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| arabic kanji = وحوش الطقوس | kanji = {{Ruby|儀|ぎ}}{{Ruby|式|しき}}(モンスター)<ref group=Notes>The parentheses here specify what part is not shown on the cards' [[Type]]/[[Ability]] line.</ref> | japanese = 儀式(モンスター) | furigana = ぎしき(モンスター) | romaji = Gishiki (Monsutā) | japanese translated = | english = Ritual (Monster) | french = (Monstre) Rituel | german = Ritual(monster) | italian = (Mostro) Rituale | korean = 의식 (몬스터) (儀式 (Monster)) ''Uisik (Monseuteo)'' | portuguese = (Monstro de) Ritual | spanish = (Monstruo de) Ritual | chinese = 儀式怪獸 ''Yíshì Guàishòu / Ji4 sik1 (Gwaai3 sau3)''|simplified chinese=仪式怪兽 ''Yíshì Guàishòu''

| list = List of Ritual Monsters | support list = List of Ritual Monster support cards | anti-support list = List of Ritual Monster anti-support cards

'''Ritual Monsters''' (Japanese: {{Ruby|儀|ぎ}}{{Ruby|式|しき}}モンスター ''Gishiki Monsutā''), colored blue, are a [[Monster Cardcard type|monsterstype]] of [[monster]] s that must be [[Special Ritual Summon]]ed with a [[Ritual Spell Card]]. Examples include "[[Magician of Black Chaos]]", "[[Demise, King of Armageddon]]", and "[[Nekroz of Trishula]]"Their card frame is colored in blue.

==Characteristics==Ritual Monsters are stored in the [[Main Deck]]. They are [[Special Summon-only monsterMonster]]s. This means that ; they cannot be [[Special Normal Summon]]ed from the [[hand]] or [[Main Deck|DeckSet]] except by , cannot be [[Ritual Special Summon]] and the card "ed with [[Ritual ForegonePendulum Summon]]"ing, and cannot be Special Summoned from the [[Graveyardhand]] or while [[banishDeck]]ed unless they were first by non-Ritual Summoned (even with a card like "Summoning [[Fulfillment of the Contracteffect|card effects]]")., unless:

==* The effect specifically states that it Special Summons Ritual Monsters (e.g. "[[Ritual Foregone]]"), and the Ritual Monster being Summoned does not have a "Must be Ritual Summoned" condition, OR,* The effect [[Ignoring the Summoning=={{mainconditions|Ritual Summon}}Ignores the monster's Summoning conditions]].

In some ways, Level 5 or higher If a Ritual Monsters are easier to Summon than Monster is not properly [[Normal Monster|NormalRitual Summon]] or ed before being sent to the [[Effect MonsterGraveyard]]s of the same Level, since their Tributes do not need to be on the field. Howeveror banished, they do require a number of specific cards to it cannot be in the hand at once, which can be quite difficult to achieve. Some [[Ritual Spell CardSpecial Summon]]s such as "Advanced ed from there by non-Ritual Art" can ameliorate this by using monsters from the Main Deck instead, as opposed to using monsters from your hand andSummoning card effects.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/or side of the fieldfaq_search. Cards such as action?ope=5&fid=14410&request_locale=ja |date=20 November 2014 |title=Ｑ＆Ａ » 手札やデッキから墓地へ送られた「トリシューラの影霊衣」を、「影霊衣の反魂術」によって墓地から特殊召喚できますか？ |publisher=Konami |language=Japanese |trans-title=Q&A » If "[[Preparation Nekroz of Rites]]Trishula" and "[[Manju of is sent from the Ten Thousand Hands]]" help the player hand or Deck to assemble the necessary components for a Ritual SummonGraveyard, while cards such as can it be Special Summoned from the Graveyard by "[[Ascending Soul]]" and Nekroz Cycle"? |accessdate=3 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/gameplay/faqs/cardfaqs/default.aspx?first=D&last=E |title=Individual Card Rulings [D-E&#93; |publisher=UDE |at=Dimension Fusion |accessdate=12 December 2015 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090218205242/http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/gameplay/faqs/cardfaqs/default.aspx?first=D&last=E |archivedate=18 February 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/gameplay/faqs/cardfaqs/default.aspx?first=A&last=C |title=Individual Card Rulings [Ritual Buster]]" help alleviate A-C&#93; |publisher=UDE |at=Contract with the costs of Ritual SummoningAbyss |accessdate=12 December 2015 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090217182013/http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/gameplay/faqs/cardfaqs/default.aspx?first=A&last=C |archivedate=17 February 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/gameplay/faqs/cardfaqs/default. The "aspx?first=F&last=H |title=Individual Card Rulings [[Djinn F-H&#93; |publisher=UDE |at=Fulfillment of Rituals]]" monsters can serve dual purposes, as they make the Ritual Spell Contract |accessdate=12 December 2015 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090226221414/http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/gameplay/faqs/cardfaqs/default.aspx?first=F&last=H |archivedate=26 February 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Konami |title=Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card's monster requirement easier to fulfill by banishing themselves from the Graveyard, as well as granting an additional effect when used for the Ritual Summon of a Ritual MonsterGame - Official Rulebook Version 6.0 |url=https://yugipedia.com/wiki/File:Rulebook_v6.0.pdf?page=10 |page=15}}</ref>

== Playing style ==Because A properly Special Summoned Ritual Monsters are not stored in Monster loses its status if it is returned to the [[Extra hand]] or [[Main Deck|Deck]], they are not immediately available to be Summoned when the player has the necessary monsters. Likewise, needing specific <ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/community/forums/thread/853512.aspx |title=Ritual Spells for each Ritual Monster (with some exceptions) can limit the player's ability to Ritual Summon should they be missing the Ritual Spell /Fusion Monsters vs. Legal Revival Target |date=18 September 2007 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071102200622/http:/entertainment.upperdeck.com/community/forums/thread/853512.aspx |archivedate=2 November 2007 |accessdate=12 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Konami |title=Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card or Ritual MonsterGame - Official Rulebook Version 5.0 |url=https://yugipedia.com/wiki/File:Rulebook_v5. As a result, Decks focused on Ritual Summoning often include ways to search Ritual Monsters and Ritual Spells0. pdf?page=17 |page=13}}</ref>

===Ritual Summoning condition==={{Main|Ritual Summoning condition}}Every Ritual Monster mentions one or more cards that can Ritual Summon the Ritual Monster in the first line of its [[card text]]. The card(s) mentioned is supported by typically a number of Spell Cards, including "[[Ritual ForegoneSpell]]" which allows , but can also be non-Ritual Spell cards, primarily for the instant Summon of Ritual archetypes that lack a Ritual Monster from the handSpell (e.g. "[[Megalith]]", though such a monster cannot attack and is destroyed during the "[[End PhaseLibromancer]]").

In additionThe mentioned card(s) is never the ''only'' card(s) that can Ritual Summon the Ritual Monster, "Advanced but rather one that ''can'' be used for its Ritual Summon. All Ritual Art" Monsters can be used should a Deck have a sufficient amount Ritual Summoned using effects of Normal Monstersother appropriate Ritual Summoning cards, even if they are not mentioned on the Ritual Monster card.

No other Tributes are required if using "[[===Ritual Raven]]" for Summoning a [[DARK]] ==={{main|Ritual Monster. Two "Gishki" archetype monsters, "[[Gishki Shadow]]" and "[[Gishki Vision]]" allow them to be the entire Tribute for any WATER monster, not just a "Gishki" Ritual Monster. Summon}}

Ritual-reliant Decks benefit from having multiple copies of Ritual Spells and Monsters must first be Special Summoned by [[Ritual MonstersSummon]]ing, to increase using the chances effect of drawing both the Ritual Spell and the Ritual Monster. Ritual Summoning can cost the player a large number of cards in hand/field, so ways to generate hand advantage and recycle card that performs a Ritual Spells are also importantSummon.

With the introduction of the Usually, Ritual Summoning is performed by a [[Master Rules#New Master Rules|New Master RulesRitual Spell Card]], with an effect that involves tributing monsters from the player's hand or field whose levels equal or exceed the Ritual Monsters have the advantage in Monster being able to be Ritual Summoned in any [[Main , then Ritual Summoning the Ritual Monster Zone]], unlike Extra Deck monstersfrom the player's hand.

Ritual Monsters have appeared not featured as a side major mechanic in the anime.

===Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)===In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh]]'', a few some prominent characters used Ritual Monsters, including [[Yugi Muto]], [[Joey Wheeler]], [[Seto Kaiba]], [[Maximillion Pegasus]], [[Dartz]], and the [[Rare Hunter]]s [[Umbra]] and [[Lumis]].

===Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V===In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]'', Ritual Monsters were used by only two characters, [[Alexis Rhodes (ARC-V)|Alexis Rhodes]] and [[Aura Sentia]], both neither of which whom were supporting charactersfeatured significantly.

===Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS===In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]'', Ritual Summons were Summoning was the first of the non-Link Summon Special Summoning methods to be Summon method reintroduced in the anime, with series. [[Yusaku Fujiki]] and [[Theodore Hamilton]] using used one Ritual Monster each, and [[Ai]] later using used one of his own.

| Magician of Black Chaos | Non-Effect Ritual Monster| Saffira, Queen of Dragons Raging Storm Dragon - Beaufort IX | Effect Ritual Monster| Shinobaron Peacock | Spirit Ritual Monster| Magikey Mechmusket - Batosbuster | Tuner Ritual Monster| Odd-Eyes Pendulumgraph Dragon | Pendulum Ritual Monster| Prediction Princess Tarotreith | Ritual Flip Monster

* Ritual Monsters have the fewest number of anti-support cards of all monster [[card type]]s, with only {{hardcoded query|{{#ask: [[Class 1:Concept:OfficialCG cards]] [[Anti-Supportsupport::Ritual Monster]] |format=count}} card }} cards specifically designed to stop them: "{{hardcoded query|{{#ask: [[Class 1:Concept:OfficialCG cards]] [[Anti-Supportsupport::Ritual Monster]] |format=list |sep=", "}}}}". * "[[Magikey Mechmusket - Batosbuster]]" is the only [[Tuner]] Ritual Monster. * "[[Prediction Princess Tarotreith]]" is the only [[Flip Monster|Flip]] Ritual Monster. * "[[Odd-Eyes Pendulumgraph Dragon]]" is the only [[Pendulum Monster|Pendulum]] Ritual Monster. * "[[Drytron Meteonis Alpha Draconids]]" has the highest ATK and DEF of all Ritual monsters.

* "[[Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon]]" has In the highest ATK early days of all the game, Ritual Monsters, with 4000 ATK. "were seemingly meant to be counterparts of [[Nekroz of SophiaFusion Monsters]]" has the highest DEF :** Ritual Monsters needed a Spell specific to each of them. Fusions had a generic Spell they all Ritual Monsterscould use.** Rituals needed to be searched for in the Deck. Fusions were easily accessible in the Extra Deck. ** Rituals could use any monsters, and could use a single monster if the Level was equal or greater than their own. Fusions needed specific monsters, with 3400 DEFand a minimum of two.

* The blue color scheme for Ritual Monsters in the card game may have been inspired by "[[Shinobaron PeacockRelinquished]]" . * [[Yugi Muto]] and "[[Shinobaroness PeacockYusaku Fujiki]]" are the first (and currently only) protagonists to use Ritual Monsters to have an . * [[Seto Kaiba]] and [[abilityKite Tenjo]]: they are the only rivals to use Ritual Monsters. * [[SpiritAlexis Rhodes]] monstersis the only heroine to use Ritual Monsters.

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