{"id":131745,"date":"2026-03-30T12:28:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T16:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/?p=131745"},"modified":"2026-03-30T12:28:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T16:28:34","slug":"characterdeckduel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/?p=131745","title":{"rendered":"Character Deck Duel [DUEL LINKS]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Basically, a way for newcomers to Duel without having to immediately commit resources.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nA brand-new PvP mode, Character Deck Duel, is now available for Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS, launching today, March 30, 2026! Duelists can now battle alongside their favorite iconic Duelists and earn up to nine free Character Decks featuring community favorites like Yami Yugi, Jaden Yuki, Yusei Fudo, Yuma &amp; Astral, and more!<\/p>\n<p>This exciting new mode provides an easily accessible PvP experience, allowing players to duel in a way that reflects the unique playstyle of each character, complete with fixed Skills and signature cards.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS | New PvP Mode: Character Deck Duels\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/52X6WnZb_s8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"message__5126c cozyMessage__5126c withDisplayNameStyles_c19a55 wrapper_c19a55 cozy_c19a55 zalgo_c19a55\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"article\" data-list-item-id=\"chat-messages___chat-messages-173580923000979456-1488211731938414673\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" aria-roledescription=\"Message\" aria-labelledby=\"message-username-1488211611071156224 uid_1 message-content-1488211731938414673 uid_2 message-timestamp-1488211731938414673\">\n<div class=\"contents_c19a55\">\n<div id=\"message-content-1488211731938414673\" class=\"markup__75297 messageContent_c19a55\">\n<p>The Character Decks are designed to give players a guided introduction to each character\u2019s signature playstyle. Dueling in this new mode allows Duelists to earn Respect Orbs, a special reward item that is based on their performance rating and can be exchanged at the Trader for cards and various other items. Duelists can trade in Respect Orbs for a Grade Star which increases the Grade of a Character Deck. Increasing the Deck&#8217;s Grade allows Duelists to replace up to a maximum of five cards based on the Deck&#8217;s Grade.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nine characters will receive their own exclusive Character Deck:<\/p>\n<p>Yami Yugi<br \/>\nSeto Kaiba (DM)<br \/>\nJoey Wheeler (DM)<br \/>\nJaden Yuki<br \/>\nZane Truesdale<br \/>\nYusei Fudo<br \/>\nJack Atlas<br \/>\nYuma &amp; Astral<br \/>\nReginald \u201cShark\u201d Kastle<\/p>\n<p>Each Character Deck can be obtained through a lifetime mission that is automatically completed when you acquire the corresponding character.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Basically, a way for newcomers to Duel without having to immediately commit resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":29870,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1616,1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-131745","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-duel-links","8":"category-news"},"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2017\/11\/YGO_DLinks_logo_1920x1080-e1475501509875.jpg?wsr","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=131745"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131745\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":131746,"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131745\/revisions\/131746"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=131745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=131745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=131745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}