About the archetype

Dark Magician is a Yu-Gi-Oh! archetype with 53 cards: 29 monsters, 20 Spells and 4 Traps. Its first card came out in 2002 and the latest in 2026.

Its monsters are mostly DARK and LIGHT and Spellcaster and Dragon-type. 8 of them go in the Extra Deck (Fusion).

The archetype's most popular card is Dark Magician. 1 card is on the Forbidden & Limited List.

Monsters (21)

• Dark Magician
• Magicians' Souls⊘ Forbidden
• Apprentice Illusion Magician
• Magician's Rod
• Dark Magician Girl
• Magician of Dark Illusion
• Dark Magician of Chaos
• Skilled Dark Magician
• Palladium Oracle Mahad
• Magician of Chaos
• Magician's Robe
• Dark Magician Girl the Magician's Apprentice
• Magician of Black Chaos MAX
• Dark Magician the Magician of Black Magic
• Palladium Oracle Mana
• Magician of Black Chaos
• Dark Magician, the Pharaoh's Servant
• Dark Sage
• Dark Eradicator Warlock
• Dark Magician Knight
• Dimension Conjurer

Extra Deck (8)

• Dark Magician the Dragon Knight
• The Dark Magicians
• Dark Paladin
• Amulet Dragon
• Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight
• Dark Cavalry
• Dark Flare Knight
• Dark Magician the Knight of Dragon Magic

Spells (20)

• Soul Servant
• The Eye of Timaeus
• Secrets of Dark Magic
• Dark Magic Attack
• Illusion Magic
• Bond Between Teacher and Student
• Dark Burning Magic
• Dark Magic Inheritance
• Magician's Salvation
• Dark Magic Expanded
• Dark Magic Curtain
• Thousand Knives
• Magic Formula
• Dedication through Light and Darkness
• Dark Magic Twin Burst
• Dark Burning Attack
• Sage's Stone
• Black Magic Ritual
• Chaos Scepter Blast
• Knight's Title

Traps (4)

• Eternal Soul
• Magician Navigation
• Magicians' Combination
• Miracle Restoring