Darkness Approaches

Spell

Other names: L'Oscurità si Avvicina (Italian)

The code MRL-040 you looked up matches:

Set: Magic Ruler
Code: MRL-040
Rarity: Super Short Print$1.78 · price per set and rarity (USD, from YGOPRODeck)

Market price

€0.05

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Unchanged since Nov 7, 2026 · read on Nov 7, 2026

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Discard 2 cards from your hand. Select 1 face-up monster and change it to face-down Defense Position.

MRL-040Sep 16, 2002
Magic Ruler · Super Short Print$1.78 · price per set and rarity (USD, from YGOPRODeck)
MRL-E040Sep 16, 2002
Magic Ruler · Super Short Print$8.13 · price per set and rarity (USD, from YGOPRODeck)
SRL-040Sep 16, 2002
Spell Ruler · Super Short Print$1.68 · price per set and rarity (USD, from YGOPRODeck)
SRL-EN040Sep 16, 2002
Spell Ruler · Super Short Print$2.21 · price per set and rarity (USD, from YGOPRODeck)
SRL-EN040Apr 20, 2023
Spell Ruler (25th Anniversary Edition) · Common

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