Tribute Summon

"Kelbek", "Agido", and "Zolga" being Tributed for the Tribute Summon of "Obelisk the Tormentor" in the artwork of "Soul Crossing"

A Tribute Summon (Japanese: アドバンス召（しょう）喚（かん） Adobansu Shōkan "Advance Summon") is a form of Normal Summoning a Level 5 or higher monster by Tributing another monster(s) the player controls. Level 5 and 6 monsters require one Tribute, while Level 7 and higher require two Tributes.

Tributing a monster for a Tribute Summon is part of a Summoning condition. Therefore, if the Tribute Summon is negated, the Tributed monster(s) will not return to the field.

Interactions with effects

• Some cards require 3 Tributes to be Normal Summoned. (e.g.: "The Wicked Avatar")
• Some monsters can be Tribute Summoned with varying numbers of monsters. (e.g.: "Moisture Creature")
• Some cards allow Spell or Trap Cards to be Tributed in place of monsters. (e.g.: "Dinomight Knight, the True Dracofighter", "Ancient Gear Castle")
• Some cards allow high-Level monsters to be Normal Summoned with fewer or no Tributes. (e.g.: "Fog King", "Mausoleum of the Emperor") However, if no cards are Tributed to perform the Normal Summon, the Summon is not considered a Tribute Summon, unless a card specifies otherwise (such as "Tribute Burial").

In other languages

"Tribute Summon" in languages other than English

Language	Name	Romanized	Translated
French	Invocation Sacrifice
German	Tributbeschwörung
Italian	Evocazione tramite Tributo
Portuguese	Invocação-Tributo
Spanish	Invocación por Sacrificio
Japanese	アドバンス召（しょう）喚（かん）	Adobansu Shōkan	Advance Summon
	アドバンスしょうかん (kana)
	アドバンス召喚 (base)
Korean	어드밴스 소환	Eodeubaenseu Sohwan
Chinese (Traditional and Simplified)	升級召喚	Shēngjí Zhàohuàn
Chinese (Simplified)	上级召唤	Shàngjí Zhàohuàn

"(to) Tribute Summon" in languages other than English

Language	Name
French	Invoquer par Sacrifice
German	beschwören als Tributbeschwörung
Italian	Evocare tramite Tributo
Portuguese	Invocar por Invocação-Tributo
Spanish	Invocar por Sacrificio

See also

• Tribute Set