How to unlock all Mates in Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel players can take the trading card battlefield with an in-game friend known as a Mate.

Mates act as a sort of cheerleader while dueling others. They sit on the side of the playing space and react differently depending on how well you are performing in the card match.

Currently, there are over a dozen Mates in the game to be collected. Each has its own way of being unlocked, varying from a Shop purchase, finishing the Duel Pass, or completing mission milestones.

Each Mate resembles a familiar face to Yu-Gi-Oh! fans. The likes of Dark Magician and Pot of Greed all come from different cards that were once used in the trading card game.

There will also be additional Mates added to the game at some point, if leaks and datamines revealing certain placeholder Mates are accurate. Here are all of the current Mates and how they can be obtained.

Some will take much longer than others to unlock, with upwards of 1000 items needed for certain tasks. If you are wanting a Mate right away, though, you can purchase one with Gems as you wait to complete missions in Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.