Celebrating the 25 Years of Yu-Gi-Oh!, both Master Duel and Duel Links will be having a special event called The Bond of Duelists! Read on to learn more about the details of this event commemorating a quarter of a century of Yu-Gi-Oh!

The Bond of Duelists Event Information

The Bond of Duelists Event Duration

25 Years of Yu-Gi-Oh!

This event is part of the Konami's celebration of 25 Years of Yu-Gi-Oh!, letting players celebrate both online and offline!

The Legend of Duelist Login Bonus

As an additional incentive, there is also a Login Bonus celebrating the 25 years of Yu-Gi-Oh, promoting the theme "The Legend of Duelist".

1	Gems x100
2	Gems x100
3	Gems x100
4	Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game 25th Anniversary Icon
5	Gems x100

The Bond of Duelists Event Rules

The Bond of Duelists is meant to celebrate 25 Years of the card game Yu-Gi-Oh!, culminating in an event at the Tokyo Dome on February 3-4, 2024 (JST).

The Tokyo Dome event, dubbed The Legend of Duelist was first announced during the 2023 World Championship, where Master Duel participated as a game for the first time. Promotions about the event have been live since then.

Friendship Chain

The goal of the event is to obtain four Friendship Chains first spread out during the Tokyo Dome event via special 2D Barcodes obtained when attending there. According to the schedule, the chains will be released in the following times:

Two Ways to Obtain Friendship Chain

There are two ways of obtaining the Friendship Chain during this event:

1. Visit Tokyo Dome in person, and scan the 2D barcode to launch Master Duel
2. Duel someone who has Friendship, or a Friendship Chain.

A majority of the playerbase will most definitely not make it to Tokyo Dome, so the most likely option is to Duel people to attempt to get Friendship Chains.

Duels from Duel Room and Ranked Duels will count towards progress in attempting to get a Friendship Chain, which is why they are currently marked with a special symbol in the Duel Menu.

Friendship Duels

A Duel between two players where one of them holds a Friendship Chain is automatically considered a Friendship Duel.

To obtain a Friendship Chain, you simply have to Duel. Results do not matter. If one of the players already has multiple colors of Friendship Chains, the one obtained will be randomized.

If a player who does not have a Friendship Chain Duel against someone who has, at the end of the Duel a special cutscene will play showing that a Friendship Chain has been obtained.

Surrendering is the only way players will not obtain Friendship Chains, so see the Duels through until the end.

World Map

A special World Map can be accessed in the Main Menu, found in the lower right corner. Clicking on the tab will bring you to a special page that shows all the participating regions.

The number of Friendship Duels happening here is updated in real-time, with each one Duel counting as 1 if both players are from the same region.

There is no reward nor contest involving these number of Friendship Duels, but only an interesting way to see the Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel community from players' respective region.

The Bond of Duelists Event Reward

Players can earn these rewards by giving the Friendship Chains to other Duelists slowly being spread out over time. Giving all four Friendship Chain colors will reward Duelists a brand-new card added to the game with a Royal Finish.

1	The Bond of Duelists Title
2	The Legend of Duelist QUARTER CENTURY Icon
3	The Legend of Duelist QUARTER CENTURY Icon Frame
4	Magicians of Bonds and Unity Card Case
5	Magicians of Bonds and Unity (Royal Finish)

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