Banisher of the Light

The Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Greek, Portuguese and Thai names given are not official.

The Chinese and Portuguese card texts given are not official.

Banisher of the Light

Japanese

光（ひかり）の追（つい）放（ほう）者（しゃ）

Base

光の追放者

Kana

ひかりのついほうしゃ

Rōmaji

Hikari no Tsuihōsha

Card type	Monster
Attribute	LIGHT
Level	3
ATK / DEF	100 / 2000
Password	61528025
Effect types	Continuous
Status	Unlimited (OCG) Unlimited (TCG)
Any card sent to the Graveyard is banished instead.

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English sets

Worldwide

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2004-10-12	DB1-EN044	Dark Beginning 1	Common
2004-12-01	SRL-EN078	Spell Ruler	Super Rare
2012-09-29	LCYW-EN231	Legendary Collection 3: Yugi's World Mega Pack	Common

North America

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2002-09-16	MRL-078	Magic Ruler	Super Rare
2002-09-16	SRL-078	Spell Ruler	Super Rare

Europe

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2003-10-24	MRL-E078	Spell Ruler	Super Rare

Search categories

Banished categories

Banishes negated Summons

Banishes cards that would be sent to the Graveyard

Other languages

Language	Name	Card text
French	Chasseur de la Lumière	Les cartes envoyées au Cimetière sont bannies à la place.
German	Verbanner des Lichts	Jede Karte, die auf den Friedhof gelegt wird, wird stattdessen verbannt.
Italian	Epuratore della Luce	Qualsiasi carta mandata al Cimitero viene invece bandita.
Portuguese	Banidor da Luz	Enquanto esta carta permanecer virada para cima no campo, qualquer carta que seria enviada ao Cemitério é removida do jogo em vez disso.
Spanish	Desterrador de la Luz	Toda carta mandada al Cementerio es en vez desterrada
Japanese	光（ひかり）の追（つい）放（ほう）者（しゃ）	このカードがフィールド上に表側表示で存在する限り、墓地へ送られるカードは墓地へは行かずゲームから除外される。
	Hikari no Tsuihōsha
Korean	빛의 추방자	이 카드가 필드 위에 앞면 표시로 존재하는 한, 묘지로 보내질 카드는 묘지로는 가지 않고 게임에서 제외된다.
Chinese	光之追放者	只要這張卡在場上表側表示存在，送去墓地的卡不去墓地從遊戲中除外。

Sets in other languages

French

Release	Number	Set	French name	Rarity
2003-10-22	MDM-F078	Spell Ruler	Le Maître des Magies	Super Rare
2012-09-27	LCYW-FR231	Legendary Collection 3: Yugi's World Mega Pack	Collection Légendaire 3: Le Monde de Yugi Méga Pack	Common

German

Release	Number	Set	German name	Rarity
2003-10-21	SRL-G078	Spell Ruler	Spell Ruler	Super Rare
2004-12-17	DB1-DE044	Dark Beginning 1	Dark Beginning 1	Common
2012-09-27	LCYW-DE231	Legendary Collection 3: Yugi's World Mega Pack	Legendary Collection 3: Mega Pack	Common

Italian

Release	Number	Set	Italian name	Rarity
2003-12-01	SDM-I078	Spell Ruler	Sovrano della Magia	Super Rare
2012-09-27	LCYW-IT231	Legendary Collection 3: Yugi's World Mega Pack	Collezione Leggendaria 3 Mega-Pack	Common

Spanish

Release	Number	Set	Spanish name	Rarity
2004-09-01	SDH-S078	Spell Ruler	Señor de Hechizos	Super Rare
2004-12-01	DB1-SP044	Dark Beginning 1	Principio Oscuro 1	Common
2012-09-27	LCYW-SP231	Legendary Collection 3: Yugi's World Mega Pack	Colección Legendaria 3: El Mundo de Yugi Mega Pack	Common

Japanese

Release	Number	Set	Japanese name	Rarity
2000-07-13	PS-27	Pharaoh's Servant	Ｐｈａｒａｏｈ＇ｓ Ｓｅｒｖａｎｔ（ファラオズ・サーヴァント） －ファラオのしもべ－	Rare
2002-06-20	DL1-062	Duelist Legacy Volume.1	ＤＵＥＬＩＳＴ（デュエリスト） ＬＥＧＡＣＹ（レガシー） Ｖｏｌｕｍｅ（ボリューム） １	Rare
2003-05-01	PC2-001	World Ranking Promos: Series 2	デュエリストキングトーナメント ワールドランキング戦 デュエリストトーナメント 日本ランキング	Common Normal Parallel Rare
2004-06-24	BE1-JP044	Beginner's Edition 1	ＢＥＧＩＮＮＥＲ＇Ｓ（ビギナーズ） ＥＤＩＴＩＯＮ（エディション） １	Common
2007-12-15	SD14-JP006	Structure Deck: Advent of the Emperor	ストラクチャーデッキ －帝（てい）王（おう）の降（こう）臨（りん）－	Common
2011-05-14	BE01-JP039	Beginner's Edition 1	ＢＥＧＩＮＮＥＲ＇Ｓ（ビギナーズ） ＥＤＩＴＩＯＮ（エディション） １ ［２０１１］	Rare

Asian-English

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2002-10-24	MRL-078	Magic Ruler	Super Rare

Korean

Release	Number	Set	Korean name	Rarity
2004-05-07	SRL-K078	Spell Ruler	마법의 지배자	Super Rare
2006-04-11	BP1-KR044	Beginner's Edition 1	비기너즈 팩 1	Common
2008-09-10	ESP1-KR026	Expansion Pack Vol.1	익스팬션 팩 Vol.1	Common
2008-03-29	SD14-KR006	Structure Deck: Advent of the Emperor	ＳＴＲＵＣＴＵＲＥ ＤＥＣＫ（스트럭처 덱） —황제의 강림—	Common

In other media

Page	Medium	Debut date
Banisher of the Light (DM4)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelist	2000-12-07
Banisher of the Light (DM5)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 5: Expert 1	2001-07-05
Banisher of the Light (DM6)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2	2001-12-20
Banisher of the Light (TSC)	Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards	2002-07-04
Banisher of the Light (EDS)	Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul	2002-10-15
Banisher of the Light (ROD)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction	2003-03-20
Banisher of the Light (SDD)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel	2003-04-15
Banisher of the Light (World Championship 2004)	Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004	2004-02-05
Banisher of the Light (DBT)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler	2004-03-18
Banisher of the Light (World Championship 2005)	Yu-Gi-Oh! 7 Trials to Glory: World Championship Tournament 2005	2004-12-30
Banisher of the Light (GX1)	Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Duel Academy	2005-10-13
Banisher of the Light (World Championship 2006)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006	2006-02-23
Banisher of the Light (Tag Force 1)	Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force	2006-09-14
Banisher of the Light (Duel Links)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links	2020-01-30
Banisher of the Light (Master Duel)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel	2022-01-19

Video games

Video game	Date	#	Name	Cost	Status
Nightmare Troubadour	2005-07-21	–		–	Present
Online	2005-11-04	–	–	–	Present

Lores and sets

Video game	Lore	Sets
Nightmare Troubadour		Legendary History (Common)
Online		Pack 16