April 11 2024 Maintenance: Server Status and Patch Notes

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel has announced its next scheduled maintenance on April 11, 2024. Check out this page for details about the changes added!

Server Status

Maintenance Start and Duration

・April 11th 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM JST
・April 10th 8:00 PM - April 10th 11:30 PM PT
・April 10th 11:00 PM - April 11th 2:30 AM EST
・April 11th 4:00 AM - 7:30 AM UK

Note: There are reports that players are able to update Master Duel as early as 3:15 PM (JST)--over an hour ahead of schedule.

Patch Note and Changes

Nightmare Arrivals Selection Pack Released

A new Selection Pack has been released starting April 11, 2024, and but this one is special; this Selection Pack release features the debut of the Illusion-type monsters into Master Duel, just a year after they were introduced into the TCG and OCG in 2023!

Confirmed Cards for Nightmare Arrivals Selection Pack
Altergeis Adminia	Evolzar Lars
Chimera the King of Phantom Beasts	Fusion Armament
Nightmare Magician (NEW)

Nightmare Arrivals Selection Pack

Three New Secret Packs Announced

Rescue Team, Emergency Dispatch!

The first of the three Secret Packs being added to the game, Rescue Team, Emergency Dispatch! features the Rescue-ACE and Machina archetypes; both Machine-type archetypes with powerful Special Summon effects!

Confirmed Cards for Rescue Team, Emergency Dispatch! Secret Pack
Rescue-ACE Hydrant	Rescue-ACE Turbulence
Machina Citadel	Machina Ruinforce
Rescue-ACE Preventer (NEW)

Rescue Team, Emergency Dispatch! Secret Pack

A Dance Dedicated to the Heavens

The second new Secret Pack being added focuses on the Mikanko Ritual Monsters, as well as a small feature of the Guardian archetype!

Confirmed Cards for A Dance Dedicated to the Heavens Secret Pack
Ohime the Manifested Mikanko	Guardian Eatos
Mikanko Fire Dance	Mikanko Water Arabesque
Arahime the Manifested Mikanko (NEW)

A Dance Dedicated to the Heavens Secret Pack

My Cute Lovely Friends

The third and final new Secret Pack being added in the April 11 2024 update features two low-level Beast-type archetypes: Melffy and Purrely!

Confirmed Cards for My Cute Lovely Friends Secret Pack
Expurrely Happiness	Expurrely Noir
Melffy of the Forest	Joyous Melffys
Epurrely Noir (NEW)

My Cute Lovely Friends Secret Pack

Cards Added to Existing Secret Packs

Two Secret Packs have received additional cards to their respective card pools. These cards now have a bigger chance to be pulled should players decide to pull on these following card packs!

Forest Friends

New Cards Added to Secret Pack Card Pool

Forest Friends Secret Pack

April 11 2024 Banlist Update

The most recent update to the current Forbidden & Limited List has taken effect on April 11, 2024! Seven cards will have their playability affected once the banlist change has been implemented!

Rooms and Match History Data Removal

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.

Poll: Upcoming Updates

The April 11 2024 Update brings about a lot of new cards with three Secret Packs with confirmed new cards being added, as well as a Selection Pack debuting a brand-new Monster type. We would like to know which ones of the newest updates are you most excited for!

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Tryout Duel: Skill Drain Event	May 1 2024 Banlist Update
Wings that Span the Sky Secret Pack	Raging God of the Sea Secret Pack
April 24 2024 Maintenance and Patch Notes	Nightmare Arrivals Selection Pack
Rescue Team, Emergency Dispatch! Secret Pack	A Dance Dedicated to the Heavens Secret Pack
My Cute Lovely Friends Secret Pack	Blazing Arena Selection Pack
Songstress of Sorrow Song Secret Pack	Master Duel 2nd Anniversary Date, Events and Updates

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