How many cards are in yugioh duel links

How many cards are in yugioh duel links

30 card limit and other questions

So last time I played Yu-gi-oh was when I was like 12 or something, I still have my old deck though, I thought the deck size was 45-60? Did they change it to 20-30? Or is it just specifc for this game? Cuz I googled it and it said 45-60 was the deck size you use, also I have this game on my phone which is pretty fun, but is it actually worth staying around and investing in if there are game stores where I can play paper Yu-gi-oh instead? Thanks

Originally posted by Kamatsu:

This game uses the 'Speed Deck' system, which uses different rules to the main/normal game - this includes changes to deck size from 40-50 to 20-30 cards.

Read more here: http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Speed_Duel_(format)

As for if the game is worth it - that really depends on what you're after, what you prefer playing, etc. IE:

- If there is a good sized player base for playing with paper cards and/or you prefer the non-speed format then it's likely better for you to go that way.
- If you're wanting to get into PvP but not willing to spend money, then you're prolly out of luck with this game. Unless of course you pump the gems you have (you should have 2-3K as a new player?) specifically into specific pack(s) to get the current meta cards/decks.
- If you don't care about PvP, play casually and don't care about getting the best deck's asap... then the game can be a load of fun.

Note - not saying that you have to spend money to PvP, but depending on what deck(s) you want to use and your luck with card draws you might or might not be able to get workable PvP decks without buying packs with real money.
Note #2 - the 'free' decks do take some time as they are bought from the card trader, which means you need the gold & such for the cards.
Note #3 - there are decks which need just/mostly cards from mini-boxes... these are obviously easier to get with fewer gems.
Note #4 - Decks which need UR/R cards from main decks... require luck or account restarts to get these specific cards asap, unless you don't mind spending money or taking longer to get the cards neded.

Date Posted: 13 May, 2018 @ 6:27pm

Posts: 7


Originally posted by Rezilia:

Also this format isn't about multiple combos it's about gimmicks like BW gimmick of multiple synchros by turn 1 or Invoked getting out a Invoked Fusion or Triamids trying to deny you at all times

And once one of those has been done, then what? Is it game over? No recourse because your one trick pony deck didn't work out before their one trick pony deck? This is why versatility matters more than consistency - you can make a deck designed around getting out that one sweet combo but if your opponent gets theirs out first you're done for because all you had was that one combo.

Actually it does work out as a win. Let me use an example, say I summoned Triamid Cruiser then Master and set 2 cards while gaining 500 LP then discarding a Dancer, your move. You use a Shiranui deck, so you get your 2 cards to synchro that 2100 ATK synchro, however on that same move I activate my Master's effect, trade in Cruiser for Kingolem then Cruiser will activate it's effect before Shiranui can so now I can use a face down, well since every Triamid deck has Pulse let's say Pulse is the face down, I activate it send in 2 cards to destroy your synchro and I get a monster because of Cruiser's effect and still have 1 face down. It's game set match unless you have a disruption card which most Shiranui decks don't unless it's a specific tie in to the deck which against Triamid is just as good as surrendering.

If people really cared about versatility then you would be seeing 30 card decks used by everybody not 20 card decks, instead it is tied to Grass and only Grass

The fast format makes 30 card decks much more difficult since you have to take into consideration who goes first and what cards you drew, plus very few people run mill decks so decking out from 20 card deck format is basically unrealistic unless you self milled for a benefit which very few decks do

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links is an Android, iOS and PC game. Its name is likely taken from the Duel Links system featured in "TRANSCEND GAME" and Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions.

The game was first announced at Jump Festa 2016. On January 6, 2016, it was officially announced that the game would be released globally, along with the news that Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Generation and Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist would both receive further updates in winter 2016.[9]

On March 18, 2016, the Japanese site was updated with more information about its gameplay, characters, and online content, as well as the first YouTube trailer for the game. Pre-registration for the game is currently open in Japan, with rewards available for accounts pre-registered before the game launch. The rewards are accumulative based on the total number of existing pre-registered accounts when the game launches: 50 gems (10,000), "Dark Magician" card protectors (30,000), an additional 50 gems (50,000), a Yugi Muto-themed Duel Field (100,000), and an additional 50 gems (150,000). Additional rewards were added on March 29, 2016, after the number of pre-registered accounts exceeded 200,000: "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" card protectors (200,000), an additional 100 gems (250,000), and a Seto Kaiba-themed Duel Field (300,000).[10]

On April 19, 2016, the official site announced that in order to further improve the game quality, the game would go into a closed beta testing phase in June. Beta testers are picked randomly among the players who pre-registered the game before April 30, 2016. As a result, the public release date of the game will be postponed to a later date rather than April 2016 as initially planned. Players also receive more rewards at the start of the game which details will be disclosed in further announcements.[10]

Pre-registration emails and surveys were sent out on June 13, 2016 for people in the United States and United Kingdom. On June 23, 2016, the sign-up period was extended.[1] In late July, e-mails were sent to accepted applicants notifying them of their accepted participation in the Closed Beta Test, as well as informing them that the game would be "polished" for another one to two months before the Closed Beta Test would start. On September 1, 2016, applications for the closed beta closed. The Closed Beta Test started on September 7, 2016, and subsequently closed on September 27, 2016, after maintenance was conducted that day from 1:00 AM - 3:00 AM (EST). It was released worldwide in January 2017.

Gameplay

Duel World

Duel World (デュエルワールド) is the hub area where a character that either is a Standard Duelist (スタンダードデュエリスト) or Legendary Duelist (レジェンドデュエリスト) can be selected and challenged to obtain cards and increase the character's Level. It is possible to increase the stage level by doing missions, and by doing so, a new Legendary Duelist or new features will appear.

Online Versus

It allows real time duels with other Duelists or friends around the world in Duel Links. Furthermore, there are practice plays, Decks from Duelists played against, and replays from other Duelists can be watched.

Rules

  • The Speed Duel format is used.
    • Each player only has three Monster Zones and three Spell & Trap Zones, rather than five of each (the left and right Spell & Trap Zones act as Pendulum Zones. However, certain Skills can create separate Pendulum Zones, similar to Master Rules 3).
    • Each player has one Field Zone.
    • There are two Extra Monster Zones.
    • Each player must have 20-30 cards in their Main Deck (instead of 40-60) and 0-8 (only in Duel Links) cards in the Extra Deck (instead of 0-15) .
    • Each player starts with 4000 LP, rather than 8000 LP.
    • Each player starts with four cards in their hand, rather than five.
    • There is no Main Phase 2. The End Phase takes place right after the Battle Phase.
  • Each player can have one Skill. The available Skills vary between characters. Depending on the Skill, it may be always activated at the start of the Duel (e.g. starting with "Yami" on the field), optionally activated when a player meets certain conditions (e.g. ensuring the next drawn card is a Spell or Trap Card after the player's Life Points have dropped by 1800), or always activated when a condition is met (e.g. inflicting damage when the player activates a Trap Card).
    • Monsters played by a Skill are treated as if they have been properly Special Summoned. So they can be Special Summoned from the GY.
  • Cards that mention Main Phase 2 have their effects changed to remove it.
  • Some cards that inflict effect damage have their damage halved (e.g., Lava Golem).
  • You can only have a total of 1 Limited 1 cards in your deck instead of 1 of each limited card.
  • You can only have a total of 2 Limited 2 cards in your deck instead of 2 of each semi-limited card.
  • You can only have a total of 3 Limited 3 cards.

Timeline Placement

Duel Links, before DSOD world release, did not fit perfectly into the timeline of any adaptation of Yu-Gi-Oh!. Inconsistencies with the series timeline are explained in dialogue as a product of Kaiba's programming.

The GX , 5D's and Zexal portions of Duel Links does not reference the manga at all. Rather than stick to a certain time period, the game portrays characters at the point in the series where they were most prominent. Though there is dialogue for cards not used by them in the anime (like Blazeman and Terra Firma for Jaden).

After DSOD world release, the main lore followed the events of The Dark Side of Dimensions, and in dialogue it was explained DM world and characters are just a simulation running inside Duel Links. There's no mention about GX and 5D's worlds being also a simulation.

Characters

Playable

Yu-Gi-Oh!

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds

Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL

Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V

Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS

Non-playable

Legendary Duelists

Legendary Duelists are duelists based on characters from the anime or manga. All playable characters are also Legendary Duelists, but there are several Legendary Duelists who are not playable characters or haven't become playable yet.

Dark Signer Roman Goodwin

How many cards are in yugioh duel links

How many cards are in yugioh duel links

How many cards are in yugioh duel links

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Standard Duelists

Standard Duelists are game-original human NPCs who have generic denominations in the Japanese version (such as "Student who likes Dueling" or "Energetic boy"), but are given actual names in Western versions.

Other Duelists

Non-Duelists

Reception

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links received "generally favorable" reviews on Metacritic holding a metascore of 80/100 on iOS.[11]

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links Official Website
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links Official Website (Japanese)
  • Official Yu-Gi-Oh! Youtube Channel: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links Promotion Trailer (Japanese)
  • Official Yu-Gi-Oh! Youtube Channel: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links Gameplay Video (Japanese)
  • Official Gameplay Video of Joey vs Mai (Japanese)
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links Promotional Video: GX World Unlocked (Japanese)
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links Promotional Video: 5Ds World Unlocked (Japanese)

Trivia

  • Duel Links avoids programming in cards that need the normal field for use. For example, "Scapegoat" {As it summons 4 Tokens}. This is because these cards cannot be used with the reduced field and would be considered useless.
  • Although the game takes place after the events of Dark Side of Dimensions, all of the other characters from each series represented thus far somehow know of it's existence, and even remember all of the events of their series also.
    • Examples of the former include...
      • When you unlock 5D's World (and by extension, Yusei Fudo), where Jack is already in Duel Links and - by the time Yusei shows up - reveals that he also told Yusei about it.
      • When Yuto appears in Duel Links for the first time, even though they - along with Yuri and Yugo - are still in Yuya's body at the end of the Arc-V anime.
        • In Yuto's event, the game reveals he has amnesia (to the point where he doesn't even remember his own name at first), so he has to recover his memories of what happened throughout the anime over the course of the event.
      • When Tori, Anna and Rio appear in Duel Links for the first time, upset at Yuma (and Shark, in Rio's case) for knowing about Duel Links and not telling them about it.
    • The latter leads to very interesting interactions, such as Yusei and Akiza meeting Carly as a Dark Signer, the Arc-V cast entering the 5D's and ZEXAL Duel Worlds during the Declan event while meeting the original versions of Crow, Jack and Kite, Alexis meeting Jaden as The Supreme King and more.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Closed beta test play offer". Konami Digital Entertainment. https://spg.s.game.konami.jp/yugioh_dl_cbt_en/note.php.
  2. "To those who were chosen for the "Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links" Closed Beta Test (Android Ver.)". Konami Digital Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161208122053/https://www.konami.com/yugioh/duel_links/en/.
  3. "777,777 People Pre-registered! "Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS" Launch Today!". Konami Digital Entertainment. https://www.konami.com/games/corporate/en/news/release/20161117/?cm_sp=01-_-release-_-20161117-e.
  4. "Worldwide Release Begins Mid-January 2017! Mobile Game "Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS"". Konami Digital Entertainment. https://www.konami.com/games/corporate/en/news/release/20161208_2/?cm_sp=01-_-release-_-20161208_2-e.
  5. http://store.steampowered.com/app/601510/YuGiOh_Duel_Links/
  6. http://store.steampowered.com/app/601510/YuGiOh_Duel_Links/
  7. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/yu-gi-oh-duel-links/id1068378177
  8. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.konami.duellinks&hl=en_US
  9. "Konami announces release of new Yu-Gi-Oh! content across multiple formats for 2016". yugioh-card.com. http://www.yugioh-card.com/uk/news/press_multi_format.html.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links". Konami Digital Entertainment. http://www.konami.jp/yugioh/duel_links/.
  11. Metascore for Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links on iOSMetacritic, Retrieved April 22, 2020

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links

Events
Character unlock events

  • Welcome to Toon World
  • Fear the Deck of Terror! The Destiny Board of Doom
  • Paradox Brothers: Guardians of the Gate
  • Attack of the Rare Hunters! Yami Marik Returns!
  • Duelist Chronicles: Set Sail for the Kingdom!
  • Dr. Crowler's Tricky Tests
  • Bonz's Spooky Zombie Party
  • Duelist Chronicles: Battle City Begins!
  • Tag Duel Tournament
  • Awaken! Rainbow Dragon!
  • Syrus Truesdale's Road to Duel Links
  • Espa Roba's Duel Carnival
  • Cyberdark Impact! Zane Truesdale Strikes!
  • Tabletop RPG: Monster World
  • Rise of Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare
  • Sector Security on the Move! Officer Tetsu Trudge
  • Atlas Rising: The Return of Jack Atlas
  • I've Got Dino DNA! Tyranno Hassleberry's Ultimate Evolution
  • Consumed by Light: Sartorius Emerges
  • Raid Duel - The Flames of Vengeance: Ccapac Apu
  • Rise of Yubel - Soul Polymerization
  • Destiny Decided! Dark Signer Carly Carmine
  • Transcend Game Part 2
  • Raid Duel - The Netherworld Cometh: Wiraqocha Rasca
  • Memories of a Friend
  • Blair Flannigan's Maiden in Love
  • Carly Carmine's Duel Links Spotlight!
  • Raid Duel - Dimensional Disaster: Buster Gundil the Cubic Behemoth
  • Téa Gardner's Reminiscence of the Future
  • Duelist Road - Clash at Crash Town
  • Raid Duel - Dimensional Disaster: Indiora Doom Volt the Cubic Emperor
  • Shark Attack: Numbers Appear
  • D.D. Castle: Assault
  • Number Hunter: Kite Tenjo
  • Clear Mind: Antinomy the Mysterious Turbo Duelist
  • Roll the Dice! Duke Devlin Appears!
  • Raid Duel - Fear the Meklord Emperor
  • Raid Duel - Giant Grinder: The Meet-and-Greet of Nightmares
  • D.D. Castle: Supreme King Rises
  • For the Sake of the Family: Trey Arrives
  • The Power Beyond Dimensions: Declan Akaba
  • Raid Duel - The Embodiment of Despair: Meklord Astro Mekanikle
  • The Dark Duelist of Xyz: Yuto!

Roaming character events

  • Roaming Duelists
  • Rex Raptor's Dino Mayhem!
  • Chazz-A-Thon
  • Mark of the Dark Signer

Other events

  • Duel-A-Thon
  • Duelist Challenges
  • Card Flipper Campaign
  • Unleash the Egyptian God Card! Yami Marik Returns II
  • D.D. Tower: Fire Dimension
  • D.D. Tower: Water Dimension
  • Duel Island: -Gladiator-
  • D.D. Tower: Wind & Earth Dimension
  • Duelist Chronicles: Battle City Showdown!
  • D.D. Tower: Dark Dimension
  • Duel Quest
  • D.D. Tower: Sacred Light Dimension
  • Duelist Chronicles GX: Welcome to Duel Academy!
  • Tour Guide's Bingo Missions
  • Duelist Chronicles GX: Society of Light
  • Mark of the Dark Signer
  • Mission Circuit
  • Leo and Luna's Duel Carnival
  • Duelist Chronicles GX: Yubel
  • Turbo Duel Grand Prix
  • Duelist Chronicles 5D'S: Fight for the Fortune Cup
  • Carly's Fortune-Telling
  • Duelist Chronicles 5D'S: Attack of the Dark Signers
  • D.D. Castle: Emergence
  • D.D. Castle: Siege
  • Duelist Road - The Power of ZEXAL!
  • Duelist Kingdom
  • Duelist Road - The Dark Side of Dimensions
  • Duelist Chronicles 5D's: The Three Emperors of Iliaster

Items

  • Card sleeve
  • Gate Key
  • Ticket
  • Icon
  • Playmat

Sets
Main Packs

  • The Ultimate Rising
  • Neo-Impact
  • Valkyrie's Rage
  • Chaotic Compliance
  • Crimson Kingdom
  • Electric Overload
  • Generation Next
  • Galactic Origin
  • Primal Burst
  • Abyss Encounters
  • Valiant Souls
  • Crusaders' Battlegrounds
  • Burning Nova
  • Gaia Genesis
  • Stardust Acceleration
  • Blackstorm Rising
  • Revolution Beginning
  • Absolute Inferno
  • Warriors Unite
  • Blazing Rose
  • Cybernetic Rebellion
  • Valhalla Calling
  • Dark Dimension
  • Aerial Assault
  • Future Horizon
  • Judgement Force
  • Truth Universe
  • Witch's Sorcery
  • Infernity Destruction
  • Shining Hope
  • Shark Fang
  • Infinite Ray
  • Antinomic Theory
  • Eternal Stream
  • Darkness Gimmick
  • Pendulum Genesis
  • Chaotic Soldiers
  • Fantastic Arc
  • Maximum Gustav
  • Cross Dimension
  • Shining Sunrise
  • Link Revolution
  • Braver Victory

Mini Packs

  • Age of Discovery
  • Flame of the Tyrant
  • Wonders of the Sky
  • Land of the Titans
  • Dawn of Destiny
  • Echoes of Silence
  • Servants of Kings
  • Blades of Spirits
  • Resonance of Contrast
  • Rampage of the Forest
  • Visions of Ice
  • Clash of Wings
  • Empire of Scarlet
  • Power of Bravery
  • Secrets of the Ancients
  • Tornado of Phantoms
  • Dimension of the Wizards
  • Lords of Shining
  • Guardians of Rock
  • Curse of Dread
  • Spirit of the Beast
  • Soul of Resurrection
  • Masters of Shadow
  • Fortress of Gears
  • Flames of the Heart
  • Chronicle of Glory
  • Arena of Sanctuary
  • Voltage of the Metal
  • Rage of Volcano
  • Photon of Galaxy
  • Sign of Harpies
  • The King of Vermilion
  • Arts of Atlantis
  • Idea of Armageddon
  • Force of Infinity
  • Phantom of Rebellion
  • Energy of Gigarays
  • Heart of Xyz
  • Stars of Synchro
  • Stage of Trickstar

Structure Decks

  • Dragonic Force
  • Sorcerer's Alliance
  • Legendary Warriors
  • HERO Rising
  • Destiny Rulers
  • Dragonic Knights
  • Synchro Connection
  • Swordbound Silence
  • Return of the Red-Eyes
  • Hero Generation
  • Gagaga Xyz
  • Magicians Arc

Structure Decks EX

  • Spellbound Silence
  • The White Dragon of Legend
  • Ancient Gear Awakening
  • Neos Fusion
  • Full Metal Desperado
  • Masters of Chaos
  • King's Resonance
  • Dragunity Overdrive
  • Gladiator's Storm
  • Return of the Fire Kings
  • Tales of the Noble Knights
  • Blue-Eyes Evolution
  • Stardust Nexus
  • Rise of Gaia
  • Evil Domination
  • D/D/D Apocalypse
  • Cyber Style Extreme
  • Sword of Paladin
  • Tellarknight Advent
  • Brave Hope
  • Ruddy Rose Burning
  • Cyberse Code

Limited Edition Sets

  • Selection Box Vol. 01
  • Selection Box Vol. 01 Mini
  • Selection Box Vol. 02
  • Selection Box Vol. 03
  • Selection Box Vol. 02 Mini
  • Selection Box Vol. 04
  • Selection Box Vol. 03 Mini
  • Selection Box Vol. 01 Super Mini
  • Selection Box Vol. 05
  • Selection Box Vol. 04 Mini
  • Selection Box Vol. 02 Super Mini

Special Packs

  • New Week Campaign!
  • Vol.01
  • Vol.02
  • Vol.03
  • Vol.04

Forbidden/Limited Lists

  • 2017
    • August
    • November
  • 2018
    • January
      • 9
      • 24
    • February
      • 5
    • June
      • 26
    • August
      • 29
    • October
      • 29
  • 2019
    • January
      • 24
    • March
      • 25
    • May
      • 16
    • July
      • 26
    • August
      • 27
    • October
      • 28
    • December
      • 11
  • 2020
    • March
      • 24
    • May
      • 21
    • July
      • 21
    • October
      • 14
    • December
      • 15
  • 2021
    • January
      • 5
    • March
      • 9
    • May
      • 10
    • July
      • 9
    • August
      • 6

Skill Rebalancing

  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019

Miscellaneous

  • Card Trader
  • Duel Quiz
  • Mission Bingo
  • Loaner Deck Duels

  • v
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Video games

Duel Monsters

  • Duel Monsters
  • II: Dark duel Stories
  • Dark Duel Stories (III: Tri-Holy God Advent)
  • 4: Battle of Great Duelist
  • The Eternal Duelist Soul (5 Expert 1)
  • 6 Expert 2
  • The Sacred Cards (7: The Duelcity Legend)
  • Reshef of Destruction (8: Reshef of Destruction)
  • Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel (International)

Online

  • Online
  • Duel Evolution
  • 3: Duel Accelerator

Power of Chaos

  • Yugi the Destiny
  • Kaiba the Revenge
  • Joey the Passion

Tag Force

  • GX 1
  • GX 2
  • GX Evolution (GX The Beginning of Destiny)
  • GX 3
  • 5D's 4
  • 5D's 5
  • 5D's 6
  • ARC-V Special

True Duel Monsters

  • Forbidden Memories (Sealed Memories)
  • The Duelists of the Roses (2: Succeeded Memories)

World Championship

  • Tournament 2004 (Duel Monsters Expert 3)
  • 7 Trials to Glory: Tournament 2005 (Day of the Duelist: Tournament 2005 / Duel Monsters International 2)
  • Ultimate Masters: Tournament 2006 (Duel Monsters Expert 2006)
  • 2007
  • 2008
  • 5D's 2009: Stardust Accelerator
  • 5D's 2010: Reverse of Arcadia
  • 5D's 2011: Over the Nexus

Browser, PC, or mobile

  • 5D's Mobile
  • BAM
    • Pocket
  • Duel Arena
  • Duel Generation
  • Duel Links
  • Cross Duel

Other handheld

  • Monster Capsule GB
  • Dungeon Dice Monsters
  • Destiny Board Traveler (Sugoroku no Sugoroku)
  • Nightmare Troubadour
  • GX Duel Academy (GX Mezase Duel King!)
  • Double Pack
    • 2
  • GX Spirit Caller (GX Spirit Summoner)
  • GX Card Almanac
  • ZEXAL World Duel Carnival
  • Saikyo Card Battle

Other console

  • Monster Capsule: Breed and Battle
  • The Falsebound Kingdom
  • The Dawn of Destiny
  • Capsule Monster Coliseum
  • 5D's Wheelie Breakers
  • 5D's Decade Duels
    • Plus
  • 5D's Duel Transer (5D's Master of the Cards)
  • Millennium Duels
  • Rush Duel

Multi-Platform games

  • Legacy of the Duelist
  • Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution
  • Master Duel

Other

  • Multi-Master
  • Duel Terminal
  • Duel Dash

  • {{Game guides}}
  • {{Video game promotional cards}}
  • {{Game guide promotional cards}}

How many cards does Yu

There are 112 cards in Yu-Gi-Oh!
List of Cards Included.
Axe Raider Normal..
Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon Fusion..
Hane-Hane Flip/Effect..
Magical Arm Shield Trap..
Magic Jammer Trap..
Sonic Bird Effect..
Summoner of Illusions Flip/Effect..
Fusion Gate Spell..

How many total cards are in Yu

Fandom Wiki has catalogued that there are 12,456 in the Official Card Game and 11,145 in the Trading Card Game. The former is essentially a version played mostly in Japan and the latter is more well known worldwide. All cards are split up into groups. A card is either a Monster card, a Trap card or a Spell card.
A well-built 30 card deck is the ideal, never a 20 card deck (unless you have a graveyard restoring deck or can banish/restore, but not everyone does).