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'''Skill''' (スキル, ''Sukiru'') is a special rule characteristic of [[Speed Duel (format)|Speed Duels]] featured in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links]]'' and the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]'' anime.
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{{For|the card type|Skill Card|monster effects in ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Cross Duel''|Yu-Gi-Oh! Cross Duel#Skills}}
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'''Skill''' (スキル, ''Sukiru'') is a special rule characteristic of [[Speed Duel (format)|Speed Duels]], which are featured in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links]]'', the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]'' anime, and as a variant of the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game]]''.
  
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== Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS ==
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In the anime, it is also possible to use a Skill during a [[Master Duel]] under certain circumstances, the specifics of which are currently unknown, as shown when [[Bohman]] and [[Windy]] used Storm Access during their respective Master Duels with [[Yusaku Fujiki|Playmaker]] and [[Roken Kogami|Varis]].
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In ''Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS'', Skills are special effects that each player can use only once per [[Duel]]. They may possess a number of effects, like improving a [[Draw a card|draw]], increasing one's [[LP]] or enhancing a [[Monster Card|monster's]] [[ATK]].<ref name="ep2">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|2|ref}}</ref> They can be used during either player's [[turn]].<ref name="ep4">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|4|ref}}</ref> Skills appear to be procedurally generated, though rather than being generated randomly like they would be in real-world video games, they appear to be generated to fit a Duelist's Deck and/or Dueling style. As seen with [[Yusaku Fujiki|Playmaker]] and [[Varis]], multiple Duelists can share a given Skill.
 
  
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If two or more Duelists combine their LINK VRAINS avatars into one and play a Duel as that combined avatar, their avatar will have access to each of those players' Skills during that Duel and can use each Skill once. This technically enables a single Duelist within that Duel to use multiple Skills, beyond the normal "once per Duel" limit. (This is because the game considers each player to be using their own individual Skill once per Duel.) For example, Bit and Boot were able to use Marker's Portal twice during their Duel with [[Soulburner]], since their avatars were combined into [[BitBoot]].<ref name="ep49">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|49|ref}}</ref>
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==''TCG'' Speed Duel==
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[[File:TribalSynergy-SS02-EN-C-1E.png|thumb|A Skill Card in the ''TCG'']]
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{{main|Skill Card}}
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In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game]]'' [[Speed Duel]]s, Skills are represented by [[Skill Card]]s. Each player can include one Skill Card with their Deck, which is set aside face-down at the start of the Duel. When the Skill Card is activated, it is turned face-up.
  
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Skills can be hacked to do previously unheard-of abilities, such as the Double Draw Skill used by a [[Knight of Hanoi]].
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The Skill Card backing depicts the character the Skill is associated with, and includes the activation condition for the Skill Card.
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== ''Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS'' ==
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[[File:Storm Access.png|thumb|[[Playmaker]] using the Skill "[[Storm Access (anime)|Storm Access]]" in ''Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS'']]
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In ''Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS'', Skills are special effects that each player can use only once per [[Duel]]. They may possess a number of effects, like improving a [[Draw a card|draw]], increasing one's [[LP]] or enhancing a [[Monster Card|monster]]'s [[ATK]].<ref name="ep2">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|2|ref}}</ref> They can be used during either player's [[turn]].<ref name="ep4">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|4|ref}}</ref> Skills appear to be procedurally generated, though rather than being generated randomly like they would be in real-world video games, they appear to be generated to fit a Duelist's Deck and/or Dueling style. As seen with [[Yusaku Fujiki|Playmaker]] and [[Roken Kogami|Varis]], Skills are not necessarily unique to their users, and multiple Duelists can share a given Skill. As seen with [[George Gore|the Gore]] and [[Skye Zaizen]] a Duelist may utilize different Skills between different Decks.
  
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If two or more Duelists combine their LINK VRAINS avatars into one and play a Duel as that combined avatar, their avatar will have access to each of those players' Skills during that Duel and can use each Skill once. This technically enables a single Duelist within that Duel to use multiple Skills, beyond the normal "once per Duel" limit. (This is because the game considers each player to be using their own individual Skill once per Duel.) For example, [[Bit]] and [[Boot]] were able to use Marker's Portal twice during their Duel with [[Theodore Hamilton|Soulburner]], since their avatars were combined into BitBoot.<ref name="ep49">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|49|ref}}</ref>
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Skills can be hacked to do previously unheard-of abilities, such as the Double Draw Skill used by [[Number 10 (character)|Number 10]].
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=== List of Skills ===
 
=== List of Skills ===
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{{#ask: [[Category:Anime Skills]] |mainlabel=- |?English name (linked)=Skill |?In Deck=User |?Lore=Effect |?VRAINS episode appearances (linked)=Appearances |sort=Debut date}}{{hardcoded query}}
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! Skill
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== ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links'' ==
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! Ability
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[[File:Skill-DULI-EN-VG.png|thumb|The Skill icon in ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links'']]
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! Picture
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In ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links'', each character can use up to one Skill with their Deck. The Skills that can be used depend on the character—each character has a unique pool of Skills, but some Skills are available to multiple different characters.
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| Double Draw<br />(ダブルドロー, ''Daburu Dorō'')
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Skills provide some effect during the Duel. Certain Skills can [[Plays cards from outside of your Deck|create cards on the field]] or [[Adds from outside of your Deck to your Deck|in a player's Deck]], [[Transforms cards|change one card into another]], or remove cards from the game entirely. (Monsters played to the field, or added to the Graveyard from outside of the deck, by Skills are treated as having been properly Special Summoned. Additionally, monsters played in [[face-down]] [[Defense Position]] by a Skill can be [[Flip Summon]]ed in the same turn, and [[Trap Card]]s played face-down by a Skill can be activated during the same turn.) Along with the game's [[Forbidden]] and [[Limited]] lists, Skill effects are subject to change to maintain balance.
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| Unnamed [[Knight of Hanoi]]
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| The user can [[Draw a card|draw]] 2 cards for their [[normal draw]] during their [[Draw Phase]] instead of 1.<ref name="ep2" />
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To use a Skill, it must first be unlocked for that character. Even if multiple characters can use the same Skill, it must be unlocked for each character individually.
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| [[File:Double Draw.png|200px]]
 
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| Storm Access<br />(ストームアクセス, ''Sutōmu Akusesu'')
 
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| [[Yusaku Fujiki|Playmaker]]<br />[[Varis]]
 
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| If the user has 1000 or less [[LP]], they can access a [[Link Monster]] at random from a nearby [[Data Storm]] and add it to their [[Extra Deck]].<ref name="ep2" /> The more intense the Data Storm, the stronger the obtained Link Monster will be.<ref name="ep9">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|9|ref}}</ref> The obtained card can then be materialized in the real world with the proper equipment.<ref name="ep3">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|3|ref}}</ref>
 
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| [[File:Storm Access.png|200px]]
 
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| Fighting Spirit<br />(闘魂, ''Tōkon'')
 
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| [[Gore]]
 
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| The user can [[Special Summon]] all "[[Gouki]]" [[Monster Card|monsters]] that were [[destroyed by battle]] this [[turn]].<ref name="ep4" />
 
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| [[File:Tokon.png|200px]]
 
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| Trickstar Fraud<br />(トリックスターフロード, ''Torikkusutā Furōdo'')
 
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| [[Blue Angel]]
 
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| During the opponent's [[turn]], the user can [[discard]] a "[[Trickstar]]" card to make the opponent [[Draw a card|draw]] until they have 3 cards in their hand.<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|7|ref}}</ref> During the [[End Phase]] of that turn, the opponent must [[banish]] a card from their hand for each "Trickstar" monster in the user's [[Graveyard|GY]].<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|26|ref}}</ref>
 
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| [[File:Trickstar Fraud.png|200px]]
 
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| Secret Cure<br />(シークレットキュア, ''Shīkuretto Kyua'')
 
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| [[Emma Bessho|Ghost Girl]]
 
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| The user can [[excavate]] cards from the top of their [[Main Deck|Deck]] until they excavate a Monster Card. That monster is [[Add a card|added]] to their [[hand]], and both players gain LP equal to that monster's [[ATK]]. Any other excavated cards are sent to the GY.<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|15|ref}}</ref>
 
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| [[File:Secret Cure.png|200px]]
 
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| Preserve Species<br />(種の保存, ''Shu no Hozon'')
 
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| [[Dr. Genome]]
 
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| When a [[Link Monster]] is Special Summoned from the GY, the user can make the opponent's [[LP]] and one of their monsters' [[ATK]] become half their current values.<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|24|ref}}</ref>
 
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| [[File:Preserve Species.png|200px]]
 
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| Forbidden Surgical Operation (フォビドゥン・サージカル・オペレーション, ''Fobidun Sājikaru Operēshon'')
 
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| [[Kyoko Taki|Baira]]
 
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| The user can banish 2 [[Level]] 2 or lower monsters with the same name from their GY to Special Summon 2 monsters from their [[Main Deck|Deck]] with the same name as each other and whose Levels are equal to the banished monsters'.<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|26|ref}}</ref>
 
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| [[File:Forbidden Surgical Operation.png|200px]]
 
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| Double Bite<br />(ダブルバイト, ''Daburu Baito'')
 
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| [[Faust]]
 
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| An [[Insect]] monster the user controls can make a second attack during the same [[Battle Phase]].<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|28|ref}}</ref>
 
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| [[File:Double Bite.png|200px]]
 
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| Triple Draw<br />(トリプルドロー, ''Toripuru Dorō'')
 
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| AI Duelist
 
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| Unknown<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|24|ref}}</ref>
 
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| N/A
 
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| Marker's Portal<br />(マーカーズ・ポータル, ''Mākāzu Pōtaru'')
 
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| [[Bohman]]<br />[[BitBoot]]
 
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| If the user has [[LP]] equal to or lower than their original amount, they can [[activate]] 1 [[Link Spell Card|Link]] [[Spell Card]] directly from their [[Main Deck|Deck]]. The card activated by this Skill cannot be [[negate]]d nor [[destroy]]ed by the opponent's [[card effect]]s.<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|47|ref}}</ref>
 
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| [[File:Marker's Portal.png|200px]]
 
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| Burning Draw<br />(バーニング・ドロー, ''Bāningu Dorō'')
 
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| [[Takeru Homura|Soulburner]]
 
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| The user can reduce their [[LP]] to 100, then they [[Draw a card|draw]] 1 card for every 1000 LP lost due to this Skill.<ref name="ep49">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|49|ref}}</ref>
 
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| [[File:Burning Draw.png|200px]]
 
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| Dinowrestle Revolution<br />(ダイナレスラー・レボリューション, ''Dainaresurā Reboryūshon'')
 
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| [[Gore]]
 
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| The user can activate "[[World Dino Wrestling]]" from their Deck.<ref name="ep51">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|51|ref}}</ref>
 
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| [[File:Dinowrestle Revolution.png|200px]]
 
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== Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links ==
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Non-player characters normally do not use Skills, but they occasionally do during [[List of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links events|special events]]. Additionally, [[Jaden/Yubel]]'s Level 40 Deck at the [[Gate (Duel Links)|Gate]] includes the Skill "[[Neo-Spacian Onslaught]]".
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In ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links'', each character can assign one Skill to each of their Decks. Non-player characters normally do not use Skills, but they occasionally do during [[List of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links events|special events]].
 
  
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Each character can unlock 3 Skills by leveling up. Characters can also obtain Skills as drops when defeating any Duelists (in the past, Skill drops were exclusive to defeating [[Legendary Duelists]]s). One Skill, [[Joey Wheeler (Duel Links)|Joey Wheeler]]'s Fields of the Warriors, is obtained from [[Mission Bingo]].
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===Obtaining Skills===
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Skills can be obtained in a variety of ways:
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* Level-up Skills:
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** Unlocking a character
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** Level-up rewards
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* Drop Skills:
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** Duel Rewards from Duels against [[Legendary Duelist]]s or in [[Ranked Duels (Duel Links)|Ranked Duels]]
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** Spending 100 [[Skill Chip]]s at the [[Card Trader (Duel Links character)|Card Trader]]
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** [[Skill Ticket]]s
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* Special Skills:
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** Events and campaigns
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** [[Lifetime Mission]]s
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** [[Mission Bingo]] ([[Joey Wheeler (Duel Links)|Joey Wheeler]]'s "[[Fields of the Warriors]]" only)
  
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In the current version of the game, it is not possible for a Duelists to drop a Skill that the currently selected character had already obtained. In older versions of the game, however, Skills from a previous drop could still be dropped, but they were automatically converted into 15 Gems instead. (In a somewhat later update, this was changed to a random drop of 5, 10, or 15 Gems.)
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Each character has 3 level-up Skills, one of which may be obtained when the character in unlocked (listed as a Level 1 reward).
  
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Along with the game's [[Forbidden]] and [[Limited]] lists, Skill effects are subject to change to maintain balance.
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Each character has a set of several drop Skills. They are primarily obtained as random drops when defeating [[Legendary Duelist]]s (originally the only way to obtain them) or Dueling in [[Ranked Duels (Duel Links)|Ranked Duels]]. These are the only Skills that can be obtained using Skill Chips or Skill Tickets. Originally, it was possible obtain Skills the player already has as drops, but they would be automatically converted into Gems (originally always 15 Gems, but later 5, 10 or 15 Gems at random); in the current version of the game, this is no longer possible.
  
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The ''Duel Links Legend Deck Guide'' listed certain Skills as suggestions for casual play using the Legend Decks in the guide.
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Some characters additionally have special Skills, which can only be obtained from events, campaigns, Lifetime Missions, or other ways. Some time after an event or campaign has finished (and usually after it has been run twice in the case of events), the previously exclusive Skills from that event or campaign are made available as Lifetime Missions. For character unlock events, these Skills are usually made available when the character is added to the [[Gate (Duel Links)|Gate]]. Some Skills are made available as Lifetime Missions without first being event rewards, often to promote new BOX cards.
  
 
=== List of Skills ===
 
=== List of Skills ===
 
This is a list of Skills that players can obtain for their characters (Skills that are exclusive to non-player opponents are not listed).
 
This is a list of Skills that players can obtain for their characters (Skills that are exclusive to non-player opponents are not listed).
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=== ''Duel Links Legend Deck Guide'' ===
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The ''Duel Links Legend Deck Guide'' listed certain Skills as suggestions for casual play using the Legend Decks in the guide. It included three different sets of three skills: [[Yami Yugi (Duel Links)|Yami Yugi]] skills, [[Seto Kaiba (Duel Links)|Seto Kaiba]] skills, and generic skills.
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| A Trick up the Sleeve
 
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| Your starting hand will incude 1 Level 7 or higher DARK Spellcaster-Type monster, randomly selected from your Deck. This skill will not activate if your Deck does not contain any Level 7 DARK Spellcaster-Type monsters.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Arkana (Duel Links)|Arkana]] (Level 20)
 
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| Aroma Strategy
 
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| You can look at the card at the very top of your Deck at any time.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Mai Valentine (Duel Links)|Mai Valentine]] (Level 4)
 
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| Baggy Sleeves
 
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| If one of your monsters of Level 5 or higher is destroyed in battle, in your next Draw Phase a normal draw gives you 2 cards.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Bandit Keith (Duel Links)|Bandit Keith]] (Drop)
 
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| Balance
 
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| Your starting hand will reflect the card balance of your Deck.{{#tag:ref|This skill was changed on 6 November 2017. While the description remained the same, the player's starting hand is no longer entirely predetermined by the number of cards of each type in their Deck.<ref name="Org October 2017">{{cite web|author1=NeoArkadia|title=<nowiki>[Duel Links]</nowiki> New Limitations|url=https://ygorganization.com/duel-links-new-limitations/|publisher=The Organization|accessdate=4 December 2017|date=17 October 2017}}</ref>|group="Notes"}}
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Yami Yugi (Duel Links)|Yami Yugi]] (Drop)<br />[[Mako Tsunami (Duel Links)|Mako Tsunami]] (Level 20)<br />[[Maximillion Pegasus (Duel Links)|Maximillion Pegasus]] (Drop)<br />[[Paradox Brothers (Duel Links)|Paradox Brothers]] (Drop)<br />[[Aster Phoenix (Duel Links)|Aster Phoenix]] (Drop)<br />[[Alexis Rhodes (Duel Links)|Alexis Rhodes]] (Drop)
 
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| Bandit
 
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| Can be used if your Life Points are at 1500 or below. Select and take control of 1 card Set in your opponent's Spell & Trap Zone. This skill can only be used once per Duel.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Bandit Keith (Duel Links)|Bandit Keith]] (Drop)
 
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| Beatdown
 
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| This turn, the ATK of all face-up monsters on your field increases by the number of monsters of Level 5 or higher on your field times 300.<br />This skill can only be used once per turn.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Seto Kaiba (Duel Links)|Seto Kaiba]] (Level 13)<br />[[Dr. Vellian Crowler (Duel Links)|Dr. Vellian Crowler]] (Level 13)
 
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| Blessing of the Cyber Angel
 
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| Can be used if your Life Points are at 2000 or below.<br />Instead of doing a normal draw, a "Cyber Angel" monster is added to your hand from outside of your Deck.<br />This skill can only be used once per Duel.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Alexis Rhodes (Duel Links)|Alexis Rhodes]] (Level 4)
 
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| Bluff Trap
 
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| Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 1200. Statue of the Wicked is set in your Spell & Trap Zone.
 
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| Bring it!
 
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| Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 1800.<br />Instead of doing a normal draw, a Level 8 DARK Warrior-Type monster is added to your hand from your Deck.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Aster Phoenix (Duel Links)|Aster Phoenix]] (Drop)
 
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| Buzz On
 
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| Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 1800. In the Draw Phase, instead of doing a normal draw, draw a random Insect-Type monster.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Weevil Underwood (Duel Links)|Weevil Underwood]] (Drop)
 
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| Card of Sanctity
 
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| Can be used at the end of your turn, if you Normal Summoned "Slifer the Sky Dragon" that turn. Both players draw until they have 6 cards in their hands.
 
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| Card Shuffle
 
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| Can be used by paying 300 Life Points. Shuffle your Deck. This skill can only be used once per turn.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Arkana (Duel Links)|Arkana]] (Level 4)
 
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| Chain Reaction
 
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| Inflict 200 points of damage to your opponent's Life every time you activate a Trap Card.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Odion (Duel Links)|Odion]] (Level 4)
 
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| Cheater's Coin
 
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| If your Life Points are at least 1000 more than opponent's, and if you have at least 5 cards in your hand, your coin tosses always land on heads.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Bandit Keith (Duel Links)|Bandit Keith]] (Drop)
 
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| Check Out My Fusion!
 
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| Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 1500. Instead of doing a normal draw, "Vehicroid Connection Zone" is added to your hand from outside of your Deck.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Syrus Truesdale (Duel Links)|Syrus Truesdale]] (Level 20)
 
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| Check Out My Ride!
 
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| Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 1800. In the Draw Phase, instead of doing a normal draw, draw a "roid" monster of your choice.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Syrus Truesdale (Duel Links)|Syrus Truesdale]] (Level 4)
 
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| Compensation
 
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| Can be used each time your Life Points decreases by 1000. Send the card on the top of your Deck to the Graveyard, and recover 300 LP.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Yami Bakura (Duel Links)|Yami Bakura]] (Level 4)
 
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| Creator
 
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| Can be used if your Life Points drop below 2000. In the Draw Phase, instead of doing a normal draw, a powerful card, from outside of your Deck, is added to your hand. This skill can only be used once per Duel.{{#tag:ref|This skill was changed on 6 November 2017. While the description remained the same, the card added to the player's hand is now stronger than before.<ref name="Org October 2017"/>|group="Notes"}}
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Maximillion Pegasus (Duel Links)|Maximillion Pegasus]] (Drop)
 
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| DARK as Night
 
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| Can be used after your Life Points are at 2000 or below.<br />Play the Field Spell "Mystic Plasma Zone." If there already is Field Spell on your side of the Field, return it to your hand.<br />This skill can only be used once per Duel.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Bastion Misawa (Duel Links)|Bastion Misawa]] (Drop)
 
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| Destiny Board
 
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| Can be used if Dark Necrofear is in your Graveyard, and your LP are at 2000 or below. At the end of your 5th turn after activating this skill, you win the Duel. This skill is negated if "Dark Necrofear" leaves your Graveyard. This skill can only be used once per Duel.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Yami Bakura (Duel Links)|Yami Bakura]] (Drop)
 
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| Destiny Calling
 
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| Can be used after your Life Points are at 3000 or below.<br />Play the Field Spell "Dark City." If there already is Field Spell on your side of the Field, return it to your hand.<br />This skill can only be used once per Duel.{{#tag:ref|This skill was changed on 18 January 2018. Previously, this skill had the following effect:<br />Can be used after your Life Points are at 2000 or below.<br />Play the Field Spell "Dark City." If there already is Field Spell on your side of the Field, return it to your hand.<br />This skill can only be used once per Duel.<ref name="Org January 2018">{{cite web|author1=NeoArkadia|title=<nowiki>[Duel Links]</nowiki> Changes in January 2018|url=https://ygorganization.com/januarybringsangelsandbalance/|publisher=The Organization|accessdate=25 January 2018|date=20 December 2017}}</ref>|group="Notes"}}
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Aster Phoenix (Duel Links)|Aster Phoenix]] (Level 4)
 
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| Destiny Draw
 
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| Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 2000. In the Draw Phase, instead of doing a normal draw, draw the card of your choice.{{#tag:ref|This skill was changed on 18 January 2018. While the description remained the same, the cards shown to the player are now sorted as the same order in the Deck Editor.<ref name="Org January 2018"/>|group="Notes"}}
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Yami Yugi (Duel Links)|Yami Yugi]] (Drop)
 
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| Dino Destruction
 
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| Can be used if a Level 6 Dinosaur-Type monster is on your field. If that monster attacks a monster in Defense Position this turn, the opponent takes battle damage equal to the amount that ATK exceeds DEF. This skill can only be used once per turn.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Rex Raptor (Duel Links)|Rex Raptor]] (Level 20)
 
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| Dino Rampage
 
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| Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 1800, and you have a Dinosaur-Type normal monster on your field.<br />That monster can attack twice during the Battle Phase, this turn.<br />This skill can only be used once per turn.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Rex Raptor (Duel Links)|Rex Raptor]] (Drop)
 
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| Dinos Find a Way
 
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| Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 1800. In the Draw Phase, instead of doing a normal draw, draw a random Dinosaur-Type monster.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Rex Raptor (Duel Links)|Rex Raptor]] (Drop)
 
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| Dinosaur Kingdom
 
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| Begin Duel with the Field Spell "[[Jurassic World]]" activated.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Rex Raptor (Duel Links)|Rex Raptor]] (Level 4)
 
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| Draw Pass
 
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| In the Draw Phase, instead of doing a normal draw, recover 300 Life Points.<br />This skill can only be used three times per Duel.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Mai Valentine (Duel Links)|Mai Valentine]] (Drop)<br />[[Ishizu Ishtar (Duel Links)|Ishizu Ishtar]] (Level 4)<br />[[Aster Phoenix (Duel Links)|Aster Phoenix]] (Drop)<br />[[Chazz Princeton (Duel Links)|Chazz Princeton]] (Drop)
 
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| Draw Sense: DARK
 
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| Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 1500.<br />In the Draw Phase, instead of doing a normal draw, draw a random DARK-attribute monster.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Yami Marik (Duel Links)|Yami Marik]] (Level 13)<br />[[Yami Bakura (Duel Links)|Yami Bakura]] (Level 13)<br />[[Jaden Yuki (Duel Links)|Jaden Yuki]] (Drop)<br />[[Aster Phoenix (Duel Links)|Aster Phoenix]] (Drop)<br />[[Dr. Vellian Crowler (Duel Links)|Dr. Vellian Crowler]] (Drop)<br />[[Bastion Misawa (Duel Links)|Bastion Misawa]] (Drop)
 
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| Draw Sense: EARTH
 
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| Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 1500.<br />In the Draw Phase, instead of doing a normal draw, draw a random EARTH-attribute monster.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Aster Phoenix (Duel Links)|Aster Phoenix]] (Drop)<br />[[Chazz Princeton (Duel Links)|Chazz Princeton]] (Drop)<br />[[Alexis Rhodes (Duel Links)|Alexis Rhodes]] (Drop)<br />[[Dr. Vellian Crowler (Duel Links)|Dr. Vellian Crowler]] (Level 13)<br />[[Bastion Misawa (Duel Links)|Bastion Misawa]] (Drop)<br />[[Syrus Truesdale (Duel Links)|Syrus Truesdale]] (Level 13)
 
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| Draw Sense: FIRE
 
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| Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 1500.<br />In the Draw Phase, instead of doing a normal draw, draw a random FIRE-attribute monster.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Yami Yugi (Duel Links)|Yami Yugi]] (Drop)<br />[[Joey Wheeler (Duel Links)|Joey Wheeler]] (Drop)<br />[[Mokuba Kaiba (Duel Links)|Mokuba Kaiba]] (Drop)<br />[[Jaden Yuki (Duel Links)|Jaden Yuki]] (Drop)<br />[[Aster Phoenix (Duel Links)|Aster Phoenix]] (Drop)<br />[[Chazz Princeton (Duel Links)|Chazz Princeton]] (Drop)<br />[[Alexis Rhodes (Duel Links)|Alexis Rhodes]] (Drop)<br />[[Bastion Misawa (Duel Links)|Bastion Misawa]] (Drop)
 
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| Draw Sense: High Level
 
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| Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 1800. In the Draw Phase, instead of doing a normal draw, draw a random monster of Level 5 or higher.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Seto Kaiba (Duel Links)|Seto Kaiba]] (Level 20)<br />[[Yugi Muto (Duel Links)|Yugi Muto]] (Drop)<br />[[Rex Raptor (Duel Links)|Rex Raptor]] (Level 13)<br />[[Paradox Brothers (Duel Links)|Paradox Brothers]] (Drop)<br />[[Chazz Princeton (Duel Links)|Chazz Princeton]] (Drop)<br />[[Dr. Vellian Crowler (Duel Links)|Dr. Vellian Crowler]] (Drop)
 
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| Draw Sense: LIGHT
 
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| Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 1500.<br />In the Draw Phase, instead of doing a normal draw, draw a random LIGHT-attribute monster.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Yugi Muto (Duel Links)|Yugi Muto]] (Drop)<br />[[Mokuba Kaiba (Duel Links)|Mokuba Kaiba]] (Level 20)<br />[[Paradox Brothers (Duel Links)|Paradox Brothers]] (Drop)<br />[[Jaden Yuki (Duel Links)|Jaden Yuki]] (Drop)<br />[[Aster Phoenix (Duel Links)|Aster Phoenix]] (Drop)<br />[[Chazz Princeton (Duel Links)|Chazz Princeton]] (Drop)<br />[[Dr. Vellian Crowler (Duel Links)|Dr. Vellian Crowler]] (Drop)<br />[[Bastion Misawa (Duel Links)|Bastion Misawa]] (Drop)
 
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| Draw Sense: Low Level
 
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| Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 1800. In the Draw Phase, instead of doing a normal draw, draw a random monster of Level 4 or lower.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Weevil Underwood (Duel Links)|Weevil Underwood]] (Level 13)<br />[[Chazz Princeton (Duel Links)|Chazz Princeton]] (Level 13)
 
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| Draw Sense: Spell/Trap<ref group="Notes">This skill was named "Draw Sense: Magic" in the beta release.</ref>
 
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| Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 1800. In the Draw Phase, instead of doing a normal draw, draw a random Spell/Trap card.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Yami Yugi (Duel Links)|Yami Yugi]] (Level 13)<br />[[Odion (Duel Links)|Odion]] (Level 13)<br />[[Paradox Brothers (Duel Links)|Paradox Brothers]] (Drop)<br />[[Arkana (Duel Links)|Arkana]] (Drop)<br />[[Chazz Princeton (Duel Links)|Chazz Princeton]] (Drop)<br />[[Alexis Rhodes (Duel Links)|Alexis Rhodes]] (Drop)<br />[[Dr. Vellian Crowler (Duel Links)|Dr. Vellian Crowler]] (Drop)
 
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| Draw Sense: WATER
 
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| Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 1500.<br />In the Draw Phase, instead of doing a normal draw, draw a random WATER-attribute monster.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Mako Tsunami (Duel Links)|Mako Tsunami]] (Level 13)<br />[[Mokuba Kaiba (Duel Links)|Mokuba Kaiba]] (Drop)<br />[[Aster Phoenix (Duel Links)|Aster Phoenix]] (Drop)<br />[[Chazz Princeton (Duel Links)|Chazz Princeton]] (Drop)<br />[[Alexis Rhodes (Duel Links)|Alexis Rhodes]] (Drop)<br />[[Bastion Misawa (Duel Links)|Bastion Misawa]] (Drop)
 
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| Draw Sense: WIND
 
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| Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 1500.<br />In the Draw Phase, instead of doing a normal draw, draw a random WIND-attribute monster.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Mai Valentine (Duel Links)|Mai Valentine]] (Level 20)<br />[[Paradox Brothers (Duel Links)|Paradox Brothers]] (Drop)<br />[[Jaden Yuki (Duel Links)|Jaden Yuki]] (Drop)<br />[[Alexis Rhodes (Duel Links)|Alexis Rhodes]] (Drop)<br />[[Bastion Misawa (Duel Links)|Bastion Misawa]] (Drop)
 
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| Duel, standby!
 
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| Each player's starting hand increases by 1 card.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Téa Gardner (Duel Links)|Téa Gardner]] (Drop)
 
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| Elements Unite!
 
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| You will start the Duel with 500 Life Points and your starting hand will be 1 card, which is "Gate Guardian."<br />In addition, you will start the Duel with "Sanga of the Thunder," "Kazejin," and "Suijin" on the side of your field.<br />Their effects are negated and they cannot attack as long as they are face-up on the field.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Paradox Brothers (Duel Links)|Paradox Brothers]] (Level 4)
 
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| Endless Trap Hell
 
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| Can be used when you have 3 Trap Cards in your Graveyard.<br />1 random Trap Card in your Graveyard is added to your hand. Then, shuffle 1 random Trap Card in your Graveyard is shuffled into your Deck.{{sic}}<br />This skill can only be used once per Duel.{{#tag:ref|This skill was changed on 23 May 2017.<ref name="FC April 2017">{{cite web|author1=escaves|title=Latest Skill Changes|url=https://www.fanschats.com/fan-clubs/games/yu-gi-oh-duel-links/9905-latest-skill-changes|publisher=FanChats|accessdate=4 December 2017|date=17 April 2017}}</ref> Previously, this skill had the following effect:<br />Can be used each time 3 of your Trap Cards are sent to the Graveyard.<br />1 random Trap Card in your Graveyard is added to your deck, and your Deck is shuffled.<ref name="HWZ April 2017">{{cite web|author1=SaruwatariShun|title=<nowiki>[Android/IOS]</nowiki> Yugioh Duel Links Released for Singapore|url=http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/handheld-mobile-gaming-384/%5Bandroid-ios%5D-yugioh-duel-links-released-singapore-5493298-192.html#post107492951|publisher=HardwareZone Forums|accessdate=4 December 2017|date=17 April 2017}}</ref>|group="Notes"}}
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Odion (Duel Links)|Odion]] (Level 20)
 
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| Extra, Extra
 
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| Can be used if your Life Points decrease by 2000. In the Draw Phase, a card you draw is duplicated.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Maximillion Pegasus (Duel Links)|Maximillion Pegasus]] (Drop)
 
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| Fairy's Smile
 
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| 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.{{#tag:ref|This skill was changed on 18 July 2017. Previously, this skill had the following effect:<br />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.<ref name="Org July 2017">{{cite web|author1=Dan|title=<nowiki>[Duel Links]</nowiki> Balancing Updates|url=https://ygorganization.com/lmaotea|publisher=The Organization|accessdate=4 December 2017|date=30 June 2017}}</ref>|group="Notes"}}
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Ishizu Ishtar (Duel Links)|Ishizu Ishtar]] (Level 13)
 
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| Fields of the Warriors
 
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| Begin Duel with the Field Spell "[[Sogen]]" activated.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Joey Wheeler (Duel Links)|Joey Wheeler]] ([[Mission Bingo]])
 
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| Fiend Farewell
 
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| Can be used when one of your monsters is destroyed by battle. 1 random Fiend-Type monster from your Deck is sent to the graveyard.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Yami Bakura (Duel Links)|Yami Bakura]] (Drop)
 
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| Firm as the EARTH
 
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| Can be used after your Life Points are at 3000 or below.<br />Play the Field Spell "Gaia Power." If there already is Field Spell on your side of the Field, return it to your hand.<br />This skill can only be used once per Duel.{{#tag:ref|This skill was changed on 18 January 2018. Previously, this skill had the following effect:<br />Can be used after your Life Points are at 2000 or below.<br />Play the Field Spell "Gaia Power." If there already is Field Spell on your side of the Field, return it to your hand.<br />This skill can only be used once per Duel.<ref name="Org January 2018"/>|group="Notes"}}
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Bastion Misawa (Duel Links)|Bastion Misawa]] (Drop)
 
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| Flight of the Harpies
 
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| Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 1800. In the Draw Phase, instead of doing a normal draw, draw a random "[[Harpie]]" card.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Mai Valentine (Duel Links)|Mai Valentine]] (Drop)
 
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| Fusion Time
 
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| Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 1500.<br />Instead of doing a normal draw, "Polymerization" is added to your hand from outside of your Deck.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Jaden Yuki (Duel Links)|Jaden Yuki]] (Level 13)
 
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| Grandpa's Cards
 
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| Begin Duel with 5 [[Forbidden One|Exodia]] pieces in your Deck.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Yugi Muto (Duel Links)|Yugi Muto]] (Level 4)
 
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| Gravekeeper's Lot
 
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| Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 1800.<br />In the Draw Phase, instead of doing a normal draw, draw a random "[[Gravekeeper's]]" card.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Ishizu Ishtar (Duel Links)|Ishizu Ishtar]] (Drop)
 
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| Grit
 
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| Skill activation is determined by probability at the start of each of your opponent's turns. Until the end of your opponent's next turn, your Life Points will not fall below 1.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Joey Wheeler (Duel Links)|Joey Wheeler]] (Level 13)<br />[[Jaden Yuki (Duel Links)|Jaden Yuki]] (Drop)
 
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| Guardian Call
 
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| Can be used when your Life Points decrease by 1800.<br />Randomly add 1 "[[Guardian]]" card from your Deck to your hand.<br />This skill can only be used once per Duel.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Paradox Brothers (Duel Links)|Paradox Brothers]] (Drop)
 
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| Harpies' Hunting Ground
 
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| Begin the Duel with the Field Spell Card "[[Harpies' Hunting Ground]]" on the top of your deck.{{#tag:ref|This skill was changed on 18 July 2017. Previously, this skill had the following effect:<br />Begin Duel with the Field Spell "Harpies' Hunting Ground" activated.<ref name="Org July 2017"/>|group="Notes"}}
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Mai Valentine (Duel Links)|Mai Valentine]] (Drop)
 
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| Harpies' Last Will
 
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| 6 "Harpie" cards in your Graveyard are banished, and 1 "[[Harpie's Feather Duster]]" card is added to your hand from outside your Deck.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Mai Valentine (Duel Links)|Mai Valentine]] (Drop)
 
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| Heavy Starter
 
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| If you have 3 or more Level 5 or higher monsters with different names in your Deck, you will have an improved chance of having a Level 5 or higher monster in your starting hand.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Seto Kaiba (Duel Links)|Seto Kaiba]] (Drop)<br />[[Mokuba Kaiba (Duel Links)|Mokuba Kaiba]] (Level 13)
 
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| Holy Guard
 
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| You take no battle damage during your turn.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Téa Gardner (Duel Links)|Téa Gardner]] (Level 4)
 
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| Insect Uprising
 
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| Can be used if there are 3 or more Insect-Type monsters on your field. Lowers ATK of all face-up monsters on the opponent's field by 800 points. This skill can only be used once per turn.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Weevil Underwood (Duel Links)|Weevil Underwood]] (Level 4)
 
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| Is That All Ya Got?!
 
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| If your team has less than 1000 Life Points, randomly play 1 "[[The Legendary Fisherman]]" or "[[Jinzo]]" on the field at the beginning of your partner, Joey Wheeler's turn.<br />This Skill can only be used once per Duel.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Joey Wheeler (Duel Links)|Joey Wheeler]] (Tag Partner)
 
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| It's a Toon World
 
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| Begin Duel with the Continuous Spell Toon World activated.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Maximillion Pegasus (Duel Links)|Maximillion Pegasus]] (Drop)
 
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| Labyrinth Builder
 
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| Shuffle 2 cards from your hand into the Deck to create "Labyrinth Wall" on your side of the field.<br />This skill can only be used once per Duel.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Paradox Brothers (Duel Links)|Paradox Brothers]] (Drop)
 
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| Land of the Ojamas
 
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| Begin Duel with the Field Spell "Ojama Country" activated.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Chazz Princeton (Duel Links)|Chazz Princeton]] (Level 4)
 
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| Last Gamble
 
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| Can be used in your Main Phase, starting from the fifth turn. Upon activation, reduces your LP to 100 and discards 2 cards from your hand. You roll a die and draw that number of cards. This skill can only be used once per Duel.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Joey Wheeler (Duel Links)|Joey Wheeler]] (Drop)
 
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| Life Cost 0
 
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| Can be used if your Life Points are at 1000 or below. Until the end of the opponent's next turn, you do not have to pay Life Points to activate a card. This skill can only be used once per Duel.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Téa Gardner (Duel Links)|Téa Gardner]] (Level 20)
 
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| LP Boost α
 
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| Increases starting Life Points by 1000.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Joey Wheeler (Duel Links)|Joey Wheeler]] (Level 4)<br />[[Mai Valentine (Duel Links)|Mai Valentine]] (Drop)<br />[[Maximillion Pegasus (Duel Links)|Maximillion Pegasus]] (Level 4)<br />[[Paradox Brothers (Duel Links)|Paradox Brothers]] (Drop)<br />[[Jaden Yuki (Duel Links)|Jaden Yuki]] (Drop)<br />[[Chazz Princeton (Duel Links)|Chazz Princeton]] (Drop)<br />[[Dr. Vellian Crowler (Duel Links)|Dr. Vellian Crowler]] (Drop)<br />[[Bastion Misawa (Duel Links)|Bastion Misawa]] (Drop)
 
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|-
 
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| LP Boost β
 
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| Increases starting Life Points by 1500, reduces hand by 1 card.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Mai Valentine (Duel Links)|Mai Valentine]] (Level 13)<br />[[Arkana (Duel Links)|Arkana]] (Drop)<br />[[Bonz (Duel Links)|Bonz]] (Level 13)<br />[[Jaden Yuki (Duel Links)|Jaden Yuki]] (Drop)<br />[[Aster Phoenix (Duel Links)|Aster Phoenix]] (Drop)<br />[[Chazz Princeton (Duel Links)|Chazz Princeton]] (Drop)<br />[[Alexis Rhodes (Duel Links)|Alexis Rhodes]] (Drop)<br />[[Dr. Vellian Crowler (Duel Links)|Dr. Vellian Crowler]] (Drop)<br />[[Syrus Truesdale (Duel Links)|Syrus Truesdale]] (Drop)
 
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| LP Boost γ
 
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| Increases starting Life Points by 2500, reduces hand by 2 cards.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Joey Wheeler (Duel Links)|Joey Wheeler]] (Drop)<br />[[Téa Gardner (Duel Links)|Téa Gardner]] (Level 13)<br />[[Yami Marik (Duel Links)|Yami Marik]] (Level 4)<br />[[Ishizu Ishtar (Duel Links)|Ishizu Ishtar]] (Drop)<br />[[Aster Phoenix (Duel Links)|Aster Phoenix]] (Drop)<br />[[Alexis Rhodes (Duel Links)|Alexis Rhodes]] (Drop)<br />[[Dr. Vellian Crowler (Duel Links)|Dr. Vellian Crowler]] (Drop)
 
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|-
 
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| Luck on Your Side
 
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| If your Life Points drop below 1000, your coin tosses always land on heads.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Joey Wheeler (Duel Links)|Joey Wheeler]] (Drop)
 
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| Master of Fusion
 
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| Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 1800.<br />Instead of doing a normal draw, "Polymerization" is added to your hand from outside of your Deck.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Aster Phoenix (Duel Links)|Aster Phoenix]] (Level 13)<br />[[Alexis Rhodes (Duel Links)|Alexis Rhodes]] (Level 13)
 
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|-
 
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| Master of Magicians
 
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| Can be used after your Life Points decrease by 2000. Randomly add 1 "Thousand Knives," "Dark Magic Attack," or "Dark Magic Expanded" to your hand. This skill can only be used once per Duel.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Arkana (Duel Links)|Arkana]] (Level 13)
 
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| Master of Rites
 
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| Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 1800. In the Draw Phase, instead of doing a normal draw, draw a random Ritual-Monster or Ritual-Spell card.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Maximillion Pegasus (Duel Links)|Maximillion Pegasus]] (Level 20)<br />[[Alexis Rhodes (Duel Links)|Alexis Rhodes]] (Drop)
 
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|-
 
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| Master of Rites II
 
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| Begin Duel with the Continuous Spell "Ritual Cage" activated.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Alexis Rhodes (Duel Links)|Alexis Rhodes]] (Level 20)
 
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| Menace from the Deep
 
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| Can be used if "Umi" is on the field, and you have a Water-attribute normal monster on your field. That monster can attack your opponent directly. this turn. At the end of the Battle Phase, that monster is sent to the Graveyard. This skill can only be used once per turn.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Mako Tsunami (Duel Links)|Mako Tsunami]] (Drop)
 
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| Middle Age Mechs
 
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| Activate the Continuous Spell "[[Ancient Gear Castle]]" at the beginning of your first Turn.{{#tag:ref|This skill was changed on 18 January 2018. Previously, this skill had the following effect:<br />Begin Duel with the Continuous Spell "Ancient Gear Castle" activated.<ref name="Org January 2018"/>|group="Notes"}}
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Dr. Vellian Crowler (Duel Links)|Dr. Vellian Crowler]] (Level 4)
 
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| Mighty as FIRE
 
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| Can be used after your Life Points are at 3000 or below.<br />Play the Field Spell "Molten Destruction." If there already is Field Spell on your side of the Field, return it to your hand.<br />This skill can only be used once per Duel.{{#tag:ref|This skill was changed on 18 January 2018. Previously, this skill had the following effect:<br />Can be used after your Life Points are at 2000 or below.<br />Play the Field Spell "Molten Destruction." If there already is Field Spell on your side of the Field, return it to your hand.<br />This skill can only be used once per Duel.<ref name="Org January 2018"/>|group="Notes"}}
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Bastion Misawa (Duel Links)|Bastion Misawa]] (Level 20)
 
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| Mind Scan
 
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| From the third turn and onward, you can see the opponent's set cards as long as your Life Points are 3000 or higher.{{#tag:ref|This skill was changed on 18 January 2018. Previously, this skill had the following effect:<br />If your Life Points are 3000 or more, you can see the cards Set in your opponent's field.<ref name="Org January 2018"/>|group="Notes"}}
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Maximillion Pegasus (Duel Links)|Maximillion Pegasus]] (Level 13)
 
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|-
 
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| Miracle Fusion Time!
 
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| Can be used if your Life Points are at 1000 or below. Instead of doing a normal draw, "[[Miracle Fusion]]" is added to your hand from outside of your Deck.<br />This skill can only be used once per Duel.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Jaden Yuki (Duel Links)|Jaden Yuki]] (Drop)
 
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|-
 
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| Monstermorph: Evolution
 
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| Can be used each time your Life Point decrease by 1500.<br />Send a monster (except a Token) on your side of the field to the Graveyard. Then randomly play a monster that is same Attribute and Type as the monster you sent to the Graveyard, but is 1 Level higher from your Deck (the monster must be able to be Normal Summoned.)<br />This skill can only be used once per turn.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Mokuba Kaiba (Duel Links)|Mokuba Kaiba]] (Level 4)
 
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|-
 
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| Moth to the Flame
 
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| Turn counts are double-speed for any [[Petit Moth]] with [[Cocoon of Evolution]] equipped on your side of the field.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Weevil Underwood (Duel Links)|Weevil Underwood]] (Drop)
 
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|-
 
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| My Monster Cards
 
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| If your Deck has 6 or more Level 4 or lower monsters with different names, you will have better choices of having a Level 4 or lower monster in your starting hand.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Yugi Muto (Duel Links)|Yugi Muto]] (Drop)
 
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|-
 
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| Mythic Depths
 
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| Begin Duel with the Field Spell "Umi" activated.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Mako Tsunami (Duel Links)|Mako Tsunami]] (Level 4)
 
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|-
 
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| No Mortal Can Resist
 
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| Can be used when your Life points are at least 1000 less than the opponent's. All monsters in the opponent's Graveyard changes to Skull Servant. This skill can only be used once per turn.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Ishizu Ishtar (Duel Links)|Ishizu Ishtar]] (Drop)
 
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|-
 
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| Ojama Go!
 
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| Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 1800.<br />Special Summon "Ojama Token" on your opponent's side of the field in Defense Position.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Chazz Princeton (Duel Links)|Chazz Princeton]] (Level 20)
 
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|-
 
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| Ojama Overflow
 
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| Can be used if your Life Points are at 500 or below.<br />Special Summon as many "Ojama Token" as possible in the Defense Position on your opponent's side of the Field.<br />This skill can only be used once per Duel.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Chazz Princeton (Duel Links)|Chazz Princeton]] (Drop)
 
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|-
 
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| Parasite Infestation
 
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| After starting hands are dealt, 1 or 2 "[[Parasite Paracide]]" cards are added to your opponent's deck, face-up.{{#tag:ref|This skill was changed on 18 July 2017. Previously, this skill had the following effect:<br />After starting hands are dealt, a random number of "Parasite Paracide" cards are added to the opponent's Deck, face-up.<ref name="Org July 2017"/>|group="Notes"}}
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Weevil Underwood (Duel Links)|Weevil Underwood]] (Level 20)
 
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|-
 
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| Peak Performance
 
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| Begin Duel with the Field Spell "[[Mountain]]" activated.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Seto Kaiba (Duel Links)|Seto Kaiba]] (Level 4)
 
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|-
 
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| Posthumous Army
 
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| Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 2000.<br />All monsters on the field, as well as in both players' Graveyards become Zombie-Type monsters until the end of your opponent's turn.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Bonz (Duel Links)|Bonz]] (Drop)
 
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|-
 
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| Power of Dark
 
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| Begin Duel with the Field Spell "[[Yami]]" activated.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Bastion Misawa (Duel Links)|Bastion Misawa]] (Level 13)
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Bastion Misawa (Duel Links)|Bastion Misawa]] (Drop)
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Joey Wheeler (Duel Links)|Joey Wheeler]] (Level 20)<br />[[Jaden Yuki (Duel Links)|Jaden Yuki]] (Level 20)<br />[[Aster Phoenix (Duel Links)|Aster Phoenix]] (Level 20)<br />[[Alexis Rhodes (Duel Links)|Alexis Rhodes]] (Drop)
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Yami Marik (Duel Links)|Yami Marik]] (Level 20)
 
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| Can be used after your Life Points are at 3000 or below.<br />Play the Field Spell "Umiiruka." If there already is Field Spell on your side of the Field, return it to your hand.<br />This skill can only be used once per Duel.{{#tag:ref|This skill was changed on 18 January 2018. Previously, this skill had the following effect:<br />Can be used after your Life Points are at 2000 or below.<br />Play the Field Spell "Umiiruka." If there already is Field Spell on your side of the Field, return it to your hand.<br />This skill can only be used once per Duel.<ref name="Org January 2018"/>|group="Notes"}}
 
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| Select 1 card Set in your Spell & Trap Zone, and force it on your opponent. Only the player that activates this skill can view this card. This skill can only be used once per Duel.
 
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | [[Yugi Muto (Duel Links)|Yugi Muto]] (Level 13)<br />[[Jaden Yuki (Duel Links)|Jaden Yuki]] (Drop)
 
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| Can be used after your Life Points are at 3000 or below.<br />Play the Field Spell "Skyscraper." If there already is Field Spell on your side of the Field, return it to your hand.<br />This skill can only be used once per Duel.{{#tag:ref|This skill was changed on 18 January 2018. Previously, this skill had the following effect:<br />Can be used after your Life Points are at 2000 or below.<br />Play the Field Spell "Skyscraper." If there already is Field Spell on your side of the Field, return it to your hand.<br />This skill can only be used once per Duel.<ref name="Org January 2018"/>|group="Notes"}}
 
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For the card type, see Skill Card. For monster effects in Yu-Gi-Oh! Cross Duel, see Yu-Gi-Oh! Cross Duel § Skills.

Skill (スキル, Sukiru) is a special rule characteristic of Speed Duels, which are featured in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, the Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS anime, and as a variant of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game.

In the anime, it is also possible to use a Skill during a Master Duel under certain circumstances, the specifics of which are currently unknown, as shown when Bohman and Windy used Storm Access during their respective Master Duels with Playmaker and Varis.

TCG Speed Duel[edit]

A Skill Card in the TCG
Main article: Skill Card

In Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Speed Duels, Skills are represented by Skill Cards. Each player can include one Skill Card with their Deck, which is set aside face-down at the start of the Duel. When the Skill Card is activated, it is turned face-up.

The Skill Card backing depicts the character the Skill is associated with, and includes the activation condition for the Skill Card.

Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS[edit]

Playmaker using the Skill "Storm Access" in Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS

In Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS, Skills are special effects that each player can use only once per Duel. They may possess a number of effects, like improving a draw, increasing one's LP or enhancing a monster's ATK.[1] They can be used during either player's turn.[2] Skills appear to be procedurally generated, though rather than being generated randomly like they would be in real-world video games, they appear to be generated to fit a Duelist's Deck and/or Dueling style. As seen with Playmaker and Varis, Skills are not necessarily unique to their users, and multiple Duelists can share a given Skill. As seen with the Gore and Skye Zaizen a Duelist may utilize different Skills between different Decks.

If two or more Duelists combine their LINK VRAINS avatars into one and play a Duel as that combined avatar, their avatar will have access to each of those players' Skills during that Duel and can use each Skill once. This technically enables a single Duelist within that Duel to use multiple Skills, beyond the normal "once per Duel" limit. (This is because the game considers each player to be using their own individual Skill once per Duel.) For example, Bit and Boot were able to use Marker's Portal twice during their Duel with Soulburner, since their avatars were combined into BitBoot.[3]

Skills can be hacked to do previously unheard-of abilities, such as the Double Draw Skill used by Number 10.

List of Skills[edit]

SkillUserEffectAppearances
Burning DrawTheodore HamiltonReduce your LP to 100 and draw 1 card for every 1000 LP you lost.049
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Dinowrestle RevolutionGeorge GoreActivate "World Dino Wrestling" from your Deck.051
Anti SkillGeorge GoreCan be used when your opponent activates their Skill. Negate that Skill and draw 2 cards.075
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links[edit]

The Skill icon in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links

In Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, each character can use up to one Skill with their Deck. The Skills that can be used depend on the character—each character has a unique pool of Skills, but some Skills are available to multiple different characters.

Skills provide some effect during the Duel. Certain Skills can create cards on the field or in a player's Deck, change one card into another, or remove cards from the game entirely. (Monsters played to the field, or added to the Graveyard from outside of the deck, by Skills are treated as having been properly Special Summoned. Additionally, monsters played in face-down Defense Position by a Skill can be Flip Summoned in the same turn, and Trap Cards played face-down by a Skill can be activated during the same turn.) Along with the game's Forbidden and Limited lists, Skill effects are subject to change to maintain balance.

To use a Skill, it must first be unlocked for that character. Even if multiple characters can use the same Skill, it must be unlocked for each character individually.

Non-player characters normally do not use Skills, but they occasionally do during special events. Additionally, Jaden/Yubel's Level 40 Deck at the Gate includes the Skill "Neo-Spacian Onslaught".

Obtaining Skills[edit]

Skills can be obtained in a variety of ways:

Each character has 3 level-up Skills, one of which may be obtained when the character in unlocked (listed as a Level 1 reward).

Each character has a set of several drop Skills. They are primarily obtained as random drops when defeating Legendary Duelists (originally the only way to obtain them) or Dueling in Ranked Duels. These are the only Skills that can be obtained using Skill Chips or Skill Tickets. Originally, it was possible obtain Skills the player already has as drops, but they would be automatically converted into Gems (originally always 15 Gems, but later 5, 10 or 15 Gems at random); in the current version of the game, this is no longer possible.

Some characters additionally have special Skills, which can only be obtained from events, campaigns, Lifetime Missions, or other ways. Some time after an event or campaign has finished (and usually after it has been run twice in the case of events), the previously exclusive Skills from that event or campaign are made available as Lifetime Missions. For character unlock events, these Skills are usually made available when the character is added to the Gate. Some Skills are made available as Lifetime Missions without first being event rewards, often to promote new BOX cards.

List of Skills[edit]

This is a list of Skills that players can obtain for their characters (Skills that are exclusive to non-player opponents are not listed).

 LoreDuel Links characters
A Bond Illuminates the FutureEach of the following effects can only be used once per Duel. (You can change the battle position of Set monsters)
  • Send 1 "Synchron" monster or 1 Level 2 WIND Warrior-Type monster with 1000 or less ATK from your hand to your Graveyard. Then, add 1 "Synchron" monster from your Deck to your hand and Set 1 "Synchro Chase" from outside of your Deck.
  • Send all monsters you control to your Graveyard. If the total of original ATK of the monsters sent to the Graveyard is 2500 or more, Set 2 random Signer Dragons with different names out of 4 from outside of your Deck.
  • Can be used turn 3 and onward. Return 1 "Stardust Dragon" from your field/Graveyard to your Extra Deck. Then, change the Level of all Synchro Monsters you control to 2 and Set 1 "Life Stream Dragon" from outside of your Deck.
This skill can only be used if you begin a Duel with an Extra Deck that contains a Level 10 or higher LIGHT monster and no monsters other than Synchro Monsters, and a Deck that contains at least 7 Level 2 or lower Warrior-Type or Machine-Type monsters.		Yusei Fudo (Duel Links)
A Burning RoarAdd 1 "Salamangreat Heatleo" and 1 "Salamangreat Sunlight Wolf" to your Extra Deck at the beginning of the Duel.
The following effect can be used once per turn. Until the end of this turn, all monsters on your field gain 100 ATK for each monster on your field.
This Skill can only be used/applied if your Deck/Extra Deck contains 10 or more "Salamangreat" monsters including at least 1 "Salamangreat Heatleo".		Soulburner (Duel Links)
A Card EntrustedAt the beginning of the Duel, add 1 "Fiend's Sanctuary" to your Deck.Yami Yugi (Duel Links)
A Cosmic Scourge: Galaxy-EyesAt the beginning of the Duel, add 1 "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon" to your Deck.
Can be used if you control 2 or more monsters with 2000 ATK or higher. Return 1 "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon" from your Graveyard to your hand. This Skill can only be used once per Duel.		Kite Tenjo (Duel Links)
A Galactic BattleCan be used when a "Galaxy-Eyes" Xyz Monster exists on either field.
During your Draw Phase, instead of conducting your normal draw, send all cards but "Galaxy-Eyes" Xyz Monsters on both fields to the Graveyard.
After using this Skill, this turn will end.
This Skill can only be used once per Duel.		Mizar (Duel Links)
A New Power!At the beginning of the Duel, add 2 "Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin" to your Deck. Then, add 1 "Elemental HERO Aqua Neos" to your Extra Deck.Jaden/Yubel
A Trick up the SleeveYour starting hand will include 1 Level 7 or higher DARK Spellcaster-Type monster, randomly selected from your Deck. This Skill will not activate if your Deck does not contain any Level 7 DARK Spellcaster-Type monsters.
You cannot Special Summon effect monsters during your first turn.		Arkana (Duel Links)
ATK Booster: Level 2Increase the ATK of all level 2 or lower monsters on your side of the field by 200.Yusei Fudo (Duel Links)
ATK Booster: Synchro WarriorsUntil the end of the turn, "Warrior" Synchro Monsters on your side of the field will gain 100 ATK times their Level.
This Skill can only be used once per turn.		Yusei Fudo (Duel Links)
ATK: 8800 PulseCan only be used if you control exactly 1 Level 4 monster with an ATK equal to its DEF.
Your monster's ATK becomes 8800, but returns to its original value at the end of the turn.
For the rest of the turn after using this Skill, your opponent takes no damage.
This Skill can only be used once per Duel.		Sera (Duel Links)
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Event-exclusive Skills[edit]

 LoreEventsDuel Links characters
Action Card (Skill)Activates once per turn after obtaining 1 Action Card from the Action Field for which you have fulfilled the Dueltain Meter conditions.
You can choose from a maximum of 6 different cards set by you and your opponent.
Each card can be selected only once more after the Dueltain Meter reaches 150%.		A Soldier from the Fusion Dimension: Sora PerseSora Perse (Duel Links)
Alternative White Dragon AdventIf your Life Points are at 2000 or below, play 1 "Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon" from outside of the Deck at the beginning of your turn. You can only activate this Skill once per Duel.Tag Duel Tournament IXSeto Kaiba (DSOD) (Duel Links)
Amazoness TacticsAt the beginning of your first turn, add "Amazoness Queen" to your hand from outside your Deck. Then, play "Amazoness Onslaught."Tag Duel Tournament VIIIMai Valentine (Duel Links)
Ancient Fairy RescueIf your Life Points are at 3000 or below, add 1 "Forest" to your hand from outside your Deck at the beginning of your turn. Then, play 1 "Ancient Pixie Dragon" in Defense Position from outside of your Deck. You can only activate this Skill once per Duel.Tag Duel Tournament IX
Tag Duel Tournament X		Luna (Duel Links)
Armored Xyz (Skill)The ATK of monsters you control is multiplied by 5 until the end of the turn. In addition, Equip "Black Ray Lancer" from outside of your Deck to 1 Xyz Monster you control as an Equip Card. While "Black Ray Lancer" is equipped with this effect, that monster can attack twice during each Battle Phase.
This Skill can only be used once per Duel.		Raid Duel - Giant Grinder: The Meet-And-Greet of NightmaresReginald "Shark" Kastle (Duel Links)
Arrival of the Earthbound ImmortalThis Skill will be activated at the beginning of a Duel. Add 1 Field Spell Card and 1 "Earthbound Immortal" monster card from your Deck to your hand.Duelist Chronicles 5D's: Attack of the Dark Signers!Earthbound Immortal Cusillu (Duel Links)
Earthbound Immortal Chacu Challhua (Duel Links)
Dark Signer Kalin Kessler
Earthbound Immortal Uru (Duel Links)
Dark Signer Carly Carmine
Earthbound Immortal Ccarayhua (Duel Links)
Dark Signer Rex Goodwin
Battle Fusion!If your Life Points are at 3000 or below, add 1 "Battle Fusion" to your hand from outside of the Deck at the beginning of your turn.
You can only activate this Skill once per Duel.		Tag Duel Tournament XJaden Yuki (Duel Links)
Black Flower BloomIf your Life Points are at 3000 or below, play 1 "Black Rose Dragon" from outside your Deck at the beginning of your turn. You can only activate this Skill once per Duel.
Blue-Eyes AdventIf your Life Points are at 3000 or below, play 1 "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" from outside your Deck at the beginning of your turn.
You can only activate this Skill once per Duel.
Cheer Up Fairies (event Skill)From the beginning of your 6th turn onward, play 1 "Little Fairy" from outside your Deck, and then place 1 "Fairy Cheer Girl" from your Extra Deck on top of "Little Fairy" (This will be treated as an Xyz Summon).This Skill can only be used once per Duel.Tag Duel Tournament XTori Meadows (Duel Links)
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Duel Links Legend Deck Guide[edit]

The Duel Links Legend Deck Guide listed certain Skills as suggestions for casual play using the Legend Decks in the guide. It included three different sets of three skills: Yami Yugi skills, Seto Kaiba skills, and generic skills.

  • Power of Dark (Yugi)

  • Sorcery Conduit (Yugi)

  • Destiny Draw (Yugi)

  • Peak Performance (Kaiba)

  • Beatdown (Kaiba)

  • Heavy Starter (Kaiba)

  • Restart (Generic)

  • LP Boost α (Generic)

  • Draw Sense: Spell/Trap (Generic)

Differences between the anime and Duel Links[edit]

In the anime, if the use of a certain Skill would cause a certain effect to meet its activation requirement, that effect can be activated normally after the Skill has finished being applied. For example, discarding "Trickstar Mandrake" in order to use her "Trickstar Fraud" Skill allowed Skye Zaizen to activate Mandrake's Trigger Effect afterward.

In Duel Links and Speed Duels, Skills are designed not to interact with any card effects that would be triggered by the Skill's usage. As such, immediately after a Skill is applied, the game proceeds to an open game state, leaving no chance for any effects to be activated in response to the Skill (even mandatory Trigger Effects). Originally, "Last Gamble" was an exception to this, and cards could be activated in response to drawing cards with the Skill, but this was changed in a later update. Additionally, in the current version of Duel Links, the effects of cards can be activated in response to a card being sent to the Graveyard by the effect of "Phantom Strategy".

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS episode 0022: "Seize the Wind!"
  2. ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS episode 0044: "Pain and Gain"
  3. ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS episode 04949: "Bring the Heat"
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