YGO Progression

General Rules

• Bans are in Round Robin style.
• The official ban list from the era being played must be used.
• Last round place picks first.

Random Deck Ban

• After all player bans are declared, each player must randomly lose 1 card from their deck.
• A random number generator will be used to select the card.
• The number generated corresponds to the card’s position in the player’s sorted deck list.
• The selected card is immediately banned from that player’s deck.

Custom Ban Limits

• There are 2 custom ban slots available in each banlist segment.
• When replacing a custom ban, you cannot choose a card that already appears in another section of the ban list.
• Custom bans must always occur each round.
• If all custom ban slots are already filled, players must replace an existing custom ban with a new one.

Era Ban List Rules

• The official era ban list cannot be modified directly.
• The only exception: a card from the era ban list may be placed in the Unlimited section as a custom change.

Unlimited Section

• The Unlimited section is reserved only for cards that appear on the era’s official ban list.
• These cards may be placed into the Unlimited section as a custom ban adjustment.

Selection Order

• The round winner chooses first.
• Selection order then proceeds 2nd place, 3rd place, and so on until all players have chosen.
• Options 1, 2, 3, and 4 must be placed ahead of you in the overall placement order when resolving their effects.

Option 1 – Binder Removal

• Remove 1 card from an opponent’s binder of your choice.
• All copies of that card are removed from their binder.

Option 2 – Forced Trade

• Force a trade of 4 cards total between you and another player. (2 cards from each player)
• You must take the equal, or lower rarities in this trade.

Option 3 – Card Lockout

• Choose 3 different card names.
• The chosen opponent cannot use those cards in the next set/pack.

Option 4 – Gambled Removal

• Remove 2 cards from an opponent's binder of your choice.
• All copies of each are removed.
• They get 2 Promo Boxes of their choice to open.

Option 5 – Binder Stack

• Choose any card in your binder.
• Increase that card to 3 total copies.
• Cannot be higher than Ultra Rare.

Option 6 – Ban List Cards

• Give yourself 2 cards currently on the Ban List.
• Can be the same card twice.

Option 7 – Progression Series Promo Box

• Open 2 Promo Boxes of your choice.
• Both must be the same box.

Option 8 – Draft Pack

• Choose any Yu-Gi-Oh pack from the entire game.
• All players receive 1 pack from that set.
• You receive 3 packs instead.
• These are treated as draft packs.

General Rules

• This phase contains two rounds of feature rewards.
• Depends which round you are on per set.
• The round winner selects first.
• Selection order then continues 2nd place, 3rd place, and so on.
• No duplicates are allowed.

Round I – Promo Boxes

• Choose 1 of the 5 available Promo Boxes.
• Open the selected box and add the contents to your card pool.

Round II – Drafted Pull

• Players may roll for a random pull from one of the following categories.
• Each player receives 3 rerolls for Options 1–4.
• Each player receives 1 reroll for Options 5–7.

Special Round

• After every 6 Mainline packs, each player chooses one of the following:
• 5 Promo Boxes per person of their choice.
• 5 Feature cards from a countdown pull of 4.

General Rules

• The Draft Phase is divided into two rounds for each pack release.
• Round 1: Full Pack Opening.
• Round 2: Draft Packs.

Round I – Full Packs

• Players open packs from the newly unlocked set.

Standard Pack Release

• If there are no special products between the previous set and the new set, use the following:
• Normal Packs: Open 20 packs from the new set.
• Chosen Packs: Open 10 packs of your choice from previously unlocked packs. Newest one does not count.

Special Product Release

• If special products exist between the previous set and the new set, include them:
• Special Packs: Open 20 packs.
• Tins: Open 1 tin.
• Structure/Starter Decks: Open 1 deck.

All cards opened are added to the player’s binder/card pool.

Round II – Draft Packs

• Players perform a draft using unlocked sets.
• Draft Packs: Open 20 draft packs of your choice.
• Players may choose these packs from any previously unlocked packs.
• 3 Promo Boxes.
• 1 previously unlocked Tin of your choice.

All cards obtained during this round are added to the player’s card pool.

Deck Building Rules

• Players must ensure that all cards removed from their binder are also removed from their deck.
• If a player uses a card that is no longer in their binder, it is considered an automatic forfeit.
• The same rule applies to banned cards. Using a banned card results in an automatic forfeit.

Duel Format

• All matches are played in Match Format (Best of 3 duels).

Tournament Structure

• Opponents are determined randomly through a bracket system.
• The tournament uses a Single Elimination Bracket.

Placement Rewards

• 1st Place: Receive 1 Promo Box of your choice.
• 2nd Place: Receive 1 Drafted Feature Card of your choice.
• 3rd Place: Receive 1 Card on the Banlist of your choice.
• 4th Place: Steal 1 Card from a random opponent’s deck.
• 5th Place: Ban 1 Card until the next duel is complete.