Duel, standby! (Skill)

update 25/11/2019

Skill Details
How to Get
Skill rebalancing history

Skill Details

Each player's starting hand increases by 1 card. You cannot Normal Summon or activate card effects on your first turn.

Character	How to Get
	Legendary Duelist/PvP Duel Reward

How to Get

How to get drop skills

List of all skills

Skill rebalancing history

Description (Since 2019 Dec 3)

Each player's starting hand increases by 1 card. You cannot Normal Summon or activate card effects on your first turn.

Description (Since 2018 Jun 26)

Each player's starting hand increases by 1 card. You cannot activate Spell/Trap Cards or monster effects on your first turn.

Description (Until 2018 Jun 25)

Gives 1 more card in each player's starting hand.

Tea Gardner skills list

Holy Guard	LP boost γ
Life Cost 0	Surprise Present
Duel, standby!	--

Comments

Hot New Top

Anonymous

Skills are the main sell point of this game but the way they are implementing it is stupid. There is no need for balancing this feature but making it as ceative as possible. When everything is OP the game will balance itself. Konami is trying too hard to control what we play using the skill that they loss most of the potential to make this a great game for everyone of their player.

<< Anonymous

Anonymous Reply

Skills became their best marketing strategy, that's all they are now.

Wanna sell whatever trash cards you just released? Give them an op skill

You wanna sell cars never seen in the anime but they are garbage? Don't hit destiny draw ever again so it carries those garbage decks

<< Anonymous

Anonymous Reply

Yeah, Duel Links now has a stronger "anime/manga-like" focus, using Skills to allow for plays like in the anime or manga.

Which kinda makes me wish they do something to Duel Standby to make it usable without Amano abusing it again. Heck, maybe just completely change the skill to a Fairy support skill or something.

<< Anonymous

Anonymous Reply

They should change the skill back to its original effect. Many good skills give you a +1 advantage anyway without any drawbacks. This is a generic skill but it's a +/-0 in total because your opponent also gets a +1.

<< Anonymous

Anonymous Reply

Well unlike their strategy of releasing a new archetype scattered among a SD and a mainbox with a custom skill pasted on it, buffing duel standby wouldn't net a profit so we can say goodbye to that ever happening

Anonymous

can still special summon though

<< Anonymous

Anonymous Reply

how are you going to special summon if you cannot activate card effects turn 1 lol

<< Anonymous

Anonymous Reply

uhhhm cyber dragon

Anonymous

cool skill

Anonymous

I mean, iwano itself is intended as spirit monster in the first place, which mean he shall return to hand unless you play spirit deck in general.

Dont blame konami just because they took ur toy 4 eternity. They just make it as it intended in the first place ( remember cyber style?)

<< Anonymous

Anonymous Reply

What did this guy smoke? His comment makes no sense, wtf...

<< Anonymous

Anonymous Reply

Duel Standby was abused with Amano to stop it from returning to hand, thus locking the opponent from activating monster effect for the rest of the Duel.

Which is not how Amano is intended to be used.

Anonymous

great card

Pepek

Poor girl her skill have been nerf again. The next nerf will be you can't set spell or trap card

<< Anonymous(Pepek)

Njir Reply

They make her become useless

<< Anonymous(Pepek)

Anonymous Reply

Lol

<< Anonymous(Pepek)

Anonymous Reply

'kay

Anonymous

eat that 🔥ty amano iwato user

<< Anonymous

shjiro Reply

Yeah, cause FTP users are the real 🔥...

<< Anonymous

Anonymous Reply

IMO this was a big slap in the face because they just put it as an foil upgradeable card.

Anonymous

In Duel, we Standby

Anonymous

At this point, this skill should get rid of the benefit for the opponent, so only you get one more card. And the not being able to summon should just apply to effect monsters if anything? Not just ban summoning.

See all 5 comments..

<< Anonymous

Anonymous Reply

They specifically said that this skill granted too advantage to people using non effect monsters on first turn. Anyway I agree with you that before the nerf this skill was still usable, right now has lost all its appeal

<< Anonymous

Anonymous Reply

lol no it hasn't, this skill is the entire focus of the Amano stun deck.

<< Anonymous

Anonymous Reply

That's what he said, though? Before this latest nerf the skill is still usable in Amano Stun deck, now this skill has no point being in the game, they might as well just completely erased it.

<< Anonymous

Anonymous Reply

well there are a lots of skills just put there to make number, like LP Boost Ω or the majority of Tristan's skills which noone uses because they can't be possibly good in any deck. The most useless character in this sense is probably Scud

Anonymous

This skill deserved a nerf but this is way too much

final nerf?

maybe just let the skill go like this:
both have 1 more card on starting hand but you give up when u enter main phase
ok.

Anonymous

With the nerf this skill is still useful... for your opponent which has 1 more card and the possibility to do everything. And if you go second and have this skill it is the end. I don't see any use except for decks which use set cards on first turn like Sylvans

<< Anonymous

Anonymous Reply

You can still use your set cards and hand traps. But this skill has become very bad

tweet share share

Thank you for visiting Duel Links wiki by GameA! We update this Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links community day by day to provide quality guides and the latest news.

Duel Links Wiki Updates

How to Report Abuse

3/24	Harpie: Deck Recipe [Mar 24]
	Pendulum: deck recipe [Mar 24]
	Super Quant: deck recipe [Mar 24]
	Invoked Neos: deck recipe [Mar 24]
	King of Game decks [March 2023]
3/23	Raid Duel - The Last Survivor of Mankind: Zone! Unlock Event
	Ice Barrier: deck recipe [Mar 23]
	Maintenance Information [Mar 23]
	Dark Magician: deck recipe [Mar 23]
	Galaxy: deck recipe [Mar 23]
3/22	Abyss Actor: deck recipe [Mar 22]
3/22	Elementsaber: deck recipe [Mar 22]

→ Past updates

[Job Offer] Duel Links Wiki Writers

GameA Discord

Duel Links News & Events

Duel Links World Championship 2023

Raid Duel - The Last Survivor of Mankind: Zone! Unlock Event

Structure Deck EX: Secret of Magicians

Secret of Magicians

45th Main Box: Raider's Requiem

Raiders Requiem

Yugioh! Card Game 25th Anniversary Campaign

"Power Pros" App x "Yu-Gi-Oh!" Collaboration Campaign

6th Anniversary Campaign on 12 January 2023

6th Anniversary Campaign

Upcoming events [March]

Upcoming events [March]

Early March 2023	Duel Links Mission Research
	PvP Duel: Turbo Duel Grand Prix
	Tour Guides Mission Bingo Event

Leaked Characters

Yu-Gi-OH Vrains

Yu-Gi-Oh Vrains Duel Links

Vrains' World Stage Missions

Vrains Character Unlock Missions

Vrains World Celebration Campaign

Vrains Characters

Playmaker & AI	Varis	Soulburner
The Gore	Blue Angel

How to beat/farm Legendary Duelists Lvl 40

Playmaker Lvl 40 Farm	Soulburner Lvl 40 Farm	The Gore Lvl 40 Farm
Blue Angel Lvl 40 Farm	-	=

Yu-Gi-Oh Arc V

Yu-Gi-Oh Arc V Duel Links

Arc V Characters

Yuya Sakaki	Declan Akaba	Zuzu Boyle
Gong Strong	Sylvio Sawatari	Yuto
Sora Perse	Shay Obsidian

How to beat/farm Legendary Duelists Lvl 40

[ARC-V] Legendary Duelists Lvl 40
Yuya Sakaki Lvl 40 Farm	Zuzu Boyle Lvl 40 Farm	Gong Strong Lvl 40 Farm
Sylvio Sawatari Lvl 40 Farm	Declan Akaba Lvl 40 Farm	Yuto Lvl 40 Farm
Sora Lvl 40 Farm (Gate)

Yu-Gi-Oh Zexal

Yu-Gi-Oh Zexal in Duel Links

Legendary Duelists

Yuma and Astral	Reginald "Shark" Kastle	Bronk Stone
Tori Meadows	Kite Tenjo	Quattro
Trey	Anna Kaboom	Rio Kastle
Girag

How to beat/farm Legendary Duelists Lvl 40

[Zexal] Legendary Duelists Lvl 40
Yuma and Astral Lvl 40	Tori Meadows Lvl 40	Bronk Stone Lvl 40
Reginald Kastle Lvl 40	Kite Tenjo Lvl 40 Farm (Gate)	Quattro Lvl 40 (Gate)
Trey Lvl 40 Farm (Gate)	Anna Lvl 40 Farm (Gate)	Rio Kastle Lvl 40 Farm (Gate)

Other Zexal Duelists

Yuma Tsukumo

Astral

Flip Turner

Yu-Gi-Oh Dark Side of Dimension [DSOD]

Yugioh DSOD in Duel Links

Legendary Duelists

Seto Kaiba (DSOD)	Mokuba Kaiba (DSOD)	Yugi Muto (DSOD)
Joey Wheeler (DSOD)	Tea Gardner (DSOD)	Aigami (DSOD)
Sera (DSOD)	Scud (DSOD)	Bakura (DSOD)

How to beat/farm Legendary Duelists Lvl 40

[DSOD] Legendary Duelists Lvl 40
Seto Kaiba (DSOD) Lvl 40	Mokuba Kaiba (DSOD) Lvl 40	Yugi Muto (DSOD) Lvl 40
Joey Wheeler (DSOD) Lvl 40	Tea Gardner (DSOD) Lvl 40	Aigami Lvl 40
Sera (DSOD) Lvl 40	Scud (DSOD) Lvl 40	-

Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's

Yugioh 5D'S in Duel Links

Legendary Duelists

Yusei Fudo	Jack Atlas	Crow Hogan
Akiza Izinski	Leo	Luna
Officer Tetsu	DS Kalin Kessler	DS Carly Carmine
DS Rex Goodwin	Carly Carmine	Kalin Kessler
Antinomy	Primo	Aporia
Paradox

How to beat/farm Legendary Duelists Lvl 40

[5D's] Legendary Duelists Lvl 40
Yusei Fudo Lvl 40	Jack Atlas Lvl 40	Crow Lvl 40
Akiza Lvl 40	Leo Lvl 40	Luna Lvl 40
Officer Tetsu	DS Kalin	DS Carly
DS Rex Goodwin	Carly Carmine Lvl 40 (Gate)	Kalin Kessler Lvl 40 (Gate)
Antinomy Lvl 40 (Gate)	Primo Lvl 40 (Gate)	Aporia Lvl 40 (Gate)
Paradox Lvl 40 (Gate)	-

Useful links

Top Pick - UR & SR Dream Ticket	How to unlock Legendary Duelists
Synchro Summon Guide: The Advent of Synchros in Duel Links	Starter Guide for New Duelists
New player guide: What packs to buy first?	-

Forums

Duel Links forums
General discussion	Vagabond trade
Deck advice	Duel room

Decks

Deck pages
PvP Best decks	All decks
Auto Duel	Tips for farming LDs

King of Games decks

Decks to farm LD Lvl 40

[GX] Legendary Duelists Lvl 40
Jaden Yuki	Zane Truesdale	Aster Phoenix
Jesse Anderson	Chazz Princeton	Alexis Rhodes
Vellian Crowler	Bastion Misawa	Syrus Truesdale
Tyranno Hassleberry	Sartorius Kumar	Yubel
Jaden/Yubel	Blair Flannigan	Axel Brodie Lvl 40 (Gate)
Supreme King Jaden Lvl 40 (Gate)

Characters (Legendary Duelists)

Yu-Gi-Oh! (DM)

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

Yu-Gi-Oh GX in Duel Links

Jaden Yuki	Zane Truesdale	Aster Phoenix
Jesse Anderson	Chazz Princeton	Alexis Rhodes
Vellian Crowler	Bastion Misawa	Syrus Truesdale
Tyranno Hassleberry	Sartorius Kumar	Yubel
Jaden/Yubel	Blair Flannigan	Axel Brodie
The Supreme King	-	-

Duel / Level rewards
Level rewards	Duel rewards
Skill pages
Skill database	How to get drop skills

Accessories

Card Sleeves & Game Mats

Booster packs/Card Trader

Card Trader & Ranked Rewards

Card Trader	Ranked Rewards
Card Trader	Ranked Rewards

Card box

Available card boxes

Selection Box

Selection Boxes

Special Packs

Special Pack

Structure decks

Structure decks

Other Pages

Quick links
Card sets overview	Discontinued card sets
Reroll tier list	Best cards

Duel Links Basics

Quick Starter Guide

FAQ

Stage 1-10	Stage 11-20	Stage 21-30
Stage 31-40	Stage 41-50	Stage 51-60

Facilities in Duel World

Cards you should trade

How to beat the Vegabond

How to solve Duel Quizes

How to get/collect items

Gem	Gate Key	Gold
Duel Orb	Jewel/Stone	Icon

Standard duelists & Legendary Duelist Lvl 30

Standard Duelists
Lvl 14	Lvl 20	Lvl 27
Lvl 33	Lvl 39	Lvl 45
Lvl 51	Lvl 57	-
Legendary Duelists
Lvl 30 (DM)	Lvl 30 (GX)	Lvl 30 (5D's)

Synchro Summon Guide: The Advent of Synchros in Duel Links 61

hello

Number 32: Shark Drake | Decks and Ruling 26

No, this is Patrick

Summon Gate | Decks and Tips 131

yes. think of it as a bootleg version of Summon Breaker V

Poisonous Winds | Decks and Ruling 12

GOOD NEWS, EVERYONE!!! I HAVE FINALLY SUCKED PUTIN‘S C0CK!!! AND I AM HERE TO CONFIRM THAT ...

> Go to the latest comments

How much longer do we have to wait for new cards and characters?

The trap card curse of forbidden spell wasn't working right

What items were available at the trader EX during the “varis” event that were announced as patched?

When I view replays, it shows some players with red borders, some with blue, what does it mean?

Why doesn't dark cavalry efect trigger when dingirsu activate it's efect?

I’m having problems with kites XYZ Galaxy Skill?

How to get the Pheonix art looking ra mat from Duel links

> See All

Echoes of Mana

Clash Mini

WOTV - WAR OF THE VISIONS

[DM] Legendary Dueslist Lvl 40
Yami Yugi Lvl 40	Seto Kaiba Lvl 40	Joey Lvl 40
Mai Lvl 40	Tea Lvl 40	Yugi Lvl 40 (Gate)
Weevil Lvl 40	Rex Raptor Lvl 40	Mako Lvl 40
Yami Marik Lvl 40	Yami Bakura Lvl 40	Bandit Lvl 40
Ishizu Lvl 40	Odion Lvl 40	Pegasus Lvl 40
Mokuba Lvl 40	Paradox Lvl 40	Arkana Lvl 40
Bonz Lvl 40	Espa Roba Lvl 40	Tristan Lvl 40
Lumis & Umbra Lvl 40	Duke Devlin Lvl 40 Farm	-

Yami Yugi	Seto Kaiba	Joey Wheeler
Mai Valentine	Tea Gardner	Yugi Muto
Weevil Underwood	Rex Raptor	Mako Tsunami
Yami Marik	Yami Bakura	Bandit Keith
Ishizu Ishtar	Odion	Maximillion Pegasus
Paradox Brothers	Mokuba Kaiba	Arkana
Bonz	Espa Roba	Tristan Taylor
Umbra & Lumis	Duke Devlin

Content

Duel, standby! (Skill)

Table of contents

Skill Details

How to Get

Skill rebalancing history

Description (Since 2019 Dec 3)

Description (Since 2018 Jun 26)

Description (Until 2018 Jun 25)

Tea Gardner skills list

Comments

Commens and feedback

Recommend

Duel Links Wiki Updates

Duel Links News & Events

Duel Links World Championship 2023

Raid Duel - The Last Survivor of Mankind: Zone! Unlock Event

Structure Deck EX: Secret of Magicians

45th Main Box: Raider's Requiem

Yugioh! Card Game 25th Anniversary Campaign

"Power Pros" App x "Yu-Gi-Oh!" Collaboration Campaign

6th Anniversary Campaign on 12 January 2023

Upcoming events [March]

Leaked Characters

Yu-Gi-OH Vrains

Vrains Characters

How to beat/farm Legendary Duelists Lvl 40

Yu-Gi-Oh Arc V

Arc V Characters

How to beat/farm Legendary Duelists Lvl 40

Yu-Gi-Oh Zexal

Legendary Duelists

How to beat/farm Legendary Duelists Lvl 40

Other Zexal Duelists

Yu-Gi-Oh Dark Side of Dimension [DSOD]

Legendary Duelists

How to beat/farm Legendary Duelists Lvl 40

Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's

Legendary Duelists

How to beat/farm Legendary Duelists Lvl 40

Useful links

Forums

Decks

Decks to farm LD Lvl 40

Characters (Legendary Duelists)

Yu-Gi-Oh! (DM)

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

Related pages

Accessories

Card Sleeves & Game Mats

Booster packs/Card Trader

Card Trader & Ranked Rewards

Card box

Selection Box

Special Packs

Structure decks

Other Pages

Duel Links Basics

FAQ

Facilities in Duel World

How to get/collect items

Standard duelists & Legendary Duelist Lvl 30

Menu

Card Packs

Duel World

Forum

Booster Packs & Card Trader

Ranking

Comments (updated every hour)

Popular Decks

Popular Cards

QA

Another Game Site