If a player's Deck Master leaving the field is used to Summon another monster (such as being used as a Fusion Material, Tributed by a card effect that Summons another monster, or allowing a card such as ' A Deal with Dark Ruler' to meet its activation conditions), the replacement monster becomes the player's new Deck Master. Deck Masters provide a Deck Master ability, with that ability being based on the card chosen as the Deck Master.Ī player can choose to Special Summon their Deck Master to their side of the field at any time, but if a player's Deck Master is destroyed, they lose the Duel.
The player's Deck Master starts the Duel visible, but not on the field. It appears exclusively in the Virtual World arc of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, in which it is used in all Duels that take place in Noah's Virtual World.Īt the start of a Duel, each Duelist chooses a card from their Deck (either their Main Deck or Fusion Deck) to be their Deck Master. A Deck Master is a monster that represents the player in a Deck Master Duel.