Summon

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A summon is a friendly NPC ally or object created via skills, consumables, items and equipment such as runes or sigils. Many professions and their elite specializations have skills and mechanics designed around summons.

Types of summon[edit]

Allies

Summoned allies, or companions, are non-player characters allied to the player. These NPCs can be targeted by foes and allies alike, and as such have their own health bar. Summoned allies have their own set of attributes, typically based off the level of the player. Mesmer illusions will gain some attributes based on the player's attributes.

Objects

Like all objects, most summoned objects can be interacted with and have a yellow health bar, if applicable. Most players will encounter summoned objects through conjure weapons, banners, and bundles from consumable items. Static objects include turrets and siege weapons, the latter of which can be interacted with. Summoned objects are considered allied NPCs for the purposes of certain ally-targeted skills.

Sources[edit]

Profession skills[edit]

All professions have access to a summon of some kind, although they may have different interactions with specific game mechanics.

Summon Profession /
Elite Specialization
Elementals
Conjure weapons
Elementalist icon small.png Elementalist
Turrets Engineer icon small.png Engineer
Spirit Weapons Guardian icon small.png Guardian
Jade Mech CJ-1 Mechanist icon small.png Mechanist
Illusions Mesmer icon small.png Mesmer
Minions Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer
Pets
Spirits
Lunar Wolf
Ranger icon small.png Ranger
Legendary Renegades Revenant icon small.png Revenant
Fellow thieves Thief icon small.png Thief
Banners Warrior icon small.png Warrior

Racial skills[edit]

Summon Skill
SYN-7001
STA-7012
Summon 7-Series Golem.png Summon 7-Series Golem
STA-D007 Summon D-Series Golem.png Summon D-Series Golem
Power Suit Summon Power Suit.png Summon Power Suit
Charr Warband Warband Support.png Warband Support
Hounds of Balthazar Hounds of Balthazar.png Hounds of Balthazar
Snow Wurm Call Wurm.png Call Wurm
Healing Seed Healing Seed.png Healing Seed
Seed Turret Seed Turret.png Seed Turret
Druid Spirit Summon Druid Spirit.png Summon Druid Spirit
Sylvan Hound Summon Sylvan Hound.png Summon Sylvan Hound
Five Seed Turrets Take Root.png Take Root
Mistfire Wolf Mistfire Wolf.png Mistfire Wolf

Consumables[edit]

  • Note that apart from the turret and mortar, the summoned allies listed here are active for a maximum of 5 minutes. All except the Shadow Mender have a 30 minute cooldown before they can be used again.
  • A maximum of 2 allies (NPCs) and 2 objects can be deployed by a single player at any given time. Consumables that summon NPCs can be combined in any way, while for consumables that spawn objects there are some combinations that only allow for 1 objects to be deployed.
Summon Consumable
Mortar Silver Rabbit Chest.pngDeployable Mortar Kit
Ember Pile of Cinnamon and Sugar.pngFire Elemental Powder
Ogre Pet Ogre Pet Whistle.pngOgre Pet Whistle
Thumper Turret Silver Rabbit Chest.pngDeployable Thumper Turret
Red, Blue or Yellow Mortar Seed Turret Mortar Seed Turret.pngMortar Seed Turret
Jade Armor Mini Jade Construct.pngPocket Jade Armor
Sunspear Paragon Sunspear Paragon Support.pngSunspear Paragon Support
Cannon Cannon in a Box.pngCannon in a Box
Shadow Mender Shadow Mender.pngShadow Mender
Raven Spirit Shadow Raven Spirit Shadow.pngRaven Spirit Shadow

Effects[edit]

Summon Effect
Shining Blade Guard Seraph Morale 09.png Seraph Morale