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TCG · Dark Magician · Non-Meta Decks · 2026-05-30 · Source
Featured card
The Dark Magicians
One of the most-played Dark Magician cards this deck runs.
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- 2 copies of Allure of Darkness, which is Limited (at most 1)
- Change of Heart is Forbidden
- 23 cards first released after Wind-Up's card pool closed (2012-10-21): Apprentice Illusion Magician, Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Called by the Grave, Dark Burning Magic, Dark Magical Circle, Destined Rivals, Ebon Illusion Magician, Eternal Soul, Illusion of Chaos, Infinite Impermanence, Magician of Dark Illusion, Magician's Robe, Magician's Rod, Magician's Salvation, Magicians' Souls, Nibiru, the Primal Being, Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon, Red-Eyes Flare Metal Dragon, Secrets of Dark Magic, Solemn Strike, Soul Servant, The Dark Magicians, Timaeus the United Dragon
- the deck costs 419 points, and Genesys allows 100
Checked against the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012) as of 1 September 2012 and its card pool (no card first released after 21 October 2012), with the sizes and copy limits of a TCG deck.
419 of 100 points, against the Genesys points list as of 30 September 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 39 cards59 copies · about $53.22, main, extra and side deck
Main Deck
40 cards
Apprentice Illusion Magician. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012)
Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, copy 1 of 3. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012). Costs 20 of the Genesys budget per copy- Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, copy 2 of 3. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012). Costs 20 of the Genesys budget per copy
- Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, copy 3 of 3. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012). Costs 20 of the Genesys budget per copy
Dark Magician, copy 1 of 3- Dark Magician, copy 2 of 3
- Dark Magician, copy 3 of 3
Dark Magician Girl
Effect Veiler, copy 1 of 2. Costs 8 of the Genesys budget per copy- Effect Veiler, copy 2 of 2. Costs 8 of the Genesys budget per copy
Illusion of Chaos, copy 1 of 2. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012)- Illusion of Chaos, copy 2 of 2. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012)
Magician's Rod, copy 1 of 3. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012)- Magician's Rod, copy 2 of 3. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012)
- Magician's Rod, copy 3 of 3. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012)
Magicians' Souls, copy 1 of 3. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012). Costs 10 of the Genesys budget per copy- Magicians' Souls, copy 2 of 3. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012). Costs 10 of the Genesys budget per copy
- Magicians' Souls, copy 3 of 3. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012). Costs 10 of the Genesys budget per copy
Nibiru, the Primal Being. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012). Costs 8 of the Genesys budget per copy
Timaeus the United Dragon. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012)
Allure of Darkness, copy 1 of 2. Limited on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012) — this deck holds more than the 1 allowed. Costs 5 of the Genesys budget per copy- Allure of Darkness, copy 2 of 2. Limited on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012) — this deck holds more than the 1 allowed. Costs 5 of the Genesys budget per copy
Called by the Grave. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012). Costs 20 of the Genesys budget per copy
Dark Magic Attack
Dark Magical Circle, copy 1 of 2. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012)- Dark Magical Circle, copy 2 of 2. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012)
Magician's Salvation, copy 1 of 2. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012)- Magician's Salvation, copy 2 of 2. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012)
Secrets of Dark Magic. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012)
Soul Servant, copy 1 of 3. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012)- Soul Servant, copy 2 of 3. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012)
- Soul Servant, copy 3 of 3. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012)
Upstart Goblin, copy 1 of 2. Costs 10 of the Genesys budget per copy- Upstart Goblin, copy 2 of 2. Costs 10 of the Genesys budget per copy
Eternal Soul, copy 1 of 2. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012)- Eternal Soul, copy 2 of 2. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012)
Infinite Impermanence. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012). Costs 11 of the Genesys budget per copy
Solemn Judgment. Limited on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012). Costs 7 of the Genesys budget per copy
Solemn Strike, copy 1 of 2. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012). Costs 5 of the Genesys budget per copy- Solemn Strike, copy 2 of 2. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012). Costs 5 of the Genesys budget per copy
Extra Deck
4 cards
Ebon Illusion Magician. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012)
Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012). Costs 100 of the Genesys budget per copy
Red-Eyes Flare Metal Dragon. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012). Costs 1 of the Genesys budget per copy
The Dark Magicians. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012)
Side Deck
15 cards · not counted toward completion
D.D. Crow. Costs 2 of the Genesys budget per copy
Magician of Dark Illusion. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012)
Magician's Robe, copy 1 of 2. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012)- Magician's Robe, copy 2 of 2. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012)
The Dark - Hex-Sealed Fusion
Change of Heart. Forbidden on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012). Costs 3 of the Genesys budget per copy
Dark Burning Magic. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012)
Monster Reborn. Limited on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012). Costs 3 of the Genesys budget per copy
Preparation of Rites. Costs 5 of the Genesys budget per copy
Secret Village of the Spellcasters. Costs 100 of the Genesys budget per copy
Super Polymerization. Costs 13 of the Genesys budget per copy
Swords of Revealing Light
Thousand Knives
Destined Rivals. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012)- Eternal Soul. Not in this format on the Wind-Up format Forbidden & Limited list (September 2012)