[Master Duel] World Championship 2023 and Attribute 4 Event

The “no LIGHT or DARK” event.

-Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2023
The first Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL World Championship (WCS 2023) will be held in the form of Individual Duels for the Qualifiers and Team Battles for the Finals. Those who are selected as Regional Representatives in the WCS 2023 Qualifiers will be asked to select two Duelists from the same region to team up with in the Finals (subject to successful application).

Event Dates for the WCS 2023 Qualifiers: 1st STAGE: May 16 to May 29th

Regional Qualifiers: May 26th to May 29th

Time when Ranking Rewards will be distributed: After final rankings are announced, June 09th

–How to advance in the WCS 2023 Qualifiers
The event will follow a similar structure to the Duelist Cup: For the 1st stage, you need to increase your DLv. by winning matches. You need to reach a max DLv. of 20, and you get an initial boost based on your Rank in the 16th Ranked Season (Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond) of the month of April. For the Regional Qualifiers, you will earn DP by winning matches and aim for a high rank.

–About Regional Qualifiers
The top ranked player in reach region at the end of the Regional Qualifiers round will be eligible to participate in the WCS 2023 Finals. The number of finalists that will qualify for the WCS 2023 Finals will vary per region.

–About the WCS 2023 Finals
The WCS 2023 Finals will be held in Japan as an offline event on August 5th and August 6th. “Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL” WCS 2023 Finals will be a Team Battle with Duelists competing in groups of three. Those who are selected as Regional Representatives will be asked to select two Duelists from the same region to team up with them and apply to participate in the Finals.
*Only the DLv. MAX players who participated in the same region as the Regional Representative in the Regional Qualifiers of the WCS2023 Qualifiers may be selected to join hte team.
*Regional Representatives cannot team up with each other.
*Please note that those who have been selected to participate int he WCS 2023 Finals will be contacted separately, so please be sure not to miss any application forms to participate in the tournament.

*The Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2023 will be held across three different categories: Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS, and Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL. Duelists can participate in all of the Qualifiers, but please note that you can only participate in one of the categories, even if you have obtained eligibility to participate in the Finals for multiple categories.

Visit the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2023 website for more details.

Please note that the information above is subject to change. Players will be notified in the event of such change. Details regarding the WCS 2023 Finals will be announced at a later date. Thank you for your patience. More details regarding the event will be available on the Event Page once it opens.

“This event has special regulations, where only monsters of the “EARTH,” “WATER,” “FIRE,” and “WIND attributes may be used. Some cards will be unavailable for the same of game balance.”

You can earn medals by playing Duels and you can obtain the following rewards according to the number of medals you have:
50 to 11000 medal threshold: a total of 1200 gems
12000 to 21000 medal threshold: a total of 20 Legacy Pack tickets
Additionally, at the following thresholds, you can get these rewards:

5500 Medals: Moai Interceptor Cannons Mate

“A mechanical interceptor cannon made in the image of a Moai statue. Beware of the deadly laser it fires from its mouth.

22000 Medals: Attribute 4 2023 Title

The additional Forbidden/Limited List changes for the event are as follows:

Forbidden:
All DARK monsters
All LIGHT Monsters

Barrier Statue of the Drought
Barrier Statue of the Inferno
Barrier Statue of the Torrent
Block Dragon
Cactus Bouncer
Floowandereeze & Empen
Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo
Hayabusa Knight
Naturia Exterio
Number 59: Crooked Cook
Self-Destruct Ant
Wandering Gryphon Rider

Cybernetic Fusion Support
Hippo Carnival
Kaiser Colosseum
Lair of Darkness
Necrovalley
Performapal Popperup
Poisonous Winds
Secret Village of the Spellcasters
Smoke Grenade of the Thief
Super Hippo Carnival
White Veil

Anti-Spell Fragrance
Bad Luck Blast
Destruction of Destiny
DNA Transplant
Extinction on Schedule
Gozen Match
Kozaky’s Self-Destruct Button
Mistake
Ojama Duo
Ojama Trio
Skill Drain
Summon Limit
Relay Soul
Ring of Destruction
Rivalry of Warlords
The Monarchs Erupt
There Can Be Only One

Limited:
Agido the Ancient Sentinel
Kelbek the Ancient Vanguard
Keldo the Sacred Protector
Marincess Blue Tang
Mudora the Sword Oracle

Swordsoul Blackout

The following Loaner Decks are available for the event:
A New Spring is Here

“Many “Vernusylph” monsters active effects from the hand, and in conjunction with their individual effect resolutions, they are able to Special Summon EARTH monsters from your Graveyard. utilize these effects and aim to create a line-up of 5 or more EARTH monsters on your field. Then, you can use the effect of “Vernusylph in Full Bloom” to increase the ATK of all monsters on your field, or the effect of “Vera the Vernusylph Goddess” to negate monster effects activated by your opponent at the time of their resolution.

The March of the Vanguards of Destruction

“Many “Infernoid” monsters require other “Infernoid” monsters to be banished while the sum of Levels/Ranks of all Effect ‘monsters on your field is less than 8 to be Special Summoned. Utilize “Void” Spell and Trap Cards and aim to Special Summon “Infernoid” monsters. When the sum of Levels/Ranks of all Effect Monsters on your field is over 9, utilize your Link Monsters. Since Link Monsters do not have Levels/Ranks, they will be useful in preparing the conditions to Special Summon “Infernoid” monsters.

The Colors of the Four Spirits

“Awakening of the Possessed” monsters can Special Summon from the hand or Deck by sending a monster with the Attribute that corresponds with the Spellcaster-Type monster on your field. If you are successful in Special Summoning in this way, you will be able to activate a special effect. Aim for a Special Summon when the situation calls for it. After that, use them as Link Material to Link Summon “Charmer” Link Monsters. With the other effect of the “Awakening of the Possessed” monster, you will be able to call forth powerful support cards into your hand, such as “Possessed Partnerships” and “Unpossessed”.

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