Skill Drain

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

The Chinese lore given is not official.

Skill Drain

Japanese

スキルドレイン

Rōmaji

Sukiru Dorein

Card type	Trap
Property	Continuous
Password	82732705
Effect types	Cost Continuous-like
Status	Unlimited (OCG) Limited (TCG)
Activate by paying 1000 LP. Negate the effects of all face-up monsters while they are face-up on the field (but their effects can still be activated).

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English sets

Worldwide

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2005-03-19	DR1-EN211	Dark Revelation Volume 1	Rare
2007-12-12	DCR-EN049	Dark Crisis	Rare
2008-04-02	GLD1-EN044	Gold Series	Common
2012-05-24	BP01-EN053	Battle Pack: Epic Dawn	Rare Starfoil Rare
2012-06-01	TU08-EN001	Turbo Pack: Booster Eight	Ultra Rare
2019-08-01	LART-EN012	The Lost Art Promotion L	Ultra Rare

North America

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2003-12-01	DCR-049	Dark Crisis	Rare
2010-09-25	DT03-EN098	Duel Terminal 3	Duel Terminal Normal Parallel Rare

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Archetypes and series

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Negates the effects of Effect Monsters

LP

Pays Life Points for cost

Other languages

	Name	Lore
French	Absorption de Compétence	Payez 1000 Life Points. Les effets de tous les Monstres à Effet face recto sur le Terrain sont annulés.
German	Kräfte rauben	Zahle 1000 Life Points. Die Effekte aller offenen Effektmonster auf dem Spielfeld werden annuliert.
Italian	Risucchia Abilità	Attiva pagando 1000 Life Point. Gli effetti di tutti i mostri scoperti sul Terreno sono annullati mentre quei mostri sono scoperti sul Terreno (ma i loro effetti possono comunque essere attivati).
Portuguese	Drenar Habilidades	Ative por pagar 1000 LPs. Os efeitos de todos os Monstros de Efeito virados para cima no campo são negados.
Spanish	Drenaje de Habilidad	Activa esta carta pagando 1000 LP. Niega los efectos de todos los monstruos boca arriba en el Campo mientras estén boca arriba en el Campo (pero sus efectos todavía pueden ser activados).
Japanese	スキルドレイン	１０００ＬＰを払ってこのカードを発動できる。①：このカードが魔法＆罠ゾーンに存在する限り、フィールドの全ての表側表示モンスターの効果は無効化される。
	Sukiru Dorein
Korean	스킬 드레인	1000 LP를 지불하고 이 카드를 발동할 수 있다. ①: 이 카드가 마법 & 함정 존에 존재하는 한, 필드의 모든 앞면 표시 몬스터의 효과는 무효화된다.
Chinese	技能抽取	支付1000基本份發動。只要這張卡在場上存在，場上表側表示存在的效果怪獸的效果無效化。

Other language sets

French

Release	Number	Set	French name	Rarity
2005-03-19	DR1-FR211	Dark Revelation Volume 1	Sombre Révélation 1	Rare
2007-12-10	DCR-FR049	Dark Crisis	La Crise des Ténèbres	Rare
2008-04-09	GLD1-FR044	Gold Series	Collection Gold	Common
2012-05-24	BP01-FR053	Battle Pack: Epic Dawn	Battle Pack: L’Aube Épique	Rare Starfoil Rare
2012-06-01	TU08-FR001	Turbo Pack: Booster Eight	Paquet Turbo: Numéro Huit	Ultra Rare
2019-08-01	LART-FR012	The Lost Art Promotion L		Ultra Rare

German

Release	Number	Set	German name	Rarity
2005-06-01	DR1-DE211	Dark Revelation Volume 1	Dark Revelations Volume 1	Rare
2007-12-10	DCR-DE049	Dark Crisis	Dark Crisis	Rare
2008-04-09	GLD1-DE044	Gold Series	Gold Series	Common
2012-05-24	BP01-DE053	Battle Pack: Epic Dawn	Battle Pack: Epic Dawn	Rare Starfoil Rare
2012-06-01	TU08-DE001	Turbo Pack: Booster Eight	Turbo Pack: Booster Eight	Ultra Rare
2019-08-01	LART-DE012	The Lost Art Promotion L		Ultra Rare

Italian

Release	Number	Set	Italian name	Rarity
2005-03-19	DR1-IT211	Dark Revelation Volume 1	Rivelazione Oscura Vol.1	Rare
2007-12-10	DCR-IT049	Dark Crisis	Crisi Oscura	Rare
2008-04-09	GLD1-IT044	Gold Series	Serie Oro	Common
2012-05-24	BP01-IT053	Battle Pack: Epic Dawn	Battle Pack: Alba Epica	Rare Starfoil Rare
2012-06-01	TU08-IT001	Turbo Pack: Booster Eight	Busta Turbo: Numero Otto	Ultra Rare
2019-08-01	LART-IT012	The Lost Art Promotion L		Ultra Rare

Portuguese

Release	Number	Set	Portuguese name	Rarity
2005-03-01	DR1-PT211	Dark Revelation Volume 1	Revelação Negra Volume 1	Rare
2019-08-01	LART-PT012	The Lost Art Promotion L		Ultra Rare

Spanish

Release	Number	Set	Spanish name	Rarity
2005-03-19	DR1-SP211	Dark Revelation Volume 1	Revelación Oscura Volumen 1	Rare
2008-04-09	GLD1-SP044	Gold Series	Serie Dorada	Common
2012-05-24	BP01-SP053	Battle Pack: Epic Dawn	Battle Pack: Amanecer Épico	Rare Starfoil Rare
2012-06-01	TU08-SP001	Turbo Pack: Booster Eight	Sobre Turbo: Número Ocho	Ultra Rare
2019-08-01	LART-SP012	The Lost Art Promotion L		Ultra Rare

Japanese

Release	Number	Set	Japanese name	Rarity
2002-11-21	304-049	Power of the Guardian	ガーディアンの力（ちから）	Rare
2004-09-23	EE1-JP211	Expert Edition Volume.1	ＥＸＰＥＲＴ（エキスパート） ＥＤＩＴＩＯＮ（エディション） Ｖｏｌｕｍｅ（ボリューム） １	Rare
	PC6-JP002	World Ranking Promos: Series 6		Normal Parallel Rare Common
2009-07-01	DT06-JP048	Duel Terminal - Dragunity of the Hurricane!!	デュエルターミナル 「疾（しっ）風（ぷう）のドラグニティ！！」	Duel Terminal Normal Parallel Rare
2010-01-23	GS02-JP016	Gold Series 2010	ＧＯＬＤ（ゴールド） ＳＥＲＩＥＳ（シリーズ） ２０１０	Gold Rare Common
2012-08-25	GDB1-JP036	The Gold Box	ＴＨＥ（ザ） ＧＯＬＤ（ゴールド） ＢＯＸ（ボックス）	Gold Rare
2016-12-17	20AP-JP025	20th Anniversary Pack 1st Wave	２０ｔｈ（トゥエンティース） ＡＮＮＩＶＥＲＳＡＲＹ（アニバーサリー） ＰＡＣＫ（パック） １ｓｔ（ファースト） ＷＡＶＥ（ウェーブ）	Normal Parallel Rare
2018-02-10	RC02-JP048	Rarity Collection 20th Anniversary Edition	ＲＡＲＩＴＹ（レアリティ） ＣＯＬＬＥＣＴＩＯＮ（コレクション） ２０ｔｈ（トゥエンティース） Ａｎｎｉｖｅｒｓａｒｙ（アニバーサリー） Ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ（エディション）	Super Rare Secret Rare Collectors Rare

Korean

Release	Number	Set	Korean name	Rarity
2005-05-02	DCR-KR049	Dark Crisis	암흑의 위협	Rare Secret Rare
2006-07-06	HGP1-KR211	Expert Edition Volume.1	하이 그레이드 팩１	Rare
2008-12-05	ESP3-KR045	Expansion Pack Vol.3	익스팬션 팩 Vol.3	Rare
2010-03-16	GS02-KR016	Gold Series 2010	골드 시리즈 ２０１０	Gold Rare Common
2011-11-15	DCR-KRPR1	Dark Crisis promotional cards	암흑의 위협 프로모션 카드	Secret Rare
2017-04-18	20AP-KR025	20th Anniversary Pack 1st Wave	ＣＨＲＯＮＩＣＬＥ ＰＡＣＫ（크로니클 팩） １ｓｔ ＷＡＶＥ	Normal Parallel Rare
2018-05-29	RC02-KR048	Rarity Collection 20th Anniversary Edition	레어리티 컬렉션	Super Rare Secret Rare

Chinese

Release	Number	Set	Chinese name	Rarity
2014-11-29	SP03-TC058	Starter Pack Volume 3	決鬥始動包 Volume 3	Super Rare

Asian-English

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2004-05-12	DCR-AE049	Dark Crisis	Rare

In other media

Page	Medium	Debut date
Skill Drain (anime)	Anime	2007-11-07

Video games

Video game	Date	#	Name	Cost	Status
Nightmare Troubadour	2005-07-21	–		???	Unlimited
Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006	2006-02-23	–		???	Unlimited
GX Tag Force	2006-09-14	–		???	Unlimited

Lores and sets

Video game	Lore	Sets
Nightmare Troubadour		Wonderous Sorcery
Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006		Dark Crisis Continuous Spell/Trap B All Traps (Common) All at Random (Common)
GX Tag Force		Anti Effect (Ultra Rare)