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Monstrous Menagerie
Casting noise	7
Spell noise	0
Flags	Mons abjure, Monster

Summons a powerful exotic creature to the caster's aid: either a manticore, a lindwurm, or a sphinx marauder.

Monstrous Menagerie is a monster-only spell which summons an exotic, ranged creature.

Useful Info

One beast is summoned. Possible summons include:

H Manticore
k Lindwurm
H Sphinx

The following enemies cast Monstrous Menagerie:

@ Kirke

History

Monstrous Menagerie
Level	7
School¹	Summoning
Source(s)	Book of Beasts
Casting noise	0
Spell noise	5

Summons a powerful exotic creature to the caster's aid: a manticore, a lindwurm, or, at high power, even a sphinx. Casting the spell at higher power also increases the strength of the beasts themselves.

Prior to 0.33, Monstrous Menagerie was a Level 7 Summonings spell that players could cast. It was replaced by Sphinx Sisters.
Prior to 0.28, Monstrous Menagerie had a summon cap of 4.
Prior to 0.27, Monstrous Menagerie could summon 1-3 harpies.
Prior to 0.22, for followers of Dithmenos, lindwurms were replaced by manticores.
Prior to 0.18, Monstrous Menagerie was a level 6 spell.
Prior to 0.17, this spell was found in the Book of Beasts and Book of Summonings, but not the Grand Grimoire.
Prior to 0.16, this spell had a summon cap of 5.
Monstrous Menagerie was added in 0.14.

References

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-{{flavour|This spell summons a powerful exotic creature to the caster's aid. At high power, the beings which it calls will be even mightier examples of their species.
-You can sustain at most four creatures summoned by this spell.}}
+'''Monstrous Menagerie''' is a monster-only spell which summons an exotic, ranged creature.
-'''Monstrous Menagerie''' is a level 6 [[Summonings]] spell which does something lovely, I'm sure.
+==Useful Info==
+One beast is summoned. Possible summons include:
+*{{monsterlink|Manticore}}
+*{{monsterlink|Lindwurm}}
+*{{monsterlink|Sphinx}}
+{{monsters with spell}}
 ==History==
-Monstrous Menagerie will be added in [[0.14]].
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+|name=Monstrous Menagerie
+|level=7
+|school1={{Summonings}}
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+*Book of Beasts
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+{{flavour|Summons a powerful exotic creature to the caster's aid: a manticore, a lindwurm, or, at high power, even a sphinx. Casting the spell at higher power also increases the strength of the beasts themselves.}}
+*Prior to [[0.33]], Monstrous Menagerie was a Level 7 [[Summonings]] spell that players could cast. It was replaced by [[Sphinx Sisters]].
+*Prior to [[0.28]], Monstrous Menagerie had a summon cap of 4.
+*Prior to [[0.27]], Monstrous Menagerie could summon 1-3 harpies.
+*Prior to [[0.22]], for followers of [[Dithmenos]], lindwurms were replaced by manticores.
+*Prior to [[0.18]], Monstrous Menagerie was a level 6 spell.
+*Prior to [[0.17]], this spell was found in the [[Book of Beasts]] and [[Book of Summonings]], but not the [[Grand Grimoire]].
+*Prior to [[0.16]], this spell had a summon cap of 5.
+*Monstrous Menagerie was added in [[0.14]].
+==References==
+<references />