Guide:Summoning
- Work in progress*
This is a collection of items I've found in Baldur's Gate 3 that either allow you to summon creatues or improve the performance of creatures you summon. I wanted to put all of these items in one place for my own benefit, but also for the benefit of anyone else trying to create a "Summoner" character.
You do not need all of these items or spells to be an effective summoner, nor are all of these items or spells necessarily good on a summoner character, but each of the items and spells listed in this guide will allow you to summon and enhance creatures. In a full party, you may be able to use most of this equipment spread across four characters, but in a solo playthrough a combination of items listed in this guide combined with other equipment will most likely be optimal.
Visit the page for each of these entries for more information about them.
Equipment
General Party Utility
can debuff nearby enemies with a 
-like effect and an extra 1d4 
Thunder on hit or, alternatively, buff nearby allies with a 
-like effect. On current patch, the Sing or Shriek effects persist even when Phalar Aluve is un-equipped.
provides 
when healing a character or creature. Will not effect undead summons.
grants nearby allies temporary hit points equal to your Charisma modifier when you land a killing blow.
provides turn-based healing in an AoE around the wielder. Will not effect undead summons.
Equipment that Enhance Summoned Creatures
Equipment that Summon Creatures
Conditional
(Only works with Necromancy spells, but allows you to potentially cast Raise Dead without consuming a spell slot)
(Only works in the Gauntlet of Shar)
or
Summoning Spells or Cantrips (including comparable scrolls)
