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The Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2024 will hold Master Duel as a category for the second year in a row! The absolute best of the best will all meet in Seattle, Washington, USA!
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2024 | ||
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Championship Finals News | Cheer for your Champion! | Finals Results and Rules |
Congratulations to Team 7 for winning the 2024 Master Duel World Championship! They faced off against last year's World Champions snipehunters in a Grand Finals rematch one year in the making!
The most recent maintenance period for Master Duel was on September 12, 2024!
September 12 2024 Server Maintenance Patch Notes and Status
Expected as part of a monthly update, a new Banlist Update will take effect on September 12, 2024. A total of 3 cards thus far will have their playability in proper Duels updated!
September 12 2024 Banlist Update
A new Selection Pack called Advance of Great Forces was released on September 12th, 2024 and features multiple old archetypes getting some more modern support. Ancient Gear, Lightsworn, Genex and Aroma are all confirmed to receive new cards, and this Card Pack also marks the debut of the Ragnaraika archetype to Master Duel!
Confirmed Cards for Wings of the Guardian Selection Pack | |
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Ancient Gear Dark Golem | Enlightenment Dragon |
Ragnaraika Stag Sovereign | Arms of Genex Return Zero |
Armoalilith Rosemary |
Advance of Great Forces Selection Pack
A second Selection Pack called Aim for the Stars was released on September 12th, 2024. No new cards in this new Selection Pack, but it does feature some of the more powerful cards in the current meta in Master Duel!
Confirmed Cards for Wings of the Guardian Selection Pack | |
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Borrelend Dragon | Bystial Dis Pater |
Rikka Queen Strenna | Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon |
Transaction Rollback |
Aim For The Stars Selection Pack
It has been announecd that a new Duelist Cup will take place this September! Ranked Season 32 currently active will be the basis for starting DLvs. when the event begins this month!
September 2024 Duelist Cup Dates | |
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Round 1 Begins | September 18, 2024 |
Round 2 Begins | September 27, 2024 |
Event Ends | September 30, 2024 |
Duelist Cup Countdown | |
Duelist Cup September 2024 Event Guide
With the Master Duel World Championship 2024 coming to a close, so does begin the 2025 competitive season! Log in for a total of 7 times to receive various rewards!
# of Days | Reward |
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1 | Advance of Great Forces Pack Ticket x1 |
2 | Advance of Great Forces Pack Ticket x1 SR Guaranteed |
3 | Gems x100 |
4 | Advance of Great Forces Ticket x1 |
5 | Master Duel 2025 Season Icon |
6 | Advance of Great Forces Pack Ticket x1 SR Guaranteed |
7 | Gems x100 |
Various Secret Packs will have their card pools updated!
New Cards for Shot Through Fiction Secret Pack |
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⚫︎ Borrelend Dragon ⚫︎ Borrelcode Dragon ⚫︎ Mirror Force ⚫︎ Magic Cylinder ⚫︎ Mirror Force Launcher ⚫︎ Magical Cylinders ⚫︎ Rokket Coder ⚫︎ Rokket Caliber ⚫︎ Double Disruptor Dragon ⚫︎ Borreload Riot Dragon ⚫︎ Outburst Dragon ⚫︎ Heavy Interlock |
New Cards for Mother Nature's Snare Secret Pack |
⚫︎ Traptantalizing Tune ⚫︎ Traptrix Pinguicula ⚫︎ Traptrix Atypus ⚫︎ Trap Tracks ⚫︎ Traptrix Pudica ⚫︎ Terrifying Trap Hole Nightmare ⚫︎ Traptrix Holeutea ⚫︎ Banishing Trap Hole ⚫︎ Traptrix Arachnocampa |
New Cards for Seedling Soul Fey Secret Pack |
⚫︎ Sylvan Dancepione ⚫︎ Sunvine Sowing |
New Cards for Worthy Adversaries Secret Pack |
⚫︎ Laevatein, Generaider Boss of Shadows ⚫︎ Vala, Seidhr of the Generaider Bosses |
Three new cards are now added to Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel via the Legacy Pack!
New Cards Added to Legacy Pack | ||
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Dandy Whitelion | Sorcerer of Sebek | Cooling Embers |
Starting on August 8th until September 24th, players can log in for 8 days in total to get up to 1000 Gems, and up to 3 Wings of the Guardian Selection Pack pulls with a guaranteed SR card!
# of Days | Reward |
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1 | Gems x300 |
2 | Wings of the Guardian Pack Ticket SR Guaranteed |
3 | Gems x200 |
4 | Wings of the Guardian Pack Ticket x1 |
5 | Gems x200 |
6 | Wings of the Guardian Pack Ticket x1 |
7 | Gems x200 |
8 | Gems x100 |
A new Selection Pack was added to Master Duel on August 8, 2024. Wings of the Guardian is the last Selection Pack to be released before the 2024 World Championship Finals in September, and this means the debuting Voiceless Voice archetype will be available for participating players!
Confirmed Cards for Wings of the Guardian Selection Pack | |
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Rescue Hedgehog | Enigmaster Packbit |
Lancea, Ancestral Dragon of the Ice Mountain | Raidraptor - Rising Rebellion Falcon |
Skull Guardian, Protector of the Voiceless Voice |
Wings of the Guardian Selection Pack
A new Secret Pack called Evoked Dragon of Miracles was added to Master Duel on August 8, 202. This Card Pack consists of cards focusing on Stardust, Synchron and Majestic archetypes!
Evoked Dragon of Miracles Secret Pack
Five cards have been given new Alternative Card Arts, and for a limited time their respective Secret Packs will feature a chance to pull them!
Evoked Dragon of Miracles Secret Pack | |||||
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Stardust Dragon | Junk Warrior | Tuning | |||
Enchanted Threads of Fate | |||||
El Shaddoll Winda | El Shaddoll Construct |
Expected as part of a monthly update, another banlist update will take effect on August 8, 2024. A total of 8 cards will have their playability in proper Duels updated!
New Forbidden Cards Card | |
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Ido the Supreme Magical Force | Gimmick Puppet Nightmare |
The following cards that are making their debut in Master Duel have been added to the Legacy Pack card pool!
Cards Receiving Animations | |
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Fishborg Harpooner | Junk Mail |
Burgundy the Magic Elf | Junk Dragonlet |
A banlist has taken effect after maintenance on July 29, 2024. Eight cards in total have had their playability status changed, just in time for the upcoming World Championship Qualifiers!
A new Selection Pack has been released starting July 29, 2024; this Selection Pack release features special cards that came from the anime and manga runs of Yu-Gi-Oh!
Some of the new cards being added include retrains of iconic cards like Dragon Master Soldier and Monster Reborn. Also included are very powerful cards that have finally made their way out of Master Duel's Forbidden List for the first time!
Confirmed Cards for The Masters Saga Selection Pack | |
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Dragon Master Magia | Spell Card “Monster Reborn” |
Heavy Storm | Ace★Spades Speculation |
Winged Kuriboh LV6 |
The Masters Saga Selection Pack
This Selection Pack was released on July 11, 2024; this release features quite a lot of support for Yubel to provide it with new cards and support a brand-new playstyle with her!
TCG and OCG fans are in for a treat as Yubel reaches full power with its new support cards, as well as the debut of the Centur-Ion archetype, and more generic support like Super Starslayer TY-Phon - Sky Crisis and Iron Thunder!
Confirmed Cards for Eternal Partners Selection Pack | |
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Yubel - The Loving Defender Forever | Centur-Ion Legatia |
Majespecter Draco - Ryu | Super Starslayer TY-PHON - Sky Crisis |
Iron Thunder |
Eternal Partners Selection Pack
Coinciding with the most recent event in the Xyz Cup, Xyz Explosion is a Selection Pack completely dedicated for some of the strongest Xyz Monsters in the game!
For those who need to add Xyz Monsters into their Extra Decks, this is a good way to try their luck and get key mosnters like the Superdreadnought Rail Cannons, Raidraptors, various Number Xyz Monsters, Cyber Dragon Infinity, Evilswarm Exciton Knight and more!
Confirmed Cards for Xyz Explosion Selection Pack | |
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Raidraptor - Ultimate Falcon | Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Juggernaut Liebe |
Number F0: Utopic Draco Future | Number 38: Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic Galaxy |
Laevatein, Generaider Boss of Shadows |
The Duel Pass has refreshed its rewards, and with it comes new rewards to collect!
Current Duel Pass Duration |
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July 4, 2024 - September 16 2024 |
Duel Pass Rewards | Gold Duel Pass Rewards |
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Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2024 | ||
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Championship Finals News | Cheer for your Champion! | Finals Results and Rules |
Master Duel List of Codes | Mobile Version Release Date |
Casual Mode Rules and Rewards | Casual Mode Launched |
Available Consoles | - |
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September 2024 Duelist Cup
Updated 9/19/2024
The new competitive season for Yu-Gi-Oh! kicks off with a Duelist Cup right after Worlds 2024!
Advance of Great Forces Selection Pack
Updated 9/12/2024
Lightsworns, Ancient Gears and Aroma get support; Ragnaraika makes their debut!
Aim for the Stars Selection Pack
Updated 9/12/2024
Boost the power of your Decks with this Selection Pack filled with powerful cards!
Adventure of Mystical Etchings Secret Pack
Updated 9/12/2024
Runick is the newest recepient of a Secret Pack, sharing space with Generadiers!
New World Replete With Joy Secret Pack
Updated 9/12/2024
This Secret Pack focuses on Visas Starfrost, and their route with Mannadium and Veda!
Tryout Duels - WCS 2024 Rental Competition
Updated 9/13/2024
Feel like a World Champion in this Tryout Duels by using the same Decks used by Team 7!
09/12 Maintenance Announced
Updated 9/12/2024
One final maintenance is set to happen just before the next September 2024 Duelist Cup!
09/12 Banlist Update
Updated 9/9/2024
Wyverburster is back, and both Saryuja and Druiswurm are now Unlimited!
2024 World Championship
Updated 9/8/2024
Time to crown the Best in the World! 12 teams will compete in Seattle, USA for the WCS Finals!
Wings of the Guardian Selection Pack
Updated 9/12/2024
Raidraptors get their support, Ice Barriers get buffed, and Voiceless Voice make their debut!
Evoked Dragon of Miracles Secret Pack
Updated 9/12/2024
A new Junk and Stardust-focused Secret Pack that has Alternate Card Art for a limited time!
Deck Tier List September 2024
Updated 9/19/2024
Check out our latest update in the Tier List for Best Decks of August 2024!
Team Battle Mode Guide
Updated 11/9/2023
Compete in 3v3 or 5v5 teams and help your team win!
How to Spot a Bot?
Updated 3/6/2023
Players seem to have encountered a spreading problem in Master Duel.
Mobile Version Release Date
Updated 2/4/2022
Find out when the Mobile Version will release!
Banned and Limited Card List
Updated 9/9/2024
Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel has a different pool of Banned and Limited cards compared to other versions of Yu-Gi-Oh!
Available Platforms
Updated 11/27/2022
Learn about all the platforms Master Duel is on!
Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel Deck Archetypes
Deck Tier List: Best Decks for Season 33
2024 World Champions: Team 7 | ||
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Horus Tearlaments | Yubel | Fire King Snake-Eyes |
Salamangreat | Purrely | Vanquish Soul |
List of All Burn Decks | ||
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Red-Eyes Burn | Timelord Burn | Chain Burn |
D.D. Dynamite | Igknight OTK | Cubic |
Dinosaur Bishbaalkin FTK | Volcanic Snake-Eyes | Transaction Rollback Burn |
List of All Alternate Win Decks | ||
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Crooked Cook Exodia | Flower Cardian Exodia | Treasure Panda Exodia |
Suicide | Defense OTK |
Best Cards | ||
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Best Searchers | Best Hand Traps | |
Best Board Wipes | Best Negates | |
Best Fusion Monsters | Best Synchro Monsters | |
Best Xyz Monsters | Best Link Monsters |
Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel is Konami's newest entry to the Yu-Gi-Oh franchise and is taking the world by storm! With new and updated graphics and animations and playability on nearly all consoles, Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel is the most advanced entry in the franchise to date!
It was confirmed by Konami's Senior Producer, Kenichi Kataoka, in their official Master Duel trailer that Master Duel will be the next platform for official Yu-Gi-Oh tournaments. If you're looking for a competitive scene to play one of the most famous card games of all time, Master Duel is a great place to get started!
Synchro? Fusion? Link Summon? XYZ? Pendulum? Master Duel has it all! Veterans will feel at home with Master Duel's freedom in deck making, as most of the latest decks will be available (depending on non-banned cards) to the players that are active within the Yu-Gi-Oh competitive scene.
However, this does not mean new players will be left behind! The game offers several guides and tutorials to get you started to catching up with the newest features of Yu-Gi-Oh! And if that's not enough, we at Game8, offer the highest quality Yu-Gi-Oh guides for Master Duel to help you start on your journey!
While consoles need not worry about their device's capability to run the game, PC users will have to check their systems to see if their current machine is capable of playing the game. Below are the required specs for Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel on the PC!
Part | Minimum | Recommended |
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Required | 64 Bit OS. | 64 Bit OS. |
OS | Windows 10 Home (64bit) latest revision | Windows 10 Home (64bit) latest revision |
Processor | Intel Core i5-7300U | Intel Core i5-9400F |
Ram | 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
GPU | Intel(R) HD Graphics 620 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 |
DirectX | Version 11 | Version 11 |
Network | Broadband Internet connection | Broadband Internet connection |
Storage | 16 GB available space | 16 GB available space |
Sound Card | On Board | On Board |
Monitor Resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
Recommended specs are from Steam's official Master Duel page.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel's initial release date was on January 18, 2022. While the mobile release date was on January 26, 2022 for select countries, but it is now available worldwide as of February 2nd.
Platform | Date |
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PC | January 18, 2022 |
PS4/PS5 | January 18, 2022 |
Xbox One/Xbox Series X/S | January 18, 2022 |
Android/iOS | January 26, 2022 |
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