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'''Summon Undead''' is a monsters-only spell which summons several [[undead]] monsters around the caster. Although most of the summoned undead are weak and easily defeated, high-HD casters can summon multiple undead with each casting, and the player may be swarmed. Also, be careful around any summoned [[flayed ghost]]s, as they can be harmful to even endgame characters.
 
'''Summon Undead''' is a monsters-only spell which summons several [[undead]] monsters around the caster. Although most of the summoned undead are weak and easily defeated, high-HD casters can summon multiple undead with each casting, and the player may be swarmed. Also, be careful around any summoned [[flayed ghost]]s, as they can be harmful to even endgame characters.
  
Possible monsters:
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Summon Undead can create these monsters, with equal probability:
*[[Necrophage]]: [[Rotting]] attack
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*{{monsterlink|Necrophage}}: [[Rotting]] attack
*[[Jiangshi]]: Moves fast.
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*{{monsterlink|Jiangshi}}: Moves fast.
*[[Hungry ghost]]: Reduces [[satiation]]
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*{{monsterlink|Hungry ghost}}: Reduces [[satiation]]
*[[Flayed ghost]]: Very powerful smite attack.
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*{{monsterlink|Flayed ghost}}: Very powerful smite attack.
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*{{monsterlink|Flying skull}}: Fast, can be used as a target for Lee's Rapid Deconstruction
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*{{monsterlink|Mummy}}: Killing summoned mummies doesn't generate [[death curse]]s
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*{{monsterlink|Vampire}}
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*{{monsterlink|Wight}}: [[Draining]] attack
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*{{monsterlink|Wraith}}: Slows you if you don't have [[negative energy]] resistance.
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*{{monsterlink|Shadow wraith}}: [[Invisible]], slows you if you don't have [[negative energy]] resistance.
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*{{monsterlink|Freezing wraith}}: [[Cold]] attack
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*{{monsterlink|Phantasmal warrior}}: Reduces [[magic resistance]], and blinks close to you.
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*{{monsterlink|Shadow}}: Hits hard if you can't [[see invisible]]
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It can also create [[derived undead]] (each with the same probability as an individual monster above):
 
*[[Zombie]]
 
*[[Zombie]]
 
*[[Skeleton]]: Can be used as a target for [[Lee's Rapid Deconstruction]]
 
*[[Skeleton]]: Can be used as a target for [[Lee's Rapid Deconstruction]]
 
*[[Simulacrum]]: May deal heavy ice damage, can be used as a target for Lee's Rapid Deconstruction
 
*[[Simulacrum]]: May deal heavy ice damage, can be used as a target for Lee's Rapid Deconstruction
 
*[[Spectral thing]]
 
*[[Spectral thing]]
*[[Flying skull]]: Fast, can be used as a target for Lee's Rapid Deconstruction
 
*[[Mummy]]: Killing summoned mummies doesn't generate [[death curse]]s
 
*[[Vampire]]
 
*[[Wight]]: [[Draining]] attack
 
*[[Wraith]]: Slows you if you don't have [[negative energy]] resistance.
 
*[[Shadow wraith]]: [[Invisible]], slows you if you don't have [[negative energy]] resistance.
 
*[[Freezing wraith]]: [[Cold]] attack
 
*[[Phantasmal warrior]]: Reduces [[magic resistance]], and blinks close to you.
 
*[[Shadow]]: Hits hard if you can't [[see invisible]]
 
  
The following monsters cast Summon Undead:
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*[[Vampire mage]]
 
*[[Curse skull]]
 
*[[Mummy priest]]
 
*[[Greater mummy]]
 
*[[Khufu]]
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==

Revision as of 22:27, 16 December 2015

Version 0.17: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

Summon Undead is a monsters-only spell which summons several undead monsters around the caster. Although most of the summoned undead are weak and easily defeated, high-HD casters can summon multiple undead with each casting, and the player may be swarmed. Also, be careful around any summoned flayed ghosts, as they can be harmful to even endgame characters.

Summon Undead can create these monsters, with equal probability:

It can also create derived undead (each with the same probability as an individual monster above):

The following enemies cast Summon Undead:

History

Many of these monsters were changed dramatically in 0.13.