Yami Marik is a playable Legendary Duelist in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links. This is a video game depiction of Yami Marik, a character from the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime.
Prior to August 15, 2018, he was exclusive to the special event Attack of the Rare Hunters! Yami Marik Returns!, only being able to be dueled or unlocked during the event.
Yellow Gate Keys are normally required to Duel Yami Marik at the Gate. During the special event, Map Fragments are required instead.
Description[]
Yami Marik is Marik Ishtar's dark side created from the suffering he endured as a Gravekeeper. Cruel and vicious, he enjoys watching his opponents suffer. His appetite for destruction is incomprehensible. His "Lava Golem" can be summoned to the opponent's side of the field where it slowly puts the stranglehold on his foe.
Biography[]
After his defeat and destruction during the Battle City finals, Yami Marik awoke in the world of Duel Links with his powers restored and the Winged Dragon of Ra once again in his possession. Yami Marik soon realized that he could not feel the original Marik's presence and used the opportunity to wreak havoc on Duel Links with his army of Rare Hunters.
As Yami Marik and his Rare Hunters terrorized the virtual world, many duelists began to wonder how Yami Marik had returned and what became of Marik Ishtar. While Yami Marik did not know the answer to either question, he suspected that Kaiba had something to do with his revival. Kaiba would neither confirm nor deny this.
Eventually Yami Marik was defeated, which resulted in him not only losing his god card, but vanishing back into the Shadow Realm. The last thing that Yami Marik heard as he faded away was the true Marik bidding him to never return.
Gallery[]
Profile
Icon
Chibi
Cut-In
Summoning pose
Defeat
Event icon
Deck[]
Character[]
- Brave Scizzar x3
- Candle of Fate x2
- Dark Plant x3
- Dorover x3
- The Drdek x3
- Three-Headed Geedo x2
- Wood Remains x3
- Lava Golem (glossy)
Attack of the Rare Hunters! Yami Marik Returns![]
Level 10[]
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Level 20[]
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Level 30[]
Level 40[]
Unleash the Egyptian God Card! Yami Marik Returns II[]
Level 10[]
Skill: "Shadow Game" (Each player loses 100 LP for each card in their Graveyard during their End Phase.)
- Candle of Fate x2
- Dark Plant x3
- Dorover x3
- Holograh x3
- The Drdek x3
- Wood Remains x3
Level 20[]
Skill: "Shadow Game" (Each player loses 100 LP for each card in their Graveyard during their End Phase.)
- Claw Reacher x3
- Clown Zombie x3
- Ryu-Kishin x3
- The Drdek x3
- Three-Headed Geedo x3
Level 30[]
Level 40[]
Level 50[]
Skill: "Incarnation: Sphere Mode" (Yami Marik starts the Duel with "The Winged Dragon of Ra - Sphere Mode" on his field.)
Duelist Chronicles: Battle City Showdown![]
First Duel[]
Level 20[]
Level 40[]
Second Duel[]
Level 20[]
Level 40[]
The Shadow Memories: Bakura[]
Level 20[]
Level-up rewards[]
The following lists are the rewards the player accumulates from having Yami Marik reach a certain Level.
| Level | Reward |
|---|---|
| 2 | 10 Gems |
| 3 | 1 copy of "Dark Energy" |
| 4 | LP Boost γ (Skill) |
| 5 | Deck slot (Yami Marik) |
| 6 | 15 Gems |
| 7 | 1 copy of "Viser Des" |
| 8 | Deck slot (Yami Marik) |
| 9 | 25 Gems |
| 10 | 1 copy of "Relieve Monster" |
| 11 | 1 copy of "Mask of Weakness" |
| 12 | 35 Gems |
| 13 | Draw Sense: DARK (Skill) |
| 14 | 1 copy of "Bowganian" |
| 15 | 50 Gems |
| 16 | 1 copy of "Coffin Seller" |
| 17 | 60 Gems |
| 18 | 1 copy of "Mask of Weakness" |
| 19 | 75 Gems |
| 20 | Right Back at You (Skill) |
| 21 | 1 copy of "Hidden Soldiers" |
| 22 | 100 Gems |
| 23 | 1 copy of "Drillago" |
| 24 | 120 Gems |
| 25 | 1 copy of "Masked Beast Des Gardius" |
| Level | Reward |
|---|---|
| 26 | 150 Gems |
| 27 | Deck slot (Yami Marik) |
| 28 | 200 Gems |
| 29 | 250 Gems |
| 30 | 300 Gems |
| 31 | 100,000 Gold |
| 32 | 200 Gems |
| 33 | 1 copy of "Revival Jam" |
| 34 | 250 Gems |
| 35 | 1 copy of "Legendary Fiend" |
| 36 | 1 UR Jewel |
| 37 | 200 Gems |
| 38 | 1 copy of "Lord Poison" |
| 39 | 250 Gems |
| 40 | 1 copy of "Helpoemer" |
| 41 | Deck slot (Yami Marik) |
| 42 | 100 Gems |
| 43 | 200 Gems |
| 44 | 250 Gems |
| 45 | 1 copy of "Newdoria" |
Duel rewards[]
Attack of the Rare Hunters! Yami Marik Returns![]
When dueling against Level 40 Yami Marik, these are the only cards that can drop; at lower levels, cards from the standard pool for Legendary Duelists may also drop. Super Rare cards do not drop at Level 10 or 20.
| Rarity | Card |
|---|---|
| SR | "Revival Jam" |
| SR | "Masked Beast Des Gardius" |
| SR | "Byser Shock" |
| SR | "Gil Garth" |
| SR | "Dark Jeroid" |
| N | "Melchid the Four-Face Beast" |
| R | "The Mask of Remnants" |
| N | "Jam Defender" |
| R | "Spell of Pain" |
Unleash the Egyptian God Card! Yami Marik Returns II[]
When dueling against Level 40 Yami Marik, these are the only cards that can drop; at lower levels, cards from the standard pool for Legendary Duelists may also drop.
| Rarity | Card |
|---|---|
| SR | "Masked Beast Des Gardius" |
| SR | "Byser Shock" |
| SR | "Revival Jam" |
| SR | "Gil Garth" |
| SR | "Dark Jeroid" |
| SR | "Ra's Disciple" |
| SR | "Magical Stone Excavation" |
| R | "The Mask of Remnants" |
| R | "Spell of Pain" |
| R | "Flashbang" |
| R | "Double Payback" |
| N | "Grand Tiki Elder" |
| N | "Melchid the Four-Face Beast" |
| N | "Jam Defender" |
Skills[]
| Skill | Effect | Unlock |
|---|---|---|
| LP Boost γ | Increases starting Life Points by 2500, reduces hand by 2 cards. | Level 4 |
| Draw Sense: DARK | Can be used before your normal draw each time your Life Points decrease by 1500. One of the cards from your normal draw this turn will be a random DARK monster in your Deck. | Level 13 |
| Right Back at You | Can be used in the Main Phase of your next turn following the turn in which you took battle damage. Select 1 face-up monster on your field. This turn, the selected monster's ATK increases by half of the battle damage received in the turn you last took battle damage. This Skill can only be used once per turn. |
Level 20 |
| Immortal Sun God | You can only Special Summon "The Winged Dragon of Ra" and monsters containing that card name during Duels where this Skill is used. Each of the following effects can be used once per Duel.
Banish any "The Winged Dragon of Ra - Sphere Mode" on your field that was not Special Summoned during this turn at the end of your turn. |
Lifetime Mission |
| Power of the Tributed | When you successfully Tribute Summon "The Winged Dragon of Ra", its ATK becomes the sum of the ATK of the Tributed monsters, and its DEF becomes the sum of the DEF of the Tributed monsters. | Event |
| Shadow Game | At the end of the turn, both players lose Life Points equal to the number of cards in their own Graveyard times 100 (max. 400). This Skill will not be applied to a player with 1000 or less Life Points |
Drop |
| Balance | Your starting hand will reflect the card balance of your deck. This Skill will not activate unless you have at least 6 of each type of card (Monster, Spell, and Trap) in your Deck. You cannot Special Summon or activate monster effects until the end of the Main Phase of your first turn. |
Drop |
| Draw Pass | During your Draw Phase, instead of conducting your normal draw, recover 300 Life Points. This Skill can only be used three times per Duel. |
Drop |
| Draw Sense: FIRE | Can be used before your normal draw each time your Life Points decrease by 1500. One of the cards from your normal draw this turn will be a random FIRE monster in your Deck. | Drop |
| Draw Sense: High-Level | Can be used before your normal draw each time your Life Points decrease by 1000. One of the cards from your normal draw this turn will be a random Level 5 or higher monster in your Deck. | Drop |
| Draw Sense: Low-Level | Can be used before your normal draw each time your Life Points decrease by 1000. One of the cards from your normal draw this turn will be a random Level 4 or lower monster in your Deck. | Drop |
| Draw Sense: WATER | Can be used before your normal draw each time your Life Points decrease by 1500. One of the cards from your normal draw this turn will be a random WATER monster in your Deck. | Drop |
| LP Boost α | Increases starting Life Points by 1000. | Drop |
| LP Boost β | Increases starting Life Points by 1500, reduces hand by 1. | Drop |
Dialogue[]
Character-specific[]
- Yami Yugi
- When starting a Duel with Yami Yugi, Yami Marik announces "Yugi...A Duel with you is the ultimate Shadow Game..."
- When he loses the Duel, Yami Marik says "I-impossible...Nooooooooo!"
- Joey Wheeler
- When starting a Duel with Joey Wheeler, Yami Marik announces "I hope you're prepared to be swallowed up by the darkness!"
- When he wins the Duel, Yami Marik says "There goes another soul into the dark abyss of the Shadow Realm to wander the emptiness for eternity!"
- Mai Valentine
- When starting a Duel with Mai Valentine, Yami Marik announces "I see such fear in your eyes!" followed by "Foolish girl, the Shadow Realm hungers for you!"
- When he wins the Duel, Yami Marik says "Poor Mai. Your mind is a mere shadow of its former self, and it's growing even dimmer."
- Yami Bakura
- When starting a Duel with Yami Bakura, Yami Marik announces "Only one of us will survive this Shadow Game!" followed by "And you won't be the one!"
- When he wins the Duel, Yami Marik says "Hmph. You claim to embody the power of the shadows, but I am the true darkness!"
- Ishizu Ishtar
- When starting a Duel with Ishizu Ishtar, Yami Marik announces "You've always been a thorn in my side, Sister. It's time I remove it."
- When he loses, Yami Marik says "Heheheh...You were always more deceptive than you pretend to be, Sister."
- Odion
- When starting a Duel with Odion, Yami Marik announces "Odion, you poor pathetic fool." followed by "It's time you take a one-way trip to the Shadow Realm!"
Card-specific[]
- Monsters
- When Yami Marik Summons "Lava Golem", a cut-in frame of Yami Marik briefly appears, and he announces "By tributing 2 monsters on your side of the field, I'm gifting you this powerful monster!" followed by "Lava Golem!" If that player hasn't already Summoned "Lava Golem" during that Duel, a cutscene of "Lava Golem" being Summoned plays afterwards.
- Most of the time when Yami Marik declares an attack with that monster, he announces "Lava Golem attacks!" followed by "Golem Volcano!"
- When Yami Marik activates the effect if that monster, he announces "Lava Golem's effect activates!"
- When Yami Marik Summons "The Winged Dragon of Ra", a cut-in frame of Yami Marik briefly appears, and he announces "Behold my great beast!" followed by "Rise from the ashes as an immortal phoenix!" followed by "The Winged Dragon of Ra!" If that player hasn't already Summoned "The Winged Dragon of Ra" during that Duel, a cutscene of "The Winged Dragon of Ra" being Summoned plays afterwards.
- Most of the time when Yami Marik declares an attack with that monster, he announces "Ra, cast your rage upon my foe!" followed by "Blaze Cannon!"
- When Yami Marik activates the first effect of that monster, he announces "The Winged Dragon of Ra's effect activates!"
- When Yami Marik activates the second effect of that monster, he announces "With its special ability, behold the true form of Ra!" followed by "Egyptian God Phoenix!"
- When Yami Marik Summons "Legendary Fiend", a cut-in frame of Yami Marik's face briefly appears, and he announces "I Summon Legendary Fiend!"
- When Yami Marik activates the effect of that monster, he announces "I activate Legendary Fiend's special ability!" followed by "You'd best destroy it quickly - it gains Attack Points every turn!"
- When Yami Marik Summons "The Winged Dragon of Ra - Sphere Mode", a cut-in frame of Yami Marik's face briefly appears, and he announces "The Winged Dragon of Ra is locked in that sphere!" followed by "Let's see you try to unlock its ancient powers!"
- When Yami Marik Summons "Viser Des", a cut-in frame of Yami Marik's face briefly appears, and he announces "I Summon Viser Des!" followed by "Why should I destroy your monster quickly when I can make you suffer for 3 excruciating turns!"
- When Yami Marik Summons "Bowganian", he announces "I Summon Bowganian!"
- When Yami Marik activates the effect of that monster, he announces "I activate Bowganian's special ability!" followed by "Fire your arrow! Crossbow of Calamity!"
- When Yami Marik Summons "Newdoria", he announces "I Summon Newdoria!" followed by "It's special ability will come in handy..."
- When Yami Marik activates the effect of that monster, he announces "I activate Newdoria's special ability!"
- When Yami Marik Summons "Helpoemer", he announces "I Summon Helpoemer!"
- When Yami Marik activates the effect of that monster, he announces "Helpoemer's special ability will surely not help you!" followed by "You must discard from one card from your hand into the Graveyard!"
- Spells/Traps
- When Yami Marik activates "Coffin Seller" or its effect, he announces "I activate the Continuous Trap, Coffin Seller!" followed by "Every time your monster is sent to the graveyard you lose 300 Life Points!"
- When Yami Marik activates "Hidden Soldiers", he announces "I now activate a trap! Hidden Soldiers!"
- When Yami Marik activates "Magical Stone Excavation", he announces "I activate my Spell! Magical Stone Excavation!"
- When Yami Marik activates "Mirror Force" he announces "I activate my Trap, Mirror Force!"
- When Yami Marik activates "Monster Reborn" he announces "I activate my Spell, Monster Reborn!"
- When Yami Marik activates "Nightmare Wheel" or its effect, he announces "Prepare to live out your worst nightmare!" followed by "I activate my Trap Card, Nightmare Wheel!"
- When Yami Marik activates "Relieve Monster", he announces "I activate my Trap! Relieve Monster!"
Unused Dialogue[]
(Voice lines found in game files but not currently not in game yet)
- Monsters
- When Yami Marik Summons "The Winged Dragon of Ra - Immortal Phoenix", he announces "With it's special ability, behold the true form of Ra! Rise from the ashes as an immortal phoenix!"
- Spells/Traps
- When Yami Marik activates "Card of Last Will", he announces "I activate the Trap, Card of Last Will!"
- When Yami Marik activates "Malevolent Catastrophe" he announces "My Trap, Malevolent Catastrophe! Destroy everything!"
- When Yami Marik activates "Metal Reflect Slime", he announces "Behold the Trap that nightmares are made of, Metal Reflect Slime!"
Trivia[]
- Yami Marik is the only character that could be unlocked through two different events.
- Yami Yugi, Seto Kaiba (DM), Joey Wheeler (DM), Yugi Muto (DM), Yami Marik, Seto Kaiba (DSOD), Mokuba Kaiba (DSOD), Yugi Muto (DSOD), Joey Wheeler (DSOD), Jaden Yuki, Chazz Princeton, Yubel, Jaden/Yubel, and Yusei Fudo are the characters with the most cards that have a 3D animation cutscene.
- Yami Yugi and Yami Marik are the only characters with a Skill that relates to (one of) the Egyptian Gods, namely their signature Egyptian God Card.
- The Legendary Duelists who have the longest dialogue for the specific cards that feature a cut-in frame of the said character(s) are:
- Seto Kaiba (DM) - Obelisk the Tormentor
- Yami Marik - The Winged Dragon of Ra
- Odion - Mystical Beast of Serket, The Winged Dragon of Ra
- The Paradox Brothers - Gate Guardian
- Yubel - Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare
- Sartorius Kumar - Arcana Force EX - The Light Ruler, Arcana Force XXI - The World
- Dark Signer Carly Carmine - Earthbound Immortal Aslla piscu
- The Legendary Duelists who, in descending order, share the same amount of card-specific dialogue with each other are:
- Jack Atlas and Crow Hogan
- Joey Wheeler (DSOD), Zane Truesdale and Syrus Truesdale
- Seto Kaiba (DM) and Yugi Muto (DSOD)
- Leo and Bronk Stone
- Akiza Izinski and Rex Goodwin
- Alexis Rhodes, Dr. Vellian Crowler, and Kalin Kessler
- Yami Yugi, Ishizu Ishtar, and Bastion Misawa
- Tristan Taylor (DM) and Sartorius Kumar
- Mai Valentine and Tetsu Trudge
- The Paradox Brothers, Mokuba Kaiba (DSOD), Axel Brodie, Dark Signer Carly Carmine, and Antinomy
- Téa Gardner (DSOD) and Yubel
- Yami Bakura and Lumis and Umbra
- Yugi Muto (DM), Maximillion Pegasus, and Mokuba Kaiba (DM)
- Weevil Underwood, Yami Marik, Espa Roba, Aigami, Sera, and Prana
- Téa Gardner (DM) and Mako Tsunami
- There are some Legendary Duelists who share the same signature card, and 3D cutscene for the said card:
- Yami Yugi, Yugi Muto (DM), Yugi Muto (DSOD) - Dark Magician (including its Dark Side of Dimensions counterpart)
- Yami Yugi, Téa Gardner (DM), Yugi Muto (DSOD), Téa Gardner (DSOD) - Dark Magician Girl (including its Dark Side of Dimensions counterpart)
- Yami Yugi, Seto Kaiba (DM), Seto Kaiba (DSOD) - Obelisk the Tormentor
- Yami Yugi, Yami Marik - The Winged Dragon of Ra
- Seto Kaiba (DM), Mokuba Kaiba (DM), Seto Kaiba (DSOD), Mokuba Kaiba (DSOD) - Blue-Eyes White Dragon (including its Dark Side of Dimensions counterpart)
- Seto Kaiba (DM), Seto Kaiba (DSOD), Mokuba Kaiba (DSOD) - Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon
- Joey Wheeler (DM), Rex Raptor, Joey Wheeler (DSOD) - Red-Eyes B. Dragon
- Joey Wheeler (DM), Mako Tsunami, Joey Wheeler (DSOD) - The Legendary Fisherman
- Joey Wheeler (DM), Espa Roba, Joey Wheeler (DSOD) - Jinzo
- Yugi Muto (DM), Yugi Muto (DSOD) - Gandora the Dragon of Destruction, Silent Magician LV8
- Jaden Yuki, Jaden/Yubel - Elemental HERO Neos, Elemental HERO Flame Wingman
- Yubel, Jaden/Yubel - Yubel
- While Legendary Duelists have their own theme music when a player Duels against them, some share the same theme music:
- Joey Wheeler (DM), Mai Valentine (DM), and Tristan Taylor (DM)
- Téa Gardner (DM) and Yugi Muto (DM)
- Weevil Underwood, Rex Raptor, Bandit Keith, and Bonz
- Mokuba Kaiba (DM), The Paradox Brothers, Espa Roba, and Lumis and Umbra
- Yami Marik and Yami Bakura
- Ishizu Ishtar and Odion
- Mokuba Kaiba (DSOD), Joey Wheeler (DSOD), and Téa Gardner (DSOD)
- Sera and Prana
- Jaden Yuki and Jesse Anderson
- Zane Truesdale, Aster Phoenix, Chazz Princeton, Syrus Truesdale, Tyranno Hassleberry, and Axel Brodie
- Leo and Luna
- Dark Signer Kalin Kessler, Dark Signer Carly Carmine, and Rex Goodwin
- Bronk Stone and Tori Meadows
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