Summoning

Summoning is a  which was released on  and greatly  on. The skill is available after completing the quest. This acts as an introduction to the skill, it allows players to infuse the essence of a variety of creatures into, then summon these creatures, called. Each familiar has a unique ability that requires a, made from a corresponding pouch, to use Summoning familiars and creating scrolls gives very little experience, so players must create pouches in order to gain experience effectively, and even then it is a slow skill to raise.

The summoning skill is similar to in the way that  are drained when a familiar is summoned. Like prayer points, summoning points do not automatically recharge, so must be recharged at a or  or by drinking a.

In addition to the ability to summon familiars, Summoning affects a player's. Previously, the maximum combat level a player could reach was 126. When Summoning was added to the game, the maximum combat level was raised to 138. If you have a familiar with you or a pouch in your inventory then your combat level is shown as (Your without summoning) + (the combat levels you have gained from summoning). It is also shown in this way in and around Bounty Hunter. The reason for this is so that Player-killers are not discouraged from training Summoning.

The current minimum requirement to be ranked (at approximately rank 436,708) on the hiscores for summoning is level 30.