Piercing the Darkness
Continuous Spell
Piercing the Darkness is a Continuous Spell. First printed in 2021 Tin of Ancient Battles (2021).
- Type
- Spell Card
- Property
- Continuous
- Banlist
- Unlimited in the TCG, OCG, and Master Duel
- TCG release
- Sep 30, 2021
- Printings
- 1
Card text
If you Normal or Special Summon a non-Token Normal Monster(s) (except during the Damage Step): You can draw 1 card. When an attack is declared involving an opponent's monster and a monster you control that is a Level 5 or higher Normal Monster, or was Ritual Summoned using a Normal Monster, or was Fusion, Synchro, or Xyz Summoned using a Normal Monster as material: You can make that monster you control gain ATK equal to that opponent's monster's ATK, until the end of this turn. You can only use each effect of "Piercing the Darkness" once per turn.
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≈$0.44 lowest USD figure across marketplaces, for no one printing
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Printings & rarities
| Set | Set code | Rarity | Release | Price* | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Tin of Ancient BattlesMP21-EN257 · Ultra Rare · Sep 30, 2021 | MP21-EN257 | Ultra Rare | Sep 30, 2021 | ~$0.461st Edition | Buy on TCGplayerSearch eBay |
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Piercing the Darkness in other languages
| Japanese | 切り裂かれし闇 |
| Korean | 베어진 어둠 |
| German | Dunkelheit durchdringen |
| French | Perce-Ténèbres |
| Italian | Penetrare l'Oscurità |
| Spanish | Penetrando la Oscuridad |
| Portuguese | Perfurando a Escuridão |