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.
I will eventually have the entries sorted in terms of availability. Visit the page for each of these entries for more information.
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
provides permanent physical resistance to all nearby allied undead as long as the circlet is equipped.
provides resistance to *all* damage types to *all* summoned creatures while the effect is active, but will cause the creatures to go mad if they fail a Wisdom Saving Throw. I would recommend that you start using this probably after you enter Act 3, once you have enough summoned creatures that the madness debuff isn't super debilitating, and possibly only if your summoned creatures really need the durability boost. You can turn the passive effect on and off without consuming an action, so use the to prevent big AoE damage, and then turn the effect off once enemies have exhausted their spell slots.
Equipment that Summon Creatures
is obtained through Wyll's questline, towards the very end of Act 2. Allows you to cast 
once per Long Rest.
can only be obtained by interacting with the broken Moonlantern located in Balthazar's study in Moonrise Towers while Gale is in your party. Allows you to cast 
. The wraith only persists while the lantern is equipped, unfortunately.
can be obtained if you choose to keep the wand at the culmination of the Save Mayrina questline, and allows you to summon Connor Vinderblad as a zombie. Mayrina must surive the fight with the Hag.
allows you to summon a 
.
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 summons a unique NPC, Shovel. Spellcasters can gain access to this spell permanently once per Short Rest by choosing the right dialogue options.
if you have Scratch in your camp. I think you may need to speak with him using 
at least once.
for Minsc only.
Summoning Spells or Cantrips (including comparable scrolls)
can be learned natively by ever spellcaster save for Clerics.
does not consume a spell slot when cast outside of combat.
can be learned by Wizards and Clerics. Necromancy Wizards automatically gain at level 6.
