Top 10 Ritual Monsters in Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG

Ritual monsters are special monsters in your main deck that you can only special summon through a specific ritual spell card. You'll also have to pay some other cost stated on the card, usually a Tribute.

Just like fusion monsters, ritual monsters have existed since the beginning of Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. They are also considered by many the most important monster summons in the game because they reference Ancient Egypt, which was when the game was created according to Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters lore.

As time went on, the game evolved quite a bit, and ritual monsters as a mechanic were left behind compared to the other mechanics. Nonetheless, this also forced these monsters to evolve and, to be viable nowadays, Konami had to create cards and archetypes that go around the original ritual-summon mechanic to try to make it less expensive.

Let's see the top 10 best ritual monsters in Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG nowadays!

10 - Evigishki Gustkraken

Our first ritual monster is Evigishki Gustkraken. Even though it is quite unpopular, its effect is quite oppressive, as it removes cards from your opponent's hands. This has, historically, brought more than a few cards to the banlist.

9 - Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon

Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon is one of the most feared towers in Yu-Gi-Oh!TCG's "for fun" format. It protects itself from being targeted, destroyed, and also has 4.000 ATK. Additionally, many players use it as the boss monster in decks that focus solely on summoning it and protecting it, to make your opponent struggle even more when they try to deal with it.

8 - Illusion of Chaos

Illusion of Chaos belongs to the nostalgic Dark Magician archetype, in which it is a negate interaction, and also a consistency card. However, it is mostly relevant because of Magicians' Souls, considering together they fit many strategies as card draw engines.

7 - Nekroz of Unicore

Nekroz hasn't been in the metagame for years, but it's still one of the best ritual monsters in the game. That's because its effect is quite oppressive, and very similar to Skill Drain (though it only affects monsters in your extra deck), which is the best floodgate in the format right now.

6 - Dogmatika Alba Zoa

Just like the card above, Dogmatika Alba Zoa is a counter for decks that focus on extra deck monsters. Besides its great ATK and DEF, and the fact it protects Dogmatika monsters from various effects on extra deck monsters, "Alba Zoa" can remove up to 7 cards from your opponent's hand or extra deck. This is an incredibly strong effect that may guarantee you a victory depending on which deck you're facing.

5 - Herald of Ultimateness

Herald of Ultimateness was also once a nightmare in the meta, but now is far from being competitive. Despite this, Herald of Ultimateness deserves a spot on our list because it's simply an omni-negate that you can use multiple times in the same turn.

4 - Odd-Eyes Pendulumgraph Dragon

Besides searching ritual spells through its Pendulum effect, Odd-Eyes Pendulumgraph Dragon is also a great tech for this format. With its monster effect, you can deny a spell's effect or trigger, and then summon an Odd-Eyes monster from your extra deck (such as Odd-Eyes Meteorburst Dragon, which is quite strong against Tenpai Dragon).

3 - Sauravis, the Ancient and Ascended

Sauravis, the Ancient and Ascended also has multiple effects. It can work as a handtrap and deny effects that target a monster, or as a traditional monster interaction that negates special-summons while it is on the board.

2 - Cyber Angel Benten

Cyber Angel Benten is possibly the most relevant ritual monster in all of Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG, and only occupies our second place because it isn't in any relevant deck in the current meta. "Benten" is an excellent consistency card for decks that focus on ritual summons, and was in the banlist for a long time because of how popular it was in oppressive decks. Even though it isn't competitively viable right now, it will definitely be meta in the future.

1 - Skull Guardian, Protector of the Voiceless Voice

To end our list, we have Skull Guardian, protector of the Voiceless Voice, which is Voiceless Voice's boss monster, the only ritual meta deck right now. Besides searching monsters in this strategy, "Skull Guardian" is its main interaction, as it is an omni-negate as long as Lo, the Prayers of the Voiceless Voice is on your board.

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