Dark Magician (Arkana)

Although generally considered to be merely an "alternate-art" form of the standard Dark Magician, the "red" Dark Magician of Premium Pack 4 (made famous by Arkana in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime) is unusual in the Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG, as it is one of only two cards that not only have different artwork, but also different 8-number passwords.

The Dark Magician is one of the most famous and popular cards in Yu-Gi-Oh!. He may seem to be a worthless two-tribute beatdown type monster, but that has been compensated with many support cards for the Dark Magician such as Dark Magician Girl, Dark Magician of Chaos, Dark Paladin and many more.

The cards that make the Dark Magician most useful are included in this brief list:


 * Buster Blader + Polymerization = Dark Paladin
 * Sage's Stone = Dark Magician Girl
 * Skilled Dark Magician
 * Dark Magician of Chaos
 * Magician of Black Chaos + Dark Magic Ritual
 * Dark Flare Knight/Mirage Knight
 * Amulet Dragon
 * Sorcerer of Dark Magic
 * Thousand Knives/Dark Magic Attack
 * Diffusion Wave-Motion
 * Dedication through Light and Darkness
 * Knight's Title + Dark Magician Knight