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News and Events

December 6 2024 Maintenance

Updates and Maintenance

The most recent maintenance period for Master Duel will be on December 6, 2024! This has been confirmed after the announcement of the Banlist Update!

December 6 2024 Server Maintenance Status

Tryout Duels: Time Travel 2014

Master Duel - Official Tryout Duels

Dial the clock back to 2014 with this new version of Tryout Duels: Time Travel! This time, we are heading back to 2014 to possibly tackle the introduction of the Pendulum Monsters!

Event Start November 29, 2024
Event End December 6, 2024

Tryout Duels: Time Travel 2014 Event Guide

EX-ZERO Festival 2024

Master Duel - EX-ZERO Festival 2024

The EX-ZERO Festival is making its return to Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel for the first time in over two years! In this event, the Extra Deck is completely forbidden! Only the Main Deck is allowed!

Event Start November 18, 2024
Event End November 28, 2024

EX-ZERO Festival 2024 Event Guide & Rewards

December 6 2024 Banlist Update

Master Duel - December 6 2024 Banlist Update

Another Banlist Update will take effect on December 6, 2024, set to be implemented right after maintenance. Seven cards will have their playability updated, and each one a meta-defining change!

December 6 2024 Banlist Update

November 7 2024 Maintenance

Updates and Maintenance

The most recent maintenance period for Master Duel will be on November 7, 2024! This will also be an update to Version 2.1!

November 7 Maintenance & Version Update

Geas of the Light Selection Pack Released

Master Duel - Geas of the Light Selection Pack

A new Selection Packj is set to release on November 7, 2024. This new Card Park marks the debut of the Shining Sarcophagus archetypes, alongside additional support for various archetypes--including Melodius and Madolche!

Confirmed Cards for Illusion Beast's Roar
Gandora-G the Dragon of Destruction ImageGandora-G the Dragon of Destruction Flowering Etoile the Melodious Magnificat ImageFlowering Etoile the Melodious Magnificat
Madolche Queen Tiarafraise ImageMadolche Queen Tiarafraise Nightmare Apprentice ImageNightmare Apprentice
Ultimate Flame Swordsman ImageUltimate Flame Swordsman

Geas of the Light Selection Pack

Illusion Beast's Roar Secret Pack Released

Master Duel - Illusion Beast

In line with the release of more Illusion-type Monsters in the upcoming Selection Pack, a new Secret Pack was released simultaneously on November 7, 2024! The featured archetypes include Chimera and Nightmare!

Confirmed Cards for Illusion Beast's Roar
Chimera the Illusion Beast ImageChimera the Illusion Beast Chimera the King of Phantom Beasts ImageChimera the King of Phantom Beasts
Darkest Diabolos, Lord of the Lair ImageDarkest Diabolos, Lord of the Lair Nightmare Magician ImageNightmare Magician
Nightmare Apprentice ImageNightmare Apprentice

Illusion Beast's Roar Secret Pack

Sugar-Suffused Reverie Secret Pack Released

Master Duel - Sugar-Suffused Reverie Secret Pack

In line with the release of more support for Madolche in the upcoming Selection Pack, a second new Secret Pack will also be released simultaneously on November 7, 2024! The featured archetypes include Madolche and Nemleria!

Confirmed Cards for Sugar-Suffused Reverie
Dreaming Nemleria ImageDreaming Nemleria Sweet Dreams, Nemleria ImageSweet Dreams, Nemleria
Dream Tower of Princess Nemleria ImageDream Tower of Princess Nemleria Madolche Queen Tiaramisu ImageMadolche Queen Tiaramisu
Madolche Queen Tiarafraise ImageMadolche Queen Tiarafraise

Sugar-Suffused Reverie Secret Pack

Master Duel 1000 Days Since Launch Campaign

Master Duel - 1000 Days Since Launch Campaign

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel has crossed 1000 days since the game's official launch! To celebrate, players can log in for eight days to receive a special gift each time!

Day # Campaign Gift
1
GemGem x300
2 Master Duel - Geas of the Light Pack Ticket (Guaranteed SR Card)Geas of the Light Selection Pack Ticket
(SR Card Guaranteed)
3
GemGem x300
4 Master Duel - Geas of the Light Pack TicketGeas of the Light Selection Pack Ticket
5
GemGem x200
6 Master Duel - Icon - 1000 Days since Launch CelebrationIcon: 1000 Days since Launch Celebration
7 Master Duel - Geas of the Light Pack TicketGeas of the Light Selection Pack Ticket
8
GemGem x100

New Cards Can Be Generated

Eclipse Wyvern ImageEclipse Wyvern Number 95: Galaxy-Eyes Dark Matter Dragon ImageNumber 95: Galaxy-Eyes Dark Matter Dragon Ultimate Offering ImageUltimate Offering

Three cards that have been marked as Forbidden since the launch of Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel will become craftable for the first time! These cards can only be used in Unlimited Rooms due to their Forbidden status, thus are unallowed in Ranked Duels, Casual Duels and Events.

The Banlist: List of Forbidden & Limited Cards

November 7 2024 Banlist Update

Master Duel - November 7 2024 Banlist Update
Another Banlist Update will take effect on November 1, 2024, set to be implemented right after maintenance. Only two cards will have their playability updated!

November 7 2024 Banlist Update

November 1 2024 Banlist Update

Master Duel - November 1 2024 Banlist Update

A surprise Banlist Update will take effect on November 1, 2024, hours before the start of Ranked Season 35. Six cards will have their playability updated!

November 1 2024 Banlist Update

Tricky Reception Selection Pack Released

Master Duel - Tricky Reception Selection Pack

To celebrate Halloween, Master Duel is releasing a new Selection Pack with new cards on October 28th, 2024. This Card Pack features a first in Yu-Gi-Oh! history: a simultaneous release of two new cards for the physical card game and in Master Duel!

Tricky Reception Selection Pack

Cards Confirmed

Confirmed Cards for Tricky Reception
Hallo, the Spirit of Tricks ImageHallo, the Spirit of Tricks Ween, the Spirit of Treats ImageWeen, the Spirit of Treats
Moon of the Closed Heaven ImageMoon of the Closed Heaven Gold Pride - Eradicator ImageGold Pride - Eradicator
Summon Sorceress ImageSummon Sorceress

Summon Sorceress Errata and Banlist Update

Summon Sorceress

Following its inclusion in the upcoming Tricky Reception Selection Pack, Summon Sorceress will become playable as a Limited card starting on October 28, 2024! This also includes it becoming craftable for the very first time!

Effect Text Errata

Alongside being made playable, Summon Sorceress will have its effect be given an errata. This means how it is played will be fundamentally changed.

Old Text
2+ monsters with the same Type, except Tokens
If this card is Link Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 monster from your hand in Defense Position, to your opponent's zone this card points to. You can target 1 face-up monster this card points to; Special Summon 1 monster from your Deck in Defense Position, with the same Type as that monster, to a zone this card points to, but negate its effects. You can only use this effect of "Summon Sorceress" once per turn.
New Text
2+ monsters with the same Type, except Tokens
If this card is Link Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 monster from your hand in Defense Position to your opponent's zone this card points to (but negate its effects), then you can Special Summon 1 monster from your Deck in Defense Position with the same type as that monster (but negate its effects). If you Summon from your Deck this way, you cannot Special Summon for the rest of the turn, except monsters with that same original Type. You can only use this effect of "Summon Sorceress" once per turn.

The Most Dangerous Race of the Cosmos Secret Pack Released

Master Duel - The Most Dangerous Race of the Cosmos Secret Pack

In line with the release of more Gold Pride cards in the Selection Pack, a new Secret Pack has also been released starting on October 28, 2024! The featured archetypes include F.A. and Gold Pride!

The Most Dangerous Race of the Cosmos! Secret Pack

World Championship 2024

Master Duel - World Championship 2024 Finals

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!

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

Team 7 Wins Worlds Finals Rematch

Master Duel - World Champions Team 7

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!

Outlaws from the Inferno Selection Pack Released

Master Duel - Outlaws from the Inferno Selection Pack

A new Selection Pack called Outlaws from the Inferno has been released on October 10th, 2024. This new Card Pack features newer support cards for known Decks like Infernoid and Ritual Beast, and features the debut of Goblin Biker and Tenpai Dragon in Master Duel!

Cards Confirmed

Confirmed Cards for Outlaws from the Inferno
Goblin Biker Big Gabonga ImageGoblin Biker Big Gabonga Infernoid Flood ImageInfernoid Flood
Ritual Beast Ulti-Reirautari ImageRitual Beast Ulti-Reirautari Flametongue the Burning Blade ImageFlametongue the Burning Blade
Sangenpai Transcendent Dragion ImageSangenpai Transcendent Dragion

Outlaws from the Inferno Selection Pack

Duel Pass Refresh

Duel Pass Refresh

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

Current Duel Pass Duration
September 16, 2024 - November 24, 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
  • Icon - Minerva, the Athenian Lightsworn (Level 50 Duel Pass)
  • x700 Gems
  • x100 UR Craft Points
  • x100 SR Craft Points
  • x80 R Craft Points
  • x80 N Craft Points
  • Gray Icon Frame (Level 25 Gold Duel Pass)
  • Aroma Healing Wallpaper (Level 50 Gold Duel Pass)
  • Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter Mate (Level 75 Gold Duel Pass)

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2024 World Championship

Master Duel - World Championship 2024 Finals Partial Header

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

Most Recent Updates

December 6 2024 Banlist Update Tryout Duels: Time Travel 2014 Event Guide
Xyz x Link Festival Event Guide EX-ZERO Festival 2024 Event Guide
Geas of the Light Selection Pack Illusion Beast's Roar Secret Pack
Sugar-Suffused Reverie Secret Pack November 7 2024 Maintenance and Version Update
November 7 2024 Banlist Update Tricky Reception Selection Pack
The Most Dangerous Race of the Cosmos! Secret Pack October 28 2024 Maintenance
November 1 2024 Banlist Update Outlaws from the Inferno 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

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Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel Deck Archetypes

Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel Decks

Deck Tier List: Best Decks for Season 35

List of All Covered Decks

World Champion Decks

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

Decks Used in Worlds 2024

Decks Used By All Teams in Worlds 2024
snipehunters CER Hero's Future
BOTB MYYGO Thank Love
CER 2 x FCG BRAZ IL Maxx “Yee”
Double Noir Rogue Ruler

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 Genex Tenpai Dragon
Goblin Biker Infernoble Armed Dragon
Flame Swordsman Melodious

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 Rikka Ragnraika
Ritual Beast Shining Sarcophagus

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 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

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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 Black Hole
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

Tournaments Ritual Animation

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

Stardust Dragon Master Duel
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

Steam
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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