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Master Duel will have its third World Championship appearance in the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2025!
This year, the very best Duelists in the world will all meet in Paris, France, to determine the next set of World Champions for the card game, Rush Duels, Duel Links and Master Duel!

Congratulations to N3shTCG, Mist and Luka of Ragnarok, the third-ever Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel World Champions! They defeated Chaiba Corp in the Grand Finals 5 wins to 4!
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel World Championship 2025 | |
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| Finalists Campaign | Finals Results |
| Round Robin Group A Results | Round Robin Group B Results |
| Worlds 2025 News Page | WCS 2025 Qualifiers |
With the release of the Cheer for your Champions campaign for 2025, all 12 Finalists have been revealed at last!
Who do you think will win the 2025 World Championship for Master Duel? Vote on our poll here below!

As part of the celebration of the Wrold Championship Finals happening in Paris, France, Master Duel released a special Bundle which included Exodia-themed accessories, 20 card packs from the Fires of Infinity Secret Pack, and a special Alternate Card Art for an iconic monster: Breaker the Magical Warrior!
| WCS Finals 2025 Bundle Rewards | |
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Millennium PuzzleCoin |
Exodia the Forbidden One (WCS2025)Protector |
Exodia the Forbidden One (WCS2025)Icon |
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It was announced at the start of Season 44 that the first Duelist Cup of the 2025-2026 competitive season will take place on September 17 to 29, 2025.
This means the final ranking at the end of this season will determine the starting DLv. for participating players this September!
September 2025 Duelist Cup Event Guide

The most recent maintenance period for Master Duel will take place on September 10, 2025!
September 10 2025 Server Maintenance
Master Duel is currently celebrating achieving 90 Million Downloads in total! In turn, Konami has prepared a number of special promotions for players to enjoy!

Log in for a total of 8 days straight from September 10 to November 6 2025 in order to get a total of 1000 Gems and 3 card packs from the Regeneration of Stars Selection Pack!
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Regeneration of Stars Selection Pack
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Two bundles were also added to the shop for a limited time, for about the same duration as the log-in campaign!
For 1250 Gems, players can get accessories themed around the Alternate Card Art of Accesscode Talker!
| Accessories Included in Accesscode Talker Bundle | |
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Wallpaper - Allied Code Talker @Ignister |
Icon - Kurikurinku @Ignister |
Protector - Accesscode Talker |
10 Card Packs from Soldiers from the Storm Secret Pack
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The second bundle features the Invoked archetype, as Aleister the Invoker is the featured monster with his Alternate Card Art!
| Accessories Included in Accesscode Talker Bundle | |
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Mate - Aleister the Invoker |
Icon - Aleister the Invoker |
Wallpaper - Invoked Magistus Omega |
Mate's Base - Invocation |

A new Selection Pack was released on September 10th, 2025, and will be the first Card Pack released for the 2025-2026 competitive year in Master Duel.
This Card Pack features additonal support for Invoked, Gem-Knight, Heraldry and @Ignister. Additionally, this Card Pack will see the debut of the Regenesis archetype to the game!
| Confirmed Cards for Regeneration of Stars Selection Pack | |
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Regenesis Lord
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Number 69: Heraldry Crest - Dark Matter Demolition
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Gem-Knight Master Diamond Dispersion
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Invoked Magistus Omega
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Allied Code Talker @Ignister
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Regeneration of Stars Selection Pack

A new Secret Pack was released on September 10th, 2025, featuring the same Magistus cards that were newly added to Master Duel's card pool from the release of the Regeneration of Stars Selection Pack!
| Featured Cards for Great Propheseer Secret Pack | |
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Zoroa, the Magistus Conflagrant Calamity
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Magistus Chorozo
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Rilliona, the Wondrous Magistus Witch Wardrobe
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Invoked Magistus Omega
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Endymion, the Crescent Magistus
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The Raidraptors are the newest archetype to receive a dedicated Structure Deck in the in-game shop, allowing players to build their own Raidraptor Deck with relative ease by giving them all the core cards they could need.
Reunion of Raiders Structure Deck
A select number of Secret Packs have their card pools updated due to the addition of new cards from the releases of a new Secret Pack and Selection Pack.
For a limited time, select Secret Packs will be made available to the in-game store, with certain cards having Alternate Card Art available to pull instead of their standard card appearance!
| Featured Card Pack: Seekers of Witchcraft | ||
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| Featured Card Pack: Soldiers from the Storm | ||
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A new banlist update will take effect shortly after the start of Season 45 on September 9, 2025!
| New Unlimited Cards | |
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Block Dragon
From Limited |
Brilliant Fusion
From Limited |
New Banlist Update for September 9 2025

A new Secret Pack called Fires of Infinity has been released on August 25, 2025! This Selection Pack features the legendary Exodia Cards, and all its various retrains that lets it change its playstyle!

A new Selection Pack called Detonate to the Top Speed has been released on Master Duel after maintenance on August 4, 2025!
Support for Clear Wing, Six Samurai and Mulcharmy are confirmed. Additional cards for Fabled and Jurrac were also part of the Selection Pack as a surprise addition.
Lastly, after dominating the TCG and OCG formats recently, the Ryzeal archetype will make its long-awaited debut in the game!
| Confirmed Cards for Detonate to the Top Speed Selection Pack | |
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Ryzeal Detonator
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Ext Ryzeal
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Legendary Lord Six Samurai - Shi En
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Crystal Clear Wing Over Synchro Dragon
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A Bao A Qu, the Lightless Shadow
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Detonate to the Top Selection Pack
Upon the release of the card after maintenance, Ext Ryzeal will already be added to the Forbidden & Limited List, and will added to Master Duel as a Semi-Limited card!

A new Secret Pack called Tales of the Witch has been released after the August 4th 2025 Maintenance!
In this new Card Pack, cards from the Relinquished and White Forest archetypes can be obtained!
Tales of the Witch Secret Pack

While the game did not put up an announcement in its in-game news section, some new cards were also added to the Legacy Pack! They can now be pulled from the card pool, and are also craftable!
| New Cards Added to Legacy Pack | ||
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Ignihorse Dragonis
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Curse of the Ancient Turtle
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Summer Schoolwork Successful!
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A select number of Secret Packs have their card pools updated due to the addition of new cards, and the most recent banlist hit on the same day.

A new banlist update will take effect shortly after the start of Season 44 on August 4th, 2025!
| New Unlimited Card |
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Gateway of the Six
From Limited |
New Banlist Update (August 4 2025)

The Duel Pass has refreshed its rewards, and with it comes new rewards to collect!
| Current Duel Pass Duration |
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| July 8, 2025 - September 24, 2025 |
| Duel Pass Rewards | Gold Duel Pass Rewards |
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| Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel World Championship 2025 | |
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| Finalists Campaign | Finals Results |
| Round Robin Group A Results | Round Robin Group B Results |
| Worlds 2025 News Page | WCS 2025 Qualifiers |
| Master Duel List of Codes | Mobile Version Release Date |
| Casual Mode Rules and Rewards | Casual Mode Launched |
| Available Consoles |
Regeneration of Stars Selection Pack Released
Updated 9/15/2025
A new Selection Pack is here after Worlds, with Regenesis as the newest archetype!
Great Propheseers Secret Pack Released
Updated 9/15/2025
The Magistus and Invoked are now the newest archetype to get a Secret Pack!
Reunion of Raiders Structure Deck Released
Updated 9/15/2025
The Raidraptors earn their spot among the Structure Decks!
September 2025 Updates and Information
Updated 9/15/2025
Check out everything that's happening in September 2025, including a Duelist Cup!
September 2025 Duelist Cup Announced
Updated 9/17/2025
The road to the 2026 World Championship begins with a new Duelist Cup!
Master Duel World Championship 2025 Grand Finals Results
Updated 9/8/2025
We have our brand-new Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel World Champions!
Deck Tier List September 2025
Updated 9/18/2025
Check out our latest update in the Tier List for Best Decks of September 2025!
September 10 2025 Banlist Update Announced
Updated 8/25/2025
Only 2 cards so far have been announced to receive changes in playability!
Worlds 2025 Cheer for your Champion Campaign
Updated 8/27/2025
The 12 finalists have been revealed! See if your team will be the next World Champions!
Theme Chronicle Event Rerun 2025
Updated 8/18/2025
Specific archetypes are getting the limelight in the third rerun of the Theme Chronicle!
Detonate to the Top Speed Selection Pack Released
Updated 9/14/2025
A packed Card Pack featuring Jurrac, Fabled, Speedroid, Six Samurai, and Ryzeal!
Tales of the Witch Secret Pack Released
Updated 9/15/2025
White Forest is the newest Secret Pack recepient, sharing space with Relinquished!
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 9/15/2025
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 5/22/2025
Learn about all the platforms Master Duel is on!

Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel Deck Archetypes
Deck Tier List: Best Decks for Season 45
| Decks Used By All Teams in Worlds 2024 | ||
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| snipehunters | CER | Hero's Future |
| BOTB | MYYGO | Thank Love |
| CER 2 x FCG | BRAZ IL | Maxx “Yee” |
| Double Noir | Rogue Ruler | |
| List of All Burn Decks | ||
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| Red-Eyes Burn | Timelord Burn | Chain Burn |
| D.D. Dynamite | Igknight OTK | Cubic |
| Dinosaur Bishbaalkin FTK | Volcanic Snake-Eyes | Transaction Rollback Burn |
| List of All Alternate Win Decks | ||
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| Crooked Cook Exodia | Flower Cardian Exodia | Treasure Panda Exodia |
| Suicide | Defense OTK | |

| Best Cards | ||
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| Best Searchers | Best Hand Traps | |
| Best Board Wipes | Best Negates | |
| Best Fusion Monsters | Best Synchro Monsters | |
| Best Xyz Monsters | Best Link Monsters | |


Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel is Konami's newest entry to the Yu-Gi-Oh franchise and is taking the world by storm! With new and updated graphics and animations and playability on nearly all consoles, Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel is the most advanced entry in the franchise to date!

It was confirmed by Konami's Senior Producer, Kenichi Kataoka, in their official Master Duel trailer that Master Duel will be the next platform for official Yu-Gi-Oh tournaments. If you're looking for a competitive scene to play one of the most famous card games of all time, Master Duel is a great place to get started!

Synchro? Fusion? Link Summon? XYZ? Pendulum? Master Duel has it all! Veterans will feel at home with Master Duel's freedom in deck making, as most of the latest decks will be available (depending on non-banned cards) to the players that are active within the Yu-Gi-Oh competitive scene.
However, this does not mean new players will be left behind! The game offers several guides and tutorials to get you started to catching up with the newest features of Yu-Gi-Oh! And if that's not enough, we at Game8, offer the highest quality Yu-Gi-Oh guides for Master Duel to help you start on your journey!

While consoles need not worry about their device's capability to run the game, PC users will have to check their systems to see if their current machine is capable of playing the game. Below are the required specs for Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel on the PC!
| Part | Minimum | Recommended |
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| Required | 64 Bit OS. | 64 Bit OS. |
| OS | Windows 10 Home (64bit) latest revision | Windows 10 Home (64bit) latest revision |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-7300U | Intel Core i5-9400F |
| Ram | 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| GPU | Intel(R) HD Graphics 620 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 |
| DirectX | Version 11 | Version 11 |
| Network | Broadband Internet connection | Broadband Internet connection |
| Storage | 16 GB available space | 16 GB available space |
| Sound Card | On Board | On Board |
| Monitor Resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
Recommended specs are from Steam's official Master Duel page.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel's initial release date was on January 18, 2022. While the mobile release date was on January 26, 2022 for select countries, but it is now available worldwide as of February 2nd.
| Platform | Date |
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| PC | January 18, 2022 |
| PS4/PS5 | January 18, 2022 |
| Xbox One/Xbox Series X/S | January 18, 2022 |
| Android/iOS | January 26, 2022 |
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