Editing Tribute

{{Redirect|Sacrifice|the card known as "Sacrifice" in the ''[[OCG]]''|"[[Relinquished]]"}}

'''Tribute''', known as '''Release''' in the ''OCG'' and the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'' anime and as '''Sacrifice''' in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' animes, is usually a way of voluntarily [[send]]ing a card from your side of the  [[Playing Field|field]] to the [[Graveyard]], often used to [[activate]] a [[card effect]] or perform a [[Summon]]. When you Tribute a card it is not considered [[destroy]]ed. 
Some examples include:
* [[Monster Card|Monsters]] being Tributed for a [[Tribute Summon]].
* "[[Exiled Force]]" Tributing itself in order to activate its effect to [[destroy]] one [[Monster Cards|monster]] on the field.
* [[Ritual Monster]]s requiring their corresponding [[Ritual Spell Cards|Ritual Spell Card]] and a Tribute of Monster Cards whose total [[Level]] is greater than or equal to the Level of the Ritual Monster in order for it to be [[Summoning Conditions|summon]]ed to the field.

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Celestia,LightswornAngelLODT-EN-UR-1E.png | A [[Monster Card|monster]] that requires a Tribute to [[Summon]].
ExiledForce5DS1-EN-C-1E.png | [[Exiled Force]]
HamburgerRecipeMRL-EN-C.jpg | An example of a [[Ritual Spell Card]] that requires a total amount of [[Level]] star [[Monster Card|monster(s)]] to be [[Summoning Conditions|Summon]]ed onto the [[Playing Field|field]]
</gallery>

Unless the card specifically states that you can Tribute your opponent's monsters like "[[Soul Exchange]]" or "[[Lava Golem]]", a player can only Tribute monsters on their side of the field.

When Tributing for a card effect, the Tribute(s) are considered [[Costs]], which means players cannot respond to the Tributes with card effects, since paying a Cost has no [[Spell Speed]]. This also means that Tributes occur '''before''' the activation of the effect that they are being Tributed for.

While Tributing a monster for a Tribute Summon is not technically considered a Cost, the Tributed monster still leaves the field before a player can respond to the action.

Cards which involved Tributing formerly worded it as "offer as a Tribute" as "Tributing" and "Tributed" are not actually words. This practice was eventually stopped.

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-{{Redirect|Sacrifice|the card named "Sacrifice" in the ''OCG''|"[[Relinquished]]"}}
+{{Redirect|Sacrifice|the card known as "Sacrifice" in the ''[[OCG]]''|"[[Relinquished]]"}}
-[[File:Ectoplasmer-MADU-EN-VG-artwork.png|thumb|Artwork of "[[Ectoplasmer]]", depicting a monster being Tributed]]
-'''Tributing''', called '''releasing''' (Japanese: リリース ''Rirīsu'') in Japanese media and the English dub of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'', is a method of removing a card from the [[hand]] or [[field]]. By default, Tributed cards are [[sent]] to the [[Graveyard]].
-"Tribute" (リリースする ''Rirīsu Suru'') is primarily used as a verb. Previously, it was phrased as "offer as a Tribute" (生け贄に捧げる ''Ikenie ni Sasageru'') in the ''[[OCG]]''/''[[TCG]]'', as well as the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' anime. "Sacrifice" is also often used to refer to Tributing in the anime.
+'''Tribute''', known as '''Release''' in the ''OCG'' and the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'' anime and as '''Sacrifice''' in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' animes, is usually a way of voluntarily [[send]]ing a card from your side of the  [[Playing Field|field]] to the [[Graveyard]], often used to [[activate]] a [[card effect]] or perform a [[Summon]]. When you Tribute a card it is not considered [[destroy]]ed.
+Some examples include:
+* [[Monster Card|Monsters]] being Tributed for a [[Tribute Summon]].
+* "[[Exiled Force]]" Tributing itself in order to activate its effect to [[destroy]] one [[Monster Cards|monster]] on the field.
+* [[Ritual Monster]]s requiring their corresponding [[Ritual Spell Cards|Ritual Spell Card]] and a Tribute of Monster Cards whose total [[Level]] is greater than or equal to the Level of the Ritual Monster in order for it to be [[Summoning Conditions|summon]]ed to the field.
-== Mechanics ==
+<gallery widths="200px" heights="350px" perrow="3">
-Cards can be Tributed as a result of:
+Celestia,LightswornAngelLODT-EN-UR-1E.png | A [[Monster Card|monster]] that requires a Tribute to [[Summon]].
-* Performing actions in the [[card text]] that specifically Tribute
+ExiledForce5DS1-EN-C-1E.png | [[Exiled Force]]
-* Performing a [[Tribute Summon]]/[[Tribute Set|Set]]
+HamburgerRecipeMRL-EN-C.jpg | An example of a [[Ritual Spell Card]] that requires a total amount of [[Level]] star [[Monster Card|monster(s)]] to be [[Summoning Conditions|Summon]]ed onto the [[Playing Field|field]]
+</gallery>
-Unless a card specifically permits a player to Tribute monsters in their [[hand]] or under their opponent's control (such as "[[The Winged Dragon of Ra - Sphere Mode]]", "[[Soul Exchange]]", and "[[Black Luster Ritual]]"), they can only Tribute monsters they [[control]]. While normally only monsters can be Tributed, some cards (such as several "[[True Draco]]" cards and "[[Kiryu]]") allow [[Spell Card|Spell]] and [[Trap Card]]s to be Tributed.
+Unless the card specifically states that you can Tribute your opponent's monsters like "[[Soul Exchange]]" or "[[Lava Golem]]", a player can only Tribute monsters on their side of the field.
-While Tributed cards are [[sent]] to the Graveyard by default, they can still be successfully Tributed even if a card effect would cause them to be sent to another location (e.g. due to the effect of "[[Macro Cosmos]]").
+When Tributing for a card effect, the Tribute(s) are considered [[Costs]], which means players cannot respond to the Tributes with card effects, since paying a Cost has no [[Spell Speed]]. This also means that Tributes occur '''before''' the activation of the effect that they are being Tributed for.
-== ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel'' ==
+While Tributing a monster for a Tribute Summon is not technically considered a Cost, the Tributed monster still leaves the field before a player can respond to the action.
-In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel|Rush Duel]]'', Tributing is exclusive to Tribute Summons.
-Card effects that would Tribute monsters on the field in the ''OCG''/''TCG'' instead send them from the field to the Graveyard in Rush Duels. For example, in the ''OCG''/''TCG'', "[[Cannon Soldier]]" Tributes monsters to use its effect, whereas in Rush Duels "[[Cannon Soldier (Rush Duel)|Cannon Soldier]]" sends monsters from the field to the Graveyard.
+Cards which involved Tributing formerly worded it as "offer as a Tribute" as "Tributing" and "Tributed" are not actually words. This practice was eventually stopped.
-== In other languages ==
-{{In other languages
-| fr_name   = Sacrifier
-| fr_trans  = Sacrifice
-| de_name   = Tribut
-| it_name   = Tributo
-| pt_name   = Tributo
-| es_name   = Sacrificar
-| es_trans  = Sacrifice
-| ja_name   = リリース
-| ja_romaji = Rirīsu
-| ja_trans  = Release
-| ko_name   = 릴리스
-| ko_rr     = Rilliseu
-| ko_trans  = Release
-| zh_name   = 釋放
-| zh_pinyin = Shìfàng
-| zh_trans  = Release
-}}
-{{In other languages|offer as a Tribute
-| de_name   = als Tribut anbieten
-| it_name   = offrire come Tributo
-| pt_name   = oferecer como Tributo
-}}
-{{In other languages|Tribute Monster
-| fr_name   = Monstre Sacrifice
-| de_name   = Tributmonster
-| it_name   = Tributo
-| pt_name   = Monstro Tributo
-| es_name   = Monstruo de Sacrificio
-}}
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