Despair from the Dark

Dark Crisis DCR-EN023 • common

Set: Dark Crisis
Printing code: DCR-EN023
Rarity: Common
Card type: Effect monster
Attribute: Dark
Level / Rank: 8
ATK: 2800
DEF: 3000

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Released as part of the 2003 Dark Crisis set, Despair from the Dark remains a quintessential example of the Fiend-type monsters that defined the early era of the Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game. While this common version was widely accessible, it is historically significant for its unique ability to special summon itself from the graveyard when discarded by an opponent’s card effect, a mechanic that rewarded strategic play during the game's formative years.

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Despair from the Dark was released in 2003 as part of the Dark Crisis booster set for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. This expansion was notable for introducing high-impact archetype support and complex monster effects that shifted the game's competitive landscape away from simple beatdown strategies toward more intricate resource management.

The card’s design reflects the darker, gothic aesthetic favored by Konami’s illustrators during the early 2000s, intended to evoke a sense of malevolence fitting for the set's title. As a common rarity card, it was widely accessible to players of the era, serving as a functional, if situational, dark-attribute monster designed to capitalize on card effects that force discards.

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