Chain Energy

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The Chinese card text given is not official.

Chain Energy

Japanese

魔（ま）力（りょく）の枷（かせ）

Base

魔力の枷

Kana

まりょくのかせ

Rōmaji

Maryoku no Kase

Translated

Shackles of Magic Energy

Card type	Spell
Property	Continuous
Password	79323590
Effect types	Continuous-like
Status	Unlimited (OCG) Unlimited (TCG)
Each player must pay 500 Life Points per card to Normal Summon, Special Summon, Set or activate cards from his/her respective hand.

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English sets

Worldwide

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2004-10-12	DB1-EN030	Dark Beginning 1	Common
2004-12-01	SRL-EN046	Spell Ruler	Common

North America

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2002-09-16	MRL-046	Magic Ruler	Common
2002-09-16	SRL-046	Spell Ruler	Common

Europe

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2003-10-24	MRL-E046	Spell Ruler	Common

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Actions

Must pay cost to activate cards or effects

LP

Pays Life Points for cost

Your opponent pays Life Points for cost

Other languages

Language	Name	Card text
French	Énergie en Chaîne	Tant que cette carte reste face recto sur le Terrain, vous et votre adversaire devez payer 500 Life Points par carte Invoquée/Activée ou Posée de vos mains respectives.
German	Kettenenergie	Solange diese Karte offen auf dem Spielfeld liegt, muss jeder Spieler 500 Life Points zahlen, um eine Karte aus seiner Hand zu spielen oder zu setzen.
Italian	Catena di Energia	Fino a quando questa carta rimane scoperta sul Terreno, sia tu che il tuo avversario dovete pagare 500 Life Points per ciascuna carta che volete giocare o posizionare dalle vostre rispettive mani.
Portuguese	Corrente de Energia	Cada jogador deve pagar 500 LPs por carta para Normal Summon, Special Summon ou Set um monstro, ou ativar cartas das suas respectivas mãos.
Spanish	Energía en Cadena	Cada jugador debe pagar 500 Life Points por carta para Invocar mediante una Invocación Normal, Invocación Especial, Colocar o activar cartas de sus manos.
Japanese	魔（ま）力（りょく）の枷（かせ）	お互いのプレイヤーは５００ライフポイントを払わなければ、手札からカードを召喚・特殊召喚・発動・セットする事ができない。
	Maryoku no Kase
	Shackles of Magic Energy
Korean	마력의 족쇄	자신과 상대 플레이어가 패에서 카드를 일반 소환 / 특수 소환 / 세트 / 발동하기 위해서는, 1장당 500 라이프 포인트를 지불해야 한다.
Chinese	魔力之枷	雙方玩家若不支付500基本分，則不能從手卡把卡召喚·特殊召喚·蓋放·發動。

Sets in other languages

French

Release	Number	Set	French name	Rarity
2003-10-22	MDM-F046	Spell Ruler	Le Maître des Magies	Common

German

Release	Number	Set	German name	Rarity
2003-10-21	SRL-G046	Spell Ruler	Spell Ruler	Common
2004-12-17	DB1-DE030	Dark Beginning 1	Dark Beginning 1	Common

Italian

Release	Number	Set	Italian name	Rarity
2003-12-01	SDM-I046	Spell Ruler	Sovrano della Magia	Common

Spanish

Release	Number	Set	Spanish name	Rarity
2004-09-01	SDH-S046	Spell Ruler	Señor de Hechizos	Common
2004-12-01	DB1-SP030	Dark Beginning 1	Principio Oscuro 1	Common

Japanese

Release	Number	Set	Japanese name	Rarity
2000-04-20	MR-46	Magic Ruler	Ｍａｇｉｃ Ｒｕｌｅｒ（マジック・ルーラー） －魔（ま）法（ほう）の支（し）配（はい）者（しゃ）－	Common
2002-06-20	DL1-035	Duelist Legacy Volume.1	ＤＵＥＬＩＳＴ（デュエリスト） ＬＥＧＡＣＹ（レガシー） Ｖｏｌｕｍｅ（ボリューム） １	Common
2004-06-24	BE1-JP030	Beginner's Edition 1	ＢＥＧＩＮＮＥＲ＇Ｓ（ビギナーズ） ＥＤＩＴＩＯＮ（エディション） １	Common
2011-05-14	BE01-JP026	Beginner's Edition 1	ＢＥＧＩＮＮＥＲ＇Ｓ（ビギナーズ） ＥＤＩＴＩＯＮ（エディション） １ ［２０１１］	Common

Asian-English

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2002-10-24	MRL-046	Magic Ruler	Common

Korean

Release	Number	Set	Korean name	Rarity
2004-05-07	SRL-K046	Spell Ruler	마법의 지배자	Common
2006-04-11	BP1-KR030	Beginner's Edition 1	비기너즈 팩 1	Common

In other media

Page	Medium	Debut date
Chain Energy (anime)	Anime	2000-12-26
Chain Energy (DM5)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 5: Expert 1	2001-07-05
Chain Energy (DM6)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2	2001-12-20
Chain Energy (EDS)	Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul	2002-10-15
Chain Energy (SDD)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel	2003-04-15
Chain Energy (World Championship 2004)	Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004	2004-02-05
Chain Energy (World Championship 2005)	Yu-Gi-Oh! 7 Trials to Glory: World Championship Tournament 2005	2004-12-30
Chain Energy (GX1)	Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Duel Academy	2005-10-13
Chain Energy (World Championship 2006)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006	2006-02-23
Chain Energy (Master Duel)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel	2022-01-19

Video games

Video game	Date	#	Name	Cost	Status
Nightmare Troubadour	2005-07-21	–		–	Present
Online	2005-11-04	–	–	–	Present
GX Spirit Caller	2006-11-30	–		–	Unlimited

Lores and sets

Video game	Lore	Sets
Nightmare Troubadour		Infinite Illusion (Common)
Online		Pack 15
GX Spirit Caller		Established Chaos (Common)