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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:
===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 will be destroyed during the "[[End PhaseLibromancer]]").
Ritual-reliant Decks benefit the most from having multiple copies of Monsters must first be Special Summoned by [[Ritual Spell Cards and Ritual MonstersSummon]]ing, as using the chances effect of drawing both the Ritual Spell and the Ritual Monster increases greatly. 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 Spell cards are also importantSummon.
==In the anime==
Ritual Monsters have never been one of the not featured as a major mechanics 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]], and [[Maximillion Pegasus]], [[Dartz]], and the [[Rare Hunter]]s [[Umbra]] and [[Lumis]].
===Yu-Gi-Oh! GX===In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'', Ritual Monsters occasionally appeared; Fusion Monsters were more prominently associated with the series. [[Alexis Rhodes]] used Fusion Monstersthe first Ritual Monster-focused archetype; "[[Cyber Angel]]". [[Bastion Misawa]], [[Titan]], but and [[Kaibaman (character)|Kaibaman]] all used a Ritual Monsters were never featured as prominently as Fusion MonstersMonster.
===Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL===
In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'', a single Ritual Monster appeared, used by [[Kite Tenjo]].
===Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V===In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]'', Ritual Monsters were only used by two characters, [[Alexis Rhodes (ARC-V)|Alexis Rhodes]] and [[Aura Sentia]], neither of whom were featured 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 [[Takeru HomuraTheodore Hamilton]] using used one Ritual Monster each, and [[Ai]] later used one of 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: [[Class 1Concept::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.
* "[[Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX DragonPrediction Princess Tarotreith]]" has is the highest ATK of all Ritual Monsters, with 4000 ATK. "only [[Nekroz of SophiaFlip Monster|Flip]]" has the highest DEF of all Ritual Monsters, with 3400 DEFMonster.
* "[[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 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.
==Notes==
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==References==<references/> {{GameplayCard types}}
[[Category:Types of Monster Cards]]