Divine Magic • Core Spell Reference
Summon Monster IX
This is a legacy spell. The published Pathfinder and 3.5 mechanics appear below; fifth-edition characters use their own edition’s spell list.
Summon Monster IX at a Glance
| Pathfinder 1e | Level 9 |
|---|---|
| D&D 3.5e | Level 9 |
| Browse | Cleric spells • Cleric class |
Spell Rules
Summon Monster IX — Pathfinder 1e
Cleric spell level 9. Edition source.
| School | conjuration (summoning) |
|---|---|
| Level | cleric 9, sorcerer/wizard 9 |
| Casting Time | 1 round |
| Components | V, S, F/DF (a tiny bag and a small candle) |
| Range | close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels) |
| Effect | one summoned creature |
| Duration | 1 round/level (D) |
| Saving Throw | none |
| Spell Resistance | no |
Base Procedure
This spell summons an extraplanar creature (typically an outsider, elemental, or magical beast native to another plane). It appears where you designate and acts immediately, on your turn. It attacks your opponents to the best of its ability. If you can communicate with the creature, you can direct it not to attack, to attack particular enemies, or to perform other actions. The spell conjures one of the creatures from the 1st Level list on Table 10–1. You choose which kind of creature to summon, and you can choose a different one each time you cast the spell.
A summoned monster cannot summon or otherwise conjure another creature, nor can it use any teleportation or planar travel abilities. Creatures cannot be summoned into an environment that cannot support them. Creatures summoned using this spell cannot use spells or spell-like abilities that duplicate spells with expensive material components (such as wish).
When you use a summoning spell to summon a creature with an alignment or elemental subtype, it is a spell of that type. Creatures on Table 10–1 marked with an “*” are summoned with the celestial template, if you are good, and the fiendish template, if you are evil. If you are neutral, you may choose which template to apply to the creature. Creatures marked with an “*” always have an alignment that matches yours, regardless of their usual alignment. Summoning these creatures makes the summoning spell’s type match your alignment.
Changes and Additional Effects
Changes for this spell: you can summon one creature from the 9th-level list, 1d3 creatures of the same kind from the 8th-level list, or 1d4+1 creatures of the same kind from a lower-level list.
Summon Monster IX — D&D 3.5e
Cleric spell level 9. Edition source.
| School | Conjuration (Summoning) [see text for summon monster I ] |
|---|---|
| Level | Chaos 9, Clr 9, Evil 9, Good 9, Law 9, Sor/Wiz 9 |
| Components | V, S, F/DF |
| Casting Time | 1 round |
| Range | Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels) |
| Effect | One summoned creature |
| Duration | 1 round/level (D) |
| Saving Throw | None |
| Spell Resistance | No |
Base Procedure
This spell summons an extraplanar creature (typically an outsider, elemental, or magical beast native to another plane). It appears where you designate and acts immediately, on your turn. It attacks your opponents to the best of its ability. If you can communicate with the creature, you can direct it not to attack, to attack particular enemies, or to perform other actions.
The spell conjures one of the creatures from the 1st-level list on the accompanying Summon Monster table. You choose which kind of creature to summon, and you can change that choice each time you cast the spell.
A summoned monster cannot summon or otherwise conjure another creature, nor can it use any teleportation or planar travel abilities. Creatures cannot be summoned into an environment that cannot support them.
When you use a summoning spell to summon an air, chaotic, earth, evil, fire, good, lawful, or water creature, it is a spell of that type.
Arcane Focus: A tiny bag and a small (not necessarily lit) candle.
Changes and Additional Effects
Changes for this spell: you can summon one creature from the 9th-level list, 1d3 creatures of the same kind from the 8th-level list, or 1d4+1 creatures of the same kind from a lower-level list.
| Summon Monster | |
|---|---|
| 1st Level | |
| Celestial dog | LG |
| Celestial owl | LG |
| Celestial giant fire beetle | NG |
| Celestial porpoise1 | NG |
| Celestial badger | CG |
| Celestial monkey | CG |
| Fiendish dire rat | LE |
| Fiendish raven | LE |
| Fiendish monstrous centipede, Medium | NE |
| Fiendish monstrous scorpion, Small | NE |
| Fiendish hawk | CE |
| Fiendish monstrous spider, Small | CE |
| Fiendish octopus1 | CE |
| Fiendish snake, Small viper | CE |
| 2nd Level | |
| Celestial giant bee | LG |
| Celestial giant bombardier beetle | NG |
| Celestial riding dog | NG |
| Celestial eagle | CG |
| Lemure (devil) | LE |
| Fiendish squid1 | LE |
| Fiendish wolf | LE |
| Fiendish monstrous centipede, Large | NE |
| Fiendish monstrous scorpion, Medium | NE |
| Fiendish shark, Medium1 | NE |
| Fiendish monstrous spider, Medium | CE |
| Fiendish snake, Medium viper | CE |
| 3rd Level | |
| Celestial black bear | LG |
| Celestial bison | NG |
| Celestial dire badger | CG |
| Celestial hippogriff | CG |
| Elemental, Small (any) | N |
| Fiendish ape | LE |
| Fiendish dire weasel | LE |
| Hell hound | LE |
| Fiendish snake, constrictor | LE |
| Fiendish boar | NE |
| Fiendish dire bat | NE |
| Fiendish monstrous centipede, Huge | NE |
| Fiendish crocodile | CE |
| Dretch (demon) | CE |
| Fiendish snake, Large viper | CE |
| Fiendish wolverine | CE |
| 4th Level | |
| Archon, lantern | LG |
| Celestial giant owl | LG |
| Celestial giant eagle | CG |
| Celestial lion | CG |
| Mephit (any) | N |
| Fiendish dire wolf | LE |
| Fiendish giant wasp | LE |
| Fiendish giant praying mantis | NE |
| Fiendish shark, Large1 | NE |
| Yeth hound | NE |
| Fiendish monstrous spider, Large | CE |
| Fiendish snake, Huge viper | CE |
| Howler | CE |
| 5th Level | |
| Archon, hound | LG |
| Celestial brown bear | LG |
| Celestial giant stag beetle | NG |
| Celestial sea cat1 | NG |
| Celestial griffon | CG |
| Elemental, Medium (any) | N |
| Achaierai | LE |
| Devil, bearded | LE |
| Fiendish deinonychus | LE |
| Fiendish dire ape | LE |
| Fiendish dire boar | NE |
| Fiendish shark, Huge | NE |
| Fiendish monstrous scorpion, Large | NE |
| Shadow mastiff | NE |
| Fiendish dire wolverine | CE |
| Fiendish giant crocodile | CE |
| Fiendish tiger | CE |
| 6th Level | |
| Celestial polar bear | LG |
| Celestial orca whale1 | NG |
| Bralani (eladrin) | CG |
| Celestial dire lion | CG |
| Elemental, Large (any) | N |
| Janni (genie) | N |
| Chaos beast | CN |
| Devil, chain | LE |
| Xill | LE |
| Fiendish monstrous centipede, Gargantuan | NE |
| Fiendish rhinoceros | NE |
| Fiendish elasmosaurus1 | CE |
| Fiendish monstrous spider, Huge | CE |
| Fiendish snake, giant constrictor | CE |
| 7th Level | |
| Celestial elephant | LG |
| Avoral (guardinal) | NG |
| Celestial baleen whale1 | NG |
| Djinni (genie) | CG |
| Elemental, Huge (any) | N |
| Invisible stalker | N |
| Devil, bone | LE |
| Fiendish megaraptor | LE |
| Fiendish monstrous scorpion, Huge | NE |
| Babau (demon) | CE |
| Fiendish giant octopus1 | CE |
| Fiendish girallon | CE |
| 8th Level | |
| Celestial dire bear | LG |
| Celestial cachalot whale1 | NG |
| Celestial triceratops | NG |
| Lillend | CG |
| Elemental, greater (any) | N |
| Fiendish giant squid1 | LE |
| Hellcat | LE |
| Fiendish monstrous centipede, Colossal | NE |
| Fiendish dire tiger | CE |
| Fiendish monstrous spider, Gargantuan | CE |
| Fiendish tyrannosaurus | CE |
| Vrock (demon) | CE |
| 9th Level | |
| Couatl | LG |
| Leonal (guardinal) | NG |
| Celestial roc | CG |
| Elemental, elder (any) | N |
| Devil, barbed | LE |
| Fiendish dire shark1 | NE |
| Fiendish monstrous scorpion, Gargantuan | NE |
| Night hag | NE |
| Bebilith (demon) | CE |
| Fiendish monstrous spider, Colossal | CE |
| Hezrou (demon) | CE |
| 1 May be summoned only into an aquatic or watery environment. | |
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