Welcome to Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, the definitive digital version of the legendary trading card game. Developed by Konami, this free-to-play title lets you dive into tactical PvP duels, explore solo story modes, and master iconic archetypes. Whether you're a seasoned duelist or new to the franchise, Master Duel offers endless strategic depth across PC, consoles, and mobile.
This guide will help you conquer every aspect of Master Duel. We'll cover essential currency management, provide in-depth tutorials for popular archetypes, and offer strategies for friendly duels and competitive play. Get ready to build your ultimate deck and dominate the digital battlefield.
F-J Monsters/Spells
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel F-J Monster and Spell list, including how to obtain Faceless Mage by beating Simon Muran 100x.
Faceless Mage
1200 ATK / 2200 DEF. Awarded by beating Simon Muran 100x. Can be fused using Curtain of the Dar with Time Wizard, R Leg of Forbidden, L Leg of Forbidden, R Arm of Forbidden, L Arm of Forbidden, 7 Saggi the Dark Clo, Curtain of the Dar, Lucky Trinket, or Genin.
Fairy's Gift
1400 ATK / 1000 DEF. See password section.
Faith Bird
1500 ATK / 1100 DEF. Dropped by Mai Valentine. Awarded by beating Mai 80x.
Feral Imp
1300 ATK / 1400 DEF. Dropped by Yami Yugi. Awarded by beating Yami Yugi 10x.
Fiend Kraken
1200 ATK / 1400 DEF. Dropped by Mako Tsunami. Awarded by beating Mako 40x and 70x.
Fiend Reflection 2
1100 ATK / 1400 DEF. Dropped by Puppeteer of Doom, Mai Valentine.
Fiend Sword
1400 ATK / 800 DEF. Dropped by Seto Kaiba, Panik, Pegasus. Awarded by beating Bakura 80x.
Fiend's Hand
600 ATK / 600 DEF. Dropped by Bakura, Mokuba Kaiba, Bandit Keith.
Fiend's Mirror
2100 ATK / 1800 DEF. Tournament prize.
Final Flame - Magic Card
Dropped by Yami Yugi. Awarded by beating Yami Yugi 90x.
Fire Eye
800 ATK / 600 DEF. Can be obtained in initial deck. Dropped by Bakura, Mokuba Kaiba.
Fire Reaper
700 ATK / 500 DEF. . Dropped by Bakura, Mokuba Kaiba, Bandit Keith. Can be fused using Firegrass with Skull Servant, Fiend's Hand, Mech Mole Zombie, or Phantom Ghost.
Firegrass
700 ATK / 600 DEF. . Dropped by Mokuba Kaiba, Yugi Muto, Tristian. Can be fused using Dark Plant, Ancient Tree of En, or Green Phantom King with a Pyro type with <700 ATK. Can be fused using Shadow Specter, Skull Servant, Fiend's Hand, Mech Mole Zombie, or Phantom Ghost with Dragon Piper, Hinotama Soul, or Candle of Destiny. Can be fused using Graveyard & Hand with a Pyro type with <700 ATK or Candle of Destiny. Can be fused using Fire Reaper with a Pyro type with <700 ATK or Candle of Destiny.
Fireyarou
1300 ATK / 1000 DEF. Dropped by Seto Kaiba, Pegasus. Awarded by beating Pegasus 70x.
Flame Ghost
1000 ATK / 800 DEF. . Dropped by Bandit Keith. Can be fused using Fire Eye or Dissolverock with a Zombie with <1000 ATK. Can be fused using Firegrass with Wood Remains. Can be fused using Dragon Piper, Hinotama Soul, or Candle of Destiny with B.eye Silv. Zombie, Temple of Skulls, Dokuroizo the Grim, or Wood Remains.
Flame Manipulator
900 ATK / 1000 DEF. . Dropped by Simon Muran.
Flame Swordsman
1800 ATK / 1600 DEF. Duel 20x using the link cable. Can be fused using Charubin the Fire, Flame Manipulator, Darkfire Dragon, Fire Eye, Flame Ghost, or Mavelus with a Warrior with <1800 ATK. Can be fused using Fireyarou with a Warrior with <1800 ATK (exception: Ansatsu).
Flying Penguin
1200 ATK / 1000 DEF. See password section.
Follow Wind - Magic Card
Dropped by Mai Valentine. Awarded by beating Mai 20x.
Forest - Magic Card
Dropped by Weevil Underwood, Tristian Taylor. Awarded by beating Weevil 10x.
Frenzied Panda
1200 ATK / 1000 DEF. Dropped by Seto Kaiba, Pegasus, Puppeteer of Doom.
Frenzied Panda
900 ATK / 700 DEF. . Dropped by Mokuba Kaiba, Yugi Muto, Tristian Taylor.
Gaia the Dragon Ch
2600 ATK / 2100 DEF. Can be fused using Gaia the Fierce Knight with Curse of Dragon.
Gaia the Fierce Kn
2300 ATK / 2100 DEF. Awarded by beating Yugi Muto 100x. Can be fused using Fiend Sword with Swamp Battleguard, Flame Swordsman, or Judge Man.
Garoozis
1800 ATK / 1500 DEF. Dropped by Joey Wheeler. Awarded by beating Joey 80x.
Gate Deeg
700 ATK / 800 DEF. . Dropped by Panik.
Gatekeeper
1500 ATK / 1800 DEF. Dropped by Seto Kaiba, Bandit Keith, Pegasus. Awarded by beating Bandit Keith 60x, Puppeteer 90x.
Genin
600 ATK / 900 DEF. . Dropped by Bakura, Mokuba Kaiba, Yugi Muto.
Giant Flea
1500 ATK / 1200 DEF. Dropped by Weevil Underwood. Awarded by beating Weevil 80x.
Giant Soldier of Stone
1300 ATK / 2000 DEF. Dropped by Yami Yugi. Can be fused using Rock Ogre Grotto #1 with any monster.
Goblin's Secret Remedy - Magic Card
Dropped by Bakura. Awarded by beating Bakura 70x. Duel 70x using link cable.
Gokibore
1200 ATK / 1400 DEF. Dropped by Weevil Underwood. Awarded by beating Weevil 60x.
Gorgon Egg
300 ATK / 1300 DEF. Dropped by Panik.
Grappler
1300 ATK / 1200 DEF. Dropped by Seto Kaiba, Puppeteer of Doom. Awarded by beating Seto 40x.
Graveyard & Hand
700 ATK / 900 DEF. Dropped by Bandit Keith.
Great Moth
2600 ATK / 2500 DEF. Common fusion/evolution. Can be temporarily obtained by evolution by having Cocoon of Evolutio stay on the field for one turn.
Great White
1600 ATK / 800 DEF. Dropped by Yami Yugi. Awarded by beating Yami Yugi 80x.
Green Phantom King
500 ATK / 1600 DEF. Dropped by Mokuba Kaiba, Pegasus, Tristian Taylor.
Griffore
1200 ATK / 1500 DEF. Dropped by Yami Yugi.
Guardian of the La
1000 ATK / 1200 DEF. Dropped by Bakura, Mokuba Kaiba, Puppeteer of Doom. Awarded by beating Bakura 20x.
Gyakutenno Megami
1800 ATK / 2000 DEF. Dropped by Seto Kaiba. Awarded by beating Seto 90x. Duel 120x using link cable.
Haniwa
500 ATK / 500 DEF. . Dropped by Mokuba Kaiba, Yugi Muto, Rex Raptor.
Happy Lover
No stats or drop information provided in the source text.
Stages/Walkthrough
Navigate through all stages of Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, from Yugi Muto to Yami Yugi. Learn strategies to beat duelists like Seto Kaiba, Maximillion Pegasus, and more.
Beat each duelist 5 times per stage to get the next one.
STAGE 1 Yugi Muto, Tristan Taylor, Joey Wheeler, Ryou Bakura
These opponents pose no threat - they will set and pass. The only real concern is the small chance that Joey drops Red-Eyes or Thousand Dragon on you. In that case, just take the L and try again. However, it's worth noting that in my 20+ duels against him I did not see either monster played.
STAGE 2 Weevil Underwood, Mai Valentine, Rex Raptor, Mako Tsunami, Seto Kaiba, Mokuba Kaiba, Puppeteer, PaniK, Bandit Keith
This is the longest stage - with plenty of duelists to boot. Most of them are equal in power level - you'll need to start your real grind before facing these duelists. As stated in the "Early Game Tips" section of the guide, Flame Swordsman is still the go-to card. Once you establish a respectable warrior deck, most of these duelists shouldn't give you a problem. The only snag I ran into was Seto - he has a higher chance of dropping Blue-Eyes on the board. If you can't draw your removal to get rid of it, just try the duel again. Unless you have your own 3000+ beaters, there isn't much you can do to actually deal with it.
STAGE 3 Simon Muran
Once you firmly establish a strong warrior deck with a few equips, Simon shouldn't be too bad. He's most likely going to use Mystical Elf, Rogue Doll, and Faceless Mage. The Mage and the Elf can give you some trouble with their high defense stats, but a Flame Swordsman equipped with Legendary Sword can get over them no problem. At this point I would also recommend using the password screen to grab a copy of Seiyaryu.
STAGE 4 Maximillion Pegasus
Pegasus doesn't really have any huge monsters you need to be fearful of. His main threats, however, are Swamp Battleguard and Battle Steer. He has a very high percentage of dropping these in the early game. A good way to counter this is with "Gatekeeper". Gatekeeper can be dropped by Seto and Bandit Keith at rather high percentage, and packs a 1800 DEF stat that can help shore up your defenses. If you can do this, he won't be hard to beat with a beefed-up Flame Swordsman.
STAGE 5 Yami Yugi
I won't lie, Yami Yugi (the bonus boss) is REALLY tough. Winning really is a matter of luck. With high percentages to drop Summoned Skull or Curse of Dragon turn 1, he makes it hard to even establish your board. Seiyaryu, mentioned earlier in the guide, can help you win if you open with him. That's the easiest way I've gotten past this duel. If you need some bigger monsters, check out the Milestone Rewards section of the guide. That's honestly the best advice I can give.
Magic Cards
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Magic Card list detailing effects like Axe of Despair boosting Fiends and Beast-Warriors, and Dark Hole destroying all monsters.
Axe of Despair
Boosts the attack of Fiends and Beast-Warriors. It can also boost some Warriors that use weapons in their sprites (i.e. Axe Raider).
Beast Fangs
Boosts the power of Beast monsters as well as other fanged monsters (should work with literally any monster that has sharp teeth depicted in its card art).
Black Pendant
Powers up "dark wizards" (i.e. evil looking Spellcaster, Fiend, Zombie, and Warrior monsters).
Book of Secret Art
Increases the attack of magicians. As the game states, "it cannot be read by anyone with evil in their heart." Primarily works with Fairy and light Spellcasters (Won't work with Dark Magician despite his Spellcaster typing).
Cyber Shield
Increases the attack of female monsters.
Dark Energy
Powers up Fiends and other Dark monsters. Dark Energy boosts most Warriors, Spellcasters, and Zombies.
Dark Hole
Destroys all monsters on the field.
Dark-Pierce Light
Reveals all face-down monsters on the field.
Dian Keto the Cure
Increase your life points by 5000.
Dragon Capture Jar
Prevents all Dragon type monsters on the field from attacking.
Dragon Treasure
Increases the power of Dragons. Also works on Dinosaurs, Sea Serpents, Reptiles, and monsters with "Dragon" in their name.
Electro-Whip
Increases the power of female monsters.
Elegant Egotist
Turns Harpie Lady into Harpie Lady Sisters.
Elf's Light
Powers up elves and Fairy monsters.
Final Flame
Reduces opponent's life points by 1000.
Follow Wind
Boosts the power of Winged Beasts and other flying monsters.
Forest
Boosts the power of Insects and Beasts.
Goblin's Remedy
Increase your life points by 1000.
Hinotama
Reduces opponent's life points by 500.
Horn of Light
Boosts the power of horned monsters. Ineffective on Dark monsters.
Horn of Unicorn
Boosts the power of Dark horned monsters.
Insect Armor Laser
Boosts the power of Insects.
Invigoration
Boosts the power of Thunder, Rock, and Pyro monsters.
Lazer Cannon Armor
Boosts the power of Insects, as well as machine or "metallic" monsters. Example Metal Guardian, Mabarrel, Ancient Brain, etc.
Legendary Sword
Boosts the power of warriors. Can't be used by Dark monsters.
Machine Conversion
Boosts the power of Machine monsters.
Malevolent Nuzzler
Boosts the power of female and Dark monsters.
Mooyan Curry
Increase your life points by 200.
Mountain
Boosts the power of Dragons and Winged Beasts.
Mystical Moon
Boosts the power of Beasts and some Beast-Warriors.
Ookazi
Reduces opponent's life points by 2000.
Power of Kaishin
Boosts the power of Aqua, Fish, and Sea Serpent monsters.
Raigeki
Destroys all of your opponent's monsters.
Raise Body Heat
Boosts the power of Dinosaurs.
Red Medicine
Increase your life points by 500.
Silver Bow & Arrow
Boosts the power of Fairy monsters.
Sogen
Boosts the power of Warrior and Beast-Warrior monsters.
Soul of the Pure
Increase your life points by 2000.
Sparks
Reduces opponent's life points by 200.
Spellbind Circle
Reduces the attack of your opponent's monsters.
Steel Shell
Boosts the attack of shelled monsters.
Stop Defense
Forces your opponent's monsters into attack position for one turn.
Sword of Dark
Boosts the power of Dark Warriors.
Swords Revealing
Prevents opponent from attacking for 3 turns.
Tremendous Fire
Reduces opponent's life points by 5000.
Umi
Boosts the power of Water monsters (Aqua, Fish, Sea Serpent, Thunder)
Vile Germs
Boosts the power of Plant monsters.
Violet Crystal
Boosts the power of Zombie monsters.
Wasteland
Boosts the power of Dinosaur, Rock, and Zombie monsters.
Yami
Boosts the power of Fairy, Fiend, and Spellcaster monsters.
- Knowing the attributes and types of the game's monsters as they are in the TCG/OCG will help you figure which cards boost which monsters, as the in-game descriptions can be vague.
A-E Monsters/Spells
Find all Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel monsters and spells from A-E, including drop locations, fusion recipes, and initial deck availability.
Air Marmot of Nefa
400 ATK / 600 DEF. Can be obtained in initial deck.
Akakieisu
1000 ATK / 800 DEF. .
Akihiron
1700 ATK / 1400 DEF. Dropped by: Pegasus, Mako Tsunami.
All-seeing Goddess
1200 ATK / 1000 DEF. Dropped by: Mai Valentine.
Ancient Brain
1000 ATK / 700 DEF. Dropped by: Puppeteer of Doom.
Ancient Jar
400 ATK / 200 DEF. .
Ancient Sorcerer
1000 ATK / 1300 DEF. Dropped by: Simon Murran, Puppeteer of Doom. Awarded by beating Bakura 60x.
Ancient Tool
1700 ATK / 1400 DEF. Dropped by: Bandit Keith. Awarded by beating Keith 80x.
Ancient Tree of En
600 ATK / 1500 ATK. Dropped by: Mokuba Kaiba, Pegasus, Tristian.
Angelwitch
800 ATK / 1000 ATK. . Dropped by: Simon Muran, Yugi Muto, Mai Valentine.
Ansatsu
1700 ATK / 1200 DEF. Dropped by: Pegasus. Awarded by beating Panik 90x. Can be fused by: Material 1: Fiend Sword. Material 2: Hero of the East • Supporter in the S • Dream Clown • Dragon Statue • Rhaimundos of the • M-warrior #1 • Mysterious Puppete, Guardian of the La • Dimensional Knight • Unknown Warrior of • Moon Envoy • Masaki the Legenda • Dragoness the Wick • Sonic Maid.
Aqua Madoor
1200 ATK / 2000 DEF. Dropped by: Simon Muran, Mako Tsunami. Awarded by beating Simon 60x.
Arlownay
800 ATK / 1000 DEF. . Dropped by: Mokuba Kaiba, Mai Valentine, Tristian. Awarded by beating Tristian 60x.
Arma Knight
1000 ATK / 1200 DEF. . Dropped by: Mokuba Kaiba, Seto Kaiba, Bandit Keith, Mako Tsunami.
Armaill
700 ATK / DEF 1200. Dropped by: Mokuba Kaiba, Joey Wheeler.
Armored Lizard
1500 ATK / 1200 DEF. Dropped by: Joey Wheeler. Awarded by beating Mokuba Kaiba 70x.
Armored Zombie
1500 ATK / 0 DEF. Dropped by: Bandit Keith.
Axe of Despair - Magic Card
Dropped by: Simon Muran. Awarded by beating Simon 30x.
Axe Raider
1700 ATK / 1150 DEF. Dropped by: Joey Wheeler. Awarded by beating Joey 50x.
B. Flame Kagemusha
800 ATK / 400 DEF. . Dropped by: Bakura, Mokuba Kaiba.
B. Skull Dragon
3200 ATK / 2500 DEF. Can be fused by: Material 1: Summoned Skull. Material 2: Red Eyes B. Dragon.
B.eye Silv. Zombie
900 ATK / 700 DEF. . Dropped by: Bandit Keith.
B.eye White Dragon
3000 ATK / 2500 DEF. Awarded by beating Seto Kaiba 100x.
Baby Dragon
1200 ATK / 700 DEF. Duel 50x using the link cable.
Barox
1380 ATK / 1530 DEF. Dropped by: Panik. Awarded by beating Panik 50x. Can be fused by: Material 1: Ryu-Kishin. Material 2: Griffore • Torike • Wolf • Silver Fang • Mystic Horseman • Dark Gray • Sleeping Lion • Larvas • Dig Beak • Lisark • Gate Deeg • Synchar, Fusionist • Frenzied Panda • Air Marmot of Nefa • Meotoko • Master & Expert • Nekogal #1 • Prevent Rat • Mystical Sheep #2.
Battle Ox
1700 ATK / 1000 DEF. Dropped by: Seto Kaiba, Puppeteer of Doom. Awarded by beating Seto Kaiba 70x. Duel 30x using the link cable.
Battle Steer
1800 ATK / 1300 DEF. Dropped by: Joey Wheeler. Awarded by beating Joey 60x.
Battle Warrior
700 ATK / 1000 DEF. Dropped by: Joey Wheeler.
Beast Fangs - Magic Card
Dropped by: Simon Muran. Awarded by beating Simon 50x.
Beastking of the S
1000 ATK / 1100 DEF. Dropped by: Puppeteer of Doom, Mako Tsunami.
Beautiful Headhunt
1600 ATK / 800 DEF. Dropped by: Mokuba Kaiba, Pegasus, Mai Valentine, Joey Wheeler. Awarded by beating Mokuba 90x.
Beaver Warrior
1200 ATK / 1500 DEF. Dropped by: Yami Yugi.
Big Eye
1200 ATK / 1000 DEF. Dropped by: Panik, Pegasus.
Big Insect
1200 ATK / 1500 DEF. Dropped by: Weevil. Awarded by beating Weevil 70x.
Bio Plant
600 ATK / 1300 DEF. Dropped by: Panik.
Black Luster Soldi
Tournament reward only.
Black Pendant - Magic Card
Dropped by: Simon Muran. Awarded by beating Simon 20x.
Blackland Fire Dra
1500 ATK / 800 DEF. Dropped by: Yami Yugi. Awarded by beating Yami Yugi 50x.
Book of Secret Art - Magic Card
Dropped by: Simon Muran. Awarded by beating Simon 10x.
Candle of Destiny
600 ATK / 600 DEF. . Dropped by: Bakura, Mokuba Kaiba.
Castle of D. Magic
920 ATK / 1930 DEF. Dropped by: Panik. Awarded by beating Panik 30x.
Catapult Turtle
1000 ATK / 2000 DEF. Dropped by: Yami Yugi (8.84% drop rate!).
Celtic Guardian
1400 ATK / 1200 DEF. Dropped by: Yami Yugi. Awarded by beating Yami Yugi 30x. Can be fused by: Material 1: Mystical Elf • Wing Egg Elf. Material 2: Battle Warrior • Kageningen • Hero of the East • Supporter in the S • Dragon Statue • Monster Egg • Rhaimundos of the, Hard Armor • M-warrior #1 • M-warrior #2 • The Judgement Hand • Mysterious Puppete • Armaill • Masked Clown • Eyearmor • Doron, B. Flame Kagemusha • Trap Master • Fiend Sword • Skull Stalker • Wood Clown • Wodan the Resident • Guardian of the La • Vishwar Randi, Hyo • Dimensional Knight • The Little Swordsm • Princess of Tsurug • Unknown Warrior of • Protector of the T • Moon Envoy, Masaki the Legenda • Dragoness the Wick • Sonic Maid.
Change Slime
400 ATK / 300 DEF. . Dropped by: Mokuba Kaiba, Yugi Moto, Mako Tsunami.
Charubin the Fire
1100 ATK / 800 DEF. Dropped by: Mokuba Kaiba, Joey Wheeler. Can be fused by: Material 1: Dragon Piper • Wings of Wicked Fl • Firegrass • Hinotama Soul • Candle of Destiny • Dissolverock. Material 2: Battle Warrior • Kageningen • Hero of the East • Supporter in the S • Dragon Statue • Monster Egg • Hard Armor M-w.
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