Special Summon

A Special Summon is a summon that occurs due to a card effect. Whether that effect be the effect of the Special Summoned monster itself (Dark Armed Dragon) or the effect of another card such as Call of the Haunted. A monster being Special Summoned does not count as a players Normal Summon and thus can be done any number of times in a turn. Monsters can be Special Summoned from almost anywhere including the hand, Graveyard, Deck, Extra Deck, Removed from Play Zone and there are even a few that can be Special Summoned from the Spell & Trap Card Zone. Of course where a card can be Special Summoned from is specified on the card itself or the card that Special Summons it. The following types of Summons are considered to be Special Summons.
 * Fusion Summon
 * Ritual Summon
 * Synchro Summon