Today, KONAMI revealed additional details around the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2024 (WCS) event, along with the reveal of the new upcoming Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) releases in August and September.
- First, the grand conclusion to the 2023-2024 competitive season in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) is just weeks away, with the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2024 (WCS) taking place in Seattle on September 7-8. It’s the first Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship contested on American soil in almost a decade, and the entire weekend will be broadcast worldwide on the official livestream.
- The countdown to the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship begins July 24, kicking off with a stunning new Limited Edition collector’s item! For the 25th Anniversary of the Yu-Gi-Oh! card game, KONAMI just revealed the limited-edition Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Stainless Steel Card: Dark Magician Girl (MSRP: $149.99 per card). Note: this product is not available as a product sample.
- On September 7th, both accessories in the Grandopolis, The Eternal Golden City – 2013 WCS Commemorative Accessories will release, including the Grandopolis, The Eternal Golden City – 2013 WCS Commemorative Game Mat (MSRP $16.99); and Grandopolis, The Eternal Golden City – 2013 WCS Commemorative Card Sleeves (MSRP $9.99 per Pack of 100 sleeves), only available at Official Tournament Stores (OTS).
- Furthermore, on September 20th, the 25th Anniversary Tin: Dueling Mirrors (MSRP $21.99 per tin) arrives in stores. The complete set includes 400 cards, and each Tin includes 3 Mega-Packs with a grand total of 24 Commons, 9 Ultra Rares, 3 Prismatic Secret Rares, and 3 Quarter Century Secret Rares.
IT’S ALMOST TIME FOR THE Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2024!
Hawthorne, Calif. (July 24, 2024) – An entire year of Dueling competition is coming to a close! The grand conclusion to the 2023-2024 competitive season in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) is just weeks away, with the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2024 (WCS) taking place in Seattle on September 7-8. Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI) is proud to host dozens of the year’s greatest Duelists from across the globe, as they compete for the World Championship titles in Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS, Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL, and the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. It’s the first Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship contested on American soil in almost a decade, and the entire weekend will be broadcast worldwide on the official livestream.
So how is the Dueling world celebrating?! Duelists are invited to attend World Championship Celebration events at hundreds of Official Tournament Stores across the globe, for Dueling, prizes, and some exclusive merchandise! But before we get there, a surprise release might just steal a bit of the spotlight: one of the most popular characters in all of Yu-Gi-Oh! fandom will be cast in cold steel, a must-have for collectors and fans of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! anime! And after the World Championship winds down, the competition’s only heating up: this year’s 25th Anniversary Tins contain countless high-demand tournament cards and nostalgic hits, and this time they’re bigger than ever, with a whopping 400 cards in the set! Here’s what’s in store for August and September in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG…
The countdown to the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship begins July 24, kicking off with a stunning new Limited Edition collector’s item! For over two decades, Yugi’s Dark Magician Girl has been one of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG’s biggest fan-favorites. Now, the greatest apprentice gets her due, immortalized in steel for the 25th Anniversary of the Yu-Gi-Oh! card game! This modern classic depicts Dark Magician Girl with her signature illustration from the 2004 booster set Magician’s Force, and each copy is individually numbered, presented in a protective plaque, accompanied by a display stand and Certificate of Authenticity. Best of all, you won’t wait long to add the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Stainless Steel Card: Dark Magician Girl to your collection! It’s an incredible collector’s item 25 years in the making, sure, and your order will be shipped and fulfilled in just a few short weeks.
Each Limited-Edition Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Stainless Steel Card: Dark Magician Girl comes with a display plaque, stand, and official Certificate of Authenticity. MSRP $149.99 per card. Order now at https://www.yugioh-card.com/en/products/ssdmg/
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On September 7, for the first time ever, the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2024 will feature not one, but four unique competitions! This year, invitees will compete in their qualified category for the title of King of Games in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG, Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL, Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS Speed Duel format, and the newly-released Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS Rush Duel format. That’s right: four Champions will be crowned in one epic weekend! The Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2024 will take place in Seattle, Washington, and all four contests will be streamed live to Duel fans across the globe, all day long on September 7 and September 8. Tune in and watch some incredible Duels!
Want in on the action? Your local Official Tournament Store will host World Championship Celebration events September 7-8 to commemorate the occasion, so get ready for some friendly Dueling, tournament play, and special prizes you won’t find anywhere else! These stores will also offer two exclusive for-sale items, featuring one of the greatest World Championship Prize Cards of all time: Grandopolis, The Eternal Golden City. Awarded at the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2013 in Las Vegas, this spectacular card was inspired by the host city of Las Vegas. Now it makes a surprise return, featured on the Grandopolis, The Eternal Golden City – 2013 WCS Commemorative Game Mat, and Grandopolis, The Eternal Golden City – 2013 WCS Commemorative Card Sleeves. These one-of-a-kind accessories won’t be available at mass retailers or non-OTS, so be sure to attend your local World Championship Celebration event to purchase yours.
Both accessories in the Grandopolis, The Eternal Golden City – 2013 WCS Commemorative Accessories release September 7, including the Grandopolis, The Eternal Golden City – 2013 WCS Commemorative Game Mat, MSRP $16.99; and Grandopolis, The Eternal Golden City – 2013 WCS Commemorative Card Sleeves, MSRP $9.99 per Pack of 100 sleeves.
![Grandopolis, The Eternal Golden City – 2013 WCS Commemorative Accessories](https://www.pojo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Grandopolis-The-Eternal-Golden-City-playmat.jpg)
Finally it’s the one you’ve been waiting for! The 25th Anniversary Celebration reaches all-new heights with the 25th Anniversary Tin: Dueling Mirrors, paying homage to the reflective relationship between Yami Yugi and Seto Kaiba. As we’ve come to expect, each Tin will contain 3 Mega-Packs with multiple rarities guaranteed. But this time each Mega-Pack includes not just 1 Prismatic Secret Rare, but also 1 Quarter Century Secret Rare! And to raise the stakes, the complete set is bigger than any Tin release in Dueling history, weighing in at an astounding 400 cards…including 50 different Quarter Century Secret Rares!
So what can you expect from this year’s “best of” Tin? The 25th Anniversary Tin: Dueling Mirrors features incredible cards from some of the greatest booster sets of the last two years, including strong tournament staples reprinted for the first time! From Photon Hypernova, Granguignol the Dusk Dragon, Kashtiratheosis, Tearlaments Kashtira, Kashtira Riseheart, Big Welcome Labrynth, and another printing of Triple Tactics Thrust! From Cyberstorm Access, Despian Luluwalilith, Bystial Dis Pater, Guiding Quem, The Virtuous, and Chaos Angel! From Duelist Nexus, Dark Corridor, Chimera the King of Phantom Beasts, Revolution Synchron, Unchained Soul Lord of Yama, and the legendary Crimson Dragon! And from the 2023 blockbuster Age of Overlord comes Arias the Labrynth Butler, Imsety, Glory of Horus, Super Starslayer TY-PHON – Sky Crisis, WANTED: Seeker of Sinful Spoils, Diabellstar the Black Witch, and the card that tops many Duelists’ want lists: S:P Little Knight!
The 25th Anniversary Tin: Dueling Mirrors also includes all-new artwork for the iconic Dark Magician Girl and Red-Eyes Black Dragon, as well as the time-honored Spell Cards Tuning, Limiter Removal, Raigeki, and Harpie’s Feather Duster. Combined with more top picks from sets like Maze of Memories, Amazing Defenders and others, this year’s Tins are loaded with surprises sure to please any Duelist and power up any Deck.
![25th Anniversary Tin: Dueling Mirrors](https://www.pojo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/25th-Anniversary-Tin-Dueling-Mirrors.jpg)
Choose your side on September 20, when 25th Anniversary Tin: Dueling Mirrors arrives in stores! The complete set includes 400 cards, and each Tin includes 3 Mega-Packs with a grand total of 24 Commons, 9 Ultra Rares, 3 Prismatic Secret Rares, and 3 Quarter Century Secret Rares. MSRP $21.99 per tin.