Summoning stone

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Summoning stones are a type of consumable used to summon allies. The ally will be at the player's level and last for 30 minutes (with one exception) or until slain in combat. Activating a summoning stone causes the player to suffer from Summoning Sickness, preventing them from using another summoning stone for 10 minutes. Each summoning stone can be used only once (with the same exception).

Summoning stones can only be used in explorable areas and there can only be one summoned ally in an instance at a time. This ally will follow the summoner, similarly to minions or other combat NPCs, but they almost never break off combat, often leading to their demise in the event of a retreat.

Summoning stones cannot be used during solo quests or Augury Rock; they can be used during Tihark Orchard.

[edit] List of summoning stones

Icon	Name	Summoned Ally	Acquisition
	Amber Summoning Stone	Juggernaut	Crafted by Aiiane in Urgoz's Warren.
	Arctic Summoning Stone	Kveldulf	Crafted by Eyja [Consumables] in Gunnar's Hold.
	Automaton Summoning Stone	Golem	Quest reward for Zinn's Task.
	Celestial Summoning Stone	Celestial Dog Celestial Dragon Celestial Horse Celestial Monkey Celestial Ox Celestial Pig Celestial Rabbit Celestial Rat Celestial Rooster Celestial Sheep Celestial Snake Celestial Tiger	Rewarded during Canthan New Year finales
	Chitinous Summoning Stone	Devourer	Crafted by Edwin [Consumables] in the Eye of the North.
	Demonic Summoning Stone	Oni	Drop from Kanaxai's Chest.
	Fossilized Summoning Stone	Raptor	Crafted by Kwat [Consumables] in Rata Sum.
	Frosty Summoning Stone	Snowman	Wintersday only: crafted by Will Brockman in the Eye of the North or as a quest reward for The Three Wise Norn.
	Gelatinous Summoning Stone	Ooze	Crafted by Alcus Nailbiter [Consumables] in the Central Transfer Chamber.
	Ghastly Summoning Stone	Dream Rider	Drops from the Underworld Chest.
	Igneous Summoning Stone	Fire Imp	Typing the /bonus command if your account meets certain requirements. 1
	Imperial Guard Reinforcement Order	3x Imperial Guard Allies ,	Crafted by Zan Lei in Kaineng Center.
	Jadeite Summoning Stone	Siege Turtle	Crafted by Alaris in The Deep.
	Mercantile Summoning Stone	Merchant	Drops from Gift of the Traveler.
	Mischievous Summoning Stone	Grentch	Wintersday only: Crafted by Will Brockman in the Eye of the North or as a quest reward for Charr-broiled Plans.
	Mysterious Summoning Stone	Black Beast of Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh Crystal Guardian Crystal Spider Devourer Fire Imp Gaki Golem Grentch Juggernaut Kveldulf Oni Ooze Raptor Restless Corpse Saltspray Dragon Siege Turtle Smoke Phantom Snowman Swarm of Bees White Rabbit	Drops from Gift of the Traveler.
	Mystical Summoning Stone	Gaki	Drops from Urgoz's Chest.
	Shining Blade War Horn	3x Shining Blade Allies ,,,	Drops from Royal Gift.
	Tengu Support Flare	3x Angchu Tengu Allies ,,,,,,,	Drops from Imperial Guard Lockbox.
	Zaishen Summoning Stone	Archer Priest of Balthazar Guild Lord Avatar of Balthazar Footman Champion of Balthazar	Traded by Pokhe in the Great Temple of Balthazar.

¹ The Igneous Summoning Stone is the only stone with infinite uses and that summons an ally that remains for up to 60 minutes.

[edit] Notes

Ball Hammer assigned to the Merchant

• Use of a stone causes Summoning Sickness.
• If the summoner is buffed by Journey to the North, the ally will be summoned at the character's actual level, not the buffed level of 20.
• Summons are immune to Sulfurous Haze.
• Summons are not infused.
• Summons can gain levels.

Anomaly.Like other allies and miniatures, summons will remain stuck on the other side after the party has passed through a teleporter, e.g. in the Crystal Desert or in the Underworld

Anomaly.On the ground, non-crafted summoning stones do not emit the typical sparkle effect.

Anomaly.A Spirit of Restoration will resurrect creatures created via summoning stones.

Bug.In extremely rare circumstances, drops can be assigned to a summoned creature and cannot be picked up by anyone. However, once the item loses its assignment, anyone will be able to grab it.

[edit] Trivia

• Summoning stones were first added to the game in the Thursday, September 4, 2008 update. "The Igneous Summoning Stone [was introduced] to help players level up new characters so it can only be used by characters under level 20." (Official ANet announcement)

Summoning stones
One use	Amber   Arctic   Automaton   Celestial   Chitinous   Demonic   Fossilized   Frosty   Gelatinous   Ghastly   Imperial Guard   Jadeite   Mercantile   Mischievous   Mysterious   Mystical   Shining Blade Tengu Zaishen
Infinite uses	Igneous

Allies from summoning stones
Core	Champion of Balthazar • Footman • Merchant • Restless Corpse / Guild Lord • Ghostly Hero Archer • Swarm of Bees Priest of Balthazar Crystal Spider • Dream Rider Crystal Guardian • Fire Imp • Saltspray Dragon • Smoke Phantom White Rabbit Avatar of Balthazar • Black Beast of Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh • Golem
Factions	Juggernaut • Celestial Dog / Celestial Ox / Celestial Tiger Siege Turtle Celestial Horse Celestial Pig • Celestial Rat Celestial Rooster Celestial Dragon Celestial Rabbit • Oni / Celestial Snake Gaki Celestial Monkey Celestial Sheep
Eye of the North	Kveldulf Devourer Ooze Raptor Snowman Grentch
Beyond	Shining Blade Ally • Imperial Guard Ally • Angchu Tengu Ally