{{Redirect|Sacrifice|the card named "Sacrifice" in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game|OCG]]''|"[[Relinquished]]"}}{{Infobox/Archetype/Start [[File:Ectoplasmer-MADU-EN-VG-artwork.png| image name = thumb| image size = | image caption = }}{{Infobox/Archetype/ExtendedName | kanji = リリース (formerly {{Ruby|生|い}}け{{Ruby|贄|にえ}}に{{Ruby|捧|ささ}}げる) | japanese = | furigana = | romaji = | japanese translated = | english = Tribute (formerly Offer as Artwork of "[[Ectoplasmer]]", depicting a Tribute) | french = Sacrifier | german = Tribut anbieten | italian = Offrire come Tributo | korean = 릴리스 (formerly 제물로 바친다) | spanish = Sacrificar}}{{Infobox/Archetype/End}}monster being Tributed]]'''TributeTributing''', called '''Releasereleasing''' (Japanese: リリース ''Rirīsu''; Chinese: 釋放 ''Shìfàng'') in the ''[[OCG]]'' Japanese media and the English dub of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'' and '', is a method of removing a card from the [[hand]] or [[field]]. By default, Tributed cards are [[sent]] to the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXALGraveyard]]'' anime series . "Tribute" (previously called リリースする '''Sacrifice'Rirīsu Suru'' ) is primarily used as a verb. Previously, it was phrased as "offer as a Tribute" ({{Ruby|生|い}}け{{Ruby|贄|にえ}}に{{Ruby|捧|ささ}}げる 生け贄に捧げる ''Ikenie ni Sasageru'') in the ''[[OCG]]''/'' and [[TCG]]'', as well as the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' anime series, and '''Offer . "Sacrifice" is also often used to refer to Tributing in the anime. == Mechanics ==Cards can be Tributed as a Tribute''' result of:* Performing actions in the ''TCG'') refers to [[card text]] that specifically Tribute* Performing a method of [[sendTribute Summon]]/[[Tribute Set|Set]]ing  Unless a card specifically permits a player to Tribute monsters in their [[monsterhand]]or under their opponent's control (ssuch as "[[The Winged Dragon of Ra - Sphere Mode]]", "[[Soul Exchange]]", and "[[Black Luster Ritual]]") the player , they can only Tribute monsters they [[control]]. While normally only monsters can be Tributed, some cards (such as several "[[True Draco]]" cards and "[[Kiryu]]") allow [[Spell Card|Spell]] and [[Trap Card]]s to be Tributed. While Tributed cards are [[sent]] to the Graveyard by default, they can still be successfully Tributed even if a card effect would cause them to be sent to another location (e.g. due to the effect of "[[GraveyardMacro Cosmos]]").

Monsters are Tributed in two ways:== ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel'' ==* As a In ''[[Tribute SummonYu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel|Rush Duel]] requirement.* As a [[cost]], by an [[effect]], or as part of a [[Summoning condition]] (that uses this term).Unless a card specifically states that you can Tribute monsters in your [[hand]] or under your opponent's control, such as "[[Gishki Aquamirror]]" and "[[Reptilianne Vaskii]]"', you can only Tributing is exclusive to Tribute monsters you control (on the field)Summons.

While normally only Card effects that would Tribute monsters can be Tributedon the field in the ''OCG''/''TCG'' instead send them from the field to the Graveyard in Rush Duels. For example, in the ''OCG''/''TCG'', "[[KiryuCannon Soldier]]" can Tribute itself while treated as an Tributes monsters to use its effect, whereas in Rush Duels "[[Equip Spell CardCannon Soldier (Rush Duel)|Cannon Soldier]]" sends monsters from the field to the Graveyard.

<gallery widths="200" heights="350">In other languages =={{In other languages| fr_name = Sacrifier| fr_trans = Sacrifice| de_name = Tribut| it_name = Tributo| pt_name = Tributo| es_name = Sacrificar| es_trans = Sacrifice| ja_name = リリース| ja_romaji = Rirīsu| ja_trans = Release| ko_name = 릴리스CaiustheShadowMonarch-BP01-EN-R-1E.png | A [[Monster Cardko_rr = Rilliseu| ko_trans = Release| zh_name = 釋放| zh_pinyin = Shìfàng| zh_trans = Release}}{{In other languages|monster]] that requires offer as a Tribute to [[| de_name = als Tribut anbieten| it_name = offrire come Tributo| pt_name = oferecer como Tributo}}{{In other languages|Tribute Summon]].MonsterCardcarD-GAOV-EN-ScR-1E.png | A monster that Tributes itself as [[cost]] to [[activate]] its [[card effectfr_name = Monstre Sacrifice| de_name = Tributmonster|effect]]it_name = TributoBlackLusterRitual-LCYW-EN-C-1E.jpg | A [[Ritual Spell Card]] that Tributes monsters as part of its effect to [[Ritual Summon]] a [[Ritual Monster]]pt_name = Monstro TributoGateGuardian-LCJW-EN-C-1E.png | A monster that Tributes monsters as part of its Summoning conditiones_name = Monstruo de Sacrificio</gallery>}}