Ritual Beast " Ritual Beast " , known as " Spirit Beast " ( " Reijū " ) in the " OCG " and " Spiritual Beast " in other " TCG " languages , is an archetype of monsters that debuted in " " . The emphasis of their strategy is Contact Fusion by banishing the Fusion Material s you control . This archetype includes the sub - archetypes " Ritual Beast Tamer " , comprised by humanoid Psychic monsters , " Spiritual Beast " , whose members are Beast , Pyro , Aqua and Thunder beast - like creatures , and " Ritual Beast Ulti - " , which are the Fusion Monster s of the archetype as a whole . All members of this archetype are WIND monsters , except for the LIGHT " Ritual Beast Ulti - Gaiapelio " . This archetype seems to be the remnants / successor of the " Gusto " archetype in the " Duel Terminal " Storyline , as " Ritual Beast Tamer Elder " is a grown - up " Kamui , Hope of Gusto " . Their team symbol is a sphere encircled by four - pointed star ( different style for each pair ) , which shaped similarly as the crest of the " Gusto " , further reinforcing the connection between them . In addition , the artwork of the cards features the coiled foliage seen in many " Naturia " cards , implying that these monsters may inhabit the " Naturia Forest " . This connection is cemented by the art of " Ulti - Gaiapelio " , which depicts " Naturia Gaiastrio " as part of a " Ritual Beast " pair . The Fusion monsters of the archetype also serve as a throwback to the original " Gem - Knight " Fusion Monsters , forming the same Pyro - Aqua - Thunder trinity ( albeit in WIND as opposed to EARTH and with the exception of " Ulti - Gaiapelio " , which is LIGHT / Psychic ) . Below is the list of the original members of the archetype and how they are related with each other . Names in the " TCG " . In French , Italian and Portuguese , the archetype is called " Spiritual Beast " , since the implied " Ritual / Spiritual " pun wouldn ' t work in those languages due to the backward word orders . For example , in French , if " Ritual Beast " were to translate to " Bête Rituelle " and " Spiritual Beast " to " Bête Spirituelle " instead , the " Spiritual Beast " archetype would then be split from " Ritual Beast " , or the whole card text wording would be unnecessarily complicated . As for German , the word " Geist " ( " ghost ; spirit " ) appears to be the most common but it seems too short and not to be able to bear such a pun . Lore . " The Spiritual Beast have dwelt on this world since time immemorial and possess mystical powers . They live together with the Ritual Beast Tamers , and together both man and beast combine their powers together to try and prevent any disaster that comes their way " . Playing style . Each of the " Ritual Beast Tamer " monsters have effects that helps swarming the Field ( with the exception of " Ritual Beast Tamer Zefrawendi " ) in order to initiate Contact Fusion , either by Special Summoning " Ritual Beast " monsters from Deck , GY or the ones being banished , or even grants an extra Normal Summon . On the other hand , the " Spiritual Beast " monsters banish 1 " Ritual Beast " card from the Hand , Deck , Graveyard , or Extra Deck in order to get rid of problematic opposing cards , search for a card on the long run , give power boosts , or setting up combos , respectively . Each of the Main Deck monsters also shares a restriction that only allows them to be Special Summoned once per turn . The original " Ritual Beast Ulti - " Fusion Monsters are all Level 6 and their ATK and DEF have a sum of 3000 . Each of them has their own unique roles : All of them share the following effect : " " During either player ' s turn : You can return this card you control to the Extra Deck , then target 2 of your banished monsters ( 1 " Ritual Beast Tamer " monster and 1 " Spiritual Beast " monster ) ; Special Summon them in Defense Position . " " It is one of their biggest strength , allowing them to dodge most dangerous card effects . This ability also allows the player to utilize the loophole of " Once per turn " effects , allowing the player use them multiple times per turn ( mostly " Spiritual Beast " monsters and " Ritual Beast Ulti - Cannahawk " ) , effectively accumulating numerous resources , initiating offense , and often , leads into OTK in just a few turns . " Ritual Beast Ulti - Gaiapelio " is their boss monster ; with 3200 ATK and powerful negation effect ( only if Summoned properly ) , it is best Summoned when aiming for a decisive victory that same turn . The archetype also has a pair of Pendulum Monsters , " Ritual Beast Tamer Zeframpilica " and " Ritual Beast Tamer Zefrawendi " , with Pendulum Scale of 1 and 7 respectively , allowing the Deck to Pendulum Summon ( albeit not always necessary ) . With the release of their own Link Monster , " Ritual Beast Ulti - Kimunfalcos " , the deck can extend their usual combo into much greater heights , effectively doubles their firepower ( through " Ritual Beast Steeds " ) , increasing field security , optimizing " less - than - ideal " hands as well as allows them to execute OTK without delay . Since it ' s a Link - 2 monster , it can also supports the usage of other powerful Link Monsters such as " Borreload Dragon " or " Saryuja Skull Dread " if necessary . Due to the Limitation of " Ritual Beast Ulti - Cannahawk " by the November 2015 Lists ( TCG only ) , the deck ' s major play becomes even riskier than usual , and suffers a minor consistency hit ( though Ulti - Kimunfalcos somewhat mitigates this ) but still quite powerful .