Yami Marik runs an Immortality-Torture Deck, which focuses on slowly torturing his opponents and watching them squirm. In the theme of pain Yami Marik's cards slowly drain an opponent's strength, such as discarding their hand with "Helpoemer", lowering ATK with "Dark Jeroid" and "Plasma Eel", and inflicting effect damage with "Coffin Seller" and "Bowganian". Some of his cards, like "Nightmare Wheel","Byser Shock" and "Viser Des", are based on torture machines. Yami Marik's Deck otherwise relies on a variety of powerful Trap Cards and Fiend-Type monsters. With "The Winged Dragon of Ra" as his trump card, Yami Marik uses a variety of cards to discard it, then revive it with "Monster Reborn" to devastate opponents. He further relies on retrieving "Monster Reborn" to his hand after using it initially to continue to revive "Ra" again and again, using cards such as "Left Arm Offering" and "Magical Stone Excavation". Yami Marik also uses some of the cards previously used by Rare Hunters such as "Revival Jam" and in the anime "Masked Beast Des Gardius".

Contents 1 Anime 2 Manga 3 Video games 3.1 Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel 3.2 The Falsebound Kingdom 3.3 The Sacred Cards 3.4 World Championship 2004 3.5 Reshef of Destruction 3.6 Nightmare Troubadour 3.7 World Championship 2007 3.8 World Championship 2008 3.9 Capsule Coliseum 4 Notes

AnimeEdit

Record
Opponent(s)	Episode(s)	Outcome(s)
Mai Valentine	90-92	Win
Yami Bakura/Marik Ishtar	96-97	Win
Yami Yugi, Joey Wheeler, Seto Kaiba	122-124	Lose (Yami, Kaiba, Joey)
Joey Wheeler	125-128	Win
Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi	138-142	Lose

Anime Deck

Monsters Normal Monsters Drillago[Notes 1] Gil Garth Juragedo Melchid the Four-Face Beast Lekunga[Notes 2] Lord Poison[Notes 2] Effect Monsters Bowganian Dark Jeroid Helpoemer Holding Arms Holding Legs Lava Golem Legendary Fiend Makyura the Destructor Masked Beast Des Gardius Newdoria Plasma Eel x3 Revival Jam Sacred Stone of Ojhat Swallow-Tailed Spike Lizard The Winged Dragon of Ra[Notes 3] Vampiric Leech Fusion Monsters Egyptian God Slime

Magic Bait Doll[Notes 4] Black Pendant Card of Sanctity Class System Dark Spell Regeneration Dark Wall of Wind Jam Breeding Machine Machine Duplication Mining for Magical Stones Monster Reborn Polymerization Pot of Greed Premature Burial Remove Trap Spell of Pain Surprise Attack from Beyond The Mask of Remnants Tribute Burial Vengeful Bog Spirit

Traps Card of Last Will Coffin Seller Hidden Soldiers Jam Defender Joyful Doom Left Arm Offering Malevolent Catastrophe Metal Reflect Slime Mirror Force Nightmare Mirror Nightmare Wheel Relieve Monster Rope of Life Zombie's Jewel

MangaEdit

Manga Deck

Monsters Normal Monsters Drillago[Notes 1] Gil Garth Juragedo Lekunga[Notes 2] Lord Poison[Notes 2] Effect Monsters Bowganian Byser Shock Dark Jeroid Helpoemer Lava Golem Legendary Fiend Makyura the Destructor Newdoria Revival Jam Swallow-Tailed Spike Lizard The Winged Dragon of Ra Vampiric Leech Viser Des x3 Fusion Monsters Egyptian God Slime

Spells Card of Sanctity Class System Dark Spell Regeneration Dark Wall of Wind Machine Duplication Mining for Magical Stones Monster Reborn Polymerization Remove Trap Spell of Pain Surprise Attack from Beyond

Traps Card of Last Will Coffin Seller Hidden Soldiers Jam Defender Left Arm Offering Malevolent Catastrophe Metal Reflect Slime Mirror Force Nightmare Mirror Nightmare Wheel Relieve Monster Rope of Life Zombie's Jewel

Video gamesEdit

Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined DuelEdit

Deck

Monsters Normal Monsters Summoned Skull x2 Vorse Raider x3 Effect Monsters Cyber Jar Magician of Faith x3 Man-Eater Bug x3 Morphing Jar x2 Morphing Jar #2 Slate Warrior x3 The Bistro Butcher x3 White Magical Hat x2

Spells Card Destruction Change of Heart Dark Hole Delinquent Duo x2 Monster Reborn Mystical Space Typhoon x2 Premature Burial x2 Raigeki Restructer Revolution Snatch Steal

Traps Bell of Destruction Just Desserts x2 Magic Cylinder Magic Jammer x2 Magic Thorn x2 Mirror Force

Deck (Phantom Pyramid)

Monsters Effect Monsters Cyber Jar Magician of Faith x2 Man-Eater Bug x3 Mask of Darkness x3 Morphing Jar x3 Morphing Jar #2 x2 Muka Muka x3 White Magical Hat x3

Spells Card Destruction x3 Change of Heart Dark Hole Delinquent Duo x2 Gravekeeper's Servant x3 Harpie's Feather Duster Infinite Cards x2 Monster Reborn Mystical Space Typhoon x2 Raigeki Snatch Steal

Traps Bell of Destruction x2 Call of the Haunted Fairy Box x2 Gravity Bind x2 Magic Cylinder Mirror Force Torrential Tribute

The Falsebound KingdomEdit

Monster

Monsters Effect Monsters The Winged Dragon of Ra Lv. 99

The Sacred CardsEdit

Deck

Monsters Normal Monsters Beast of Talwar x2 Garnecia Elefantis x2 Ryu-Kishin Powered x3 Temple of Skulls Effect Monsters Ancient Lamp x3 Exarion Universe x3 Executor - Makyura x3 Legendary Fiend x3 The Bistro Butcher x3 Viser Des x3 Winged Dragon of Ra Fusion Monsters The Last Warrior from Another Planet x2 Thousand-Eyes Restrict x3

Spells Harpie's Feather Duster x2 Monster Reborn x2 Revival of Dokurorider Yami

Traps Anti Raigeki Torrential Tribute

World Championship 2004Edit

Without the Egyptian God cards available in this game, Yami Marik's Deck focuses on low-Level monsters with devastating effects. He has multiple ways of clearing the field, protecting his monsters, forcing discards, and even burning his opponent's Life Points. In addition, his "Muka Muka" can reach a surprisingly high ATK with the combination of "Infinite Cards".

Low Level, High ATK

Monsters Effect Monsters Cyber Jar Magician of Faith x2 Man-Eater Bug x2 Mask of Darkness x2 Morphing Jar x3 Morphing Jar #2 x2 Muka Muka x3 White Magical Hat x3

Spells Card Destruction Change of Heart Dark Hole Delinquent Duo x2 Gravekeeper's Servant x3 Harpie's Feather Duster Infinite Cards Monster Reborn Mystical Space Typhoon x2 Raigeki Snatch Steal

Traps Call of the Haunted Fairy Box x2 Gravity Bind Magic Cylinder Mirror Force Ring of Destruction x2 Torrential Tribute x3

Reshef of DestructionEdit

Deck

Monsters Normal Monsters Gil Garth x3 Effect Monsters Byser Shock Dark Jeroid x3 Executor - Makyura x3 Helpoemer Lava Golem Legendary Fiend Newdoria x3 The Winged Dragon of Ra (Phoenix Mode) Viser Des x3

Spells Change of Heart x3 Harpie's Feather Duster x3 Megamorph x3 Monster Reborn x3 Pot of Greed x3 Swords of Revealing Light x3

Traps Torrential Tribute x3

Nightmare TroubadourEdit

God Phoenix

Monsters Normal Monsters Gil Garth Effect Monsters Dark Jeroid Gilasaurus x2 Goblin Attack Force Granadora Helpoemer Lava Golem Mystic Tomato Newdoria Revival Jam Sangan Slate Warrior x3 Spirit Reaper x2 Twin-Headed Behemoth Vampire Lord Viser Des Divine Monsters The Winged Dragon of Ra

Spells Brain Control Delinquent Duo Graceful Charity Mystical Space Typhoon Pot of Greed Premature Burial Snatch Steal Soul Exchange United We Stand

Traps Call of the Haunted Dust Tornado Metal Reflect Slime Mirror Force Nightmare Wheel x2 Ring of Destruction Sakuretsu Armor Solemn Wishes Ultimate Offering

World Championship 2007Edit

Roar of Ra

Monsters Normal Monsters Gene-Warped Warwolf x2 Effect Monsters Chainsaw Insect x2 D.D. Assailant Dark Elf Goblin Elite Attack Force x2 Jirai Gumo Lava Golem Magician of Faith Mask of Darkness Sangan Slate Warrior x2 The Winged Dragon of Ra Vampire Lord

Spells Brain Control x2 Giant Trunade Gold Sarcophagus x3 Graceful Charity Heavy Storm Lightning Vortex Mystical Space Typhoon Nobleman of Crossout Premature Burial Shield Crush Swords of Revealing Light

Traps Call of the Haunted Metal Reflect Slime Mirror Force Ring of Destruction Solemn Wishes Trap Hole Ultimate Offering

Keeper's Judgment

Monsters Normal Monsters Gil Garth x2 Effect Monsters Byser Shock Dark Jeroid x2 Helpoemer x2 Lava Golem x3 Mystic Tomato x3 Newdoria x2 Sangan Spirit Reaper Viser Des x2

Spells Book of Moon Brain Control Creature Swap Excavation of Mage Stones Fissure Heavy Storm Mystical Space Typhoon Premature Burial Scapegoat Smashing Ground Swords of Concealing Light x2

Traps Call of the Haunted Crush Card Virus Metal Reflect Slime x2 Mirror Force Nightmare Wheel x3 Torrential Tribute

World Championship 2008Edit

Something Hidden

Monsters Normal Monsters Gilgarth x2 Effect Monsters Byser Shock Dark Jeroid x2 Helpoemer x2 Lava Golem x3 Mystic Tomato x3 Newdoria x2 Sangan Spirit Reaper Viser Des x2

Spells Book of Moon Brain Control Creature Swap Heavy Storm Magical Mallet Magical Stone Excavation Mystical Space Typhoon Nightmare's Steel Cage x2 Premature Burial Scapegoat Swords of Concealing Light x2

Traps Call of the Haunted Crush Card Virus Metal Reflect Slime Mirror Force Nightmare Wheel x3 Torrential Tribute

Black Hole Force

Monsters Normal Monsters Gilgarth x2 Effect Monsters Byser Shock Dark Jeroid x2 Helpoemer x2 Lava Golem x3 Mystic Tomato x3 Newdoria x2 Prometheus, King of the Shadows Sangan Spirit Reaper Viser Des x2

Spells Book of Moon Brain Control Creature Swap Heavy Storm Magical Stone Excavation Mystical Space Typhoon Premature Burial Scapegoat Swords of Concealing Light x2

Traps Call of the Haunted Crush Card Virus Eradicator Epidemic Virus Metal Reflect Slime Mirror Force Nightmare Wheel x3 Torrential Tribute Widespread Ruin

Capsule ColiseumEdit

Corridors of Madness

Monsters Normal Monsters Blast Juggler Megasonic Eye Ryu-Kishin Twin-Headed Behemoth Two-Mouth Darkruler Wicked Dragon with the Ersatz Head Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress 2

Fire Mountain

Monsters Normal Monsters Crawling Dragon Crimson Sunbird Firegrass x2 Megazowler Molten Behemoth Twin-Headed Behemoth

NotesEdit

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} This card was played as a Normal Monster. It is an Effect Monster in the TCG/OCG.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} This card was played as a Normal Monster. It is an Effect Monster in the TCG/OCG. It was depicted as an Effect Monster in the dub.
3. ↑ He lost this card to Yami Yugi during episode 142.
4. ↑ This card can be seen in his hand during episode 139 after he activates "Zombie's Jewel" to return "Monster Reborn" to his hand.