Black Luster Ritual Bug

[Vin362]

Whenever I have the Black Luster Solider and the Black Luster Ritual the spell card will not activate, I have the monsters whose total level is 8 stars no spell/trap/monster effects preventing me from using the card it just won't activate anyone else have this problem?

I ask because I'm able to use the Black Magic Ritual without a problem in the same deck.

[Hraesvelg]

Do you have the replay? cant really say what it cant be if we don't know the game state at the time you where trying to Ritual Summon. a skill? wrong ritual monster?

[Vin362]

Okay I re-read the skill I was using for Yami Yugi and it only allowed for special summons of spellcasters. I didn't realise that rituals counted as special summon to avoid making another post in the future for this mistake I will also assume that any extra deck summoning also counts as special summoning?

I would also like to add back when I actually actively collected the cards I didn't know about any card effects that stopped special summonings, it was only in the past few months have I started playing again thanks to Master Duel and Duel Links only causally.

[Hraesvelg]

Are you talking about Magicians Magic skill? You can still summon from extra deck as long as its a Spellcaster.

[Daemonologist]

"Special summon" covers all types of summoning other than the basic normal/tribute summon/sets and flip summoning.

So yes, all ED summons (fusion/synchro/xyz/pendulum/link & all others with more unique special summon mechanics too) fall under special summoning, as do all ritual summons, all summons from the grave/deck/banish pile, and numerous summons from the hand via pendulum summoning or various card effects as well.