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| caption = "[[Victory Dragon]]", the first Match winner.
 
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* [[Retro Pack 2]]
 
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* [[World Superstars]]
 
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* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2003 prize cards]]
 
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2004 prize cards]]
 
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* [[Retro Pack 2]]
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2010 prize cards]]
 
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* [[World Superstars]]
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2016 prize cards]]
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2016 prize cards]]
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2017 prize cards]]
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2017 prize cards]]
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2018 prize cards]]
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2018 prize cards]]
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* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2019 Japanese National Qualifiers prize cards]]
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* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2019 prize cards]]
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* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2023 prize cards]]
 
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* [[Structure Deck: Deluxe Set Volume 2]]
 
* [[Shonen Jump Vol. 5, Issue 1 promotional card]]
 
* [[Shonen Jump Vol. 5, Issue 1 promotional card]]
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* [[Structure Deck: Deluxe Set Volume 2]]
 
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Japanese World Championship Qualifier 2013 participation card]]
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Japanese World Championship Qualifier 2013 participation card]]
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* [[Extra Pack: Sword of Knights]]
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Japanese World Championship Qualifier 2014 participation card]]
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Japanese World Championship Qualifier 2014 participation card]]
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* [[Extra Pack: Knights of Order]]
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Japanese World Championship Qualifier 2015 participation card]]
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Japanese World Championship Qualifier 2015 participation card]]
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* [[Extra Pack 2015]]
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* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]
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The '''Match winners''' are a [[series]] of monsters that allow the player to [[Victory condition|win]] the entire [[Match]] instead of just the [[Duel]].
 
The '''Match winners''' are a [[series]] of monsters that allow the player to [[Victory condition|win]] the entire [[Match]] instead of just the [[Duel]].
  
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With the exception of [[Pendulum Monster]]s without a Monster Effect, Match winners have a [[condition]] that causes its [[control]]ler to win the Match if it decreases the opponent's [[Life Points]] to 0 with a [[direct attack]] (sometimes with additional requirements, such as having an [[Xyz Material]] of a certain [[Type]]). For Match winners that are Pendulum Monsters, their Pendulum Effect includes an [[Ignition Effect]] that allows them to [[banish]] 3 monsters of the same Type as it controlled by the player, then target a Pendulum Monster, which then causes its controller to win the Match if it decreases the opponent's Life Points to 0 with a direct attack that turn.
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==Design==
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All of the Match winners' [[condition]]s require decreasing the opponent's [[LP]] to 0 with a [[direct attack]], sometimes with additional requirements. All also require (at least) 3 monsters to Summon or use, some or all of which must share a [[Type]] with the Match winner. Match winners released between 2010 and 2019 belong to the most recent [[Extra Deck]] mechanic of the time.
  
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All Match winners have a high [[Level]]/[[Rank]], [[ATK]] (with the exception of "[[Leonardo's Silver Skyship]]"), and [[DEF]], and require the use of 3 monsters to be Summoned (with the exception of [[Normal Monster|Normal]] Pendulum Monsters), some or all of which must be of a specific [[Type]]. For example, the [[Main Deck]] Match winners all cannot be [[Special Summon]]ed (except the [[Pendulum Monster]]s), and require 3 [[Tribute]]s of the same [[Type]] as themselves in order to be [[Tribute Summon]]ed (except Pendulum Monsters without a Monster Effect).
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* [[Main Deck]] (non-Pendulum) Match winners all cannot be [[Special Summon]]ed and require 3 [[Tribute]]s of the same Type as themselves in order to be [[Tribute Summon]]ed. There are 15 of them, covering 11 different Types.
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* [[Synchro Monster|Synchro]] Match winners must all be Synchro Summoned, and require a [[Tuner]] of the same [[Attribute]] as themselves along with 2 non-Tuners of the same Type as themselves.
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* [[Xyz Monster|Xyz]] Match winners must all be Xyz Summoned using 3 materials (of any Type). Its Match-winning attack requires a material of the same Type as themselves to be attached.
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* [[Pendulum Monster|Pendulum]] Match winners are either [[Effect Monster]]s (champion) or [[Normal Monster]]s (runners-up):
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** As a monster, they act like other Main Deck Match winners except that they can be Special Summoned, but only by Pendulum Summon, and their Match-winning attack requires the player to control no other monsters.
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** In the Pendulum Zone, they have a once-per-turn [[Ignition Effect]] that allows them to [[banish]] 3 monsters of the same Type as them from the player's field, then target any Pendulum Monster the player controls, which then gains the usual Match-winning condition for one turn (its controller wins the Match if it decreases the opponent's LP to 0 with a direct attack).
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* [[Link Monster|Link]] Match winners must all be Link Summoned with at least 3 Effect Monsters of the same type as them, and must be [[Extra Link]]ed in order to gain their Match-winning condition.
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** The champion's prize card always has a Link Rating of 5 (left, down-left, down, down-right, and right [[Link Arrow]]s), while the prize card of the runners-up always has a Link Rating of 4 (left, down, up, and right Link Arrows).
  
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==Design==
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Since 2006, the champion's cards have a golden artwork motif, while runner-ups ones have a silvery one. In addition, starting with 2008 both designs are inspired by the location that hosted (or was scheduled to host) that year's [[World Championship]].
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Starting in 2013, all Match winners are designed based on the country or city which hosted that year's [[World Championship]].
 
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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The first Match winner, "[[Victory Dragon]]", was given away as a promotional card with "[[Shonen Jump promotional cards|Shonen Jump Magazine]]". It was quickly made [[Forbidden]] due to its ability to interfere with something outside of the current Duel, leading to many ruling hassles and declarations of unsportsmanlike conduct regarding players who would [[surrender]] right before "Victory Dragon" attacked, therefore losing only the Duel instead of the Match.
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The first Match winner, "[[Victory Dragon]]", was given away as a promotional card with [[Shonen Jump promotional cards|''Shonen Jump'' Magazine]]. All Match winners since then have only been primarily available as top [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship prize cards|prize cards]] at each year's [[World Championship]], making them almost impossible to obtain with prices easily amounting in the thousands of dollars or more per card. All of them (except "Victory Dragon", which is [[Forbidden]]) have the [[limitation text]] "This card cannot be used in a Duel" present on the lower left corner of the card, making them [[Illegal]] in official tournaments.
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Two new Match winners debut at each World Championship, with a single copy of one card being given to the champion and three copies of the other being given to the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place finishers. The champion's card almost always has higher stats (Level/Rank/Link Rating/ATK/DEF), except for [[Pendulum Scale]], compared to the card for the runners-up. The prize cards were [[Ultra Rare]] between 2004 and 2014, and [[Extra Secret Rare]] from 2015 onward.
  
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All Match winners since the release of "Victory Dragon" have only been available as top [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship prize cards|prize cards]] or attendance cards at each year's [[World Championship]], making them almost impossible to obtain with prices easily amounting in the thousands of dollars or more per card. All of them, barring "Victory Dragon", have the [[Limitation Text]]: "This card cannot be used in a Duel" present on the lower left corner of the card, making them [[illegal]] in official tournaments.
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Match winners have been reprinted on specific occasions, often at a lower rarity, for example as World Championship attendee cards. A reprint always has the word "[[Replica|REPLICA]]" printed on it.
  
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Two new Match winners debut at each World Championship, with a single [[Ultra Rare]] copy of one card being given to the champion and three [[Ultra Rare]] copies of the other being given to the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place finishers. A [[Super Rare]] reprint of the previous year's top Match winner is also given out to all attendees. This reprint always has the word "[[Replica|REPLICA]]" printed on it, and is generally less expensive than the original version, although the price is still astronomically high compared to most other cards.
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Starting from 2013, the previous year's Match winners have received reprints in the current year's ''[[OCG]]''-exclusive ''[[Extra Pack (series)|Extra Pack]]''; the first to be released were the 2012 Match winners, "[[Legendary Dragon of White]]" and "[[Legendary Magician of Dark]]", in the 2013 set ''[[Extra Pack: Sword of Knights]]''.
  
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Starting from 2013, the previous year's Match winners have received reprints in the current year's ''[[OCG]]''-exclusive ''[[Extra Pack (series)|Extra Pack]]'' as [[Extra Secret Rare]] cards; the first to be released were the 2012 Match winners, "[[Legendary Dragon of White]]" and "[[Legendary Magician of Dark]]", in the 2013 set ''[[Extra Pack: Sword of Knights]]''.
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The Match winners "Legendary Dragon of White" and "Legendary Magician of Dark" were reprinted in ''[[World Superstars]]'', marking the first time Match winners were printed in the ''TCG'' in a language other than English.
  
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The Match winners "[[Legendary Dragon of White]]" and "[[Legendary Magician of Dark]]" were reprinted in ''[[World Superstars]]'', marking the first time Match winners were printed in the ''TCG'' in a language other than English.
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==Members==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Year
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! Champion prize
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! Runner-up prize
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! Type
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! Design basis
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| [[Limited Edition 5|2003]]
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| colspan="2" | "[[Victory Dragon]]"
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| rowspan="7" | [[Effect Monster|Effect]]
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| rowspan="5" | ''N/A''
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|-
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| [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2004 prize cards|2004]]
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| "[[Ulevo]]"
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| "[[Meteo the Matchless]]"
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|-
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| [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2005 prize cards|2005]]
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| "[[King of Destruction - Xexex]]"
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| "[[Queen of Fate - Eternia]]"
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|-
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| [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2006 prize cards|2006]]
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| "[[Testament of the Arcane Lords]]"
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| "[[Armament of the Lethal Lords]]"
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|-
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| [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2007 prize cards|2007]]
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| "[[Chimaera, the Master of Beasts]]"
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| "[[Emperor of Lightning]]"
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|-
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| [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2008 prize cards|2008]]
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| "[[Tyr, the Vanquishing Warlord]]"
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| "[[Lorelei, the Symphonic Arsenal]]"
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| {{Flag|Germany}} Germany
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|-
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| [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2009 prize cards|2009]]
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| "[[Aggiba, the Malevolent Sh'nn S'yo]]"
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| "[[Skuna, the Leonine Rakan]]"
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| {{Flag|Japan}} Japan
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|-
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| [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2010 prize cards|2010]]
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| "[[Stardust Divinity]]"
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| "[[Grizzly, the Red Star Beast]]"
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| [[Synchro Monster|Synchro]]
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| {{Flag|United States}} California, USA
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|-
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| [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2011 prize cards|2011]]
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| "[[King Landia the Goldfang]]"
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| "[[Queen Nereia the Silvercrown]]"
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| rowspan="3" | [[Xyz Monster|Xyz]]
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| {{Flag|Netherlands}} Netherlands
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|-
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| [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2012 prize cards|2012]]
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| "[[Legendary Dragon of White]]"
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| "[[Legendary Magician of Dark]]"
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| [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2013 prize cards|2013]]
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| "[[Grandopolis, The Eternal Golden City]]"
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| "[[E☆HERO Pit Boss]]"
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| {{Flag|United States}} Las Vegas, USA
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| [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2014 prize cards|2014]]
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| "[[The Twin Kings, Founders of the Empire]]"
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| "[[Leonardo's Silver Skyship]]"
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| rowspan="3" | [[Pendulum Monster|Pendulum]]
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| {{Flag|Italy}} Italy
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|-
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| [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2015 prize cards|2015]]
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| "[[Kuzunoha, the Onmyojin]]"
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| "[[Sakyo, Swordmaster of the Far East]]"
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| {{Flag|Japan}} Japan
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|-
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| [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2016 prize cards|2016]]
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| "[[Juno, the Celestial Goddess]]"
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| "[[Shelga, the Tri-Warlord]]"
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| {{Flag|United States}} Florida, USA
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|-
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| [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2017 prize cards|2017]]
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| "[[Sanctity of Dragon]]"
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| "[[Iron Knight of Revolution]]"
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| rowspan="3" | [[Link Monster|Link]]
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| {{Flag|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
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|-
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| [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2018 prize cards|2018]]
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| "[[Noritoshi in Darkest Rainment]]"
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| "[[Amatsu-Okami of the Divine Peaks]]"
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| {{Flag|Japan}} Japan
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|-
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| [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2019 prize cards|2019]]
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| "[[Kaiser Eagle, the Heavens' Mandate]]"
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| "[[Skyfaring Castle of the Black Forest]]"
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| {{Flag|Germany}} Germany
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|-
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| [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2023 prize cards|2023]]
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| "[[Masterful Magician, Servant of the Sanctuary]]"
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| "[[Gatebridgeo the Waterfront Warbeast]]"
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| rowspan="1" | [[Effect Monster|Effect]]
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| {{Flag|Japan}} Japan
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|}
  
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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* There are no [[Fusion Monster|Fusion]] or [[Ritual Monster|Ritual]] Match winners.
 
* There are no [[Fusion Monster|Fusion]] or [[Ritual Monster|Ritual]] Match winners.
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* There are no FIRE Match winners, while "[[Shelga, the Tri-Warlord]]" is the only WATER Match winner.
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* "[[Leonardo's Silver Skyship]]" is the first Normal Monster Match winner.
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* "[[Leonardo's Silver Skyship]]" has the lowest ATK of all Match winners, having 0 ATK.
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** It is also the only [[WIND]] Match winner.
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* The first two Link 5 monsters were both Match winners, meaning that for a period of 23 months, the highest printed Link Rating was tournament-illegal. ("[[Firewall Dragon Darkfluid]]" would be released in July 2019.)
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** It is also the Match winner with the lowest ATK.
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** In the ''TCG'', all of the illegal Link 5 monsters were released before any legal Link 5 monster, as "Kaiser Eagle, the Heavens' Mandate" was released in August 2019 while "Firewall Dragon Darkfluid" was released in the ''TCG'' in October 2019.
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** Is is also the first Match Winner to be Special Summoned without a single restriction.
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* At the time of its release in August 2014, "[[Leonardo's Silver Skyship]]" was the only way to Pendulum Summon generic Level 8 and 9 monsters, as all other Scale 9 and 10 cards at the time restricted Pendulum Summons to one or a few specific archetypes. This situation would not change until November 2014 with the release of "[[Pendulum Shift]]".
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** Ironically, this meant that "[[The Twin Kings, Founders of the Empire]]" had an "except by Pendulum Summon" condition that was nearly useless at the time, as the only way to apply it would be to use the other Match winner that its holder would not have been awarded.
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* "[[The Twin Kings, Founders of the Empire]]" is the first Match winner to have two separate Match winner effects.
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** As of 2021, all 3 Normal [[Pendulum Monster|Pendulum]] Match winners are the only Main Deck Pendulum Monster cards with a [[Pendulum Scale]] of 9 or higher to have no negative [[Pendulum Effect]]s or conditions.
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* At some video game tournaments using the ''[[Tag Force]]'' series of games, Match winners have been allowed{{fact}} (due to the game not marking them as Forbidden) since the game mechanics enforce the rule that surrendering is only allowed during the player's turn, and only starting from the 10th turn of the Duel.
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* "[[Shelga, the Tri-Warlord]]" is the first Psychic-Type Match winner, as well the first WATER Match-Winner.
 
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* "[[Sanctity of Dragon]]" and "[[Iron Knight of Revolution]]" are the first [[Link Monster]] Match Winners.
 
  
 
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Match winner
"Victory Dragon", the first Match winner.
"Victory Dragon", the first Match winner.
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The Match winners are a series of monsters that allow the player to win the entire Match instead of just the Duel.

Design[edit]

All of the Match winners' conditions require decreasing the opponent's LP to 0 with a direct attack, sometimes with additional requirements. All also require (at least) 3 monsters to Summon or use, some or all of which must share a Type with the Match winner. Match winners released between 2010 and 2019 belong to the most recent Extra Deck mechanic of the time.

  • Main Deck (non-Pendulum) Match winners all cannot be Special Summoned and require 3 Tributes of the same Type as themselves in order to be Tribute Summoned. There are 15 of them, covering 11 different Types.
  • Synchro Match winners must all be Synchro Summoned, and require a Tuner of the same Attribute as themselves along with 2 non-Tuners of the same Type as themselves.
  • Xyz Match winners must all be Xyz Summoned using 3 materials (of any Type). Its Match-winning attack requires a material of the same Type as themselves to be attached.
  • Pendulum Match winners are either Effect Monsters (champion) or Normal Monsters (runners-up):
    • As a monster, they act like other Main Deck Match winners except that they can be Special Summoned, but only by Pendulum Summon, and their Match-winning attack requires the player to control no other monsters.
    • In the Pendulum Zone, they have a once-per-turn Ignition Effect that allows them to banish 3 monsters of the same Type as them from the player's field, then target any Pendulum Monster the player controls, which then gains the usual Match-winning condition for one turn (its controller wins the Match if it decreases the opponent's LP to 0 with a direct attack).
  • Link Match winners must all be Link Summoned with at least 3 Effect Monsters of the same type as them, and must be Extra Linked in order to gain their Match-winning condition.
    • The champion's prize card always has a Link Rating of 5 (left, down-left, down, down-right, and right Link Arrows), while the prize card of the runners-up always has a Link Rating of 4 (left, down, up, and right Link Arrows).

Since 2006, the champion's cards have a golden artwork motif, while runner-ups ones have a silvery one. In addition, starting with 2008 both designs are inspired by the location that hosted (or was scheduled to host) that year's World Championship.

Distribution[edit]

The first Match winner, "Victory Dragon", was given away as a promotional card with Shonen Jump Magazine. All Match winners since then have only been primarily available as top prize cards at each year's World Championship, making them almost impossible to obtain with prices easily amounting in the thousands of dollars or more per card. All of them (except "Victory Dragon", which is Forbidden) have the limitation text "This card cannot be used in a Duel" present on the lower left corner of the card, making them Illegal in official tournaments.

Two new Match winners debut at each World Championship, with a single copy of one card being given to the champion and three copies of the other being given to the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place finishers. The champion's card almost always has higher stats (Level/Rank/Link Rating/ATK/DEF), except for Pendulum Scale, compared to the card for the runners-up. The prize cards were Ultra Rare between 2004 and 2014, and Extra Secret Rare from 2015 onward.

Match winners have been reprinted on specific occasions, often at a lower rarity, for example as World Championship attendee cards. A reprint always has the word "REPLICA" printed on it.

Starting from 2013, the previous year's Match winners have received reprints in the current year's OCG-exclusive Extra Pack; the first to be released were the 2012 Match winners, "Legendary Dragon of White" and "Legendary Magician of Dark", in the 2013 set Extra Pack: Sword of Knights.

The Match winners "Legendary Dragon of White" and "Legendary Magician of Dark" were reprinted in World Superstars, marking the first time Match winners were printed in the TCG in a language other than English.

Members[edit]

Year Champion prize Runner-up prize Type Design basis
2003 "Victory Dragon" Effect N/A
2004 "Ulevo" "Meteo the Matchless"
2005 "King of Destruction - Xexex" "Queen of Fate - Eternia"
2006 "Testament of the Arcane Lords" "Armament of the Lethal Lords"
2007 "Chimaera, the Master of Beasts" "Emperor of Lightning"
2008 "Tyr, the Vanquishing Warlord" "Lorelei, the Symphonic Arsenal" Germany Germany
2009 "Aggiba, the Malevolent Sh'nn S'yo" "Skuna, the Leonine Rakan" Japan Japan
2010 "Stardust Divinity" "Grizzly, the Red Star Beast" Synchro United States California, USA
2011 "King Landia the Goldfang" "Queen Nereia the Silvercrown" Xyz Netherlands Netherlands
2012 "Legendary Dragon of White" "Legendary Magician of Dark" -
2013 "Grandopolis, The Eternal Golden City" "E☆HERO Pit Boss" United States Las Vegas, USA
2014 "The Twin Kings, Founders of the Empire" "Leonardo's Silver Skyship" Pendulum Italy Italy
2015 "Kuzunoha, the Onmyojin" "Sakyo, Swordmaster of the Far East" Japan Japan
2016 "Juno, the Celestial Goddess" "Shelga, the Tri-Warlord" United States Florida, USA
2017 "Sanctity of Dragon" "Iron Knight of Revolution" Link United Kingdom United Kingdom
2018 "Noritoshi in Darkest Rainment" "Amatsu-Okami of the Divine Peaks" Japan Japan
2019 "Kaiser Eagle, the Heavens' Mandate" "Skyfaring Castle of the Black Forest" Germany Germany
2023 "Masterful Magician, Servant of the Sanctuary" "Gatebridgeo the Waterfront Warbeast" Effect Japan Japan

Trivia[edit]

  • There are no Fusion or Ritual Match winners.
  • There are no FIRE Match winners, while "Shelga, the Tri-Warlord" is the only WATER Match winner.
  • "Leonardo's Silver Skyship" has the lowest ATK of all Match winners, having 0 ATK.
  • The first two Link 5 monsters were both Match winners, meaning that for a period of 23 months, the highest printed Link Rating was tournament-illegal. ("Firewall Dragon Darkfluid" would be released in July 2019.)
    • In the TCG, all of the illegal Link 5 monsters were released before any legal Link 5 monster, as "Kaiser Eagle, the Heavens' Mandate" was released in August 2019 while "Firewall Dragon Darkfluid" was released in the TCG in October 2019.
  • At the time of its release in August 2014, "Leonardo's Silver Skyship" was the only way to Pendulum Summon generic Level 8 and 9 monsters, as all other Scale 9 and 10 cards at the time restricted Pendulum Summons to one or a few specific archetypes. This situation would not change until November 2014 with the release of "Pendulum Shift".
    • Ironically, this meant that "The Twin Kings, Founders of the Empire" had an "except by Pendulum Summon" condition that was nearly useless at the time, as the only way to apply it would be to use the other Match winner that its holder would not have been awarded.
    • As of 2021, all 3 Normal Pendulum Match winners are the only Main Deck Pendulum Monster cards with a Pendulum Scale of 9 or higher to have no negative Pendulum Effects or conditions.
  • At some video game tournaments using the Tag Force series of games, Match winners have been allowed[citation needed] (due to the game not marking them as Forbidden) since the game mechanics enforce the rule that surrendering is only allowed during the player's turn, and only starting from the 10th turn of the Duel.
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