Gishki " Gishki " , known as " Ritua " ( リチュア " Richua " ) in the " OCG " , is an archetype of WATER monsters released in " Duel Terminal - Raid of the Inverz ! ! " . Their team symbol is a blue sapphire mirror , that almost all the members wear , usually around their necks or on their staves . The Ritual Monster s and Xyz Monster s in the archetype all have " Evigishki " at the beginning of their names ( except " Zielgigas " and " Psychelone " ) , and are transformed , merged or revived versions of pre - existing monsters , either from the " Gishki " themselves , or from other archetype . Additionally , while the " Gishki " Ritual Spell Card s can Ritual Summon any " Gishki " Ritual Monster , each Ritual Monster has a thematically associated Ritual Spell Card . Story . The " Gishki " are an organization that wields a relic similar to that of the " Ice Barrier " , but uses it for a forbidden technique in order to mutate and transform themselves into wicked monsters . In order to gain the bountiful resources of the Mist Valley marshlands , they begin to invade the " Gusto " territories . However , they are interrupted by the " Steelswarm " , who intend to take over the surface land . The " Gishki " have no choice but to work with the other clans . With the " Vylon ' s " temporary assistance , they obtain new powers with which to resist the " Steelswarm " . Although the invaders are defeated , other conflicts arise : the " Vylon " decide to exterminate the clans in order to prevent future wars . Out of options , the " Gishki " choose to team up with the other clans , once again , in order to cease the actions of the " Vylons " . After the " Vylons " are beaten back , the unions between clans dissolve and the " Gishki " turn to the " Lavals " to power their rituals . Since materials continue to run scarce , they resume their original invasion of " Mist Valley " , enacting a genocide of the " Gustos " . Once again , their conquest of the Valley is interrupted , this time by the " lswarm " virus , which spreads rapidly across the Duel Terminal World . Even after resurrecting the three dragons of the " Ice Barrier " in order to combat the corrupted forces of the " lswarm " , most of the " Gishki " tribe is unable to resist the disease and are themselves infected and recruited . Up against a proverbial wall , the Gishki , in a moment of desperation , revived the leader of the " Steelswarm " in a last - ditch effort . After the war against " Sophia , Goddess of Rebirth " was brought to an end by " Constellar Sombre " and " Evilswarm Kerykeion " , the only known survivors from this tribe are " Gishki Avance " and " Gishki Emilia " . Design . Appearance . All " Evigishki " monsters appears to be corrupted , transformed or even combined versions of pre - existing " Gishki " monsters with each other or with monsters from another archetype or a monster from another archetype that was transformed / revived as an " Evigishki " . Etymology . Their Japanese name , " Ritua " , is a corruption of the English word " Ritual " , used in the " TCG " terms " Ritual Spell Card " , " Ritual Summon " and " Ritual Monster " . Their English name , " Gishki " , is a corruption of the Japanese word " Gishiki " , meaning " Ritual " in the same context as the " TCG " terms . The choice for the English name not only translates the play on words perfectly , but also prevents the need for explaining how cards with " Ritual " in their name aren ' t part of the archetype . Playing style . The " Gishki " archetype focuses on Ritual Summoning and on sending cards from your opponent ' s hand , field or Graveyard back to the Deck , thwarting their strategies and making them lose card advantage ; it also can recycle cards to maintain its own user ' s advantage . Since Ritual Summoning requires a lot of resources , the Deck is well - stocked with search effects and the non - Ritual monsters focus on setting up the Ritual Summons ( " Gishki Shadow " , " Vision " , " Noellia " " Abyss " , " Ariel " , " Vanity " , " Marker " etc . ) or can be combined with the " Gishki " Ritual monsters ' effects , such as " Gishki Chain " , " Avance " and " Natalia " , that work very well if played alongside with " Gishki Zielgigas " or " Levianima " if you choose . " Gishki Beast " is a versatile Rank 4 engine for the deck , as it allows you to quickly Xyz Summon Bahamut Shark ( or any other Rank 4 Xyz Monsters ) and summon Toadally Awesome as a means to interfere with oppenents plays and / or protect your own . In a pinch you can also use a Special Summoned " Gishki Shadow " or " Vision " as the entire Tribute for a Ritual Summon , or utilize the retriever and searcher effect of " Gishki Abyss " , or " Gishki Marker " . So far , there are have been a handful of variants of this deck , which duelists can choose from to suit their preferable strategy . Zielgigas Turbo / Beatdown . This variant focused on Summoning multiple " Gishki Zielgigas " in one turn , often resulting in massive card advantage shift and , in some cases , OTK ( courtesy of " Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Gustav Max " and / or managing to summon all 3 Zielgigas , which usually involves activating Salvage to have enough resources ) . Cards like " Mound of the Bound Creator " are usually found within this deck , as primary protection for " Zielgigas " . This was the fastest variant when Zielgigas was first released but has less control and has become less effective due to power creep . ' Level 8 ' Gishki ' s . This variant utilizes " Evigishki Levianima " as its main power source , coupled with cards like " Trade - In " to speed up the deck . A copy of " Evigishki Soul Ogre " can also be utilized as both a problem - solving card and as Ritual fodders for " Levianima " . Apart from the extra draw power there is very little reason to play the level 8 Evigishki ' s compared to running Zielgigas Turbo , which essentially made the inclusion of Evigishki Levianaima and " Soul Ogre " obsolete by prodiving the same utility of each but in a better form with higher atk power and all a single monster card . The only other redeeming quality of level 8 is the potential for using Moulinglacia , the Elemental Lord and Gameciel , the Sea Turtle Kaiju as both tech and potential Ritual material . Hieratic Gishki . This variant utilizes the ability of " Evigishki Gustkraken " , coupled with Hieratic monsters like " Hieratic Dragon of Tefnuit " and " Hieratic Dragon of Su " to create a loop similar to Wind - Up Hunter discard loop , forcing opponent to play with less cards in their hand . This deck can also utilize several Rank 6 Xyz Monsters such as " Gauntlet Launcher " and " Constellar Ptolemy M7 " to eliminate problematic monsters . This variant ' s power has been somewhat diminished since the Limitation of " Evigishki Gustkraken " , and to some lesser extent , " Evigishki Mind Augus " as well . Gishki FTK . In 2013 , a Deck out strategy utilizing the " Gishki " engine along with a massive Spell lineup received prominent attention . This deck was termed " Gishkill . " It created problems in Organized Play because its play sequences during the first turn could take over 40 minutes , which is the the standard allotted time for an official tournament match . Gishkill ' s notoriety led to " Evigishki Mind Augus " being limited by the September 2013 Lists ( TCG ) . Although a version of " Gishkill " was still usable after this , the limitation effectively eliminated the playerbase ' s interest in the deck . Weaknesses . Despite the enormous potential of their high - speed Ritual Summoning technique , " Gishki " Decks have substantial cons . First there ' s anti - Special Summoning cards : " Archlord Kristya " , " Evilswarm Ophion " , " Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo " , " Jowgen the Spiritualist " and the " Vanity ' s " cards can stop the heart of this deck ' s strategy , due to its reliance on Special Summoning , no matter the build . " Thunder King Rai - Oh " , " Mistake " and " Deck Lockdown " also poses a threat , since it can block the effects of " Gishki Shadow " and " Gishki Vision " . " Dimensional Fissure " , " D . D . Crow " and " Macro Cosmos " are also trouble . The Graveyard is the primary resource for the deck , given their drop - and - recycle strategy , so being shut off from it can have serious repercussions . Banishment renders almost all the key " Gishki " cards partially , if not completely , useless . " Black Rose Moonlight Dragon " can bounce any Summoned " Gishki " Ritual Monsters , preventing them from hitting the field , while also crippling " Gishki Aquamirror " recycling ability .