Yu - Gi - Oh ! Online : Duel Evolution Yu - Gi - Oh ! Online : Duel Evolution was a major update from " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Online " , that changed many aspects of the game . Players now have their own avatars and can explore portions of Domino City from the original Yu - Gi - Oh ! series and the Duel Academy from the Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX series . The dueling screen and the Deck editor have also been redesigned and improved . One of the latest improvements of this game are the NPCs . They exist in both Domino City and Duel Academy . NPCs are both characters that are featured in the series such as Yami Yugi , Seto Kaiba , Jaden Yuki , Alexis Rhodes and characters that aren ' t featured in the series . In December of 2009 , a new version called " " replaced " Duel Evolution " , making it defunct . Cards . Players would duel using cards , in the same way as in the Yu - Gi - Oh ! Trading Card Game . Each player starts with a 40 - 60 card starter Deck . After that , players needed to duel to get more cards . Whenever a single game ( 1 duel ) is played , both players get 1 card from a card pack of their choice . Whenever a match game ( 2 or 3 duels , first to win twice wins ) is played , both players get 3 cards from a card pack of their choice . Cards could also be obtained through trading ( only if the player has played 36 or more duels ) or exchanging Mileage Points ( MP ) . MP is earned in amounts for claiming duel pass codes , and could be used to buy some of the game ' s more sought - after cards ( such as Doomcaliber Knight , and Grandmaster of the Six Samurai ) . Since the update to Duel Evolution , MP is being done in the form of a Duel Shop , where packs , single cards and custom parts for your avatar can be purchased . Buying packs through these stores gives you 5 random cards from that pack , rather than the usual 1 or 3 . The game includes cards from OCG boosters up to and including Light of Destruction , as well as a variety of OCG promos . Ranking . There are 30 player Levels , Levels 1 through 30 . Once a player has played at least 36 duels , he or she can advance beyond Level 1 , and must to move from the beginner ' s lobby to the other lobbies where all players Level 2 and above play . The player ' s Level is decided by their score . Each time a player wins a duel , that player ' s score increases , and whenever a player loses a duel , their score decreases . The amount of points received or deducted depends on the player ' s level and the opponent ' s level . For example , a Level 2 player winning from a Level 5 player would gain more points than a Level 6 player winning from a Level 3 player . Events . Seasonal Championships . These championships are held once every season ( excluding Fall ) . A preliminary tournament is held and the top 16 duelists go into the Final Tournament where they play a knock - out tournament until they lose . Qualifiers are awarded with cards based on what place they arrived in . Anniversary Trials . These are held yearly and offers prize cards depending on how many times you win over a 24 hour period . Payment . To duel , players must spend Duelpass Points ( DP ) . It costs 1 DP for 1 duel . Duelpass points are obtained by purchasing Duelpasses . Purchasing a Duelpass gains the player 30 Duelpass Points , 1 card in the game , and 10 Mileage ( that players can exchange for cards ) . Ten Duelpass points are given for free to every account when they are first created . There are currently four formats for obtaining Duelpasses . A Duelpass Point is approximately 10 US Cents . Generation I Generation II Duelpass 150 . This is an online purchase that is equivalent to 5 Duelpasses ( 150 Duelpass points ) . The 5 cards gained from this type of Duelpass are chosen randomly from a set . At one point , sale of the Duelpass 150 was suspended in the United States due to fraud , but since the release of Duel Evolution , the Duelpass 150 is available in United States again . USB Duelpass Key . The USB Duelpass Key is equivalent to 3 Duelpasses ( 90 Duelpass points ) . It is a USB device that is sold in retail stores in the United States , such as Toys ' R ' Us and Target . It works like a standard USB flash drive , except it only contains the information necessary to transfer game credits to your account . A CD - ROM with the full version of the game is included in the packaging for the USB Duelpass Key . The flashdrive itself has only 128K or so of memory , unusable for anything but the duel pass credits . The 3 cards gained from this type of duelpass are chosen randomly from a set . The USB Duelpass Key is sold only in the United States and Mexico . Players in other locations must get duelpasses from one of the other methods or buy them from a third party . SMS Duelpass . The SMS Duelpass is available in the United Kingdom to date and for a charge of £1 you gain 15 Duel Points and 10MP . It ' s a quick and popular way of obtaining Duel Points .