Mark of the Dark Signer
"Mark of the Dark Signer" has begun! Accumulate points to obtain Dark Signer Kalin Kessler's exclusive Reward Cards!
— Event description
Mark of the Dark Signer is a Duel-A-Thon event that took place in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links from May 23 02:30 (EST) until May 30 23:59 (EST). During this event, Dark Signer Kalin Kessler appeared as a Roaming Duelist in Duel World (5D's).
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| English | Mark of the Dark Signer |
| Japanese | 迫りくる脅威 不滅のダークシグナー |
| Rōmaji | Semari Kuru Kyōi Fumetsu no Dāku Shigunā |
| Translated | The Approaching Threat, Immortal Dark Signer |
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Event DetailsEdit
During the event, players could complete Duels against various opponents, in order to earn points to fill up their Duel Meters and subsequently claim rewards from doing so, similar to a Duel-A-Thon. However, the unique difference that set it apart from Duel-A-Thons was the addition of random appearances of Dark Signer Kalin Kessler in Duel World (5D's). Additionally, the player could accelerate these incoming appearances by Dueling in Ranked Duels or with any Duelist (Standard, Legendary, or The Vagabond) in any Duel World, excluding Duels with The Vagrant or at the Gate. Specifically, by doing so, the player would accelerate the immediate next appearance of Dark Signer Kalin Kessler.
Kalin would only appear in Duel World (5D's), and could not be accessed at the Gate.
Event PointsEdit
Each day, a player could complete up to 6 Duel Meters (referred to collectively as a "Daily Duel Meter"), each of which required a different amount of points to sequentially complete. If one of these Duel Meters were completed, the player received a corresponding reward, and any excess points were transferred to their next Duel Meter (if applicable). When a new day began - which it did at 13:00 (EST) each day - any earned points from an uncompleted Duel Meter would be converted into an equal amount of Gold for the player, and the player could no longer earn points for the previous day's Duel Meters.
The various amounts of points earned from Dueling opponents during the event were as follows:
| Opponent | Victory | Loss |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Signer Kalin Kessler | 150 | 100 |
| The Vagabond | 100 | 70 |
| Ranked Duels | 60 | 40 |
| WCS Qualifiers | 60 | 40 |
| Legendary Duelist(s) | 25 | 20 |
| Standard Duelist(s) | 20 | 15 |
If a player disconnected (and did not resume) or surrendered from an applicable Duel, they would not receive any points from that Duel.
Also, if a player Dueled with a Reward Multiplier applying (such as the one used for Standard Duelists or used at the Gate), any earned points would be multiplied accordingly.
Duel Meter BonusEdit
Whenever a player completed one of their Duel Meters as part of their "Daily Duel Meter", they would receive a one-time multiplier for the next time they earned points on their next Duel Meter. The multiplier applied for these Duel Meters in the following order: x2 → x3 → x4 → x5 → x6. However, if a player earned enough points in a single instance to fill up at least 2 of their Duel Meters, they would not receive a multiplier based on the first of those Duel Meters - only based on the last.
During "Bonus Time", which was enacted on May 26, 2019, 13:00 (EST) for the remainder of the event, the multipliers were adjusted to apply in the following fashion instead: x3 → x4 → x5 → x6 → x7.
Friend PointsEdit
Whenever a player earned points from Dueling, they could potentially earn up to an additional 15 points each time (referred to as "Friend Points). In this event, a player's Friend Points were determined by the number of Duel Meters filled up that day by players on the given player's Friend List, with 1 Friend Point earned for each of their "completed" Duel Meters, and with new days starting at 13:00 (EST).
During "Bonus Time", which was enacted on May 26, 2019, 13:00 (EST) for the remainder of the event, the Friend Point maximum was increased to 30.
If a Reward Multiplier was in effect for an applicable Duel, then Friend Points were multiplied accordingly, which could surpass any Friend Point maximum as a result.
StorylineEdit
During the event, once the player logs into Duel Links for the first time since the event started (or if already logged-in, once the player enters a Duel World Area, if they weren't at one already), they will be greeted by a cutscene.
Jack, Crow, Akiza, and Luna (accompanied by Leo), notice their Marks of the Dragon starting to glow, confused as to why this is happening. Trudge notes this shouldn't be happening, as his previous investigations had not reported anything out of normal.
Yusei, also affected by the Mark of the Dragon, asks a yet unknown person what they're doing in there. This person, revealing himself to be Kalin Kessler, in his Dark Signer appearance, announces he has returned to "repay the favor", and declares the war between the Signers and Dark Signers has begun.
RewardsEdit
Daily RewardsEdit
The following rewards could be earned from filling up the "Daily Duel Meter" in the event. However once "Bonus Time" was enacted on May 26, 2019, 13:00 (EST), the normal reward amounts were permanently doubled for the remaining duration of the event.
| Points | Reward |
|---|---|
| 20 | 5 Gems |
| 60 | 1 "Madjinn Gunn" |
| 120 | 5 Gems |
| 220 | 20 Gems |
| 300 | 2000 Gold |
| 380 | 50 Red Gate Keys |
| Points | Reward |
|---|---|
| 20 | 5 Gems |
| 100 | 1 "Witty Phantom" |
| 200 | 5 Gems |
| 320 | 50 R Jewels |
| 440 | 2000 Gold |
| 540 | 50 Blue Gate Keys |
| Points | Reward |
|---|---|
| 20 | 5 Gems |
| 100 | 1 "Phantom Hand" |
| 200 | 5 Gems |
| 320 | 20 Gems |
| 440 | 2000 Gold |
| 540 | 50 Green Gate Keys |
| Points | Reward |
|---|---|
| 20 | 5 Gems |
| 100 | 1 "Wave-Motion Inferno" |
| 200 | 5 Gems |
| 320 | 1 SR Jewel |
| 440 | 2000 Gold |
| 540 | 50 Yellow Gate Keys |
| Points | Reward |
|---|---|
| 20 | 10 Gems |
| 100 | 1 "Madjinn Gunn" |
| 200 | 10 Gems |
| 320 | 40 Gems |
| 440 | 2000 Gold |
| 540 | 100 Black Gate Keys |
| Points | Reward |
|---|---|
| 20 | 10 Gems |
| 100 | 1 "Witty Phantom" |
| 200 | 10 Gems |
| 320 | 100 R Jewels |
| 440 | 4000 Gold |
| 540 | 100 White Gate Keys |
| Points | Reward |
|---|---|
| 20 | 10 Gems |
| 100 | 1 "Phantom Hand" |
| 200 | 10 Gems |
| 320 | 2 SR Jewels |
| 440 | 4000 Gold |
| 540 | 100 Gate Keys |
| Points | Reward |
|---|---|
| 20 | 10 Gems |
| 100 | 1 "Wave-Motion Inferno" |
| 200 | 10 Gems |
| 320 | 2 UR Jewels |
| 440 | 4000 Gold |
| 540 | 20 Duel Orbs |
| Points | Reward |
|---|---|
| 20 | 10 Gems |
| 60 | 10 Gems |
| 120 | 10 Gems |
| 220 | 100 R Jewels |
| 300 | 4000 Gold |
| 380 | 100 Gate Keys |
Cumulative RewardsEdit
Whenever a player earned points for their Daily Duel Meter, they also earned an equal amount of points for their Cumulative Duel Meter, even if they had maxed out their Daily Duel Meter. By doing so, players could earn rewards for the point milestones they attained during the event, in addition to viewing event-exclusive dialogue cutscenes. Once a player had obtained all of the Cumulative Rewards in the event, they received 1000 Gold for every 1000 points they earned afterwards.
| Points | Reward |
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| 500 | 10 Gems + Cutscene |
| 1050 | 30 Gems |
| 1650 | 10 Gems + Cutscene |
| 2300 | 30 Gems |
| 3000 | 5000 Gold + Cutscene |
| 3750 | 1 "Infernity Beast" |
| 4550 | 30 Gems + Cutscene |
| 5400 | 10 Gems |
| Points | Reward |
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| 6300 | 50 Gems |
| 7250 | 15000 Gold |
| 8250 | 1 "Infernity Beetle" |
| 9350 | 30 Gems |
| 10550 | 10 Gems |
| 11850 | 200 Gems |
| 13250 | 50 Gems |
| 14750 | 10 Gems |
Duel RewardsEdit
In addition to the following, standard Duel Rewards were also available by Dueling Dark Signer Kalin Kessler at Level 30 or lower.
| Rarity | Card |
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| UR | "Infernity Mirage" |
| SR | "Infernity Knight", "Infernity Beetle", "Infernity Inferno", "Infernity Patriarch" |
| R | "Phantom Hand", "Wave-Motion Inferno", "Infernity Beast" |
| N | "Madjinn Gunn", "Witty Phantom" |
TriviaEdit
- This event's Japanese name is based on the Japanese titles of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's episode 28: "A Web of Deceit, Part 2" and Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's episode 29: "Good Cop, Bad Cop", which featured Grady and Tetsu Trudge respectively as fake Dark Signers.