- This card is one of the most iconic monsters in the game, along with "Blue-Eyes White Dragon", mainly because they were the signature cards of the main characters of the first TV series anime. "Dark Magician" in particular, is the signature card of the main protagonist, Yugi Muto.
- This card's ATK of 2500 established the ATK value of the other Yu-Gi-Oh! series' protagonists' ace cards, which includes "Elemental HERO Neos" from Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, "Stardust Dragon" from Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, "Number 39: Utopia" from Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL "Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon" from Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V, and "Firewall Dragon" and "Cyberse Clock Dragon" from Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS.
- All of those monsters have 2000 DEF as well (except for "Firewall Dragon"). Even though this card has 2100 DEF, the Bandai version of it has 2000 DEF.
- This card has the same ATK of 2500 as the signature cards of other manga main protagonists, which are Jaden Yuki's "Elemental HERO Terra Firma", Yusei Fudo's "Stardust Spark Dragon", Yuma Tsukumo's "Number 39: Utopia", and Yuya Sakaki's "Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon".
- This monster appears in the artworks of "Bond Between Teacher and Student", "Card of Fate", "Dark Burning Magic", "Dark Magic Attack", "Dark Magic Expanded", "Dark Magic Twin Burst", "Dark Magic Inheritance", "Dark Spiral Force", "Destined Rivals", "Dimension Explosion", "Draw of Fate", "Illusion Magic", "Legacy of the Duelist", "Magician Navigation", "Magician's Selection, "Magicians' Souls", "Magicians' Combination", "Speed Spell - Speed Fusion", "Soul Servant", "The Dark Magicians"
- This card appears in the artworks of "Exchange" (in two of its artworks) and "E☆HERO Pit Boss".
- "Dark Magical Circle" appears in this card's artwork.
- This card's staff appears in the artworks of "Black Illusion" and "Magician's Rod".
- This card's robe appears in the artwork of "Magician's Robe".
- This card, along with "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" and "Red-Eyes Black Dragon", have the most alternate artworks.
- This is most likely the single most supported card of all, with fifteen cards specifically stating "Dark Magician" as part of their effect.
- As its lore text implies, this monster has the highest ATK and DEF total combined sum for a Normal Monster "wizard" (male Spellcaster). The lore text of this card may also refer to its high amount of Spell and Trap Cards it has access to.
- This card has several counterparts.
- A retrained counterpart: "Magician of Dark Illusion"
- An alternate counterpart: "Dark Magician (Arkana)"
- Two advanced counterparts: "Dark Eradicator Warlock" and "Sorcerer of Dark Magic"
- A female counterpart: "Dark Magician Girl"
- A Ritual counterpart: "Magician of Chaos"
- Two "Chaos" counterparts: "Magician of Black Chaos" and "Dark Magician of Chaos" (although the latter can also be considered a retrain of the former)
- A "Statue" counterpart: "Statue Dark Magician"
- A "Toon" counterpart: "Toon Dark Magician"
- A Warrior counterpart: "Dark Magician Knight"
- An Aged counterpart: "Dark Sage"
- Two Xyz counterparts: "Ebon High Magician" and "Ebon Illusion Magician"
- A Match winner counterpart: "Legendary Magician of Dark"
- A LIGHT or "progenitor" counterpart: "Palladium Oracle Mahad"
- This monster has several counterparts from different series.
- The alternate-art "red" "Dark Magician" used by Arkana in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime and manga may be seen here. Despite having the same name, he is not the same card as the "purple" "Dark Magician" always used by Yugi Mutou, as he has a different eight-digit passcode.
- This card's first OCG artwork is taken from Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist Duel 3: "Countdown!!", specifically from the panel where Dark Yugi declares an attack on "Koumori Dragon" with this monster.
- This card's second OCG artwork is taken from Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist Duel 35: "The Magic of the Maze!", specifically from the panel showing this monster being Summoned, albeit with minor changes in detail. "Dark Magician" is also coloured the way in the manga, rather than the anime.
- This card's third OCG artwork is taken from Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist Duel 103: "Magician Battle!". However, it is derived from 2 separate panels showing Pandora's copy of "Dark Magician". The first panel is where the 2 "Dark Magicians" are shown together with their displayed ATK values, after Pandora Summons his copy of "Dark Magician" for the first time. The second panel is on the same page, showing the same "Dark Magician".
- This card's fourth OCG artwork is taken from Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist Duel 102: "The Fatal Duel!", specifically from the panel showing this monster being Summoned.
- This card's sixth OCG artwork is taken from Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World Duel 63: "The Master of Servants", specifically from the panel showing this monster being Summoned.
- This card's seventh OCG artwork is based of his design in Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions.
- This card along with "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" are the only 2 cards to have had an official Chinese print before the release of Duel Starter Deck standardized Chinese as an OCG language. Its Chinese version originated in Japan, therefore its Chinese name includes the character "黒" (black) which is an exclusive one to Japanese, compared to the Chinese counterpart, "黑".