Palworld offers an interesting mix of popular games, from the building mechanics of Fortnite and Minecraft to the adorable Pokemon-like creatures known as friends. While some features take inspiration from other titles, of Palworld the real focus is in his friends and the unique ways you can interact with them.
Your friends can do everything from cooking and mining to building buildings in your base. While they are adept at most tasks, there are some structures that they can't quite understand or work on, such as the enigmatic Altar of Summons. In PalworldThe Summoning Altar is a large, strange-looking structure that resembles the mysterious building blocks found in the wildlife sanctuaries, Obsidian Mountain, and near No Man's Trail in the Astral Mountains.
As the name suggests, the Shrine of Summons is used to summon extremely powerful friends called raid bosses, who drop powerful rewards ranging from rare items to a giant dark egg featuring the raid boss himself. Follow this guide to learn how to unlock the Shrine of Summons, the materials needed to build it, and use the building to summon a raid boss.
Updated on October 3, 2024 by Manish Kumar Choudhary:PocketPair continues to expand Palworld's raid boss feature by introducing new bosses. This Altar of Summons guide has been updated with additional information about Pal tiles and tile fragments. You'll also find easily accessible places to fight raid bosses in Palworld.
How to unlock summon shrine and build it
The Summoning Altar is an ancient technology unlockable at level 33 Palworld. After reaching level 33, you can spend three ancient technology points to unlock the construction recipe. The easiest way to get Ancient Tech points is by defeating the alpha buddies found in the Palpagos Islands. If you're up for a challenge, feel free to fight the tower's powerful bosses to get five points of Ancient Technology when you defeat them for the first time.
Once you've unlocked the Shrine of Summons, you'll need the following items to build it:
- 100 stones
- 20 paldium fragments
The Summoning Shrine is located under the Other tab of the Build menu. It is important to consider where you are building the altar. While it might be tempting to place it in the main base for convenience, it's not recommended. Instead, it is advisable to dedicate a separate base specifically for summoning and fighting raid bosses. Palworld allows you to create up to three bases by creating a Palbox.
This strategic decision is critical as raid bosses can wreak havoc on your base. By keeping the main base separate, you can protect it from potential guaranteed destruction during a boss fight. An open area is perfect for building the Shrine of Summons, as you'll have enough space to move around freely and let your powerful friends fight the boss without getting stuck in weird places.
How to get shrine summon tiles
If you lack the necessary tiles to summon a raid boss, you will need to search for slab fragments. These rare items are often found as rewards in chests scattered throughout dungeons and open areas such as wildlife sanctuaries.
For lower level raid bosses like Eclipsed Siren Bellanoir, search dungeons in the starting regions like Windswept Hills and Sea Breeze Archipelago for slab shards. As for high-level bosses like Twilight Siren Bellanoir Libero, explore dungeons and regions like Obsidian Mountain, Desiccated Desert, and Astral Mountains. Defeating Twilight Siren Bellanoir Libero will drop the tile to summon an even more formidable variant of the same raid boss.
Aside from Bellanoir, you can also find Slab Shards to summon Blazamut Ryu, a raid boss variant of the fiery Blazamut. Blazamut Ryu is a Dragon/Fire buddy with access to powerful attacks like Magna Crush and Brawn Impact, while also possessing the exclusive ability Eternal Flame, which increases fire and lightning attacks by 30%. You can pass this passive ability on to other friends by spawning and improve their offense. Blazamut Ryu Plate Fragments can be found in chests found in Obsidian Mountain, Desiccated Desert, Astral Mountains, and Sakurajima Island dungeons.
Once you have collected four board fragments, go to a workbench or production assembly line to assemble the board. Fortunately, unlocking the recipe for summoning a plate Palworld it doesn't require points, but remember, the recipe only becomes visible when you have at least one tile fragment in your inventory. As for the Ultra Plate Shards, they can only be obtained by defeating the regular raid boss.
How to use Summoning Altar and start a raid
Once you have built the Summoning Shrine, the next step is to create a Pal tile to initiate the summoning ritual for a raid boss. Simply place the card in the summoning shrine and select the “Summon Powerful Pal” option. Palworld will ask for your confirmation before summoning the boss and starting the raid, making sure you're ready for the encounter.
During a raid, you will have 10 minutes to defeat the boss or you will lose both the challenge and the Pal board used to start the raid. You will also lose the raid if the Palbox is destroyed, so try to lure the raid boss.
There's no turning back once you start a raid boss fight Palworld. It is recommended that you prepare an army of 25 strong, high-level friends. Five of them will be part of your team, and the rest can be summoned to the base of friends. You can train extra friends as many of them will probably die during the fight and you may need to replace them using Palbox.
The best places to build a summoning shrine and fight raid bosses
Fighting a raid boss is no easy task. In most cases, a raid boss will destroy every friend and building near the Palbox. For this reason, it is important to carefully choose the location to build your Summoning Shrine and start a raid. Due to the awkward movement of friends in Palworldit is advisable to look for flat areas for raid battles. Fortunately, Palworld offers several such places. Here are some great locations to fight a raid boss:
West Coast of the Forgotten Isle
Forgotten Island is one of the beginner friendly regions of Palworld. The west coast has a long, flat beach that is perfect for raid battles. You can also use the small island with the fast travel point Forgotten Island as a raid base, although the limited space may restrict your friends' movement.
Open area north of Lv. 15 Penking Alpha Boss
Lv. 15 Penking is one of the first alpha bosses you'll encounter Palworld due to its low level and early accessibility. North of the boss room, you'll find a vast open area. Although there are many pieces of stone scattered around, your friends should be able to maneuver around them and fight the raid boss without too much trouble.
East of Black Marketeer on Eastern Wild Island
In the far east of the Palpagos Islands, you will encounter the Eastern Wild Island. This island is home to two powerful Alpha bosses, Mossanda Lux and Wumpo Botan, as well as a Black Marketeer. Just east of the Black Marketeer is a large open area at the top of the hills, ideal for fighting a raid boss. However, be careful as the boss might fall down the hill.
