Dark Guardian

Dark Guardian

Japanese

闇（やみ）の守（しゅ）護（ご）神（しん）－ダーク・ガーディアン

Base

闇の守護神－ダーク・ガーディアン

Kana

やみのしゅごしん－ダーク・ガーディアン

Rōmaji

Yami no Shugoshin - Dāku Gādian

Translated

Guardian God of Darkness - Dark Guardian

Card type	Monster
Attribute	DARK
Types	Warrior / Effect
Level	12
ATK / DEF	3800 / 3800
Password	26746975
Effect types	Condition Summoning condition Summoning condition Continuous Continuous
Status	Unlimited (OCG) Not yet released (TCG)
(This card is always treated as a "Gate Guardian" card.) Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be either Special Summoned by "Dark Element", or Special Summoned (from your hand or GY) by shuffling into the Deck, 1 each of your "Sanga of the Thunder", "Kazejin", and "Suijin" that is in your hand, face-up field, GY, and/or banished. Cannot be destroyed by battle. If this card is Special Summoned by the effect of "Dark Element", it is unaffected by other monsters' effects or your opponent's activated Spell Cards or effects.

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English sets

Worldwide

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2024-02-08	PHNI-EN013	Phantom Nightmare

Search categories

Mentions

"Dark Element"

"Sanga of the Thunder"

"Kazejin"

"Suijin"

Archetypes and series

Guardian

Gate Guardian

Actions

Returns from field to Deck for Summon

Returns from hand to Deck for Summon

Returns from Graveyard to Deck for Summon

Returns banished cards to the Deck for Summon

Monster/Spell/Trap categories

Unaffected by Monster Cards

Unaffected by activated card effects

Unaffected by the opponent's Spell Cards

Summoning categories

Cannot be Normal Summoned

Cannot be Normal Set

Nomi

Special Summons itself from your hand

Special Summons itself from your Graveyard

Attack categories

Cannot be destroyed by battle

Miscellaneous

Special Summon Monster

Archetype condition

Other languages

Language	Name	Card text
Italian	Guardiano Oscuro
Japanese	闇（やみ）の守（しゅ）護（ご）神（しん）－ダーク・ガーディアン	このカード名はルール上「ゲート・ガーディアン」カードとしても扱う。このカードは通常召喚できず、「ダーク・エレメント」の効果及び以下の方法でのみ特殊召喚できる。●自分の手札・フィールド（表側表示）・墓地・除外状態の「雷魔神－サンガ」「風魔神－ヒューガ」「水魔神－スーガ」を１枚ずつデッキに戻し、手札・墓地から特殊召喚できる。①：このカードは戦闘では破壊されない。②：「ダーク・エレメント」の効果で特殊召喚したこのカードは、他のモンスター及び相手が発動した魔法カードの効果を受けない。
	Yami no Shugoshin - Dāku Gādian
	Guardian God of Darkness - Dark Guardian
Simplified Chinese	暗之守护神－黑暗守护者	此卡名在规则上也视为“门之守护者”卡。 此卡不可通常召唤，仅可以“黑暗元素”的效果及以下方法特殊召唤。 ●可将自己的手牌・场上（表侧表示）・墓地・除外状态的“雷魔神－桑迦”、“风魔神－休迦”、“水魔神－苏迦”各１张放回牌组，从手牌・墓地特殊召唤。 ①：此卡不会因战斗被破坏。 ②：以“黑暗元素”的效果特殊召唤的此卡，不受其他怪兽及对手发动的魔法卡的效果影响。

Sets in other languages

French

Release	Number	Set	French name	Rarity
2024-02-08	PHNI-FR013	Phantom Nightmare	Cauchemar Fantôme

German

Release	Number	Set	German name	Rarity
2024-02-08	PHNI-DE013	Phantom Nightmare	Phantom Nightmare

Italian

Release	Number	Set	Italian name	Rarity
2024-02-08	PHNI-IT013	Phantom Nightmare	Incubo Fantasma

Portuguese

Release	Number	Set	Portuguese name	Rarity
2024-02-08	PHNI-PT013	Phantom Nightmare	Pesadelo Fantasma

Spanish

Release	Number	Set	Spanish name	Rarity
2024-02-08	PHNI-SP013	Phantom Nightmare	Pesadilla Fantasma

Japanese

Release	Number	Set	Japanese name	Rarity
2023-10-28	PHNI-JP013	Phantom Nightmare	ファントム・ナイトメア	Rare

Korean

Release	Number	Set	Korean name	Rarity
2023-12-02	PHNI-KR013	Phantom Nightmare	팬텀 나이트메어	Rare

Simplified Chinese

Release	Number	Set	Simplified Chinese name	Rarity
2023-12-16	PHNI-SC013	Phantom Nightmare	魅影梦魇	Rare

In other media

Page	Medium	Debut date
Dark Guardian (anime)	Anime	2004-12-15