Butterfly Dagger - Elma

The Arabic name given is not official. (card names)

Butterfly Dagger - Elma

Japanese

蝶（ちょう）の短（たん）剣（けん）－エルマ

Base

蝶の短剣－エルマ

Kana

ちょうのたんけん－エルマ

Rōmaji

Chō no Tanken - Eruma

Card type	Spell
Property	Equip
Effect types	Continuous-like Trigger-like
Status	Forbidden (OCG) Forbidden (TCG)
The equipped monster gains 300 ATK. When this card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard while equipped: You can return this card to the hand.

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Guardian

Actions

Returns itself from Graveyard to hand

Stat changes

Equipped gains ATK

Limitation history

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game

Status	Start date	End date	List
Unlimited	2003-12-01	2004-02-01
Limited	2004-02-02	2005-03-31	February 2004 Lists
Forbidden	2005-04-01		April 2005 Lists

Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game

Status	Start date	End date	List
Unlimited	2002-11-21	2002-12-31
Limited	2003-01-01	2005-02-28	January 2003 Lists
Forbidden	2005-03-01		March 2005 Lists

Other languages

Language	Name	Card text
French	Elma - Dague Papillon	Le monstre équipé gagne 300 ATK. Lorsque cette carte est détruite et envoyée au Cimetière tant qu'elle était équipée : vous pouvez renvoyer cette carte à la main.
German	Elma, Schmetterlingsdolch	Das ausgerüstete Monster erhält 300 ATK. Wenn diese Karte zerstört und auf den Friedhof gelegt wird, solange sie ausrüstet: Du kannst diese Karte auf die Hand zurückgeben.
Italian	Pugnale a Farfalla - Elma	Il mostro equipaggiato guadagna 300 ATK. Quando questa carta viene distrutta e mandata al Cimitero mentre è equipaggiata: puoi fare ritornare questa carta nella mano.
Portuguese	Punhal Borboleta - Elma	O monstro equipado ganha 300 de ATK. Quando esta carta é destruída e enviada ao Cemitério enquanto equipada, esta carta pode ser retornada para a mão do seu dono.
Spanish	Daga Mariposa - Elma	El monstruo equipado gana 300 ATK. Cuando esta carta es destruida y mandada al Cementerio mientras está equipada (excepto durante el Damage Step): puedes devolver esta carta a la mano.
Japanese	蝶（ちょう）の短（たん）剣（けん）－エルマ	装備モンスターの攻撃力は３００ポイントアップする。モンスターに装備されているこのカードが破壊されて墓地に送られた時、このカードを持ち主の手札に戻す事ができる。
	Chō no Tanken - Eruma
Korean	나비의 단검-엘마	장착 몬스터의 공격력은 300 포인트 올린다. 몬스터에 장착되어 있는 이 카드가 파괴되어 묘지로 보내졌을 때, 이 카드를 주인의 패로 되돌릴 수 있다.

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French

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In other media

Page	Medium	Debut date
Butterfly Dagger - Elma (anime)	Anime	2003-10-08
Butterfly Dagger - Elma (World Championship 2006)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006	2006-02-23
Butterfly Dagger - Elma (Tag Force 1)	Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force	2006-09-14
Butterfly Dagger - Elma (Master Duel)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel	2022-01-19

Video games

Video game	Date	#	Name	Cost	Status
Nightmare Troubadour	2005-07-21	–		–	Present
GX Spirit Caller	2006-11-30	–		–	Forbidden

Lores and sets

Video game	Lore	Sets
Nightmare Troubadour		Devised Tactics (Ultra Rare)
GX Spirit Caller		Other Cards