Which monsters can be special summoned after normal summon?

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mmik21

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I know that sounds confusing, so I'll explain:

Some monsters say "can only be special summoned by (doing something)"

I know some of these monsters can be special summoned by call of the haunted or premature burial, but only if they were summoned the correct way the first time. well, this may be the most confusing rule I've ever run into.

Can someone elaborate on it? Is there a monster that can't be summoned afterwards? Anything else I'm not getting?
 
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certain monsters' texts say, "can only be special summoned by (insert condition here)"

these and ritual monsters can be special summoned by other effects, but only if their initial summoning condition was met first.

monsters' texts that say, "cannot be special summoned except by (insert condition here)" cannot be special summoned by anything from the grave.
 
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I think you have succeeded in confusing yourself. Monsters with that line of text are only talking about how they must be initially summoned to the field. They aren't saying that if they are summoned, you can't summon another monster.

If that is what you are referring to, then it is just a case of misreading the card(s) text.
 
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Basically, unless the card says, "This Monster cannot be Special Summoned" (some add "except by...") then the card can be Special Summoned from the Graveyard, provided, as you say, it was correctly Summoned the first time (the condition being reset if it is returned to your hand or deck). These include, but are not limited to Fusions, Rituals and cards that require removal from field (Valkyrion) or graveyard (Inferno), or hand (umm, Infernal Incinerator--also requires 2000 ATK Tribute) in order to Special Summon them. These cards, once summoned correctly, can be "reborn".
 
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So, let's say I get exxod out by tributing a sphinx. Then he's destroyed. I can bring him out with premature?

But then if it's destroyed and put back to my deck after it hits the grave, put straight from the field to the deck, or from the field to my hand, I need to sacrifice another monster?

I assume it works for basically any monster like this unless it says otherwise..
 
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mmik21 said:
So, let's say I get exxod out by tributing a sphinx. Then he's destroyed. I can bring him out with premature?

But then if it's destroyed and put back to my deck after it hits the grave, put straight from the field to the deck, or from the field to my hand, I need to sacrifice another monster?

I assume it works for basically any monster like this unless it says otherwise..
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No. "Exxod" has the word 'except' in his text. That means he cannot be Special Summoned any other way than what is written in his text. No coming back from the Graveyard or RFP Zone even if properly Special Summoned to begin with.
 
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Ok.. this is something my friends do, but I'm not sure if it works, so I've never done anything like this:

ok, exxod is in the grave, according to them, I can use premature burial on him if there's a sphinx out and I sacrifice it for him while bringing him back with premature.

Also, this means that for dark necrofear they don't have to remove 3 more monsters from play to bring him back, right? Because my friends always do that, and it didn't seem right..
 
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Nope. You Sacrifice a Sphinx by Exxod's effect and that cannot be done from the graveyard. You are Prematuring by Premature's effect which cannot tribute a Sphinx. Therefore, no Exxod.

(side note) Try Monster Reincarnation to put him back in your hand.

As for Dark Necrofear, he can be prematured. He doesn't have the "except" text, so as long as he was Special Summoned correctly, when he is sent to the Graveyard/RFP, you can "reborn" him.
 
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I'm going to add this anyway, since I spent the last few minutes typing it. The problem is that there are only two Special Summon-Only the monsters. It's actually very simple to distinguish them apart.

"This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card can only be Special Summoned by..." - When you see this effect text, it means that the monster can only be summoned form the hand using whatever instructions may follow. This is considered "properly summoning" it. If you summon it in this way, then when it goes to the Graveyard or the Removed From Play Area, then it is eligible for revival effects like Premature Burial or Return From the Different Dimension. If it didn't get properly summoned by it's effect first (like say it got discarded from your hand to the Graveyard) then you cannot revive it with these type of effect.

This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card cannot be Special Summoned except by... - Notice the parts I made red? When you see those two words, then this means the ONLY way to Special Summon this monster is through the instruction on the effect text. He can't be revived through Special Summoning effects, no matter what. (Though a couple of LV effects do ignore this, but this only applies to LV Monsters). These are what we call Nomi Monsters.


And I'm going to add, that this is a relatively recent thing. Not all Special Summon-Only Monsters have the errated text. So something like Spirit of Flames, which is the first type I mentioned, will have completely different text if you have an older copy of it.
 
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Alright.. one last thing that's a bit confusing.. You didn't mention at all about from your hand or deck. Does the first kind of monster you talked aobut need its cost again if it was put back to your hand, deck, or maybe even flipped face down?

Flipped face down meaning, flipped face down then sent to the grave after you flip summon it. Would you need the cost again, or would it be just a normal special summon from the grave?
 
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Skey and I mentioned what happens if sent to deck or hand (#4 and #6 above) That is, it's condition is reset there, but not when removed from play or put in the Graveyard. Flipping Face Down does not cause the card to loose it memory of how it was originally summoned.
 
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