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January 29 2024 Maintenance: Server Status and Patch Notes

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★Events: December 2025 Tryout Duels ★
★Updates: 12/05 Maintenance | 01/08/2026 Banlist★
★Newly Released Card Packs:
┣ Selection Pack: Aerial Superiority | The End of Guilt★
┗ Secret Packs: Atonement's End | Fruits of the Sinful★

Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel - Updates and Maintenance

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel has announced its next scheduled maintenance on January 29, 2024. Check out this page for details about the upcoming changes!

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Server Status

Servers are alive!
Maintenance has ended.

Maintenance Start and Duration

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・January 29th 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM JST
・January 28th 8:00 PM - January 09th 1:30 AM PT
・January 28th 11:00 PM - January 29th 4:30 AM EST
・January 29th 4:00 AM - 9:30 AM UK

NOTE: Maintenance was extended by an hour two times during the downtime, as the original scheduled end of maintenance was slated to be at 4:30 PM JST.

Patch Note and Changes

New Secret Pack Released: Hope Sprouting in the Spring Breeze

Master Duel - Hope Sprouting in the Spring Breeze Secret Pack

A brand-new Secret Pack was added on Master Duel on January 29th, 2024, featuring archetypes prominent with the EARTH Attribute!

Featured Archetrypes

Master Duel - Vernusylph

No new cards added to Master Duel with this release, however, Vernusylph and G Golem are the newest archetypes to receive their very own Secret Pack!

Hope Sprouting in the Spring Breeze Secret Pack

New Solo Mode Gate: Scheming Creatures

Master Duel - Scheming Creatures

A brand-new Solo Mode Gate under the Ghost Meets Girl section has been added, featuring the story of the Mayakashi archetype!

Solo Mode Gates & Guide

Rooms and Match History Data Removal

Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel - Save Replay Match History

As part of this system maintenance, the data from Duel Rooms and the player's Match History and Replay Data will be removed to improve the game's latency.

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2025 World Championship

Master Duel World Championship

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Finalists Campaign Finals Results
Round Robin Group A Results Round Robin Group B Results
Worlds 2025 News Page WCS 2025 Qualifiers

Most Recent Updates

January 2026 News and Updates
January 8 2026 Banlist Update Tryout Duels December 2025 Event Guide
Aerial Superiority Selection Pack December 5 2025 Maintenance and Server Status
New Banlist Update for December 5 2025 The End of Guilt Selection Pack
Atonement's End Secret Pack Fruits of the Sinful Secret Pack
Future Begins Zero Selection Pack Beat the Boss Rush Selection Pack

News

Is Genesys Format coming to Master Duel? List of Codes and How to Enter (January 2026)
Mobile Version Release Date Casual Mode Rules and Rewards
Casual Mode Launched Available Consoles

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