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Ritual Summons usually require [[Tribute]]s (from your hand or 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>
Archetypes that focus on Ritual Summoning include "[[Gishki]]", "[[Prediction Princess]]", "[[Black Luster Soldier (archetype)|Black Luster Soldier]]", "[[Drytron]]", "[[Cyber Angel]]", "[[SilenforcVoiceless Voice]]", "[[Nouvelles]]", "[[Mikanko]]", "[[Megalith]]", "[[Impcantation]]", "[[Libromancer]]", "[[Vendread]]", "[[Shinobird]]" and "[[Nekroz]]".
== Mechanics ==
===Ritual Summoning effect variations===
{{See also|Performs a Ritual SummonsSummon|Treats Special Summon as Ritual Summon}}
As Ritual Summons are always performed by card effects, the specific actions involved in Ritual Summoning are exclusively determined by the individual effects that do so, meaning that their details can vary significantly.
| Black Luster Ritual | Ritual Spell
| Gaia The Fierce Knight | + a Level 7 Tribute
| Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands Kuriboh | + a Level 4 1 Tribute
| Black Luster Soldier | {{=}} the corresponding Ritual Monster
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