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Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
August 8 2024 Server Maintenance and Version 2.0 Update
★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 has announced its next scheduled maintenance update on August 8, 2024. Check out this page for details about the changes added, including a new Selection Pack and Version 2.0!
Server Status
| Servers are alive! Maintenance has ended. |
Maintenance Start and Duration
Start Times per Timezone
・August 8th 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM JST
・August 7th 8:00 PM - August 8th 12:30 AM PT
・August 7th 11:00 PM - August 8th 3:30 AM EST
・August 8th 4:00 AM - 8:30 AM UK
Patch Note and Changes
| Expected Content After Maintenance |
|---|
|
・New Version Update + QOL Changes ・Preparations for a new event ・New item preparations ・System Maintenance |
70 Million Downloads Login Campaign
Starting on August 8th until September 24th, players can log in for 8 days in total to get up to 1000 Gems, and up to 3 Wings of the Guardian Selection Pack pulls with a guaranteed SR card!
| # of Days | Reward |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Gems x300 |
| 2 |  Wings of the Guardian Pack TicketSR Guaranteed |
| 3 | Gems x200 |
| 4 |  Wings of the Guardian Pack Ticket x1 |
| 5 | Gems x200 |
| 6 | Wings of the Guardian Pack Ticket x1 |
| 7 | Gems x200 |
| 8 | Gems x100 |
Duelist Cup Announced for September 2024
It has been announced that a new Duelist Cup will take place this September! Ranked Season 32 currently active will be the basis for starting DLvs. when the event begins next month!
Version 2.0 Update
Nibiru Counter
If you have Nibiru, the Primal Being on hand, a counter will appear on it as the opponent conducts a Normal Summon or a Special Summon. This is to allow better tracking of when its effect can trigger.
New Animations
Certain cards will have brand-new animations should they be summoned, or should they activate their respective effects.
| Cards Receiving Animations | |
|---|---|
 Cosmic Quasar Dragon
|
 Scarred Dragon Archfiend
|
 Crimson Dragon
|
 Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder
|
Deck Card Counter
Should a Deck in a Duel reach 10 or fewer cards left, a counter will show the number of remaining cards left in said Deck.
Pop-Up for Gained Effects from Link and Synchro Materials
If there is an effect inherited by Link and Synchro Monsters due to their materials granting them those upon being used, a pop-up message will show at the top-right of the screen.
Cancel Button for Effects
For some effects that have an optional card activation, there is now a cancel button once the prompt to select an effect to activate is displayed.
Double Click Function
Double Clicking or Double Tapping also now confirms choices when it comes to making selections in pop-up messages (like effect activation), or cards on the field selected from a Card List in certain situations.
Card Generation
Players can now Generate more than 4 cards, up to a cap of 99 cards if there are enough resources to do so.
Main Menu Improvements
| Expected Content After Maintenance |
|---|
|
・Button Straight to Events ・Missions now shown bottom-left ・Duel Missions are now shown top-right |
Duel Live Improvements
Players can now switch perspective between both players when watching a Duel Live replay. Decks can also now be copied from Duel Live players watched!
Proficiency Test Improvements
| Expected Content After Maintenance |
|---|
|
・Missions Now Clearable in Casual Duels ・Now Accessible From Ranked Duels, Casual Duels and Event Duels ・Clearer display for choices, correct answers and displayed choices |
New Selection Pack: Wings of the Guardian
A new Selection Pack was added to Master Duel on August 8, 2024. Wings of the Guardian is the last Selection Pack to be released before the 2024 World Championship Finals in September, and this means the debuting Voiceless Voice archetype will be available for participating players!
| Confirmed Cards for Wings of the Guardian Selection Pack | |
|---|---|
 Rescue Hedgehog
|
 Enigmaster Packbit
|
 Lancea, Ancestral Dragon of the Ice Mountain
|
 Raidraptor - Rising Rebellion Falcon
|
 Skull Guardian, Protector of the Voiceless Voice
|
|
Wings of the Guardian Selection Pack
New Secret Pack: Evoked Dragon of Miracles
A new Secret Pack called Evoked Dragon of Miracles was added to Master Duel on August 8, 202. This Card Pack consists of cards focusing on Stardust, Synchron and Majestic archetypes!
Evoked Dragon of Miracles Secret Pack
Alternate Card Arts Added
Five cards have been given new Alternative Card Arts, and for a limited time their respective Secret Packs will feature a chance to pull them!
| Evoked Dragon of Miracles Secret Pack | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stardust Dragon |
 Junk Warrior |
 Tuning |
|||
| Enchanted Threads of Fate | |||||
 El Shaddoll Winda |
 El Shaddoll Construct |
||||
August 8 2024 Banlist Update
Expected as part of a monthly update, another banlist update has take effect on August 8, 2024. A total of 7 cards have had their playability in proper Duels updated!
| New Forbidden Cards Card | |
|---|---|
 Ido the Supreme Magical Force
|
 Gimmick Puppet Nightmare
|
New Cards Added to Legacy Pack
The following cards that are making their debut in Master Duel have been added to the Legacy Pack card pool!
| Cards Receiving Animations | |
|---|---|
 Fishborg Harpooner
|
 Junk Mail
|
 Burgundy the Magic Elf
|
 Junk Dragonlet
|
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.
Master Duel Related News
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel News and Events
2025 World Championship
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel World Championship 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Finalists Campaign | Finals Results |
| Round Robin Group A Results | Round Robin Group B Results |
| Worlds 2025 News Page | WCS 2025 Qualifiers |
Most Recent Updates
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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