How it works
Every UTC day the game picks one boss (a duelist from the third position onward of any region, or the final villain) and one or two modifiers, which change the rules of the duel. A pair of modifiers that cancel each other never comes up. The challenge is the same for all players.
You have 3 attempts per day and the best one counts. A voided attempt does not count. You play with a deck of yours (in Classic mode) or with the Starter deck on loan.
The modifiers
The thirteen possible modifiers:
| Modifier | What changes |
|---|---|
| 4000 starting LP | Both duelists start with 4000 LP. |
| Hand of 6 | Opening hand of 6 and draw up to 6 every turn. |
| Fusion +300 ATK | Every monster made by fusion gets +300 ATK. |
| Constellations +1000 | The constellation advantage is worth +1000 instead of +500. |
| No traps | Set traps never trigger. |
| Fixed field | A mythology field is active all duel; field cards cannot be activated. |
| Turn-1 attack | The first player may attack on turn 1. |
| Themed boss deck | Every monster in the boss deck shares one type. |
| Double direct damage | Direct attacks deal double damage. |
| Double spell power | Spell heals, burns, boosts and weakens are doubled. |
| Blitz duel | Each deck keeps only 20 cards — decks run out fast. |
| Wall | Every monster has +500 DEF. |
| Fortified boss | The boss starts with +2000 LP. |
These pairs never come up together: reduced starting LP with double direct damage; reduced starting LP with a fortified boss; and blitz duel with a hand of 6.
The points
A win is worth POW + TEC + 5 × (30 − turns). Going past 30 turns gives no bonus, and a defeat is worth zero. Example: with POW 80, TEC 70 and 12 turns, that is 80 + 70 + 5 × (30 − 12) = 240 points.
Rewards and leaderboard
- The first win of the day gives 5 dust. Every 7 cleared days it also gives 1 Traveler's Pack (the gold pack), without spending gold.
- The duel pays the normal gold by grade, inside the daily cap against the computer (300 gold); it does not draw a card from the boss.
- The daily leaderboard shows the top 100 and your position. Whoever ends in the top 10% (at least one person) wears the Champion of the Day title for the next 24 hours.