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[TDIL-JP][Earl-y Opinions] How many copies of Emergency Teleport do you want to use?

Mar 2, 2016

Pharaoh Atem

The Dark Illusion has something that might interest you, if you’ve been using E.Tele outside of Kozmo. DISCLAIMER: This article is based upon a sample image and text provided by one of KONAMI’s official news outlets for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game, and said sample image/text are not guaranteed to be final.

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[TCG] Super Quant Spotlight

Feb 19, 2016

NeoArkadia

Hosted by Jerome McHale

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The Organization’s Online Store is now Live!

Feb 4, 2016

Pharaoh Atem

My Organization has been hard at work for a number of years. We’ve done this work because we’re a group of fans and gamers that enjoy helping others enjoy the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise. Today, our work brings us to a new way of helping others enjoy the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise, and eventually, other franchises as well. Our

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[Duelist News] Great Divine Dragon Deck Special Feature

Jan 30, 2016

NeoArkadia

Structure Deck R “Great Divine Dragon Revival” Special Feature “STRUCTURE DECK R -Great Divine Dragon Revival-“, which goes on sale February 6th, 2016, is a Deck that fights by bringing out giant Dragons one after another! It’s based on the same concept as the once popular Structure Deck (SD) “Revival of the Great Dragon”, but

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[Duelist News] Amorphage and Dracoverlord Special Feature

Jan 13, 2016

NeoArkadia

New “Dracoverlords” And The “Amorphage” Who Restrict The Opponent!! The new series “Amorphage” who appear in “Shining Victories” which goes on sale January 9th, 2016… … are EARTH Dragon-Type monsters with hideous forms, who possess powerful effects to limit both players’ moves! And, two new “Dracoverlords” appear!! (A Ritual Monster or Pendulum Monster)

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Pendulum Monsters – What Went Wrong?

Jan 4, 2016

Quincymccoy

From their initial release almost 2 years ago, Pendulum Monsters have grown from being completely undervalued and niche into a competitive dreadnought. Across the TCG and OCG, the Pendulum Craze has taken hold, as the “PePe” deck has finally arrived in the TCG with most of the power it used to dominate the OCG format. This

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[Duelist News] Digital Bugs Special Feature

Dec 29, 2015

NeoArkadia

“Digital Bug” Special Feature: Use Your Xyz Material And Revolve To Xyz Monsters Of A Higher Rank!! “Shining Victories” (On Sale January 9th, 2016), includes the “Digital Bug” series which fights via Xyz Summons and is centered around Level 3 Insect-Type monsters!

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[Duelist News] Blue-Eyes Special Feature

Dec 26, 2015

NeoArkadia

“Blue-Eyes” Special Feature: One Powerful Card After Another!! Reign With Supreme Tactics That Become The Ultimate! “Blue-Eyes” which has won many Duels with its overwhelming ATK… … There are new cards for it in “Shining Victories” which goes on sale January 9th, 2016! Of course, a ton of new support cards have appeared, but “Blue-Eyes” gets

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[Duelist News] Pre-Preparation of Rites

Dec 14, 2015

NeoArkadia

Instantly Add A Ritual Spell And Ritual Monster From The Deck To The Hand Using “Pre-Preparation of Rites”! (Included in SHVI) Shining Victories (which goes on sale January 9th, 2016) includes a card with an effect that lets you quickly add a Ritual Spell Card and a Ritual Monster mentioned on that Ritual Spell Card

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[Duelist News] SD30 Special Feature

Dec 4, 2015

NeoArkadia

Structure Deck “Pendulum Domination” Special Feature What Lies Beyond Pendulum Summon! The New “D/D/D” Kings, Cross Dimensions And Descend Here! “STRUCTURE DECK Pendulum Domination” (Which goes on sale December 12th, 2015) is a preconstructed Deck of the “D/D/D” Series wielded by Protagonist Yuya’s Rival: Akaba Reiji! Of course you can Pendulum Summon, this “D/D/D” Deck

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[Duelist News] Spirit of the Tailwind

Nov 26, 2015

NeoArkadia

New Card News! “Spirit of the Tailwind” Adds Flip Monsters From The Deck to the Hand! (Included in SHVI) “Shining Victories” (Which goes in sale January 9th, 2016) has a monster in it with a powerful effect to add Flip Monsters from your Deck to your hand!

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[Duelist News] SHVI Dinomist

Nov 26, 2015

NeoArkadia

New Card Information! “Dinomist Spinos” and “Dinomist Eruption” (Included in SHVI) New “Dinomist” cards are included in “Shining Victories” (Which goes in sale January 9th, 2016)!

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[Yu-Gi-Oh! News] Shiranui Deck Recipe

Nov 24, 2015

NeoArkadia

“Shiranui” Deck: Attack using the Synchro Monster “Ikusagami – Shiranui” which can raise its ATK to unprecidented levels! This is a Deck Recipe centering around the “Shiranui” series which first appeared in “Breakers of Shadow” (BOSH), which is currently on sale (It first went on sale October 17th, 2015), as well as Zombie-Type monsters they

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[Yu-Gi-Oh! News] Shiranui Special Feature

Nov 24, 2015

NeoArkadia

“Shiranui” Special Feature: Synchro from the Graveyard!? Atack with Synchro Monsters by manipulating your Zombie-Type monsters that are banished or are in the Graveyard! “Shiranui”, who first appear in “Breakers of Shadows” (which is currently on sale, and was released October 17th, 2015), are a new series of Zombie-Type monsters that fight using Synchro monsters,

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[Yu-Gi-Oh! News] Dinomist & Dracoslayer Deck Recipe

Nov 24, 2015

NeoArkadia

“Dinomist” & Dracoslayer: A Powerful Tag Team Formation That Overwhelms the Opponent’s Field! We’re introducing a Deck Recipe that combines the “Dinomist” series that first appeared in “Breakers of Shadow” (BOSH) which is currently being sold (First released on October 17th, 2015) along with the “Dracoslayers”, a series that goes well with any series that

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[Yu-Gi-Oh! News] Dracoslayer Special Feature

Nov 23, 2015

NeoArkadia

“Dracoslayer” Special Feature: Manipulate your Pendulum Monsters! Perform Fusion, Synchro and Xyz After Pendulum Summoning! We’re introducing the “Dracoslayer” series that first appeared in “Clash of Rebellion“, and gained more cards in “Dimension of Chaos” and “Breakers of Shadow“! It’s a powerful theme that works together as a team using Fusion Monsters, Synchro Monsters, Xyz

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[Yu-Gi-Oh! News] “Dinomist” Special Feature

Nov 21, 2015

NeoArkadia

“Dinomist” Special Feature: Devour! A Dynamic Duel using Pendulum Summons and Combinations of Battle and Effects!! We’re introducing the “Dinomist” series that has first appeared in “Breakers of Shadow” which is currently on sale (and was first released on October 17th, 2015)! A series that centers around Level 4 and 5 WATER Machine-Type Pendulum monsters,

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Casual Deck Strategy: The Burgesstoma Principle

Nov 15, 2015

Quincymccoy

Welcome back to another CDS article, and this time we are going to be discussing a very special archetype, one that actually carves out its unique niche as an engine rather than an actual deck at this current point in time. Introducing the Burgesstoma, the archetype of prehistoric ocean fossils reanimated as Trap Cards that actually can

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[Yu-Gi-Oh! News] Post-SPWR Raidraptor Special Feature

Nov 5, 2015

NeoArkadia

“Raidraptor” Special Feature: Attack by Rapidly Xyz Summoning One Card After Another! Decide The Duel By Counter-attacking With Rank-Up!! Booster Special: Wing Raiders (which goes on sale November 14th, 2015), includes new “Raidraptor” Monsters and Spells and new “Rank-Up-Magic” cards, that makes the “Raidraptor” series even more incredibly powerful! In particular, the new Xyz Monster

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[Duelist News] U.A. Special Feature

Sep 16, 2015

NeoArkadia

“U.A. (Ultra Athlete)” Special Feature: All Star Dream Team! Dueling at U.A. Stadium! The “U.A. (Ultra Athlete)” series which first appeared overseas, is finally arriving in Japan!! “Extra Pack 2015” (which goes on sale September 19th, 2015), also includes the “U.A.” series alongside the “Burning Abyss” series we introduced last time! The “U.A.” seires are

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