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'''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 conditions|Ignores the monster's Summoning conditions]]. If a Ritual Monster is not properly [[Ritual Summon]]ed before being sent to the [[Graveyard]] or banished, it cannot be [[Special Summon]]ed from there by non-Ritual Summoning card effects.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.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 "Nekroz of Trishula" is sent from the hand or Deck to the Graveyard, can it be Special Summoned from the Graveyard by "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] |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 [A-C] |publisher=UDE |at=Contract with the Abyss |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.aspx?first=F&last=H |title=Individual Card Rulings [F-H] |publisher=UDE |at=Fulfillment of the 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 Game - Official Rulebook Version 6.0 |url=https://yugipedia.com/wiki/File:Rulebook_v6.0.pdf?page=10 |page=15}}</ref> A properly Special Summoned Ritual Monster loses its status if it is returned to the [[hand]] or [[Main Deck|Deck]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/community/forums/thread/853512.aspx |title=Ritual/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 Game - Official Rulebook Version 5.0 |url=https://yugipedia.com/wiki/File:Rulebook_v5.0.pdf?page=17 |page=13}}</ref> ===Ritual Summoningcondition==={{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 typically a [[Ritual Spell]], but can also be non-Ritual Spell cards, primarily for the Ritual archetypes that lack a Ritual Spell (e.g. "[[Megalith]]", "[[Libromancer]]"). The mentioned card(s) is never the ''only'' card(s) that can Ritual Summon the Ritual Monster, but rather one that ''can'' be used for its Ritual Summon. All Ritual Monsters can be Ritual Summoned using effects of other appropriate Ritual Summoning cards, even if they are not mentioned on the Ritual Monster card. ===Ritual Summoning===
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===Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)===In addition''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh]]'', "Advanced some prominent characters used Ritual Art" can be used should you have a sufficient amount of Normal Monsters, including [[Yugi Muto]], [[Joey Wheeler]], [[Seto Kaiba]], [[Maximillion Pegasus]], [[Dartz]], and the [[Rare Hunter]]s [[Umbra]] and [[Lumis]].
== In the anime ==Ritual Monsters have never been one of the major mechanics in the anime. A few prominent characters used Ritual Monsters in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh]]'' and VRAINS===In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GXVRAINS]]'', including [[Yugi Muto]], [[Joey Wheeler]], [[Seto Kaiba]], Ritual Summoning was the first non-Link Summon Special Summon method reintroduced in the series. [[Maximillion PegasusYusaku Fujiki]], and [[Alexis Rhodes]], but they were never featured as prominently as Fusion Monsters in ''GX''. [[Kite TenjoTheodore Hamilton]] used a one Ritual Monster in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]''each, but that was the only time Ritual Monsters were featured in the entirety of ''ZEXAL''. Even in ''and [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-VAi]]'', which tried to show off all of the Summoning methods, Ritual Monsters were only later used by two characters, neither of whom were major characters. Ritual was also the only Summon method that didn't have a Dimension one of it's his own.
==Examples==
==Trivia==
* Ritual Monsters have the fewest number of anti-support cards of all monster [[card type]]s, with only {{hardcoded query|{{#ask: [[Concept:CG cards]] [[Anti-support::Ritual Monster]] |format=count}}}} cards specifically designed to stop them: "{{hardcoded query|{{#ask: [[Concept:CG cards]] [[Anti-support::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.
* There are no Level 2 In the early days of the game, Ritual Monsters were seemingly meant to be counterparts of [[Fusion Monsters]]:** Ritual Monstersneeded a Spell specific to each of them. Fusions had a generic Spell they all could 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, and a minimum of two.
* The blue color scheme for Ritual Monsters have in the fewest number of anti-support cards of all monster [[card type]]s, with only {{#ask: game may have been inspired by "[[Class 1::OfficialRelinquished]] [[Anti-Support::Ritual Monster]] |format=count}} card specifically designed to stop them: "{{#ask: [[Class 1::Official]] [[Anti-Support::, the first Ritual Effect Monster]] |format=list |sep=", "}}".
* "[[Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX DragonYugi Muto]]" has and [[Yusaku Fujiki]] are the highest ATK of all only protagonists to use Ritual Monsters.
* "[[Shinobaron PeacockSeto Kaiba]]" and "[[Shinobaroness PeacockKite Tenjo]]" are the first and currently the only rivals to use Ritual Monsters to have an . * [[abilityAlexis Rhodes]]is the only heroine to use Ritual Monsters.
==Notes==
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