The Puppet Magic of Dark Ruler

The Puppet Magic of Dark Ruler

Japanese

冥（めい）界（かい）流（りゅう）傀（く）儡（ぐつ）術（じゅつ）

Base

冥界流傀儡術

Kana

めいかいりゅうくぐつじゅつ

Rōmaji

Meikairyū Kugutsu Jutsu

Translated

Underworld-Style Puppet Technique

Card type	Spell
Property	Normal
Password	40703393
Effect types	Effect
Status	Unlimited (OCG) Unlimited (TCG) Unlimited (TCG Speed Duel)
Target 1 Fiend monster in your GY; banish face-up monsters you control whose total Levels exactly equal the Level of that monster, then Special Summon it.

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English sets

Worldwide

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2004-12-01	LOD-EN013	Legacy of Darkness	Common
2005-07-27	DB2-EN134	Dark Beginning 2	Common
2020-11-26	SBCB-EN192	Speed Duel: Battle City Box	Common

North America

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2003-06-06	LOD-013	Legacy of Darkness	Common

Search categories

Supports

Fiend

Summoning categories

Special Summons from your Graveyard

Banished categories

Banishes from your field

Other languages

Language	Name	Card text
French	Poupée Magique du Gouverneur des Ténèbres	Ciblez 1 monstre Démon dans votre Cimetière ; bannissez des monstres face recto que vous contrôlez dont le Niveau total est exactement égal au Niveau du monstre, puis Invoquez-le Spécialement.
German	Puppenmagie des Dunklen Herrschers	Wähle 1 Unterweltler-Monster in deinem Friedhof; verbanne offene Monster, die du kontrollierst und deren gemeinsame Stufe genau der Stufe des Monsters entspricht, dann beschwöre es als Spezialbeschwörung.
Italian	Il Pupazzo Magico del Sovrano Oscuro	Scegli come bersaglio 1 mostro Demone nel tuo Cimitero; bandisci mostri scoperti che controlli con Livello totale pari esattamente al Livello di quel mostro, poi Evocalo Specialmente.
Spanish	La Magia de Títeres del Señor Oscuro	Selecciona 1 monstruo Demonio en tu Cementerio; destierra monstruos boca arriba que controles cuyos Niveles totales sean exactamente igual al Nivel de ese monstruo, y después Invócalo de Modo Especial.
Japanese	冥（めい）界（かい）流（りゅう）傀（く）儡（ぐつ）術（じゅつ）	自分の墓地の悪魔族モンスター１体を選択する。合計レベルがそのモンスターのレベルと同じになるように、自分フィールド上のモンスターをゲームから除外する。その後、選択したモンスターを特殊召喚する。
	Meikairyū Kugutsu Jutsu
	Underworld-Style Puppet Technique
Korean	명계의 괴뢰술	자신의 묘지의 악마족 몬스터 1장을 선택한다. 합계 레벨이 그 몬스터의 레벨과 같아지도록 자신의 필드 위 몬스터를 게임에서 제외한다. 그 후, 선택한 몬스터를 특수 소환한다.

Sets in other languages

French

Release	Number	Set	French name	Rarity
2005-07-22	DB2-FR134	Dark Beginning 2	Genèse Ténébreuse 2	Common
2020-11-26	SBCB-FR192	Speed Duel: Battle City Box	Speed Duel: Boîte Bataille-Ville	Common

German

Release	Number	Set	German name	Rarity
2005-07-27	DB2-DE134	Dark Beginning 2	Dark Beginning 2	Common
2020-11-26	SBCB-DE192	Speed Duel: Battle City Box	Speed Duel: Battle City Box	Common

Italian

Release	Number	Set	Italian name	Rarity
2005-07-22	DB2-IT134	Dark Beginning 2	Inizio Oscuro 2	Common
2020-11-26	SBCB-IT192	Speed Duel: Battle City Box	Speed Duel: Cofanetto La Città dei Duelli	Common

Spanish

Release	Number	Set	Spanish name	Rarity
2005-07-22	DB2-SP134	Dark Beginning 2	Principio Oscuro 2	Common
2020-11-26	SBCB-SP192	Speed Duel: Battle City Box	Speed Duel: Caja de Ciudad Batallas	Common

Japanese

Release	Number	Set	Japanese name	Rarity
2001-09-20	SC-13	Struggle of Chaos	Ｓｔｒｕｇｇｌｅ ｏｆ Ｃｈａｏｓ（ストラグル・オブ・カオス） －闇（やみ）を制（せい）する者（もの）－	Common
2003-04-24	DL5-012	Duelist Legacy Volume.5	ＤＵＥＬＩＳＴ（デュエリスト） ＬＥＧＡＣＹ（レガシー） Ｖｏｌｕｍｅ（ボリューム） ５	Common
2004-12-09	BE2-JP134	Beginner's Edition 2	ＢＥＧＩＮＮＥＲ＇Ｓ（ビギナーズ） ＥＤＩＴＩＯＮ（エディション） ２	Common
2011-08-13	BE02-JP106	Beginner's Edition 2	ＢＥＧＩＮＮＥＲ＇Ｓ（ビギナーズ） ＥＤＩＴＩＯＮ（エディション） ２ ［２０１１］	Common

Asian-English

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2003-09-18	LOD-013	Legacy of Darkness	Common

Korean

Release	Number	Set	Korean name	Rarity
2004-10-18	LOD-KR013	Legacy of Darkness	어둠의 유산	Common
2006-09-28	BP2-KR134	Beginner's Edition 2	비기너즈팩2	Common

In other media

Page	Medium	Debut date
The Puppet Magic of Dark Ruler (anime)	Anime	2010-06-02
The Puppet Magic of Dark Ruler (Duel Links)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links	2016-12-27
The Puppet Magic of Dark Ruler (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 21