Performance of Sword

Performance of Sword was introduced in the Magic Ruler expansion, released in North America in 2002 as the third major set for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. As a ritual monster, it requires the specific Ritual Spell card Performance of Sword to be summoned to the field. Ritual monsters represented a distinct and complex mechanic during the early years of the game, designed to reward players for gathering specific resources to bring a powerful entity into play.

The artwork for this card features a stylized, armored warrior figure, characteristic of the high-fantasy aesthetic established by Kazuki Takahashi for the original manga and early TCG sets. As a common rarity card, it served as an accessible entry point for players looking to experiment with the ritual summoning archetype, though it eventually saw limited competitive play as the game's power level evolved and faster summoning methods were introduced.