Summoning FAQ

General

Why is my Summoning level lower than it should be?

Your Summoning skill is like your Prayer skill, in that performing certain actions reduces your Summoning points. Your Summoning points are reduced by Summoning a familiar or using their right-click abilities.

You can recharge your Summoning points by going to an obelisk or drinking a Summoning potion.

Do I get combat experience for damage my familiar does in combat?

Yes - every familiar that can fight will award combat experience in a specific combat skill as well as Constitution as if you had inflicted the damage yourself. To find out which familiars give specific combat experience, read Summoning - Skill Focuses.

My familiar isn't attacking my enemy!

If you are fighting an enemy in a multicombat area, you can make your familiar attack your foe by clicking the 'Call familiar' button in your Summoning interface.

Aren't some of those familiars awfully powerful?

Some of the high-level familiars are potent beasts capable of wreaking havoc among weaker creatures. As such, they can be dangerous opponents - remember, though, that familiars do not get the benefit of Prayers or special armour/weapons that you do.

If you're finding familiars make your duelling challenging, you might like to look into the Protect from Summoning prayer, which will block any familiar's right-click abilities and 40% protection from their special moves. This prayer can be combined with other protection prayers to keep you safe from their normal attacks.

Do I need a Summoning level to wear some helmets now?

No, you only need a Summoning level to have helmets enchanted to carry Summoning scrolls. If you don't want your helmet enchanted, you don't need a Summoning level.

Why can't I charge my headgear with my scrolls?

If you have enchanted Summoning headgear, you can store combat-based Summoning scrolls in them. You can only have one item of headgear with scrolls stored in it at a time.

Why can't I summon a familiar in some places?

You cannot summon a familiar close to a fully-charged Summoning obelisk because the Summoning energies are too great there, and you risk having a familiar running loose - like the giant wolpertinger in Wolf Whistle. You can still bring a familiar to a fully-charged obelisk, but you will be unable to summon one there. There are also a small number of activities that may not allow you to use familiars.

Where can I get Summoning charms?

There are hundreds of creatures around RuneScape that have charms, so it should be a simple matter of running to a good combat area and killing some monsters to get charms for your Summoning skills.

To get you started, here's a list of some creatures with a decent drop-rate for Summoning charms:

Fire giants
Ice giants
Ogres and jogres
Blue dragons

Those who enjoy Slayer might also like to try killing the following for some Summoning charms:

Basilisks
Bloodveld

These creatures may not necessarily drop the most charms or even drop them most frequently, so by exploring and trying out different enemies, you may well find a better source.

Finally, you can also claim charms as a reward for taking part in Soul Wars.

There was a bug and now I've lost my pet!

Never fear, pets have a natural tendency to head for places with the resources to care for them. If your pet is lost because of a bug, you can simply head to a pet shop to recover it. Of course, this is a naturally difficult time for them, so all pets will be fully grown when you recover them, and it's possible that the shop owner mistakes one animal for another, so your pet may change colour.

You will not be able to recover a pet if you have dismissed it or you lost it when you died.

How do I get a carved turnip for an evil turnip pouch?

First of all, you'll need an evil turnip (the wicked vegetable that doesn't follow you about), which you can get by Farming or trading with other players. Next, you'll need to use a knife on it to turn it into that most horrific of all vegetables: the carved turnip.

How can I buy many spirit shards in one go?

You will often want to use hundreds of spirit shards at a time, for training or simply stocking up. To satisfy this demand, all Summoning shops offer spirit shard packs, containing 5,000 spirit shards.

Will Summoning affect my combat level?

Yes, Summoning will have similar effects on your combat level to the Prayer skill. For example, with 99 in all melee stats, Constitution, Prayer and Summoning, you can expect a combat level of 138.

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