The game uses a format referred to as "Speed Duels" which utilizes the rules of the trading card video game with different adjustments. Gamers have 4000 Life Points, Main Phase 2 is removed, the variety of monster zones and spell/trap zone is minimized to 3 from 5, Main Deck size is lowered to 20-30 cards each from 40-60 and the Extra Deck is reduced to 6 from 15, and players start with a 4 card hand rather of 5. Players can likewise use Skills that affect duels in various ways. These impacts include however are not limited to adding cards to the hand or field, increasing monster stats, increasing life points, including cards to the deck at the start of the duel, changing the Sacred Soldier gamer's beginning hand, and exposing the contents of face-down cards. The winner of a battle either lowers their opponent's life indicate 0, permits their opponent to lack cards, or win under special conditions. Players are rewarded with experience points and different products after a battle, with more items made from winning.
The game has the player in a hub where they can pick various NPCs to duel against. From here they can also access the Gate which enables them to battle versus Legendary Duelists. The present stage the player is on will also be displayed. By completing objectives within the stage, gamers can advance to the next phase which will gradually unlock harder opponents and Legendary Duelists at eviction. Progressing in phases will allow the gamer to open Character Unlock Missions also.
By completing Character Unlock Missions, players can open new Legendary Duelists to play as. Famous Duelists are based on essential characters from the Yu-Gi-Oh series, such as Joey Wheeler, Maximilian Pegasus, Chazz Princeton, and Dr. Vellian Crowler. Each Legendary Duelist comes with their signature card and distinct abilities.
New cards can be gotten for the player's decks from either Legendary Duelists, the in-game Card Trader utilizing various items or from card packs. Card packs are purchased from the in-game shop using Gems. Card packs can also be purchased with real money by means of microtransactions. The possible contents of a card pack can differ depending on which BOX the gamer selects to buy from. Each card has a probability of being pulled based on their rarity. Typical N and R cards tend to have weaker results, while rarer SR and UR cards have stronger results. The card pool launched at launch consists of many cards identifiable from the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters anime. [2] [3] As more BOXes were added in time, the card pool expanded to include lots of cards from more modern Yu-Gi-Oh sets.
At launch, the video game's format did not consist of any cards that would help with the initial card game's more modern-day special summoning results, consisting of Synchro, XYZ, Pendulum, and Link summoning, making the gameplay closely resemble the original Yu-Gi-Oh anime series. On September 28, 2017, GX World was included to the video game, introducing many characters and cards from the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime series, [4] along with a concentrate on Combination summoning. Since September 25, 2018, the 3.0 upgrade included 5D'S world to the video game, introducing characters and cards from the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's anime along with carrying out Synchro Summoning in the game. On September 26, 2019, DSOD world based on the movie Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions was included. [5]
The video game likewise consists of a PvP mode where players can battle in real-time with good friends, in addition to take part in random matches with players around the world. There is likewise a ranked ladder where players complete for rank and rewards including tickets which can be utilized to exchange for particular cards.
Special events frequently happen for a restricted amount of time to provide range and the chance to win unusual cards and unlock new Legendary Duelists. These events generally have unique opponents with goals and missions that must be completed in order to make the rewards Cards and characters exclusive to events are normally offered beyond the event at a later date.