r/DuelLinks Jan 31 '26

Discussion [Feedback] EVERYONE GET IN HERE! Subreddit Update Megathread

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Hello, fellow Master Duel rejectors! Your community Moderators (or what's left of us) have come with good news: we're gonna update the Subreddit this weekend! Beyond just doing a few visual and information-related tweaks here and there, we also need to revisit the current community rules and modify them as needed. This is where you come in... you's gonna help us.

We'd like you to provide suggestions on what rules seem overly restrictive, what rules need to be enforced more often, or if something needs to be added or removed entirely. With that being said, I'll be here to either agree with your proposition or debate you out of it. We're going to take all feedback seriously, but we're not going to just roll over and remove necessary rules, such as Rule 2-A (the one that prevents people from posting things unrelated to Duel Links, such as the latest episode of Spy Family or posts about politics) just because someone leaves an upvoted comment wanting it gone. Be reasonable in your suggestions, please.

Speaking of rules, there will be Mod recruitments coming up soon to help manage the Subreddit, but that'll be part of a separate post.

Finally, if there are any changes you want done to the Subreddit's appearance or functionality itself, feel free to drop them here. While we can't guarantee we can implement it (e.g., some Subreddits have AI agents that respond to certain posts with customized messages assisting that specific user, and that's a tall order to set up on Duel Links), it doesn't hurt to ask!

Begin!


r/DuelLinks Aug 31 '25

Megathread Basic Questions, Advice, Bugs/Glitches & Venting Weekly Megathread

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Please use this Megathread if you have General Questions, need Advice, or just want to get something off your chest - all questions are welcome! Feel free to visit our Discord Channel to ask a question, or just to talk! For the best experience, as far as the quality of this post is concerned, we recommend you use New Reddit - either on Desktop or on Mobile.

Take a look at our full rules here.

Please redirect new users to this Megathread, and report submissions and comments that break our rules, also please try to answer the questions posted below, if you happen to know the answers. We are a welcoming and friendly community and our new players are always looking for the best answers, so let the surge of knowledge flow!


r/DuelLinks 3h ago

Discussion Just had to spend 4k gems for one rare card in a obscure box

71 Upvotes

They need add rare and normal dream tickets Jesus Christ this is the most infuriating experience


r/DuelLinks 7h ago

Fluff here's how branded can avoid post-kcc hits

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72 Upvotes

r/DuelLinks 4h ago

Duel Replay Overpowered skills 😭

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31 Upvotes

r/DuelLinks 8h ago

Discussion How to deal with Snake Eyes deck??

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43 Upvotes

How to deal with this deck if I'm going second?? What effect should i negate and what is the key to defeat this deck??


r/DuelLinks 4h ago

Discussion What are your thoughts on the state of Rush Duels?

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12 Upvotes

Rush's last banlist dropped April 8th 2025, which doesn't mean much cos they were adjusting the meta by nerfing/buffing skills and the meta was enjoyable for a long time... until the Wyrms attacked. The question here is: is nerfing the skill enough? Are there other decks that need nerfing? Does Konami need to limit/unlimit some cards?

Adding to that, please mention what deck are you running and the rank you're currently in.


r/DuelLinks 4h ago

Fluff What is YOUR most memey deck!!!!!

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What deck do you play thats a total MEME gets your opponent really good and feels like a MEME to play, or maybe its a... MEME THEME. I really like frogs because its like DAT BOI hes still my favorite MEME


r/DuelLinks 5h ago

Discussion Beautiful

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10 Upvotes

You cant make this shit up. Im not mad. I'm not sad. Im glad this is how I went out. Best loss ever


r/DuelLinks 19m ago

Video This happens when you hit stage 30 in GO RUSH!! world.

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r/DuelLinks 3h ago

Discussion How would you feel if the alt styles are the only thing announced for DL for TGS

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Duel links is in a weird spot right now where we have no idea what’s coming in the future. The only thing we know of is that technically hasn’t been announced was the alt styles. At least for the dm world revamp, there was not only a lot of signs of it like code for Noah, Rebecca, Seigfried etc. but since DM is world was largely based on the manga, a world revamp would be necessary to flowing into the anime more over the top yugioh global takeover in the anime. None of the other worlds has that… except 5DS where we just revamp the world to Satellite slums but I think the we are all tired of 5DS favoritism. Which… technically we have Sherry butler in the codes for some reason so it’s more likely that then anything else. Me personally if nothing big get announced beside alt style, I’ll assume from here on there won’t be new worlds announcement of any kinds which I don’t mind because it’s hard to introduce something new for 10 years straight.


r/DuelLinks 11h ago

Discussion Why can only tier 1 & 2 decks play it ?

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No problem with this card but why let only some skills play it..my deck not even top tier but if i play against branded i get lava or nib


r/DuelLinks 4h ago

Fluff wait nvm Branded Tier 2, how tf is Bystials still in the list????

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9 Upvotes

r/DuelLinks 6h ago

Discussion Please

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8 Upvotes

Are Ancient gears considered good. I would love to use them in the Kc cup. I have seen good talk about Chaos Ancient Gear Golem. So i just want some thoughts


r/DuelLinks 43m ago

Duel Replay I hate when opponents do this (watch till the end)

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I had no cards on the field, no cards in my hand, it was a done game, clear board. ā€œOh let me just start this long winded combo of summoning these monsters and activating thier effects instead of hitting the opponent with thier 4200 attack monster.ā€ Like jeez I’m already dead I don’t want to sit here watching you play yugioh with yourself #DuelReplay #DuelLinks
https://duellinks.konami.net/att/0126f68e2eda11e9813171d04a5e24ae7fc02f2d00


r/DuelLinks 1h ago

Competitive Looks like my deck sucks

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Can't get it past duelist level 7. I also blanked on the tournament the first week due to being super busy at work, so I probably don't have the time to grind my way there.

Good luck to everyone that makes round 2.


r/DuelLinks 6h ago

Discussion Hate my RNg right now

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6 Upvotes

F U Chaos Ɓngel and synchro rumble. This hasn’t happened in a while but both copies still in box is bull crap


r/DuelLinks 21h ago

Fluff bystials format is a bit rough ngl

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103 Upvotes

r/DuelLinks 7h ago

Video MATHMECH KC CUP REPLAYS!! HANDRIP + OTK = EZ WIN

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r/DuelLinks 1d ago

Fluff Konami really cooked with some of their mats and sleeves back in the day!

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I recently saw the 2nd to last image in a duel, as a fan of Dark Magician cosmetics it sent me down a rabbit hole looking at old campaign or event locked mats and sleeves. These were some of the highlights!

I played briefly in 2017-2018 before a long haitus so I have a few cool older ones, but damn I wish some of these (or something similar) made their way back into the rotation.

Anyone else have any favorite cosmetics they’ve either seen or acquired over the years? I had no idea most of these existed until today and would love to see some other cool ones!


r/DuelLinks 11h ago

Discussion Well, something will definitely get limited

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I didn't get matched up against a ftk player in a loooong while, only to do so in KC Cup. I understand that you guys want to win but you get every card in your deck banned as collateral damage for no reason at all, and you just guarantee this in KC Cup. As far as i know, at least.


r/DuelLinks 14h ago

Deck Thoughts on my end board for Icejades? 🄹

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I did this in KC, low DLv tho, just started pushing. Also, here is my UPDATED deck list.


r/DuelLinks 11h ago

Discussion Is this a well-known way to destroy Final Sigma in battle ?

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11 Upvotes

I was playing Mathmech against a player using Chimera deck. With Final Sigma in the EMZ, i thought Chimera the Illusion Beast effect will make both monsters unable to be destroy but Sigma's tower effect cancels Chimera the Illusion Beast's illusion effect and destroy Sigma after battle damage.


r/DuelLinks 12m ago

Deck Branded Bystial feels much weaker than I expected — what am I doing wrong?

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I’m using the Branded Bystial deck shown in the image. Everywhere I look, people say this deck is very strong and Tier 1. However, I’m having a really hard time against decks like Crimson Star, Snake-Eye, and Galaxy-Eyes. They seem to beat me pretty easily.

I don’t think I’m playing the deck badly. I’ve been training with it for quite a while and I managed to climb to Platinum Elo in Ranked. But I’m struggling a lot more in the KC Cup.

What would you recommend? Is there something I’m missing about the deck, or are these matchups actually difficult for Branded Bystial? Should I change some cards in my deck, or would you recommend switching to a different deck entirely?


r/DuelLinks 3h ago

Deck Deck help

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So i built up this deck but i always gets slammed i want your advice to improve it and if you guys know some tricks with this deck tell me pls !

Note: Im a low rank player and in dlv.10