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Speed Duel (format)
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Speed Duel (スピードデュエル Supīdo Dyueru) is a beginner format that is used in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game and Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. It is 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. There is a format exclusive to the Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS anime, for a Duel taking place in the Data Storm in LINK VRAINS.[1]
Contents
TCG[edit]
Rules[edit]
These are the current Speed Duel rules for the TCG.[2]
- 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 5 cards.
- Each player can use up to 1 Skill Card.
- Each player has 3 Main Monster Zones, 3 Spell & Trap Zones, and 1 Field Zone.
- There are no Extra Monster Zones.
- There is no Main Phase 2.
- Like a normal Duel, the first player does not 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[edit]
In the TCG, only cards marked with the Speed Duel Logo are legal for use in Speed Duels. On Skill Cards and all cards printed in the debut Speed Duel sets, the Speed Duel Logo appears as a watermark behind the card text box; on non-Skill Cards (except those printed in the debut Speed Duel sets), the Speed Duel Logo appears to the top-left of the card text box.
With the exception of Skill Cards, Speed Duel cards are legal in the TCG as well.
Sets[edit]
The following sets contain cards that can be used in Speed Duels:
Cards[edit]
OCG[edit]
Master Rules 3[edit]
These Speed Duel rules were introduced in the OCG with the release of Starter Deck 2016.[3][4]
- 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 Zones, 3 Spell & Trap Zones, 2 Pendulum Zones, and 1 Field Zone.
- There is no Main Phase 2.
- Like a normal Duel, the first player does not 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[edit]
From Structure Deck: Yugi Muto[3][4]
From Structure Deck: Seto Kaiba[3][4]
New Master Rules[edit]
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.[5]
- 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 Zones, 3 Spell & Trap Zones, 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 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[edit]
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 Duel in video games[edit]
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Saikyo Card Battle: The game uses the OCG Master Rules 3 Speed Duel rules.
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links: The game uses the same Speed Duel rules as the TCG, although the player can have up to six cards in their Extra Deck, after unlocking the sixth slot in-game.
Gallery[edit]
Speed Duel in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Saikyo Card Battle
Speed Duel in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
Speed Duel in Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS
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References[edit]
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS episode 2: "Seize the Wind!"
- ↑ "Speed Dueling: A New Way to Play the Physical TCG". Konami. October 2, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "How to Speed Duel" (in Japanese). Konami. Archived from the original on December 24, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "How to Speed Duel" (in Korean). Konami. Archived from the original on June 28, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ↑ "Speed Duel" (PDF) (in Japanese). Konami. March 24, 2018. pp. 31–34. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
