Yes, you can tribute face-down monsters for a tribute summon. The rule is that you are allowed to tribute your own face-down monsters, even if the tribute relies on factors that would not be public knowledge. The same applies to fusion summoning.
If the card says “Tribute”, then you’re allowed to use face-down monsters. If it simply says “send”, then you won’t be able to use face-down monsters.
Yes, you can. A Tribute Summon follows the same position rules as a Normal Summon, so a monster you Tribute Summon is either face-up attack or Tribute Set into face-down defense.
Any monster of Level 5 or higher requires a Tribute Summon. Monsters that are Level 5 or 6 require one monster to be Tributed, while monsters of Level 7 or higher require 2 monsters to be Tributed.
Face-down monsters can be Tributed for a Ritual Summon, unless the card text specifies otherwise (such as “Forbidden Arts of the Gishki”).
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Generally, yes, a card would need to be face-up in order to have an ATK value. However, based on the consistency of various rulings, when it comes to tributing, you can always tribute a face-down monster for a specific cost or specific requirements, as though it were face-up.
Yes, it’s true that ritual summoning requires you to tribute monsters from your hand or field (or other places, depending on the card), but tributing these monsters is merely a cost for the special summon.
You must only Tribute 3 monsters if the card allows it or the card’s Summoning Conditions require it. In the original manga, “ten-star/Level 10” monsters must be Summoned with three Tributes.
Remember that a Tribute Summon is a type of Normal Summon, and you can only Normal Summon/Set once per turn. This means you cannot Tribute Summon a monster during the same turn that you already Normal Summoned/Set a monster.
No, tribute summoning does not count as a card effect. It is a method of summoning monsters that requires tributing monsters as a cost, not as part of an effect.
As already mentioned, TOKENs cannot normally be used for a tribute summon. The reason for this is that you cannot send them to the graveyard because they disappear when leaving the monster zone. So they cannot be used for special summons where they have to be sent to the graveyard like Ritual Summon.
A Tribute Set is treated almost exactly the same as a Tribute Summon. You tribute the monsters you’d need to Tribute as if you were performing a Tribute Summon. Unlike a Tribute Summon, you do not show your opponent the monster you Tribute Set.
To summon Blue-Eyes White Dragon, you need to tribute summon it using 2 tributes since it’s level 8.
When any card is face-down, unless specifically mentioned by a card effect, its controller is not obligated to disclose any details of that card to his/her opponent, even if that card was face-up on the field a short time ago. Monster Effects cannot be activated face-down unless it says so on the card.
No, Xyz Materials must be face-up before you can use them. Xyz Summoning is your cool and easy way to Special Summon Xyz Monsters from your Extra Deck.
Even if a monster is unaffected by Spell effects, that monster can still be Tributed for the Tribute Summon. The Tribute Summon is performed due to the effect of the card, and any monsters Tributed are not Tributed due to its effect.
Normally only one Normal Summon (including Tribute Summons) can be conducted in the same turn. This means you cannot Normal Summon or Set a low-Level monster and then Tribute it immediately to Tribute Summon a high-Level monster.
No, a Fusion Summon does not count as tribute. A card that performs a Fusion Summon does not “tribute” the monsters either. It “sends” them to the Graveyard as part of the Fusion Summon process.
No, you cannot chain to a Summon because a Summon does not activate or resolve and does not have a Spell Speed. Summons cannot be placed in the Chain, and you cannot respond to a Tribute Summon with a card effect.
No, Scapegoat tokens cannot be used for a Tribute Summon. They disappear when leaving the monster zone, so they cannot be used for Special Summons that require them to be sent to the graveyard like Ritual Summon.
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