Normal Summon

A Normal Summon can only be conducted once per turn, and you can only conduct either a Normal Summon or a Monster Set per turn.

Some cards, such as Ultimate Offering, allow the rules of Normal Summoning to be bent by allowing a player to pay 500 Life Points for each extra Normal Summon he/she wishes to perform in a turn. Double Summon allows you to Normal Summon twice in one turn.

Only cards Level 4 or lower can be Normal Summoned without Tribute (Tribute Summoning is still considered Normal Summoning, however), unless specifically designated on the card text (Example: Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight).