New Quality of Life changes have been added to make the Dueling experience a lot better in Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel! Read on to learn more about all the new changes and additions added to the game in Version 1.5.1!

Mandatory Version Update Schedule

Date of Mandatory Update to Version 1.5.1
May 10, 2022

Duel-Related Changes

Chain Effect

A small visual update is added to the prompt for Chain Links, now adorning animated chains while waiting for the player's response.

Used Effects

For better clarity, icons have been added just above the text box of a card preview while in the middle of a Duel, for cards who have used their effects within the current turn.

Card with multiple effects will be less confusing now as well, as effects that are used and were used during the turn will have a yellow checkmark beside the sentence that dictates the effect that was used.

Card Ownership

Cards will now have differently clored backgrounds in the card description, depending on who currently owns that Card during the Duel. Cards that you control will have a blue background, while cards controlled by the opponent will have a red background.

Double-Click Confirm

Players can now double-click on a card when prompted to select a card, whether within a card list or on the field for an effect.

Blue-Eyes White Dragon Finishing Blow

For enthusiasts of Blue-Eyes White Dragon, successfully doing lethal damage using this monster now has its oown unique Finishing Blow animation!

Room Match-Related Changes

Very Long Time Option Added

When creating a Duel Room, players can now have the option for a Very Long Duel Time, with the option of having 900 seconds (or 15 minutes) of total Duel Time.

Time of Spectating

When spectating a currently-ongoing Duel in a Duel Room, spectators can choose between watching the Duel at its current state, or start watching the Duel from the first turn.

Team Battle Changes

Specifying Enemy Team

You can now choose which team to battle during Team Battle Mode, alongside the Duel Time for each Duel.

The team leader will be given access to "Select a Team", and will be given a prompt to specify the opponent team's ID and Duel Time tor request a Duel.

Deck Editing Changes

Left and Right Arrows

While the Card Menu is open, players can now move to the next or previous card using left and right Arrows.

Shop Updates

Bonus Pack Visible Even Without Ticket

The Bonus Legacy Pack can now be seen in the Shop Menu, even if the player does not have any Legacy Pack Tickets to be used. If the player does not have any at hand, it will always display 1 ticket by default.

Bonus Pack Bulk Open

The Bonus Legacy Pack also uses up all of your Legacy Pack Tickets in one go, instead of having to open 10 of them at a time per batch.

Other Updates

New Title Screen

A new Title Screen has been added to the game, even before players can download the Version 1.5.1 update. Instead of white and silver, the background is black with accents of red and blue on opposite sides!

Notification Changes

A small notch was added to the Notification window in the Main Menu, where all the most recently announced news in Master Duel shows up. This will make clicking on it a little more intuitive.

Latest Related Screen

As for news updates, players can now scroll between announced news using left and right arrows, without having to go back to the pop-up window in the Main Menu and scroll left and right there.

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