| image name = Relinquished-TF04TF05-JP-VG-artwork.jpg | image = png | image caption = "[[Relinquished]]"

| 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''; Chinese: 儀式怪獸 ''Yíshì Guàishòu'' "Ritual Beast"), colored blue, are Monsters that must be [[Special Summon]]ed with a [[Ritual Spell Card]]. Examples include "[[Black Luster SoldierMonster card type|type]]", "[[Magician of Black Chaos]]", "[[Paladin of White Dragonmonster]]", "s that must be [[Crab TurtleRitual Summon]]" and "[[The Masked Beast]]"ed. Their card frame is colored in blue.

When a ==Characteristics==Ritual Spell Card is activated, Monsters are stored in general, the [[Main Deck]]. They are [[TributeSpecial Summon Monster]]s must ; they cannot be offered from your side of the field and/[[Normal Summon]]ed or from your hand whose combined [[LevelSet]] is at least the Level of the Ritual Monster in question. However, Ritual Spell Cards that can cannot be [[Special Summon more than one potential Ritual Monster ("]]ed with [[Advanced Ritual ArtPendulum Summon]]" ing, and any "Gishki" Ritual Spell Card, for example) require the total Level of cannot be Special Summoned from the Tribute(s) to exactly equal the Level of the Ritual Monster. This also goes for some Ritual Spell Cards with additional effects, such as "[[Dawn of the Heraldhand]]" and "or [[Luminous Dragon RitualDeck]]" (which require exact Tribute(s) and yet only work for one by non-Ritual Monster). A Special Summon performed this way is specifically treated as a Summoning [[Ritual Summoneffect|card effects]]., unless:

For example, in order to * The effect specifically states that it Special Summons Ritual Summon a Level 1 Ritual Monster like "[[Relinquished]]" via Monsters (e.g. "[[Black Illusion RitualForegone]]"), and the Ritual Monster being Summoned does not have a Tribute of at least 1 Level would be required, so any Monster at all (except an [[Xyz Monster]]) could "Must be offered as a Tribute, since no monsters are below Level 1. However, with Ritual Monsters like "Black Luster Soldier" or "The Masked BeastSummoned"condition, 8 Levels are requiredOR, so you would either need to Tribute two to three low-level monsters (around Level 3 or 4), or one Level 8 or higher monster, such as "* The effect [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]". For a Ignoring the Summoning conditions|Ignores the monster like "[[Evigishki Soul Ogre's Summoning conditions]]" being Ritual Summoned with "[[Gishki Aquamirror]]", the Tributes are required to total exactly Level 8, and monsters whose total Levels are higher than 8 cannot be used. In a Deck dedicated to Ritual Monsters, it is not uncommon to use one Ritual Monster as a Tribute to Ritual Summon another (often times a second copy of the one that was Tributed.)

If a Ritual Monster is not properly [[Ritual Summon]]ed before being sent from the hand to the [[Graveyard]] (with cards like "or banished, it cannot be [[Morphing JarSpecial 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 "[[Hand Destruction]]")Deck to the Graveyard, can it can't be Special Summoned from the Graveyard with cards such as 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 [Call of A-C&#93; |publisher=UDE |at=Contract with the Haunted]]" or "[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]]", since it wasn't properly Ritual Summoned |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. "[[Magician of Faith]]" or "[[Dark Magician of Chaos]]" can be used to return a used Ritual Spell Card back to your hand, while cards like "[[Monster Reincarnation]]" can be used to return the Ritual Monster back to your hand0 |url=https://yugipedia.com/wiki/File:Rulebook_v6. "[[Preparation of Rites]]" can return a Ritual Spell from your Graveyard to your hand and simultaneously search out a Ritual Monster from your Deck0.pdf?page=10 |page=15}}</ref>

If a A properly Special Summoned Ritual Monster was Ritual Summoned successfully and destroyed in any way, or banished, loses its status if it may be Special Summoned by cards like "Call of is returned to the Haunted" [[hand]] or "[[Return from the Different DimensionMain Deck|Deck]]", unless it has restrictions that prevent it from being Special Summoned.<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>

In ===Ritual Summoning condition==={{Main|Ritual Summoning condition}}Every Ritual Monster mentions one sense, or more cards that can Ritual Monsters are easier to Summon than the Ritual Monster in the first line of its [[Normal Monster|Normalcard text]] or . The card(s) mentioned is typically a [[Effect MonsterRitual Spell]]s of the same Level, since you do not need to Summon the Tributes to the field, only to have them in your hand. However, it does require a number of specific cards in the hand at once, which but can also be more difficult depending on the Deck. To counter this, some non-Ritual Spell Cards such as "Advanced Ritual Art" can forego using cards from your hand and/or field altogether, and use monsters from one's Deck as [[Tribute Fodder]] insteadprimarily for the Ritual archetypes that lack a Ritual Spell (e.g. The "[[Djinn of RitualsMegalith]]" monsters, such as "[[Djinn Releaser of RitualsLibromancer]]" and "[[Djinn Presider of Rituals]]", can be banished while in the Graveyard for use in a Ritual Summon as well as being Tributed normally, while also giving the Summoned Ritual Monster stronger abilities).

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 have the least amount can be Ritual Summoned using effects of anti-support other appropriate Ritual Summoning cards of all Monster Card groups, with only two cards specifically designed to stop them: "[[Steelswarm Sting]]" and "[[even if they are not mentioned on the Ritual Sealing]]"Monster card.

== Strategies =Ritual Summoning==={{main|Ritual Summoning is supported by a number of Spell Cards, including "[[Ritual Foregone]]", which allows for the instant Summon of a Ritual Monster from the hand, though such a monster cannot attack and will be destroyed during the [[End Phase]]. In addition, "Advanced Ritual Art" can be used should you have a sufficient amount of Normal Monsters.}}

No other tributes are required if using "Ritual Monsters must first be Special Summoned by [[Ritual RavenSummon]]" for ing, using the Summoning effect of a [[DARK]] Ritual Monster. Two of the "Gishki" archetype monsters, "[[Gishki Shadow]]" and "[[Gishki Vision]]" allow them to be the entire tribute for any WATER monster - not just card that performs a "Gishki" Ritual MonsterSummon.

Usually, Ritual-reliant Decks benefit the most from having multiple copies of Summoning is performed by a [[Ritual cards (both spells and Spell Card]], with an effect that involves tributing monsters), as from the chances of drawing both player's hand or field whose levels equal or exceed the Ritual Spell and Monster being Ritual Summoned, then Ritual Summoning the Ritual Monster increases exponentiallyfrom the player's hand.

==ExampleIn the anime==[[File:MagicianofBlackChaos-LCYW-EN-C-1ERitual Monsters have not featured as a major mechanic in the anime.png|center|360px]]== Trivia ==

* So far===Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)===In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh]]'', some prominent characters used Ritual Monsters, including [[Yugi Muto]], [[Joey Wheeler]], [[Seto Kaiba]], there is no [[WINDMaximillion Pegasus]]-Attribute Ritual Monster, except for "[[Elemental Mistress DoriadoDartz]]", that can be treated as so due to its effect. There are also no and the [[Machine-TypeRare Hunter]]s [[Umbra]] and [[Lumis]] Rituals either.

* Ritual Monsters are some of the least===Yu-Gi-often used cards in the anime and mangaOh! GX===** In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D'sGX]]'' - None , Ritual Monsters occasionally appeared in ; Fusion Monsters were more prominently associated with the anime, though series. [[Lazar (manga)|LazarAlexis Rhodes]] used the first Ritual Monster-focused archetype; "[[Jester Puppet King PantomimeCyber Angel]]" in the ''5D's'' manga.** ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXALBastion Misawa]], [[Titan]]'' - A single one appeared, "and [[Paladin of Photon DragonKaibaman (character)|Kaibaman]]"all used a Ritual Monster.

* The "Gishki" and "[[Necloth]]" are the only archetypes focused on Ritual Monsters.===Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL===** "In ''[[Forbidden Arts of the GishkiYu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]" is the only '', a single Ritual Spell Card that allow its user to tribute monsters of his/her opponent.** "Monster appeared, used by [[Gishki PhotomirrorKite Tenjo]]" is the only Ritual Spell Card that requires its user to pay Life Points instead of tribute monsters.** "[[Necloth Exomirror]]" is the only Ritual Spell Cards that allow its user to banish monsters from the Graveyard instead of tributing them.

* The "Djinn of Rituals" is the only series that supports directly ===Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V===In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]'', Ritual Monsterswere 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 Summoning was the first non-Link Summon Special Summon method reintroduced in the series. [[Yusaku Fujiki]] and [[Theodore Hamilton]] used one Ritual Monster each, and [[Ai]] later used one of his own. ==Examples=={{Show card image gallery| Magician of Black Chaos | Non-Effect Ritual Monster| Raging Storm Dragon - Beaufort IX | Effect Ritual Monster| Shinobaron Peacock | Spirit Ritual Monster| Magikey Mechmusket - Batosbuster | Tuner Ritual Monster| Odd-Eyes Pendulumgraph Dragon | Pendulum Ritual Monster| Prediction Princess Tarotreith | Ritual Flip Monster}} ==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. * "[[RelinquishedOdd-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 1 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 "[[Relinquished]]", the first Ritual Effect Monster. *[[Yugi Muto]] and [[Yusaku Fujiki]] are the only protagonists to use Ritual Monsters. * There [[Seto Kaiba]] and [[Kite Tenjo]] are no Level 2, 5 or 11 the only rivals to use Ritual Monsters. * [[Alexis Rhodes]] is the only heroine to use Ritual Monsters.

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