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| image name         = Relinquished-TF05-JP-VG-artwork.png
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| image caption       = "[[Relinquished]]"
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| image caption       = "Relinquished"
 
 
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| arabic               = وحوش الطقوس
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| 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>
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| 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>
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| japanese           = 儀式(モンスター)
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|japanese=儀式(モンスター)
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| furigana           = ぎしき(モンスター)
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|furigana=ぎしき(モンスター)
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| romaji             = Gishiki (Monsutā)
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| romaji               = Gishiki (Monsutā)
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| japanese translated =  
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| japanese translated =  
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| english             = Ritual (Monster)
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| english             = Ritual (Monster)
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| french             = (Monstre) Rituel
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| french               = (Monstre) Rituel
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| german             = Ritual(monster)
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| german               = Ritual(monster)
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| italian             = (Mostro) Rituale
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| italian             = (Mostro) Rituale
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| korean             = 의식 (몬스터) (儀式 (Monster)) ''Uisik (Monseuteo)''
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| korean               = 의식 (몬스터) (儀式 (Monster)) ''Uisik (Monseuteo)''
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| portuguese         = (Monstro de) Ritual
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        | portuguese           = (Monstro de) Ritual
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| spanish             = (Monstruo de) Ritual
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| spanish             = (Monstruo de) Ritual
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| chinese             = 儀式怪獸 ''Yíshì Guàishòu / Ji4 sik1 (Gwaai3 sau3)''
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|chinese=儀式怪獸 ''Yíshì Guàishòu / Ji4 sik1 (Gwaai3 sau3)''
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|simplified chinese=仪式怪兽 ''Yíshì Guàishòu''
 
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{{Infobox/Archetype/Yu-Gi-Oh!
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| list                 = List of Ritual Monsters
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| list               = List of Ritual Monsters
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| support list         = List of Ritual Monster support cards
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| support list       = List of Ritual Monster support cards
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| anti-support list   = List of Ritual Monster anti-support cards
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| anti-support list   = List of Ritual Monster anti-support cards
 
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'''Ritual Monsters''' (Japanese: {{Ruby|儀|ぎ}}{{Ruby|式|しき}}モンスター ''Gishiki Monsutā''), colored blue, are Monsters that must be [[Special Summon]]ed with a [[Ritual Spell Card]]. Examples include "[[Magician of Black Chaos]]", "[[Demise, King of Armageddon]]", and "[[Nekroz of Trishula]]". Ritual Monsters cannot be Summoned from the Deck, unless with a card effect ignoring the summoning conditions.
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'''Ritual Monsters''' (Japanese: {{Ruby|儀|ぎ}}{{Ruby|式|しき}}モンスター ''Gishiki Monsutā'') are a [[Monster card type|type]] of [[monster]]s that must be [[Ritual Summon]]ed. Their card frame is colored in blue.
  
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When a Ritual Spell Card is activated, in general, [[Tribute]]s must be offered from your side of the field and/or from your hand whose combined [[Level]] is at least the Level of the Ritual Monster in question.  However, Ritual Spell Cards that can Summon more than one potential Ritual Monster ("[[Advanced Ritual Art]]" and any "Gishki" Ritual Spell Card, for example) require the total Level of 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 Herald]]" and "[[Luminous Dragon Ritual]]" (which require exact Tribute(s) and yet only work for one Ritual Monster). A Special Summon performed this way is specifically treated as a [[Ritual Summon]].
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==Characteristics==
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Ritual Monsters are stored in the [[Main Deck]]. They are [[Special Summon Monster]]s; they cannot be [[Normal Summon]]ed or [[Set]], cannot be [[Special Summon]]ed with [[Pendulum Summon]]ing, and cannot be Special Summoned from the [[hand]] or [[Deck]] by non-Ritual Summoning [[effect|card effects]], unless:
  
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For example, in order to Ritual Summon a Level 1 Ritual Monster like "[[Relinquished]]" via "[[Black Illusion Ritual]]", a Tribute of at least 1 Level would be required, so any Monster at all (except an [[Xyz Monster]]) could be offered as a Tribute, since no monsters are below Level 1. However, with Ritual Monsters like "Black Luster Soldier" or "The Masked Beast", 8 Levels are required, 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 "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]". For a monster like "[[Evigishki Soul Ogre]]" 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).
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* 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,
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* The effect [[Ignoring the Summoning conditions|Ignores the monster's Summoning conditions]].
  
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If a Ritual Monster is sent from the hand to the [[Graveyard]] (with cards like "[[Morphing Jar]]", or "[[Hand Destruction]]"), it can't be Special Summoned from the Graveyard with cards such as "[[Call of the Haunted]]" or "[[Fulfillment of the Contract]]", since it wasn't properly Ritual Summoned first. "[[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 hand. "[[Preparation of Rites]]" can return a Ritual Spell from your Graveyard to your hand and simultaneously search out a Ritual Monster from your Deck.
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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>
  
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If a Ritual Monster was Ritual Summoned successfully and destroyed in any way, or banished, it may be Special Summoned by cards like "Call of the Haunted" or "[[Return from the Different Dimension]]", unless it has restrictions that prevent it from being Special Summoned.
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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>
  
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In one sense, Ritual Monsters are easier to Summon than [[Normal Monster|Normal]] or [[Effect Monster]]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 can be more difficult depending on the Deck. To counter this, some 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]] instead. The "[[Djinn of Rituals]]" monsters, such as "[[Djinn Releaser of Rituals]]" 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.
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===Ritual Summoning condition===
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{{Main|Ritual Summoning condition}}
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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]]").
  
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Ritual Monsters have the least amount of anti-support cards of all Monster Card groups, with only two cards specifically designed to stop them: "[[Steelswarm Sting]]" and "[[Ritual Sealing]]".
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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.
  
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== Play style ==
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===Ritual Summoning===
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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]].
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In addition, "Advanced Ritual Art" can be used should you have a sufficient amount of Normal Monsters.
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Ritual Monsters must first be Special Summoned by [[Ritual Summon]]ing, using the effect of a card that performs a Ritual Summon.
  
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No other Tributes are required if using "[[Ritual Raven]]" for the Summoning 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 a "Gishki" Ritual Monster.  
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Usually, Ritual Summoning is performed by a [[Ritual Spell Card]], with an effect that involves tributing monsters from the player's hand or field whose levels equal or exceed the Ritual Monster being Ritual Summoned, then Ritual Summoning the Ritual Monster from the player's hand.
  
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Ritual-reliant Decks benefit the most from having multiple copies of Ritual cards (both spells and monsters), as the chances of drawing both the Ritual Spell and the Ritual Monster increases exponentially.
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==In the anime==
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Ritual Monsters have not featured as a major mechanic in the anime.
  
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==Example==
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===Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)===
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[[File:MagicianofBlackChaos-LCYW-EN-C-1E.png|center|360px]]
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In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh]]'', some prominent characters used Ritual Monsters, including [[Yugi Muto]], [[Joey Wheeler]], [[Seto Kaiba]], [[Maximillion Pegasus]], [[Dartz]], and the [[Rare Hunter]]s [[Umbra]] and [[Lumis]].
  
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== Trivia ==
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===Yu-Gi-Oh! GX===
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In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'', Ritual Monsters occasionally appeared; Fusion Monsters were more prominently associated with the series. [[Alexis Rhodes]] used the first Ritual Monster-focused archetype; "[[Cyber Angel]]". [[Bastion Misawa]], [[Titan]], and [[Kaibaman (character)|Kaibaman]] all used a Ritual Monster.
  
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* There are currently no [[WIND]]-Attribute Ritual Monsters; however, "[[Elemental Mistress Doriado]]" has an effect that treats it as WIND, among other Attributes.
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===Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL===
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In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'', a single Ritual Monster appeared, used by [[Kite Tenjo]].
  
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* The "[[Gishki]]", "[[Sibyl]]" and "[[Nekroz]]" are the only [[archetype]]s focused on Ritual Monsters.
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===Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V===
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In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]'', Ritual Monsters were used by two characters, [[Alexis Rhodes (ARC-V)|Alexis Rhodes]] and [[Aura Sentia]], neither of whom were featured significantly.
  
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* There are no Level 2 Ritual Monsters.
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===Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS===
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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.
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==Examples==
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| Magician of Black Chaos              | Non-Effect Ritual Monster
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| Raging Storm Dragon - Beaufort IX    | Effect Ritual Monster
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| Shinobaron Peacock                    | Spirit Ritual Monster
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| Magikey Mechmusket - Batosbuster      | Tuner Ritual Monster
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| Odd-Eyes Pendulumgraph Dragon        | Pendulum Ritual Monster
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| Prediction Princess Tarotreith        | Ritual Flip Monster
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==Trivia==
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* 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=", "}}}}".
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* "[[Magikey Mechmusket - Batosbuster]]" is the only [[Tuner]] Ritual Monster.
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* "[[Prediction Princess Tarotreith]]" is the only [[Flip Monster|Flip]] Ritual Monster.
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* "[[Odd-Eyes Pendulumgraph Dragon]]" is the only [[Pendulum Monster|Pendulum]] Ritual Monster.
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* "[[Drytron Meteonis Alpha Draconids]]" has the highest ATK and DEF of all Ritual monsters.
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* In the early days of the game, Ritual Monsters were seemingly meant to be counterparts of [[Fusion Monsters]]:
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** Ritual Monsters needed a Spell specific to each of them. Fusions had a generic Spell they all could use.
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** Rituals needed to be searched for in the Deck. Fusions were easily accessible in the Extra Deck.
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** 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.
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* The blue color scheme for Ritual Monsters in the card game may have been inspired by "[[Relinquished]]", the first Ritual Effect Monster.
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* [[Yugi Muto]] and [[Yusaku Fujiki]] are the only protagonists to use Ritual Monsters.
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* [[Seto Kaiba]] and [[Kite Tenjo]] are the only rivals to use Ritual Monsters.
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* [[Alexis Rhodes]] is the only heroine to use Ritual Monsters.
  
 
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Ritual Monster

"Relinquished"
"Relinquished"

Japanese

儀（ぎ）式（しき）(モンスター)[Notes 1]

Japanese (ruby)

ぎしき(モンスター)

Japanese (base text)

儀式(モンスター)

Japanese (romanized)

Gishiki (Monsutā)

English

Ritual (Monster)

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Ritual Monsters (Japanese: 儀（ぎ）式（しき）モンスター Gishiki Monsutā) are a type of monsters that must be Ritual Summoned. Their card frame is colored in blue.

Characteristics

Ritual Monsters are stored in the Main Deck. They are Special Summon Monsters; they cannot be Normal Summoned or Set, cannot be Special Summoned with Pendulum Summoning, and cannot be Special Summoned from the hand or Deck by non-Ritual Summoning card effects, unless:

If a Ritual Monster is not properly Ritual Summoned before being sent to the Graveyard or banished, it cannot be Special Summoned from there by non-Ritual Summoning card effects.[1][2][3][4][5]

A properly Special Summoned Ritual Monster loses its status if it is returned to the hand or Deck.[6][7]

Ritual Summoning condition

Main article: 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

Main article: Ritual Summon

Ritual Monsters must first be Special Summoned by Ritual Summoning, using the effect of a card that performs a Ritual Summon.

Usually, Ritual Summoning is performed by a Ritual Spell Card, with an effect that involves tributing monsters from the player's hand or field whose levels equal or exceed the Ritual Monster being Ritual Summoned, then Ritual Summoning the Ritual Monster from the player's hand.

In the anime

Ritual Monsters have not featured as a major mechanic in the anime.

Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)

In Yu-Gi-Oh, some prominent characters used Ritual Monsters, including Yugi Muto, Joey Wheeler, Seto Kaiba, Maximillion Pegasus, Dartz, and the Rare Hunters 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 the first Ritual Monster-focused archetype; "Cyber Angel". Bastion Misawa, Titan, and Kaibaman all used a Ritual Monster.

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 used by two characters, 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

Trivia

  • 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 "Relinquished", the first Ritual Effect Monster.

Notes

  1. ↑ The parentheses here specify what part is not shown on the cards' Type/Ability line.

References

  1. ↑ "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？" [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"?] (in Japanese). Konami. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Individual Card Rulings [D-E]". UDE. Dimension Fusion. Archived from the original on 18 February 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Individual Card Rulings [A-C]". UDE. Contract with the Abyss. Archived from the original on 17 February 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Individual Card Rulings [F-H]". UDE. Fulfillment of the Contract. Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Konami. Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game - Official Rulebook Version 6.0 (PDF). p. 15.
  6. ↑ "Ritual/Fusion Monsters vs. Legal Revival Target". 18 September 2007. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  7. ↑ Konami. Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game - Official Rulebook Version 5.0 (PDF). p. 13.
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