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Konami celebrates Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel’s first anniversary

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel’s first anniversary is here, and Konami is celebrating in style with a bunch of card game freebies and rewards

Screenshot of alternative artwork Dark Magician for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel anniversary news

Listen up, duelists! Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel’s first anniversary is here, bringing with it heaps of exciting content, including a bunch of freebies you can grab just for logging on. Included in that is a special Dark Magician with artwork new to Master Duel, perfect for anyone who wants to pretend they’re Yugi Moto.

The complete Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel first anniversary bundle includes a new summoning scene, icon, icon frame, wallpapers, duel field, card case, and most importantly, 30 master packs. If you’re extra lucky, you might find alternate artwork versions of either Eldlich the Golden Lord or Knightmare Unicorn in those packs.

Outside of freebies, there’s a new selection pack to celebrate the milestone, with Sprites of Miracle now available in the in-game shop. A fresh structure deck is also arriving that includes fan favourites like Master of Chaos and Illusion of Chaos, linking in with Konami’s recent retrospective re-release of Invasion of Chaos alongside other legacy packs.

The Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel first anniversary news arrives alongside Konami sharing some hefty numbers from its duelling simulator. In just twelve months, the community has picked up over 30 billion cards and taken part in two billion PvP duels, with over 50 million downloads of the game across the world. It sure is a great time to be a Yu-Gi-Oh! fan.

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