Summon Range Calculator | Dark Souls 3
Summon Range Calculator is used to determine if players can connect with each other in Online play.
Soul-Level Based Matchmaking
If you are looking to play with a friend, please use a password: this will remove the limits to multiplayer and scale the strong party down to the lower one.
The official wiki password is Fextra.
'Below is a general calculator for ranges. This quick reference has an error margin of + - 10 levels at high levels.
'Please note that weapon upgrades also take a part in matchmaking.
Host's level:
Calculate
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Minimum Phantom Level:
Maximum Phantom Level:
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'Below are an Excel Sheet and matchmaking formulas provided to calculate precise matchmaking ranges.
Further below, there are Soul level and weapon upgrade level recommendations for easy matchmaking.
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Detailed Calculator by Pound_Cake94 (Excel Sheet takes a bit to load)
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The Formula is Covenant Dependent:
The following table is depicted as active from patch 1.13 by From Software.
| Co-op | Sign Summons | SL ： Host's Level |
Upper: SL + 10 + ( SL * 0.1 ) Lower: SL – 10 – ( SL * 0.1 ) Remarks: Also affects Warrior of Sunlight and Mound-Maker |
| Way of Blue (Auto) | SL ： Host's Level |
Upper: SL + 15 + ( SL * 0.1 ) Lower: SL – 15 – ( SL * 0.1 ) Remarks: Affects Blue Sentinels and Blades of the Darkmoon | |
| PvP | Dark Spirit Invasion | SL ： Invader Level |
Upper: SL + 20 + ( SL * 0.1 ) Lower: SL – ( SL * 0.1 ) Remarks: Red Eye Orb, etc? |
| Mound-Maker Invasion | SL ： Invader Level |
Upper: SL + 20 + ( SL * 0.15 ) Lower: SL – ( SL * 0.1 ) Remarks: Invasions from Mound-Maker | |
| Covenant Invasion (defend territory) | SL ： Host Level |
Upper: SL + ( SL * 0.1 ) Lower: SL – 20 – ( SL * 0.2 ) Remarks: Watchdogs of Farron, Aldrich's Faithful |
Legacy Table (pre patches)
- Min/Max is given as the Host's min/max level relative to the invader's or phantom's level.
| Condition | Min | Max |
| Summoning a White Phantom, Warrior of Sunlight, Mound-Maker or no covenant | Host - 20 | Host + 20 |
| Defending Summons of: Blades of the Darkmoon or Blue Sentinels | Host - 10 | Host + 30 |
| Territorial Invasions by: Watchdogs of Farron or Aldrich Faithful | Host - 10 | Host + 40 |
| Invasion from Warriors of Sunlight or no covenant | Host - 10 | Host + 30 |
| Invasion from Mound-Maker | Host - 10 | Host + 35 |
Weapon-Based Matchmaking
Dark Souls 3 uses Soul Level + Upgrade Level to determine multiplayer ranges. If a player has a weapon at +10, they can be matched with players who have +8 or more. If a player has no upgrades, they can be paired with players with up to +1 weapons.
Players have deduced that weapons that only go to +5 operate as double their numbers. So +1 is +2, +2 is +4, etc.
*Even if you no longer have a weapon of the max level you managed to upgrade, the game "remembers" what is the max upgraded level you had.
| Host Highest Upgrade | Guest Highest Upgrade |
| + 0 | + 1 |
| + 1 | + 2 |
| + 2 | + 3 |
| + 3 | + 4 |
| + 4 | + 6 |
| + 5 | + 7 |
| + 6 | + 8 |
| + 7 | + 9 |
| + 8 | + 10 |
| + 9 | + 10 |
| + 10 | + 10 |
Optimal levels for Co-op
While sitting on one of these level tiers, you can summon phantoms and be summoned by hosts ranging from one tier below you through to one tier above you.
Host Soul Level or phantom |
Weapon Upgrade Level (Special weapon upgrade level) |
| 1 | +0 (0) |
| 11 | +1 (0) |
| 22 | +2 (1) |
| 34 | +3 (1) |
| 47 | +4 (2) |
| 61 | +6 (3) |
| 77 | +8 (4) |
| 94 | +10 (5) |
| 113 | +10 (5) |
| 134 | +10 (5) |
| 150 | +10 (5) |
Recommended Level and Upgrade for Invasions
Area |
Level |
Upgrade |
| High Wall of Lothric | 1-12 | +0 to +1 |
| Undead Settlement | 15-20 | +2 |
| Watchdogs of Farron / Crucifixion Woods | 20-26 | +2 |
| Farron Keep | 25-33 | +3 |
| Cathedral of the Deep | 25-33 | +3 |
| Catacombs of Carthus | 25-40 | +3, +4 or +6 |
| Smouldering Lake | 40-50 | +6 |
| Irithyll of the Boreal Valley | 40-46 | +6 |
| Irithyll Dungeon & Profaned Capital | 50-55 | +6 |
| Aldrich Faithful / Pontiff's Back Porch & Anor Londo | 50-55 (132) | +6 (+10) |
| Lothric Castle & Garden & Untended Graves | 60-70 | +8 |
| Grand Archives | 70-80 | +10 |
| Archdragon Peak & Kiln & Painted World of Ariandel | 80-88 | +10 |
| Dreg Heap & The Ringed City & Spears of the Church | 90-100 (132) | +10 |
