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"'''Semi-Nomi'''" is a term that refers to a special sub-group of monsters. If a monster is a "Semi-Nomi Monster", then it means it must be [[Special Summon]]ed by its listed effect before it can be [[Special Summon]]ed by another effect. "[[Aqua Spirit]]", "[[Harpie Lady Sisters]]", and "[[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning]]" are all Semi-Nomi monsters. You can recognize a Semi-Nomi monster because it will have, "This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card can only be Special Summoned by..." in its text.
Card without the first sentence, such as "[[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning]], the ''"No Normal Summon or Set"'' rule still applies.
After a Semi-Nomi monster has been Special Summoned, it can be Special Summoned through other effects. This only lasts as long as the Semi-Nomi monster does not return to the Hand or Deck. As long as the Semi-Nomi monster remains on the field, in the [[Graveyard]], or [[banish]]ed, you can Special Summon it again with other card effects.
As an example:
*A player removes from play banishes three Fiends to Special Summon "[[Dark Necrofear]]". If it is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, it can be revived (such as by "[[Monster Reborn]]").
*If, afterwards, it is banished by "[[Dark Core]]", you can still Special Summon it (such as by "[[Dimensional Inversion]]").
*If after all this, "Dark Necrofear" is returned to the Deck or hand (such as by "[[Phoenix Wing Wind Blast]]" or "[[Compulsory Evacuation Device]]"), then you must use the effect of "Dark Necrofear"'s effect to Summon itself it again. You cannot Special Summon it from the hand or deck by other cards, such as "[[Monster Gate]]" or "[[Doom Shaman]]".
*If it is later banished or sent to the Graveyard (such as by "[[Graceful Charity]]"), it still cannot be Special Summoned.
Note that [[Fusion MonstersMonster]]s, [[Ritual MonstersMonster]] s, [[Xyz Monster]]s and [[Synchro MonstersMonster]] s are treated as Semi-Nomis unless stated otherwise.
There is also a sub-type of monsters called "Nomi".
"Premature Burial", "Call of the Haunted", "Monster Reborn", "Soul Resurrection", and "Autonomous Action Unit" can all Special Summon monsters from the Graveyard. Thus, you can activate each card (provided you have enough Life Points) and resurrect five monsters, as well as conduct a Tribute Summon or Tribute Set in the same turn.
Fusion Summons, Ritual Summons, Synchro Summons, XYZ Xyz Summons and Pendulum Summons are all considered Special Summon.
==Normal Summon==
==Tribute Summon==
Any monster of level Level 5 or higher requires a Tribute Summon (Advanced Summon in the ''[[OCG]]'', previously Sacrifice Summon). Monsters that are Level 5 or 6 require one monster to be Tributed (called Release in OCG), while monsters of Level 7 or higher require 2 monsters to be Tributed. Some high-level monsters (such as "Moisture Creature") require 3 monsters to be Tributed in order to activate an effect.
Cards like "Mausoleum of the Emperor" can bend the rules of Tribute Summoning by allowing you to pay Life Points instead of Tributing monsters. However, this means the Summon is then considered a Normal Summon and not a Tribute Summon.
