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Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

Master Duel 3rd Anniversary Date, Events and Updates

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★Events: NIJISANJI Campaign | Duelist Cup
★Updates: 12/05 Maintenance | 12/05 Banlist
★Newly Released Card Packs:
┣ Selection Pack: Aerial Superiority | The End of Guilt
┗ Secret Packs: Atonement's End | Fruits of the Sinful

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It has been three years since the release of Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel; that means goodies, campaigns and new updates are now on the way! Check out the anniversary date, news, and events here!

Master Duel 3rd Anniversary Date

Master Duel Release Date

Master Duel 3rd Anniversary

Initial Release January 18, 2022
Full Worldwide Release February 2, 2022
3rd Anniversary Celebration February 6, 2025

It has been three year since Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel was officially released. It was initially only available on PC (Steam), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, but then later on added to the Android and iOS mobile platforms as well.

Master Duel 3rd Anniversary News

Hololive Production Collaboration Tournament

Hololive Collaboration Event














Event Start February 15, 2025
Top 32 Cut February 16, 2025
Livestream & Duels February 26, 2025
2:00 PM (PST)

Konami has invited a couple of VTubers from Hololive English to learn how to Duel as part of the 3rd anniversary celebrations! But it's not just them that will be dueling: you can join either of their teams and represent them in a special tournament featuring their chosen archetypes!

Hololive Collaboration 3rd Anniversary Event

3rd Anniversary Log-in Bonus Campaign

Master Duel 3rd Anniversary Log-in Bonus

Master Duel is officially 3 years old! To celebrate the game's anniverary, a special Log-in Bonus Campaign has gone live starting February 6, 2025, and is available until April 24!

# of Logins 3rd Anniversary Log-In Rewards
1 3rd Anniversary Card Pack Ticket with Guaranteed Prismatic UR 3rd Anniversary Card Pack
(Guaranteed Royal Finish UR)
2
YGO Master Duel - Gem Icon Gems x500
3 Elemental HERO Neos
(Royal Finish Alternate Card Art)
4 3rd Anniversary Card Pack Ticket with Guaranteed Prismatic UR 3rd Anniversary Card Pack
(Guaranteed Royal Finish UR)
5
YGO Master Duel - Gem Icon Gems x200
6
YGO Master Duel - Gem Icon Gems x100
7 3rd Anniversary Card Pack Ticket with Guaranteed Prismatic UR 3rd Anniversary Card Pack
(Guaranteed Royal Finish UR)
8
YGO Master Duel - Gem Icon Gems x100
9 Elemental HERO Neos
Icon
10
YGO Master Duel - Gem Icon Gems x100

Rookie and Returner Follower Campaign

Master Duel 3rd Anniversary - Rookie and Returning Player Campaign

The Rookie and Returner Follower Campaign has been refreshed with all-new rewards, with now a Branded Structure Deck in Blaze of Albaz now up for grabs!

Rookie and Returner Follow Campaign

Card Protector Poll

Card Protector Poll

Players can cast their votes in a poll to determine which card will be used as basis for new Card Protectors to celebrate the game's 3rd Anniversary!

How to Vote in Card Protector Poll

The Forbidden Liberated Selection Pack Released

The Forbidden Liberated Selection Pack

A brand-new Selection Pack, The Forbidden Liberated, has been released on February 6, 2025! Ahead of the 3rd anniversary of Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, three new archetypes are making their debut in the game: Millennium, Azamina, and Fiendsmith!

Confirmed Cards for The Forbidden Liberated
Fiendsmith Engraver ImageFiendsmith Engraver Elzette, Azamina of the White Forest ImageElzette, Azamina of the White Forest
Azamina Moa Regina ImageAzamina Moa Regina Snake-Eyes Doomed Dragon ImageSnake-Eyes Doomed Dragon
The Unstoppable Exodia Incarnate ImageThe Unstoppable Exodia Incarnate

The Forbidden Liberated Selection Pack

Fiendsmith Engraver Pre-Hit in Banlist

Prior to the release of the Selction Pack The Forbidden Liberated, one of its cards to be released will be immediately affected in the Forbidden and Limited Card List upon its release!

New Semi-Limited Card
Fiendsmith Engraver ImageFiendsmith Engraver

The Banlist: List of Forbidden/Limited Cards

Duel Experts Selection Pack Released

Duel Experts Selection Pack

A second Selection Pack is released alongside The Forbidden Liberated, Duel Experts! This Card Pack contains crucial cards that can strengthen any Deck, regardless of archetype or playstyle!

Key Cards in Duel Experts
Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring ImageAsh Blossom & Joyous Spring S:P Little Knight ImageS:P Little Knight
Baronne de Fleur ImageBaronne de Fleur Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder ImageDivine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder
Nibiru, the Primal Being ImageNibiru, the Primal Being Forbidden Droplet ImageForbidden Droplet

Duel Experts Selection Pack

Alternate Card Art Released

As part of the celebration of the 3rd Anniversary of Master Duel, a key card that is used as a hand trap receives their new Alternate Card Art!

Cart Art for Ghost Belle & Haunted Mansion

Original Card Art

Alternate Card Art

Heroes' Union Structure Deck Released

Heroes

A new Structure Deck has been added to Master Duel, called Heroes' Union. This time, Elemental HEROES are the newest recepients of a Structure Deck, which can be purchased up to three times per account!

Confirmed Cards for Heroes' Union
Elemental HERO Sunrise ImageElemental HERO Sunrise Elemental HERO Flame Wingman - Infernal Rage ImageElemental HERO Flame Wingman - Infernal Rage
Elemental HERO Shining Neos Wingman ImageElemental HERO Shining Neos Wingman

Heroes' Union Structure Deck

Secret Pack Updates

A wide variety of Secret Packs have had their card pools updated! Check out the full list bellow!

Secret Pack Card Adjustments
The First Heroes Removed:
Elemental HERO Neos
Added:
Wake Up Your Elemental HERO
Elemental HERO Flame Wingman - Infernal Rage
Duel Academy
Winged Kuriboh LV6
Protection of the Elements
Evoked Dragon of Miracles Added:
Shining Star Dragon
Champions of Hope Added:
Number 39: Utopia Rising
Full Armored Utopic Ray Lancer
Counterswing Mages Removed:
Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon
Timestar Magician
Added:
Beyond the Pendulum
Exceed the Pendulum
Supreme King Gate Magician
Odd-Eyes Arcray Dragon
Wings of Light
Performapal Duelist Extraordinare
Supreme King Dragon Lightwurm
Pendulum Evolution
Supreme King Z-ARC - Synchro Universe
Miracle of the Supreme King
Soul of the Supreme Celestial King
Soldiers from the Storm Added:
Link into the VRAINS!
Cyberse Desavewurm
Firewall Dragon Singularity
Link Decoder
Firewall Dragon Darkfluid - Neo Tempest Terahertz
Forge a New Future
Firewall Phantom
Drastic Draw
Firewall Defenser
Protectcode Talker
Cyberse Sage
Cynet Rollback
Cynet Circuit
Code Hack
Neo Space Comrades Added:
Elemental HERO Neos Kluger
Elemental HERO Shining Neos Wingman
Elemental HERO Spirit of Neos
EN - Engage Neo Space
Instant Contact
Armed Neos
Firewall Phantom
Cross Keeper
EN Wave
Battle of Sleeping Spirits
Over Fusion
Life Finds a Way Added:
Evolzar Lars
Evolsaur Lios
Evoltile Pholis
Beasts of the Inferno Added:
Volcanic Emperor
Volcanic Trooper
Bonfire
Oil
Volcanic Rimfire
Volcanic Blaze Accelerator
Fire Ejection
Volcanic Emission
Volcanic Inferno
Fire Recovery
Terra Firma Transcendants Added:
Earthbound Prisoner Stone Sweeper
Earthbound Servant Geo Grasha
Earthbound Fusion
Earthbound Servant Geo Kraken
Earthbound Servant Geo Gryphon
Earthbound Prison
Earthbound Release
Earthbound Servant Geo Gremlin
Earthbound Servant Geo Gremlina
Earthbound Prisoner Ground Keeper
Earthbound Prisoner
Earthbound Resonance
Shrouded Heroes Added:
Destiny HERO - Celestial

3rd Anniversary Sky Striker Bundles

3rd Anniversary - Sky Striker Bundles

Two special 3rd Anniversary Bundles are available in the in-game shop for a limted time, each one dedicated to the Sky Strikers as the featured archetype of the year!

Duel Mate Bundle

Sky Striker Mate Bundle

Sky Striker Ace - Raye - Mate Bundle Details
・Deluxe Mate: Sky Striker Ace - Raye
・10 Sky Striker Awakening Secret Card Packs (3 URs)
・Price: 1200 Gems

Duel Accessory Bundle

Sky Striker Duel Accessories Bundle

Sky Striker Accessories Bundle Details
・Icon
・Icon Frame
・Card Protector
・Card Case
・Duel Field
・Wallpaper
・Profile Art
・30 Sky Striker Awakening Secret Card Packs (3 URs)
・Price: 3600 Gems

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Related News

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel News and Events

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2025 World Championship

Master Duel 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

December 2025 Duelist Cup
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
November 25 2025 Maintenance and Server Status NIJISANJI Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Festival 2025 Campaign
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 (December 2025)
Mobile Version Release Date Casual Mode Rules and Rewards
Casual Mode Launched Available Consoles

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New code campaign here: 1089e394

1 Anonymous Anonymous 10 months

Enter 31cf31b6 in the campaign code to get the free deck and items!

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