Editing Tribute

{{Redirect|Sacrifice|the card named "Sacrifice" in the ''OCG''|"[[Relinquished]]"}}
[[File:Ectoplasmer-MADU-EN-VG-artwork.png|thumb|Artwork of "[[Ectoplasmer]]", depicting a monster being Tributed]]
'''Tributing''', called '''releasing''' (Japanese: リリース ''Rirīsu'') in Japanese media and the English dub of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'', is a method of removing a card from the [[hand]] or [[field]]. By default, Tributed cards are [[sent]] to the [[Graveyard]].

"Tribute" (リリースする ''Rirīsu Suru'') is primarily used as a verb. Previously, it was phrased as "offer as a Tribute" (生け贄に捧げる ''Ikenie ni Sasageru'') in the ''TCG''/''OCG'', as well as the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' anime. "Sacrifice" is also often used to refer to Tributing in the anime.

== Mechanics ==
Cards can be Tributed as a result of:
* Performing actions in the [[card text]] that specifically Tribute
* Performing a [[Tribute Summon]]/[[Tribute Set|Set]]

Unless a card specifically permits a player to Tribute monsters in their [[hand]] or under their opponent's control (such as "[[The Winged Dragon of Ra - Sphere Mode]]", "[[Soul Exchange]]", and "[[Black Luster Ritual]]"), 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 "[[Macro Cosmos]]").

== ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel'' ==
In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel|Rush Duel]]'', Tributing is exclusive to Tribute Summons.

Card effects that would Tribute monsters on the field in the ''TCG''/''OCG'' instead send them from the field to the Graveyard in Rush Duels. For example, in the ''TCG''/''OCG'', "[[Cannon Soldier]]" Tributes monsters to use its effect, whereas in Rush Duels "[[Cannon Soldier (Rush Duel)|Cannon Soldier]]" sends monsters from the field to the Graveyard.

== 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   = 릴리스
| ko_rr     = Rilliseu
| ko_trans  = Release
| zh_name   = 釋放
| zh_pinyin = Shìfàng
| zh_trans  = Release
}}
{{In other languages|offer as a Tribute
| de_name   = als Tribut anbieten
| it_name   = offrire come Tributo
| pt_name   = oferecer como Tributo
}}
{{In other languages|Tribute Monster
| fr_name   = Monstre Sacrifice
| de_name   = Tributmonster
| it_name   = Tributo
| pt_name   = Monstro Tributo
| es_name   = Monstruo de Sacrificio
}}

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