Normal Summon

Normal Summon
Normal Summon
Japanese	通（つう）常（じょう）召（しょう）喚（かん）
Japanese (ruby)	つうじょうしょうかん
Japanese (base text)	通常召喚
Japanese (romanized)	Tsūjō Shōkan
Japanese (translated)	Normal Summon
English	Normal Summon
Other names French: Invocation Normale Verb: Invoquer Normalement German: Normalbeschwörung Verb: beschwören als Normalbeschwörung Italian: Evocazione Normale Verb: Evocare Normalmente Korean: 통상 소환 (通常召喚) Tongsang Sohwan Formerly: (일반) 소환 ((一般)召喚) (Ilban) Sohwan Portuguese: Invocação-Normal Verb: Invocar por Invocação-Normal Spanish: Invocación Normal Verb: Invocar de Modo Normal Traditional Chinese: 通常召喚 Tōngcháng Zhàohuàn / Tung1 seong4 Ziu6 wun6 Simplified Chinese: 通常召唤 Tōngcháng Zhàohuàn

A Normal Summon (通（つう）常（じょう）召（しょう）喚（かん） Tsūjō Shōkan "Normal Summon", or simply 召（しょう）喚（かん） Shōkan "Summon") is a way to Summon a monster from a player's hand.

In Japanese, Normal Summon/Set is collectively referred to as 通（つう）常（じょう）召（しょう）喚（かん） ("Normal Summon"), while Normal Summon itself is referred to as only 召（しょう）喚（かん） ("Summon").

Mechanics

The turn player can perform a Normal Summon during their Main Phase in an open game state. To perform a Normal Summon, the player plays a monster directly from their hand into an available Monster Zone in face-up Attack Position, declaring that the monster is being Normal Summoned.

The turn player can only Normal Summon or Normal Set once per turn. If a player's attempted Normal Summon is negated, that player does not receive another Normal Summon/Set in that turn.

Special Summon Monsters cannot be Normal Summoned, as stated in their card text, and neither can Ritual Monsters.

Tribute Summon

Main article: Tribute Summon

In order to Normal Summon a Level 5 or higher monster from the hand, the player must Tribute monster(s) they control. This is a type of Normal Summon called a Tribute Summon. Normal Summoning a Level 5 or 6 monster requires one Tribute, while Level 7 and higher monsters require two Tributes.

Normal Summoning Gemini monsters again

Gemini monsters are a type of monster that are treated as Normal Monsters on the field, but can be treated as Effect Monsters and gain their effects if they are Normal Summoned again while already face-up on the field. This counts as the player's one Normal Summon/Set per turn. However, if the Gemini monster is Level 5 or higher, no Tributes are required to Normal Summon it again. This Normal Summon can be negated like any other Summon.

Normal Summoning with a card effect

Main article: Performs a Normal Summon

Some card effects, such as "Ultimate Offering", can perform Normal Summons immediately after their resolution.

Interactions with effects

• While monsters can normally only be Normal Summoned in face-up Attack Position, "Light of Intervention" allows monsters to be Normal Summoned in face-up Defense Position.
• Some card effects allow a player to perform multiple Normal Summons (or multiple Tribute Summons) in one turn. (e.g. "Double Summon")