The Trumpet Archon casts spells rather than using spell-like abilities, which means that it can cast spells like Raise Dead despite the expensive material components, but you still need to provide those components.As a 2nd-level spell, Summon Swarm is accessible early in the game. Air elementals remain the most relevant option for their ability to use Whirlwind to lift enemies into the air and drop them.Excellent in the water, the giant moray eel is a fantastic grappler. You could also go Pack Lord and divide each level into a new bee? Because small elementals only have one natural weapon attack, it works like a two-handed weapon so they get the extra 50% damage from Power Attack.Bite with a poison that deals Dexterity damage. Last Updated: April 19th, 2019. You should feel special.Lantern archons have several amazing things going for them.First, lantern archons are maneuverable.
The Voidworm is comparable to similar rings of summoning affinity at Summon 3, and the ring's good options don't come online until Summon 6 and 9.The few passable options here are situational or redundant.Few truly great options, but everything on the list is useful.A Rod of Lesser Metamagic (Extend) costs less, works on other spells, and doesn't add the ridiculous 30-foot distance limitation,The possible combinations here are massive.
I would never allow that as a GM because I'm not insane, but maybe your GM is more fun than I am.Cone of Cold every turn is a decent source of damage, but if you want a bunch of ice walls you should summon 1d4+1 Bone Devils from the Summon VII list instead.Feeblemind and Unholy Aura can easily disable a wide variety of enemies, or you can summon the Nalfeshnee to cast Greater Dispel Magic at will.Summon a pet 14th-level cleric. It notably requires Concentration, so instead of summoning a monster and going about your business you need to spend your standard action each turn keeping the spell going. Also note that many colored items are also links to the Paizo SRD.Summon Monster is allows you to summon a wide variety of extraplanar creatures capable of filling a variety of functions. (April 11th, 2018) Pathfinder - Practical Guide to Summon Nature's Ally - New guide addressing the available summon options for each version of the spell (April 11th, 2018) Pathfinder - Druid - Updated to discuss spells and magic items Casting Time 1 round. You summon a common creature that has the animal trait and whose level is –1. If no living creatures are within its area, the swarm attacks or pursues the nearest creature as best it can.
Range close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels).
The Lantern Archon is so good that my assessment of why its great took up more text than every other summon option at this tier.If you just want to kill something, the leopard is your best bet at this level. Otherwise, the Hezrou is underwhelming.Surprisingly, Summon IX has more options than Summon VIII.If you want something to hit things, summon an Astral Deva. If no living creatures are within its area, the swarm attacks or pursues the nearest creature as best it can. A swarm of spiders is a colonial mass of arachnids that relies on overwhelming much larger prey with sheer numbers rather than catching smaller snacks. The options here aren't significantly better than those of Summon Nature's Ally I, so your best bet will frequently be to summon 1d3 creatures from the Nature's Ally I list.Impressive 50 ft. speed, grab, and poison that deals Strength damage. Check out new settings that allow you to zoom and scroll easily. If you want to disable a single creature, use a Nalfeshnee. This means that lantern archons are a reliable combat option in nearly any encounter, making them an excellent option when you can summon 1d3 or 1d4+1 of them with higher-level summon spells. Their stat lines are so similar that I can't figure out why Grizzly Bear is CR 4 but the Giant Scorpion is only CR 3.
Swarms are dense masses of Fine, Diminutive, or Tiny creatures that would not be particularly dangerous in small groups, but can be terrible foes when gathered in sufficient numbers. The Bone Devil provides some excellent utility with Wall of Ice at will.Rot is 2 points of con damage with a DC of 23 to resist, and since it's not poison it still works on things immune to poison.
It's especially useful against enemies in manufactured armor because it literally rips their armor off.Wall of Ice at will.
A swarm has the characteristics of its type, except as noted here.
Heightening the spell increases the maximum level of creature you can summon. Fire beetles are only interesting because they glow. While spider swarms spin webs, these webs are incapable of catching larger prey and typically serve the swarm as a lair rather than a method of capturing dinner.Check out our other SRD sites! That is all that you need from them.Boars are dangerous because of their Ferocity trait, but combining their negative hit points with their normal hit point pool makes them only slightly more durable than the options on the Summon Monster I list. (April 11th, 2018) Pathfinder - Practical Guide to Summon Nature's Ally - New guide addressing the available summon options for each version of the spell (April 11th, 2018) Pathfinder - Druid - Updated to discuss spells and magic items
The octopus's poison does Strength damage, so any protracted fight against the octopus will lead to the target gradually losing its ability to fight off the octopus's grapple.It's really neat that the Invisible Stalker is invisible, but its damage is garbage and it can't do anything except damage.Summon a 7th-level bard! Unfortunately the damage output is poor, so the Salamander is likely a more effective grappler.Dire tiger has all of the same attacks, but has better attack bonuses and damage, and adds pounce and rake.Your go-to murder machine. Type to search for a spell, item, class — anything! In the water, the Giant Moray Eel is terrifying.