Editing Speed Duel

{{For|other uses|Speed Duel (disambiguation)}}
'''Speed Duel''' (スピードデュエル ''Supīdo Dyueru'') is an alternate, specialized format of the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game]]'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game]]''. It is designed to be a simplified, rapid-style version of the game.<ref name="TCG Speed Duel">{{cite web |url=https://www.konami.com/games/eu/en/topics/14956/ |title = SPEED DUELING, A NEW WAY TO PLAY THE Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, NOW AVAILABLE |publisher = [[Konami]] |date = January 29, 2019 |accessdate = January 29, 2019}}</ref>

''Speed Duel'' was first introduced in the "[[Duel Terminal]]" system, although [[Speed Duel (Duel Terminal)|Duel Terminal Speed Duels]] have slightly different rules to later Speed Duels. ''Speed Duel'' was later used as the format of the video games ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Saikyo Card Battle]]'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links]]''. Speed Duels are prominently featured in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]'' anime, where Duels that take place in the [[Data Storm]] in [[LINK VRAINS]] are conducted as Speed Duels.<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|2|ref}}</ref>

In the ''TCG'', a Speed Duel format inspired by ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links]]'' was launched in November 2018.<ref name="TCG Speed Duel"/>

''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel]]'' is a spiritual successor to Speed Duels.

==''TCG''==
Speed Duels in the ''TCG'' were first promoted to stores in emails looking for stores interested in running a [[Yugipedia:Speed Duel correspondence|Speed Dueling event]], to be held from October 4–17, 2017. Interested stores were sent [[Demo Speed Dueling kit]]s including three sets of six Decks to be used.

The Speed Duel format premiered at [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Pasadena 2018|YCS Pasadena]] in November 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://yugiohblog.konami.com/2018/11/get-ready-for-speed-dueling/ |title = Get Ready for SPEED DUELING!! |author = Michael Kohanim |publisher = [[Konami]] |date = November 17, 2018 |accessdate = November 29, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://yugiohblog.konami.com/2018/11/speed-dueling-is-here-at-ycs-pasadena-although-the-speed-dueling-decks-are-not-yet-officially-released-and-wont-be-released-until-2019-duelists-here-this-weekend-are-allowed-to-borrow-one-o/ |title = Speed Duel Feature Match: Devin Liao vs. Christopher Huanosta |author = Tyler Berger |publisher = [[Konami]] |date = November 17, 2018 |accessdate = November 29, 2020}}</ref> The first sets were released in January 2019.

===Rules===
[[File:SpeedDuelField-TCG.png|thumb|250px|right|''TCG'' Speed Duel field]]
These are the current Speed Duel rules for the ''TCG''.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://yugiohblog.konami.com/articles/?p=8968 |title = Speed Dueling: A New Way to Play the Physical TCG |publisher = [[Konami]] |date = October 2, 2018 |accessdate = December 6, 2018}}</ref>
* Each player begins the Duel with 4000 [[LP]].
* Each player begins the Duel with 4 cards in the starting [[hand]].
* [[Main Deck]] size is 20 to 30 cards.
* [[Extra Deck]] size is up to 6 cards.
* [[Side Deck]] size is up to 6 cards.
* Each player can use up to 1 [[Skill Card]].
* Each player has 3 [[Main Monster Zone]]s, 3 [[Spell & Trap Zone]]s, and 1 [[Field Zone]].
* There are no [[Extra Monster Zone]]s.
* There is no [[Main Phase 2]].
* Like a normal [[Duel]], the first player does not [[draw a card|draw]] on their first turn, the [[hand size limit]] is 6, both players can have an active [[Field Spell Card]] and there can only be 3 cards with the same name in both the Main Deck and the Extra Deck.

===Card legality===
{{Show card image|Beatdown!|caption=A Skill Card}}
In the ''TCG'', only cards marked with the [[Speed Duel Logo]] are legal for use in Speed Duels. This logo appears as a watermark in the background of the text box for every Speed Duel card. In addition, with the exception of cards released in the debut Speed Duel Starter Decks, the logo is also printed as text above the top-left of the text box of non-Skill Cards.

With the exception of Skill Cards, Speed Duel cards are legal in both Speed Duel and non-Speed Duel tournaments in the ''TCG''.

====Sets====
The following sets contain cards that can be used in Speed Duels:
{{#ask: [[Page type::Set page]] [[Format::Speed Duel]] [[Page name::!Demo Speed Dueling kit]] |?Set type |?English release date |sort=English release date}}

====Cards====
{{main|List of Speed Duel cards}}

===Alternate formats===
====Double Up!====
''Double Up!'' is an alternate format of Speed Duel where [[Duelist]]s are allowed to use 2 [[Skill Card]]s instead of 1. It was first introduced with the release of ''[[Speed Duel: Battle City Box]]''.

==''OCG''==
===Master Rules 3===
[[File:SpeedDuelField-MasterRule3.png|thumb|200px|right|Master Rule 3 Speed Duel field]]
These Speed Duel rules were introduced in the ''OCG'' with the release of ''[[Starter Deck 2016]].''<ref name="MR3SpeedDuelJP">{{cite web |url = http://www.yugioh-card.com/japan/howto/speedduel/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161224133136fw_/http://www.yugioh-card.com/japan/howto/speedduel/ |title = How to Speed Duel |language = Japanese |publisher = [[Konami]] |archive-date = December 24, 2016 |accessdate = March 2, 2018}}</ref><ref name="MR3SpeedDuelKR">{{cite web |url = http://yugioh.co.kr/howto/speedduel |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170628080527fw_/http://yugioh.co.kr/howto/speedduel |title = How to Speed Duel |language = Korean |publisher = [[Konami]] |archive-date = June 28, 2017 |accessdate = March 2, 2018}}</ref>
* Each player begins the Duel with 4000 [[LP]].
* Each player begins the Duel with 4 cards in the starting [[hand]].
* [[Main Deck]] size is 20 cards.
* [[Extra Deck]] size is up to 5 cards.
* Each player has 3 [[Monster Zone]]s, 3 [[Spell & Trap Zone]]s, 2 [[Pendulum Zone]]s, and 1 [[Field Zone]].
* There is no [[Main Phase 2]].
* Like a normal [[Duel]], the first player does not [[draw a card|draw]] on their first turn, the [[hand size limit]] is 6, both players can have an active [[Field Spell Card]] and there can only be 3 cards with the same name in both the Main Deck and the Extra Deck.

====Sample Decks====
From ''[[Starter Deck 2016]]''<ref name="MR3SpeedDuelJP"/><ref name="MR3SpeedDuelKR"/>
{{Decklist|
|total m = 14
|effect monsters =
* [[Dragon Dowser]]
* [[Giant Rat]]
* [[Performapal Hip Hippo]]
* [[Performapal Longphone Bull]]
* [[Performapal Secondonkey]]
* [[Performapal Sleight Hand Magician]]
|pendulum monsters =
* [[Archfiend Eccentrick]]
* [[Foucault's Cannon]]
* [[Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon]]
* [[Performapal Drummerilla]]
* [[Performapal King Bear]]
* [[Performapal Momoncarpet]]
* [[Performapal Parrotrio]]
* [[Performapal Swincobra]]
|total s = 3
|spells =
* [[Back-Up Rider]]
* [[Lightning Vortex]]
* [[Lucky Iron Axe]]
|total t = 3
|traps =
* [[Chaos Burst]]
* [[Draining Shield]]
* [[Wall of Disruption]]
}}

From ''[[Structure Deck: Yugi Muto]]''<ref name="MR3SpeedDuelJP"/><ref name="MR3SpeedDuelKR"/>
{{Decklist|
|total m = 12
|normal monsters =
* [[Alpha The Magnet Warrior]]
* [[Beta The Magnet Warrior]]
* [[Curse of Dragon]]
* [[Dark Magician]]
* [[Gaia The Fierce Knight]]
* [[Gamma The Magnet Warrior]]
* [[Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts]]
* [[Jack's Knight]]
* [[Queen's Knight]]
|effect monsters =
* [[Berfomet]]
* [[King's Knight]]
* [[Valkyrion the Magna Warrior]]
|total me = 3
|fusion monsters =
* [[Arcana Knight Joker]]
* [[Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast]]
* [[Gaia the Dragon Champion]]
|total s = 5
|spells =
* [[Card Destruction]]
* [[Monster Reborn]]
* [[Mystic Box]]
* [[Swords of Revealing Light]]
* [[Polymerization]]
|total t = 3
|traps =
* [[Magic Cylinder]]
* [[Mirror Force]]
* [[Soul Rope]]
}}

From ''[[Structure Deck: Seto Kaiba]]''<ref name="MR3SpeedDuelJP"/><ref name="MR3SpeedDuelKR"/>
{{Decklist|
|total m = 16
|normal monsters =
* [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]
* [[La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp]]
* [[Vorse Raider]]
* [[X-Head Cannon]]
|effect monsters =
* [[Ancient Lamp]]
* [[Blade Knight]]
* [[Des Feral Imp]]
* [[Enraged Battle Ox]]
* [[Familiar Knight]]
* [[Kaiser Glider]]
* [[Lord of D.]]
* [[Peten the Dark Clown]] x2
|union monsters =
* [[Heavy Mech Support Platform]]
* [[Y-Dragon Head]]
* [[Z-Metal Tank]]
|total me = 3
|fusion monsters =
* [[XY-Dragon Cannon]]
* [[XYZ-Dragon Cannon]]
* [[XZ-Tank Cannon]]
|total s = 4
|spells =
* [[Cost Down]]
* [[Megamorph]]
* [[Silent Doom]]
* [[Soul Exchange]]
}}

===New Master Rules===
[[File:SpeedDuelField-NewMasterRule.png|thumb|200px|right|New Master Rule Speed Duel field]]
With the release of ''[[Starter Deck 2017]]'' and the introduction of the New Master Rules, the Speed Duel rules for the ''OCG'' were updated. 2 Extra Monster Zones were added and the Pendulum Zones were removed.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.yugioh-card.com/japan/howto/data/rulebook_newmasterrule_ver1.0_2018.pdf#page=16 |title = Speed Duel |language = Japanese |publisher = [[Konami]] |pages = 31-34 |date = March 24, 2018 |access-date = December 6, 2018}}</ref>
* Each player begins the Duel with 4000 [[LP]].
* Each player begins the Duel with 4 cards in the starting [[hand]].
* [[Main Deck]] size is 20 cards.
* [[Extra Deck]] size is up to 5 cards.
* Each player has 3 [[Main Monster Zone]]s, 3 [[Spell & Trap Zone]]s, and 1 [[Field Zone]].
* There are 2 Extra Monster Zones aligned in front of the leftmost and rightmost Main Monster Zones.
* There is no [[Main Phase 2]].
* Like a normal [[Duel]], the first player does not [[draw a card|draw]] on their first turn, the [[hand size limit]] is 6, both players can have an active [[Field Spell Card]] and there can only be 3 cards with the same name in both the Main Deck and the Extra Deck.

===Card legality===
In the ''OCG'', Speed Duel is a format that can be played with any ''OCG'' card. Only two products were released specifically for this format:
* ''[[Speed Start Deck Link Edition]]''
* ''[[Speed Start Deck Synchro Edition]]''

== ''Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS'' ==
In the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]'' anime, Speed Duels are a type of Duel played in [[LINK VRAINS]] where players use [[Duel Board]]s to ride the [[Data Storm]].

Speed Duels had disappeared for many years when the Data Storm ostensibly ceased to exist, relegating Speed Duels to legends. However, when [[Yusaku Fujiki]] captured [[Ai]], Ai released the Data Storm, thus reviving these Duels.<ref name="ep2">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|2|ref}}</ref>

===Rules===
[[File:Speed Duel rules (anime).png|thumb|right|Speed Duels feature a smaller playing field than Master Duels]]
* Both players only have three [[Main Monster Zone]]s and three [[Spell & Trap Zone]]s. The [[Extra Monster Zone]]s are aligned in front of the leftmost and rightmost Main Monster Zones.
* Each player's starting [[hand]] consists of four cards.
* There is no [[Main Phase 2]].
* Once per Duel, each player can use a [[Skill]].

==Speed Duel in video games==
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Saikyo Card Battle]]'': The game uses the ''OCG'' Master Rules 3 Speed Duel rules, but it does not have a [[Field Zone]].

* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links]]'': The game uses the same Speed Duel rules as the ''TCG'', although the player can have up to seven cards in their [[Extra Deck]], after unlocking the sixth and seventh slots in-game by performing a total of 100 [[Synchro Summon]]s and 100 [[Xyz Summon]]s. These additional Extra Deck slots were added with the release of Duel World (5D's) and Duel World (ZEXAL), respectively.

==Gallery==
<gallery position=center hideaddbutton=true>
Gameplay-SCB.png             | Speed Duel in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Saikyo Card Battle]]''
Gameplay-DL.png              | Speed Duel in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links]]''
Speed Duel rules (anime).png | Speed Duel in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]''
</gallery>

==External links==
* [https://www.konami.com/games/eu/en/topics/14956/ konami.com] ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Speed Duel''
* [https://img.yugioh-card.com/ygo_cms/ygo/all/uploads/Speed_Duel_Guide_EN.pdf  yugioh-card.com] ''STANDARD RULES FOR SPEED DUELING!''
* [https://img.yugioh-card.com/en/downloads/penalty_guide/Speed_Duel_Addendum_1.2_KDE-US.pdf yugioh-card.com] ''Official KDE-E Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Tournament Policy - Speed Duel Addendum''
* [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/2023/04/april-2023-speed-duel-events-only-limited-list/ yugiohblog.konami.com] ''April 2023 Speed Duel Events-only Limited List''
* [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/event/news-updates/speed-duel/ yugiohblog.konami.com] ''Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG News & Updates » Speed Duel''
* [https://yugiohblog.konami.com/articles/?tag=speed-dueling yugiohblog.konami.com] ''Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Strategy Articles » Speed Dueling''
* [https://www.yugioh-card.com/en/speedduel/ yugioh-card.com/en/] ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Speed Duel''
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==References==
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{{Speed Duel Sets}}

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