Darkness Approaches

The Greek, Croatian, Chinese and Portuguese names given are not official.

The Chinese and Portuguese card texts given are not official.

Darkness Approaches

Japanese

闇（やみ）の訪（おとず）れ

Base

闇の訪れ

Kana

やみのおとずれ

Rōmaji

Yami no Otozure

Card type	Spell
Property	Normal
Password	80168720
Effect types	Cost Effect
Status	Unlimited (OCG) Unlimited (TCG)
Discard 2 cards from your hand. Select 1 face-up monster and change it to face-down Defense Position.

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English sets

Worldwide

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2004-12-01	SRL-EN040	Spell Ruler	Super Short Print

North America

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2002-09-16	MRL-040	Magic Ruler	Super Short Print
2002-09-16	SRL-040	Spell Ruler	Super Short Print

Europe

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2003-10-24	MRL-E040	Spell Ruler	Super Short Print

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Actions

Discards for cost

Flips monsters face-down

Changes battle positions

Other languages

Language	Name	Card text
French	Approche des Ténèbres	Défaussez 2 cartes de votre main. Sélectionnez 1 monstre face recto et retournez-le face verso sans changer sa position de combat.
German	Finsternis naht	Wirf 2 Karten aus der Hand ab. Wähle 1 offenes Monster und verdecke es, aber ändere nicht die Kampfposition.
Italian	L'Oscurità si Avvicina	Scarta 2 carte dalla tua mano. Scegli 1 mostro scoperto e giralo in posizione coperta ma senza cambiare la sua posizione di battaglia.
Portuguese	As Trevas se Aproximam	Descarte 2 cartas da sua mão. Selecione 1 monstro virado para cima e vire-o para baixo, mas não altere a sua posição de batalha.
Spanish	La Oscuridad se Acerca	Descarta 2 cartas de tu mano. Selecciona 1 monstruo boca arriba y voltéalo boca abajo en la misma posición de batalla.
Japanese	闇（やみ）の訪（おとず）れ	手札を２枚捨てる。表側表示のモンスター１体を選択し、表示形式はそのままで裏側表示にする。
	Yami no Otozure
Korean	어둠의 엄습	패를 2장 버린다. 앞면 표시의 몬스터 1장을 선택하여, 표시 형식은 그대로 하고 뒷면 표시로 한다.
Chinese	暗之拜訪	丟棄２張手卡。 選擇表側表示的１隻怪獸，表示形式直接變成裡側表示。

Sets in other languages

French

Release	Number	Set	French name	Rarity
2003-10-22	MDM-F040	Spell Ruler	Le Maître des Magies	Super Short Print

German

Release	Number	Set	German name	Rarity
2003-10-21	SRL-G040	Spell Ruler	Spell Ruler	Super Short Print

Italian

Release	Number	Set	Italian name	Rarity
2003-12-01	SDM-I040	Spell Ruler	Sovrano della Magia	Super Short Print

Spanish

Release	Number	Set	Spanish name	Rarity
2004-09-01	SDH-S040	Spell Ruler	Señor de Hechizos	Super Short Print

Japanese

Release	Number	Set	Japanese name	Rarity
2000-04-20	MR-40	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）－	Rare
2002-06-20	DL1-029	Duelist Legacy Volume.1	ＤＵＥＬＩＳＴ（デュエリスト） ＬＥＧＡＣＹ（レガシー） Ｖｏｌｕｍｅ（ボリューム） １	Common

Asian-English

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2002-10-24	MRL-040	Magic Ruler	Common

Korean

Release	Number	Set	Korean name	Rarity
2004-05-07	SRL-K040	Spell Ruler	마법의 지배자	Common

In other media

Page	Medium	Debut date
Darkness Approaches (DM4)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelist	2000-12-07
Darkness Approaches (DM5)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 5: Expert 1	2001-07-05
Darkness Approaches (DOR)	Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses	2001-09-06
Darkness Approaches (DM6)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2	2001-12-20
Darkness Approaches (TSC)	Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards	2002-07-04
Darkness Approaches (EDS)	Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul	2002-10-15
Darkness Approaches (ROD)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction	2003-03-20
Darkness Approaches (SDD)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel	2003-04-15
Darkness Approaches (World Championship 2004)	Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004	2004-02-05
Darkness Approaches (World Championship 2005)	Yu-Gi-Oh! 7 Trials to Glory: World Championship Tournament 2005	2004-12-30
Darkness Approaches (Duel Links)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links	2018-05-22
Darkness Approaches (Rush Duel)	Rush Duel	2020-04-11
Darkness Approaches (anime Rush Duel)	Anime	2020-10-31
Darkness Approaches (Master Duel)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel	2022-01-19
Darkness Approaches (Cross Duel)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Cross Duel	2022-10-04

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		Inherited Will
Online		Pack 15