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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 or [[handSet]] or , cannot be [[Main Deck|DeckSpecial Summon]] except by ed with [[Ritual Pendulum 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==Typically, when a Ritual Spell Card is activated, [[Tribute]]s must be offered from your side of the field and/or from your hand whose total [[Level]]s are at least the Level of the Ritual Monster in question. However, Ritual Spell Cards * The effect specifically states that can Summon more than one potential it Special Summons Ritual Monster Monsters (such as e.g. "[[Advanced Ritual ArtForegone]]" ), and "Gishki" Ritual Spell Cards) require the total Level of the Tribute(s) to exactly equal the Level of the Ritual Monster. This also goes for some being Summoned does not have a "Must be Ritual Spell Cards with additional effectsSummoned" condition, OR, such as "* The effect [[Dawn of Ignoring the Herald]]" and "[[Luminous Dragon Ritual]]" (which require exact Tribute(Summoning conditions|Ignores the monster's) and yet only work for one Ritual Monster). A Special Summon performed this way is specifically treated as a [[Ritual SummonSummoning conditions]].

For example, in order to Ritual Summon If a Level 1 Ritual Monster like "is not properly [[RelinquishedRitual Summon]]" via "ed before being sent to the [[Black Illusion RitualGraveyard]]"or banished, a Tribute of at least 1 Level would it cannot be required, so any Monster at all (except an [[Xyz MonsterSpecial Summon]]) could be offered as a Tribute, since no monsters are below Level 1ed from there by non-Ritual Summoning card effects.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search. However, with Ritual Monsters like 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 "Black Luster SoldierNekroz of Trishula" is sent from the hand or Deck to the Graveyard, can it be Special Summoned from the Graveyard by "The Masked BeastNekroz Cycle", 8 Levels are required, so you would either need to Tribute two to three low-level monsters (around Level ? |accessdate=3 or 4), or one Level 8 or higher monster, such as "[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 [BlueD-Eyes White Dragon]]"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. For a monster like "aspx?first=A&last=C |title=Individual Card Rulings [[Evigishki Soul Ogre]]" being Ritual Summoned A-C&#93; |publisher=UDE |at=Contract with "[[Gishki Aquamirror]]", the Tributes are required to total exactly Level 8, and monsters whose total Levels are higher than 8 cannot be usedAbyss |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. 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 aspx?first=F&last=H |title=Individual Card Rulings [F-H&#93; |publisher=UDE |at=Fulfillment of the one that was Tributed)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>

In some ways, A properly Special Summoned Ritual Monsters are easier Monster loses its status if it is returned to Summon than the [[Normal Monster|Normalhand]] or [[Effect MonsterMain Deck|Deck]]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 be in the hand at once, which can be quite difficult to achieve<ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/community/forums/thread/853512. Some aspx |title=Ritual Spell Cards such as "Advanced Ritual Art" can forego using cards from your hand and/or field altogether, and use monsters from the Main Deck insteadFusion 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. 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 applying their own effect upon Summoning the Ritual Monster0.pdf?page=17 |page=13}}</ref>

== Play style =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]]").

In additionThe mentioned card(s) is never the ''only'' card(s) that can Ritual Summon the Ritual Monster, "Advanced but rather one that ''can'' be used for its Ritual Summon. All Ritual Art" Monsters can be used should you have a sufficient amount Ritual Summoned using effects of Normal Monstersother appropriate Ritual Summoning cards, even if they are not mentioned on the Ritual Monster card.

No other Tributes are required if using "[[===Ritual Raven]]" for the Summoning of a [[DARK]] ==={{main|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. Summon}}

Ritual-reliant Decks benefit the most from having multiple copies of Ritual Spell Cards and Monsters must first be Special Summoned by [[Ritual MonstersSummon]]ing, as using the chances effect of drawing both the Ritual Spell and the a card that performs a Ritual Monster increases greatlySummon.

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. ==Example=Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)===In ''[[File:MagicianofBlackChaosYu-LCYWGi-ENOh! (anime)|Yu-CGi-1EOh]]'', some prominent characters used Ritual Monsters, including [[Yugi Muto]], [[Joey Wheeler]], [[Seto Kaiba]], [[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.png[[Alexis Rhodes]] used the first Ritual Monster-focused archetype; "[[Cyber Angel]]". [[Bastion Misawa]], [[Titan]], and [[Kaibaman (character)|centerKaibaman]] 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 (ARC-V)|360pxAlexis 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}}

* There are currently no Ritual Monsters have the fewest number of anti-support cards of all monster [[WINDcard type]]s, with only {{hardcoded query|{{#ask: [[Concept:CG cards]] [[Anti-Attribute support::Ritual Monsters; however, Monster]] |format=count}}}} cards specifically designed to stop them: "{{hardcoded query|{{#ask: [[Elemental Mistress DoriadoConcept:CG cards]][[Anti-support::Ritual Monster]] |format=list |sep=" has an effect that treats it as WIND, among other Attributes"}}}}".

* The "[[GishkiMagikey Mechmusket - Batosbuster]]", "[[Prediction Princess]]" and "[[Nekroz]]" are is the only [[archetypeTuner]]s focused on Ritual MonstersMonster.

* There are no Level 2 "[[Prediction Princess Tarotreith]]" is the only [[Flip Monster|Flip]] Ritual MonstersMonster.

* "[[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. * In the early days of the game, Ritual Monsters have the fewest number were seemingly meant to be counterparts of anti-support cards [[Fusion Monsters]]:** Ritual Monsters needed a Spell specific to each of them. Fusions had a generic Spell they all Monster Card groupscould 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, with only and a minimum of two cards specifically designed to stop them: . * The blue color scheme for Ritual Monsters in the card game may have been inspired by "[[Steelswarm StingRelinquished]]" , the first Ritual Effect Monster.  * [[Yugi Muto]] and [[Yusaku Fujiki]] are the only protagonists to use Ritual Monsters. * [[Seto Kaiba]] and "[[Kite Tenjo]] are the only rivals to use Ritual SealingMonsters. * [[Alexis Rhodes]]"is the only heroine to use Ritual Monsters.

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