Card Rulings:Contract with the Abyss


 * "Contract with the Abyss" is used as a generic substitute for Ritual Spell Cards like "Black Illusion Ritual" and "Contract with the Dark Master". You cannot use "Contract with the Abyss" to Ritual Summon a non-Ritual Monster like "Dark Magician".


 * "Cost Down" will not reduce the number of Level Stars needed to perform a Ritual Summon, even if used with "Contract with the Abyss".


 * If you Ritual Summon a Ritual Monster using "Contract with the Abyss", it is considered properly Summoned, so you can use "Monster Reborn" on it afterwards.

Mentions in Other Rulings

 * Level Conversion Lab: If you use "Level Conversion Lab" to change "The Masked Beast" to Level 3, you still need to Tribute 8 Levels worth of monsters for "Curse of the Masked Beast" or "Contract with the Abyss".