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The next maintenance period for Master Duel will be on March 8, 2024!
March 8 2024 Maintenance Patch Notes
Konami has announced that the 2024 World Championship will be taking place on September 7-8 in the United States!
This will be Master Duel's second appearance in the event, following last year's debut!
A new Selection Pack has been released upon the end of maintenance, featuring additional support to the Resonator and Earthbound archetypes! This also brings the debut of the Tistina archetype in Master Duel!
Confirmed Cards for Return of the King Selection Pack | |
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Earthbound Servant Geo Grasha | Scarred Dragon Archfiend |
Tistina, the Divinity that Defies Darkness | Tokusano Shinkyojin |
Transaction Rollback |
Return of the King Selection Pack
Alongside the Mermaid archetype, Tearlaments are the newest recepients of thier very own Secret Pack released after maintenance on March 8th, 2024!
Songstress of Sorrow Song Secret Pack
Three new cards have been added to the card pool available for the Legacy Pack upon the end of maintenance! These cards can also be crafted the same time they have become available in Master Duel.
Confirmed Cards Added to Legacy PAck | ||
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Behemoth the King of a Hundred Battles | Magician of Faithfulness | Ultimeat Offering |
It would seem that a brand new function involving codes have been added to the submenu in the main menu! Look out for future codes becoming available in the future; it might contain gifts like accessories or even cards!
First teased during the start of Season 2026 in February, the next Duelist Cup has been announced! Continue the grind and battle against fellow Duelists from around the world for a shot at qualifying for the 2024 World Championship!
Round 1 Begins | March 13, 2023 |
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Round 2 Begins | March 22, 2023 |
Event Ends | March 25, 2023 |
March 2024 Duelist Cup Links | |
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Event Guide and Rewards | Best Decks |
A new banlist update has been announced, officially taking effect on March 8, 2024! As of writing, there are currently six new cards affected!
A brand-new Solo Mode Gate has opened up for players to clear! This time, the featured archetype telling its story is the ever-powerful [red]Eldlich[red] archetype!
Solo Mode Guide: All Rewards
Alongside the release of the new Solo Mode Gate, two new cards have been added to Master Duel, and players can unlock these two cards by clearing a certain part of this Solo Mode Gate!
New Cards Added with New Solo Mode Gate | |
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Split Mirror of the Underworld | You're Finished |
On February 7th, 2024, Yu-Gi-Oh! will celebrate its second anniversary! Expect updates, rewards, freebies and more as Master duel turns two years old since launch!
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First announced during the special Tokyo Dome event that happened on February 3-4, 2024, Master Duel will be celebrating its 2nd anniversary through a huge wave after maintenance!
Starting on February 7th until April 11th, players can log in for 7 days in a row to get up to 1000 Gems, and up to 3 Secret Pack pulls with a guaranteed Royal Finish UR card!
# of Days | Reward |
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1 | 2nd Anniversary Ticket x1 |
2 | Gems x500 |
3 | 2nd Anniversary Ticket x1 |
4 | Gems x200 |
5 | 2nd Anniversary Ticket x1 |
6 | Gems x200 |
7 | Gems x100 |
Each player receives 3 Secret Pack tickets from the special Login Campaign, that guarantee a Royal Finish UR from each pull. This year, there are 9 Secret Packs to pick from. Choose wisely!
Qualified Secret Packs for 2nd Anniversary Ticket | |
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The Azure in the Ivory | |
Darkest Magics | Inevitability of Chaos |
Glory on Wings | Crystal Serpentry |
Futuristic Creatures | Sword of the Seventh One |
Indomitable Knights | AI Omniscience |
Players can invite fellow Duelists who have yet to play Master Duel, or have once played the game but haven't touched it for at least two weeks, and both players can receive rewards!
# of Code Entries | Reward |
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1 | Soul of Sword Structure Deck x1 |
2 | |
3 | Gems x100 |
4 | |
5 | Gems x50 |
There are additional rewards for the sender if the invited players manage to reach Bronze IV at minimum.
# of Players in Bronze IV | Reward |
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1 | Gems x100 |
2 | The Iris Swordsoul Protector |
3 | |
4 |
Legacy Pack Ticket (Min. 1 SR Guaranteed) x3
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5 | Flawless Perfection of the Tenyi Wallpaper |
A special bundle featuring various accessories themed after the iconic Blue-Eyes White Dragon and 30 Master Packs is available for each account for 3000 Gems! This is only available for a limited time, and it can only be purchased once per account!
Original Card Art | Alternate Card Art |
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Purchasing the bundle also rewards the player a special Royal Finish copy of an Alternate Card Art, featuring Blue-Eyes White Dragon and its 1st OCG artwork!
Matching the theme of Blue-Eyes White Dragon for the 2nd Anniversary, Master Duel has announced its first-ever Mate Bundle--a brand new Mate to bring along, plus 10 Master Packs for just 1000 Gems!
Much like the UR Card Bundle, this is also only available for a limited time, and it can only be purchased once per account!
The first Selection Pack announced is Ride Into the Future, which is a Synchro-focused Selection Pack with powerful boss Synchro Monsters already announced, and also features the debut of the Snake-Eye archetype!
Confirmed Cards for Ride Into the Future Selection Pack |
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● (UR) Cosmic Quasar Dragon - NEW ● (UR) T.G. Glaive Blaster - NEW ● (UR) Diabellstar the Black Witch - NEW ● (UR) Snake-Eyes Flamberge Dragon - NEW ● (UR) Emperor Charles the Great - NEW |
Ride Into the Future Selection Pack
Name of Champions is the second Selection Pack released to celebrate the 2nd anniversary, launching at the same time as Ride Into the Future.
This is purely a power-boosting Selection Pack, featuring some of the most powerful and common boss monsters, hand traps and supports in the current meta in Master Duel!
Confirmed Cards for Name of Champions Selection Pack |
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● (UR) Destiny HERO - Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer ● (UR) Baronne de Fleur ● (UR) Dingirsu, the Orcust of the Evening Star ● (UR) Accesscode Talker ● (UR) Lady Labrynth of the Silver Castle |
This Selection Pack contains the Alternate Card Art for Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, only available for the duration of its stay in the in-game store!
Original Card Art | Alternate Card Art |
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Name of Champions Selection Pack
Alongside the announcement of the Ride Into the Future Selection Pack during the Tokyo Dome event livestream, a new Structure Deck has been announced that focuses on the iconic Blue-Eyes White Dragon and the support it has received over the years in Yu-Gi-Oh!
Confirmed Cards for Blue-Eyes Max Structure Deck | ||
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Blue-Eyes White Dragon | Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon | Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon |
Three Secret Packs are going to be available for a limited time in the store, and each one of them has one card that currently has their Alternate Card Art!
A brand-new Secret Pack was added on Master Duel on February 7th, 2024. Thunder-type Monsters are the featured theme for this card pack!
Nearly a year since their arrival in Master Duel, the Sprights archetype now have their very own Secret Pack, paired in tandem with various Thunder Monsters!
Burst of Zapping Energy! Secret Pack
A brand-new Secret Pack was added on Master Duel on January 29th, 2024, featuring archetypes prominent with the EARTH Attribute!
No new cards added to Master Duel with this release, however, Vernusylph and G Golem are the newest archetypes to receive their very own Secret Pack!
Hope Sprouting in the Spring Breeze Secret Pack
A brand-new Solo Mode Gate under the Ghost Meets Girl section has been added, featuring the story of the Mayakashi archetype!
A banlist update is set to take effect on February 7th, 2024--with a select number of cards having their playability adjusted!!
Newly Limited Cards |
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Bystial Saronir |
February 7 2024 Banlist Update
Close to the 2nd Anniversary of Master Duel, the game receives a new Version Update to add a few Quality of Life changes for the game!
Version 1.8.0 Details and Changes
A brand-new Secret Pack was added to Master Duel on January 10th, 2024!
Not only will Dinomorphia be the newest recepient of a Secret Pack, but it will also feature the debut of an archetype in Master Duel that synergizes with them: Trascendosaurus!
Transcendentalism Secret Pack Page
A brand-new Selection Pack has been released on January 10th, 2024, featuring more additional support for the Superheavy Samurai archetype and Visas line of cards, as well as the debut of the Gold Pride and Nemleria archetypes in Master Duel!
Confirmed Cards for Indomitable Pride Selection Pack |
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● (UR) Dreaming Nemlaria ● (UR) Gold Pride - Star Leon ● (UR) Superheavy Samurai Brave Masurawo ● (UR) Superheavy Samurai Prodigy Wakaushi ● (UR) Visas Amritara |
Indomitable Pride Selection Pack Page
Five more Deck Slots have been made purchasable in the Special Section of the in-game Shop! This raises the number of Deck Slots a player can buy to 10 per account!
A massive banlist update is set to take effect on January 10th, 2024--with quite a number of very potent and widely-used cards being immediately affected!
January 10 2024 Banlist Update
Mentioned in the start of Season 23, the next Duelist Cup will take place in December 2023! Ranking for the event will be based from the final standings at the end of the current season!
Event Duration | December 7 - December 18, 2023 |
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Countdown until Event Ends |
Duelist Cup December 2023 Event Guide
The 2nd Stage of the Duelist Cup has just finished, and the results are in!
Congratulations to Karmano for achieving 1st Place in the December 2023 Duelist Cup and automatically qualifying for the 2024 World Championship!
This also marks his second year in a row to qualify to Worlds, as earlier this year he was part of the North American team Team 7, alongside Jesse Kotton and Raye to be the first runner-up in the first-ever Master Duel World Championship!
World Championship 2023 Finals Results
The Duel Pass has refreshed its rewards, and with it comes new rewards to collect!
Current Duel Pass Duration |
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February 7, 2024 - April 21, 2024 |
Duel Pass Rewards | Gold Duel Pass Rewards |
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Master Duel List of Codes | Version 1.8.0 Details and Changes |
Team Battle Mode Launched | Mobile Version Release Date |
Casual Mode Rules and Rewards | Casual Mode Launched |
Available Consoles | - |
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March 2024 Duelist Cup Announced
Updated 3/18/2024
The next Duelist Cup has been announced! Shoot for the 2024 World Championship!
03/08/2024 Maintenance Announced
Updated 3/8/2024
Mainteance is happening one week before the next Duelist Cup for the season!
March 8 2024 Banlist Update
Updated 2/25/2024
Six cards have been affected, with only a few days away from the Duelist Cup in March!
Master Duel's 2nd Anniversary!
Updated 2/16/2024
Blue-Eyes White Dragon is the thematic monster for Master Duel's 2nd birthday!
Synchro x Link Festival Announced
Updated 2/19/2024
Only Synchro Monsters and Link Monsters are allowed in the Extra Deck for this event!
Ride Into the Future Selection Pack Released
Updated 3/8/2024
Popular Synchro archetypes get new support, and Diabellstar makes their debut!
Name of Champions Selection Pack Released
Updated 3/8/2024
All the cards that defined the meta since launch, put together into one Selection Pack!
Burst of Zapping Energy! Secret Pack Released
Updated 3/8/2024
Batteryman and Sprights now have their very own Secret Pack!
Blue-Eyes Max Structure Deck Released
Updated 3/8/2024
The iconic Blue-Eyes White Dragon archetype is now the recepient of its own Structure Deck!
Sword of Souls Structure Deck Released
Updated 3/8/2024
Swordsoul now has their own Structure Deck--but locked behind a special event!
02/07/2024 Maintenance Announced
Updated 2/7/2024
This maintenance is bringing all the new content of Master Duel's 2nd anniversary!
Hope Sprouts in the Spring Breeze Secret Pack
Updated 3/8/2024
Vernusylph and G Golem are the newest recepient of their very own Secret Pack!
Version 1.8.0 Update Details
Updated 1/16/2024
Some changes and QOL adjustments have been made ahead of MD's 2nd anniversary!
Transcendentalism Secret Pack Released
Updated 3/8/2024
The first new Secret Pack of 2024 features Dinomorphia and a new archetype!
Deck Tier List March 2024
Updated 3/18/2024
Check out our latest update in the Tier List for Best Decks of February 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 2/26/2024
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 27
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 | Anti-Meta Stun |
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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