--- key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-summon type: mechanic id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-summon lang: en title: Summon summary: The boss introduces extra enemies that compete for attention. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-summon/' jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-summon.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-summon.md aliases: [] tags: - Boss fights - Additional targets sourceIds: - source-68cc17253abe1410 - source-2e5fb712208e3710 - source-b155a602946ba6d1 - source-672a1787af5dbc85 - source-f07b0a8ea5a95bae - source-fac4bc0429f0b121 - source-ae55768c8f3a185d sources: - id: source-68cc17253abe1410 title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Summon (RU)' url: 'https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/summon/' verifiedAt: null - id: source-2e5fb712208e3710 title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Summon (EN)' url: 'https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/summon/' verifiedAt: null - id: source-b155a602946ba6d1 title: The Collector · Hollow Knight url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwZmf4u366o&t=1000s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-672a1787af5dbc85 title: 'Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon · Elden Ring' url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wTLAgG3dX0&t=250s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-f07b0a8ea5a95bae title: 'Rom, the Vacuous Spider · Bloodborne' url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbN4AB4T8ho&t=62s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-fac4bc0429f0b121 title: Boss guide · Rennala summon roster and phase structure url: >- https://www.gameinformer.com/guide/2022/03/02/how-to-beat-rennala-queen-of-the-full-moon-elden-ring-boss-guide verifiedAt: null - id: source-ae55768c8f3a185d title: Hollow Knight url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwZmf4u366o&t=1010s' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: boss-fight-atlas id: boss-summon title: Boss fights url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/boss-fight-atlas/#boss-summon' categoryIds: - catalog-part-6 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Summon description: The boss introduces extra enemies that compete for attention. image: src: images/mechanics/boss-frame-rwzmf4u366o-1010.webp width: 854 height: 480 game: Hollow Knight sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwZmf4u366o&t=1010s' originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwZmf4u366o' sourceFrameSeconds: 1010 credit: Team Cherry; gameplay capture by ProsafiaGaming rights: >- Game graphics © Team Cherry. Gameplay recording by ProsafiaGaming. Visible source markings preserved. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: The Collector releases creatures into the fight alt: The Collector releases creatures into the fight markers: - x: 89 'y': 48 label: An additional creature appears beside the main threat tips: - >- Limit summoned creature counts and provide a clear way to reduce pressure. examples: - title: Hollow Knight url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwZmf4u366o&t=1010s' endsAt: null provenance: >- Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/boss-fight-atlas --- # Summon id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-summon type: mechanic key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-summon lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-summon/ The boss introduces extra enemies that compete for attention. ## At a glance ![The Collector releases creatures into the fight](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/boss-frame-rwzmf4u366o-1010.webp) [Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwZmf4u366o&t=1010s) · Game graphics © Team Cherry. Gameplay recording by ProsafiaGaming. Visible source markings preserved. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. [Source recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwZmf4u366o), 1010 s 1. An additional creature appears beside the main threat - Limit summoned creature counts and provide a clear way to reduce pressure. - [Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwZmf4u366o&t=1010s) ## How it works The boss introduces extra enemies that compete for attention. ## Variants ### How the technique works - The boss introduces extra enemies that compete for attention. ## Context and limits A concise reference to all 124 Boss Fight Atlas mechanics across its 14 source sections. Each entry includes a definition, full RU/EN lesson links, game references and further reading retained from the source. Animations and detailed rules remain in the atlas. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. - [Boss Fight Atlas: Summon (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/summon/) (id: source-68cc17253abe1410) - [Boss Fight Atlas: Summon (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/summon/) (id: source-2e5fb712208e3710) - [The Collector · Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwZmf4u366o&t=1000s) (id: source-b155a602946ba6d1) - [Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon · Elden Ring](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wTLAgG3dX0&t=250s) (id: source-672a1787af5dbc85) - [Rom, the Vacuous Spider · Bloodborne](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbN4AB4T8ho&t=62s) (id: source-f07b0a8ea5a95bae) - [Boss guide · Rennala summon roster and phase structure](https://www.gameinformer.com/guide/2022/03/02/how-to-beat-rennala-queen-of-the-full-moon-elden-ring-boss-guide) (id: source-fac4bc0429f0b121) - [Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwZmf4u366o&t=1010s) (id: source-ae55768c8f3a185d) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors