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'''Summon Dragon''' summons a dragon. Dragon type depends on power and random chance, with two fire or ice dragons possible at high power<ref>{{source ref|0.24.0|spl-summoning.cc|559}}</ref>. Possible summons include:
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{{monsterlink|Fire dragon}}
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{{monsterlink|Ice dragon}}
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{{monsterlink|Storm dragon}}
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{{monsterlink|Shadow dragon}}
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{{monsterlink|Iron dragon}}
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{{monsterlink|Quicksilver dragon}}
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{{monsterlink|Golden dragon}}
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==History==
 
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{{Flavour|This spell summons and binds a powerful dragon to perform the caster's bidding.}}
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Summon Dragon used to be a player spell, but was replaced with [[Dragon's Call]] in [[0.14]]. It allowed you to summon dragons, with the strength and number of dragons increasing with spellpower.
 
 
[[Summon Dragon]] is a level 9 [[Summonings]] spell which summons one or (rarely) two dragons to fight for you. Possible summons include:
 
*{{Green|D}} [[Dragon]]
 
*{{White|D}} [[Ice dragon]]
 
*{{LightBlue|D}} [[Storm dragon]]
 
*{{Magenta|D}} [[Shadow dragon]]
 
*{{Cyan|D}} [[Iron dragon]]
 
*{{LightCyan|D}} [[Quicksilver dragon]]
 
*{{Yellow|D}} [[Golden dragon]]
 
 
 
==Strategy==
 
At first glance, this spell doesn't seem very useful. By the time you can cast it reliably, most dragons are not a serious threat to you. However, it has several strong points. While the earlier dragons you can acquire aren't terribly impressive, the iron, quicksilver, and golden dragons you receive at high [[spell power]] are quite powerful, and even fire and ice dragons can be useful when you summon two at once. The spell's summoning duration is very long, even without full power, so you can summon an army and channel back the MP before a fight instead of wasting time or being at less than full power during the fight.
 
 
 
While you aren't sure exactly what you're going to get out of the spell, dragons are not without their strengths. They are durable enough to soak [[hellfire]] and other late game threats, and come with innate resistances. They have ranged breath weapons, trample in melee, and are (mostly) flying and mobile enough to keep up with you.
 
  
As a Summonings spell, followers of [[Vehumet]] will be able to cast it at lower skill levels than you'd expect for a level 9 spell, and it's significantly safer than several other powerful Summonings ([[Haunt]], [[Summon Horrible Things]], [[Summon Greater Demon]]): it causes no side effects (sickness, stat drain), it doesn't upset the good [[god]]s (neither chaotic nor demonic), the dragons are never hostile and will not turn on you, and it's relatively easy to find.
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==References==
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On the downside, the spell only summons one or two dragons at a time and it does not use smite targeting. This can make it hard to set up a meat shield on demand. Also, a group of [[Summon Horrible Things|6 large abominations]] can likely dish out more raw melee damage per turn than one dragon.
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[[Category:Monster spells]]

Revision as of 19:17, 25 February 2020

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Summons and binds a powerful dragon to perform the caster's bidding. At high power it may summon particularly deadly varieties of dragon, or multiple lesser dragons at once.

Summon Dragon summons a dragon. Dragon type depends on power and random chance, with two fire or ice dragons possible at high power[1]. Possible summons include:

D Fire dragon.png Fire dragon

D Ice dragon.png Ice dragon

D Storm dragon.png Storm dragon

D Shadow dragon.png Shadow dragon

D Iron dragon.png Iron dragon

D Quicksilver dragon.png Quicksilver dragon

D Golden dragon.png Golden dragon

The following enemies cast Summon Dragon:

The following enemies may be able to cast Summon Dragon, depending on their spell set:

History

Summon dragon.png Summon Dragon
Level 9
School1 Summoning
Source(s)
Casting noise 7
Spell noise 0

Summon Dragon used to be a player spell, but was replaced with Dragon's Call in 0.14. It allowed you to summon dragons, with the strength and number of dragons increasing with spellpower.

References