Post by tking on Sept 4, 2011 13:26:53 GMT -5
Ritual Summon History A Ritual Summon is the act of Special Summoning a Ritual Monster that is conducted through the effect of a Ritual Spell Card. These Summons usually require Tributes greater than or equal to the Level of the monster being Summoned from your side of the field or your hand. However, some cards, such as End of the World require them to have the exact level requirement. With the effect of "Advanced Ritual Art" you can send Monsters from your Deck to the Graveyard instead of from your hand.
A Monster that was properly Ritual Summoned can be Special Summoned from the Graveyard unless otherwise dictated by the card's text.
How to Summon a Ritual Monster. During your Main Phase 1 or 2, when you have a Ritual Monster in your hand and its required Ritual Spell Card in your hand or face-down on the field and have another monster(s) on the field (face-up or face-down) or hand whose total Level is equal to the Level of that Ritual Monster as well as an an empty Monster Card Zone you can activate the Ritual Spell Card.
2. Send monsters from your hand or your side of the field to the Graveyard whose total Level is equal to the Level of the Ritual Monster listed on the Ritual Monster you wish to Ritual Summon. Monsters used in a Ritual Summon are treated as Tributes.
3. After sending the monsters from your side of the field to the Graveyard, you then place the Ritual Monster from your hand in face-up Attack Position or Defense Position on your side of the field
Ritual Monsters, colored blue, are Monsters that can only be Special Summoned with their corresponding Ritual Spell Card. Examples include "Black Luster Soldier", "Magician of Black Chaos", "Paladin of White Dragon", "Crab Turtle" and "The Masked Beast". So far, the only archetype that uses Ritual Monsters is Gishki.
When a Ritual Spell Card is activated, Tributes must be offered either from your side of the field or from your hand whose combined Level is equal to or greater than the Level of the Ritual Monster in question (More recent Ritual Spell Cards require the Tribute(s) to be of equal Level with the Ritual Monster). The Special Summon is specifically treated as a Ritual Summon.
So, for example, if "Relinquished" would be Ritual Summoned via the "Black Illusion Ritual" card, a Tribute of at least 1 Level would be required, so any Monster could be offered as a Tribute, since you can't have a monster below Level 1. However, with "Black Luster Soldier" or "The Masked Beast", 8 Levels are required, so you either need to Tribute a few low-level monsters (around level 3 or 4), or one powerful Level 8 card, such as "Blue-Eyes White Dragon". However, if "Evigishki Soul Ogre" would be Ritual Summoned with "Gishki Ceremonial Mirror", then the Tributes are required to be of equal Level with the monster, and monsters whose total Levels are higher than the Ritual Monster's cannot be used. In a Deck dedicated to Ritual Monsters, it is not uncommon to use one Ritual Monster as a Tribute to Ritual Summon another (often times a second copy of the one that was Tributed.)
If a Ritual Monster is discarded to the Graveyard (with cards like "Delinquent Duo", or "Graceful Charity"), without it being Ritual Summoned with the appropriate Ritual Spell Card beforehand, it can't be Special Summoned from the Graveyard with cards such as "Premature Burial", "Call of the Haunted", "Monster Reborn", or "Fulfillment of the Contract". "Magician of Faith" or "Dark Magician of Chaos" can be used to return a used Ritual Spell Card back to your hand, while cards like "Monster Reincarnation" can be used to return the Ritual Monster back to your hand. "Preparation of Rites", a Spell Card from Stardust Overdrive, will return a Ritual Spell from your Graveyard to your hand and simultaneously search out a Ritual Monster from your Deck.
If a Ritual Monster was Ritual Summoned successfully and destroyed in any way, or removed from play, it may be Special Summoned by cards like "Monster Reborn" or "Return from the Different Dimension", unless it has restrictions that prevent it from being Special Summoned.
In a sense, Ritual Monsters are easier to summon than Normal or Effect Monsters of the same Level, since all you need is:
¡The Ritual Monster in your hand
¡The corresponding Ritual Spell Card in your hand
¡The required monsters needed for Tributes in your hand and/or on your side of the field
¡A free Monster Card Zone to Special Summon the Ritual Monster to.
¡A free Spell/Trap Card zone for the Ritual Spell Card.
This can be useful in getting a powerful monster onto the field very quickly, without needing monsters on the field to Tribute. It does, however, take a heavy toll on your hand. However, cards such as "Advanced Ritual Art" can forego using cards from your hand and/or field altogether, and use monsters from one's Deck as Tribute Fodder instead. The "Djinn of Rituals" introduced in Stardust Overdrive, such as "Djinn Releaser of Rituals" and "Djinn Presider of Rituals", can be removed from play while in the Graveyard for use in a Ritual Summon as well as being Tributed normally, while also giving the summoned Ritual Monster stronger abilities.
A Monster that was properly Ritual Summoned can be Special Summoned from the Graveyard unless otherwise dictated by the card's text.
How to Summon a Ritual Monster. During your Main Phase 1 or 2, when you have a Ritual Monster in your hand and its required Ritual Spell Card in your hand or face-down on the field and have another monster(s) on the field (face-up or face-down) or hand whose total Level is equal to the Level of that Ritual Monster as well as an an empty Monster Card Zone you can activate the Ritual Spell Card.
2. Send monsters from your hand or your side of the field to the Graveyard whose total Level is equal to the Level of the Ritual Monster listed on the Ritual Monster you wish to Ritual Summon. Monsters used in a Ritual Summon are treated as Tributes.
3. After sending the monsters from your side of the field to the Graveyard, you then place the Ritual Monster from your hand in face-up Attack Position or Defense Position on your side of the field
Ritual Monsters, colored blue, are Monsters that can only be Special Summoned with their corresponding Ritual Spell Card. Examples include "Black Luster Soldier", "Magician of Black Chaos", "Paladin of White Dragon", "Crab Turtle" and "The Masked Beast". So far, the only archetype that uses Ritual Monsters is Gishki.
When a Ritual Spell Card is activated, Tributes must be offered either from your side of the field or from your hand whose combined Level is equal to or greater than the Level of the Ritual Monster in question (More recent Ritual Spell Cards require the Tribute(s) to be of equal Level with the Ritual Monster). The Special Summon is specifically treated as a Ritual Summon.
So, for example, if "Relinquished" would be Ritual Summoned via the "Black Illusion Ritual" card, a Tribute of at least 1 Level would be required, so any Monster could be offered as a Tribute, since you can't have a monster below Level 1. However, with "Black Luster Soldier" or "The Masked Beast", 8 Levels are required, so you either need to Tribute a few low-level monsters (around level 3 or 4), or one powerful Level 8 card, such as "Blue-Eyes White Dragon". However, if "Evigishki Soul Ogre" would be Ritual Summoned with "Gishki Ceremonial Mirror", then the Tributes are required to be of equal Level with the monster, and monsters whose total Levels are higher than the Ritual Monster's cannot be used. In a Deck dedicated to Ritual Monsters, it is not uncommon to use one Ritual Monster as a Tribute to Ritual Summon another (often times a second copy of the one that was Tributed.)
If a Ritual Monster is discarded to the Graveyard (with cards like "Delinquent Duo", or "Graceful Charity"), without it being Ritual Summoned with the appropriate Ritual Spell Card beforehand, it can't be Special Summoned from the Graveyard with cards such as "Premature Burial", "Call of the Haunted", "Monster Reborn", or "Fulfillment of the Contract". "Magician of Faith" or "Dark Magician of Chaos" can be used to return a used Ritual Spell Card back to your hand, while cards like "Monster Reincarnation" can be used to return the Ritual Monster back to your hand. "Preparation of Rites", a Spell Card from Stardust Overdrive, will return a Ritual Spell from your Graveyard to your hand and simultaneously search out a Ritual Monster from your Deck.
If a Ritual Monster was Ritual Summoned successfully and destroyed in any way, or removed from play, it may be Special Summoned by cards like "Monster Reborn" or "Return from the Different Dimension", unless it has restrictions that prevent it from being Special Summoned.
In a sense, Ritual Monsters are easier to summon than Normal or Effect Monsters of the same Level, since all you need is:
¡The Ritual Monster in your hand
¡The corresponding Ritual Spell Card in your hand
¡The required monsters needed for Tributes in your hand and/or on your side of the field
¡A free Monster Card Zone to Special Summon the Ritual Monster to.
¡A free Spell/Trap Card zone for the Ritual Spell Card.
This can be useful in getting a powerful monster onto the field very quickly, without needing monsters on the field to Tribute. It does, however, take a heavy toll on your hand. However, cards such as "Advanced Ritual Art" can forego using cards from your hand and/or field altogether, and use monsters from one's Deck as Tribute Fodder instead. The "Djinn of Rituals" introduced in Stardust Overdrive, such as "Djinn Releaser of Rituals" and "Djinn Presider of Rituals", can be removed from play while in the Graveyard for use in a Ritual Summon as well as being Tributed normally, while also giving the summoned Ritual Monster stronger abilities.
