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Two pre-built decks and a handful of extra duels bolted onto Legacy of the Duelist - worth it only if you're already deep in the base game and need more ARC-V content to chew through.

My first thought when I saw this was: who is the target here? I came to Legacy of the Duelist for the online PvP, and this DLC does not move that needle one millimeter. What it does is hand you two pre-constructed decks - the Prediction Princess build and the Igknight build - and drop you into additional duels across the ARC-V Campaign and Challenge Mode. That's the whole pitch. No new mechanics, no fresh ranked modes, no reason to care if you already customised your own decks and moved on to the multiplayer queue. The Prediction Princess deck leans on flip-effect monsters and trap sequencing, which plays slower and more reactively than most competitive builds. The Igknight lineup is a Pendulum-heavy setup that recycles itself through the extra deck, and it's genuinely fun to pilot for a few matches - until you remember these are fixed rosters you cannot modify within the DLC itself. If you want to tweak the Igknight build into something ladder-viable, you'll need cards from the base collection. The pre-constructed constraint is frustrating precisely because Legacy of the Duelist's main hook is deck-building freedom. The Campaign duels here follow the ARC-V anime's tournament arc faithfully enough that series fans will recognise the match-ups. Challenge Mode adds a secondary layer of structured objectives on top of those duels, which gives completionists a reason to replay the same encounters with specific win conditions - think something like "win within three turns" or "take no damage." It's fine filler content for a slow afternoon. But if your motivation for opening this is to find populated online lobbies and tight competitive matches, community feedback is pretty consistent: the multiplayer side of Legacy of the Duelist is quiet, and this DLC does nothing to revive it. If you want online PvP with a real player pool, other Konami titles on PC serve that need much better right now. The bottom line on value is tied entirely to how much mileage you got from the base game. Hardcore Legacy of the Duelist fans who want every scrap of ARC-V story content and two more decks to experiment with offline will find this does exactly what it says. Anyone hoping this unlocks something competitive or multiplayer-relevant will be disappointed. It's a small content extension, priced accordingly, with zero surprises in either direction. Fred, Scout Team

Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V: ARC League Championship
Simulation

Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V: ARC League Championship

Dec 7, 2016Other Ocean InteractiveKONAMI
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Two pre-built decks and a handful of extra duels bolted onto Legacy of the Duelist - worth it only if you're already deep in the base game and need more ARC-V content to chew through.

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My first thought when I saw this was: who is the target here? I came to Legacy of the Duelist for the online PvP, and this DLC does not move that needle one millimeter. What it does is hand you two pre-constructed decks - the Prediction Princess build and the Igknight build - and drop you into additional duels across the ARC-V Campaign and Challenge Mode. That's the whole pitch. No new mechanics, no fresh ranked modes, no reason to care if you already customised your own decks and moved on to the multiplayer queue. The Prediction Princess deck leans on flip-effect monsters and trap sequencing, which plays slower and more reactively than most competitive builds. The Igknight lineup is a Pendulum-heavy setup that recycles itself through the extra deck, and it's genuinely fun to pilot for a few matches - until you remember these are fixed rosters you cannot modify within the DLC itself. If you want to tweak the Igknight build into something ladder-viable, you'll need cards from the base collection. The pre-constructed constraint is frustrating precisely because Legacy of the Duelist's main hook is deck-building freedom. The Campaign duels here follow the ARC-V anime's tournament arc faithfully enough that series fans will recognise the match-ups. Challenge Mode adds a secondary layer of structured objectives on top of those duels, which gives completionists a reason to replay the same encounters with specific win conditions - think something like "win within three turns" or "take no damage." It's fine filler content for a slow afternoon. But if your motivation for opening this is to find populated online lobbies and tight competitive matches, community feedback is pretty consistent: the multiplayer side of Legacy of the Duelist is quiet, and this DLC does nothing to revive it. If you want online PvP with a real player pool, other Konami titles on PC serve that need much better right now. The bottom line on value is tied entirely to how much mileage you got from the base game. Hardcore Legacy of the Duelist fans who want every scrap of ARC-V story content and two more decks to experiment with offline will find this does exactly what it says. Anyone hoping this unlocks something competitive or multiplayer-relevant will be disappointed. It's a small content extension, priced accordingly, with zero surprises in either direction. Fred, Scout Team

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singleplayermultiplayerpvponline-pvpcontroller-supportcloud-savestier:sub-5DLCCard GameAnime Tie-InPre-Constructed DecksPendulum SummonChallenge ModeOffline ContentCompletionist

System Requirements

Minimum

OS
Windows 7x64, Windows 8x64 (64-bit OS Required)
Memory
2 GB RAM
DirectX
Version 11
Storage
2 GB available space
Graphics
512MB DirectX 11.0 compatible video card
Processor
2.5GHz CPU
Sound Card
DirectX 11.0 compatible sound card

Recommended

OS
Windows 8x64 (64-bit OS Required)
Memory
4 GB RAM
DirectX
Version 11
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Storage
2 GB available space
Graphics
1GB DirectX 11.0 compatible video card
Processor
3GHz CPU
Sound Card
DirectX 11.0 compatible sound card

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Game Info

Developer
Other Ocean Interactive
Publisher
KONAMI
Release Date
Dec 7, 2016

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