Summon Greater Demon

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Calls forth one of the greater demons of Pandemonium to serve the caster. With high power, the summoned demon will be less likely to be initially hostile — but the strongest demons may eventually turn against their summoner regardless.

Summon Greater Demon is a monster-only Summonings spell which calls a single greater demon (i.e. tier 1 or 2) into existence.

The following enemies cast Summon Greater Demon:

• e Deep elf demonologist
• L Dread lich
• @ Hellbinder

The following enemies may be able to cast Summon Greater Demon, depending on their spell set:

• & Pandemonium lord (8.4% chance)

History

Summon Greater Demon
Level	7
School1	Summoning
Source(s)	Grand Grimoire
Casting noise	6
Spell noise	0

• Prior to 0.27, this spell was a Level 7 Summonings spell available to players. For players, Tier 1 demons would eventually turn hostile, while Tier 2 demons had a chance to turn hostile. Also, many of the Hell lords and unique pan lords cast Summon Greater Demon instead of a specific, themed summoning spell.
• Prior to 0.10, this spell only summoned Tier 1 demons. However, at the time the category included many demons that are now classified as Tier 2, such as balrugs and cacodemons. This meant that every summon would eventually turn hostile.