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'''Special Summon-only monsters''' (often incorrectly referred to as '''Semi-Nomi''' monsters) are monsters with the text "''This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card can only be Special Summoned...''".  If a monster is a Special Summon '''only''' monster, then it means it must be [[Special Summon]]ed by its listed effect before it can be [[Special Summon]]ed by another effect.  "[[Aqua Spirit]]", "[[Harpie Lady Sisters]]", and "[[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning]]" are all Special Summon only monster.
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{{For|the Tip Card|Special Summon-only monsters (Tip Card)}}
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{{Show card image|Photon Thrasher|"[[Photon Thrasher]]", a Special Summon-only monster.}}
  
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After a Special Summon only monster has been Special Summoned properly, it can be Special Summoned through other effects. This only lasts as long as the monster does not return to the Hand or Deck.  As long as the monster remains on the field, in the [[Graveyard]], or [[removed from play]], you can Special Summon it again with other card effects.
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'''Special Summon-only monsters''', informally known as '''Semi-Nomi''' monsters, is a category of [[Special Summon Monster]]s with printed Special Summoning [[procedure]]s, and can be Special Summoned by other effects (from public knowledge locations) once they are [[properly Special Summon]]ed.
  
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:Example:
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They are distinguished from "[[Nomi]]" monsters, who also have printed Special Summoning procedures, but cannot be Special Summoned by effects even after they are properly Special Summoned.
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:*A player removes from play three Fiends to Special Summon "[[Dark Necrofear]]".  If it is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, it can be revived (such as by "[[Monster Reborn]]").
 
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:*If, afterwards, it is removed from play by "[[Dark Core]]", you can still Special Summon it (such as by "[[Dimensional Inversion]]").
 
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:*If after all this, "Dark Necrofear" is returned to the deck or hand (such as by "[[Phoenix Wing Wind Blast]]" or "[[Compulsory Evacuation Device]]"), then you must remove three [[Fiend]]s to Special Summon "Dark Necrofear"'s again.  You cannot Special Summon it from the hand or deck by other cards, such as "[[Monster Gate]]" or "[[Doom Shaman]]".
 
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:*If it is later removed from play or sent to the Graveyard (such as by "[[Graceful Charity]]"), it still cannot be Special Summoned.
 
  
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Note that [[Fusion Monsters]], [[Ritual Monsters]] and [[Synchro Monsters]] are treated as Special Summon only monsters, unless stated otherwise.  Also unless stated otherwise, [[Fusion Monsters]] are properly Special Summoned by a [[Fusion Summon]], [[Ritual Monsters]] are properly Special Summoned by a [[Ritual Summon]], and [[Synchro Monsters]] are properly Special Summoned by a [[Synchro Summon]].
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==List of Special Summon-only monsters==
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{{main|List of Special Summon-only monsters}}
  
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There is also a sub-type of monsters called "[[Nomi]]".
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==Card text==
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Current Special Summon-only monsters are identified by the following card text:
  
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==See also==
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* "Cannot be [[Normal Summon]]ed/[[Set]]." (for [[Main Deck]] non-[[Ritual Monster|Ritual]] monsters)
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*[[Nomi]]
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* "[[Must first be]] [''Summon procedure'']."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Taketa|first1=Gregory|title=Special Summons – Spotting the Different Kinds|url=https://yugiohblog.konami.com/articles/?p=1099|publisher=Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME STRATEGY SITE|accessdate=25 April 2018|date=7 December 2009}}</ref>
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*[[List of Special Summon-only monsters]]
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*[[Special Summon Monster]]
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Earlier card texts do not distinguish between "Must be" and "Must first be" distinctions, and thus, their status as Special Summon-only monsters can only be distinguished through card-specific ruling.
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 00:51, 12 February 2024

For the Tip Card, see Special Summon-only monsters (Tip Card).
Photon Thrasher
"Photon Thrasher", a Special Summon-only monster.

Special Summon-only monsters, informally known as Semi-Nomi monsters, is a category of Special Summon Monsters with printed Special Summoning procedures, and can be Special Summoned by other effects (from public knowledge locations) once they are properly Special Summoned.

They are distinguished from "Nomi" monsters, who also have printed Special Summoning procedures, but cannot be Special Summoned by effects even after they are properly Special Summoned.

List of Special Summon-only monsters[edit]

Main article: List of Special Summon-only monsters

Card text[edit]

Current Special Summon-only monsters are identified by the following card text:

Earlier card texts do not distinguish between "Must be" and "Must first be" distinctions, and thus, their status as Special Summon-only monsters can only be distinguished through card-specific ruling.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Taketa, Gregory (7 December 2009). "Special Summons – Spotting the Different Kinds". Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME STRATEGY SITE. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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