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Summoning Conditions are required prerequirites for Summoning a monster to the field. | Summoning Conditions are required prerequirites for Summoning a monster to the field. | ||
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| + | ==[[Special Summons]]== | ||
For example, in the case of [[Chaos Sorcerer]], it's inability to be [[Normal Summoned]] or [[Set]], and it's requirement of removing 1 [[Light]] and 1 [[Dark]] monster in your [[Graveyard]] from play to [[Special Summon]] it, are the card's Summoning Conditions. | For example, in the case of [[Chaos Sorcerer]], it's inability to be [[Normal Summoned]] or [[Set]], and it's requirement of removing 1 [[Light]] and 1 [[Dark]] monster in your [[Graveyard]] from play to [[Special Summon]] it, are the card's Summoning Conditions. | ||
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However, if a card has, 'This card cannot be [[Special Summon]]ed', then that is absolute, and the card cannot be [[Special Summon]]ed, either via [[A Hero Emerges]], [[Monster Reborn]], [[Premature Burial]], [[Call of the Haunted]], or similar cards. Cards like [[Hellpoemer]] have a specific clause, "This card cannot be [[Special Summon]]ed from the [[Graveyard]]'. Where that is the case, they can still be [[Special Summon]]ed via other means, either from the [[hand]] or from the [[Removed from Play Zone]], assuming the cards themselves have no restrictions on those actions. | However, if a card has, 'This card cannot be [[Special Summon]]ed', then that is absolute, and the card cannot be [[Special Summon]]ed, either via [[A Hero Emerges]], [[Monster Reborn]], [[Premature Burial]], [[Call of the Haunted]], or similar cards. Cards like [[Hellpoemer]] have a specific clause, "This card cannot be [[Special Summon]]ed from the [[Graveyard]]'. Where that is the case, they can still be [[Special Summon]]ed via other means, either from the [[hand]] or from the [[Removed from Play Zone]], assuming the cards themselves have no restrictions on those actions. | ||
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| + | ==[[Normal Summon]]s== | ||
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| + | Two notable cards with [[Normal Summon]]ing Conditions, is [[Mystic Swordsman LV4]] and [[Mystic Swordsman LV6]]. Both of them cannot be [[Normal Summon]]ed in [[face-up]] [[Attack Position]], and and instead, must be [[Normal Summon]]ed in [[face-down]] [[Defense Position]] (in essense, a [[Set]]). | ||
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| + | [[Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight]] can be [[Normal Summon]]ed without [[Tribute]] if it is the only card in your hand, however, you may still [[Tribute]] 2 monsters to [[Tribute Summon]] it like you would any other monster. | ||
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| + | ==[[Tribute Summon]]s== | ||
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| + | As an example, [[Infernal Incinerator]] requires you to [[Tribute]] a monster with 2000 or more [[ATK]], as well as [[discard]] all the cards in your [[hand]], to [[Tribute Summon]] it. | ||
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| + | ==[[Fusion Summon]]s== | ||
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| + | Some [[Fusion Monsters]] require that ONLY the monsters listed on the card as [[Fusion-Material Monsters]], may be used for the [[Fusion Summon]]. In that case, no [[Fusion Substitute Monsters]] can be used as a Substitute for one of the [[Fusion-Material Monsters]]. | ||
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| + | Other [[Fusion Monsters]] have the text, "This card cannot be [[Special Summon]]ed except by [[Fusion Summon]]". This is very similar to, "This card cannot be [[Special Summon]]ed except by... <insert effect>". | ||
Revision as of 15:26, 16 May 2006
Summoning Conditions are required prerequirites for Summoning a monster to the field.
Special Summons
For example, in the case of Chaos Sorcerer, it's inability to be Normal Summoned or Set, and it's requirement of removing 1 Light and 1 Dark monster in your Graveyard from play to Special Summon it, are the card's Summoning Conditions.
A card that includes 'This card cannot be Special Summoned except...' in it's card effect text, means that the monster can only be Special Summoned via the card effect listed. Even if it is sent to the Graveyard after having been properly Special Summoned via that effect, it cannot be Special Summoned from the Graveyard, using cards like Monster Reborn or Premature Burial. However, Level up! is unaffected by this, since it is considered to have levelled up via the LV Monster's own effect.
The only way around that is to use Level Modulation, which has the special effect text, "Ignoring the summoning conditions". However, this will only work if the monster was properly Special Summoned via it's relevant card effect first. If that card was discarded to the Graveyard via a card effect, of a card cost (Cases in point: Spirit Reaper or Lightning Vortex), then it cannot be Special Summoned with Level Modulation, because it was not properly Special Summoned first. Level up! will not work, period, because card's in the hand or Deck have their Summoning Requirement's 'reset', if the card in question was properly Special Summoned first, and then sent back to the Deck via a card effect, like Fiber Jar.
If a card has 'This card can only be Special Summoned by...' in it's card effect text, that means that, once it's fulfilled it's specific summoning requirements, and later sent to the Graveyard and/or Removed from Play, it can be Special Summoned as many times as you have reserve card effects to activate them.
As a rule, cards with either effect text listed above cannot be Normal Summoned or Set
However, if a card has, 'This card cannot be Special Summoned', then that is absolute, and the card cannot be Special Summoned, either via A Hero Emerges, Monster Reborn, Premature Burial, Call of the Haunted, or similar cards. Cards like Hellpoemer have a specific clause, "This card cannot be Special Summoned from the Graveyard'. Where that is the case, they can still be Special Summoned via other means, either from the hand or from the Removed from Play Zone, assuming the cards themselves have no restrictions on those actions.
Normal Summons
Two notable cards with Normal Summoning Conditions, is Mystic Swordsman LV4 and Mystic Swordsman LV6. Both of them cannot be Normal Summoned in face-up Attack Position, and and instead, must be Normal Summoned in face-down Defense Position (in essense, a Set).
Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight can be Normal Summoned without Tribute if it is the only card in your hand, however, you may still Tribute 2 monsters to Tribute Summon it like you would any other monster.
Tribute Summons
As an example, Infernal Incinerator requires you to Tribute a monster with 2000 or more ATK, as well as discard all the cards in your hand, to Tribute Summon it.
Fusion Summons
Some Fusion Monsters require that ONLY the monsters listed on the card as Fusion-Material Monsters, may be used for the Fusion Summon. In that case, no Fusion Substitute Monsters can be used as a Substitute for one of the Fusion-Material Monsters.
Other Fusion Monsters have the text, "This card cannot be Special Summoned except by Fusion Summon". This is very similar to, "This card cannot be Special Summoned except by... <insert effect>".
