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Ishizu Ishtar is a playable Legendary Duelist in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links. This is a video game depiction of Ishizu Ishtar, a character from the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime.

She appears in-game after the player claims her Character Unlock Mission reward for successfully Summoning 200 LIGHT monsters.

Yellow Gate Keys are required to Duel Ishizu Ishtar at the Gate.

Description[]

Ishizu Ishtar is a descendant of the Gravekeeper family who have safeguarded the Millennium Items. She is determined to rescue her younger brother Marik from the darkness that has overtaken him. The power of her Millennium Necklace allows her to see the future.

Biography[]

Immediately after the player claims the reward for Ishizu Ishtar's appropriate Character Unlock Mission, they will encounter Ishizu for the first time. She remains silent for a moment, before stating she didn't expect to ever stand on the "battlefield" again - something she did not expect from Kaiba. She then questions how she has her Millennium Necklace, having already given it to Yugi during Battle City, before she begins to wonder if this world has recreated the abilities she had during Battle City. Ishizu then wonders if this means Marik is in Duel World as well. She grows saddened, as she wonders if Kaiba has basically forced her to relive the horrors she faced back then.

Until the player manages to defeat Ishizu at least once, whenever they challenge Ishizu to a Duel, she says that she now understands that the player must defeat her if they are to proceed. She recognizes that this is her role in this world and prompts the player to defeat her in order to take control of their own destiny. However, she also warns the player that she will not make their Duel an easy one, claiming that the player will see that her strategies have no equal.

Until the player manages to defeat Ishizu at least once, whenever they lose to her, she announces that she won because her victory was never in doubt. She then offers the player a piece of advice: Although she has the power to see the future, that does not necessarily mean that there is only one, as the future can be changed. She reminds the player that they always have the power to change the future, and urges them to believe in their cards.

Upon Ishizu's first defeat, she will say, "Nicely done." She then tells the player that the path to the future is for them to choose, so they should choose wisely. However, she also tells them to not forget that she is forever a Duelist, as this means she may stand in their way again in the future. When that time comes, she says, the both of them should have an honorable Duel.

After the player redeems their final unclaimed reward for Ishizu Ishtar's Character Unlock Missions, they will encounter Ishizu again, who tells the player that she attained something in her previous Duel: the light of hope. She continues by saying that even if the future is overshadowed by despair, people have the ability to change the future. She admits she cannot foresee what awaits people in Duel World, but she will keep fighting for a brighter tomorrow, and that she'll battle using her cards (which includes the "Blast Held by a Tribute" card).

Gallery[]

Decks[]

Character[]


Opponent[]

Level 10[]


Level 20[]

Defender of a Secret Art


Level 30[]


Level 40[]


Duelist Chronicles: Battle City Showdown! []

Level 20[]

Skill: "Blast Held by a Tribute" (Ishizu starts the Duel with Blast Held by a Tribute set.)


Level 40[]

Skill: "Exchange of the Spirit" (When Ishizu has 10 or more cards in her graveyard, both players have to switch their Deck and Graveyard with each other's at the beginning of the turn, and then shuffle the deck. This Skill can only be used once per duel.)

Exchange of the Spirit


 Tag Duel Tournament (second event) []

Kuriboh Cup[]


Level-up rewards[]

The following lists are the rewards the player accumulates from having Ishizu Ishtar reach a certain Level.

Level Reward
2 10 Gems
3 1 copy of "Gravekeeper's Vassal"
4 Draw Pass (Skill)
5 Deck slot (Ishizu Ishtar)
6 15 Gems
7 1 copy of "The Eye of Truth"
8 Deck slot (Ishizu Ishtar)
9 25 Gems
10 1 copy of "An Owl of Luck"
11 1 copy of "Gravekeeper's Curse"
12 35 Gems
13 Fairy's Smile (Skill)
14 1 copy of "Sebek's Blessing"
15 50 Gems
16 1 copy of "The Eye of Truth"
17 60 Gems
18 1 copy of "A Cat of Ill Omen"
19 75 Gems
20 Prescience (Skill)
21 1 copy of "Gravekeeper's Assailant"
22 100 Gems
23 1 copy of "Gravekeeper's Priestess"
24 120 Gems
25 1 copy of "Gravekeeper's Stele"
Level Reward
26 150 Gems
27 Deck slot (Ishizu Ishtar)
28 200 Gems
29 250 Gems
30 300 Gems
31 100,000 Gold
32 200 Gems
33 1 copy of "An Owl of Luck"
34 250 Gems
35 1 copy of "A Cat of Ill Omen"
36 1 UR Jewel
37 200 Gems
38 1 copy of "Dragged Down into the Grave"
39 250 Gems
40 1 copy of "Mudora"
41 Deck slot (Ishizu Ishtar)
42 100 Gems
43 200 Gems
44 250 Gems
45 1 copy of "Gravekeeper's Visionary"

Duel rewards[]

When dueling against Level 40 Ishizu Ishtar, these are the only cards that can drop; at lower levels, cards from the standard pool for Legendary Duelists may also drop.

Rarity Card
UR "Blast Held by a Tribute"
SR "Gravekeeper's Chief"
SR "Zolga"
SR "Gravekeeper's Priestess"
SR "Gravekeeper's Stele"
SR "Silent Graveyard"
R "Agido"
R "Keldo"
R "Gravekeeper's Cannonholder"
R "Dark-Piercing Light"
R "Hidden Temples of Necrovalley"
N "Doma The Angel of Silence"
N "Maiden of the Moonlight"
N "Hieroglyph Lithograph"

Skills[]

Skill Effect Unlock
Draw Pass In the Draw Phase, instead of doing a normal draw, recover 300 Life Points.
This skill can only be used three times per Duel.
Level 4
Fairy's Smile If you normal draw a Fairy-Type monster card during the Draw Phase, the card is shown to the opponent and you recover 1000 Life Points. Level 13
Prescience You can view the top card of both players' Decks until the end of the 5th turn. Level 20
Gravekeeper's Lot 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 "Gravekeeper's" card from your Deck. Drop
No Mortal Can Resist Can be used when your Life points are at least 2000 less than your opponent's.
Change all monsters in the opponent's Graveyard to "Skull Servant" (Zombie-Type, DARK, Level 1, 300 ATK/200 DEF).
This Skill can only be used once per Duel.
Drop
Sealed Tombs Can be used if your Life Points are lower than your opponent's by 1000 or more. Until the end of your opponent's next turn, neither player can banish cards from the Graveyard or Special Summon monsters from the Graveyard.
This Skill can only be used once per Duel.
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 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. Drop
Draw Sense: EARTH 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 EARTH monster in your Deck. Drop
Draw Sense: LIGHT 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 LIGHT 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
LP Boost β Increases starting Life Points by 1500, reduces hand by 1. Drop
LP Boost γ Increases starting Life Points by 2500, reduces hand by 2. Drop

Dialogue[]

Character-specific[]

Seto Kaiba
  • When starting a Duel with Seto Kaiba, Ishizu announces "Kaiba... I have already seen that you will lose this Duel to me."
    • When she wins the Duel, Ishizu says "Kaiba, there is no escaping your destiny."
    • When she loses the Duel, Ishizu says "Very impressive, Kaiba." followed by "You overcame your fate and changed the future."
Yami Marik
  • When starting a Duel with Yami Marik, Ishizu announces "My dear Marik..." followed by "I will save you from yourself."

Card-specific[]

Monsters
  • When Ishizu Summons "Gravekeeper's Oracle", a cut-in frame of Ishizu briefly appears, and she announces "I shall play this card." followed by "Gravekeeper's Oracle."
    • Most of the time when Ishizu declares an attack with that monster, she announces "Gravekeeper's Oracle, attack!"
  • When Ishizu Summons "Gravekeeper's Visionary", a cut-in frame of Ishizu briefly appears, and she announces "I shall play this card." followed by "Gravekeeper's Visionary."
    • Most of the time when Ishizu declares an attack with that monster, she announces "Gravekeeper's Visionary, attack!"
  • When Ishizu Summons "Gravekeeper's Chief", a cut-in frame of Ishizu's face briefly appears, and she announces "Come forth, Gravekeeper's Chief!"
    • Most of the time when Ishizu declares an attack with that monster, she announces "Gravekeeper's Chief, attack!" followed by "Royal Rage!"
  • When Ishizu Summons "Gravekeeper's Shaman", a cut-in frame of Ishizu's face briefly appears, and she announces "Come forth, Gravekeeper's Shaman!"
    • Most of the time when Ishizu declares an attack with that monster, she announces "Gravekeeper's Shaman, attack!"
  • When Ishizu activates the effect of "Charm of Shabti", she announces "Charm of Shabti's effect activates!"
  • When Ishizu Summons "Gravekeeper's Ambusher", she announces "I bring out Gravekeeper's Ambusher!"
    • Most of the time when Ishizu declares an attack with that monster, she announces "Gravekeeper's Ambusher, attack!"
    • When Ishizu activates the effect of that monster, she announces "Gravekeeper's Ambusher's effect activates!"
  • When Ishizu Summons "Gravekeeper's Assailant", she announces "I bring out Gravekeeper's Assailant!"
    • Most of the time when Ishizu declares an attack with that monster, she announces "Gravekeeper's Assailant, attack!" followed by "Stealth Slice Strike!"
  • When Ishizu Summons "Gravekeeper's Cannonholder", she announces "I bring out Gravekeeper's Cannonholder."
    • Most of the time when Ishizu declares an attack with that monster, she announces "Gravekeeper's Cannonholder, attack!"
  • When Ishizu Summons "Gravekeeper's Commandant", she announces "Arrive, Gravekeeper's Commandant!"
    • Most of the time when Ishizu declares an attack with that monster, she announces "Gravekeeper's Commandant, attack!"
    • When Ishizu activates that monster's effect, she announces "Gravekeeper's Commandant's effect activates!"
  • When Ishizu declares a attack with "Gravekeeper's Curse", she announces "Gravekeeper's Curse, attack!" followed by "Doomsday Purge!"
  • When Ishizu Summons "Gravekeeper's Descendant", she announces "Come to me, Gravekeeper's Descendant!"
    • Most of the time when Ishizu declares an attack with that monster, she announces "Gravekeeper's Descendant attacks!"
    • When Ishizu activates the effect of that monster, she announces "Gravekeeper's Descendant's effect activates!"
  • When Ishizu declares an attack with "Gravekeeper's Guard", she announces "Gravekeeper's Guard, attack!" followed by "Blazing Blade Strike!"
  • When Ishizu declares an attack with "Gravekeeper's Heretic", she announces "Gravekeeper's Heretic, attack!"
  • When Ishizu Summons "Gravekeeper's Priestess", she announces "Come to me, Gravekeeper's Priestess!"
    • Most of the time when Ishizu declares an attack with that monster, she announces "Gravekeeper's Priestess attacks!"
  • When Ishizu Summons "Gravekeeper's Recruiter", she announces "Come forth, Gravekeeper's Recruiter!"
    • Most of the time when Ishizu declares an attack with that monster, she announces "Gravekeeper's Recruiter, attack!"
    • When Ishizu activates the effect of that monster, she announces "Gravekeeper's Recruiter's effect activates!"
  • When Ishizu Summons "Gravekeeper's Spear Soldier", she announces "Arrive, Gravekeeper's Spear Soldier."
    • Most of the time when Ishizu declares an attack with that monster, she announces "Gravekeeper's Spear Soldier, attack!" followed by "Lunging Spear Assault!"
  • When Ishizu Summons "Gravekeeper's Spy", she announces "Arrive, Gravekeeper's Spy!"
    • When Ishizu activates the effect of that monster, she announces "Gravekeeper's Spy's effect activates!"
  • When Ishizu Summoons "Mudora", a cut-in frame of Ishizu's face briefly appears, and she announces "Show yourself, Mudora!"
    • Most of the time when Ishizu declares an attack with that monster, she announces "Mudora, attack!"
  • When Ishizu Summons "Agido", she announces "Bear witness to Agido!"
    • Most of the time when Ishizu declares a attack with that monster, she announces "I attack with Agido!"
    • When Ishizu activates the effect of that monster, she announces "Agido's effect activates!"
  • When Ishizu Summons "Kelbek", she announces "Come, Kelbek!"
    • Most of the time when Ishizu declares a attack with that monster, she announces "I attack with Kelbek!"
    • When Ishizu activates the effect of that monster, she announces "Kelbek's effect activates!"
  • When Ishizu Summons "Keldo", she announces "Come to me Keldo!"
    • When Ishizu activates the effect of that monster, she announces "Keldo's effect activates!"
  • When Ishizu Summons "Zolga", she announces "Come, Zolga!"
    • Most of the time when Ishizu declares a attack with that monster, she announces "Zolga attack!" followed by "Cape of Destruction!"
    • When Ishizu activates the effect of that monster, she announces "Zolga's effect activates!"
Spells/Traps
  • When Ishizu activates "Blast Held by a Tribute", she announces "I caught you!" followed by "I activate my Trap Card! Blast Held by a Tribute!" followed by "The Tribute Summoned monster is destroyed the instant it attacks!"
  • When Ishizu activates "Cestus of Dagla", she announces "The Equip Spell, Cestus of Dagla!"
    • When activating the effect of that card, Ishizu announces "I activate the Equip Spell, Cestus of Dagla."
  • When Ishizu activates "Dragged Down into the Grave", she announces "You shall reveal your hand to me." followed by "I activate The Spell Card, Dragged Down into the Grave!"
  • When Ishizu activates "Exchange of the Spirit", she announces "Cards in our Graveyards will go to our Decks, and cards in our Decks will go to the Graveyard." followed by "I activate my face down card, Exchange of the Spirit!"
  • When Ishizu activates "Gravekeeper's Stele", she announces "I activate the Spell Card, Gravekeeper's Stele." followed by "I add "Gravekeeper" monsters in my Graveyard to my hand."
  • When Ishizu activates "Imperial Tombs of Necrovalley", she announces "I activate a face down card, Imperial Tombs of Necrovalley." followed by "I negate that activation!"
  • When Ishizu activates "Monster Reborn", she announces "I active the Spell Card, Monster Reborn."
  • When Ishizu activates "Necrovalley", she announces "My Field Spell activates! Necrovalley!"
  • When Ishizu activates "Null and Void", she announces "Discard the cards you drew." followed by "I activate the Trap Card, Null and Void."
  • When Ishizu activates "Rite of Spirit", she announces "I activate my Trap Card, Rite of Spirit." followed by "I revive a "Gravekeeper" from my Graveyard."
  • When Ishizu activates "Spell Reproduction", she announces "I active my Spell Card, Spell Reproduction."
  • When Ishizu activates "Wonder Wand", she announces "The Equip Spell, Wonder Wand!"

Unused Dialogue[]

(Voice lines found in game files but not currently not in game yet)

Spells/Traps
  • When Ishizu activates "Royal Tribute", she announces "I active the Spell Card, Royal Tribute." followed by "We discard all monsters in our hands."

Trivia[]

  • While Ishizu's eyes are blue in other media, in Duel Links her eyes are a purplish red.
  • Some of the cards for which Ishizu has card-specific dialogue, such as the Gravekeeper's archetype, were not used in the anime or manga, and are references to her video game counterparts (Millennium Duels and Tag Force) using those said cards.
  • Ishizu Ishtar, Tristan Taylor (DM), Sera, Scud, Prana, Blair Flannigan, and Carly Carmine are the only Legendary Duelists who do not have a cutscene for when they Summon their ace monster(s). Although it should be noted that none of them, excluding Blair, possessed an ace monster with which to begin.
  • 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, 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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