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| spanish = (Monstruo de) Ritual
| chinese = 儀式怪獸 ''Yíshì Guàishòu / Ji4 sik1 (Gwaai3 sau3)''
|simplified chinese=仪式怪兽 ''Yíshì Guàishòu''
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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 normally 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==
==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.
* "[[Odd-Eyes Pendulumgraph Dragon]]" is the only [[Pendulum Monster|Pendulum]] Ritual Monster.
* "[[Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX DragonDrytron 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 [[Drytron Meteonis DraconidsFusion 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 "[[Drytron Meteonis QuadrantidsRelinquished]]", . * [[Yugi Muto]] and "[[Dogmatika Alba ZoaYusaku Fujiki]]" are tied for having the highest ATK of all only protagonists to use Ritual monstersMonsters. ** "[[Drytron Meteonis DraconidsSeto Kaiba]]", "and [[Drytron Meteonis QuadrantidsKite Tenjo]]", and "are the only rivals to use Ritual Monsters. * [[Dogmatika Alba ZoaAlexis Rhodes]]" have is the highest DEF of all only heroine to use Ritual Monsters.
==Notes==
