The Best 21 Traps to Use in Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

January 19^th was a momentous day for any Yu-Gi-Oh! fan as Master Duel was unexpectedly launched by Japanese leisure powerhouse Konami. A like-for-like simulation of their now 25-year-old buying and selling card recreation which now has gathered greater than 40 million downloads all through PC, outdated and subsequent gen consoles, in addition to cellular gadgets.

As an avid participant myself, I wished to share what I feel are one of the best 21 entice playing cards within the recreation.Without additional to do, let’s record what we expect are the highest 21 entice playing cards in Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

The Best 21 Traps to Use in Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

21) Magic Cylinder

(When an opponent’s monster declares and assault: Target the attacking monster; negate the assault, and in case you do, inflict harm to you opponent equal to its ATK.)

One of essentially the most iconic playing cards within the anime in addition to real-life play, Magic Cylinder has seen its play in each Yu-Gi-Oh! Master duel in addition to the TCG. An efficient card to catch your opponent unexpectedly at anytime in the course of the duel. Unfortunately, it’s a Super Rare within the recreation so watch out along with your CP!

20) Heavy Storm Duster

(Target as much as 2 Spells/Traps on the sphere; destroy them. You can not conduct your Battle Phase the flip you activate this card.)

An ideal card for any newbie/intermediate participant, nonetheless, it does require the price of skipping your Battle Phase. Using this card in the course of the End Phase of your opponent’s flip is a good way to clear your adversary’s backboard and go for the win!

19) Compulsory Evacuation Device

(Target 1 monster on the sphere; return that concentrate on to the hand.)

Simple however efficient! Widely referred to as Compulse within the TCG, this card is nice to keep away from any bother with monsters that set off results in both the graveyard or banished zones respectively.

18) Anti-Spell Fragrance

(Both gamers should Set Spell Cards earlier than activating them, and can’t activate them till their subsequent flip after Setting them.)

An ideal aspect deck card within the TCG however for Master Duel it may be a bit tough to… you guessed it! Master! An ideal card for Eldlich gamers and trap-heavy decks! However, use with warning as this card does imply you received’t be capable to activate Spell playing cards at your leisure!

17) Bottomless Trap Hole

(When your opponent Summons a monster(s) with 1500 or extra ATK: Destroy that monster(s) with 1500 or extra ATK, and in case you do, banish it.)

Another old-school card and one of the best Hole regular entice card in Yu-Gi-Oh! Want to banish a monster on summon with none results? BTH is the cardboard for you!

16) Imperial Order

(Negate all Spell results on the filed. One per flip, in the course of the Standby Phase, you need to pay 700 LP (this isn’t optionally available), or this card is destroyed.)

A card so highly effective it’s BANNED within the TCG! Imperial Order received the chop within the real-life card recreation again in February 2022 however in Master Duel, it’s utterly authorized! Just like our earlier entry Anti-Spell Fragrance, this utterly interrupts the circulate of any spell-heavy Deck. Paying 700 LP each Standby Phase is a dangerous technique for anyone, therefore why Imperial Order is a card particularly for professional gamers!

15) Storming Mirror Force

(When an opponent’s monster declares an assault: Return all of your opponent’s Attack Position monster to the hand.)

Similar to the Compulsory Evacuation Device, this Mirror Force card sends all attacking monsters again to your opponent’s hand, an important technique to get you out of a sticky scenario!

14) Wall of Revealing Light

(When you activate this card, pay any a number of of 1000 Life Points. None of your opponent’s monster with ATK equal to or lower than the Life Points you paid can assault.)

Not used as a lot within the TCG, however this card has had a large resurgence in Master Duel as informal classic gamers duel with low ATK decks like Watt and Harpie. An ideal attack-negating entice for combo Decks!

13) Solemn Strike

(When a monster(s) can be Special Summoned, OR a monster impact is activated: Pay 1500 LP; negate the Summon or activation, and in case you do, destroy that card.)

A extra cheap Solemn card (extra on that later) as this solely requires you to pay 1500 LP. In this present format, this card completely counters any results which may lower your probabilities of successful a Duel and even absolutely negate a dreaded Special Summon type the Extra Deck (I’m taking a look at you Zeus!)

12) Royal Decree

(Negate all different Trap results on the sphere.)

The excellent Eldlich, The Golden Lord counter! Royal Decree stops all traps on the sphere! This card is heaven for any participant who doesn’t use Trap Cards of their deck or their defences relying absolutely on Spell playing cards.

11) Lost Wind

(Target 1 face-up Special Summoned monster on the sphere; negate its results, additionally its unique ATK is halved. If a monster is Special Summoned out of your opponent’s Extra Deck, whereas this card is in your GY (besides the Damage Step): You can set this card, however banish it when it leaves the sphere.)

Our first entry with reference to Handtraps, a duplicate of Lost Wind can be utilized not as soon as however TWICE! Negating a card while concurrently halving their ATK energy!? It’s too good to be true proper?

10) Solemn Warning

(When a monster(s) can be Summoned, OR when a Spell/Trap Card, or monster impact, is activated that features an impact that Special Summons a monster(s): Pay 2000 LP; negate the Summon or activation, and in case you do, destroy it.)

Our second Solemn entry, Warning requires you to pay a bit greater than Strike however this card may counter Spells and Traps! Worthy of a prime 10 entry!

9) Mind Crush

(Declare 1 card identify; if that card is in your opponent’s hand, they have to discard all copies of it, in any other case you discard 1 random card.)

Another OG card! Mind Crush is an ideal method to take a look at out your opponent throughout a duel! Declaring a typical card (Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring for instance) is a should when activating this card. If you name incorrect nonetheless, you need to pay the implications as an alternative and discard one your self!

8) Witch’s Strike

(If your opponent negates the Normal or Special Summon of a monster(s), or activation of card or impact: Destroy all playing cards your opponent controls and of their hand.)

In a time the place Yu-Gi-Oh! is all about anticipating your opponent and negating playing cards, there’s no higher than Witch’s Strike! Want to negate my playing cards? Ok, positive however your playing cards can pay the value!

7) Harpie’s Feather Storm

(If you management a WIND Winged Beast-Type monster: Until the tip of this flip, negate any monster results your opponent prompts. If you management a “Harpie” monster, you’ll be able to activate this card out of your hand. If this card in its proprietor’s Spell & Trap Zone is destroyed by an opponent’s card impact: You can add 1 “Harpie’s Feather Duster” out of your Deck or Graveyard to your hand.)

If you play Harpie, that is the right card for you! Maybe not a meta archetype as such, however this card is so good that absolutely it’ll make everybody and anybody take into account taking part in this tremendous enjoyable Deck!

6) Drowning Mirror Force

(When an opponent’s monster declares a direct assault: Shuffle all Attack Position monsters your opponent controls into the deck.)

Another Mirror Force card makes our record however simply misses out on our prime 5! Drowning Mirror Force is a should when taking part in towards an opponent whose sole goal is to fill their board with monsters! This card will make them go bye-bye for positive! Nonetheless, they have to assault you straight so as so that you can activate this card!

5) Infinite Impermanence

(Target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; detrimental its results (till finish of this flip), then, if this card was Set earlier than activation and is on the sphere at decision, for the remainder of the flip all different Spell/Trap results on this column are negated. If you management no playing cards, you’ll be able to activate this card out of your hand.)

Into the highest 5 and we see what is usually referred to as Imperm. This card is undoubtedly essentially the most identified Handtrap within the recreation as it may be used straight out of your hand in case you management no playing cards on the sphere. Also while you activate this set card on the sphere, it would lock the column it was activated! Very helpful to catch your opponent unexpectedly!

4) There Can Be Only One

(Each participant can solely management 1 monster of every Type. If a participant controls 2 or extra monsters of the identical Type, they have to ship some to the GY so that they management not more than 1 monster of that sort.)

Running a pure Warrior deck? No downside! There Can Only Be One is ideal so that you can maintain this Duel purely sword and defend based mostly! Perfect towards any archetype that require combos with greater than 2 Types similar to Sky Striker!

3) Red Reboot

(When your opponent prompts a Trap card: Negate the activation, and in case you do, Set that card face-down, then they’ll Set 1 different Trap straight from their Deck. For the remainder of this flip after this card resolves, your opponent can not activate Trap Cards. You can activate this card out of your hand by paying half of your LP.)

An ideal Counter-Trap to be use din essentially the most tough of conditions! Makes your opponent utterly trapless for the remainder of the flip. But you need to pay a hefty price! In determined want? Sure, you too can improvise and use Red Reboot as a Handtrap! You’ve simply received to pay half of your LP as an alternative…. OUCH!

2) Evenly Matched

(At the tip of the Battle Phase, in case your opponent controls extra playing cards than you do: You can banish playing cards from their subject face-down so that they management the identical variety of playing cards as you do. If you management no playing cards, you’ll be able to activate this card out of your hand.)

Without query one of the best Handtrap within the recreation! It is possible that whoever performs Evenly Matched first, wins the Duel. I nonetheless can’t consider it myself that it’s solely a Super Rare! An absolute recreation changer however not one of the best.

1) Solemn Judgement

(When a monster(s) can be Summoned, OR a Spell/Trap Card is activated: Pay half of your LP; negate the Summon or activation, and in case you do, destroy that card.)

A good card for a good worth. The crown takes it what might be probably essentially the most iconic Trap in all of Duel Monsters. By paying half of your LP, you’ll be able to negate something, with out query. Released all the best way again in 2003 and coming as much as 20 years because the card’s first printing within the TCG, there’s nothing extra iconic than Solemn Judgment.