Summoner

Summoners are a type of spellcasters using magic to summon magical familiars, objects, and portals^[1]^[2] among many other things. They are mostly mages, shaman, warlocks and necromancers.

Conjurers are specialized in the arcane magic school of conjuration, which they use to notably summon and control elemental familiars. Archmages can also summon and control powerful elementals comprised of water and air vapors.^[3] Mages are known to summon torrential storms or blizzards in battle.^[4]

Acting as moderators among earth, fire, water, and air, shaman summon totems that focus the elements to support the shaman's allies or punish those who threaten them.^[5] Far seers have the ability to call forth powerful spirit wolves, and the more they gain experience, the more powerful wolves may be summoned to their side.^[6]

Warlocks are adept at summoning their allies to their presence, whether said allies are other heroes or bloodthirsty demons.^[7] Warlock summoners often act as teachers.

Dreadlords mark the pinnacle of their dark powers with the devastating ability to summon fiery infernals.^[8] Crypt fiends can summon swarms of vile insects.^[9] Crypts are where undead minions are summoned into the service of the Scourge.^[10] The Cult of the Damned acolytes are also able to unsummon buildings.^[8]

Gameplay

This section concerns content related to the original World of Warcraft.

A mob who can summon other mobs to his aid. This may include anything from warrior-type mobs to beasts or demonic minions.
- Summoner mobs are typically highly prioritized targets in a fight; either to dispatch quickly, or to keep subdued under crowd control. If they are left to their own devices for long, the number of mobs to fight increases, meaning more damage input on the party, and a longer fight.