Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Season 1

How to get more UR Cards in Yugioh Master Duel!

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Season 1

3 days into the launch of Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, many players have attained the highest rank, Platinum Tier 1, in the current Season 1. This article will discuss the initial Master Duel metagame based on the collected deck lists shared by players that made Platinum Tier 1 and showcase some of their decks.

Outline

Metagame Analysis

Master Duel Season 1 uses a Forbidden and Limited List that is rather similar to the OCG 2021.04 format. The card pool is up till Lightning Overdrive and Deck Build Pack: Ancient Guardians, with some sparse cards from Duelist Pack: Duelists of Whirlwind.

Decks from the OCG 2021.04 format are a reasonable starting point to study the metagame, but there are also some notable difference. Zoodiac Ratpier, Zoodiac Barrage, Mystic Mine are forbidden and Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS – Sky Thunder is limited. This makes Zoodiac, one of the top decks during the OCG 2021.04 format, significantly weaker. Ranked Duel is also using a best-of-one format, akin to the YCS Japan. This makes Drytron and Eldlich much more tricky to deal with since strong tech cards against them are too niche to run in the Main Deck.

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Another factor in the choice of decks would be the difficulty in obtaining UR cards. The optimal path to building a competitive deck would be to pick the “Link Generation” starter deck for Link Spider and purchase the 3 Special Bundle Deals. Then after having decided on which deck to build, focus on opening the respective Secret Pack. You may have to generate a SR card to unlock the Secret Pack. Ideally you would have opened most of the needed SR and UR from the packs, while the remaining can be completed by generating with Craft Points. Since UR and UR Craft Points are hard to come by, they become a limiting factor for F2P players.

Based on the small samples collected, Eldlich, Drytron, Virtual World, Lyrilusc and Tri-Brigade are the most commonly played decks that made Platinum Tier 1.

Eldlich is currently the most popular deck due to its low cost. The deck is made up of just a few core UR cards in the Main Deck. The Extra Deck is mostly used as fodder for Pot of Prosperity and Pot of Extravagance, and would only matter in a few situational games. This is a good starting deck to get a quick start in Ranked Duel and clear daily missions for gems.

Drytron, Virtual World and Tri-Brigade Lyrilusc could setup a winning board right on the first turn if the opponent do not have enough ‘hand traps’ to stop their combo, well-suited for the best-of-one format.

Zoodiac Tri-Brigade is a balance deck that have strong plays for both going first and going second. They could setup Tri-Brigade Revolt into Tri-Brigade Shuraig the Ominous Omen when going first, while having Zoodiac into Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS – Sky Thunder for a board wipe when going second.

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These 5 are the recommended decks to go for if your aim is to hit Platinum Tier 1 with ease. On average, these 5 recommended decks took about 50 games to achieve Platinum Tier 1. Other decks will also be able to make Platinum Tier 1, but might take much more time and effort to grind and refine. Many of them took upwards of 80 to 100 games to reach Platinum Tier 1.

Below are 80 different decks that had made Platinum Tier 1. Rarity of the cards are shown to make it easier to consider the difficulty of acquiring the cards when building the deck. As this is just a few days into Season 1, it is very likely that many of these deck lists are not properly optimized. Nonetheless they are reasonable basic structure of the decks to start with, and you can adjust accordingly to your style and experience.

An important clarification, “Platinum Tier 1” is the official terminology used in Master Duel for their ranking placement. “Platinum Tier 1” in this article strictly refers to this ranking, and not about “Tier 1” in terms of tier list placement.

Update on 2022-01-24: Another 20 decks that made Platinum Tier 1 are added to the showcase below. Links to the deck lists on the Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Database are also available to aid in recognizing the cards by clicking on [db] beside the deck name.

Update on 2022-01-30: Another 40 decks that made Platinum Tier 1 are added to the showcase below. Some decks are updated to a more polished build.

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Deck Lists
Eldlich
Drytron
Virtual World
Tri-Brigade Lyrilusc
Zoodiac Tri-Brigade
Abyss Actor
Adamancipator
Altergeist
Ancient Warriors
Artifact Traptrix
Atlantean
Barrier Statue
Blackwing
Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon
Burning Abyss
Chaos Thunder Dragon
Code Talker
Cubic
Cyber Dragon
Danger Dark World
Dark Magician
Da Eiza
Dinosaur
Dogmatika Invoked
Dogmatika Invoked Shaddoll
Dragonmaid
Dragon Link
Dragunity
D/D
Endymion
Evil Eye
Evil★Twin
Fluffal
F.A.
Galaxy-Eyes
Generaider
Grass Infernoid
Gravekeeper
Junk Doppel
HERO
Kaiju Luna
Lightsworn
Lunalight
Machina
Madolche
Magical Musket
Magician
Mathmech
Megalith
Metalfoes
Meta Beat
Monarch
Myutant
Numeron
Orcust
Phantom Knights
Plunder Patroll
Prank-Kids
Raidraptor
Resonator
Salamangreat
Scrap
Shark
Shiranui
Six Samurai
Sky Striker
Sky Striker Exodia
Sky Striker Mekk-Knight
SPYRAL
Subterror
Tenyi
Train
Tri-Brigade Gladiator Beast
True Draco
Unchained
Utopia
Weather
Zefra
Zoodiac
@Ignister

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Eldlich [db]

Source: Kosaka Kouki “魔鏡” (2019 World Champion) @Mk_youTone

Drytron [db]

Source: ぜんすた @windup2nd

Virtual World [db]

Source: しい @sea411

Tri-Brigade Lyrilusc [db]

Source: BHS @Byeon_HY

Zoodiac Tri-Brigade [db]

Source: Hinkinson Louis Takashi “ふぇり” (World Championship 2018 Japan Representative) @FeriFeriFeeri

Abyss Actor [db]

Source: ほいころ @kascahos

Adamancipator [db]

Source: はんぺん @garakutagajetto

Altergeist [db]

Source: オドロキーヌ @odoroki_MD

Ancient Warriors [db]

Source: ヴァイロン・オメガ（きんにく） @kotonohakami

Artifact Traptrix [db]

Source: カカト @uchhyt_

Atlantean [db]

Source: とから@@ @tokaranoko96

Barrier Statue [db]

Source: kodai @luke5170

Blackwing [db]

Source: にゃまこー @kousakuEX

Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon [db]

Source: トミタケ @adgjmptwadjs8jp

Burning Abyss [db]

Source: どんぐり @beatrice4_4

Chaos Thunder Dragon [db]

Source: かにみそすーぷ @kanimiso_745677

Code Talker [db]

Source: Mia/みあ @mzk441

Cubic [db]

Source: せっけん@プチモス@ @sekkenpetitmoth

Cyber Dragon [db]

Source: カ⭐︎リギュラ @caligula_zmns

Danger Dark World [db]

Source: しるふ2 @takukami22

Dark Magician [db]

Source: はまーん @hamarn_13

Da Eiza [db]

Source: onisys @caligula_zmns

Dinosaur [db]

Source: ハサ(Hasa) @hasayp

Dogmatika Invoked [db]

Source: 佐倉も@ @7s7akuramo_129

Dogmatika Invoked Shaddoll [db]

Source: だいじんOCG @com_daijin

Dragonmaid [db]

Source: ひよこ @hiyokoduellinks

Dragon Link [db]

Source: クベ @CobbleCube

Dragunity [db]

Source: サブーれ @suboore

D/D [db]

Source: ピヨ彦 @YP74145737

Endymion [db]

Source: まお @mao221111

Evil Eye [db]

Source: 砦を守る翼竜回避率35% @yckPursR31I5v03

Evil★Twin [db]

Source: あひる @intro_DUCK_tion

Fluffal [db]

Source: ふきる @future__killer

F.A. [db]

Source: まにわに @maniwakasu

Galaxy-Eyes [db]

Source: 関学のワイ @BhZv7

Generaider [db]

Source: さち @354yugi

Grass Infernoid [db]

Source: 水瀬結弦/スクエア @square_refrain

Gravekeeper [db]

Source: 電子レンジ〜アニオタレンジ〜 @ux1WTJIGnNb8eP5

Junk Doppel [db]

Source: kai. @shironeko_kai

HERO [db]

Source: オーーーーくぼた @9aZGkEabpcdiug5

Kaiju Luna [db]

Source: サンショウオ @phenom_drawing

Lightsworn [db]

Source: hunter @hunter4m1gasuta

Lunalight [db]

Source: 宮脇崇 @amethyst77777

Machina [db]

Source: N@N@SE @Owatakko_P

Madolche [db]

Source: 暗香疏影丶梅

Magical Musket [db]

Source: 覇道往者 @kenkonittekisan

Magician [db]

Source: ゆうしゃ @yusha_maho

Mathmech [db]

Source: でぃっしー @ancient_padtcg

Megalith [db]

Source: 相生マン @kagamine0228

Metalfoes [db]

Source: 塚田恭介 @105T1833

Meta Beat [db]

Source: でぃず兄＠COJマスターデュエルはよ @masuta_DIZ

Monarch [db]

Source: KNOWCE(のーす) @KNOWCE09

Myutant [db]

Source: 赤(しといて) @poco_poruko

Numeron [db]

Source: 蒼乃 @soilaono

Orcust [db]

Source: 春田小姐

Phantom Knights [db]

Source: わいと @kamihate825

Plunder Patroll [db]

Source: トリック @1031trick

Prank-Kids [db]

Source: 水

Raidraptor [db]

Source: セージ (レ人) seiji99_i

Resonator [db]

Source: でるたがん dertagan

Salamangreat [db]

Source: なまむぎ @ganba1998045

Scrap [db]

Source: 京 @PankraTv_KEI

Shark [db]

Source: 破壊神Dump @Dump29

Shiranui [db]

Source: はみるとん @ZenmaiShark

Six Samurai [db]

Source: TBS @miyaketbs

Sky Striker [db]

Source: 螺旋的天空树丶

Sky Striker Exodia [db]

Source: 漢引きだけ運だけ男SUGARpros @hikidakeundake

Sky Striker Mekk-Knight [db]

Source: 雑草マリリン @yamima29

SPYRAL [db]

Source: ぼぼ @bobobo93

Subterror [db]

Source: ロンド @rondo_yp

True Draco [db]

Source: @aomalocaris16

Tenyi [db]

Source: なーさん @masashiika

Train [db]

Source: かっぱ @raincoat_nicori

Tri-Brigade Gladiator Beast [db]

Source: さくら @mimorin_sv

Unchained [db]

Source: にょろりん @akaonettaicho

Utopia [db]

Source: ぼさてん @bosaten_5656

Weather [db]

Source: あらいぐま @arai_ygh

Zefra [db]

Source: とるく。 @ZEFRAyp

Zoodiac [db]

Source: 打瞌睡的奶牛

@Ignister [db]

Source: (ぽこ)たつや/ヘタヲ @anohito_YP

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