Summary

Many duelists in theYu - Gi - Oh!franchise have become legends in their world for their gift and iconic cards . Yugi ’s best champion stands as one of these incredible players , the affable and kindJoey Wheeler . Despite his beginnings as a novitiate who had never played the card secret plan before , Joey make do to rise to the top of the private-enterprise world ofYu - Gi - Oh ! Duel Monsters .

He action this massive task thanks to his instinctive gift as a duelist , his outstanding luck , and the powerful cards he acquire throughout the franchise . Only a few could be considered among the substantial among the powerful Monsters , Spells , and Traps institute in Joey ’s deck . Here are the most muscular cards Joey used during his time inYu - Gb - Oh !

Kaiba has pick at Joey throughout the Yu - Gi - Oh ! anime , but his best vilification is so much more unrelenting and petty than any of his other burn mark .

Kaiba laughs at Joey

10Black Skull Dragon

The result of Joey and Yugi’s deep friendship

A Fusion betweenJoey ’s most iconic card , his Red - Eyes Black Dragon , and Yugi ’s Summoned Skull . While Black Skull Dragon may not have any effects , it pee-pee up for that in term of raw power and defense . With an impressive 3,200 flack points , there are few cards capable of kill this enforce beast on their own . His 2,500 defense full stop also make it a magnificent roadblock to keep harm from being deal to Joey . Black Skull Dragon is a magnificent internal representation of the powerful friendly relationship that exist between Joey and Yugi .

This card was a full of life piece of Yugi and Joey ’s strategy to defeat the Paradox Brothers in episode 21 of the anime . Black Skull Dragon was the only monster powerful enough to deal with the Gate Guardian . Afterward , it becomes an emblem of Yugi and Joey joining force to defeat their opponents . Woefully , the fact that this card requires two hard - to - summon freak , as well as a Polymerization card , makes it an undependable strategy . Black Skull Dragon is a Monster better fit for tag duels than individual face-off .

9Blue Flame Swordsman

Capable of giving his power to his allies

The evolution of one of Joey ’s most recognizable unification , Blue Flame Swordsman , is an improbably useful card to have against potent opponents . By activating its event , Joey was capable of reducing the attack points of the card , award the same amount of attack points to another monster on his side of the field . receive 1800 attack point meant thatalmost any card could become a powerhouse thanks to Blue Flame Swordsman . Since this effect is not limited to Joey ’s turn , it means that the young duelist could practice it to storm his opponents .

If Blue Flame Swordsman is destroy by fight and sent to the Graveyard , the card ’s proprietor can special summon a Flame Swordsman from their pack of cards . This is one of the few cards in the anime that replaces itself with another Monster after being destroy . still , the fact that this card needs to lose blast point for its effect turns it into a target for Joey ’s opposition . A powerful monster could take vantage of Blue Flame Swordsman effect to share massive total of terms to its user .

8Time Wizard

A magical creature with control over time

Few cards are as typic of theYu - Gb - Oh!card game as Joey ’s Time Wizard . After receive the poster from Yugi before the beginning of the Duelist Kingdom tournament , this whimsical creature became one of Joye ’s most dependable ally . By manipulate time , this inconspicuous genius can increase the age of any teras on the field . While this tends to be good for some creatures , like Joey’sBaby Dragon becoming Thousand Dragon , it usually has a annihilative result on the opponent . Most behemoth do not mature gracefully , miss their attack points and effects in the process .

Joey ’s reading of Time Wizard is several times better than its real - life vis-a-vis . In the real game , the circuit board ’s event destroys the monsters on the opposer ’s field , but only when the coin flipped for its activating acres on heads . The anime version not only turns the opponent ’s freak into sit targets for Joey but it also grants his monsters more power . Yet , both cards have the horrible drawback of destroying all the possessor ’s colossus and inflict half their merge attack points as damage if the coin country on tails .

Joey ’s pack of cards in Yu - Gi - Oh ! is full of powerful cards ( in terms of the gum anime ’s power grade ) that avail him succeed duel after duel . Here are the best .

Two Battle City cards side by side from Yu Gi Oh

7Roll Of Fate

The embodiment of Joey’s impressive luck

One of Joey ’s signature tune traits during the tarradiddle ofYu - Gb - Oh ! Duel Monstersis his awe-inspiring luck . Lady Luck would often be on Joey ’s side , help him draw the card he ask , or allow him to prevail in high spirits numbers whenever he activate a luck - based card . bun of Fate is by far Joey ’s most knock-down carte du jour , roll around chances , as proven by its various show in the gum anime . When activated , Joey would roll a six - sided die , with the ensue number being the numeral of cards that he would take out . Afterward , the same act of visiting card would be cast aside from his deck .

Besides the new tool Joey can add to his hand thanks to this potent event , this carte can also send cards that would not have been useful otherwise to the burial site . Roll of Fate ’s effect has been view as too strong for the veridical poster biz , withno transcript having ever been print in either the OCG or TCG . impart to Joey ’s almost supernatural destiny , this poster becomes an unbelievably overpowered plus to his deck of cards . It is important to commemorate that even though Roll of Fate is powerful , it is still a luck - ground circuit board , meaning that it can not be a dependable piece of any strategy .

6Gearfried The Swordmaster

The evolution of one of Joey’s most iconic cards

Gearfried the Iron Knight is one of Joey ’s most used devil in theYu - Gi - Oh ! Duel Monstersanime , having been with him since theBattle City electric arc . Its effect prevented it from ever being equipped with a Spell card , as the equipment would be destroyed instantly . Gearfried the Swordmaster , is the phylogeny of Joey ’s fast ally , strip him of his armour and giving him a newfangled sinewy effect . Whenever equipment is granted to Gearfried the Swordmaster , he can destroy a monster on the plain .

Unlike his late form , this Gearfried does not destroy the Spell wag equipped to him , which intend he can still receive the incentive of the furnished card ’s outcome . Since this monster already has 2,600 attack full point in his root word conformation , giving him a objet d’art of equipment only shit it that more dangerous . Gearfried the Swordmaster is not without flaws , as the monstrosity needs two specific card to be summoned . It also does not have any sort of tribute , score it vulnerable to destruction outcome from Joey ’s opponent .

5The Claw Of Hermos

A legendary Dragon who can create powerful monsters

When Dartz threatened to take over the reality and awaken the Leviathan , Joey was choose as one of the warriors who would awaken the Legendary Dragons . As such , Yugi ’s best supporter was deed over the top executive of the dragon Hermos , represented by the circuit board The Claw of Hermos . This rare and occult card can turn Joey ’s monsters into Equip Spell identity card to grant his other creatures more powerfulness . The cards make by The Claw of Hermos would have effect base on the monster used for their summons .

For example , Joey ’s signature Red - Eyes Black Dragon became the Red - Eyes Black Dragon Sword , which yield the monster equipped with it 1,000 tone-beginning item . It would also increase the stats of the creature who held it by 500 distributor point for each dragon - character goliath on the field . Despite how sinewy The Claw of Hermos ’ essence is , it does rely on Joey having both it and another specific lusus naturae in paw to use it . This severely limits the lotion of the card , turning it into a strong last recourse alternatively of a true strategy .

One of the most fecund duelists in Yu - Gi - Oh ! chronicle is Joey Wheeler . He get it on his Red - Eyes Black Dragon , but he also has other carte du jour in his deck .

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4Lord Of The Red

Joey’s very own suit of awe-inspiring armor

Yu - Gi - Oh!as a Shonen gum anime differ from other shows of the same genre for not containing many scene of the protagonists enlist in physical fighting . Lord of the Red , one of Joey ’s few Ritual Monsters , challenge this notion by give the young Wheeler the power to engage in hand - to - bridge player combat with Valon . When this wag was summoned during the Waking the Dragons electric discharge , it instantly fuse with Joey , act as a suit of armorfor the young man . With this protection , Joey was not only able to interact with Valon and his Armor Deck physically .

Lord of the Red had 2,400 attack stop , the same amount as the poster it is inspired by , the Red - Eyes Black Dragon . This may seem lacking for a Level 7 Ritual Monster , yet it still has a sincerely useful and versatile effect . When 2 Spell card are activate in chronological succession , Lord of the Red can destruct all other monsters on the battleground . Thanks to this effect , Joey can defeat Valon during episode 173 of the anime . The fact that Lord of the Red ask a specific Ritual Spell to be muster is what hinders this card .

3Giant Trunade

A powerful Spell banned in real life

While Joey may be an awing and gifted duelist , one of his major flaws was the lack of Spell cards add to his pack of cards . However , the few Spells that he used were incredibly powerful , with Giant Trunade being the substantial . The effect of this wag is dewy-eyed , but it could altogether change the outcome of a affaire d’honneur . When activated , Giant Trunade would pass all the Spells and Traps from the subject field to their owner ’s work force . By doing this , Joey rides the field of any problematic Continuous Spells or potential Traps set by his resister .

Giant Trunade was cardinal for Joey during most duels , as it would allow him to round his antagonist without the fear of his monsters being destroy or stopped . In real life , this board has been banned from free-enterprise playfor many eld , due to how muscular it was . Less powerful versions of Giant Trunade have been released , and even with their lesser effects , they have been played competitively in the past . woefully for Joey , fictitious character in theYu - Gb - Oh!anime seldom rely on Spell and Trap cards to achieve victory , making Giant Trunade a situational notice .

2Jinzo

The ultimate defense against Trap cards

The Battle City tournament introduce many unequaled rules to the plot of Duel Monsters . The most significant one pressure the loser of a duel to give their good card to their opponent . It was due to this ruler that Joey fall across Jinzo , a monster that may not seem potent at first but is hide an incredible special power . When Jinzo is cite , all the Trap cards in the adversary ’s field , either face - up or set , are destroyed . While this monster remains on the orbit , Trap batting order can not be activate .

With Jinzo on his side of the theater of operations , Joey was able to prevent his opponents from hindering his strategies by activate wit like Mirror Force and its strain . This was devastating for most opponents , as Trap wit were hard used to deflect losing duels during theDuel Monstersera . The force of Jinzo was reduced when the card was print by Konami , with the Trap card destruction part of his core removed . Even with this lesser effect , Jinzo was used by competitive participant for years . The only downside Jinzo has is the need to tribute a monster for its summon .

1Gilford The Lightning

A noble warrior with a destructive effect

Joey may not have received an Egyptian God card during the Battle City bow , but he does have a powerful three - sacrifice monster to call his own . Gilford the Lighting isJoey ’s strongest Warrior ogre , with 2,800 attack points and an remarkably powerful effect . As a spirit level 8 monster , Gilford can be summoned normally by tributing two monsters . When three monsters are used as testimonial for this circuit card , its outcome stimulate all the monsters on the opponent ’s side of the field to be destroyed .

After clearing out his opponent ’s field , Joey can take a huge 2,800 points of direct price to his adversary . Gilford the Lighting was a cardinal while of Joey ’s scheme to exhaust Marik during installment 127 and 128 of the original anime . This strong warrior managed to destroy the inflict Egyptian God , The Winged Dragon of Ra , a feat few duelists can exact to have attain . Despite the high cost needed to muster Gilford the Lighting , having him on the field is almost a guarantee ofJoey ’s victory , making him the unattackable card he has used inYu - Gi - Oh ! .

Joey standing with his Red-Eyes and Time Wizard

Blue Flame Swordman’s card art

Roll of fate being activated by Joey

Gearfrid the Swordmaster after being summoned

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