The Beginning of the End

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The Beginning of the End

Japanese

終（お）わりの始（はじ）まり

Base

終わりの始まり

Kana

おわりのはじまり

Rōmaji

Owari no Hajimari

Card type	Spell
Property	Normal
Password	73680966
Effect types	Activation requirement Cost Effect
Status	Unlimited (OCG) Unlimited (TCG) Unlimited (TCG Speed Duel)
If you have 7 or more DARK monsters in your GY: Banish 5 DARK monsters from your GY; draw 3 cards.

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English sets

Worldwide

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2008-02-13	PTDN-EN053	Phantom Darkness	Ultra Rare Ultimate Rare
2016-11-17	DESO-EN053	Destiny Soldiers	Super Rare
2019-08-01	SBSC-EN040	Speed Duel: Scars of Battle	Common

Search categories

Supports

DARK

Actions

You draw cards

Banished categories

Banishes from your Graveyard

Banishes from Graveyard for cost

Limitation history

Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game

Status	Start date	End date	List
Unlimited	2007-11-23	2019-12-31
Limited	2020-01-01	2022-03-31	January 2020 Lists
Semi-Limited	2022-04-01	2022-06-30	April 2022 Lists
Unlimited	2022-07-01		July 2022 Lists

Other languages

Language	Name	Card text
French	Le Début de la Fin	Si vous avez min. 7 monstres TÉNÈBRES dans votre Cimetière : bannissez 5 monstres TÉNÈBRES depuis votre Cimetière ; piochez 3 cartes.
German	Der Anfang vom Ende	Falls du 7 oder mehr FINSTERNIS Monster in deinem Friedhof hast: Verbanne 5 FINSTERNIS Monster von deinem Friedhof; ziehe 3 Karten.
Italian	L'Inizio della Fine	Se hai 7 o più mostri OSCURITÀ nel tuo Cimitero: bandisci 5 mostri OSCURITÀ dal tuo Cimitero; pesca 3 carte.
Portuguese	O Começo do Fim	Se você tiver 7 ou mais monstros de TREVAS no seu Cemitério: bana 5 monstros de TREVAS do seu Cemitério; compre 3 cards.
Spanish	El Principio del Fin	Si tienes 7 o más monstruos de OSCURIDAD en tu Cementerio: destierra 5 monstruos de OSCURIDAD en tu Cementerio; roba 3 cartas.
Japanese	終（お）わりの始（はじ）まり	①：自分の墓地に闇属性モンスターが７体以上存在する場合、その内の５体を除外して発動できる。自分はデッキから３枚ドローする。
	Owari no Hajimari
Korean	끝의시작	자신의 묘지에 어둠 속성 몬스터가 7장 이상 존재할 경우에 발동할 수 있다. 자신의 묘지에 존재하는 어둠 속성 몬스터 5장을 게임에서 제외하는 것으로, 자신의 덱에서 카드를 3장 드로우한다.
Chinese	終結的開始

Sets in other languages

French

Release	Number	Set	French name	Rarity
2008-01-26	PTDN-FR053	Phantom Darkness	Ténèbres Fantômes	Ultra Rare Ultimate Rare
2016-11-17	DESO-FR053	Destiny Soldiers	Les Soldats de la Destinée	Super Rare
2019-08-01	SBSC-FR040	Speed Duel: Scars of Battle	Speed Duel : Cicatrices de Batailles	Common

German

Release	Number	Set	German name	Rarity
2008-01-26	PTDN-DE053	Phantom Darkness	Phantom Darkness	Ultra Rare Ultimate Rare
2016-11-17	DESO-DE053	Destiny Soldiers	Destiny Soldiers	Super Rare
2019-08-01	SBSC-DE040	Speed Duel: Scars of Battle	Speed Duel: Scars of Battle	Common

Italian

Release	Number	Set	Italian name	Rarity
2008-02-13	PTDN-IT053	Phantom Darkness	Oscurità Fantasma	Ultra Rare Ultimate Rare
2016-11-17	DESO-IT053	Destiny Soldiers	Soldati del Destino	Super Rare
2019-08-01	SBSC-IT040	Speed Duel: Scars of Battle	Speed Duel: Cicatrici di Battaglia	Common

Portuguese

Release	Number	Set	Portuguese name	Rarity
2016-11-18	DESO-PT053	Destiny Soldiers	Soldados do Destino	Super Rare
2019-08-01	SBSC-PT040	Speed Duel: Scars of Battle	Speed Duel: Cicatrizes de Batalha	Common

Spanish

Release	Number	Set	Spanish name	Rarity
2008-01-26	PTDN-SP053	Phantom Darkness	Oscuridad Fantasma	Ultra Rare Ultimate Rare
2016-11-17	DESO-SP053	Destiny Soldiers	Soldados del Destino	Super Rare
2019-08-01	SBSC-SP040	Speed Duel: Scars of Battle	Speed Duel: Cicatrices de Batalla	Common

Japanese

Release	Number	Set	Japanese name	Rarity
2007-11-23	PTDN-JP053	Phantom Darkness	ファントム・ダークネス	Rare
2019-10-01	19TP-JP410	Tournament Pack 2019 Vol.4	トーナメントパック ２０１９ Ｖｏｌ．（ボリューム）４	Common

Korean

Release	Number	Set	Korean name	Rarity
2008-03-04	PTDN-KR053	Phantom Darkness	환영의 어둠	Rare

In other media

Page	Medium	Debut date
The Beginning of the End (Tag Force 5)	Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 5	2010-09-16
The Beginning of the End (Duel Links)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links	2016-12-27
The Beginning of the End (Master Duel)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel	2022-01-19

Video games

Video game	Date	#	Name	Cost	Status
Online	2005-11-04	–	–	–	Present

Lores and sets

Video game	Lore	Sets
Online		Pack 47