Dark Designator

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

The Chinese card text given is not official.

Dark Designator

Japanese

闇（やみ）の指（し）名（めい）者（しゃ）

Base

闇の指名者

Kana

やみのしめいしゃ

Rōmaji

Yami no Shimeisha

Translated

Darkness Designator

Card type	Spell
Property	Normal
Effect types	Effect
Status	Unlimited (OCG) Unlimited (TCG)
Declare 1 Monster Card name. If the declared card is in your opponent's Deck, add 1 of that card to your opponent's hand.

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English sets

Worldwide

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North America

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Archetypes and series

Designator

Actions

Declares a card name

Adds from Deck to hand

Other languages

Language	Name	Card text
French	Désignateur des Ténèbres	Déclarez 1 nom de Carte Monstre. Si la carte déclarée est dans le Deck de votre adversaire, ajoutez-en 1 dans la main de votre adversaire.
German	Dunkler Informant	Nenne den Namen einer Monsterkarte. Wenn sich die genannte Karte im Deck deines Gegners befindet, fügt dein Gegner 1 dieser Karten seiner Hand hinzu.
Italian	Designatore Oscuro	Dichiara 1 nome di Carta Mostro. Se la carta dichiarata è nel Deck del tuo avversario, aggiungi 1 di quelle carte alla mano del tuo avversario.
Portuguese	Designador das Trevas	Declare o nome de 1 Card de Monstro. Se o declarado estiver no Deck do seu adversário, adicione 1 desses cards à mão do seu adversário.
Spanish	Designador Oscuro	Declara un nombre de Carta de Monstruo. Si la carta declarada está en el Deck de tu adversario, añade 1 copia de esa carta a la mano de tu adversario.
Japanese	闇（やみ）の指（し）名（めい）者（しゃ）	モンスターカード名を１つ宣言する。宣言したカードが相手のデッキにある場合、そのカード１枚を相手の手札に加える。
	Yami no Shimeisha
	Darkness Designator
Korean	어둠의 지명자	몬스터 카드명을 1개 선언한다. 선언한 카드가 상대의 덱에 있을 경우, 그 카드 1장을 상대의 패에 넣는다.
Chinese	暗之指名者	宣言1種怪獸卡的名字。當這種怪獸卡在對方的卡組中存在時，那種卡其中1張加入對方手卡。

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French

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Italian

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Japanese

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Asian-English

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Korean

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In other media

Page	Medium	Debut date
Dark Designator (manga)	Manga	2001-09-17
Dark Designator (anime)	Anime	2002-02-26
Dark Designator (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

Lores and sets

Video game	Lore	Sets
Nightmare Troubadour		Visitor from Beyond
Online		Pack 24