Theme Chronicle

Theme Chronicle

Theme Chronicle is an event that took place in Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel from January 17, 2023 through January 30, 2023. The second iteration ran from January 17, 2024 through January 29, 2024.

Event details

During this event, some cards that are not part of an archetype featured in Solo Mode cannot be used. In addition, this event uses a unique Forbidden/Limited List.

During this event, the player can earn Medals by Dueling using a Loaner Deck or their own Deck. The player earns 500 Medals when they win and 50 Medals when they lose. No Medals are earned if the player surrenders.

Players are given rewards based on the number of Medals collected, including Icons, a Title, Gems, and Legacy Pack tickets.

Rewards

Medal rewards

The following rewards were awarded during this event, based on the Medals accumulated over the course of the event:

Medals	Rewards
50	50 Gems
100	50 Gems
500	100 Gems
1000	100 Gems
1500	100 Gems
2000	200 Gems
2500	50 Gems
3000	50 Gems
3500	100 Gems
4000	50 Gems
4500	50 Gems
5000	300 Gems
5500	Icon: Vendread Chimera
6000	50 Gems
7000	50 Gems

Medals	Rewards
8000	200 Gems
9000	50 Gems
10000	50 Gems
11000	300 Gems
12000	2 Legacy Pack tickets
13000	2 Legacy Pack tickets
14000	2 Legacy Pack tickets
15000	2 Legacy Pack tickets
16000	Icon: Danger! Bigfoot!
17000	2 Legacy Pack tickets
18000	2 Legacy Pack tickets
19000	2 Legacy Pack tickets
20000	2 Legacy Pack tickets
21000	2 Legacy Pack tickets
22000	Title: Theme Chronicle 2023

Missions

The following Missions were available from the start of the event:

Activate a Spell/Trap Card in Exhibition

Spells/Traps	Reward
3	30 Gems
5	30 Gems
7	30 Gems
10	30 Gems
15	30 Gems
20	30 Gems
25	30 Gems
30	30 Gems

Special Summon a monster in Exhibition

Summons	Reward
3	30 Gems
5	30 Gems
7	30 Gems
10	30 Gems
15	20 Gems
20	20 Gems
25	20 Gems
30	20 Gems
40	20 Gems
50	20 Gems

Normal Summon a monster in Exhibition

Summons	Reward
3	20 Gems
5	20 Gems
7	20 Gems
10	20 Gems
15	20 Gems
20	20 Gems

Duel in Exhibition

Duels	Reward
1	50 Gems
3	50 Gems
5	50 Gems
10	50 Gems
15	50 Gems
20	50 Gems
25	50 Gems
30	50 Gems

The following Missions were added on January 25, 2023, 23:00 (EST):

Destroy a card in Exhibition

Cards	Reward
1	10 Gems
2	10 Gems
3	10 Gems
4	10 Gems
5	10 Gems
6	10 Gems
7	10 Gems
8	10 Gems
9	10 Gems
10	10 Gems

Win a Duel in Exhibition

Duels	Reward
1	10 Gems
2	10 Gems
3	10 Gems
4	10 Gems
5	10 Gems
6	10 Gems
7	10 Gems
8	10 Gems
9	10 Gems
10	10 Gems

Medal rewards

The following rewards were awarded during this event, based on the Medals accumulated over the course of the event:

Medals	Rewards
50	50 Gems
100	50 Gems
500	100 Gems
1000	100 Gems
1500	100 Gems
2000	200 Gems
2500	50 Gems
3000	50 Gems
3500	100 Gems
4000	50 Gems
4500	50 Gems
5000	300 Gems
5500	Icon: Rikka Princess
6000	50 Gems
7000	50 Gems

Medals	Rewards
8000	200 Gems
9000	50 Gems
10000	50 Gems
11000	300 Gems
12000	2 Legacy Pack tickets
13000	2 Legacy Pack tickets
14000	2 Legacy Pack tickets
15000	2 Legacy Pack tickets
16000	Icon: S-Force Nightchaser
17000	2 Legacy Pack tickets
18000	2 Legacy Pack tickets
19000	2 Legacy Pack tickets
20000	2 Legacy Pack tickets
21000	2 Legacy Pack tickets
22000	Title: Theme Chronicle 2024

The following Missions were added on January 25, 2023, 23:00 (EST):

Missions

The following Missions were available from the start of the event:

Activate a Spell/Trap Card in Festival

Spells/Traps	Reward
5	50 Gems
10	50 Gems
15	50 Gems
20	50 Gems
30	40 Gems

Special Summon a monster in Festival

Summons	Reward
5	50 Gems
10	50 Gems
20	50 Gems
30	40 Gems
50	40 Gems

Normal Summon a monster in Festival

Summons	Reward
5	40 Gems
10	30 Gems
15	30 Gems
20	20 Gems

Duel in Festival

Duels	Reward
5	100 Gems
10	100 Gems
15	80 Gems
20	70 Gems
30	50 Gems

The following Missions were added on January 22, 2024:

Normal or Special Summon a Monster in Festival

Cards	Reward
5	40 Gems
10	30 Gems
15	20 Gems
20	10 Gems

Win a Duel in Festival

Duels	Reward
3	40 Gems
5	30 Gems
7	20 Gems
10	10 Gems

Loaner Decks

Beetrooper Sortie

A Deck based around Insect-Type monsters, with "Beetrooper" monsters at its heart.
Take advantage of its Summoning power to call out your trump card monsters from the Extra Deck.
In particular, "Giant Beetrooper Invicible Atlas" can increase its own ATK or Special Summon a "Beetrooper" monster from the Deck to strengthen your field!

Beetrooper Sortie

Main Deck Monster Cards (26) Normal Monsters Gokibore x3 Effect Monsters Gokipole x2 Beetrooper Scout Buggy x3 Beetrooper Scale Bomber x3 Resonance Insect x3 Retaliating "C" x2 Beetrooper Assault Roller x2 Primitive Butterfly x2 Beetrooper Light Flapper Beetrooper Sting Lancer x2 Doom Dozer Super Armored Robot Armed Black Iron "C" Heavy Beetrooper Mighty Neptune Spell Cards (11) Normal Spells Harpie's Feather Duster Foolish Burial Terraforming Lightning Storm Beetrooper Descent x2 Beetrooper Landing Field Spells Giant Ballpark Beetrooper Formation Quick-Play Spells Called by the Grave x2 Trap Cards (3) Normal Traps Infinite Impermanence x2 Counter Traps Beetrooper Fly & Sting Extra Deck (15) Fusion Monsters Ultra Beetrooper Absolute Hercules Xyz Monsters Number 20: Giga-Brilliant Number 3: Cicada King Number 70: Malevolent Sin Digital Bug Corebage Link Monsters Inzektor Picofalena Shinobi Insect Hagakuremino x2 Beetrooper Armor Horn x3 Seraphim Papillion x2 Giant Beetrooper Invincible Atlas x2

Nightmare Machine

A Deck centered on "Orcust" monsters, supported by "Knightmare" monsters.
Two particularly powerful trump cards are "Orcust Crescendo," a Counter Trap Card that can be activated when you control an "Orcust" Link monster, and "Dingirsu, the Orcust of the Evening Star," which can be Xyz Summoned by placing it on top of an "Orcust" Link monster.

Nightmare Machine

Main Deck Monster Cards (22) Effect Monsters Orcust Brass Bombard x3 Knightmare Corruptor Iblee x2 Orcust Cymbal Skeleton x3 Orcust Harp Horror x2 Girsu, the Orcust Mekk-Knight World Legacy - "World Shield" World Legacy - "World Ark" x2 Orcust Knightmare x3 World Legacy - "World Lance" x2 World Legacy - "World Wand" x2 Knightmare Incarnation Idlee Spell Cards (13) Normal Spells Harpie's Feather Duster Foolish Burial One for One World Legacy Succession x2 Orcustrated Return x3 Lightning Storm Field Spells Orcustrated Babel Continuous Spells Orcustrated Einsatz Quick-Play Spells Called by the Grave x2 Trap Cards (5) Normal Traps Infinite Impermanence x2 Counter Traps Orcust Crescendo x2 Continuous Traps Orcustrated Core Extra Deck (15) Xyz Monsters Dingirsu, the Orcust of the Evening Star x2 Link Monsters Knightmare Cerberus Knightmare Phoenix Galatea, the Orcust Automaton x2 Lib the World Key Blademaster x2 Knightmare Unicorn Longirsu, the Orcust Orchestrator x2 World Gears of Theurlogical Demiurgy Knightmare Gryphon Orcustrion x2

Voyage to Uncharted Lands

A Deck centered on "Plunder Patroll" monsters, supported by "Danger!" monsters.
In order to activate the effect of "Plunder Patroll Shipyarrrd," you can discard a "Danger!" monster from your hand and activate its effects as well. With effective combinations like this, you can take a major step toward victory!

Voyage to Uncharted Lands

Main Deck Monster Cards (22) Effect Monsters Danger! Chupacabra! Danger! Mothman! Whitebeard, the Plunder Patroll Helm x3 Redbeard, the Plunder Patroll Matey x3 Bluebeard, the Plunder Patroll Shipwright x3 Goldenhair, the Newest Plunder Patroll x3 Blackeyes, the Plunder Patroll Seaguide x3 Danger! Nessie! Danger! Bigfoot! x2 Danger! Thunderbird! x2 Spell Cards (13) Normal Spells Harpie's Feather Duster Foolish Burial Terraforming Lightning Storm Plunder Patroll Shipshape Ships Shipping x2 Equip Spells Emblem of the Plunder Patroll x2 Field Spells Plunder Patroll Shipyarrrd x3 Quick-Play Spells Called by the Grave x2 Trap Cards (5) Normal Traps Infinite Impermanence x2 Plunder Patroll Parrrty Continuous Traps Plunder Patroll Booty Pride of the Plunder Patroll Extra Deck (15) Fusion Monsters Plunder Patrollship Lys x3 Synchro Monsters Plunder Patrollship Brann x3 Xyz Monsters Plunder Patrollship Moerk x3 Link Monsters Knightmare Phoenix Blackbeard, the Plunder Patroll Captain x3 Knightmare Unicorn Knightmare Gryphon

Krawler of the Reborn World ☆1

Difficulty level ☆1
A "Krawler" Deck containing new power from a reborn world. "Krawler Soma" is a powerful monster that can not only Special Summon itself but has an effect that Special Summons other "Krawler" monsters. Make sure you're good and ready for it with the likes of "World Legacy Survivor." Furthermore, the effect of "World Legacy's Mind Meld" lets you Special Summon the ace monster "Deus X-Krawler" early in the match. Try it for yourself!

Krawler of the Reborn World ☆1
Extra Deck (15) Xyz Monsters Sky Cavalry Centaurea Number 2: Ninja Shadow Mosquito Link Monsters X-Krawler Synaphysis X-Krawler Neurogos X-Krawler Qualiark Subterror Behemoth Fiendess Inzektor Picofalena x2 Shinobi Insect Hagakuremino Aussa the Earth Charmer, Immovable Lib the World Key Blademaster Beetrooper Armor Horn Knightmare Unicorn Seraphim Papillion Mekk-Knight Crusadia Avramax

New Gluttonous Shadows ☆2

Difficulty Level ☆2
A “Vendread” Deck that has been revamped with the addition of cards. “Ravenous Vendread” is a powerful card that conducts Ritual Summons while preparing monsters to use as materials. Make quicker preparations with effects like that of “Scar of the Vendread”! What’s more, the new Ritual Monster “Vendread Scavenger” can Special Summon itself from the Graveyard, and can boost its own ATK. Summon it early and often, then go on the offense!

New Gluttonous Shadows ☆2
Extra Deck (15) Synchro Monsters Immortal Dragon Shiranui Shogunsaga Skeletal Dragon Felgrand Shiranui Sunsaga Red-Eyes Zombie Dragon Lord Xyz Monsters Dhampir Vampire Sheridan Wollow, Founder of the Drudge Dragons The Zombie Vampire Link Monsters Knightmare Phoenix Vampire Sucker Avendread Savior x2 Dharc the Dark Charmer, Gloomy Knightmare Unicorn Vampire Fascinator

Swordsman of the Mist Dragons ☆3

Difficulty Level ☆3
A “Dinomist” Deck incorporating the power of a “Dracoslayer.” Treated as both a “Dracoslayer” and “Dinomist,” “Dinomight Powerload, the Dracoslayer” has a Pendulum Effect that Special Summons allies in the other Pendulum Zone, and a monster effect that recovers those following from your Extra Deck when Tributed. Make good use of these to bring powerful monsters like “Dinoster Power, the Mighty Dracoslayer” into the fray! When you’re ready, Pendulum Summon a bunch of “Dinomist” monsters fro a sudden blitz!

Swordsman of the Mist Dragons ☆3

Extra Deck (15) Fusion Monsters Dinoster Power, the Mighty Dracoslayer x2 Synchro Monsters Ignister Prominence, the Blasting Dracoslayer x2 Draco Berserker of the Tenyi Xyz Monsters Gear Gigant X Majester Paladin, the Ascending Dracoslayer Dingirsu, the Orcust of the Evening Star Teardrop the Rikka Queen The Zombie Vampire Link Monsters Qliphort Genius Heavymetalfoes Electrumite I:P Masquerena Beyond the Pendulum Mekk-Knight Crusadia Avramax