Oblivion:Summon

School	Conjuration
Type	Defensive; (No enchanting)
Effect ID	varies
Base Cost	varies
Barter Factor	0
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	Spells; Scrolls

Summon Headless Zombie

Summon {Creature} for D seconds.

This spell allows you to summon various creatures to fight on your side. The more powerful the creature, the more costly the spell. You may only summon one creature at a time. Summoned creatures will not summon underlings. For example, Spider Daedra would normally summon Spiderlings, but summoned Spider Daedra are not able to do so. You can also attack summoned creatures and capture their souls; after three hits they turn hostile and attack you. You may not collect ingredients from summoned creatures after they're dead; they simply vanish into thin air.

Notes[edit]

These effects can be gained for spell making via spells with the exception of the Summon Ancestor Guardian greater power, which is disabled for custom spell making.
There is a Summon Dremora Lord test potion available in the editor, but not anywhere in the game.
The Wizard's Tower official download adds a Daedric Lava Whiskey potion that includes the Summon Dremora Lord effect.
The Staff of the Everscamp in the quest Whom Gods Annoy provides limitless (and constant) summoned scamps, which can be taken advantage of just like regular summons: target practice, soul trapping (Lesser souls), etc.
This effect has been categorized as defensive, because you actually cast the effect upon yourself (and casting the spell is not considered to be a hostile act).
Some summoned creatures are equipped with weapons (i.e., skeletons, dremora). Normally, these weapons disappear with the creature when the spell expires. However, if the summon drops his weapon, it remains present after the end of the spell. This is one way to obtain Dremora weapons; there is even a chance your summon will have an enchanted Dremora weapon. The fastest way to get a summon to drop his weapon is by using Disintegrate Weapon (however, the weapon must already be drawn; if you disintegrate the weapon before he starts to attack, he will never pull it out). Be careful not to do this where other weapons are available: your summon will pick up any other weapon, and that weapon will disappear when the summon spell expires.
The spells Summon Dremora and Summon Dremora Lord actually summon NPCs, so you need Black Soul Gems in order to trap their souls.
With careful timing and luck it is possible to remove weapons and items from dying summons by quickly hitting the activate button at the instant when the summoned creature is killed. The time window in which this will work is very short, and it never works if the summon effect's duration has expired.
Killing a creature you've summoned increases your "Creatures Killed" amount.
As well as the Summon effects listed here, there are two extras: Wabba Summon (editor ID Z011) and an empty effect called "Extra Summon 20" (editor ID Z020), listed in the CS but not available in-game. The Wabba Summon effect is designed to summon a deer, sheep, rat, Baliwog, Elytra, Gnarl or Scalon, depending on your level. The Extra Summon 20 is a blank effect intended for use by modders. All the SI-specific summonable creatures were based on what were originally known (pre-SI) as "Extra Summon 06 through 19".
In the Construction Set, there is an unused Wraith meant for a Summon Wraith spell. However, the game lacks both the needed Summon Wraith spell effect and an appropriate spell: only Gloom and Faded Wraiths can be summoned.

Summonable Creatures[edit]

Those figures provided in the Effect Base Cost column are taken from the Spell Effects page, and are equal to the magicka cost of a 10 second duration spell. Note that the magicka cost of any summon spell depends on its duration.

Creature	Health	Attacks	Soul	Spell Level	Effect ID	Effect Base Cost	Type
Black Bear^[1]	150	22pts melee	Common	Expert	Z005	47.3	Creature
Skeleton	20	5pts melee	Petty	Appren	ZSKE	11.25	Undead
Rufio's Ghost^[2]	18 ×lvl	Ghostly Touch Snowball	Leveled^L:+0	None	Z001	13.0	Undead
Zombie	80	10pts melee	Lesser	Appren	ZZOM	16.67	Undead
Ghost	15 ×lvl Max:60	13+1 ×lvl pts melee (Max:17) Ghostly Touch Snowball 50% Resist Normal Weapons, rather than 100%	<=Lesser^L:+0	Appren	ZGHO	22.0	Undead
Skeleton Guardian	170	8pts melee	Lesser	Journey	ZSKA	32.5	Undead
Ancestor Guardian^[3]	12 ×lvl Max:48	Ghostly Touch Snowball	<=Lesser^L:+0	None	Z002	33.3	Undead
Headless Zombie	175	27pts melee	Common	Journey	ZHDZ	56.0	Undead
Skeleton Hero	280	12pts melee	Common	Expert	ZSKH	66.0	Undead
Faded Wraith	280	24pts melee Faded Wraith's Curse Silence of the Grave Winter's Grasp Frost Bolt	Common	Expert	ZWRA	87.5	Undead
Skeleton Champion	350	Claymore (Silver, Dwarven, Elven, Glass) (10% enchanted, up to Daedric) 14pts melee	Greater	Expert	ZSKC	152.0	Undead
Gloom Wraith	500	17pts melee Gloom Wraith's Curse Silence of the Grave Arctic Blow Ice Bolt	Grand	Master	ZWRL	260.0	Undead
Lich	360	20pts melee, leveled staff (always Greater/Special variety) Same spells as standard lich, except no summon spell. Major spells are always Master.	Grand	Master	ZLIC	350.0	Undead
Decrepit Shambles^SI	150	16pts melee	Common	Journey	Z012	45	Undead
Shambles^SI	300	23pts melee Frost Touch	Common	Expert	Z013	87.5	Undead
Replete Shambles^SI	300	35pts melee Frost Touch	Common	Master	Z014	150	Undead
Scamp	16 ×lvl Max:80	12+1 ×lvl pts melee (Max:17) Flare	<=Lesser^L:+1	Appren	ZSCA	30.0	Daedra
Flame Atronach	150	5pts melee Fiery Touch Atronach Fireball Weakness to Shock 20%	Common	Journey	ZFIA	45.0	Daedra
Spiderling^[4]	75	8pts melee Poison spit	None	None	Z003	45.0	Daedra
Dremora	84	5pts melee, with Dremora Mace (25% enchanted) 1pts melee, unarmed 2 Random Apprentice Destruction spells Caitiff Cuirass, Greaves, Boots, Shield Caitiff Helmet 50% Resist Magic 25%	Black	Journey	ZDRE	72.5	Daedra
Clannfear	180	36pts melee	Common	Expert	ZCLA	75.56	Daedra
Frost Atronach	280	40pts melee Freezing Touch Atronach Frostbolt Freezing Heal	Greater	Expert	ZFRA	102.86	Daedra
Daedroth	280	40pts melee Daedroth Shield Fiery Breath	Greater	Expert	ZDAE	123.33	Daedra
Storm Atronach	350	26pts melee Shocking Touch Atronach Lightning No Shock Resistance	Greater	Master	ZSTA	125.0	Daedra
Dremora Lord	172	15pts melee, with Dremora Claymore (25% enchanted) 3pts melee, unarmed 1 Random Journeyman Destruction spell 1 Random Apprentice Destruction spell Markynaz Cuirass, Greaves, Boots, Helmet Resist Magic 45%	Black	Master	ZDRL	157.14	Daedra
Spider Daedra	300	16pts melee Poison Spit Shock Guard Heal Major Wounds	Greater	Expert	ZSPD	195.0	Daedra
Xivilai	240	15pts melee, always unarmed Chameleon Dispel Other Heat Blast Lightning Bolt Spell Absorption 50pts Stunted Magicka	Grand	Master	ZXIV	200.0	Daedra
Hunger^SI	100	14pts melee Damage Fatigue	Lesser	Appren	Z015	22	Daedra
Gluttonous Hunger^SI	200	23pts melee Damage Fatigue	Common	Journey	Z006	61	Daedra
Ravenous Hunger^SI	360	33pts melee Damage Fatigue	Greater	Expert	Z007	123.33	Daedra
Voracious Hunger^SI	400	40pts melee Damage Fatigue	Grand	Master	Z008	175	Daedra
Dark Seducer^SI	43 + (6+1.4)x(Lvl-1), Lvl=5-40	Leveled major restoration spell Leveled major alteration spell Absorb Health Lesser Power (1pt for 60 secs on Touch) Spell Absorption 15 pts Weakness to Frost 50% Leveled melee weapon and armor (armor, helmet, shield; always best quality available)	Grand (black)	N/A Greater Power	Z009	1	Daedra
Flesh Atronach^SI. The specific creature you summon is dependent upon your character's level:	15×Lvl	Leveled melee Level-dependent spells	<=Lesser⁺⁰	N/A Greater Power	Z004 Z016 (Mangled) Z017 (Torn) Z018 (Stitched) Z019 (Sewn)	1	Daedra
Level 1-5: Mangled Flesh Atronach	15×Lvl		<=Lesser⁺⁰
Level 6-10: Torn Flesh Atronach	80		Lesser
Level 11-15: Stitched Flesh Atronach	125		Common
Level 16-20: Sewn Flesh Atronach	180		Greater
Level 21+: Mended Flesh Atronach	10×(Lvl-2)		Grand
Golden Saint^SI	55 + (6+1.8)x(Lvl-1), Lvl=5-21	Leveled major restore health spell Leveled major Destruction spell Disintegrate Weapon Lesser Power (100pts on Touch) Reflect Spell 15% Weakness to Poison 50% Leveled melee weapon and armor (armor, helmet, shield; always best quality available)	Grand (black)	N/A Greater Power	Z010	1	Daedra