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| image caption        = Artwork of "[[A Hero Emerges]]", an example of a card that Summons a monster
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| image caption        = "[[Zombyra the Dark]]" is Summoned in the artwork of "[[A Hero Emerges]]"
 
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| english              = Summon
 
| english              = Summon
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| french              = Invocation<br>Verb: Invoquer
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| french              = Invocation<br/>Verb: Invoquer
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| german              = Beschwörung<br>Verb: beschwören
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| german              = Beschwörung<br/>Verb: beschwören
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| italian              = Evocazione<br>Verb: Evocare
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| italian              = Evocazione<br/>Verb: Evocare
 
| korean              = 소환 (召喚) ''Sohwan''
 
| korean              = 소환 (召喚) ''Sohwan''
 
|chinese=召喚 ''Zhàohuàn/ Ziu6 wun6''
 
|chinese=召喚 ''Zhàohuàn/ Ziu6 wun6''
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|portuguese=Invocação<br>Verb: Invocar
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|portuguese=Invocação<br/>Verb: Invocar
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| spanish              = Invocación<br>Verb: Invocar
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| spanish              = Invocación<br/>Verb: Invocar
 
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A '''Summon''' ({{Ruby|召|しょう}}{{Ruby|喚|かん}} ''Shōkan'') is an action which places a [[monster]] onto a [[Monster Zone]]. It can be performed either manually or with a [[card effect]].
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A '''Summon''' ({{Ruby|召|しょう}}{{Ruby|喚|かん}} ''Shōkan'') is an action which places a [[monster]] onto a [[Monster Zone]]. Summoning a monster can take place as a game mechanic, or as a part of a [[card effect]].
  
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Monsters are always Summoned [[face-up]], unless Special Summoning with an effect like "[[Morphing Jar 2]]", which states that the monster is Special Summoned [[face-down]].
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==Mechanics==
  
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If a player conducts a Summon, due to any method, the player conducting that Summon will be the one who chooses which appropriate Monster Zone the monster would be placed on (unless specified otherwise).
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To Summon a monster is to place a [[Monster Card]] from a location outside of a [[Monster Zone]] (e.g. the [[hand]] or the [[Extra Deck]]) into a Monster Zone. Once Summoned, a monster will be able to use its [[monster effect]]s (if it is face-up) and [[battle]].
  
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==Kinds of Summon==
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When a player conducts a Summon, the player conducting that Summon will choose an appropriate Monster Zone and place the monster in that Zone, unless a card effect specifies otherwise.
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There are a number of different types of Summons.
 
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* [[Normal Summon]]
 
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** [[Tribute Summon]]
 
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* [[Flip Summon]]
 
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* [[Special Summon]]
 
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** [[Fusion Summon]]
 
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** [[Ritual Summon]]
 
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** [[Synchro Summon]]
 
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** [[Xyz Summon]]
 
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** [[Pendulum Summon]]
 
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** [[Link Summon]]
 
  
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Tribute Summons are a kind of Normal Summon. Fusion, Ritual, Synchro, Xyz, Pendulum, and Link Summons are all kinds of Special Summon.  
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Monsters are always Summoned [[face-up]], unless the Summon is performed by a card effect that Special Summons [[face-down]].
  
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===Unofficial names for Summoning methods===
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===Normal Summon===
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There are also other terms referring to ways of Summoning monsters, but these are not official names in the ''TCG''/''OCG'', and as such are never mentioned in functional card text. These names come from anime, manga, video games, [[Normal Monster]]s' card text, and vernacular used by players.
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{{Main|Normal Summon|Tribute Summon}}
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*[[Gemini Summon]]: Normal Summoning a [[Gemini monster]] that is currently face-up on the field in order to have it gain its effect.
 
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*[[Contact Fusion]]: Special Summoning a [[Fusion Monster]] using its [[Fusion Material]]s, but without using a [[Fusion Summon]]ing effect like "[[Polymerization]]" since it is not a Fusion Summon.
 
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*[[Double Tuning]]: Synchro Summoning using 2 Tuners.
 
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*[[Xyz Evolution]]: Special Summoning an [[Xyz Monster]] by using an Xyz Monster on the field as the only [[Xyz Material]], [[transfer]]ring its Xyz Materials to the Summoned monster.
 
  
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Some Summoning methods only exist in the anime, manga, or video games.
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[[Normal Summon]] is a method of Summoning. A player can Normal Summon a monster from their hand during their [[Main Phase]]. If the player Normal Summons a high-Level monster, they will have to perform a [[Tribute Summon]] (a subcategory of Normal Summons) and [[Tribute]] monsters during the Normal Summon.
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*[[Transformation Summon]]: Special Summoning a Fusion Monster using its specific card, and without using any Fusion Materials (only exists in the manga).
 
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*[[Accel Synchro Summon]]: Synchro Summoning an [[Accel Synchro Monster]] using a [[Tuner Synchro Monster]] and non-Tuner Synchro Monster while in a state of [[Clear Mind]] (only exists in the anime).
 
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*[[Delta Accel Synchro Summon]]: Synchro Summoning a [[Delta Accel Synchro Monster]] using a Tuner Synchro Monster and 2 non-Tuner Synchro Monsters while in a state of [[Top Clear Mind]] (only exists in the anime).
 
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*[[Limit Over Accel Synchro Summon]]: Synchro Summoning a [[Limit Over Accel Synchro Monster]] using a Tuner Synchro Monster and 2 or more non-Tuner Synchro Monsters while in a state of [[Over Top Clear Mind]] (only exists in the anime).
 
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*[[Dark Synchro Summon]]: Synchro Summoning a [[Dark Synchro Monster]] by subtracting the Level of a [[Dark Tuner monster]] from the Level of 1 non-Tuner monster (only exists in the anime, manga, and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Tag Force]]'' video games).
 
  
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==Summoning limits==
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A player can only perform 1 Normal Summon/[[Normal Set|Set]] per turn, even if that Summon is negated.
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Each player can only perform 1 Normal Summon/[[Normal Set|Set]] and 1 Pendulum Summon per turn (even if that Summon is negated), excluding card effects.
 
  
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There are no restrictions on the number of Flip Summons or Special Summons a player can perform per turn (except Pendulum Summons).
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===Flip Summon===
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{{Main|Flip Summon}}
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[[Flip Summon]] is a method of Summoning. A player can Flip Summon a monster on the [[field]] by [[flip]]ping a [[face-down]] monster to [[face-up]] during their Main Phase.
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A player can perform an unlimited number of Flip Summons per turn.
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===Special Summon===
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{{Main|Special Summon}}
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[[Special Summon]] is a method of Summoning. It encompasses multiple different forms of Summons, some performed by game mechanics and some by card effects, and includes many different subcategories of defined Summoning procedures. Forms of Special Summoning include:
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* Special Summoning by a [[Special Summon Monster]]'s [[Summoning condition]]s
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* [[Fusion Summon]]
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* [[Ritual Summon]]
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* [[Synchro Summon]]
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* [[Xyz Summon]]
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* [[Pendulum Summon]]
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* [[Link Summon]]
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* [[Maximum Summon]] (''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel|Rush Duel]]'' only)
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A player can perform an unlimited number of Special Summons per turn.
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==In other media==
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===Unofficial Summoning mechanics===
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In the anime, manga, and video games, there are many other forms of Summoning that are not official terminology in the ''TCG''/''OCG''. When cards that utilize one of these Summoning methods, or were exclusively Summoned using one of them, in the anime or manga are released in real life, they usually have effects or clauses that reference the designated Summoning method built into them.
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These include the following:
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* [[Gemini monster#Shared effects|Gemini Summon]]
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* [[Contact Fusion]]
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* [[Transformation Summon]]
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* [[Dark Synchro Summon]]
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* [[Accel Synchro Summon]]
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** [[Delta Accel Synchro Summon]]
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** [[Limit Over Accel Synchro Summon]]
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* [[Double Tuning]]
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** [[Triple Tuning]]
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* [[Phantom Synchro]]
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* [[Xyz Evolution]] variants
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* [[Cross Xyz Summon]]
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* [[Unity Summon]]
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* [[Overscale Pendulum]]
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* [[Transcendent Pendulum Summon]]
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* [[Reincarnation Link Summon]]
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* [[Dimension Summon]]
  
 
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Revision as of 14:44, 25 March 2023

This article is about the action. For the condition, see Summoning condition.
Summon

"Zombyra the Dark" is Summoned in the artwork of "A Hero Emerges"
"Zombyra the Dark" is Summoned in the artwork of "A Hero Emerges"

Japanese

召（しょう）喚（かん）

Japanese (ruby)

しょうかん

Japanese (base text)

召喚

Japanese (romanized)

Shōkan

English

Summon

A Summon (召（しょう）喚（かん） Shōkan) is an action which places a monster onto a Monster Zone. Summoning a monster can take place as a game mechanic, or as a part of a card effect.

Mechanics

To Summon a monster is to place a Monster Card from a location outside of a Monster Zone (e.g. the hand or the Extra Deck) into a Monster Zone. Once Summoned, a monster will be able to use its monster effects (if it is face-up) and battle.

When a player conducts a Summon, the player conducting that Summon will choose an appropriate Monster Zone and place the monster in that Zone, unless a card effect specifies otherwise.

Monsters are always Summoned face-up, unless the Summon is performed by a card effect that Special Summons face-down.

Normal Summon

Main articles: Normal Summon and Tribute Summon

Normal Summon is a method of Summoning. A player can Normal Summon a monster from their hand during their Main Phase. If the player Normal Summons a high-Level monster, they will have to perform a Tribute Summon (a subcategory of Normal Summons) and Tribute monsters during the Normal Summon.

A player can only perform 1 Normal Summon/Set per turn, even if that Summon is negated.

Flip Summon

Main article: Flip Summon

Flip Summon is a method of Summoning. A player can Flip Summon a monster on the field by flipping a face-down monster to face-up during their Main Phase.

A player can perform an unlimited number of Flip Summons per turn.

Special Summon

Main article: Special Summon

Special Summon is a method of Summoning. It encompasses multiple different forms of Summons, some performed by game mechanics and some by card effects, and includes many different subcategories of defined Summoning procedures. Forms of Special Summoning include:

A player can perform an unlimited number of Special Summons per turn.

In other media

Unofficial Summoning mechanics

In the anime, manga, and video games, there are many other forms of Summoning that are not official terminology in the TCG/OCG. When cards that utilize one of these Summoning methods, or were exclusively Summoned using one of them, in the anime or manga are released in real life, they usually have effects or clauses that reference the designated Summoning method built into them.

These include the following:

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