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| image caption = A Ritual Summon in ''Yu-Gi-Oh VRAINS''
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| japanese translated =
| english = Ritual Summon
| french = Invocation Rituelle<br/>Verb: Invoquer Rituellement | german = Ritualbeschwörung<br/>Verb: beschwören als Ritualbeschwörung | italian = Evocazione Rituale<br/>Verb: Evocare tramite Rituale
| korean = 의식 소환 (儀式召喚) ''Uisik Sohwan''
| chinese = 儀式召喚 ''Yíshì Zhàohuàn / Ji4 sik1 Ziu6 wun6''
| portuguese = Invocação-Ritual<br/>Verb: Invocar por Invocação-Ritual | spanish = Invocación de Ritual<br/>Verb: Invocar por Ritual | simplified chinese = 仪式召唤 ''Yíshì Zhàohuàn''
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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>
== Performing a Ritual Summon Mechanics ==A player can Ritual Summon is always performed by a Ritual Monster by [[activateeffect|activatingcard effect]] a card or . When an effect that performs a Ritual Summon (usually a Ritual Spell Card). When that effect resolves, the player must satisfy perform the requirements of actions described in the card or effect performing the Ritual Summon (, which usually [[Tribute|Tributing]] involves moving other monsters from their hand and/or field). After thatone location to another, then the player Summons will [[Special Summon]] the Ritual Monster from the a specified location (if not specified, the [[handface-up]]) to an unoccupied [[Main Monster Zone]] in [[face-up]] [[Attack Position|Attack]] or [[Defense Position]].
If the player resolves a Ritual Summoning effect when all of their [[Face-downMain Monster Zone]] monsters can be Tributed for a Ritual Summons are occupied, 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 can still successfully resolve if it to be used as uses at least one of the entire monster requirement for monsters in these zones in the Ritual Summonand removes it from the field, such as "[[Ritual Raven]]", so that effect can be applied if it there is Tributed for an available zone when the Ritual Summon of an appropriate monsterMonster is Summoned.<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 monsterunable to do so, but you cannot Tribute then it for a Ritual Summon or for “Metamorphosis” because you do not know its Levelwill resolve without effect.}}</ref>
===ExceptionsRitual Summoning effect variations===* There are some cards and effects that are not {{See also|Performs a Ritual Spell Cards that can perform Ritual Summons; for example, the [[Trap Card]] "[[Urgent Ritual Art]]" and the [[Pendulum Effect]] of the [[Pendulum Monster]] "[[Zefrasaber, Swordmaster of the Nekroz]]" can perform Ritual Summons.** In fact, "Urgent Ritual Art" can perform a Summon|Treats Special Summon as Ritual Summon outside of the [[Main Phase]].}}
* Some monsters have Ritual Summoning effects that allow them count as the entire Tribute for a can be from [[Ritual SummonSpell Card]]s, regardless or can be from non-Ritual Spell Cards. Examples:** "[[Megalith Phul]]" ([[Monster Card]])** "[[Secrets of their Level and the required Level; for example, Dark Magic]]"([[Ritual RavenQuick-Play Spell Card]])** " and [[Amorphous Persona]]"([[Gishki ShadowField Spell Card]])** " have this effect.[[Urgent Ritual Art]]" ([[Trap Card]])
* Some monsters have Ritual Summoning effects that allow them to be can Ritual Summon from the hand, or can Ritual Summon from other specified locations. Examples:** "[[banishNekroz Cycle]]ed " (Ritual Summons from the Graveyard instead of Tributing a monster for a Ritual Summon; for example, the )** "[[Djinn Renewal of Ritualsthe World]] " (Ritual Summons banished monster)** "[[seriesHigh Ritual Art]] of monsters all have this effect." (Ritual Summons from Deck)
* Some Ritual Spell Cards have Summoning effect requirements that do not can involve Tributing monsters; for examplefrom the player's hand or field, or can require other actions involving moving monsters in other locations. Examples:** "[[Gishki PhotomirrorNekroz Kaleidoscope]]" requires (Ritual Summons by sending monsters from the player 's Extra Deck to the GY)** "[[payAdvanced Ritual Art]] " (Ritual Summons by sending monsters from the player's Deck to the GY)** "[[LPNekroz Mirror]]." (Ritual Summons by banishing monsters from the player's GY)** "[[Forbidden Arts of the Gishki]]" (Ritual Summons by Tributing monsters on either side of the field)
==Example==
==Anime==''Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS''====Before In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-VVRAINS]]'', there were no common animation patterns for a circle is formed and the Tributed monsters turn into a number of flames (equal to their individual Levels) and disintegrate into the sky, before entering the circle. Then an explosion occurs, and the [[Ritual SummonMonster]] is finally created.
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