The Vagabond

The Vagabond

English name	The Vagabond
Japanese name Japanese 名もなき決闘者
Korean name
Hangul	방랑자
Other language names
French	Le Vagabond
German	Der Vagabund
Italian	Il Vagabondo
Portuguese	O Andarilho
Spanish	Vagabundo
Gender	Male
Decks
Duel Links	Challenge Deck
Appears in Mobile Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
Vagabond, The

The Vagabond is a character that appears in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links. Visually, he appears to be the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links incarnation of the Player from the Yu-Gi-Oh! Tag Force games and Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL World Duel Carnival.

He is not voiced, speaking only in ellipses.

Description

The Vagabond is a Duelist, steeped in legend and shrouded in mystery, who makes rare appearances in the game.

The Vagabond uses decks that were recently used by other players in Ranked Duels, so his deck is likely to be stronger than Standard and Legendary Duelists' decks.

He also gives out more EXP than other Duelists, so be sure to challenge him if you see him in Duel World.

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Appearances

The Vagabond will occasionally show up in Duel World. If the Vagabond is present, he is present in all Duel Worlds at once; after being Dueled, he disappears from all Duel Worlds.

The Vagabond awards more experience than other Duelists. The Vagabond uses decks that were used by players in Ranked Duels, and the experience awarded is determined by the Rank that the Vagabond's deck was used in, with higher ranked decks giving more experience. If the player loses to or draws with the Vagabond, the experience received is halved.

Rank	Exp for win	Exp for loss and draw
Rookie	1400	700
Bronze	1500	750
Silver	1600	800
Gold	1700	850
Platinum	1800	900
Legendary and above	2000	1000

After a Duel with The Vagabond (regardless of the result), the Vagabond may ask the player to direct him to one their friends. If the player accepts this offer, they can choose one of their friends from their friends list to send the Vagabond to. The Vagabond will appear in Duel World for that player with the same Deck he used against the sending player.

Decks

The Vagabond uses random decks played by Duel Links players in Ranked Duels. When the player talks to the Vagabond before the Duel, the game displays the in-game name, country of origin, and rank of the player whose deck he is using, as well as the Deck's name and a key card in that Deck. After the Duel, the player may look through the Vagabond's Deck.

Former mechanics

Prior to January 27, 2020, the Vagabond would Duel the player with a pre-determined challenge imposed on the Duel, visible to the player before the start of the Duel. The experience awarded depended on the challenge, with challenges considered to be more difficult awarding more experience.

When the player sent the Vagabond to a friend, they were able to choose which challenge to impose on the Duel their friend would have.

Original challenges

From the games launch until an unknown date, the Vagabond could Duel the player with any of the following challenges.

Challenge	Details	Exp for win	Exp for loss	Exp for draw
Start with 1000 LP	N/A	1500	1250	?
Smaller Spell/Trap Zone	The left and right Zones are made unusable.	1300	1050	?
Smaller Monster Zone	The middle Zone is made unusable.	1300	1050	?
No Special Summons	N/A	1700	1450	?
No Monster Effect Activation	N/A	1700	1450	?
Start with 3 Opponent Monsters	The Duel begins with The Vagabond placing 3 monsters from their Main Deck to their field, then both players draw their starting hands, then the appropriate Skills apply (if any) before the first turn player starts their Main Phase.	1500	1250	?
Spell/Trap Cards Set at Start	The Duel begins with The Vagabond Setting 3 Spell/Trap Cards from their Main Deck to their field, then both players draw their starting hands, then the appropriate Skills apply (if any) before the first turn player starts their Main Phase.	1500	1250	1250
Opening Hand: 1 Card	This excludes the normal draw, if the player goes second.	2500	2250	?
Opening Hand: 2 Cards	This excludes the normal draw, if the player goes second.	1700	1450	?
Opening Hand: 3 Cards	This excludes the normal draw, if the player goes second.	1100	850	?

Later challenges

From an unknown date until January 26, 2020, the Vagabond could Duel the player with any of the following challenges. Each challenge had a difficulty rating, which corresponding to the experience awarded; Level 1 challenges benefited the player, Level 2 challenges affected both players equally, and Level 3 challenge benefited the Vagabond.

Challenge	Level	Exp for win	Exp for loss	Notes
Defeat the Vagabond.	2	2200	1100	Has no effect
Opponent begins the Duel at 1000 LP.	1	1900	950
You can Normal Summon twice per turn.	1	1900	950
Begin the Duel with 1 card in your hand.	3	2500	1250
You cannot Special Summon.	3	2500	1250
Both players begin the Duel with 3 monsters on the field.	2	2200	1100	Three random Monster Cards (or as many as possible if fewer than 3) from each player's own Main Deck start in Attack Position in their Monster Zones, before starting hands are drawn or Skills activate.
Begin the Duel with Spell/Trap Cards Set.	2	2200	1100	Three random Spell/Trap Cards (or as many as possible if fewer than 3), except Field Spell Cards, from each player's own Deck start set in their Spell & Trap Zones, before starting hands are drawn or Skills activate.
Begin the Duel with 8000 LP.	2	2200	1100
Tribute Summons do not require Tributes.	2	2200	1100	Monsters with a Normal Summon condition (e.g. "Obelisk the Tormentor") must still fulfill those conditions to be Normal Summoned.
Both players begin the Duel with 7 cards in hand.	2	2200	1100