- This card was the last of the 3 infamous Chaos monsters to be set as Forbidden in Advanced Format. Also, this card was in the Unlimited Status until the September 2006 list when it was put as Forbidden. It is currently Semi-Limited (as of the January 2014 ban list)
- This card's position on the Forbidden/Limited List has changed seven times, the second highest amount for any card (following Nobleman of Crossout's eight).
- This card was nicknamed "the poor man's Chaos" due to its common rarity, as opposed being secret rare like the Envoys.
- This card's appearance is based off of "Dark Magician of Chaos" and "Magician of Black Chaos".
- This card is one of ten cards to have gone instantly from Unlimited to Forbidden. It was preceded by "Time Seal" and "Victory Dragon", and followed by "Cyber-Stein", "Dark Strike Fighter", "Substitoad", "Mass Driver", "Glow-Up Bulb", "Fishborg Blaster", and "Spore".
- This card is one of the eight cards to be have been historically Unlimited, Semi-Limited, Limited, and Forbidden (the other seven are "Magician of Faith", "Card of Safe Return", "Rescue Cat", "United We Stand", "Royal Oppression", "Call of the Haunted" and "Tsukuyomi").
- This card has a "Lightray" counterpart; "Lightray Sorcerer".