Tribute

"Sacrifice" redirects here. For the card named "Sacrifice" in the OCG, see "Relinquished".

Tribute
Japanese	リリース (formerly 生（い）け贄（にえ）に捧}ささげる)
English	Tribute (formerly Offer as a Tribute)
Other names French: Sacrifier German: Tribut anbieten Italian: Offrire come Tributo Korean: 릴리스 (formerly 제물로 바친다) Spanish: Sacrificar

Tribute, called Release (Japanese: リリース Rirīsu; Chinese: 釋放 Shìfàng) in the OCG and the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's and Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL anime series (previously called Sacrifice (生（い）け贄（にえ）に捧}ささげる Ikenie ni Sasageru) in the OCG and the Yu-Gi-Oh! and Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime series, and Offer as a Tribute in the TCG) refers to the act of sending a monster(s) the player controls to the Graveyard.

Monsters are Tributed in two ways:

• As a Tribute Summon requirement.
• As a cost, or by an effect (that uses this term).

Unless a card specifically states that you can Tribute monsters in your hand or under your opponent's control, such as "Gishki Aquamirror" and "Reptilianne Vaskii", you can only Tribute monsters you control (on the field).

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  A monster that requires a Tribute to Tribute Summon.

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  An example of a card that Tributes itself as cost for its effect.

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  An example of a Ritual Spell Card that requires Tributes to Ritual Summon.