Team Yggdrasil, climbing the Star Battle rankings, is challenged by Team Gordias. Zonamos and Iwao trade riddles in a first battle, and cheerful Yuni faces off against the gloomy, curse-obsessed Reiyu, with each team taking one win to leave the match tied heading into the next episode.

What happens

• Team Gordias challenges Team Yggdrasil to a Star Battle match.
• Zonamos loses a riddle-themed battle to Iwao.
• Yuni defeats Reiyu in the second match.
• The overall team score is tied 1-1 heading into the next episode.

Battles

• Yggdrasil vs. Gordias — battle continues in the next episode

Attributed, not verified by us

Claims We Could Not Check

• The entire episode is original material not adapted from the manga.
• In the Japanese version, Zonamos's second riddle concerns which Ratchet has the fewest blades (0-80); the international dub changes it to a riddle about Beat Tyranno's unpredictable movement.