"Any card—so long as it exists—has a power that is needed."

chiptunesoprano:

Mai never won a duel?

then how did she end up with 16 star chips

enough to pay back Yugi’s favor with interest, and getting him back in the game after his shaky loss to Kaiba

“but she’s never won a duel on screen”

There.

Shut up.

I mean this is ignoring how her winning has nothing to do with her character arc, which was about taking a loss and learning from it.

Nah, weak, unimportant character with no input on the plot