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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 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&#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 [A-C&#93; |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&#93; |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===

In some ways, Level 5 or higher Ritual Monsters are easier to Summon than [[Normal Monster|Normal]] or [[Effect Monster]]s of the same Level, since their Tributes do not need to be on the field. However, they do require a number of specific cards to must first be in the hand at once, which can be quite difficult to achieve. Some [[Ritual Spell Card]]s such as "Advanced Ritual Art" can ameliorate this Special Summoned by using monsters from the Main Deck instead, as opposed to using monsters from your hand and/or side of the field. Cards such as "[[Preparation of Rites]]" and "[[Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands]]" help the player to assemble the necessary components for a Ritual Summon, while cards such as "[[Ascending Soul]]" and "[[Ritual Buster]]" help alleviate the costs of Ritual Summoning. The "[[Djinn of Rituals]]" monsters can serve dual purposesing, as they make using the Ritual Spell 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 card that performs a Ritual MonsterSummon.

== Playing style ==Because Usually, Ritual Monsters are not stored in the Summoning is performed by a [[Extra DeckRitual Spell Card]], they don't have the benefit of being immediately available to be Summoned as soon as the player has the necessary with an effect that involves tributing monsters. Likewise, needing specific Spell Cards for each Ritual Monster (with some exceptions) can also limit from the player's ability to Ritual Summon should they be missing hand or field whose levels equal or exceed the Ritual Spell Card or Monster being Ritual Monster. As a resultSummoned, Decks focused on then Ritual Summoning tend include ways to search the Ritual Monsters and Ritual Spell CardsMonster from the player's hand.

Ritual Summoning is supported by a number of Spell Cards, including "[[Ritual Foregone]]" which allows for ==In the instant Summon of a anime==Ritual Monster from the hand, though such Monsters have not featured as a monster cannot attack and will be destroyed during major mechanic in the [[End Phase]]anime.

===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]].

No other Tributes are required if using "===Yu-Gi-Oh! GX===In ''[[Ritual RavenYu-Gi-Oh! GX]]" for '', Ritual Monsters occasionally appeared; Fusion Monsters were more prominently associated with the Summoning of a series. [[DARKAlexis Rhodes]] used the first Ritual Monster. Two of the -focused archetype; "Gishki[[Cyber Angel]]" archetype monsters. [[Bastion Misawa]], "[[Gishki ShadowTitan]]" , and "[[Gishki VisionKaibaman (character)|Kaibaman]]" allow them to be the entire Tribute for any WATER monster, not just all used a "Gishki" Ritual Monster.

Ritual===Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL===In ''[[Yu-Gi-reliant Decks benefit the most from having multiple copies of Ritual Spell Cards and Ritual MonstersOh! ZEXAL]]'', as the chances of drawing both the Ritual Spell and the a single Ritual Monster increases greatly. Ritual Summoning can cost the player a large amount of cards in hand/field so ways to generate hand advantage and recycle Ritual Spell cards are also importantappeared, used by [[Kite Tenjo]].

With the introduction of the ===Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V===In ''[[Master Rules#New Master Rules|New Master RulesYu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]'', Ritual Monsters now have the advantage of being able to be Summoned in any were used by two characters, [[Alexis Rhodes (ARC-V)|Alexis Rhodes]] and [[Main Monster ZoneAura Sentia]], unlike Extra Deck monstersneither of whom were featured significantly.

== 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]], [[Maximillion Pegasus]], and [[Alexis Rhodes]], but they were never featured as prominently as Fusion Monsters in ''GX''. [[Kite Tenjo]] used a Ritual Monster in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'', but that Summoning was the only time Ritual Monsters were featured first non-Link Summon Special Summon method reintroduced in the entirety of ''ZEXAL''series. Even in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-VYusaku Fujiki]]'', which tried to show off all of the Summoning methods, Ritual Monsters were only used by two characters, and [[Alexis Rhodes (ARC-V)|Alexis RhodesTheodore Hamilton]] used one Ritual Monster each, and [[Aura SentiaAi]], neither later used one of whom were featured significantly in the anime, but they did make a splendid appearancehis own.

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* There are no Level 2 Ritual Monstershave 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=", "}}}}".

* Ritual Monsters have the fewest number of anti-support cards of all monster "[[card type]]s, with only {{#ask: [[Class 1::Official]] [[AntiMagikey Mechmusket -Support::Ritual MonsterBatosbuster]] |format=count}} card specifically designed to stop them: "{{#ask: is the only [[Class 1::OfficialTuner]] [[Anti-Support::Ritual Monster]] |format=list |sep=", "}}".

* "[[Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX DragonPrediction Princess Tarotreith]]" has is the highest ATK of all only [[Flip Monster|Flip]] Ritual MonstersMonster.

* "[[Shinobaron PeacockOdd-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. * In the early days of the game, Ritual Monsters were seemingly meant to be counterparts of [[Fusion Monsters]]:** Ritual Monsters needed 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 in the card game may have been inspired by "[[Shinobaroness PeacockRelinquished]]" are , the first Ritual Effect Monster.  * [[Yugi Muto]] and currently [[Yusaku Fujiki]] are the only protagonists to use Ritual Monsters . * [[Seto Kaiba]] and [[Kite Tenjo]] are the only rivals to have an use Ritual Monsters. * [[abilityAlexis Rhodes]]is the only heroine to use Ritual Monsters.

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