Bark of Dark Ruler

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The Chinese and Portuguese card texts given are not official.

Bark of Dark Ruler

Japanese

冥（めい）王（おう）の咆（ほう）哮（こう）

Base

冥王の咆哮

Kana

めいおうのほうこう

Rōmaji

Meiō no Hōkō

Card type	Trap
Property	Normal
Password	41925941
Effect types	Activation requirement Cost Effect
Status	Unlimited (OCG) Unlimited (TCG)
If a Fiend-Type monster you control battles, during the Damage Step: Pay LP (in multiples of 100 points), then target the opponent's battling monster; that opponent's monster loses that much ATK and DEF, until the end of this turn.

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Supports

Fiend

Stat changes

Your opponent's monsters lose ATK

Your opponent's monsters lose DEF

LP

Pays Life Points for cost

Other languages

Language	Name	Card text
French	Le Rugissement du Gouverneur des Ténèbres	Si un monstre de Type Démon que vous contrôlez combat, durant la Damage Step : payez des LP (en multiples de 100), puis ciblez le monstre de votre adversaire combattant ; jusqu'à la fin de ce tour, le monstre de votre adversaire perd autant d'ATK/DEF.
German	Gebell des Dunklen Herrschers	Falls ein Monster vom Typ Unterweltler, das du kontrollierst, kämpft, während des Damage Steps: Zahle LP (in Vielfachen von 100 Punkten) und wähle dann das kämpfende Monster deines Gegners; das Monster deines Gegners verliert bis zum Ende dieses Spielzugs so viele ATK und DEF.
Italian	Latrato del Sovrano Oscuro	Se un mostro di Tipo Demone che controlli combatte, durante il Damage Step: paga LP (in multipli di 100 punti), poi scegli come bersaglio il mostro dell'avversario che sta combattendo; quel mostro dell'avversario perde quell'ammontare di ATK e DEF, fino alla fine di questo turno.
Portuguese	Rugido do Governante Sombrio	Durante a Damage Step de qualquer jogador, se um monstro Fiend-Type que você controla batalha com um monstro, você pode pagar múltiplos de 100 LPs para fazer com que aquele monstro perca a mesma quantidade de ATK e DEF, até a End Phase.
Spanish	Ladrido del Gobernante Oscuro	Si un monstruo de Tipo Demonio que controles batalla, durante el Damage Step: paga LP (en múltiplos de 100 puntos), y después selecciona al monstruo batallante de tu adversario; hasta el final de este turno, ese monstruo de tu adversario pierde ese ATK y DEF.
Japanese	冥（めい）王（おう）の咆（ほう）哮（こう）	自分フィールド上に存在する悪魔族モンスターが戦闘を行う場合、そのダメージステップ時に１００の倍数のライフポイントを払って発動する。このターンのエンドフェイズ時まで、戦闘を行う相手モンスター１体の攻撃力・守備力は払った数値分ダウンする。
	Meiō no Hōkō
Korean	명왕의 포효	자신 필드 위의 악마족 몬스터가 전투를 실행할 경우, 그 데미지 스텝시에 발동할 수 있다. 자신의 라이프 포인트(100단위)를 지불하여, 그 수치를 엔드 페이즈까지 상대 몬스터 1장의 공격력 / 수비력에서 내린다.
Chinese	冥王的咆哮	自己的場上的惡魔族進行戰鬥的場合，在那個傷害計算階段發動。支付自己的基本份（以100為單位），在結束階段前對方1隻怪獸攻擊力守備力下降那個支付基本份的數值。

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French

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In other media

Page	Medium	Debut date
Bark of Dark Ruler (World Championship 2006)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006	2006-02-23
Bark of Dark Ruler (Tag Force 1)	Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force	2006-09-14
Bark of Dark Ruler (Master Duel)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel	2022-01-19
Bark of Dark Ruler (Duel Links)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links	2022-03-24

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		Beautiful Challenger
Online		Pack 21