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Latest Events
2024 World Championship Announced
Konami has announced that the 2024 World Championship will be taking place on September 7-8 in the United States!
This will be Master Duel's second appearance in the event, following last year's debut!
Latest Maintenance
April 11 2024 Maintenance
The next maintenance period for Master Duel will be on April 11, 2024!
April 11 2024 Maintenance Patch and Notes
Latest Updates
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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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
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Forest Friends Secret Pack
Rapid Aircraft Advancement
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Rapid Aircraft Advancement 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!
April 11 2024 Banlist Update
New Solo Mode Gate Added: The Sword of Will - X-Saber
A new Solo Mode Gate has been added under the Terminal World category, and it features one of the most recognizable Warrior archetypes in the game: X-Saber!
Solo Mode Guide: All Rewards
Volcanic Arena Selection Pack Released
A surprise release after the March 29th Maintenance, Volcanic Arena is the newest Selection Pack to be released in Master Duel!
It features additional support to popular archetypes like Labrynth, Runick and Unchained, niche archetypes such as Xyz Armor and Battlin' Boxer, and the debuts of even more support for the FIRE Affinity!
| Featured Cards for Volcanic Arena Selection Pack | |
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| Volcanic Emperor | Number C79: Battlin' Boxer General Kaiser |
| Full Armored Dark Knight Lancer | Infernal Flame Banshee |
| Bonfire | |
Blazing Arena Selection Pack
60 Million Downloads Campaign
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel has reached over 60 Million Downloads across all platforms! To celebrate such a milestone, the game has launched a couple of new campaigns and new additions to the in-game shop!
Log-in Bonus Campaign
Log into the game for 7 total times during the campaign's duration to receive a special reward each day!
Players do not need to log in consecutively to obtain all the rewards; simply logging in enough times before the end of the campaign is enough to obtain all prizes.
| Day # | Reward |
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| 1 | 300 |
| 2 |  Blazing Arena Selection Pack Ticket (SR Guaranteed) |
| 3 | 200 |
| 4 |  Blazing Arena Selection Pack Ticket |
| 5 | 200 |
| 6 | 200 |
| 7 | Blazing Arena Selection Pack Ticket |
| 8 | 100 |
GemsYu-Gi-Oh! 25th Anniversary Bundles
Special Master Pack bundles have been added to the in-game shop to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game, where special accessories like icons, protectors and monster art wallpapers are also included in the bundle!
They are a limited edition set, however, and are only available in the shop from March 29th to April 24th, 2024!
| Dragon of Pride and Soul | Magicians of Bonds and Unity |
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New Accessories
The winners of the 2024 Card Illustration Popularity poll have finally been added to Master Duel! Buy your favorite for 100 Gems each!
| Dark Magician Girl | Diabellstar the Black Witch | Traptrix Sera |
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Return of the King Selection Pack Released
A new Selection Pack has been released upon the end of maintenance, featuring additional support to the Resonator and Earthbound archetypes! This also brings the debut of the Tistina archetype in Master Duel!
| Confirmed Cards for Return of the King Selection Pack | |
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| Earthbound Servant Geo Grasha | Scarred Dragon Archfiend |
| Tistina, the Divinity that Defies Darkness | Tokusano Shinkyojin |
| Transaction Rollback | |
Return of the King Selection Pack
Code Entry Function Added
It would seem that a brand new function involving codes have been added to the submenu in the main menu! Look out for future codes becoming available in the future; it might contain gifts like accessories or even cards!
Master Duel List of Codes
New Solo Mode Gate: Cursed Golden Land
A brand-new Solo Mode Gate has opened up for players to clear! This time, the featured archetype telling its story is the ever-powerful [red]Eldlich[red] archetype!
Solo Mode Guide: All Rewards
New Cards Added
Alongside the release of the new Solo Mode Gate, two new cards have been added to Master Duel, and players can unlock these two cards by clearing a certain part of this Solo Mode Gate!
| New Cards Added with New Solo Mode Gate | |
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| Split Mirror of the Underworld | You're Finished |
Rookie and Returner Mutual Follower Campaign
Players can invite fellow Duelists who have yet to play Master Duel, or have once played the game but haven't touched it for at least two weeks, and both players can receive rewards!
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| 1 | Soul of Sword Structure Deck x1 |
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There are additional rewards for the sender if the invited players manage to reach Bronze IV at minimum.
| # of Players in Bronze IV | Reward |
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| 2 |  The Iris SwordsoulProtector |
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Flawless Perfection of the Tenyi Wallpaper |
Legacy Pack Ticket (Min. 1 SR Guaranteed) x3 
Version 1.8.0 Update
Close to the 2nd Anniversary of Master Duel, the game receives a new Version Update to add a few Quality of Life changes for the game!
Version 1.8.0 Details and Changes
Duel Pass Refresh
The Duel Pass has refreshed its rewards, and with it comes new rewards to collect!
| Current Duel Pass Duration |
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| February 7, 2024 - April 21, 2024 |
| Duel Pass Rewards | Gold Duel Pass Rewards |
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Latest Master Duel News Articles
- Nightmare Arrivals Selection Pack Updated 4/11/2024 Various archetypes have received support, and Illusion-type monsters make their debut!
- Rescue Team Emergency Dispatch! Secret Pack Updated 4/11/2024 Rescue-ACE and Machina have received their very own Secret Pack!
- A Dance Dedicated to the Heavens Secret Pack Updated 4/11/2024 Two archetypes good with Equip Cards, Mikanko and Guardian, now have a Secret Pack!
- My Cute Lovely Friends Secret Pack Updated 4/11/2024 Melffys get to share a new Secret Pack with another Xyz-centric archetype: Purrely!
- 04/11/2024 Maintenance Announced Updated 4/11/2024 All the details you need to look at the upcoming maintenance on April 11, 2024!
- 04/11/2024 Banlist Update Announced Updated 4/1/2024 As of writing, 7 cards will have their playability adjusted in the next banlist update!
- Blazing Arena Selection Pack Released Updated 4/11/2024 FIRE monsters are getting a boost with this Selection Pack, with lots of support cards!
- Master Duel's 2nd Anniversary! Updated 2/16/2024 Blue-Eyes White Dragon is the thematic monster for Master Duel's 2nd birthday
- Blue-Eyes Max Structure Deck Released Updated 4/11/2024 The iconic Blue-Eyes White Dragon archetype is now the recepient of its own Structure Deck!
- Sword of Souls Structure Deck Released Updated 4/11/2024 Swordsoul now has their own Structure Deck--but locked behind a special event!
- Version 1.8.0 Update Details Updated 1/16/2024 Some changes and QOL adjustments have been made ahead of MD's 2nd anniversary!
- Deck Tier List April 2024 Updated 4/11/2024 Check out our latest update in the Tier List for Best Decks of April 2024!
- Team Battle Mode Guide Updated 11/9/2023 Compete in 3v3 or 5v5 teams and help your team win!
- How to Spot a Bot? Updated 3/6/2023 Players seem to have encountered a spreading problem in Master Duel.
- Mobile Version Release Date Updated 2/4/2022 Find out when the Mobile Version will release!
- Banned and Limited Card List Updated 4/11/2024 Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel has a different pool of Banned and Limited cards compared to other versions of Yu-Gi-Oh!
- Available Platforms Updated 11/27/2022 Learn about all the platforms Master Duel is on!
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