Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel: Is It Better To Go First Or Second?

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is an excellent way to learn the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. It has full tutorials to explain every mechanic and even has enough solo play to keep those wary of online modes happy. But there is one thing it doesn't teach you: is it better to choose to go first or second?

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Being faced with that coin flip before a game can be daunting, but there is an answer to whether it's better to go first or second in Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.

Before a duel, you and your opponent will take part in a coin flip to decide who goes first.

More specifically, the coin flip decides who gets to decide who goes first. If the coin lands on heads, you've won the flop and get to choose to go either first or second. If your opponent wins (it lands of tales), they get to instead.

Note that in a lot of the story duel missions, the game decides the outcome for you. Usually, the AI will go first in this situation, but they'll do nothing and pass the turn to you more often than not.

The big difference between going first and second is that the first player skips the Draw Step and Battle Step of their first turn. The first player can summon monsters, set traps and play spells just like always, but they can't attack with any monster they summon straight away. The player who goes second, however, can.

In the vast majority of cases, choosing to go first is best. Not being able to attack straight away may seem like a big weakness of going first, as you're just leaving your monster open to be destroyed in your opponent's Battle Step.

Except is one massive reason why going first is best: your opponent can't really stop you. Your opponent hasn't