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The Xyz Festival makes its return after a year this February 2023! This event features a completely different ban list, rewards, and several rules that will spice up every game! Read on to see all the info related and the event's start & end date!
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| Event Start | February 21, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Event End | February 28, 2023 |
This event follows a different rule for cards. During the Xyz Festival, your Extra Deck can only have Xyz Monsters. In addition, the limited card pool will also differ from the one we follow in ranked battles.
There are Decks that can be played purely with Xyz Monsters in the Extra Deck, and a number of archetypes specializes in Xyz Summoning!.
We have a couple of suggestions in mind for good decks to run during the Xyz Festival, as well as suggestions for adjustments for Decks that need a few changes!

As of February 22, 2022, the card Flying "C" is banned from the Xyz Festival following an emergency banlist announcement.
Loaner Decks are also available so that all players can participate in the event, even those that do not have Xyz-dedicated Decks.
2023 Xyz Festival Loaner Decks
The list of missions are shared with the Legend Anthology Festival, so feel free to accomplish these missions between the two events!
| Mission | Quantity | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Activate a Spell/Trap Card in Festival | 5 | 40 |
| 10 | 30 |
|
| 15 | 20 |
|
| 20 | 10 |
|
| Normal or Special Summon a monster in Festival | 3 | 40 |
| 5 | 40 |
|
| 7 | 30 |
|
| 10 | 30 |
|
| 15 | 20 |
|
| 20 | 20 |
|
| 25 | 10 |
|
| 30 | 10 |
|
| Duel in Festival | 1 | 50 |
| 3 | 50 |
|
| 5 | 40 |
|
| 10 | 40 |
|
| 15 | 30 |
|
| 20 | 30 |
|
| 25 | 30 |
|
| 30 | 30 |
|
| Destroy a Card in Festival | 3 | 50 |
| 5 | 50 |
|
| 7 | 30 |
|
| 10 | 20 |
|
| Duel in Festival | 1 | 50 |
| 3 | 50 |
|
| 5 | 30 |
|
| 10 | 30 |
|
| 15 | 20 |
|
| 20 | 20 |
|
| Xyz Summon a Monster in Festival | 3 | 50 |
| 5 | 50 |
|
| 7 | 40 |
|
| 10 | 30 |
|
| 15 | 30 |
|
| 20 | 20 |
|
| 25 | 10 |
|
| 30 | 10 |
| Medals | Rewards |
|---|---|
| 50 | Gem |
| 100 | Gem |
| 500 | Gem |
| 1000 | Gem |
| 1500 | Gem |
| 2000 | Gem |
| 2500 | Gem |
| 3000 | Gem |
| 3500 | Rank-Up-Magic Barian's ForceMate's Base |
| 4000 | Gem |
| 4500 | Gem |
| 5000 | Gem |
| 5500 | Gem |
| 6000 | |
| 7000 | |
| 8000 | |
| 9000 | |
| 10000 | |
| 11000 | Xyz Festival 2023Title |
Each match during the festival gives you Medals you can use to exchange for different rewards. You get twice the Medals if you use an original deck. Additionally, you won't be rewarded if you surrender, so make sure to play each Duel through!
The Xyz Festival event will start from February 21 until February 28, 2023. Furthermore, you can claim your rewards from February 28 until March 1, 2023.
Note: You can only claim your reward during the period mentioned above. So keep an eye on the date and claim your rewards!


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These kinds of events are trash. I hope Konami doesn't continue this shtick of rerunning these "single extra deck locked" events without actually balancing their ban list.
2023 Xyz Festival Event Guide, Rules, and Duration

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PaleoSpright is comically overpowered for this event. I’ve been hovering around 85% win rate with a quickly thrown together list. The deck really only loses to your opponent having multiple board breakers and a way to set up multiple negates/ a massive Zeus.