Deck of summoning

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A deck of magical cards, depicting a range of weird and wondrous creatures.

The deck of summoning deals with cards that summon allies (and in some cases, enemies) for the player.

The possible cards across versions in this deck are shown in the table below.

pre-0.14	0.14	0.15	0.16 - 0.18	0.19 - 0.26	0.27 onwards
the Bones the Crusade the Dance Foxfire the Herd the Pentagram Repulsiveness	the Bones the Crusade the Dance Foxfire the Herd the Pentagram Repulsiveness	the Bones the Crusade the Dance Foxfire the Herd the Illusion the Pentagram Repulsiveness	the Crusade the Dance the Elements Foxfire the Illusion the Pentagram the Rangers Repulsiveness Water	the Dance the Elements Foxfire the Illusion the Pentagram the Rangers	the Dance the Elements the Illusion the Pentagram the Rangers Swarm

History

Prior to 0.23, this deck was a physical item.
This deck was one of 4 decks to be kept in the deck simplification of 0.19, the others being escape, destruction, and punishment.

Decks	Nemelex's Cards
Deck of destruction	Degeneration • The Orb • Pain • The Storm • Vitriol • Wild Magic
Deck of escape	The Cloud • The Elixir • Exile • The Tomb • Velocity
Deck of summoning	The Dance • The Elements • The Illusion • The Swarm • The Pentagram • The Rangers
Deck of punishment	Swine • Torment • Wraith • Wrath