As of late I have been playing many hours of Yugioh Legacy Of The Duelist and Yugioh Duel Links. As a result to that i have had the urge to go back and watch some of anime and as of last week i have finished the first season of the original series. This is a subjective list but i really feel like this is a very accurate list.

5. Yugi Moto Vs Weevil Underwood ( Episode #4 -#5)

Number 5 on the list is the first full length duel in the series as Im not counting the very first duel with Yugi Vs Kaiba. The beginning of duelist kingdom starts before the dueling ever began. It starts when Weevil tosses Exodia into the water as a plot device to make the very first duel mean something. Im not going to go through the whole duel but the whole meaning of it. The first few episodes of Yugioh they planted that Yugi is a good amateur duelist who has little name value. Now, Weevil on the other hand just won a tournament so he is expected to make it to the end of duelist kingdom. This duel showed Yugi Or Yami whoever you want to say defeat the Master planner Weevil as we saw Gaia The Dragon Champion and we even saw the great Summoned Skull who was used a lot in this season nearly as much as Dark Magician. Weevil was the first villain who Yugi beat and really started the downfall of Weevil in the series as a serious dueler.

4. Joey Wheeler Vs Bandit Keith ( Episode #31 & #32)

In My opinion a very underrated duel that really proved Joey could win without Yugi and not solely rely on luck. Bandit Keith was the true scumbag right below the tier of Pegasus by not only sabotaging Joey but also cheating in the duel. This duel right here is where Joey Wheeler showed up and proved how great of a duelist he had became in a very short time.

3. Yugi Moto Vs Seto Kaiba ( Episode #22- Episode #24)

The long awaited rematch we have been waiting for since episode 1, Kaiba has to win in order to get revenge on Pegasus and Yugi has to win in order to get into the semi-finals. This duel would be the first time we saw Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon and the first time Yugi pulled a kuriboh out of his hat and nearly won a duel. This duel showed how evenly matched both men are and showed how great of a strategist Kaiba truely is. Yugi has one of the best comebacks i have ever seen but could not let Kaiba get hurt, in one of the worst endings to a good duel in the first series but it does not take away how great this duel was.

2. Yugi Moto Vs Joey Wheeler ( Episode #33 – Episode #34)

This was one of the most important duels in season 1, the winner of this duel will face Pegasus and both have everything to lose but everything to gain. Joey stood toe to toe with the future king of games and in many moments looked like he was gonna pull off the upset that would shake the foundation. Joey gave it everything he got but Yugi is just a better duelist and we even got to see a rare appearance of the Dark Sage to help Yugi take out his best friend. This duel really shared a great message of 2 best friends who let nothing get in between their love of each other even when they both have everything to lose.

Yugi Moto Vs Maximillion Pegasus ( Episode #35 – Episode#39)

The duel the whole season has been setting up too, Pegasus took the souls of Yugi Grandfather, Kaiba, & Mokuaba. Pegasus wants to the puzzle and now we have the final showdown with the creator vs the best. This duel last 4 episodes and went up and down with it all ending in the shadow realm. The ending was well done as the whole duel was so well done and it showed how vulnerable Pegasus is and how much friendship can overcame any evil.

Those are my top 5 duels of season 1, Make sure to comment what you think of season 1 and come back here next week as i will be doing the same for Yugioh Season 2.