Magic Drain

The Arabic name given is not official.

The Chinese card text given is not official.

Magic Drain

Japanese

マジック・ドレイン

Rōmaji

Majikku Dorein

Card type	Trap
Property	Counter
Effect types	Activation requirement Effect
Status	Unlimited (OCG) Unlimited (TCG)
When your opponent activates a Spell Card: They can discard 1 Spell Card to negate this card's effect, otherwise negate the activation of their Spell Card, and if you do, destroy it.

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Worldwide

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Actions

Your opponent discards

Monster/Spell/Trap categories

Negates itself

Negates the activation of your opponent's Spell Cards

Destroys your opponent's Spell Cards

Other languages

Language	Name	Card text
French	Drainage Magique	Vous pouvez Activer cette carte quand votre adversaire Active une Carte Magie. S'il ne peut se défausser immédiatement d'1 Carte Magie de sa main, annulez l'activation de la Carte Magie et détruisez-la.
German	Magischer Abfluss	Wenn dein Gegner eine Zauberkarte aktiviert: Er kann 1 Zauberkarte abwerfen, um den Effekt dieser Karte zu annullieren, annulliere andernfalls die Aktivierung seiner Zauberkarte und falls du dies tust, zerstöre sie.
Italian	Risucchio Magico	Quando il tuo avversario attiva una Carta Magia: il tuo avversario può scartare 1 Carta Magia per annullare l'effetto di questa carta, altrimenti annulla l'attivazione della sua Carta Magia e, se lo fai, distruggila.
Portuguese	Drenagem Mágica	Quando seu oponente ativa uma Carta Mágica: Ele pode descartar 1 Carta Mágica para negar o efeito desta carta, caso contrário negue a ativação da Carta Mágica, e assim, a destrua.
Spanish	Drenaje Mágico	Cuando tu adversario activa una Carta Mágica de tu adversario: puede descartar 1 Carta Mágica para negar el efecto de esta carta, o de otro modo niega su activación de su Carta Mágica, y si lo haces, destruye la carta.
Japanese	マジック・ドレイン	相手が魔法カードを発動した時に発動する事ができる。相手は手札から魔法カード１枚を捨ててこのカードの効果を無効にする事ができる。捨てなかった場合、相手の魔法カードの発動を無効にし破壊する。
	Majikku Dorein
Korean	매직 드레인	상대가 마법 카드를 발동했을 때 발할 수 있다. 상대는 패에서 마법 카드 1장을 버리고 이 카드의 효과를 무효로 할 수 있다. 버리지 않았을 경우, 상대의 마법 카드의 발동을 무효로 하고 파괴한다.
Chinese	魔力抽取	對方的魔法發動的時候才可以發動。對方從手卡丟棄1張魔法卡就可以使這張卡無效化。如果對方不丟棄的場合，對方的魔法卡的發動無效化並破壞。

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French

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In other media

Page	Medium	Debut date
Magic Drain (DOR)	Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses	2001-09-06
Magic Drain (DM6)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2	2001-12-20
Magic Drain (World Championship 2006)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006	2006-02-23
Magic Drain (Tag Force 1)	Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force	2006-09-14
Magic Drain (Duel Links)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links	2017-04-11
Magic Drain (Master Duel)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel	2022-01-19
Magic Drain (BAM)	Yu-Gi-Oh! BAM

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 (Common)
Online		Pack 18