Tryout Duels: Trading Card Game (TCG) Format Event Guide

The next iteration of the Tryout Duels mini-event series will feature the ruleset and banlist from the Trading Card Game version of Yu-Gi-Oh! Read on to learn more about the details of this event!

Tryout Duels Event Information

For the first time in Master Duel's history, the game will be adopting the TCG format of Yu-Gi-Oh! with the help of the Tryout Duels mini-event.

Tryout Duel: TCG Format Changes

Aside from event-exclusive banlists from Festival events to match their respective themes, this event features the biggest change in how Master Duel is played with the adoption of the TCG format.

Different Banlist

The most notable of which is that by following the TCG format, certain popular cards crucial among Decks in Master Duel are going to be unavailabe due to the differences in the TCG's version of their Forbidden & Limited Card List.

TCG Official Forbidden & Limited Card List as of January 1st, 2024

Maxx C is Banned

The most important key change to take note of during the event is that with the TCG Format, Maxx "C" is most likely going to be one of the cards banned among others.

Maxx "C" has been the most used card in Ranked Duels in Master Duel, especially since the release of the Deck Statistics as it has not dipped below 90% in usage.

With it gone, players must now punish Decks outside of using this meta-defining card to counter Special Summons.

Decks and Archetypes Most Likely Affected

The following Decks, known for being strong on Master Duel as of writing, are going to be heavily affected by the TCG Format taking effect:

Decks	Possible Reasons for Being Affected
Tearlaments	● Tearlaments Kitkallos is Forbidden ● Havnis and Scheiren are Limited ● Tearlaments Merrli is back, but only Limited
Dragon Link	● Cyber-Stein is Forbidden ● Eclypse Wyvern is Forbidden ● White Dragon Wyverburster and Black Dragon Collapserpent are Limited
Mathmech	● Mathmech Circular is Forbidden
Dragon Rulers	● Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls is Forbidden ● Blaster, Tempest and Redox are Limited
Purrely	●Purrely Happy Memory is Limited ● Purrely Sleepy Memory is Semi-Limited
Spright	● Spright Elf is Forbidden ● Spright Starter is Unlimited

More may be added during the duration of the event, so stay tuned!

Key Cards Making Impact

The following cards and their new status in the TCG format compared to Master Duel are what we think will make an impact in Deck Building. Keep note of these cards while creating and/or your Deck for this event.

Cards to Look Out for in Tryout Duels TCG Format
Archnemeses Protos TCG Status: Forbidden	Fairy Tail - Snow TCG Status: Forbidden	Thunder Dragon Colossus TCG Status: Forbidden
Heavymetalfoes Electrumite TCG Status: Forbidden	Isolde, Two Tales of the Noble Knights TCG Status: Forbidden	Mecha Phantom Beast Auroradon TCG Status: Forbidden
Predaplant Verte Anaconda TCG Status: Forbidden	Superheavy Samurai Scarecrow TCG Status: Forbidden	M-X-Saber Invoker TCG Status: Forbidden
Chicken Game TCG Status: Forbidden	Kaiser Colosseum TCG Status: Forbidden	Zoodiac Barrage TCG Status: Forbidden
Danger!? Tsuchinoko? TCG Status: Limited	Danger!? Jackalope? TCG Status: Limited	Miscellaneousaurus TCG Status: Limited
Sunavalon Dryas TCG Status: Limited	Sunvine Healer TCG Status: Limited	Ib the World Chalice Justiciar TCG Status: Limited
Change of Heart TCG Status: Limited	Snatch Steal TCG Status: Limited	Terraforming TCG Status: Limited

Tryout Duel Event Reward

Much like previous versions of Tryout Events, the main prize given out during this event is a free Card Pack featuring the most recently released Selection Pack during their run.

In this case, it's most likely that players will receive a free Card Pack from the Indomitable Pride Selection Pack.

Indomitable Pride Selection Pack

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