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News and Events

World Championship 2024

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
Championship Finals News	Cheer for your Champion!	Finals Results and Rules

Team 7 Wins Worlds Finals Rematch

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!

September 12 2024 Maintenance

The most recent maintenance period for Master Duel was on September 12, 2024!

September 12 2024 Server Maintenance Patch Notes and Status

September 12 Banlist Update

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

Advance of Great Forces Selection Pack Released

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!

Cards Confirmed

Confirmed Cards for Wings of the Guardian Selection Pack
Ancient Gear Dark Golem	Enlightenment Dragon
Ragnaraika Stag Sovereign	Arms of Genex Return Zero
Armoalilith Rosemary

Advance of Great Forces Selection Pack

Aim for the Stars Selection Pack Released

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!

Cards Confirmed

Confirmed Cards for Wings of the Guardian Selection Pack
Borrelend Dragon	Bystial Dis Pater
Rikka Queen Strenna	Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon
Transaction Rollback

Aim For The Stars Selection Pack

Duelist Cup Announced for September 2024

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
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

Latest Updates

2025 Season Commemoration Campaign

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
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

Adjustments to Secret Packs

Various Secret Packs will have their card pools updated!

New Cards for Shot Through Fiction Secret Pack
⚫︎ 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

New Cards Added to Leagacy Pack

Three new cards are now added to Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel via the Legacy Pack!

New Cards Added to Legacy Pack
Dandy Whitelion	Sorcerer of Sebek	Cooling Embers

70 Million Downloads Login Campaign

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
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

New Selection Pack: Wings of the Guardian

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
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

New Secret Pack: Evoked Dragon of Miracles

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

Alternate Card Arts Added

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
Stardust Dragon		Junk Warrior		Tuning
Enchanted Threads of Fate
El Shaddoll Winda			El Shaddoll Construct

August 8 2024 Banlist Update

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
Ido the Supreme Magical Force	Gimmick Puppet Nightmare

August 8 2024 Banlist Update

New Cards Added to Legacy Pack

The following cards that are making their debut in Master Duel have been added to the Legacy Pack card pool!

Cards Receiving Animations
Fishborg Harpooner	Junk Mail
Burgundy the Magic Elf	Junk Dragonlet

July 29 2024 Banlist Update

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!

July 29 2024 Banlist Update

New Selection Packs Available

The Masters Saga

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
Dragon Master Magia	Spell Card “Monster Reborn”
Heavy Storm	Ace★Spades Speculation
Winged Kuriboh LV6

The Masters Saga Selection Pack

Eternal Partners

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
Yubel - The Loving Defender Forever	Centur-Ion Legatia
Majespecter Draco - Ryu	Super Starslayer TY-PHON - Sky Crisis
Iron Thunder

Eternal Partners Selection Pack

Xyz Explosion

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
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

Xyz Explosion Selection Pack

Duel Pass Refresh

The Duel Pass has refreshed its rewards, and with it comes new rewards to collect!

Current Duel Pass Duration
July 4, 2024 - September 16 2024

Duel Pass Rewards	Gold Duel Pass Rewards
x300 Gems x30 UR Craft Points x30 SR Craft Points x30 R Craft Points x27 N Craft Points Legendary Fire King Ponix (Level 50 Duel Pass)	x700 Gems x100 UR Craft Points x100 SR Craft Points x80 R Craft Points x80 N Craft Points Lime Icon Frame (Level 25 Gold Duel Pass) Sacred Fire King Garunix Wallpaper (Level 50 Gold Duel Pass) Bonfire Mate (Level 75 Gold Duel Pass)

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News and Events

2024 World Championship

Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2024
Championship Finals News	Cheer for your Champion!	Finals Results and Rules

Most Recent Updates

Duelist Cup September 2024
Advance of Great Forces Selection Pack	Aim For The Stars Selection Pack
Adventure of Mystical Etchings Secret Pack	New World Replete With Joy Secret Pack
Tryout Duels - WCS 2024 Rental Competition	September 12 2024 Server Maintenance
September 12 2024 Banlist Update	August 8 2024 Server Maintenance
August 8 2024 Banlist Update	Wings of the Guardian Selection Pack
Evoked Dragon of Miracles Secret Pack	The Masters Saga Selection Pack

News

Master Duel List of Codes	Mobile Version Release Date
Casual Mode Rules and Rewards	Casual Mode Launched
Available Consoles	-

Latest News and Events

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Deck Lists and Archetypes

Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel Deck Archetypes

Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel Decks

Deck Tier List: Best Decks for Season 33

List of All Covered Decks

World Champion Decks

2024 World Champions: Team 7
Horus Tearlaments	Yubel	Fire King Snake-Eyes
Salamangreat	Purrely	Vanquish Soul

Aggro Decks

List of All Aggro Decks
D/D/D Aggro	Code Talker / Prank Kids	Zoodiac
Blue-Eyes	Virtual World	SPYRAL Control
Toon Kingdom	Red-Eyes	Blue-Eyes
Zoodiac	Prank-Kids	Zoodiac Tri-Brigade
Pure Tri-Brigade	Ancient Gear	Dragonmaid
Tri-Brigade Lyrilusc (Bird Up)	Dinosaur	Raidraptor
HERO	Dragon Link	Despia
Magikey	Adamancipator	Black Luster Soldier
Pendulum Magician	Stardust Dragon	Tenyi Swordsoul
Cyberdark	@Ignister	Cyber Dragon
The Winged Dragon of Ra	Despian Predaplant	Despia Darklord
Odd-Eyes Performapal	Numeron FTK	Six Samurai
ABC	Trickstar Windwitch	Blackwings
Fluffal	Cupid Pitch Turbo	Lunalight
Vampire	Ultra Athletes	Thunder Dragon
Z-ARC Pendulum Magician	Adventurer Rose Dragon Tenyi	Adventurer P.U.N.K.
Suship	Pure D/D/D	Numeron Egyptian Gods
Galaxy Eyes OTK	Borrelend Dragon Link	Vaylantz
Beetrooper	Icejade Ra	Therion ABC
Libromancer	Mathmech	Spright Evil☆Twin
Spright Tri-Brigade	Ishizu Chaos	Slifer Arcana Knights
Gaia OTK	Vernusylph	Ancient Warriors
Ghoti	Springans	8-Axis Gizmek Orochi
Danger! Dark World	Mikanko	Scareclaw Kashtira
Zombie World P.U.N.K.	Hungry Burger Nouvelles	Obelisk the Tormentor
Mannadium	Gate Guardian	Gold Pride P.U.N.K.
Superheavy Samurai	Nemleria	Dragon Rulers
Snake-Eye	T.G. Diabellstar	Skull Servant
Kaiju	Resonators	Earthbound
Malefic	Kozmo	Armored Xyz Shark
Unchained	Battlin' Boxer	Chimera Illusion
Fire King Snake-Eyes	Vaalmonica	Memento
Horus Tearlaments	Centur-Ion	Dragon Master Magia
Ice Barrier	Infernoid	Lightsworn
Ogdoadic Ragnaraika

Control Decks

List of All Control Decks
Invoked Shaddoll	Eldlich Control	Drytron Fairy
True Draco	Dark Magician	Traptrix
Phantom Knights	Madolche	Relinquished
P.U.N.K.	DPE Scythe	Evil★Twin
Paleozoic Frog	Salamangreat	Gravekeepers
Monarch	Tellarknight	Agent
Exosisters	Darklord	Plunder Patrol
Rikka	Floowandereeze	Adventurer Phantom Knights
Dinomoprhia	Tri-Brigade Gladiator Beast	Adventurer Witchcrafter
Dark Magician Gravekeeper	Branded Tri-Brigade	Branded Despia
Zombie Vampire	Blue-Eyes Jet Dragon	Spellbook
Branded Cyber Dragon	Branded Zombies	Pure Scareclaw
Dinomorphia	Runick	Labrynth
Harpies	Buster Blader	Umi Control
Endymion	Nekroz	Spright
Spright Runick	Ishizu Runick	Branded Ishizu
Crystal Beasts	Orcust	Altergeist
Witchcrafter	Subterror Krawler	Mayakashi
Ishizu Tearlaments	Evilswarm	Melffy Spright
Bystial Branded	Dogmatika Bystial	Naturia Runick
Generaiders	Kashtira	Purrely
Ninja	Rescue-ACE	Gishki Spright
Prediction Princess	Vanquish Soul	Jinzo
Egyptian God	Ojama Control	Aromage
Ghostrick	Kuriboh	Anti-Meta Stun
Runick Spright Fur Hire	Horus Control	Toy Box Dark Magician
Yubel	Voiceless Voice

Burn Decks

List of All Burn Decks
Red-Eyes Burn	Timelord Burn	Chain Burn
D.D. Dynamite	Igknight OTK	Cubic
Dinosaur Bishbaalkin FTK	Volcanic Snake-Eyes	Transaction Rollback Burn

Alt-Win Decks

List of All Alternate Win Decks
Crooked Cook Exodia	Flower Cardian Exodia	Treasure Panda Exodia
Suicide	Defense OTK

All Budget Decks

List of All Budget Deck Guides
Budget Shark Xyz	Budget Eldlich	Budget Hippo Turbo
Budget Despia	Budget F.A. Metalfoes	Budget Blue-Eyes White Dragon
Budget Chain Burn	Budget Majespecter	Budget Yosenju
Budget Flower Cardian	Budget True Draco	Budget Amorphage
Budget Ishizu Tearlaments

Best Cards for Decks

Lists of Best Cards for Deck Building
Best Staple Cards		Best Searchers		Best Hand Traps
Best Board Wipes		Best Negates		Best Fusion Monsters
Best Synchro Monsters		Best Xyz Monsters		Best Link Monsters
Best Structure Decks			Best Decks to Go 1st or 2nd

Card List

List of All Cards

List of Best Cards

Best Cards
Best Searchers	Best Hand Traps
Best Board Wipes	Best Negates
Best Fusion Monsters	Best Synchro Monsters
Best Xyz Monsters	Best Link Monsters

The Best Cards to Craft

Beginner Guides

Beginner's Guides

All Beginner's Guides

Beginner's Guides
How to Farm Gems	Best Way to Spend Gems
How to Craft Cards	Best Cards to Craft
How to Use Pendulum	How to Use Synchro
How to Use XYZ Summon	How to Use Link Summon
Best Normal and Secret Packs to Buy	How to Unlock Secret Packs
Best Starter Deck	Best Early Decks to Craft
How to Get and Use Orbs	Terms and Glossary
How to Farm SR and UR Materials	Replay Guide: How to Save Replays
Cross Progression: How to Transfer Data	Things to Do Daily
Trophies and Achievements	Guides to Ranking Up
List of Secret Missions	How to Report Players
How to Use Legacy Pack Tickets	Best Deck Engines

FAQ Section

Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ Section
How to Earn Keys	Duel Live: How to Spectate Duels
Can You Reroll?	Is the Duel Pass Worth it?
How Many of Each Card Can You Have?	Is Master Duel Pay to Win?
Daily Reset Time	Should You De-Rank Your Account?

About Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

The Latest Yu-Gi-Oh Game from Konami!

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!

The Next Platform for Professional Tournaments

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!

Welcomes New Players and Veterans Alike

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!

PC Requirements

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
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.

Release Date

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
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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