July 2017 Skill Rebalancing

The July 2017 Skill Rebalancing is the second Skill Rebalancing in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links. It was implemented in PvP Duels on July 18, 2017, and implemented for NPC Duels with App Version 1.8.0 between July 19 and July 20, 2017.

The changes were announced on June 30, 2017 alongside the August 2017 Forbidden/Limited List.

Updated Skills

Skill	Old text	New text	Official rationale
Harpies' Hunting Ground	Begin Duel with the Field Spell "Harpies' Hunting Ground" activated.	Begin the Duel with the Field Spell Card "Harpies' Hunting Ground" on the top of your deck.	Compared to other Skills, this Skill too often created huge card advantage for the player using it, leading to our decision to downgrade it. However, due to the fact that this Skill has to be used with a specific set of cards to be effective, we have altered it in a way that adds more versatility to how it can be used.
Parasite Infestation	After starting hands are dealt, a random number of "Parasite Paracide" cards are added to the opponent's Deck, face-up.	After starting hands are dealt, 1 or 2 "Parasite Paracide" cards are added to your opponent's deck, face-up.	We feel that "Parasite Infestation" was a good representation of Weevil Underwood's seedy, conniving nature. However, adding 3 "Parasite Paracide" to the opponent's deck has proven to be too powerful, and considering the fact that Weevil only added 2 "Parasite Paracide" to Joey's deck in the manga, we have decreased the number of "Parasite Paracide" that will be added to the opponent's deck.
Fairy's Smile	If you normal draw a Fairy-Type monster card during the Draw Phase, the card is shown to the opponent and you recover 500 Life Points.	If you normal draw a Fairy-Type monster card during the Draw Phase, the card is shown to the opponent and you recover 1000 Life Points.	Out of all the Character specific Skills "Fairy's Smile" was the least used Skill, which reflected on Ishizu being a Duelist without many strong points to speak of. In response to that, the amount the skill heals has been increased, creating synergy with Cards that use Life Points.
Three-Star Demotion	Can be used by playing 2000 Life Points. Until the End Phase, reduce the Levels of all monsters in your hand by 3. This skill can only be used once per turn.	Can be used by playing 3000 Life Points. Until the End Phase, reduce the Levels of all monsters in your hand by 3. This skill can only be used once per turn.	Paying only 2,000 Life Points is too low for Summoning top-level monsters. To express the Brothers' tenacity in betting everything on their Gate Guardian, the cost has been increased to 3,000 Life Points.