Mind Control

Mind Control

Card type	Monster
Attribute	SPELL"SPELL" is not in the list (DARK, DIVINE, EARTH, FIRE, LIGHT, WATER, WIND, ?, ???, THUNDER, ...) of allowed values for the "Attribute" property.
Status	Unlimited (OCG) Unlimited (TCG)
Take control of 1 face upmonster on your opponent's side of the field until the End Phase. This monster cannot declare an attack or be Tributed.

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English sets

Worldwide

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Release	Number	Set	Rarity
	[[Gold Series 2 (GLD2-EN037 - GUR)|Gold Series 2]]
	[[Structure Deck 17: Warrior's Strike (SDWS-EN018 - C)|Structure Deck 17: Warrior's Strike]]
	[[World Championship 2005 Promos (WC5-EN003 - SR)|World Championship 2005 Promos]]

Limitation history

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game

Status	Start date	End date	List
Unlimited	2005-02-15	2009-08-31
Limited	2009-09-01	2018-02-04	September 2009 Lists
Unlimited	2018-02-05	2020-01-19	February 2018 Lists
Semi-Limited	2020-01-20	2020-03-31	January 2020 Lists
Limited	2020-04-01	2023-12-31	April 2020 Lists
Unlimited	2024-01-01		January 2024 Lists

Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game

Status	Start date	End date	List
Unlimited	2004-12-30	2009-08-31
Limited	2009-09-01	2015-09-30	September 2009 Lists
Semi-Limited	2016-01-01	2016-03-31	January 2016 Lists
Unlimited	2016-04-01	2019-12-31	April 2016 Lists
Semi-Limited	2020-01-01	2021-09-30	January 2020 Lists
Unlimited	2021-10-01		October 2021 Lists

Sets in other languages

French

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Release	Number	Set	French name	Rarity
	[[Gold Series 2 (GLD2-FR037 - GUR)|Gold Series 2]]
	[[Structure Deck 17: Warrior's Strike (SDWS-FR018 - C)|Structure Deck 17: Warrior's Strike]]
	[[World Championship 2005 Promos (WC5-FR003 - SR)|World Championship 2005 Promos]]

German

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Release	Number	Set	German name	Rarity
	[[Gold Series 2 (GLD2-DE037 - GUR)|Gold Series 2]]
	[[Structure Deck 17: Warrior's Strike (SDWS-DE018 - C)|Structure Deck 17: Warrior's Strike]]
	[[World Championship 2005 Promos (WC5-DE003 - SR)|World Championship 2005 Promos]]

Italian

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Release	Number	Set	Italian name	Rarity
	[[Gold Series 2 (GLD2-IT037 - GUR)|Gold Series 2]]
	[[Structure Deck 17: Warrior's Strike (SDWS-IT018 - C)|Structure Deck 17: Warrior's Strike]]
	[[World Championship 2005 Promos (WC5-IT003 - SR)|World Championship 2005 Promos]]

Spanish

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Release	Number	Set	Spanish name	Rarity
	[[Gold Series 2 (GLD2-SP037 - GUR)|Gold Series 2]]
	[[Structure Deck 17: Warrior's Strike (SDWS-SP018 - C)|Structure Deck 17: Warrior's Strike]]
	[[World Championship 2005 Promos (WC5-SP003 - SR)|World Championship 2005 Promos]]

Japanese

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Release	Number	Set	Japanese name	Rarity
	[[Gameboy Worldwide Edition 2 Promos (DI2-JP003 - UR)|Gameboy Worldwide Edition 2 Promos]]
	[[Structure Deck 17: Warrior's Strike (SD17-JP021 - C)|Structure Deck 17: Warrior's Strike]]
	[[Tournament Pack 2008 Vol.4 (TP08-JP010 - C)|Tournament Pack 2008 Vol.4]]

In other media

Page	Medium	Debut date
Mind Control (manga)	Manga	2000-01-03
Mind Control (anime)	Anime	2001-06-05
Mind Control (World Championship 2006)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006	2006-02-23
Mind Control (D Team)	Yu-Gi-Oh! D Team ZEXAL	2014-03-03
Mind Control (Master Duel)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel	2022-01-19
Mind Control (Duel Links)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links	2023-01-12

Video games

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

Lores and sets

Video game	Lore	Sets
Nightmare Troubadour		Legendary History
GX Spirit Caller		Established Chaos