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The Summoner is a mini boss found in the Barren Hills. It is a mechanical creature with a glowing orange eye and chest cavity.
Attacks[]
- Node Summon
- Upon spawning, The Summoner releases 5 nodes around itself that fire projectiles in bursts.
- Each projectile deals 1 DMG.
- Nodes can be destroyed, having 2 HP each.
- Projectiles can be deflected with the Bullet Deflect sword ability.
- Node Command
- Opening its chest, The Summoner activates more nodes to replace any destroyed, then orders them to fire at will, prompting a volley of projectiles in true bullet hell style at The Drifter.
- Tackle Charge
- The Summoner flies toward The Drifter, knocking into them.
- Deals 1 DMG.
Strategy[]
It is recommended that you use a Railgun and the Bullet Absorb upgrade for the Sword to defeat The Summoner.
The stone boxes in the lower middle of the arena can be used for cover when necessary; however, you can stand in the corner opposite The Summoner so that its projectile spread out and can more easily be dodged. This will also cause it to wind up in a corner when it charges. When it does so, you should drift to the opposite corner to put as much distance between the two of you.
The Bullet Absorb ability can be used to safely navigate the arena and absorb energy to fire back across the arena with the Railgun.
A well-placed, carefully timed Heavy Strike can quickly dispatch newly summoned nodes, as they all spawn in a small area around The Summoner while it remains stationary.
if you are willing to sacrifice, some of your Hp, chasing the boss down and unloading all of your damage will guarantee a win. if you do it fast enough, you can achieve hitless.
Achievements[]
The Special Grenade can be used to easily destroy all the drones in one attack, which will also conveniently complete the "Nice Shot!" Achievement.
Trivia[]
- All sprites for the Summoner is labelled as "CountAlucard" and "Alucard" in the game files.
Hyper Light Drifter Bosses 
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| Bosses | Judgement • The Archer • The Hanged Man • The Hierophant • The Emperor | |
| Mini Bosses | The Reaper • The Sorcerer • The Summoner | |
| Switch and iOS Exclusive | Tower Archer | |
| Beta Bosses | Alizon • Rivan The Tamer • Xidia | |