Editing Summoner Boss

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|ability1 = '''Summon''' - Summons four [[Mystery|Mysteries]] and occassionally [[Mystery Boss]]es.
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{{QuoteBox|Incoming mysterious boss!|Beginning of Wave 36 ([[Golden Mode|Golden]])}}
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{{QuoteBox|Hello? Communicator's acting up...<br/>This doesn't feel right, can you hea-RRrR|[[Commander (Narrator)|Commander]] dialogue on Wave 36 ([[Fallen Mode|Fallen]])}}
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{{QuoteBox|Hey you ...<br/>V-RRrR-CEA is not valid|[[Commander (Narrator)|Commander]] dialogue on Wave 36 ([[Translated#Dialogue|Translated Fallen]])}}
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{{QuoteBox|Incoming mysterious boss!|Beginning of Wave 36 (Pre-Overhaul, [[Golden Mode|Golden]])}}
{{QuoteBox|Incoming dark and mysterious boss!|Beginning of Wave 36 (Pre-[[Polluted Wasteland]], [[Fallen Mode|Fallen]])}}
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==Description==
The '''Summoner Boss''' is a boss [[Enemies|enemy]] that can summon [[Mystery|Mysteries]] and [[Mystery Boss|Mystery Bosses]]. For its debut, it has high health (higher than the [[Tank]]) but slightly slow speed (slower than the [[Mystery Boss]]). It debuts alongside the [[Error]].

The '''Summoner Boss''' only appears in the [[Golden Mode|Golden]] mode and [[Legacy Fallen Mode|Legacy Fallen]] mode. It also appears in certain [[Challenge Maps]].

The '''Summoner Boss''' is replaced by the [[Necromancer King]] in any map with the [[Enemies Beta]] modifier active.

==Appearance==
The '''Summoner Boss''' has reflective grey skin and purple glowing eyes. Because of its reflective skin, its skin color will be different on various maps, though generally it is black or dark grey. Its torso and legs are pebble black. It also wears a reflective dark granite cloak. It has red diamond-plated armbands and large grey skull shoulder-pads, with purple eyes and large horns. It wears a purple respirator mask, a bowler hat with playing cards on it and wields a staff that emits purple electricity whenever enemies are summoned. It has a twisted left leg.

==Strategy==
*Deal with this enemy as soon as possible. Leaving the '''Summoner Boss''' alive for too long will allow it to summon a vast amount of enemies.
**Place towers closer to the spawn to have a better chance at dealing with the '''Summoner Boss''' before it can summon anything.
*The [[Ranger]], [[Accelerator]], [[Minigunner]] and [[Turret]] are great at dealing with the '''Summoner Boss''' and the [[Mystery Boss]]es it summons.
**You may want to set these towers to ''Strongest'' to ignore the enemies that the '''Summoner Boss''' spawns.
**You can boost the firerate of these towers with the [[Commander]]'s ''Call to Arms'' ability whenever the '''Summoner Boss''' spawns.
*Area of effect towers, such as the [[Executioner]], [[Rocketeer]] or [[Mortar]], can be great at dealing with enemies summoned by the '''Summoner Boss'''.
**They can also be useful at dealing damage to the '''Summoner Boss'''. Do note, however, that these towers do not have enough DPS to deal with the '''Summoner Boss''' on their own.

==Gallery==
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{{GalleryHeader|Previous Variants}}
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SummonerBossPreOverhaul.png|First version, first animation (13 October 2019 – 29 October 2020)
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{{GalleryHeader|Corpse Variants}}
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CorpseSummonerBoss.png|Second [[Corpse (Enemy)|Corpse]] variant, current version (12 March 2025 – Present)
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{{GalleryHeader|Thumbnails}}
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B7c7f6fa86bcabb01df77e2d666e090b.jpg|'''Summoner Boss''' on the game thumbnail.
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{{GalleryHeader|Icons}}
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IconJ.png|'''Summoner Boss''' on the game icon.
MegaUpdateIcon.png|'''Summoner Boss''' on the game icon.
MegaUpdateSlantIcon.png|'''Summoner Boss''' on the game icon.
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{{GalleryHeader|Promotional Images}}
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EHNzIeTXkAAMpNt.jpg|'''Summoner Boss''' on a promotional image.
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{{GalleryHeader|Promotional Videos}}
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April Fools 2022 - Tower Defense Simulator|'''Summoner Boss''' on a promotional video.
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{{GalleryHeader|Trailers}}
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Tower Defense Simulator Trailer|'''Summoner Boss''' in the game trailer.
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{{GalleryHeader|Miscellaneous}}
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SummonerBossIconIG.png|'''Summoner Boss''' on its [[Index]] icon.
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==Trivia==
*The '''Summoner Boss''' is considered to be the successor of the [[Necromancer 2]].
*The '''Summoner Boss's''' breathing mask is a re-textured version of the {{RLinkC|3963699748|Deep Space Half Gas Mask}} from the Roblox catalog.
*The '''Summoner Boss's''' face is a re-textured version of the {{RLinkC|12467159|Ghostface}} from the Roblox catalog.
*Prior to the [[v1.1.0|Entity System Update]], the '''Summoner Boss''' could summon enemies which remained in the air.
*Prior to the [[Overhaul v1.0|Overhaul Update]], the '''Summoner Boss''' was one of the few enemies to gain a shield. This shield reduced the damage dealt by most towers to 2-4.

==Update History==
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*'''13 October 2019''' - [[Release v1.0|Release v1.0.0]]
**'''Summoner Boss''' added, replacing the [[Necromancer 2]].
*'''25 November 2019''' - [[Release v1.3|Release v1.3.0]]
**Health increased from 8,000 to 12,000.
**Speed increased from Average to Above Average.
*'''14 February 2020'''
**Now has [[Partial Electric Immunity]].
*'''4 March 2020''' - [[Release v1.8|Release v1.8.0]]
**'''Summoner Boss''' now gains a temporary shield after summoning.
**Health increased from 12,000 to 15,000.
*'''18 March 2020''' - [[Release v1.8|Release v1.8.1]]
**Shield maximum damage increased from 1 to 2-4.
*'''26 May 2020''' - [[Release v1.11|Release v1.11.0]]
**'''Summoner Boss''' now spawns the [[Mystery]] and [[Mystery Boss]] instead of the [[Ultra Mystery]], [[Boomer (Legacy)|Boomer]] ([[Splitter (Polluted Wasteland)|Splitter]] in [[Polluted Wasteland]]) and [[Uber Mystery]].
*'''29 October 2020''' - [[Overhaul v1.0|Overhaul v1.0.0]]
**Health decreased from 15,000 to 8,000.
**''Permanent Shield'' ability removed.
**''Summon'' no longer gives a temporary shield.
**Speed decreased from Above Average to Slightly Slow (2).
**[[Mystery Boss]] spawn chance decreased.
**Summoned enemies no longer give money when damaged.
**[[Partial Electric Immunity]] replaced with [[Energy Immunity]].
**Animation changed.
**No longer appears in Golden mode as it has been removed.
*'''23 May 2023''' - [[v1.7.3]]a
**[[Energy Immunity]] replaced with [[Stun Immunity]].
*'''2 August 2024''' - [[v1.27.0]]
**No longer appears in [[Fallen Mode|Fallen]] mode, as it has been replaced by the [[Fallen Summoner]].
*'''17 December 2024''' - [[v1.46.0|v1.46.4]]
**'''Summoner Boss''' now appears in [[Golden Mode|Golden]] mode and [[Legacy Fallen Mode|Legacy Fallen]] mode, if activated through [[Sandbox Mode|Sandbox]] mode.
*'''17 December 2024''' - [[v1.46.0|v1.46.5]]
**'''Summoner Boss''' no longer appears in [[Golden Mode|Golden]] mode and [[Legacy Fallen Mode|Legacy Fallen]] mode, as they has been removed.
*'''12 February 2025''' - [[v1.53.0]]
**'''Summoner Boss''' now appears in [[Golden Mode|Golden]] mode and [[Legacy Fallen Mode|Legacy Fallen]] mode, if activated through [[Sandbox Mode|Sandbox]] mode.
**{{Bug}} '''Summoner Boss''' no longer appears in the [[Index]].
*'''30 April 2025''' - [[v1.63.0]]
**{{Bug}} '''Summoner Boss''' no longer uses the death sound effect.
*'''24 September 2025''' - [[v1.75.0]]
**No longer appears in public rotation of [[Challenge Maps]], as they exclusively appear within [[Sandbox Mode|Sandbox]] mode.
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==Notes==
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{{Golden|[[Boomer (Legacy)|Boomer]]|Wave 34|Summoner Boss|Wave 36|[[24 Karat]]|Wave 39}}
{{GoldenNuclear|[[Splitter (Polluted Wasteland)|Splitter]]|Wave 34|Summoner Boss|Wave 36|[[24 Karat]]|Wave 39}}
{{LegacyFallen|[[Templar]]|Wave 35|Summoner Boss & [[Error]]|Wave 36|[[Fallen Hero (Legacy)|Fallen Hero]]|Wave 39}}
{{FallenNuclear|[[Templar]]|Wave 35|Summoner Boss & [[Circuit (Hardcore)|Circuit]]|Wave 36|[[Fallen Hero (Legacy)|Fallen Hero]]|Wave 39}}



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