Speed Duel

Speed Duel (スピードデュエル Supīdo Dyueru) is a beginner format that was used in Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game. It easy to experience and recommended for players to remember the basics on how to play the game. This concept was first introduced in the "Duel Terminal" system under a different ruling system. It was later used as the main gameplay of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Saikyo Card Battle and Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links. The format will also be featured in the Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS anime.^[1]

The rules are:

4000 Life Points
4 cards in your starting hand
20 cards in your Main Deck
5 cards in your Extra Deck
3 Monster Card Zones
3 Spell & Trap Zones
Like a normal Duel, the first player doesn't 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 the Main Deck and Extra Deck.

There are Field Spell Zones, Pendulum Zones, Graveyards, Main Deck, Extra Deck and Banished Zone. Following the introduction of Extra Monster Zones, they will be located in the same columns as the leftmost and rightmost Main Monster Zones.^[2]