Which Generation will YOU Duel for?
The Generation Duel Tournament is a new event where Duelists can play a Deck based off of one of the five different anime series (eras) of Yu-Gi-Oh!. Each era has its own Forbidden & Limited List, listed below.
Choose your Era and Get Ready to DUEL!
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| Yu-Gi-Oh! Play the most powerful Monsters, Spells, and Traps from the first few years of Yu-Gi-Oh!Cards from this era only are played with their Original Text. Dark Magician of Chaos, Sinister Serpent, Ring of Destruction, etc. | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Play with cards like Elemental HERO Stratos and Destiny HERO – Disc Commander, from an era focused on Fusion Summoning. | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Play with cards like Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier and Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier that come from an era that focuses on Synchro Summoning. | Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL Play with cards like Number 16: Shock Master and Lavalval Chain, from an era focused on Xyz Summoning. | Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V Test your skill with the current Forbidden & Limited List against the other eras of Yu-Gi-Oh!. |
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The Generation Duel Tournament is a Modified Advanced Format, Constructed event. The number of Duelists will determine the number of rounds that are played.
| Number of Participants | Number of Swiss Rounds |
| 5 – 8 Duelists | 3 Rounds |
| 9 – 16 Duelists | 4 Rounds |
| 17 – 32 Duelists | 5 Rounds |
| 33 – 64 Duelists | 6 Rounds |
At the end of the rounds of Swiss, Duelists that are ranked 1st through 4th place will receive the Generation Game Mat that corresponds to the era of their Deck.
