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Annoying Guy Complaining About Meta Kinda Right This Time

In a shocking turn of events, local internet commenter and generally unpleasant dude Obelisk_Blew037 was seen as almost correct in his complaints about the current Master Duel meta and its…

Jackson Leight July 19, 2025

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As Pride Month Ends Rainbow Kuriboh Reverts Back to Clear Kuriboh

In a controversial move, just minutes after midnight of July 1st, Rainbow Kuriboh quietly changed all of its social media banners back to the regular Clear Kuriboh. For the entirety…

Jackson Leight July 1, 2025

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Master Duel Deck Profile: 8 Best Engines in the Game

Hello and welcome to my Master Duel deck profile! Today we're taking on a recipe that has seen a lot of success in the Duelist Cup, as well as various…

Moonlit Chill June 23, 2025

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Konami Blames Attempt to Kill Old Formats on “Rogue Employee”

Today, Konami walked back their changes on Time Wizard formats. Somewhat. They will no longer enforce modern game rules and current card errata for old formats like Goat and Edison…

Abuelo Murciélago June 13, 2025

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TCG Company Ends One Last Bit of Joy it Forgot to Kill

Today, a well-known and less-respected TCG company has announced sweeping changes to beloved classic formats, which famously didn't hurt anyone and didn't require a small loan to start playing. The…

Jackson Leight June 8, 2025

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Konami Delays Battles of Legend Set After Accidentally Adding Good Cards

As early influencer openings of the upcoming Battles of Legends: Monster Mayhem have been releasing, fans quickly noticed that European openings were far more valuable than the American counterparts. Starlight…

Jackson Leight June 3, 2025

Yugioh tournament stream, with both players clearly tired on webcams, with an absurd number of tearlament cards on the table

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No-Banlist Tournament Ends in 11 Hour Tearlament Mirror Draw

A recent no-banlist tournament in Salt Lake City had people turning heads — and pillows — after a grueling finals match between two Tearlament players that lasted a whole 11…

Jackson Leight May 29, 2025

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Your Friend Derek Now #1 Card Marketplace After eBay/TCGPlayer Boycott

On May 22nd, the eBay owned TCGPlayer fired more than 220 employees in its Syracuse, N.Y. Authentication Center, in an attempt to avoid negotiations with the workers' union. With the…

Jackson Leight May 27, 2025

A Master Duel banlist, within which is a smaller Master Duel banlist, with the symbols indicating Forbidden to Limited status change for a Yugioh card. The words They unbanned BANLISTS?! are seen above.

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Master Duel Banlist Changed From Forbidden to Limited

Konami Digital Card Games has just unveiled a new Forbidden/Limited list, effective from June 1st, 2025. The full list is as follows: Upcoming Forbidden/Limited List UpdateThe "Master Duel" Forbidden/Limited list…

Jackson Leight May 20, 2025

Woman in hospital bed, with a speech bubble above her from beyond the image saying "you've been in a come for 9 years" and a speech bubble from the woman saying "I can't wait to open Retro Pack 2 and pull Gorz, the Emissary of Darkness!"

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Retro Pack 2 Relaunch Doubles the Odds; Secret Rares now in 1/500 Packs

Konami has just announced the reprint of a reprint set Retro Pack 2 from 2009, much to mild excitement of the community. The set, which primarily reprints the cards that…

Jackson Leight May 16, 2025