Thousand Knives

The Chinese name given is not official.

Thousand Knives

Japanese

千本（サウザンド）ナイフ

Base

千本ナイフ

Kana

サウザンドナイフ

Rōmaji

Sauzando Naifu

Translated

Thousand Knife

Card type	Spell
Property	Normal
Password	63391643
Effect types	Activation requirement Effect
Status	Unlimited (OCG) Unlimited (TCG) Unlimited (TCG Speed Duel)
If you control "Dark Magician": Target 1 monster your opponent controls; destroy that target.

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English sets

Worldwide

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2008-01-08	CP05-EN018	Champion Pack: Game Five	Common
2012-09-29	LCYW-EN067	Legendary Collection 3: Yugi's World Mega Pack	Common
2013-12-06	YSYR-EN031	Starter Deck: Yugi Reloaded	Common
2015-11-12	YGLD-ENB19	Yugi's Legendary Decks	Common
2016-10-06	LDK2-ENY27	Legendary Decks II	Common
2017-10-05	LEDD-ENA19	Legendary Dragon Decks	Common
2019-01-24	SS01-ENA09	Speed Duel Starter Decks: Destiny Masters	Common

North America

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2003-11-18	PCY-003	Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Yugi the Destiny promotional cards	Prismatic Secret Rare

Europe

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2003-11-28	PCY-E003	Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Yugi the Destiny promotional cards	Prismatic Secret Rare

Search categories

Supports

Dark Magician

Related to archetypes and series

Dark Magician

Monster/Spell/Trap categories

Destroys your opponent's Monster Cards

Miscellaneous

Requires control of specific card

Supported by

"Eternal Soul"

Other languages

	Name	Lore
French	Mille Couteaux	Si vous contrôlez "Magicien Sombre" : ciblez 1 monstre contrôlé par votre adversaire ; détruisez la cible.
German	Tausend Messer	Falls du „Dunkler Magier“ kontrollierst: Wähle 1 Monster, das dein Gegner kontrolliert; zerstöre das gewählte Ziel.
Italian	Mille Coltelli	Se controlli "Mago Nero": scegli come bersaglio 1 mostro controllato dal tuo avversario; distruggi quel bersaglio.
Portuguese	Mil Facas	Se você controlar "Mago Negro": escolha 1 monstro que seu oponente controla; destrua o alvo.
Spanish	Mil Cuchillos	Si controlas un "Mago Oscuro": selecciona 1 monstruo que controle tu adversario; destruye ese objetivo.
Japanese	千本（サウザンド）ナイフ	①：自分フィールドに「ブラック・マジシャン」が存在する場合、相手フィールドのモンスター１体を対象として発動できる。その相手モンスターを破壊する。
	Sauzando Naifu
	Thousand Knife
Korean	사우전드 나이프	①: 자신 필드에 "블랙 매지션"이 존재할 경우, 상대 필드의 몬스터 1장을 대상으로 하고 발동할 수 있다. 그 상대 몬스터를 파괴한다.
	Saujeondeu Naipeu
Chinese	千把刀

Sets in other languages

French

Release	Number	Set	French name	Rarity
2003-11-28	PCY-F003	Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Yugi the Destiny promotional cards	Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Yugi the Destiny Jeux	Prismatic Secret Rare
2008-01-08	CP05-FR018	Champion Pack: Game Five	Paquet du Champion: 5éme Partie	Common
2012-09-27	LCYW-FR067	Legendary Collection 3: Yugi's World Mega Pack	Collection Légendaire 3: Le Monde de Yugi Méga Pack	Common
2013-12-05	YSYR-FR031	Starter Deck: Yugi Reloaded	Deck de Démarrage - Yugi Revient	Common
2015-11-12	YGLD-FRB19	Yugi's Legendary Decks	Decks Légendaires de Yugi	Common
2016-10-06	LDK2-FRY27	Legendary Decks II	Decks Legendaires II	Common
2017-10-05	LEDD-FRA19	Legendary Dragon Decks	Decks du Dragon Legendaire	Common
2019-01-24	SS01-FRA09	Speed Duel Starter Decks: Destiny Masters	Decks de Démarrage Speed Duel : Les Maîtres du Destin	Common

German

Release	Number	Set	German name	Rarity
2003-11-28	PCY-G003	Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Yugi the Destiny promotional cards	Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Yugi the Destiny Pakete	Prismatic Secret Rare
2008-01-08	CP05-DE018	Champion Pack: Game Five	Champion Pack: Game Five	Common
2012-09-27	LCYW-DE067	Legendary Collection 3: Yugi's World Mega Pack	Legendary Collection 3: Mega Pack	Common
2013-12-05	YSYR-DE031	Starter Deck: Yugi Reloaded	Starter Deck - Yugi Reloaded	Common
2015-11-12	YGLD-DEB19	Yugi's Legendary Decks	Yugi's Legendary Decks	Common
2016-10-06	LDK2-DEY27	Legendary Decks II	Legendary Decks II	Common
2017-10-05	LEDD-DEA19	Legendary Dragon Decks	Legendary Dragon Decks	Common
2019-01-24	SS01-DEA09	Speed Duel Starter Decks: Destiny Masters	Speed Duel Starter Decks: Destiny Masters	Common

Italian

Release	Number	Set	Italian name	Rarity
2003-11-28	PCY-I003	Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Yugi the Destiny promotional cards	Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Yugi the Destiny Bundle	Prismatic Secret Rare
2008-01-08	CP05-IT018	Champion Pack: Game Five	Busta dei Campioni: Sfida Cinque	Common
2012-09-27	LCYW-IT067	Legendary Collection 3: Yugi's World Mega Pack	Collezione Leggendaria 3 Mega-Pack	Common
2013-12-05	YSYR-IT031	Starter Deck: Yugi Reloaded	Starter Deck Yugi - Il Ritorno	Common
2015-11-12	YGLD-ITB19	Yugi's Legendary Decks	I Deck Leggendari di Yugi	Common
2016-10-06	LDK2-ITY27	Legendary Decks II	I Deck Leggendari II	Common
2017-10-05	LEDD-ITA19	Legendary Dragon Decks	I Deck Drago Leggendario	Common
2019-01-24	SS01-ITA09	Speed Duel Starter Decks: Destiny Masters	Starter Deck Speed Duel: Maestri del Destino	Common

Portuguese

Release	Number	Set	Portuguese name	Rarity
2013-12-06	YSYR-PT031	Starter Deck: Yugi Reloaded	Deck Inicial - Yugi Reloaded	Common
2015-11-13	YGLD-PTB19	Yugi's Legendary Decks	Decks Lendários do Yugi	Common
2016-10-07	LDK2-PTY27	Legendary Decks II	Decks Lendários II	Common
2017-11-13	LEDD-PTA19	Legendary Dragon Decks	Decks de Dragões Lendários	Common
2019-01-24	SS01-PTA09	Speed Duel Starter Decks: Destiny Masters	Decks Iniciais Speed Duel: Mestres do Destino	Common

Spanish

Release	Number	Set	Spanish name	Rarity
2003-11-28	PCY-S003	Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Yugi the Destiny promotional cards	Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Yugi the Destiny Videojuegos	Prismatic Secret Rare
	CP05-SP018	Champion Pack: Game Five		Common
2012-09-27	LCYW-SP067	Legendary Collection 3: Yugi's World Mega Pack	Colección Legendaria 3: El Mundo de Yugi Mega Pack	Common
2013-12-05	YSYR-SP031	Starter Deck: Yugi Reloaded	La Baraja de Principiante Yugi - Vuelve	Common
2015-11-12	YGLD-SPB19	Yugi's Legendary Decks	Barajas Legendarias de Yugi	Common
2016-10-06	LDK2-SPY27	Legendary Decks II	Barajas Legendarias II	Common
2017-10-05	LEDD-SPA19	Legendary Dragon Decks	Barajas Dragón Legendario	Common
2019-01-24	SS01-SPA09	Speed Duel Starter Decks: Destiny Masters	Barajas de Principiante Speed Duel: Maestros del Destino	Common

Japanese

Release	Number	Set	Japanese name	Rarity
2001-01-18	P4-03	Premium Pack 4	ＰＲＥＭＩＵＭ（プレミアム） ＰＡＣＫ（パック） ４	Ultra Rare
2003-05-22	SY2-045	Structure Deck: Yugi Volume 2	ストラクチャーデッキ －遊（ゆう）戯（ぎ）編（へん）－ Ｖｏｌｕｍｅ（ボリューム） ２	Common
2009-01-01	TP08-JP008	Tournament Pack 2008 Vol.4	トーナメントパック ２００８ Ｖｏｌ．４	Common
2014-07-05	15AY-JPB19	Memories of the Duel King: Battle City Arc	１５周（しゅう）年（ねん）記（き）念（ねん）商（しょう）品（ひん） 決闘王（デュエルキング）の記（き）憶（おく） －決闘都市（バトル・シティ）編（へん）－	Common
2015-11-28	MB01-JP030	Millennium Box Gold Edition	ミレニアムボックス ゴールドエディション	Millennium Rare

Korean

Release	Number	Set	Korean name	Rarity
2008-11-20	PP01-KR016	Premium Pack Vol.1	프리미엄 팩 Vol.1	Ultra Rare
2011-04-28	TP08-KR008	Tournament Pack 2011 Vol.8	토너먼트 팩 2011 Vol.8	Common
2015-12-16	MB01-KR030	Millennium Deck	MILLENNIUM DECK	Millennium Rare
2018-08-24	15AY-KRB19	Memories of the Duel King: Battle City Arc	결투왕의 기억 - 듀얼리스트 결투도시편 - 스페셜 세트	Common

In other media

Page	Medium	Debut date
Thousand Knives (anime)	Anime	2001-06-26
Thousand Knives (DM6)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2	2001-12-20
Thousand Knives (SDD)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel	2003-04-15
Thousand Knives (World Championship 2004)	Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004	2004-02-05
Thousand Knives (World Championship 2005)	Yu-Gi-Oh! 7 Trials to Glory: World Championship Tournament 2005	2004-12-30
Thousand Knives (World Championship 2006)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006	2006-02-23
Thousand Knives (Duel Links)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
Thousand Knives (Rush Duel)	Rush Duel
Thousand Knives (manga)	Manga

Video games

Video game	Date	#	Name	Cost	Status
Nightmare Troubadour	2005-07-21	–		???	Unlimited
Online	2005-11-04	–		–	Unlimited
GX Tag Force	2006-09-14	–		???	Unlimited

Lores and sets

Video game	Lore	Sets
Nightmare Troubadour		Magician's Soul
Online		Pack 11
GX Tag Force		Step Up Spell-Trap (Common)