Staunch Defender

Staunch Defender

Card type	Monster
Attribute	TRAP"TRAP" is not in the list (DARK, DIVINE, EARTH, FIRE, LIGHT, WATER, WIND, ?, ???, THUNDER, ...) of allowed values for the "Attribute" property.
Status	Unlimited (OCG) Unlimited (TCG)
You can only activate this card when your opponent declares an attack. Select 1 face-up monster on your side of the field. During this turn, your opponent can only designate the selected monster as an attack target and your opponent must attack the selected monster with all face-up monsters on his/her side of the field.

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English sets

Worldwide

• No set name provided at non-empty input line 1.
• No set name provided at non-empty input line 2.

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
	[[Dark Crisis (DCR-046 - C)|Dark Crisis]]
	[[Dark Revelation Volume 1 (DR1-EN208 - C)|Dark Revelation Volume 1]]

Sets in other languages

French

• No set name provided at non-empty input line 1.
• No set name provided at non-empty input line 2.

Release	Number	Set	French name	Rarity
	[[Dark Crisis (DCR-FR046 - C)|Dark Crisis]]
	[[Dark Revelation Volume 1 (DR1-FR208 - C)|Dark Revelation Volume 1]]

German

• No set name provided at non-empty input line 1.
• No set name provided at non-empty input line 2.

Release	Number	Set	German name	Rarity
	[[Dark Crisis (DCR-DE046 - C)|Dark Crisis]]
	[[Dark Revelation Volume 1 (DR1-DE208 - C)|Dark Revelation Volume 1]]

Italian

• No set name provided at non-empty input line 1.
• No set name provided at non-empty input line 2.

Release	Number	Set	Italian name	Rarity
	[[Dark Crisis (DCR-IT046 - C)|Dark Crisis]]
	[[Dark Revelation Volume 1 (DR1-IT208 - C)|Dark Revelation Volume 1]]

Portuguese

• No set name provided at non-empty input line 1.

Release	Number	Set	Portuguese name	Rarity
	[[Dark Revelation Volume 1 (DR1-PT208 - C)|Dark Revelation Volume 1]]

Spanish

• No set name provided at non-empty input line 1.

Release	Number	Set	Spanish name	Rarity
	[[Dark Revelation Volume 1 (DR1-SP208 - C)|Dark Revelation Volume 1]]

Japanese

• No set name provided at non-empty input line 1.
• No set name provided at non-empty input line 2.
• No set name provided at non-empty input line 3.

Release	Number	Set	Japanese name	Rarity
	[[Expert Edition Volume.1 (EE1-JP208 - C)|Expert Edition Volume.1]]
	[[Marik Structure Deck (SDM-054 - C)|Marik Structure Deck]]
	[[Power of the Guardians (304-046)|Power of the Guardians]]

Asian-English

• No set name provided at non-empty input line 1.

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
	[[Dark Crisis (DCR-AE046 - C)|Dark Crisis]]

Korean

• No set name provided at non-empty input line 1.
• No set name provided at non-empty input line 2.

Release	Number	Set	Korean name	Rarity
	[[Dark Crisis (DCR-KR046 - C)|Dark Crisis]]
	[[Expert Edition Volume.1 (HGP1-KR208 - C)|Expert Edition Volume.1]]

In other media

Page	Medium	Debut date
Staunch Defender (anime)	Anime	2005-07-20
Staunch Defender (World Championship 2006)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006	2006-02-23
Staunch Defender (manga)	Manga	2008-05-21
Staunch Defender (Duel Links)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links	2016-10-27
Staunch Defender (Master Duel)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel	2022-01-19

Video games

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

Lores and sets

Video game	Lore	Sets
Nightmare Troubadour		Wonderous Sorcery