Spirit Monsters

From Yu-Gi-Oh!

Spirit Monster Cards, originally as a rule, could not be Special Summoned, and are sent back to the owner's hand during the End Phase of the turn they are Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned, or flipped face-up. This also happens if they wound up in the opponent's hand via effects like Exchange. However, new Spirits have been released in The Duelist Genesis, one of which can be Special Summoned for a cost.

Spirit Monster Cards are designated by having "Spirit" in the place where "Effect" would be.

Many of the Spirit Monsters' designs were based on icons from Japanese mythology and they all have very similar backgrounds, supposedly of the spirit world.

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Spirit Cards

Asura Priest - Dark Dust Spirit - Fushi No Tori - Great Long Nose - Hino-Kagu-Tsuchi Inaba White Rabbit - Maharaghi - Otohime - Susa Soldier - Tsukuyomi - Yamata Dragon - Yata-Garasu - Izanagi - Kinkabyou - Yamato no Kami Spiritual Energy Settle Machine - Fengsheng Mirror - Kusanagi - Yasa Magatama - Yata Mirror Spirit's Invitation - Legacy of Yata-Garasu Anime Only Next World - Flaming Fist Groundbreaking - Vessel of Illusions