Summon Elemental
2024 Rules
- Level & School
- 4th-level conjuration
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- 90 feet
- Components
- V, S, M (air, a pebble, ash, and water inside a gold- inlaid vial worth 400+ GP)
- Duration
- Concentration, up to 1 hour
- Classes
- Druid, Ranger, Wizard
You call forth an Elemental spirit. It manifests in an unoccupied space that you can see within range and uses the Elemental Spirit stat block. When you cast the spell, choose an element: Air, Earth, Fire, or Water. The creature resembles a bipedal form wreathed in the chosen element, which determines certain details in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to O Hit Points or when the spell ends.
The creature is an ally to you and your allies. In combat, the creature shares your Initiative count but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It obeys your verbal commands (no action required by you). If you don't issue any, it takes the Dodge action and uses its movement to avoid danger.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. Use the spell slot's level for the spell's level in the stat block.
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- 4th-level conjuration
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- 90 feet
- Components
- V, S, M (air, a pebble, ash, and water inside a gold-inlaid vial worth at least 400 gp)
- Duration
- Concentration, up to 1 hour
- Classes
- Druid, Ranger, Wizard
You call forth an elemental spirit. It manifests in an unoccupied space that you can see within range. This corporeal form uses the Elemental Spirit stat block. When you cast the spell, choose an element: Air, Earth, Fire, or Water. The creature resembles a bipedal form wreathed in the chosen element, which determines certain traits in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0 hit points or when the spell ends.
The creature is an ally to you and your companions. In combat, the creature shares your initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It obeys your verbal commands (no action required by you). If you don’t issue any, it takes the Dodge action and uses its move to avoid danger.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 5th level or higher, use the higher level wherever the spell’s level appears in the stat block.
Summon Elemental 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Summon Elemental popularity
Summon Elemental is a commonly chosen level 4 spell. Choosing it adds an established option to your spellbook.
- Bottom 25% level 4 Druid spell
- Bottom 50% level 4 Ranger spell
- Bottom 50% level 4 Wizard spell
Spells similar to Summon Elemental
Conjure Minor Elementals 4th-level conjuration
It summons elemental creatures at the same spell level and shares the elemental/conjuration theme and a similar concentration, short-term ally playstyle.
Summon Construct 4th-level conjuration
This is the same-level summon that creates a temporary allied creature to act on your initiative and preserve your action economy, making its tactical role very close.
Summon Aberration 4th-level conjuration
Also a level 4 conjuration that calls a single summoned ally which fights for you and uses concentration, matching the support-and-action-economy niche.
Conjure Woodland Beings 4th-level conjuration
A level 4 conjuration that brings summoned allies to the battlefield for support and action-economy reasons, though it leans toward multiple fey rather than one elemental.
Summon Fey 3rd-level conjuration
A lower-level summon that nevertheless functions the same way—calling a temporary allied spirit that obeys commands and frees the caster to act.