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{{For|the list of cards that can Ritual Summon monsters|Ritual Summons}}
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A '''Ritual Summon''' ({{Ruby|儀|ぎ}}{{Ruby|式|しき}}{{Ruby|召|しょう}}{{Ruby|喚|かん}} ''Gishiki Shōkan'') is a method of [[Special Summon]]ing a [[Ritual Monster]] which normally uses the effect of a [[Ritual Spell Card]].
Ritual Summons usually require [[Tribute]]s (from your hand or side of the field) greater than or equal to , or sometimes strictly equal to, the [[Level]] of the Ritual Monster that is being Summoned. These Tributes are performed as part of the Ritual Spell Card's [[card effect|effect]] [[resolution]], rather than as a [[cost]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/gameplay/faqs/cardfaqs/default.aspx?first=L&last=O |title=Individual Card Rulings [L-O] |publisher=UDE |at=Lich Lord, King of the Underworld |accessdate=12 December 2015 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090220023927/http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/gameplay/faqs/cardfaqs/default.aspx?first=L&last=O |archivedate=20 February 2009}}</ref> Some Ritual Spell Cards, including most Ritual Spell Cards that are capable of being used for different Ritual Monsters (such as "[[End of the World]]"), require the total [[Level]]s of the Tributed monsters to exactly equal the Level of the Ritual Monster.
== Performing a Ritual Summon ==
Monsters that do not have Levels, such as [[Xyz Monster]]s and [[Link Monster]]s, cannot be Tributed for a Ritual Summon.
A player can activate a card or effect that Ritual Summons even if all of their [[Main Monster Zone]]s are fullused, but only if they Tribute one of their monsters on the field when that card or effect resolves (if all their Main Monster Zones are still occupied by that point).{{fact}}
[[Face-down]] monsters can be Tributed for a Ritual Summon, unless the card text specifies otherwise (such as "[[Forbidden Arts of the Gishki]]").<ref name="Raven">{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/gameplay/faqs/cardfaqs/default.aspx?first=P&last=R |title=Individual Card Rulings [P-R] |publisher=UDE |at=Ritual Raven |accessdate=12 December 2015 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090220140220/http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/gameplay/faqs/cardfaqs/default.aspx?first=P&last=R |archivedate=20 February 2009}}</ref> If a face-down monster has an effect that allows it to be used as the entire monster requirement for the Ritual Summon, such as "[[Ritual Raven]]", that effect can be applied if it is Tributed for the Ritual Summon of an appropriate monster.<ref name="Raven"/> If the player can Tribute an opponent's face-down monster due to a card effect (such as "[[Soul Exchange]]"), it cannot be used for a Ritual Summon because its Level is unknown.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/gameplay/faqs/cardfaqs/default.aspx?first=S&last=T |title=Individual Card Rulings [S-T] |publisher=UDE |at=Soul Exchange |accessdate=12 December 2015 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090220024252/http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/gameplay/faqs/cardfaqs/default.aspx?first=S&last=T |archivedate=20 February 2009 |quote=You can target a face-down monster, but you cannot Tribute it for a Ritual Summon or for “Metamorphosis” because you do not know its Level.}}</ref>
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==In mangaManga==
In the original manga, besides the needed tributes, Ritual Summon also requires a proper monster to become the vessel for the Ritual Monster. For example, when Yugi used "[[Black Magic Ritual]]" and "[[Black Luster Ritual]]", he used "[[Gaia The Fierce Knight]]" and "[[Dark Magician]]" to summon "Black Luster Solider" and "Magician of Black Chaos", respectively. Similarly, Maximillion Pegasus used "[[Dark-Eyes Illusionist]]" to summon "[[Relinquished]]".
==Anime==
In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-VVRAINS]]'', when a Ritual Card circle is activated, the altar depicted on it appears on the field, formed and then the Tributed tributed monsters turn into flames (a number of flames equal to and disintegrate into the their individual Levels) sky before positioning themselves on entering the altar. A pillar of fire rises from the altar circle and explodes in after entering the skycircle, an explosion is created, after which the therefore creating a [[Ritual Monster descends from the sky. In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]'', this is changed to a pillar of light rather than fire.
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