Introduction
Summoning is one of the largest and most in-depth Skills to have been released to date. It plays a large role in the world of Melvor, cementing its dark and rich history waiting to be uncovered by you.
This Skill requires you to utilize almost every single other Skill in the game in order to progress and unlock more content. As you continue to level up, you will unlock more powerful and unique benefits to give you that extra edge throughout the game.
Below outlines the basic mechanics of the Skill, and also provides an insight in what to expect from Summoning.
Familiars
Discovering the existence of Summoning has provided you with the knowledge of a dark magic only told in tales.
You are given the ability to equip not only one, but TWO Familiars to aid you in your journey throughout Melvor.
There is a selection of 20 different Familiars, each one providing you with a unique passive bonus. They also use charges (Just like Ranged Ammo), and are consumed every time and action is taken relating to the passive of your Familiar.
However, great power like this must be earned, and is only given to those who take the time to learn about the Familiar's respective Mark.
Combat Familiars
Half of the Familiars are classed as "Combat Familiars" and provide general benefits to assist within Combat.
On top of this, Combat Familiars also have the ability to attack enemies. They attack every 3 seconds, and have a pre-defined Max Hit (Which is visible during Combat). Their accuracy/chance to hit is determined by yours.
An no, they cannot be hit or attacked by the Enemy :)
Marks
Hidden throughout the world of Melvor are the secrets that contain the true power of Summoning, granting the dark magic to those who discover them.
Upon discovering a Mark, you will be able to harness its power by creating Summoning Tablets based on respective Familiars, allowing you to utilize their benefits on your adventure.
These Marks can be further researched and leveled up to unlock even greater power relating to your Familiar in the form of Synergies.
If you happen to have the respective Familiar equipped while searching for further Marks, then the drop rate of the Marks will be doubled.
For those wondering - Leveling up all the Marks to the maximum Level (4) is required for 100% completion. This is due to a new Pet that is being introduced (Named Mark) that is unlocked once you achieve this goal.
Synergies
Tales tell of an ancient bond that can be formed between two different Familiars. Although this has never been witnessed, it takes true knowledge to be able to achieve such a thing.
By levelling up your Marks, you will unlock Synergies between Familiars that grants an extra unique passive that is active as long as both Familiars are equipped. These passives are unique in what they provide, and can assist greatly during your training.
Synergies are unlocked when their respective Mark levels meet the requirements. Higher level Marks unlock higher tier Synergies.
There is roughly 90 Synergies to unlock and discover.
To make it easier for you, there is also an integrated Synergy Search function within the game that allows you to search for any unlocked Synergy with ease. This search functionality also allows you to equip this Synergy directly from the search results.
Shards
Shards are the core ingredient for Summoning Tablet creation, and can be obtained only from the Shop at a cost of GP.
All Summoning Tablets use a variety of Shards in their creation, and there are 6 different coloured Shards to utilize.
Tablet Creation
Tablet Creation is very similar to all other crafting related Skills in the game.
However, Summoning adds another element to this process in the form of "Alternate Recipes". You will find that many of the Summoning Tablets you can create have multiple recipes to select from. Some even have up to 20 different recipes!
The quantity of items required within the recipes are weighted against the base sale price of the item.
There is a recipe for every stage of the game you're at, but not all of them will be efficient.
Leveling the Skill
As is the theme of this Skill, leveling it is a little bit different than all the others.
There are two ways to earn Skill XP:
- Creating Summoning Tablets.
- Using Tablet charges, by equipping the Familiar and using them in the game.
The Summoning Skill XP you earn while using charges is weighted against the interval of your action, as well as the Summoning Level required to unlock that Familiar. Generally this means that using a high level Summoning will give you more XP.
NOTE: Mastery XP can only be earned via Summoning Tablet Creation
New Items and Content
With the introduction of a new Skill, there is also new items and content that come along with it. This includes:
- Four new equippable items in the Slayer Shop to assist with Summoning.
- Two new Agility Obstacles to also assist with Summoning.
- Yet another new Herblore Potion for (you guessed it) Summoning.
- And of course, we also have the Summoning Skillcape and the Summoning Mastery Token.
Conclusion
This update is due to hit this week, so keep a look out for it!
Along with the new Skill, there's the usual assortment of new Minor Content, QoL Additions, performance improvements, lots of bug fixes, changes and buffs to existing content.
- Malcs