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A '''Summon''' (召喚 ''Shoukan'') is performed when a [[Monster Card]] is played [[face-up]] on the [[Monster Card Zone]]. There are some exceptions to this qualifier. For example, returning a banished monster back to the field by the effect of "[[Dimensionhole]]", or flipping a face-down monster face-up because of an attack or effect. These are not considered to be Summons. Likewise, [[Set]]s and [[Tribute Set]]s are not considered to be Summons, so cards such as "[[Torrential Tribute]]" cannot be used when a monster is Set. It is possible to special summon a monster face-down, through means such as the effect of "[[Morphing Jar #2]]", but it is still considered to be a Summon, and not a Set.
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A '''Summon''' (召喚 ''Shoukan'') is when a [[Monster Card]] is played or/and placed on the [[Monster Card Zone]]. '''''However''''', There are three '''exceptions''' to this qualifier:
 
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* [[Normal Set]]ting a monster.
In the game, there are a number of different types of summons.
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* [[Flip]]ping a [[face-down]] monster [[face-up]] because of an [[attack]] or [[effect]].
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* Returning a [[banished]] monster back to the field by the effect of a card like "[[Dimensionhole]]".
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Those are '''''NOT''''' considered a Summon.
  
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In the game, there are a number of different types of summons:
 
* [[Normal Summon]]
 
* [[Normal Summon]]
 
** [[Tribute Summon]]
 
** [[Tribute Summon]]
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** [[Synchro Summon]]
 
** [[Synchro Summon]]
 
** [[Xyz Summon]]
 
** [[Xyz Summon]]
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Fusion, Ritual, Synchro and Xyz Summon are a '''''form''''' of Special Summon. And Tribute Summon is '''''form''''' of Normal Summon.
  
Fusion, Ritual, Synchro and Xyz Summons are also considered to be Special Summons. A Tribute Summon is also considered to be a Normal Summon.
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There are also other methods of summoning monsters, but they are '''''not''''' official methods, and their names come from anime, manga and video games, or from vernacular used by players, but these unofficial terms do not have separate summoning rules:
 
 
There are also other methods of summoning monsters, but they are not official methods, and their names come from anime, manga and video games, or from vernacular used by players, but these unofficial terms do not have separate summoning rules.
 
 
 
 
*[[Gemini Summon]]: Normal Summons a face-up [[Gemini monster]] to have it get its effect.
 
*[[Gemini Summon]]: Normal Summons a face-up [[Gemini monster]] to have it get its effect.
 
*[[Accel Synchro Summon]]: Synchro Summons a [[Synchro Monster]] using a [[Tuner Synchro Monster]] and non-Tuner Synchro Monster.
 
*[[Accel Synchro Summon]]: Synchro Summons a [[Synchro Monster]] using a [[Tuner Synchro Monster]] and non-Tuner Synchro Monster.
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{{Gameplay}}
 
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[[Category:Types of Summon| ]]
 
[[Category:Types of Summon| ]]

Revision as of 08:44, 27 September 2012

A Summon (召喚 Shoukan) is when a Monster Card is played or/and placed on the Monster Card Zone. However, There are three exceptions to this qualifier:

Those are NOT considered a Summon.

In the game, there are a number of different types of summons:

Fusion, Ritual, Synchro and Xyz Summon are a form of Special Summon. And Tribute Summon is form of Normal Summon.

There are also other methods of summoning monsters, but they are not official methods, and their names come from anime, manga and video games, or from vernacular used by players, but these unofficial terms do not have separate summoning rules:

Flip and Special Summons may be conducted as many times as you would like per turn, unlike Normal Summons, which can only performed once per turn.