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| image           = AquamirrorIllusion-TF06-JP-VG.png
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| caption         = "[[Gishki Emilia]]" and "[[Gishki Noellia]]", in the artwork of "[[Aquamirror Illusion]]".  
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| image         = AquamirrorCycle-MADU-JP-VG-artwork.png
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| ja_name         = リチュア
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| caption       = "[[Gishki Avance]]", "[[Gishki Emilia]]" and "[[Gishki Noellia]]", in the artwork of "[[Aquamirror Cycle]]".
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| romaji         = Richua
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| ja_name       = リチュア
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| trans           = Ritua
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| romaji         = Richua
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|fr_name=Gishki
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| trans         = Ritua
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|de_name=Gishki
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| sc_name        = 咒仪
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|es_name=Gishki
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| sc_pinyin      = Zhòuyí
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|it_name=Gishki
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| sc_trans      = Conjuring Ritual
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|ko_name=리추어
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| fr_name       = Gishki
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|ko_romanized=Richueo
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| de_name       = Gishki
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|ko_trans=Ritua
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| es_name       = Gishki
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| it_name       = Gishki
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| ko_name       = 리추어
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| ko_romanized   = Richueo
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| ko_trans       = Ritua
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| pt_name        = Gishki
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* [[Soul of the Duelist]]
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"'''Gishki'''", known as "'''Ritua'''" (リチュア ''Richua'') in the ''[[OCG]]'', is an [[archetype]] of [[WATER]] [[Monster Card|monsters]] released in ''[[Duel Terminal - Raid of the Inverz!!]]''. The archetype is a member of the [[Duel Terminal]] storyline.
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"'''Gishki'''", known as "'''Ritua'''" (リチュア ''Richua'') in the ''[[OCG]]'', is an [[archetype]] of [[WATER]] monsters released in ''[[Duel Terminal - Raid of the Inverz!!]]''. Their team symbol is a [[Gishki Aquamirror|blue sapphire mirror]], that almost all the members wear, usually around their necks or on their staves. The [[Ritual Monster]]s (and, starting with "[[Evigishki Merrowgeist|Merrowgeist]]", [[Xyz Monster]]s) of the group all have "Evigishki" at the beginning of their names (except "[[Gishki Zielgigas|Zielgigas]]" and "[[Gishki Psychelone|Psychelone]]", due to a misprinting), and are transformed, merged or revived versions of pre-existing monsters, either from the "Gishki" themselves, or from other Archetypes ''(see: "[[Evigishki]]" or this page's [http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Gishki#Trivia Trivia] section)''; also, they have their own [[Ritual Spell Card]]s.
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Due to their Japanese names, the cards "[[Ritual Buster]]", "[[Ritual Weapon]]" and "[[Spiritual Forest]]" are also part of this archetype.
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== Lore ==
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Their Japanese name, "Ritua", is a corruption of the English word "Ritual", used in the ''TCG'' terms "Ritual Spell Card", "Ritual Summon" and "Ritual Monster". Their English name, "Gishki", is a corruption of the Japanese word "Gishiki", meaning "Ritual" in the same context as the ''TCG'' terms. The choice for the English name not only translates the play on words perfectly, but also prevents the need for explaining how cards with "Ritual" in their name aren't part of the archetype.
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{{Main|Duel Terminal Master Guide card storylines#DUEL TERMINAL WORLD HISTORY - AGE 1.5: The Corruption of "Noellia" to the Formation of the "Gishki"}}
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[[File:Crest-Gishki.svg|thumb|left|100px|The "Gishki" crest]]
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== Story ==
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"Gishki" is a society of dark arts practitioners founded and led by "[[Gishki Noellia|Noellia]]", who split off from the "[[Ice Barrier]]" society, following the first war between the Duel Terminal world against the "[[Fabled]]". They wield the same [[Mirror of the Ice Barrier|powers]] as the "Ice Barrier" society, but uses it for nefarious purposes, transforming themselves into wicked monsters to further the goals of "Noellia".
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"Noellia" was originally an [[Revealer of the Ice Barrier|"Ice Barrier" mage]], who was accidentally corrupted by the "[[Steelswarm]]" during the first Duel Terminal world war, and as a result began to research into dark ritual arts, leading to her forming "Gishki" from her adopted children. "Noellia", under the influence of the "Steelswarm", began the second Duel Terminal world war by leading "Gishki" to invade the "[[Gusto]]" clan, officially for resources, but secretly to release the "Steelswarm". Faking as an ally against the "Steelswarm", "Noellia" managed to corrupt the "Vylon" into attacking the surface tribes.
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[[File:Crest-Gishki.svg|thumb|left|100px|The "gishki" Crest]]"Gishki" is an organization that wields the same [[Mirror of the Ice Barrier|power]] as the "[[Ice Barrier]]" but uses it for the “[[Aquamirror Meditation]]” in order to mutate and transform themselves into wicked monsters. In order to gain the bountiful [[Sophia, Goddess of Rebirth|resources]] of the [[Mist Valley]] marshlands, they begin to invade the "[[Gusto]]" territories. However, they are interrupted by the "[[Steelswarm]]", who intend to take over the surface land. The "Gishki" have no choice but to work with the other clans. With the "[[Vylon]]'s" temporary assistance, they obtain [[Evigishki Tetrogre|new powers]] with which to resist the "Steelswarm". Although the invaders are defeated, other conflicts arise: the "Vylon" decide to exterminate the clans in order to prevent future wars. Out of options, the "Gishki" [[Evigishki Gustkraken|choose to team]] [[Evigishki Merrowgeist|up with the]] [[Gem-Knight Pearl|other clans, once again]], in order to cease the actions of the "Vylons". After the "Vylons" are beaten back, the unions between clans dissolve and the "Gishki" [[Lavalval Chain|turn to the "Lavals"]] to power their rituals. Since materials continue to run scarce, they resume their original invasion of "Mist Valley", enacting a genocide of the "Gustos".
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After both the "Steelswarm" and the "Vylon" were decicively defeated, "Noellia" resumed the invasion of the "Gusto", and indirectly led to the release of the "[[Evilswarm]]", causing even more chaos across the world. Eventually, the "[[Constellar]]" managed to free "Noellia" from her corruption. Wrought by guilt, "Noellia" sacrificed herself to protect her children, "[[Gishki Avance]]" and "[[Gishki Emilia]]". When "[[Sophia, Goddess of Rebirth]]" awoke and plans to reset the world, "Avance" and "Emilia" assisted in defeating "Sophia".
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Once again, their conquest of the Valley is interrupted, this time by the "[[lswarm]]" virus, which spreads rapidly across the Duel Terminal World. Even after [[Evilswarm Bahamut|resurrecting]] [[Evilswarm Ophion|the three dragons]] [[Evilswarm Ouroboros|of the]] "Ice Barrier" in order to combat the corrupted forces of the "lswarm", most of the "Gishki" tribe [[Creeping Darkness|is unable]] to resist the disease and [[Gishki Psychelone|are themselves infected]] [[Evilswarm Ketos|and recruited]]. Up against a proverbial wall, the Gishki, in a moment of desperation, revived [[Steelswarm Hercules|the leader]] of the "Steelswarm" in a last-ditch effort.
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After the war against "Sophia", the only known survivors from the clan are "[[Gishki Avance]]" and "[[Gishki Emilia]]". They would go on to found the "[[Nekroz]]" clan, a successor clan with more noble goals.
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== Design ==
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=== Appearance ===
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Non-Ritual "Gishki" monsters typically take two forms: normal human magicians, or humanoid monsters with traits of aquatic animals. All "Gishki" [[Spellcaster]] non-Ritual monsters take the former form, and almost all "Gishki" non-Spellcaster non-Ritual monsters (with the exception of "[[Gishki Vanity]]") take the latter form.
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The "Gishki" Ritual and Xyz Monsters appears to be corrupted, transformed or even combined versions of pre-existing "Gishki" monsters with each other or with monsters from another archetype or a monster from another archetype that was transformed/revived as an "Evigishki".
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Almost all members of the archetype wear a [[Gishki Aquamirror|blue sapphire mirror]], usually around their necks or on their staves. Their faction symbol is also a stylized version of this mirror.
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=== Etymology ===
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The theme's ''OCG'' name, "Ritua", is a corruption of the English word "Ritual", as used in the ''TCG'' terms "Ritual Spell Card", "Ritual Summon", and "Ritual Monster". The ''TCG'' name, "Gishki", is a corruption of the Japanese word 儀式 ''Gishiki'', meaning "Ritual" in the same context as the ''TCG'' terms, adapting the word play by reversing the language.
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All but one of the "Evigishki" members have a portmanteau name formed using a term relating to spiritual and/or psychological concepts, and a legendary creature (often a sea monster). Note that "Psychelone" and "Zielgigas" count as "Evigishkis", their ''TCG'' names being inaccurately translated.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! Evigishki !! Sacrifice(s) in lore !! Mirror used in lore !! Name origin
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| [[Gishki Psychelone|Psychelone]]
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| [[Gishki Noellia|Noellia]] + a [[Lswarm|Steelswarm]] corpse
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| rowspan="7" | [[Gishki Aquamirror|Aquamirror]]
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| ''[[wikipedia:Psyche (psychology)|Psyche]]'' + ''[[wikipedia:Aspidochelone|aspidochelone]]''
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| [[Evigishki Gustkraken|Gustkraken]]
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| [[Gishki Emilia|Emilia]]'s corpse
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| ''Ghast'' + ''[[wikipedia:Kraken|kraken]]''
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| [[Evigishki Merrowgeist|Merrowgeist]]
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| Emilia's soul + [[Musto, Oracle of Gusto]]
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| ''[[wikipedia:Merrow|Merrow]]'' + ''[[wikipedia:Geist|geist]]''
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| [[Evigishki Mind Augus|Mind Augus]]
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| [[Gishki Ariel|Ariel]]
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| ''Mind'' + ''[[Wikipedia:Ogre|ogress]]''
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| [[Evigishki Tetrogre|Tetrogre]]
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| [[Gishki Noellia|Noellia]] + [[Vylon Tetra]]
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| ''Tetra'' + ''ogre''
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| [[Evigishki Soul Ogre|Soul Ogre]]
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| [[Gishki Shadow|Shadow]]
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| ''[[Wikipedia:Soul|Soul]]'' + ''ogre''
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| [[Gishki Zielgigas|Zielgigas]]
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| [[Steelswarm Hercules]]' corpse
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| ''Zeal'' + ''[[Wikipedia:Giants (Greek mythology)|Gigantes]]''
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| [[Evigishki Levianima|Levianima]]
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| [[Gishki Avance|Avance]] + Emilia's soul
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| [[Gishki Photomirror|Photomirror]]
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| ''[[wikipedia:Leviathan|Leviathan]]'' + ''[[Wikipedia:Soul|Anima]]''
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| [[Evigishki Neremanas|Neremanas]]
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| Ariel
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| [[Gishki Nekromirror|Nekromirror]]
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| ''[[Wikipedia:Nereids|Nereid]]'' + ''[[Wikipedia:Manas (early Buddhism)|Mánas]]''
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== Playing style ==
 
== Playing style ==
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The "Gishki" archetype focuses on Ritual Summoning. The archetype's non-Ritual monsters focus on setting up the Ritual Summons by searching out the Ritual Monsters and Spells (directly or indirectly), and to provide tributes for "Gishki" Ritual Monsters. The two fastest "Gishki" Ritual card searchers are "[[Gishki Shadow]]" and "[[Gishki Vision]]", who can be discarded from the hand to search a "Gishki" Ritual Spell or Monster; they also have effects that lets them be used as the entire Ritual Summon requirement for Ritual Summons of WATER Ritual Monsters.
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The "Gishki" Archetype focuses on Ritual Summoning and on sending cards from your opponent's Hand, Field or Graveyard back to the Deck, thwarting their strategies and making them lose card advantage; it also can recycle cards to maintain its own user's advantage.
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"Gishki" Ritual Monsters focus on shuffling cards from the opponent's hand, field or Graveyard back to the Deck, either to break boards or to make the opponent lose card advantage. Most "Gishki" builds focus on going first and summoning "[[Evigishki Gustkraken]]" multiple times  in the first turn, in order to return as many cards from the opponent's hand back into the deck, forcing the opponent to start in a massively disadvantageous position.
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"Gishki" Ritual Spells have several novel effects: "[[Gishki Photomirror]]" Ritual Summons by paying LP instead of tributing monsters, "[[Forbidden Arts of the Gishki]]" can Ritual Summon by tributing the opponent's monsters (at the cost of putting heavy restrictions on the player's actions afterwards), and "[[Gishki Aquamirror]]" is a conventional Ritual Spell that has a GY effect to recover "Gishki" Ritual Monsters in the GY (and shuffles itself back into the deck) for reuse.
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The Deck is well-stocked with search effects and the non-Ritual monsters focus on setting up the Ritual Summons ("[[Gishki Shadow]]", "[[Gishki Vision|Vision]]", "[[Gishki Noellia|Noellia]]" "[[Gishki Abyss|Abyss]]", "[[Gishki Ariel|Ariel]]", "[[Gishki Vanity|Vanity]]", "[[Gishki Marker|Marker]]" etc.) or can be combined with the "Gishki" Ritual monsters' effects, such as "[[Gishki Chain]]", "[[Gishki Avance|Avance]]" and "[[Gishki Natalia|Natalia]]", that work very well if played alongside with "Gishki Zielgigas" and/or "Levianima".
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A number of "Gishki" monsters, such as "[[Gishki Chain|Chain]]", "[[Gishki Avance|Avance]]", "[[Gishki Natalia|Natalia]]", and the Ritual Monsters "[[Gishki Zielgigas|Zielgigas]]" and "[[Evigishki Levianima|Levianima]]", focus on manipulating and interacting with the player's top deck to search out Ritual Monsters and Spells or activate effects; due to their slow speed, these effects are largely obsolete in the 2021 metagame.
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"[[Gishki Beast]]" can be very versatile, as it allows you to quickly [[Xyz Summon]] "Evigishki Merrowgeist", or to use the Special Summoned "Gishki Shadow" or "Vision" as the entire Tribute for a Ritual Summon, or even to trigger the retriever and searcher effect of "Gishki Marker" or "Gishki Abyss".
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The going-first "Gustkraken"-focused build benefits greatly from a variant of the "[[Crystron Halqifibrax]]" → "[[Mecha Phantom Beast Auroradon]]" combo line, which uses two copies of "[[Deskbot 001]]" and generic Rank 4 monsters to repeatedly summon, send to GY, and recycle copies of "[[Herald of the Arc Light]]" to search multiple Ritual Monsters and Spells in a single turn. This can enable 3-5 summons of "Gustkraken" in 1 turn, potentially completely clearing the opponent's hand.
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Aside from Ritual Summoning, the archetype can also perform alternate combos lines such as the "[[Bahamut Shark]]" → "[[Toadally Awesome]]" line, through cards like "[[Gishki Beast]]".
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So far there are 3 "Gishki" Ritual Spell cards and they have very unique effects:
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===Recommended cards===
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* '''"[[Gishki Aquamirror]]"''' can be recycled to set up more Ritual Summons, since it can shuffle itself from the Graveyard into the Deck in order to add a "Gishki" Ritual monster from your Graveyard to your hand.
 
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* '''"[[Forbidden Arts of the Gishki]]"''' is the only Ritual Spell Card that allows you to Ritual Summon a by tributing monsters under either player's control, giving you the chance of getting rid of strong opposing monsters, but with the drawbacks of making its user skip the Battle Phase and halving the Ritual Summoned monster's ATK.
 
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* '''"[[Gishki Photomirror]]"''' is the only Ritual Spell Card that uses Life Points (the Level of the Ritual Monster x 500), instead of Tributes, to perform the Ritual Summon of a "Gishki" monster.
 
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Ritual Monsters in the "Gishki" arsenal include:
 
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* '''"[[Gishki Zielgigas]]"''' lends muscle to its owner's Field with its gigantic 3200 ATK and its effect can get you rid of ''any'' card on the Field, without even targeting it, what makes it a good card against target-immune monsters, such as "[[Leo, the Keeper of the Sacred Tree]]", "[[Hazy Flame Peryton]]" etc.;
 
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* '''"[[Evigishki Soul Ogre]]"''' can provide an out to most locks and wall monsters, such as "[[Gravity Bind]]", "[[Beelze of the Diabolic Dragons]]", "[[Yubel]]" etc, sending them back to the Deck by the cost of a "Gishki" monster in your hand;
 
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* '''"[[Evigishki Levianima]]"''' lets you draw a card upon its attack declaration, allowing you to quickly regain the advantage that have been lost in result of its Ritual Summon, and make you be aware of part of your opponent's future moves, by seeing one of their cards, if the card you drew was a "Gishki" monster;
 
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* '''"[[Evigishki Tetrogre]]"''' can slowly make your opponent run out of options, as it make both players send 1 card of a declared [[Card type|type]] from their decks to the Graveyard, unless your opponent dicards a card to stop it; you can use this in you own favor, by sending a "Gishki Aquamirror" or a "[[Djinn of Rituals]]" monster, in order to banish it for a Ritual Summon. This one in particular must be used with prudence, since you may help your opponent by making them send cards like "[[Jackpot 7]]", "[[Necro Gardna]]", "[[Shaddoll Dragon]]" or "[[Breakthrough Skill]]" from the Deck to the Graveyard. Also, if you are playing against a Deck like "[[Dark World]]", your opponent will be pleased to discard 1 of those monsters to negate this monster's effect;
 
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* When '''"[[Evigishki Mind Augus]]"''' hits the Field, it can be used to recycle your own cards, as it shuffles up to 5 cards from either Graveyard into the Deck, and can also be used to shut down strategies reliant on monsters like "[[Grapha, Dragon Lord of Dark World]]", "[[Mezuki]]", "[[Bujingi Turtle]]" etc;
 
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* At the time '''"[[Evigishki Gustkraken]]"''' is Ritual Summoned, it shuffles 1 card from your opponent's hand into the Deck, among 2 cards previously chosen at random. This can frustrate strategies focused on hand traps, such as "[[Ghostrick Jackfrost]]", "[[Honest]]", "[[Swift Scarecrow]]", "[[Black Sonic]]" etc;
 
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* '''"[[Gishki Psychelone]]"''' has an effect similar to that of "Evigishki Gustkraken", allowing you to return a card of your opponent's hand to the deck. The two main differences are that its effect can be used once per turn and it depends on how lucky you are, since you have to declare one Type and Attribute, and if the revealed card is a monster of the declared Type and Attribute, it is returned to the Deck. This is particularly useful against one-Type-and-Attribute-based decks, such as "[[Noble Knight]]" ([[Warrior]]/[[LIGHT]]), "[[Vampire]]" ([[Zombie]]/[[DARK]]), "[[Fire Fist]]" ([[Beast-Warrior]]/[[FIRE]]), etc. It has a fair 2150 ATK for a Level 4 monster and can be more easily Ritual Summoned: you can, for example, Tribute the now-meaningless "[[Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands]]" that you used to fetch it or "Gishki Aquamirror".
 
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'''"[[Evigishki Merrowgeist]]"''' is an Xyz Monster and, so far, the only one non-Ritual Monster of the "Evigishki" series, as well as the first "Gishki" Extra Deck monster. It can be easily Xyz Summoned by using the effect of "Gishki Beast" and is very useful against monsters that activate their effects by being sent from the Field to the Graveyard (like the [[Elemental Searchers]], the "[[Yang Zing]]" monsters, most of the "[[Gusto]]" monsters, "[[Pyramid Turtle]]", "[[Nova Summoner]]", etc): by detaching one of its Xyz Materials, after Damage Calculation, you can shuffle that monster back into the Deck, a strategy that follows the stantard gameplay of the "Gishki".
 
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The other cards that support the archetype include "[[Aquamirror Meditation]]", "[[Aquamirror Cycle]]" and "[[Aquamirror Illusion]]". The first two can give you hand advantage and set up more Ritual Summons while the third can be used as an emergency move: you can quickly Special Summon "Zielgigas" or "Soul Ogre" to simply get rid of one of your opponent's card with their effect; you can also use it to Summon one of them during your opponent's turn, for example, in response to a Direct Attack, making them act like a "[[Battle Fader]]", if the ATK of your opponent's monster(s) is lower than theirs.
 
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Among the non-"Gishki" cards that may help the Deck, are highlighted "[[Trial and Tribulation]]", to draw 1 card, retrieve 2 monsters or destroy up to 3 face-up cards at the End Phase, depending on the number of monsters Tributed during the turn it was activated, "[[Moray of Greed]]", if you dead-drew 2 "Gishki" Ritual monsters, "[[Salvage]]", to recover "Gishki Shadow" and "Vision", and the "Djinn of Rituals" series, that can provide bountiful bonuses to the Ritual Summoned monster; you can also use "[[Abyss Dweller]]" to give the "Gishki" a fair ATK boost.
 
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== Recommended cards ==
 
 
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* [[Gishki Abyss]]
 
* [[Gishki Abyss]]
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* [[Gishki Avance]]
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* [[Gishki Beast]]
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* [[Gishki Ariel]]
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* [[Gishki Grimness]]
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* [[Gishki Beast]]  
 
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* [[Gishki Chain]]
 
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* [[Gishki Diviner]]
 
 
* [[Gishki Marker]]
 
* [[Gishki Marker]]
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* [[Gishki Natalia]]
 
 
* [[Gishki Shadow]]
 
* [[Gishki Shadow]]
 
* [[Gishki Vision]]
 
* [[Gishki Vision]]
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* [[Beautunaful Princess]]
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* [[Impcantation]] monsters
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* [[Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands]]
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* [[Evigishki Gustkraken]]
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* [[Evigishki Mind Augus]]
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* [[Evigishki Neremanas]]
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* [[Evigishki Soul Ogre]]
 
* [[Gishki Zielgigas]]
 
* [[Gishki Zielgigas]]
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* [[Evigishki Soul Ogre]]
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* [[Evigishki Levianima]]
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* [[Icejade Ran Aegirine]]
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* [[Evigishki Mind Augus]]
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* [[Evigishki Gustkraken]]
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* [[Icejade Gymir Aegirine]]
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* [[Djinn Presider of Rituals]]
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* [[Swordsoul Supreme Sovereign - Chengying]]
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* [[Djinn Releaser of Rituals]]
 
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* [[Djinn Demolisher of Rituals]]
 
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* [[Djinn Disserere of Rituals]]
 
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* [[Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands]]
 
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* [[Tragoedia]]
 
 
|xyz monsters =
 
|xyz monsters =
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* [[Evigishki Merrowgeist]]
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* [[Abyss Dweller]]
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* [[Bahamut Shark]]
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** [[Toadally Awesome]]
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* [[Number 4: Stealth Kragen]]
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** [[Stealth Kragen Spawn]]
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* [[Constellar Ptolemy M7]]
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* [[Evolzar Lars]]
 +
* [[Photon Strike Bounzer]]
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* [[Number 35: Ravenous Tarantula]]
 
* [[Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Gustav Max]]
 
* [[Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Gustav Max]]
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* [[Skypalace Gangaridai]]
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** [[Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Juggernaut Liebe]]
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* [[Constellar Ptolemy M7]]
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* [[Varudras, the Final Bringer of the End Times]]
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* [[Abyss Dweller]]
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|link monsters =
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* [[Lavalval Chain]]
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* [[Eria the Water Charmer, Gentle]]
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* [[Daigusto Emeral]]
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* [[Marincess Coral Anemone]]
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|spells =
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* [[Mistar Boy]]
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* [[Spright Elf]]
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|normal spells =
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* [[Focused Aquamirror]]
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* [[Deep Sea Aria]]
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* [[Fury of Kairyu-Shin]]
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* [[Ice Mirror]]
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* [[Preparation of Rites]]
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* [[Salvage]]
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* [[Surface]]
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* [[White Mirror]]
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* [[Foolish Burial Goods]]
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* [[One for One]]
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* [[Moray of Greed]]
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|ritual spells =
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* [[Forbidden Arts of the Gishki]]
 
* [[Gishki Aquamirror]]
 
* [[Gishki Aquamirror]]
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* [[Forbidden Arts of the Gishki]]
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* [[Gishki Nekromirror]]
 
* [[Gishki Photomirror]]
 
* [[Gishki Photomirror]]
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* [[Preparation of Rites]]
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|normal traps =
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* [[Ascending Soul]]
 
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* [[Ritual Weapon]]
 
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* [[Trial and Tribulation]]
 
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* [[Moray of Greed]]
 
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* [[Salvage]]
 
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* [[Trade-In]]
 
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|traps =
 
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* [[Aquamirror Meditation]]
 
* [[Aquamirror Meditation]]
 
* [[Aquamirror Cycle]]
 
* [[Aquamirror Cycle]]
 
* [[Aquamirror Illusion]]
 
* [[Aquamirror Illusion]]
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* [[Grisaille Prison]]
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* [[Ice Barrier (card)|Ice Barrier]]
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* [[The Ice-Bound God]]
 
* [[Torrential Reborn]]
 
* [[Torrential Reborn]]
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* [[Grisaille Prison]]
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* [[Torrential Tribute]]
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* [[Trap Stun]]
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* [[Urgent Ritual Art]]
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* [[White Howling]]
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|counter traps =
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* [[Drytron Meteor Shower]]
 
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===Weaknesses===
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== Weaknesses ==
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* Anti-Special Summoning floodgates, such as "[[Archlord Kristya]]", "[[Evilswarm Ophion]]", "[[Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo]]", "[[Jowgen the Spiritualist]]" and the "[[Vanity's]]" cards can prevent the deck from summoning its Ritual Monsters.
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* Anti-searching floodgates like "[[Thunder King Rai-Oh]]", "[[Mistake]]" and "[[Deck Lockdown]]" can block the effects of "Gishki Shadow" and "Gishki Vision", preventing the deck from performing consistent Ritual Summons.
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Despite the enormous potential of their high-speed Ritual Summoning technique, "Gishki" Decks have substantial cons. First there's anti-Special Summonings — "[[Archlord Kristya]]", "[[Evilswarm Ophion]]", "[[Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo]]", "[[Jowgen the Spiritualist]]" and the "[[Vanity's]]" cards can stop the heart of this deck's strategy, due to its reliance on Special Summoning, no matter the build. "[[Thunder King Rai-Oh]]", "[[Mistake]]" and "[[Deck Lockdown]]" also poses a threat, since it can block the effects of "Gishki Shadow" and "Gishki Vision".
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* GY banishing floodgates like "[[Dimensional Fissure]]" and "[[Macro Cosmos]]" can damage the deck's ability to recover cards from the GY.
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"[[Dimensional Fissure]]", "[[D.D. Crow]]" and "[[Macro Cosmos]]" are also trouble. The Graveyard is a great resource for the "Gishki", given their drop-and-recycle strategy, so being shut off from it can have serious repercussions. Banishment renders almost all the key "Gishki" cards partially, if not completely, useless.
 
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"[[Moonlight Rose Dragon]]" is a large barrier, bouncing all ritual "Gishki" and additionally, not letting any rituals in the grave for "[[Gishki Aquamirror]]" to use.
 
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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* In the ''OCG'', all "Gishki" [[Ritual Monster|Ritual]] and [[Xyz Monster]]s have "Eviritua" as a part of their names. In the ''TCG'' however, the localized version of "Eviritua", "Evigishki", is not used on all "Gishki" Ritual and Xyz Monsters, with "[[Gishki Zielgigas|Zielgigas]]" and "[[Gishki Psychelone|Psychelone]]" having the standard "Gishki" name instead of "Evigishki". Since there's no card that specifically support "Evigishki" cards, this is not an issue.
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* "[[Gishki Noellia]]" seems to be the leader of the "Gishki", by the way she is depicted in the artwork of "[[Aquamirror Illusion]]" and used her [[Forbidden Arts of the Gishki|secret wizardry]] to turn herself into "Evigishki Tetrogre" (in conjunction with "[[Vylon Tetra]]"), used her powers to turn "[[Gishki Emilia]]" into "Evigishki Gustkraken" and [[Trial and Tribulation|was forced]] to use them to revive "[[Steelswarm Hercules]]" as "Gishki Zielgigas". However, as shown in the artwork of "[[After the Storm]]" and "[[Spell Wall]]", she used to be a good being, a protector of her tribe, but was later [[Creeping Darkness|corrupted]] by the "[[lswarm]]" Virus, that turned her into "Gishki Psychelone".
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* "[[Gishki Emilia]]" and "[[Gishki Natalia]]" are [[Spirit monster]]s because they are the lingering spirits of dead characters of the "Gishki" storyline:
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** "Natalia" died when she and "[[Gishki Noellia]]" (then still the "[[Judge of the Ice Barrier|Judge]]" and "[[Revealer of the Ice Barrier]]" respectively) tried to unseal the "[[Steelswarm]]" demons to defeat the "[[Fabled]]", as shown in the artwork of "[[Trial and Tribulation]]".
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* "Gishki Emilia" and "[[Gishki Natalia]]" are [[Spirit Monster]]s because they are the reincarnations of dead characters of the "Gishki" storyline: "Natalia" died when "Gishki Noellia" and her tried to ally with the "Steelswarm" to defeat the "Fabled", as shown in the artwork of "Trial and Tribulation". "Emilia" lost her life during the [[Aquamirror Illusion|forced transformation]] into "Evigishki Gustkraken", conducted by "Gishki Noellia"; [[Aquamirror Cycle|she was later revived]], but as a Spirit, with no physical body.
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** "Emilia" lost her life during the [[Aquamirror Illusion|forced transformation]] into "[[Evigishki Gustkraken]]", conducted by "Gishki Noellia"; while her soul persisted, her physical body was permanently turned into "Gustkraken". Her soul was later fused with "[[Musto, Oracle of Gusto]]" to form "[[Evigishki Merrowgeist]]" when the tribes combined their powers to fight the corrupted "[[Vylon]]s", in which both "Gustkraken" and "Merrowgeist" were slain by "[[Vylon Disigma]]". "[[Gishki Avance]]" later tried to resurrect "Emilia" with the "[[Gishki Photomirror]]", but his soul was instead bound with hers and formed the rampaging "[[Evigishki Levianima]]". "Noellia", who was finally freed from the "Lswarm" virus, managed to split the two and fully resurrect "Emilia", as depicted in "[[Aquamirror Cycle]]" and "[[Spell Wall]]".
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* "[[Evilswarm Ketos]]" is "Gishki Shadow" infected with the "lswarm" virus.
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* ATK, DEF and Level stats:
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** All of the "Gishki" monsters, except "[[Gishki Diviner]]", are even Level monsters.
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** "Gishki Zielgigas" has the highest ATK and Level of any Aqua-Type monster in the game and for a long time had also the highest Level if any Ritual Monster, until the revelation of "[[The Ultimate Herald]]". Alongside with "[[Koitsu]]" and "[[The Tyrant Neptune]]", it also has the highest Level of any WATER monster released so far.
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** "Evigishki Soul Ogre" has the highest DEF of any Aqua-Type monster.
 
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** "Evigishki Tetrogre" has the highest ATK of any Level 6 or lower Ritual monster; alongside with "[[Jawsman]]" and "[[Frostosaurus]]", it has also the highest ATK of any Level 6 or lower WATER monster.
 
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** "Gishki Psychelone" has the highest ATK of any Level 4 or lower Ritual and/or WATER monster.
 
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* Curiously, it seems as though the "Evigishki" monsters are members of the "Gishki" archetype that have been transformed using their rituals into part-beast and from the artwork of "Aquamirror Illusion", the transformations aren't always voluntary.
 
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** However, based on "Evigishki Tetrogre" and "Gishki Psychelone", both of whom involve "Gishki Noellia", it would appear that the transformations are reversible.
 
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* All "Evigishki" monsters are corrupted, transformed or even combined versions of pre-existing "Gishki" monsters with each other or with monsters from another archetype or a monster from another archetype that was transformed/revived as an "Evigishki", as follows:
 
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{| class="wikitable" align="center" |
 
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! First element !! Second element !! Merged form
 
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|-
 
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| align="center" | [[Gishki Beast]]
 
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| align="center" | [[Gishki Avance]]
 
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| align="center" | [[Evigishki Levianima]]
 
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|-
 
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| align="center" | [[Gishki Ariel]]
 
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| align="center" | [[Gishki Reliever]]
 
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| align="center" | [[Evigishki Mind Augus]]
 
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|-
 
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| align="center" | [[Gishki Shadow]]
 
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| align="center" | [[Gishki Aquamirror]]
 
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| align="center" | [[Evigishki Soul Ogre]]
 
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|-
 
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| align="center" | [[Gishki Noellia]]
 
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| align="center" | [[Vylon Tetra]]
 
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| align="center" | [[Evigishki Tetrogre]]
 
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|-
 
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| align="center" | Gishki Noellia
 
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| align="center" | [[lswarm]] Virus
 
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| align="center" | [[Gishki Psychelone]]
 
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|-
 
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| align="center" | Gishki Aquamirror
 
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| align="center" | [[Steelswarm Hercules]]
 
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| align="center" | [[Gishki Zielgigas]]
 
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|-
 
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| align="center" | [[Gishki Emilia]]
 
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| align="center" | [[Musto, Oracle of Gusto]]
 
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| align="center" | [[Evigishki Merrowgeist]]
 
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|}
 
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Gishki
"Gishki Avance", "Gishki Emilia" and "Gishki Noellia", in the artwork of "Aquamirror Cycle".
"Gishki Avance", "Gishki Emilia" and "Gishki Noellia", in the artwork of "Aquamirror Cycle".
Japanese
  • リチュア
  • Richua (romanized)
  • Ritua (translated)
Simplified Chinese
  • 咒仪
  • Zhòuyí (pinyin)
  • Conjuring Ritual (translated)
French
  • Gishki
German
  • Gishki
Italian
  • Gishki
Korean
  • 리추어
  • Richueo (romanized)
  • Ritua (translated)
Portuguese
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Spanish
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"Gishki", known as "Ritua" (リチュア Richua) in the OCG, is an archetype of WATER monsters released in Duel Terminal - Raid of the Inverz!!. The archetype is a member of the Duel Terminal storyline. Due to their Japanese names, the cards "Ritual Buster", "Ritual Weapon" and "Spiritual Forest" are also part of this archetype.

Lore[edit]

Main article: Duel Terminal Master Guide card storylines § DUEL TERMINAL WORLD HISTORY - AGE 1.5: The Corruption of "Noellia" to the Formation of the "Gishki"
The "Gishki" crest

"Gishki" is a society of dark arts practitioners founded and led by "Noellia", who split off from the "Ice Barrier" society, following the first war between the Duel Terminal world against the "Fabled". They wield the same powers as the "Ice Barrier" society, but uses it for nefarious purposes, transforming themselves into wicked monsters to further the goals of "Noellia". "Noellia" was originally an "Ice Barrier" mage, who was accidentally corrupted by the "Steelswarm" during the first Duel Terminal world war, and as a result began to research into dark ritual arts, leading to her forming "Gishki" from her adopted children. "Noellia", under the influence of the "Steelswarm", began the second Duel Terminal world war by leading "Gishki" to invade the "Gusto" clan, officially for resources, but secretly to release the "Steelswarm". Faking as an ally against the "Steelswarm", "Noellia" managed to corrupt the "Vylon" into attacking the surface tribes. After both the "Steelswarm" and the "Vylon" were decicively defeated, "Noellia" resumed the invasion of the "Gusto", and indirectly led to the release of the "Evilswarm", causing even more chaos across the world. Eventually, the "Constellar" managed to free "Noellia" from her corruption. Wrought by guilt, "Noellia" sacrificed herself to protect her children, "Gishki Avance" and "Gishki Emilia". When "Sophia, Goddess of Rebirth" awoke and plans to reset the world, "Avance" and "Emilia" assisted in defeating "Sophia". After the war against "Sophia", the only known survivors from the clan are "Gishki Avance" and "Gishki Emilia". They would go on to found the "Nekroz" clan, a successor clan with more noble goals.

Design[edit]

Appearance[edit]

Non-Ritual "Gishki" monsters typically take two forms: normal human magicians, or humanoid monsters with traits of aquatic animals. All "Gishki" Spellcaster non-Ritual monsters take the former form, and almost all "Gishki" non-Spellcaster non-Ritual monsters (with the exception of "Gishki Vanity") take the latter form. The "Gishki" Ritual and Xyz Monsters appears to be corrupted, transformed or even combined versions of pre-existing "Gishki" monsters with each other or with monsters from another archetype or a monster from another archetype that was transformed/revived as an "Evigishki". Almost all members of the archetype wear a blue sapphire mirror, usually around their necks or on their staves. Their faction symbol is also a stylized version of this mirror.

Etymology[edit]

The theme's OCG name, "Ritua", is a corruption of the English word "Ritual", as used in the TCG terms "Ritual Spell Card", "Ritual Summon", and "Ritual Monster". The TCG name, "Gishki", is a corruption of the Japanese word 儀式 Gishiki, meaning "Ritual" in the same context as the TCG terms, adapting the word play by reversing the language. All but one of the "Evigishki" members have a portmanteau name formed using a term relating to spiritual and/or psychological concepts, and a legendary creature (often a sea monster). Note that "Psychelone" and "Zielgigas" count as "Evigishkis", their TCG names being inaccurately translated.

Evigishki Sacrifice(s) in lore Mirror used in lore Name origin
Psychelone Noellia + a Steelswarm corpse Aquamirror Psyche + aspidochelone
Gustkraken Emilia's corpse Ghast + kraken
Merrowgeist Emilia's soul + Musto, Oracle of Gusto Merrow + geist
Mind Augus Ariel Mind + ogress
Tetrogre Noellia + Vylon Tetra Tetra + ogre
Soul Ogre Shadow Soul + ogre
Zielgigas Steelswarm Hercules' corpse Zeal + Gigantes
Levianima Avance + Emilia's soul Photomirror Leviathan + Anima
Neremanas Ariel Nekromirror Nereid + Mánas

Playing style[edit]

The "Gishki" archetype focuses on Ritual Summoning. The archetype's non-Ritual monsters focus on setting up the Ritual Summons by searching out the Ritual Monsters and Spells (directly or indirectly), and to provide tributes for "Gishki" Ritual Monsters. The two fastest "Gishki" Ritual card searchers are "Gishki Shadow" and "Gishki Vision", who can be discarded from the hand to search a "Gishki" Ritual Spell or Monster; they also have effects that lets them be used as the entire Ritual Summon requirement for Ritual Summons of WATER Ritual Monsters. "Gishki" Ritual Monsters focus on shuffling cards from the opponent's hand, field or Graveyard back to the Deck, either to break boards or to make the opponent lose card advantage. Most "Gishki" builds focus on going first and summoning "Evigishki Gustkraken" multiple times in the first turn, in order to return as many cards from the opponent's hand back into the deck, forcing the opponent to start in a massively disadvantageous position. "Gishki" Ritual Spells have several novel effects: "Gishki Photomirror" Ritual Summons by paying LP instead of tributing monsters, "Forbidden Arts of the Gishki" can Ritual Summon by tributing the opponent's monsters (at the cost of putting heavy restrictions on the player's actions afterwards), and "Gishki Aquamirror" is a conventional Ritual Spell that has a GY effect to recover "Gishki" Ritual Monsters in the GY (and shuffles itself back into the deck) for reuse. A number of "Gishki" monsters, such as "Chain", "Avance", "Natalia", and the Ritual Monsters "Zielgigas" and "Levianima", focus on manipulating and interacting with the player's top deck to search out Ritual Monsters and Spells or activate effects; due to their slow speed, these effects are largely obsolete in the 2021 metagame. The going-first "Gustkraken"-focused build benefits greatly from a variant of the "Crystron Halqifibrax" → "Mecha Phantom Beast Auroradon" combo line, which uses two copies of "Deskbot 001" and generic Rank 4 monsters to repeatedly summon, send to GY, and recycle copies of "Herald of the Arc Light" to search multiple Ritual Monsters and Spells in a single turn. This can enable 3-5 summons of "Gustkraken" in 1 turn, potentially completely clearing the opponent's hand. Aside from Ritual Summoning, the archetype can also perform alternate combos lines such as the "Bahamut Shark" → "Toadally Awesome" line, through cards like "Gishki Beast".

Recommended cards[edit]

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Monster Cards

Effect Monsters

Tuner monsters

Ritual Monsters

Spell Cards

Normal Spells

Ritual Spells

Trap Cards

Normal Traps

Counter Traps

Weaknesses[edit]

Trivia[edit]

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