Latest News, Events, and Updates

The latest news, events, updates, scheduled maintenances and more for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel. Check here to stay updated and on top of the game!

Latest Events

Duel Triangle Event

Event Start	April 18, 2024
Event End	April 30, 2024

A brand new event called the Duel Triangle pits three Extra Deck Summoning methods against each other, and only one can reign supreme! Join the fight representing either Fusion, Synchro or Xyz players!

Duel Triangle Event Guide and Rewards

2024 World Championship Announced

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!

Latest Maintenance

April 11 2024 Maintenance

The next maintenance period for Master Duel will be on April 11, 2024!

April 11 2024 Maintenance Patch and Notes

Latest Updates

Nightmare Arrivals Selection Pack Released

A new Selection Pack has been released starting April 11, 2024, and but this one is special; this Selection Pack release features the debut of the Illusion-type monsters into Master Duel, just a year after they were introduced into the TCG and OCG in 2023!

Confirmed Cards for Nightmare Arrivals Selection Pack
Altergeis Adminia	Evolzar Lars
Chimera the King of Phantom Beasts	Fusion Armament
Nightmare Magician (NEW)

Nightmare Arrivals Selection Pack

Three New Secret Packs Announced

Rescue Team, Emergency Dispatch!

The first of the three Secret Packs being added to the game, Rescue Team, Emergency Dispatch! features the Rescue-ACE and Machina archetypes; both Machine-type archetypes with powerful Special Summon effects!

Confirmed Cards for Rescue Team, Emergency Dispatch! Secret Pack
Rescue-ACE Hydrant	Rescue-ACE Turbulence
Machina Citadel	Machina Ruinforce
Rescue-ACE Preventer (NEW)

Rescue Team, Emergency Dispatch! Secret Pack

A Dance Dedicated to the Heavens

The second new Secret Pack being added focuses on the Mikanko Ritual Monsters, as well as a small feature of the Guardian archetype!

Confirmed Cards for A Dance Dedicated to the Heavens Secret Pack
Ohime the Manifested Mikanko	Guardian Eatos
Mikanko Fire Dance	Mikanko Water Arabesque
Arahime the Manifested Mikanko (NEW)

A Dance Dedicated to the Heavens Secret Pack

My Cute Lovely Friends

The third and final new Secret Pack being added in the April 11 2024 update features two low-level Beast-type archetypes: Melffy and Purrely!

Confirmed Cards for My Cute Lovely Friends Secret Pack
Expurrely Happiness	Expurrely Noir
Melffy of the Forest	Joyous Melffys
Epurrely Noir (NEW)

My Cute Lovely Friends Secret Pack

Cards Added to Existing Secret Packs

Two Secret Packs have received additional cards to their respective card pools. These cards now have a bigger chance to be pulled should players decide to pull on these following card packs!

Forest Friends

New Cards Added to Secret Pack Card Pool

Forest Friends Secret Pack

Rapid Aircraft Advancement

New Cards Added to Secret Pack Card Pool

Rapid Aircraft Advancement Secret Pack

April 11 2024 Banlist Update

The most recent update to the current Forbidden & Limited List has taken effect on April 11, 2024! Seven cards will have their playability affected once the banlist change has been implemented!

April 11 2024 Banlist Update

New Solo Mode Gate Added: The Sword of Will - X-Saber

A new Solo Mode Gate has been added under the Terminal World category, and it features one of the most recognizable Warrior archetypes in the game: X-Saber!
Solo Mode Guide: All Rewards

Volcanic Arena Selection Pack Released

A surprise release after the March 29th Maintenance, Volcanic Arena is the newest Selection Pack to be released in Master Duel!

It features additional support to popular archetypes like Labrynth, Runick and Unchained, niche archetypes such as Xyz Armor and Battlin' Boxer, and the debuts of even more support for the FIRE Affinity!

Featured Cards for Volcanic Arena Selection Pack
Volcanic Emperor	Number C79: Battlin' Boxer General Kaiser
Full Armored Dark Knight Lancer	Infernal Flame Banshee
Bonfire

Blazing Arena Selection Pack

60 Million Downloads Campaign

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel has reached over 60 Million Downloads across all platforms! To celebrate such a milestone, the game has launched a couple of new campaigns and new additions to the in-game shop!

Log-in Bonus Campaign

Log into the game for 7 total times during the campaign's duration to receive a special reward each day!

Players do not need to log in consecutively to obtain all the rewards; simply logging in enough times before the end of the campaign is enough to obtain all prizes.

Day #	Reward
1	300 Gems
2	Blazing Arena Selection Pack Ticket (SR Guaranteed)
3	200 Gems
4	Blazing Arena Selection Pack Ticket
5	200 Gems
6	200 Gems
7	Blazing Arena Selection Pack Ticket
8	100 Gems

Yu-Gi-Oh! 25th Anniversary Bundles

Special Master Pack bundles have been added to the in-game shop to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game, where special accessories like icons, protectors and monster art wallpapers are also included in the bundle!

They are a limited edition set, however, and are only available in the shop from March 29th to April 24th, 2024!

Dragon of Pride and Soul	Magicians of Bonds and Unity
Time Left for Bundles in In-Game Shop

New Accessories

The winners of the 2024 Card Illustration Popularity poll have finally been added to Master Duel! Buy your favorite for 100 Gems each!

Dark Magician Girl	Diabellstar the Black Witch	Traptrix Sera

Return of the King Selection Pack Released

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
Earthbound Servant Geo Grasha	Scarred Dragon Archfiend
Tistina, the Divinity that Defies Darkness	Tokusano Shinkyojin
Transaction Rollback

Return of the King Selection Pack

Code Entry Function Added

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!

Master Duel List of Codes

New Solo Mode Gate: Cursed Golden Land

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

New Cards Added

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
Split Mirror of the Underworld	You're Finished

Rookie and Returner Mutual Follower Campaign

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
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
1	Gems x100
2	The Iris Swordsoul Protector
3
4	Legacy Pack Ticket (Min. 1 SR Guaranteed) x3
5	Flawless Perfection of the Tenyi Wallpaper

Version 1.8.0 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

Duel Pass Refresh

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

Current Duel Pass Duration
February 7, 2024 - April 21, 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 Sinful Spoils of Subversion - Snake-Eye Icon (Level 50 Duel Pass)	x700 Gems x100 UR Craft Points x100 SR Craft Points x80 R Craft Points x80 N Craft Points Mint Frame (Level 25 Gold Duel Pass) Snake-Eyes Flamberge Dragon Wallpaper (Level 50 Gold Duel Pass) Noble Arms - Caliburn Mate (Level 75 Gold Duel Pass)

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