Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game

News

This new eBay rival for TCGs wants to make buying and selling ungraded Pokémon cards less of a headache

Ungraded will snap pictures of your raw cards so they can be checked out in 3D by potential buyers.

May 16, 2024 Matt Jarvis

How To

Yu-Gi-Oh! Banlist for 2024

Yu better check your decks.

May 3, 2024 Holly Alice

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How To

Latest Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel banlist

Check yourself before you deck yourself.

May 2, 2024 Matt Jarvis

Attendees at Guinness World Record-setting Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG event

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Yu-Gi-Oh! just broke two world records for the biggest-ever trading card game tournament

Konami’s massive TCG breaks one of its own records and clinches a new one at Championship Series Japan TOKYO 2024.

April 30, 2024 Chase Carter

Best Games

7 best Legacy of Destruction cards in Yu-Gi-Oh!’s latest set

A nod to the past in cards that push the TCG into its future.

April 22, 2024 Alicia Haddick

How To

Yu-Gi-Oh! 2024 release schedule: Every upcoming core booster, structure deck and set

As the trading card game marks its 25th anniversary, expect some exciting core boosters, the return of classic cards and more.

April 18, 2024 Alicia Haddick

Opinion

Who gets to play Yu-Gi-Oh? The TCG’s recent exclusions fly in the face of its community spirit

European cancellation of the latest Speed Duel set and revised Japanese tournament rules are baffling in the wake of efforts to welcome new players.

April 10, 2024 Alicia Haddick

News

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel hits 60m downloads, offers up free gems and hot new cards in celebration

That's a lot of activated Trap cards.

April 3, 2024 Chase Carter

News

Yu-Gi-Oh! bans non-Japanese players from the TCG's Japan tournaments, even if they live in the country

Rule change would deny non-native duelists from even competing at local store-level qualifiers.

April 3, 2024 Chase Carter

Feature

How Yu-Gi-Oh!’s 1999 starter decks turned the card game from a flop into a phenomenon

Revisiting the Duel Monsters EX set as it’s reprinted for the series’ 25th anniversary.

March 27, 2024 Alicia Haddick

Three types of Yu-Gi-Oh! card: Raigeki, a spell; Kuriboh, a monster; and Mirror Force, a trap.

How To

Yu-Gi-Oh! card types: Every monster, spell and trap type explained

Get up to speed with everything you might encounter during your next duel.

March 26, 2024 Michael Leopold Weber

Toys from the Yu-Gi-Oh! x Hello Kitty crossover at McDonald's in Belgium.

News

Belgian McDonald’s mixes Yu-Gi-Oh! and Hello Kitty in latest Happy Meal offering

Keroppi dressed as Kuriboh is inspired, no notes.

March 20, 2024 Chase Carter

News

After seven years, Yu-Gi-Oh! is bringing back its Legendary Decks set featuring Yugi, Kaiba and Joey's cards

Just in Time Wizard.

March 14, 2024 Chase Carter

Best Games

5 best Yu-Gi-Oh! structure decks in the TCG’s history

Build a solid foundation for your next duelling powerhouse.

March 12, 2024 Alicia Haddick

News

Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG’s biggest competition returns to the US for the first time in eight years.

Land of the free, home of the Pendulum Summoned.

March 8, 2024 Chase Carter

The Infinite Forbidden booster art featuring Exodia

News

Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG brings back one its most iconic monsters as a 5-card Fusion Summon

Those two words everyone wants to hear: “Exodia, obliterate!”

March 8, 2024 Chase Carter

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How To

How to summon in Yu-Gi-Oh!: Every summoning type explained

Looking to learn your Fusion, Ritual and Synchro Summons from your Xyz, Pendulum and Link Summons? Start here!

Feb. 27, 2024 Michael Leopold Weber

Opinion

Are we entering a new golden age of trading card games?

Gotta play 'em all.

Feb. 21, 2024 Michael Whelan

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Feature

Could AI and virtual reality be the future of Yu-Gi-Oh? We tried it for ourselves to find out

Duelling an AI opponent and battling in VR during the TCG’s 25th anniversary event in Tokyo.

Feb. 20, 2024 Alicia Haddick

Feature

On Japan’s biggest stage, Yu-Gi-Oh!’s 25th anniversary event celebrated its past by looking to the future

Hesitancy to delve too deeply into the making of the hit series and its card game couldn’t stop The Legend of Duelist Quarter Century from being a meaningful tribute to its creators and community.

Feb. 13, 2024 Alicia Haddick

Best Games

6 best Phantom Nightmare cards in Yu-Gi-Oh!’s latest set

Dream pulls.

Feb. 12, 2024 Alicia Haddick

How To

How to build a Yu-Gi-Oh! deck for beginners

Take your first steps toward becoming a master duelist by putting together a top-notch deck.

Feb. 7, 2024 Matt Jarvis

News

New Yu-Gi-Oh! anime short marks the TCG’s 25th anniversary as Konami opens its own animation studio

Six-minute animation The Chronicles focuses on the lore behind cards such as Dark Magician and Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

Feb. 5, 2024 Alicia Haddick

News

Yu-Gi-Oh! will bring back classic video games - some in English for the first time - in Early Days Collection

Upcoming collection features Game Boy classics, including titles never released outside of Japan.

Feb. 5, 2024 Alicia Haddick

News

Yu-Gi-Oh! has shown off the TCG’s first virtual reality game

Duel Links demo playable during 25th anniversary event isn’t yet confirmed for a public release.

Feb. 5, 2024 Alicia Haddick

News

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is experimenting with AI players that ‘learn’ the TCG

Konami hasn’t decided whether the proof-of-concept tech demo will see a public release just yet.

Feb. 5, 2024 Alicia Haddick

Best Games

5 best Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel decks 2024

Crown duels.

Feb. 1, 2024 Michael Leopold Weber

Seto Kaiba summoning a monster in the film Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions

News

This Yu-Gi-Oh! themed Wordle spin-off laughs in the face of your puzzle-solving prowess

Ygordle boy!

Jan. 30, 2024 Chase Carter

News

Yu-Gi-Oh!'s next set is apparently packed with Dark Souls references

References to the Fire Keeper, Dragon God and more notable FromSoftware characters abound in Phantom Nightmare expansion.

Jan. 25, 2024 Chase Carter

Feature

Yu-Gi-Oh!’s new starter set is the easiest the TCG has been to learn in 25 years

The step-by-step intro to the card game’s dense rules is basic, but not boring.

Jan. 25, 2024 Matt Jarvis

Feature

Yu-Gi-Oh!’s Maze of Millennia set makes anime cards real for the first time in 25 years, without being relics

Thoughtful changes balance on-screen power with the modern meta.

Jan. 24, 2024 Alicia Haddick

Best Games

6 best Yu-Gi-Oh! decks of all time from the card game’s 25-year history

From Yata Lock to Tearlaments.

Jan. 18, 2024 Alicia Haddick

Opinion

As Yu-Gi-Oh! prepares to turn 25, the card game has never felt more welcoming for newcomers

Ample digital offerings, wide card availability and a healthy competitive scene have helped the TCG put its best foot forward a quarter-century in.

Jan. 9, 2024 Alicia Haddick

Feature

Japan’s card game shops have cultivated community and companionship to fill the gap left by vanishing public spaces

Meeting Yu-Gi-Oh! players who have made a local store their second home.

Dec. 27, 2023 Alicia Haddick

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Opinion

Yu-Gi-Oh!’s 25th Anniversary reprints keep its best cards accessible for every player - and should be the norm for every TCG

More cards in more rarities gives players the choice of what they want to buy, without having to cough up ridiculous prices.

Dec. 21, 2023 Alicia Haddick

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Stainless steel version of Yu-Gi-Oh!'s three Egyptian God cards

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Yu-Gi-Oh!’s three stainless steel Egyptian God cards will set you back $399

Mind like a stainless steel trap card (I’m sorry).

Dec. 15, 2023 Chase Carter

News

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel invites three Egyptian God cards to the TCG’s 25th anniversary

Obelisk would rock a black-tie tuxedo.

Nov. 27, 2023 Chase Carter

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News

The best decks in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime you should play for real

Looking back on the decks and cards that leapt from cartoon to cardboard as the series celebrates its 25th anniversary.

Nov. 14, 2023 Alicia Haddick

Feature

Yu-Gi-Oh!'s new Diabellstar archetype could flip the TCG’s meta upside-down

Introduced with just a single monster in the latest Age of Overlord set, this archetype already has huge potential.

Oct. 30, 2023 Alicia Haddick

Best Games

The best reprints in the Yu-Gi-Oh! 25th Anniversary: Dueling Heroes Mega Tin

Along with the three new World Premiere cards.

Sept. 27, 2023 Alicia Haddick

Feature

How Yu-Gi-Oh! took its iconic Egyptian God cards from their legendary anime appearance to the TCG

A decades-long journey via limited availability, counterfeits and tournament absence.

Sept. 26, 2023 Alicia Haddick

Deals

Here’s your chance to win a copy of Yu-Gi-Oh!’s 25th Anniversary Tin, including some of the TCG’s most iconic cards!

Plus a brand new Quarter Century Secret Rare card.

Sept. 25, 2023 Matt Jarvis

Feature

A weekend with Jessica Robinson: the expectations and pressures of the record-making British Yu-Gi-Oh! pro at this year’s World Championships

The TCG’s first female European champion and first woman to compete at Worlds recalls her journey to the top.

Aug. 24, 2023 Alicia Haddick

Feature

A weekend of celebration, competition and community among Yu-Gi-Oh!’s top players at the first World Championships in four years

Meeting with hopefuls - and eventual champions - ahead of their appearance on the card game’s grandest stage.

Aug. 16, 2023 Alicia Haddick

Feature

Yu-Gi-Oh!’s first Master Duel world champions and Duel Links winner on the sacrifice of qualifying and team camaraderie on the TCG’s grandest digital stage

Team snipehunters and Jian Yu Jiang discuss their victories at the first Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championships in four years.

Aug. 11, 2023 Alicia Haddick

Feature

Yu-Gi-Oh! champion Paulie Aronson on winning the TCG’s first Worlds since 2019 to become its first-ever US victor

Yu-Gi-Oh!’s top player discusses the nerves of competing on the global stage, dealing with human mistakes - and missing his birthday celebrations to practise.

Aug. 9, 2023 Alicia Haddick

News

Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens update for Duel Links brings Rush Duels to mobile

The first time English-speaking players will be able to use new cards alongside Japanese fans.

Aug. 9, 2023 Alicia Haddick

News

Yu-Gi-Oh! will celebrate its 25th anniversary with an event in Japan’s biggest stadium next February

The TCG returns to the 55,000-capacity Tokyo Dome for the two-day Quarter Century: The Legend of Duelist.

Aug. 7, 2023 Alicia Haddick

News

Yu-Gi-Oh!’s 2023 World Championships crowned their first North American winner in nearly 10 years

As no Asian duelists qualified for top cut for the first time in the returning tournament’s history.

Aug. 7, 2023 Alicia Haddick

News

Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG introduces its first new monster type in six years

Duelist Nexus adds Illusion monsters, the first new type since 2017’s Cyberse cards.

July 27, 2023 Matt Jarvis

Feature

Why the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship is such a big deal - and why you should be watching

As the tournament of top-tier duellists returns for the first time in four years.

July 20, 2023 Alicia Haddick

Best Games

The best Yu-Gi-Oh! decks to look for at this year's World Championships

From the tournament-tested Rikka and Kashtira to more unexpected hopefuls.

July 18, 2023 Alicia Haddick

Feature

Yu-Gi-Oh!’s strangest monsters are back, and they could shake-up the TCG’s competitive scene

Looking back on the long and bumpy history of ritual monsters.

July 13, 2023 Alicia Haddick

News

Someone’s mum found £35,000 worth of old Pokémon cards in a forgotten plastic tub

“I did the math and I was uncomfortable with the result.”

July 12, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

Yu-Gi-Oh!'s biggest-ever European tournament crowned its first-ever female champion last weekend

British duelist Jessica Robinson walked away with a place in this summer’s World Championships, the first since 2019.

July 3, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG to revamp starter decks and release two new sets by end of 2023

Calendar full of cardboard.

June 23, 2023 Chase Carter

Feature

South Korea’s Yu-Gi-Oh! scene is a TCG community unlike anywhere else in the world

The heart in the cards.

June 19, 2023 Alicia Haddick

Feature

Blue-Eyes White Dragon for dessert? We tried Yu-Gi-Oh!’s Japan-only 25th anniversary food menu

The hungriest heart of the cards.

June 8, 2023 Alicia Haddick

Best Games

6 best Cyberstorm Access cards in Yu-Gi-Oh!’s latest set

Unleash the set's evolutionary new cards.

May 25, 2023 Alicia Haddick

Feature

The story of Yata-Lock, the deck that broke Yu-Gi-Oh! and birthed the TCG's first competitive banlist

Bird of prey.

May 16, 2023 Alicia Haddick

Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon card art from Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG

News

Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG prepares for World Championship with Duel Links and Master Duel freebies

Start walking the road to Tokyo Big Sight.

May 11, 2023 Chase Carter

Feature

The history of Yu-Gi-Oh!’s Exodia, the most complicated win condition in trading card games

Victory for an arm and a leg?

April 24, 2023 Michael Leopold Weber

Best Games

The most legendary Yu-Gi-Oh! cards in the TCG’s new Legendary Collection

You’ve activated my nostalgia trap card!

April 19, 2023 Alicia Haddick

News

Yu-Gi-Oh! announces dates and location for 2023 World Championship

Separate paper TCG, Master Duel and Duel Links events will be held at Tokyo Big Sight in August.

April 18, 2023 Chase Carter

Feature

An introduction to Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel, the faster, simpler reboot breathing fresh life into the TCG

Why you should play Rush Duel, if you ever can.

April 11, 2023 Alicia Haddick

Feature

Does Yu-Gi-Oh! Speed Duel have a future? A look back - and forward - at the TCG’s troubled spin-off

Duel or die.

March 28, 2023 Alicia Haddick

News

Rarest Yu-Gi-Oh! card of all time, one-of-a-kind Tyler the Great Warrior, going up for sale

Created in 2005 as a Make-A-Wish for a teenage fan battling cancer.

March 27, 2023 Matt Jarvis

Best Games

6 best Photon Hypernova cards in Yu-Gi-Oh!’s latest booster set

Kashtira rules everything around me.

March 22, 2023 Alicia Haddick

Deals

Yu-Gi-Oh! fans, here’s your chance to win over £230 of cards and prizes for the TCG!

No trap cards here.

March 15, 2023 Matt Jarvis

Feature

What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!

Tell us what’s on your table.

March 10, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Card art for Tearlaments Kitkallos from Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG

News

Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden and Limited list update aims the banhammer at Tearlaments archetype

Dry your Tearlaments.

Feb. 7, 2023 Chase Carter

Screenshot from the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG World Championship 2023 announcement trailer

News

Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG’s World Championship 2023 brings back physical attendance and a dedicated Master Duel tourney

Publisher Konami has not detailed any additional safety measures for August’s world championship in Japan

Feb. 6, 2023 Chase Carter

News

Yu-Gi-Oh! Lego set turns Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Dark Magician into bricks, along with a deck box for your cards

Yugi Duplo.

Feb. 1, 2023 Matt Jarvis

Feature

New cards, old nostalgia and digital ambitions: Yu-Gi-Oh! at Jump Festa gave a glimpse at how the TCG will mark its 25th anniversary

As the home of Yu-Gi-Oh! prepares to celebrate the iconic series.

Jan. 24, 2023 Alicia Haddick

News

New eBay rival promises Pokémon, MTG and Yu-Gi-Oh! fans an easier way to PSA grade and sell their valuable cards

Goldin Marketplace aims at more affordable collectables and casual traders by wrapping PSA authentication and storage into one process.

Jan. 18, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

Yu-Gi-Oh! is bringing back some of its most iconic cards in standalone boosters for the TCG’s 25th anniversary

Birthday celebrations will include cards from Legend of Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Invasion of Chaos and more, plus a return of the Legendary Collection.

Jan. 16, 2023 Matt Jarvis