Summary

  • Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel reveals the newest banlist update coming to the game next month, set to go into effect on December 6.
  • Powerful draw Spell Pot of Prosperity will be banned from competitive play, while Dimension Shifter, Fairy Tail - Snow, and PSY-Framegear Gamma will all be limited to one copy.
  • The changes look to hit some of Master Duel's most powerful strategies, as well as some of the game's most unbalanced cards.

Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel has officially revealed the newest banlist update coming to the game in early December, including one newly-banned card and multiple limited cards. The massively popular digital trading card game from Konami has regularly seen updates since its January 2022 launch, bringing both new cards and new ways to play the game. The game's monthly cycles typically add one to two new Selection Packs, with each month also featuring new limited-time events granting more Gems and exclusive cosmetics. One of the most notable monthly changes, however, typically comes to the game's banlist.

Unlike the three to four banlist updates the physical Yu-Gi-Oh TCG receives each year, Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel features monthly updates to the in-game banlist. Konami often uses new changes to the banlist to curb the power of many of the game's most powerful decks, limiting or even banning key cards from popular strategies. The developer has even used banlist updates to "pre-hit" new decks, restricting access to certain cards in order to ensure a deck doesn't immediately take over the game on release. Now, Master Duel's newest update is addressing multiple popular meta staples for December.

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Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel Reveals Sizable Banlist Update for October 2024

Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel announces a major update to the game's banlist for October 2024, affecting the status of fifteen different cards.

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Konami officially revealed the December banlist for Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel on Friday, confirming that one card would be banned and several more will see new restrictions. Popular staple Spell card "Pot of Prosperity" will be the newest addition to the "Forbidden" list, with the powerful draw card previously set to 1 copy per deck. Three different cards were restricted to one copy per deck with the new update, including generic Hand Traps like "Dimension Shifter" and "PSY-Framegear Gamma" alongside "Fairy Tail - Snow." The banlist update will go live in Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel on December 6.

Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel Reveals December 2024 Banlist Update

Forbidden

  • Pot of Prosperity

Limited

  • Dimension Shifter
  • Fairy Tail - Snow
  • PSY-Framegear Gamma

Semi-Limited

  • Lightning Storm

Unlimited

  • Trickstar Light Stage
  • Chronograph Sorcerer

While the Forbidden and Limited sections of the banlist saw major changes, the rest of the banlist saw a few other smaller adjustments. Only one new card was added to the game's Semi-Limited list with "Lightning Storm" restricted to two copies per deck, similar to its limitations in the physical TCG. Two cards will be freed from the banlist entirely, with "Trickstar Light Stage" helping the fan-favorite anime "Trickstar" deck and "Chronograph Sorcerer" set to be a boon to Pendulum decks.

The new changes to Master Duel's banlist look to address some of the digital trading card game's most problematic cards. Many fans of the game have called for the banning of Dimension Shifter, with the card's powerful banish effect able to shut down many popular Master Duel decks for an entire turn. "Fairy Tail - Snow" has also often been abused in decks that can quickly put it into the Graveyard, including strategies like "Tearlaments" and "Lightsworn." The newest update to Master Duel will bring welcome changes for many fans to some of the game's most powerful decks.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
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trading card game
Strategy
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Released
January 18, 2022
ESRB
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Engine
Unity
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer
Franchise
Yu-Gi-Oh!
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Developer
Konami, Konami Digital Entertainment
Publisher
Konami, Konami Digital Entertainment
Genre(s)
trading card game, Strategy
How Long To Beat
35 hours
OpenCritic Rating
Strong