Goat format ruling
Contract with the Abyss
Card effect (current official text)This card can be used to Ritual Summon any DARK Ritual Monster. You must also Tribute monsters from your hand or field whose total Levels exactly equal the Level of the Ritual Monster you Ritual Summon.
Rulings
- Cost Down will not reduce the number of Lv Stars needed to perform a Ritual Summon, even if used with Contract with the Abyss.
- If you Ritual Summon a Ritual Monster using Contract with the Abyss, it is considered properly Summoned, so you can use Monster Reborn on it afterwards.
- Q: Does "Contract with the Abyss" only work on Ritual Monsters or can it Summon any DARK monster asthe card states? A: The card states "Ritual Summon any DARK monster." You cannot Ritual Summon a non-Ritual monster. 12/29/2003
- Q: May I use "Contract with the Abyss," to ritual summon "Relinquished?" A: Yes you may. You will need to offer monsters that total level stars equal to 1, as stated on "Relinquished." "Contract with the Abyss" may be used to Ritual Summon any DARK attribute Ritual monster including: "Dark Master Zorc," "Relinquished," "The Masked Beast," and "Hungry Burger."
- Q: "Contract with the Abyss" states in its text that the Lv Stars of the monsters being offered as a Tribute equal that of the Ritual Monster being Ritual Summoned. Can the total of Lv Stars being offered be higher than the Ritual Monster or must it be exactly equal? A: The total Lv Stars of the monster(s) offered as a Tribute for the Ritual Summon using Contract with the Abyss must equal the Lv Stars of the DARK Ritual Monster you are attempting to Ritual Summon. You cannot go above the Lv Stars of the DARK Ritual Monster. So if I want to Ritual Summon Dark Master - Zorc using Contract with Abyss, I must offer monsters whose total Lv Stars = 8. I cannot go above 8. I could offer two 4-Lv Star monsters and the total would equal 8. I could offer four 2-Lv Star monsters, because they would equal 8. I would not be able to offer a 5-Lv Star and a 4-Lv Star monster because their total Lv Stars would equal 9.
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