Djinn of Rituals

Djinn of Rituals
"Djinn Disserere of Rituals"
Japanese	儀（ぎ）式（しき）魔（ま）人（じん） 儀式魔人 (base) ぎしきまじん (ruby) Gishiki Majin (romanized) Ritual Genie (translated)
Korean	의식마인 儀式魔人 (Hanja) Uising Main (romanized) Ritual Genie (translated)
Sets Stardust Overdrive Absolute Powerforce Duelist Alliance TCG The Secret Forces Astral Pack Seven 2015 Mega-Tin Mega Pack Speed Duel: Attack from the Deep Speed Duel Starter Decks: Match of the Millennium OCG Extra Pack Volume 3 Duelist Edition Volume 4 Advanced Tournament Pack 2014 Vol.2 Korean Advanced Event Pack 2014 Vol.3
Lists	Members

Djinn of Rituals, known as Ritual Genie (儀（ぎ）式（しき）魔（ま）人（じん） Gishiki Majin) in the Japanese version, is a series of DARK Fiend monsters released in the Booster Packs Stardust Overdrive and Absolute Powerforce, and gained another member on Duelist Alliance.

Design

They each share the effect text "When you Ritual Summon a Ritual Monster, you can banish this card from your Graveyard as one of the monsters required for the Ritual Summon.", followed by their individual effects, which are given to the Ritual Monster they were used to Summon. The purpose of these Monsters is to make Ritual Summoning more viable.

Visually, all Djinn of Rituals monsters resemble strange, obese humanoids wielding weapons or magical tools. Their bodies are usually one single predominant color. Every Djinn has a skull somewhere on their weapon and each Djinn has a different Level and effect, having a dynamic engine to summon and boost Ritual Monsters:

Members

Djinn of Rituals	Skull place	Level	Additional Effect
Releaser	Middle of the Staff	3	While the Ritual Monster is face-up, your opponent cannot Special Summon.
Presider	Hilt of its Sword	4	Draw 1 card when the Ritual Monster destroys a monster by battle.
Cursenchanter	On the orb on its Magical Staff	4	While the Ritual Monster is face-up, negate the effects of Synchro Monsters.
Prognosticator	Over the orb on its Flail	3	Your opponent discards 1 card when they take battle damage from the Ritual Monster.
Disserere	Middle of its Shield	1	Ritual Monster are not affected by Trap Cards.
Demolisher	Middle of its Axe	3	Your opponent cannot target the Ritual Monster with card effects.

Tips

• Ritual Spell Cards that Ritual Summon a specified monster (for example, "Black Illusion Ritual") don't require you to use the exact Levels for the Ritual Summon. However, you can not banish extra "Djinn" Monster Cards beyond those which would be sufficient for any given Ritual Summon.
• As was mentioned above, the Djinn of Rituals are DARK monsters. Thus, they are compatible with "Veil of Darkness", "Allure of Darkness", "Escape from the Dark Dimension", "Armageddon Knight", and "Dark Grepher".
  • The last 2 can make setting up a Ritual Summon insanely quick. By summoning "Armageddon Knight" and then having him drop a Djinn, you're instantly set up for just about any Ritual Monster you like.
• The Djinn also have decent ATK/DEF scores in their own right, so don't be afraid to simply Summon them. Plus, even if they are destroyed, you can still use them for Ritual Summons.
• Remember, the Ritual Spell Cards: "Earth Chant", "Contract with the Abyss", "End of the World" and "Dawn of the Herald" all require you to use monsters that equal the EXACT Levels as the Ritual Monster.
• Use "Burial from a Different Dimension" and/or "Doomsday Horror" to return Djinns to your Graveyard and use them again.
• Use "Tour Guide From the Underworld" to Special Summon a Level 3 Djinn from your Deck. You can also use them to special summon a Rank 3 Xyz Monster such as "Number 17: Leviathan Dragon" and use its effect to put a Djinn into the graveyard.
  • Additionally, you can use them to Xyz Summon "Leviair the Sea Dragon" and use its effect to Special Summon one of your banished "Djinns".
• You can use "Oracle of the Herald" and all of the Djinn of Rituals to Ritual Summon an almost indestructible "Herald of Ultimateness" .

Recommended Cards

Main Deck Monster Cards Effect Monsters Djinn Cursenchanter of Rituals Djinn Demolisher of Rituals Djinn Disserere of Rituals Djinn Presider of Rituals Djinn Prognosticator of Rituals Armageddon Knight Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning Dark Armed Dragon Dark Grepher Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands Scarm, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss Tour Guide From the Underworld Trance Archfiend Ritual Monsters Demise, King of Armageddon Garlandolf, King of Destruction Herald of Perfection Herald of Ultimateness Spell Cards Allure of Darkness Burial from a Different Dimension Contract with the Abyss Dawn of the Herald Oracle of the Herald Foolish Burial Pre-Preparation of Rites Preparation of Rites Reinforcement of the Army Veil of Darkness Trap Cards Escape from the Dark Dimension Extra Deck Xyz Monsters Leviair the Sea Dragon Link Monsters Hip Hoshiningen Isolde, Two Tales of the Noble Knights Wee Witch's Apprentice