-Eyes" is destroyed. The effect of "Antique Gear Mask" doubles the battle damage to Yūya (Yūya: 4000 → 3000 LP).

Turn 3: Yūya

Yūya Pendulum Summons "Odd-Eyes" (2500/2000) from his Extra Deck and "Entermate Miracle Mirrorabbit" (1200/1200) from his hand, both in Attack Position. "Odd-Eyes" attacks "Force Witch", but Dennis activates the effect of "Force Witch" to decrease the ATK of "Odd-Eyes". As a targeting effect that would change the ATK of only one monster was activated, Yūya activates the effect of "Mirrorabbit", allowing him to redirect that effect to itself ("Mirrorabbit": 1200 → 600 ATK). The attack continues, but the first effect of "Antique Gear Mask" prevents the destruction of "Force Witch", once per turn. However, the effect of "Odd-Eyes" doubles the battle damage since "Force Witch" is Level 5 or higher (Dennis: 4000 → 3800 LP). Yūya activates the second effect of "Mirrorabbit", allowing a monster he controls to attack again, at the expense of not attacking itself. He targets "Odd-Eyes". "Odd-Eyes" attacks "Force Witch", but the effect of "Force Witch" activates, reducing the ATK of "Odd-Eyes" by 600. Yūya activates the first effect of "Mirrorabbit" to redirect that effect to itself ("Mirrorabbit": 600 → 0 ATK). The attack continues and "Force Witch" is destroyed, doubling the battle damage to Dennis (Dennis: 3800 → 3600 LP).

Turn 4: Dennis

Dennis activates "Entermage Fire Dancer" and "Entermage Reversal Dancer" in his Pendulum Zones. Pendulum Summons "Bubble Gardna" (800/2000) and "Filmsy Slimmer" (100/1200), both in Attack position. Dennis overlays his two Level 4 Magician-Type monsters to Xyz Summon "Entermage Trapeze Magician" (2500/2000, ORU: 2) in Attack Position. Dennis activates the effect of "Trapeze Magician", detaching an Overlay Unit ("Trapeze Magician": 2 → 1 ORU) to let a monster he controls attack twice per Battle Phase this turn, but if it does not, that monster is destroyed at the end of the Battle Phase. He targets "Trapeze Magician" itself" "Trapeze Magician" attacks "Mirrorabbit", but Yūya finds and activates the Action Card "Evasion", negating the attack. "Trapeze Magician" attacks "Odd-Eyes", but Yūya finds and activates the Action Card "Miracle", preventing the destruction by battle of "Odd-Eyes" and halving the battle damage. As "Trapeze Magician" failed to attack twice this Battle Phase, it is destroyed via its own effect. Dennis activates the Quick-Play Magic Card "Rank-Up-Magic Magical Force", allowing him to Special Summon an Xyz Monster that was destroyed by battle this turn and Special Summon a Magician-Type monster that is 1 Rank higher than that monster by using it as the Overlay Unit, then attach itself to the monster Summoned by its effect. Dennis Special Summons "Trapeze Magician" (2500/2000), then performs a Rank-Up Xyz Change to Xyz Summon "Entermage Trapeze High Magician" (2700/2200, ORU: 2) in Attack Position. Dennis activates the effect of "Trapeze High Magician", detaching an Overlay Unit ("Trapeze High Magician": 2 → 1 ORU) to let it attack three times this turn, though only one of these attacks may be a direct attack. "Trapeze High Magician" attacks and destroys "Odd-Eyes" (Yūya: 3000 → 2800 LP), then attacks and destroys "Mirrorabbit" (Yūya: 2800 → 100 LP). "Trapeze High Magician" attacks directly, but Yūya activates the Pendulum Effect of "Gongcat" as he controls no monsters, reducing the battle damage to 0.

Turn 5: Yūya

Yūya Pendulum Summons "Odd-Eyes" (2500/2000) and "Mirrorabbit" (1200/12000) from his Extra Deck, both in Attack Position. Yūya then Normal Summons "Entermate Sword Fish" (600/600). Yūya activates the effect of "Sword Fish", allowing him to reduce the ATK of a monster on the field by 600 until the End Phase. He targets "Trapeze High Magician" ("Trapeze High Magician": 2700 → 2100 ATK). Dennis activates the effect of "Trapeze High Magician", detaching an Overlay Unit ("Trapeze High Magician": 1 → 0 ORU) to prevent its destruction by battle or card effect up to thrice per turn. Yūya activates the Continuous Magic Card "Challenge Stairs". While active, if a monster Yūya controls fails to destroy an opponent's monster by battle, Yūya can send a card he controls to the Graveyard to let that monster attack again. Yūya then activates the Continuous Magic Card "Hope Stairs", which increases the ATK of a monster he controls that attacked by 400 until the next Standby Phase. "Odd-Eyes" attacks "Trapeze High Magician", but the effect "Trapeze High Magician" prevents it from being destroyed (Dennis: 3600 → 3200 LP). The effect of "Hope Stairs" activates, increasing th ATK of "Odd-Eyes" by 400 until the next Standby Phase ("Odd-Eyes": 2500 → 2900 ATK). As a monster on the field gained ATK, Dennis activates the Pendulum Effect of "Entermage Reversal Dancer", allowing him to increase the ATK of a "Entermage" monster by the same amount. He targets "Trapeze High Magician" ("Trapeze High Magician": 2100 → 2500 ATK). Yūya activates the effect of "Mirrorabbit", allowing "Odd-Eyes" to attack once again, at the expense of not attacking itself. "Odd-Eyes" attacks "Trapeze High Magician", but it is not destroyed (Dennis: 3200 → 2800 LP). Yūya activates the effect of "Hope Stairs", increasing the ATK of "Odd-Eyes" by 400 ("Odd-Eyes": 2900 → 3300 ATK). Yūya activates the effect of "Challenge Stairs", sending "Synthesis Magician" to the Graveyard to let "Odd-Eyes" attack again. "Trapeze High Magician" is not destroyed (Dennis: 2800 → 2000 LP). Yūya activates the effect of "Hope Stairs" to increase the ATK of "Odd-Eyes" by 400 ("Odd-Eyes": 3300 → 3700 ATK). Yūya activates the effect of "Challenge Stairs", sending "Entermate Gongcat" to let "Odd-Eyes" attack again. "Odd-Eyes" attacks "Trapeze High Magician", and Yūya activates the Action Card "Miracle", preventing the destruction of "Trapeze High Magician" and halving the battle damage (Dennis: 2000 → 1400 LP). Yūya activates the effect of "Hope Stairs", increasing the ATK of "Odd-Eyes" by 400 ("Odd-Eyes": 3700 → 4100 ATK). Yūya activates the effect of "Challenge Stairs", sending "Sword Fish" to the Graveyard to allow "Odd-Eyes" to attack once again. "Odd-Eyes" attacks and destroys "Trapeze High Magician" (Dennis: 1400 → 0 LP).

List of Featured Cards
The following cards appeared in this episode. Cards in italics debuted here.