The Limits of Darkness
TCG · Dark Magician · Meta Decks · 2026-04-30 · Source

Featured card
Magician's Rod
One of the most-played Dark Magician cards this deck runs.
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- 41 cards first released after Tengu's card pool closed (2011-09-17): Black Luster Soldier - Soldier of Chaos, Blazing Cartesia, the Virtuous, Blue-Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon, Bond Between Teacher and Student, Chaos Angel, Dark Magical Circle, Dark Magical Curtain, Dark Magician Girl the Magician's Apprentice, Dark Magician of Destruction, Dark Magician the Dragon Knight, Dark Magician the Magician of Black Magic, Dark Magician, the Pharaoh's Servant, Dragon Master Magia, Eternal Soul, Future Silence, Gadget Trio, Gandora-G the Dragon of Destruction, I:P Masquerena, Illusion of Chaos, Magician's Rod, Magicians' Souls, Master of Chaos, Moremarshmallon, Number 39: Utopia, Emissary of Light, Ready Fusion, Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon, S:P Little Knight, Secrets of Dark Magic, Shining Sarcophagus, Silent Magician Zero, Soul Servant, The Dark Magicians, The Eye of Timaeus, The Gaze of Timaeus, Ties That Bind, Timaeus the United Dragon, Timaeus the United Magical Dragon, Toy Box, Toy Soldier, Toy Tank, Turn Silence
- the deck costs 411 points, and Genesys allows 100
Checked against the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011) as of 1 September 2011 and its card pool (no card first released after 17 September 2011), with the sizes and copy limits of a TCG deck.
411 of 100 points, against the Genesys points list as of 15 October 2026, with the sizes and copy limits of a TCG deck.
Not checked: the TCG card pool (a card released only in the OCG).
Buy this deck — all 47 cards55 copies · about $429.46, main, extra and side deck
Main Deck
40 cards
Blazing Cartesia, the Virtuous. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011). Costs 5 of the Genesys budget per copy
Dark Magician
Dark Magician Girl
Dark Magician Girl the Magician's Apprentice, copy 1 of 3. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011). Costs 15 of the Genesys budget per copy
Dark Magician Girl the Magician's Apprentice, copy 2 of 3. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011). Costs 15 of the Genesys budget per copy
Dark Magician Girl the Magician's Apprentice, copy 3 of 3. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011). Costs 15 of the Genesys budget per copy
Dark Magician the Magician of Black Magic. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Dark Magician, the Pharaoh's Servant, copy 1 of 2. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Dark Magician, the Pharaoh's Servant, copy 2 of 2. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Gadget Trio. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Gandora-G the Dragon of Destruction. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Goddess with the Third Eye
Illusion of Chaos. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Magician's Rod. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Magicians' Souls. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011). Costs 15 of the Genesys budget per copy
Moremarshmallon. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Silent Magician Zero. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Timaeus the United Dragon. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Toy Soldier. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Toy Tank. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Bond Between Teacher and Student. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Dark Magic Attack
Dark Magical Circle. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Dark Magical Curtain. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011). Costs 30 of the Genesys budget per copy
Future Silence, copy 1 of 2. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Future Silence, copy 2 of 2. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Preparation of Rites. Costs 5 of the Genesys budget per copy
Ready Fusion, copy 1 of 2. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Ready Fusion, copy 2 of 2. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Secrets of Dark Magic. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Shining Sarcophagus. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Soul Servant. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
The Eye of Timaeus. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
The Gaze of Timaeus. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011). Costs 11 of the Genesys budget per copy
Ties That Bind. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Toy Box, copy 1 of 3. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Toy Box, copy 2 of 3. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Toy Box, copy 3 of 3. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Turn Silence. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Eternal Soul. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Extra Deck
15 cards
Black Luster Soldier - Soldier of Chaos. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Blue-Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Chaos Angel. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011). Costs 15 of the Genesys budget per copy
Dark Magician of Destruction, copy 1 of 2. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011). Costs 40 of the Genesys budget per copy
Dark Magician of Destruction, copy 2 of 2. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011). Costs 40 of the Genesys budget per copy
Dark Magician the Dragon Knight. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Dragon Master Magia. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011). Costs 100 of the Genesys budget per copy
I:P Masquerena. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Master of Chaos. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Number 39: Utopia, Emissary of Light. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011). Costs 5 of the Genesys budget per copy
Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011). Costs 100 of the Genesys budget per copy
S:P Little Knight. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Sanwitch
The Dark Magicians. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
Timaeus the United Magical Dragon. Not in this format on the Tengu format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2011)
