Summoning monsters, according to the game world in Dark Summoner, is accomplished by transporting monsters in from alternate dimensions in order for them to do the Summoner's bidding. This has directly and indirectly led to the destruction of the world as we know it, making the world of Dark Summoner a bleak, post-apocalyptic wasteland, controlled by the three powerful Guilds.
Practically, it is the mechanic by which players can (usually randomly) summon more-or-less powerful monsters to add to their collections.
There are several different types of Summons: (Note that relative odds of receiving different tiers have not yet been calculated for the various types of Summons. Please inform us of any research done, either in the Talk page or by adding directly if you have statistically significant data.)
Normal Summons
This is by far the most common type of Summon that a player will encounter and use. It can be obtained through daily bonuses, stamp collections and other special events.
Type of monster summoned: C-rank through A has been observed at this time.
Note: Please note if you have obtained a higher-rank monster than A on the Talk page
Dark Summons
Dark Summons are available as Premium content, from special events such as daily stamp collections or from other various special events or awards.
Type of monster summoned: B-rank through AAA has been observed at this time.
Note: Higher rank monsters (AA-AAA) appear VERY infrequently so players should not expect to acquire one of these monsters with ease. That being said, there have been reports of players acquiring AAA rank monsters through free dark summons obtained in events so there is still the possiblity of obtaining these entities.
Special or Unique Summons
Special Summons are assorted kinds of Summons available through a number of special events, achievements or awards throughout the game. Sometimes they award a specific tier of monster, or have a chance of awarding a unique monster more powerful than Dark Summons, or award a specific monster.
Known types of Special/Unique Summons:
| Name | Summons | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Dark Summon | Rank A monster or higher. | Events Only |
| A-rank Summon | Random A-tier monster or higher | |
| B-rank Summon | Random B-tier monster or higher | |
| Skilled B-rank Summon | Random B-tier monster with a skill | |
| Orb Summon | Like a Dark Summon, but could also award one of three unique, event-specific monsters. | Part of the now-ended Orb Collection Event. |
| Relic Summon | Awards a unique event-specific monster. | |
| Anima Summon | Random Soul with a skill | |
| Drops of Darkness | (Collect Drops of Darkness to acquire. Offers better chance of stronger monsters. Event Only.) | |
| Flashback Summon | (Summons Event monsters, limited to All Events up until current one. Event Only.) | |
| Synthetic Summon | (Summons only monsters limited to the Great Eternity Library Event, Event Only.) | |
| Great Eternity Library Event Summons | you will be given a random Dark/Impulse/Covert/Psycho/Demon/Brute/Mystic/Creation/Undead/Crawler/Wyrm Summon.) | After 51st sets of Nuclei collected |
| Void Summon | Random monsters B and above. | Obtained from defeating Mobius Bosses). Summoned monsters tend to scale up with level of boss defeated. |