NPC Summons in Elden Ring are the summonable cooperator NPCs that can be available in a boss fight. These are different from Spirit Ashes and can be activated by using their summon signs that appear in gold. A number of NPC summons have been added since the 1.03 Patch. These are specific to each boss and may have conditions that must be met before they are available as a summon. These conditions could be simple or part of different questlines and may require you to find each NPC and exhaust their dialogue before they become available. Furthermore, successfully summoning certain NPCs can sometimes reward the player with unique gestures or serve as a necessary step to advance their story. When they become available, their sign will usually be visible just outside of the boss fog gates where they can be summoned, though some unique signs can be found inside the boss arena itself. Below is the list of NPC Summons and the conditions required.
Summoning an NPC will reduce the number of runes you get from killing a boss by 25% and will also increase their health as if you had summoned a co-op player. This may actually make the fight harder as NPC summons are not as powerful as players. However, players should note that if a summoned NPC is defeated during the boss encounter, they do not permanently die in your game world, and you can summon them again upon retrying the fight.
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All Summonable NPCs in Elden Ring
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Legend (Main Boss) Summons
- Locate her at her first location and speak to her three times or exhaust her dialogue to have her available to be summoned
- Jerren joins in on the festival. His summon sign appears to become available towards phase 2 of the battle.
- Speak to Blaidd at Mistwood. Ensure you are in good terms with Preceptor Seluvis for Blaidd's sign to be available.
- The Summon sign for this NPC will appear so they can participate in the Festival with no prerequisites
- Summon Patches by sparing him during your first encounter at Murkwater Cave. Summon Patches for this fight and there is a chance he will leave without helping in battle.
- Tragoth can be summoned to assist in the Starscourge Radahn boss battle if you have not assassinated him.
- The Summon sign for this NPC will appear so they can participate in the Festival with no prerequisites
- The Summon sign for this NPC will appear so they can participate in the Festival with no prerequisites
Finger Maiden Therolina
- The Summon sign for this NPC will appear so they can participate in the Festival with no prerequisites
- Progress in the Melina questline until she says that she is leaving. Her summon sign is at the top of the stairs on the right, in front of the fog gate. She wields the Blade of Calling and uses faith based Erdtree/healing incantations.
- Release him during his questline (tbc)
- Help Alexander out upon meeting him in Northern Stormhill. Progress in his questline and he will be available as a summon. Make sure he is not stuck in his first location or stuck South of the Carian Study Hall in Liurnia. His summon sign will be at the fog gate entrance close to the Site of Grace.
- During the Shabriri questline, you will need to embrace the frenzied flame. This will also affect your ending. Do not cure it with the needle given by Malenia. Do not kill Shabriri to be able to use his summon sign.
Great Enemy (Mini-Bosses) NPC Summons
- His Summon Sign may appear without any prior conditions. You can travel to Castleward Tunnel directly after a new game and his summon sign will be available
- Can be summoned for the Godskin Duo fight in Crumbling Farum Azula. You can find his summon sign by starting at the Dragon Temple Transept site of grace and going up the narrow staircase.
- Progress in the Sorceress Sellen questline to eventually be given the option to side with Jerren or Sellen at the Raya Lucaria Academy Library. Both summon signs will be available at this point and choosing one will initiate a boss fight battle against the other.
- Progress in the Sorceress Sellen questline to eventually be given the option to side with Jerren or Sellen at the Raya Lucaria Academy Library. Both summon signs will be available at this point and choosing one will initiate a boss fight battle against the other.
Enemy (Field Bosses) NPC Summons
- Yura will be nearby the Dragon boss fight. Speak to him first and he will mention the dragon. His summon sign will then be available nearby.
- Ensure he is still alive to be able to summon him for this fight.
- Begin the Irina questline and deliver Irina's Letter to Edgar to be able to unlock his summon sign during this fight.
- Speak to him first just outside Summonwater Village before entering and he will be available to help you during this fight.
Polyanna (Millicent’s sister)
- Progress in the Gowry / Millicent storyline, her summon sign should be available for use near Inner Aeonia Grace. She is available to help you progress Gowry's quest.
- Begin the Rya and Boggart questlines until you can purchase the necklace and Boiled Prawns from him. Purchase it then exhaust his dialogue til his tone shifts and he tells you that he's never met someone with a taste for prawns he couldn't trust.
- There are no conditions to his summon.
- There are no prerequisites to use his sign. His summon sign is on the path just downhill from the Statue of Marika
NPC Summons Patch History (NPC Summons nerf/buff/changes)
Throughout the various updates to Elden Ring, developer FromSoftware has implemented several changes, buffs, and bug fixes related to NPC Summons. Below is a summary of notable adjustments. For comprehensive details on all game updates, please refer to the official Patch Notes.
- Patch 1.13:
- Adjusted the placement of NPC summon signs in certain boss fight areas.
- Changed the NPC summon signs in certain boss fights to allow the user to summon NPCs simply by pressing the action button once.
- Fixed a bug where NPCs could be summoned when the maximum number of cooperative multiplayer members had been reached.
- Increased the stats & status of the following NPCs that can be summoned in some areas: Needle Knight Leda / Pureblood Knight Ansbach / Thiollier
- Patch 1.12 (Shadow of the Erdtree): Introduced a variety of new NPC summons for encounters within the Realm of Shadow. Adjusted the behavior and scaling of certain NPCs when summoned into battle.
- Patch 1.09: [PS4] Fixed a bug that occurred when using the Finger Severer on summoned NPCs while offline that could cause the game to crash.
- Patch 1.04: Implemented several bug fixes regarding NPC questlines, ensuring that certain NPC summon signs correctly appear outside boss arenas once their specific quest conditions are met.
- Patch 1.03: Added a significant number of summonable NPCs in multiple boss encounters across the Lands Between to assist players and expand upon ongoing character questlines.
