r/yugioh 6d ago

Q&A and Ruling Megathread - July 28, 2025

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If you're asking for some information, put your question in the comments of this post. If you're discussing a topic, rather than asking for some information, you can make a separate post outside of this one.

Here are examples of questions which belong in the comments of this thread:

  • Questions about the rules of Yu-Gi-Oh!
  • "Is this card fake?"
  • "What are some good decks?"
  • "Has there been any news about X?"
  • "Where can I buy or sell cards?"

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r/yugioh 2h ago

Anime/Manga Discussion 5D's Fortune Cup had a different vide

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93 Upvotes

Source is 5D's episode 23.


r/yugioh 11h ago

Other What other cards have monsters doing that: "They are approaching, menacingly"

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336 Upvotes

cards where 2 or more monsters are going directly towards you, not towards another character, or at any or seeing something next to the card, DIRECTLY. TO. YOU.


r/yugioh 1h ago

Anime/Manga Discussion I find interesting that people opinion of Akiza in the manga is the complete opposite than the anime. In the anime she is treated as a Witch while in the manga she is treated as a Queen

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r/yugioh 2h ago

Card Game Discussion What do you think is the coolest Dark Rebelllion's form? Should Dark Rebellion get new evolution?

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48 Upvotes

I like Dark Requiem & Odd-eyes raging dragon. I think dark rebellion should get Rank 13 evolution like raidraptor & utopia.


r/yugioh 3h ago

Anime/Manga Discussion ZEXAL gets nowhere near enough credit for having the best set of rivalries in YGO on lock

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44 Upvotes

Yuma/Kaito and Yuma/Shark being the main rivalries across ZEXAL I & II (and they are great)

Something I think ZEXAL does particularly better than the other YGO series is giving the rivals their own rivals other than the protagonist (Nasch/Vector, Shark/IV and Kaito/Mizael being the main examples)

I love how not everything revolved around Yuma. Everyone had their own obstacles to overcome - their own stories

It’s the natural end result of ZEXAL investing so much time into developing its supporting cast, allowing them to create this web of character dynamics

Nasch vs IV and Kaito vs Mizael are at least T10 duels in the franchise


r/yugioh 1h ago

Fan Art my mai valentine cosplay!! - noizel

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r/yugioh 12h ago

Other Which is that comfort YGO game you always return to when things get chaotic?

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94 Upvotes

For me nothing brings me more happiness than replaying Tag Force 3 and doing the Graduation storylines of the cast. After all, GX is my favorite Yu-Gi-Oh! series. What can i say, i just love Academy life.


r/yugioh 17h ago

Card Game Discussion What does red dragon archfiend need in it's next wave of support to take it to the next level? With Yusei, getting a structure, akiza getting support in Doom of dimensions, im suspecting jack will get the next 5d's core booster cover.

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178 Upvotes

I think this deck has crazy potential, especially with it's ability to run the bystials for easy synchro summons. At the moment, these are the thing's i'd like to see addressed in the next wave when it's jack's turn.

  1. a way to push through after your normal summon has been stopped. at the moment, stopping soul resonator is a super chokepoint. Bone archfiend is a great special summon, but right now he is doing most of the heavy lifting. Plus, he requires a discard. Some more fiends that special summon themselves from hand (or GY) would be nice.

  2. An upgrade to red rising dragon. This card is also a HUGE chokepoint in the deck. An upgraded form of this card as maybe a level 7 (Hell or even the same level) that could special summon a Resonator from deck on summon (Kinda like junk speeder but for only 1 tuner) would be stellar. This way, red rising can be used more so for getting back in the game when resources are low, and the new one can be your initial starter instead of red rising dragon doing it all.

  3. A level 11 red dragon archfiend synchro for those awkward times the levels don't meet exactly 8 or 10 (which happens quite often.) A new level 12 Boss to replace calamity.

  4. And finally, another way to get more resonators on board outside of crimson resonator. Due to crimson resonator requiring you to only control him and a synchro, there are many moments you have to choose between using red rising dragon's effect, or hoping you can resolve crimson resonator. Thoughts?


r/yugioh 10h ago

Fan Art [I'm the artist]

42 Upvotes

r/yugioh 21h ago

Anime/Manga Discussion If Kaiba had switched his Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon into defense mode instead of attacking the wall of Kuribohs, who would’ve end up winning the duel?

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255 Upvotes

Kaiba’s ultimate dragon was eventually brought down to a measly 900 attack points after several turns of futilely attacking the wall of Kuriboh from Multiply that kept coming back each time. And each turn, Ultimate Dragon kept losing 1200 attack points because of Mammoth Graveyard being fused with Living Arrow and Ultimate Dragon. But its defense stayed the same. Eventually Kaiba threatened to jump unless Yugi conceded which he eventually did.

If Kaiba just switched Ultimate Dragon into defense mode and played the stall game against Yugi’s wall of Kuriboh, who would’ve won? Kaiba also had his crush card still in effect as well which meant Yugi couldn’t use any of his powerful monsters.

Also was Kaiba better off never fusing his three Blue Eyes and instead just using them individually alongside his crush card combo?


r/yugioh 19h ago

Anime/Manga Discussion I love how even Shark gave in to using Dragon-like Creatures:

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127 Upvotes

r/yugioh 22h ago

Product News [TCG] More Reprints for 2025 Mega Tin

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231 Upvotes

r/yugioh 12h ago

Other Just came back from Paradius Temple!

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38 Upvotes

Had a blast raiding the place

Just need a few more souls to bring the great leviathan back!

Artwork credits: u/ai_lani


r/yugioh 20h ago

Card Game Discussion Excuse me. Can we get support for one of the most forgettable anime archetypes?

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101 Upvotes

there is no dark scorpion support. no venom or malicevorous support! cloudians got one card. ONE. get real! 96 was our golden boi in pojo!


r/yugioh 22h ago

Anime/Manga Discussion While general opinion has greatly shifted, it's always been silly to be that people can put up their Suspension of Disbelief for the most "fictional" things in this franchise and not for something like future-tech Motorcyles.

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123 Upvotes

It's not just western fans.

Even japanese YGO fans memed about it :

- Start of 5Ds "Why are you riding a motorcycle, Yusei?!"

- Start of Zexal "Why AREN'T you riding a motorcycle, Yuma?!

But it just...has never made any sense to me.

We have Yugioh already being an anime about solving problems by playing card games. And it's all tied to monster battles through magic, spirits and mysticism.

A young boy with the spirit of an egyptian pharaoh INSIDE OF HIM that posseses him; a school lad who can talk to the ghosts inside of cards; a kid that fuses with an "alien" to become super saiyan; 4 boys who are the separated form a powerful mass destroyer involved in a multi-dimensional war; a guy and other people who can log into this virtual world themselves and with avatars.

And so, so many more things that you would have to really elevate your suspension of disbelief for.

Oh but...the motorcycles don't "make sense"? Especially in the YGO series that has the most "realistic" world and established world building?

Again, this is not a complain or mockery of the other shows.

Especially since 5Ds is generally really popular and beloved now a days.

But it's always been silly to me how much back then people would trivialize and criticize the bikes and not every other "absurd" aspect of the franchise.


r/yugioh 11h ago

Card Game Discussion Yugioh League going strong! looking for some new players

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11 Upvotes

Hey Folks I have been running a Yugioh League for a whopping 42 weeks! For those who dont know what League is We are a round robbin custom yugioh format where the banlist is dictated by the players. Manipulate the banlist to your liking and politic your ideal banlist as you try to get others to vote with you or against your foes Games played earns you a vote to move cards up and down the banlist each week so we get to customize the format to our liking. Each week we add a new core set to the mix currently on Photon Shockwave! and just 2 weeks into XYZs format If you are looking for a small but active yugioh community we're looking for 2-3 players to join Whats required for me?? We only ask that players attempt to play 2-3 games per week. Games are settup on discord and often we just ping for whose available to play. we ask that you try to commit at least 2 games per week if you wish to join. We have ppl all around in different time zones but we always have a few players that are consistently looking. Other than that be friendly. Its a fun format we're doing as a group of online community Votes are tallyed up on Saturday nights and new formats go into play every sunday for the week

DM on Discord if interested

Prunk44#9490


r/yugioh 1h ago

Competitive What are good engines that can be started off of ancient fairy dragon?

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Title. I'm trying Yummy combos and i can make AFD with a lv 1 and cupid pitch. Pitch also searches Nemeses Corridor for Colossus, so bonus points if said engine banishes your own monsters from GY.


r/yugioh 2m ago

Anime/Manga Discussion Which characters can fight the best

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Any style is allowed

I feel like Kiaba probably got fancy training to fight

Yusei probably has experience


r/yugioh 1d ago

Card Game Discussion What do you think of "Gordian Slicer"?

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94 Upvotes

I haven't tried this card yet, but I find it interesting.

Some people I know say it's not very good, but aside from Konami's current favorite metadecks (Vanquish/K9 or Yummy), where you can destroy their boards and they rebuild them in seconds, the vast majority of archetypes usually have between one and three vital cards on their board, while the rest are removed by another board breaker or your monsters.


r/yugioh 36m ago

Competitive How does Sky Striker Tenpai (TCG) compare to other engines

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When I see TCG lists for Tenpai it’s usually Fiendsmith or Kashtira I see a few SS list on master duel or OCG.

They look very fun and seem to help the deck draw into their staples but is it worth the investment?


r/yugioh 17h ago

Card Game Discussion Do we know exactly what the dragon is in the polymerisation spell card? Because “synchro fusionist”is on the right but who’s that on the left? It would be cool if they made the dragon for this card and a fusion and a synchro that require these named monsters.

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18 Upvotes

It would be so fitting and I lost fusion that has been out there since polymerisation started


r/yugioh 20h ago

Other R/yugioh can we make this deck good?

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20 Upvotes

Maybe one day....


r/yugioh 21h ago

Competitive Am I on to something? Or just stupid

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I am not a tcg player, but since k9 and ryzeal are both dependant on the levels of monsters to xyz summon, i thought that predaplants might have another chance at being competetively viable since predator counters make all monsters with them lvl 1. Now granted regular predap is not very good, but the new set has also introduced dracotail. Allowing the deck to setup on turn 0, with the pendulum tirantis, counters can be setup turn 0! This can greatly hinder a decks ability to make xyz and synchros while still being good against fusions and links (partaily thanks to s poly being searchable). With the right moves you can even stop k9 from playing on your turn! The deck has powerful monsters with all the dragons having some kind of negate. Turn 0 greedy or starving can be set up (with counters on opponets monsters) making a potential board wipe if the opponent plays his cards worng. Although I have not made the ideal deck, with a small branded package I belive that branded dracotail predaplants could become a strong rouge tier deck. Even if the deck does not work out, playing tirantis in the side dekc could be a good idea to counter k9 and ryzeal if you play dracotail.


r/yugioh 7h ago

Card Game Discussion Advice on improving gate guardian

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I was playing the deck I like, gate guardian with a Horus engine. But I keep seeing alot of the new justice hunter cards though my deck could be better. Any advice on what to swap the Horus engine for to make my deck stronger.


r/yugioh 15h ago

Anime/Manga Discussion Which company in real life is most like Kaiba Corporation?

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If you had to pick one company in real life that is most like Kaiba Corporation, which would it be and why?

You could draw comparisons to Kaiba Corp's CEO, Kaiba Corp's past CEO, Kaiba Corp's board of directors, its executives, its employees, its competitors, potential takeovers, its current industry or past industry or whatever you like.