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Summoners War New & Returning Player Guide (2026)

Summoners War is more than a decade old, and the official posts show how much help a new or returning player now gets. This guide explains the basics from Wikipedia and Com2uS's v9.0.0 and Sky Fever Season posts, and what each help feature does.

Updated September 30, 2026 · 7 min read · Leveling Guide
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Time-sensitive: The Sky Fever Season new and returning player offers end October 25, 2026. Siege Battle seasons and the SWC dates in this guide are also time-limited. Checked September 30, 2026.

Read This First

No official post we read describes a legitimate way to buy a Summoners War account or rank. We rank no boosting or account sellers. Handing your login to a third party risks the account.

This page uses Com2uS's official posts (Confirmed) and Wikipedia (Reported). We could not read the in-game tutorial or an official progression chart, so we do not give a level-by-level route.

The Basics

Wikipedia (Reported) says Summoners War: Sky Arena released on mobile on June 12, 2014 and on Windows on January 8, 2024, developed by Com2uS. You summon monsters by opening scrolls, with 1 to 5 star grades that can be evolved to 6 stars. Monsters come in five elements, and Wikipedia describes the advantage cycle as water beats fire, fire beats wind and wind beats water, with light and dark strong against each other. Each monster has six rune slots. The campaign has 20 episodes of 7 stages each, and awakening needs element-specific essences from timed dungeons.

Help for New and Returning Players

Com2uS's v9.0.0 notice dated November 12, 2025 (Confirmed) lists a special 5-star summon list for new players and customizable 4-star summon selections. In the Sky Fever Season, new and returning players also get exclusive missions, daily check-in gifts including rune sets and Energy, and up to 1,000 Fever Tokens from Energy missions. The 100-token Default 5-star Monster Summon gives a fully upgraded 6-star level 40 awakened monster from a list of 15. The new or returning condition is an account created after August 1 or with active returning benefits.

How Energy Works Now

The full details are in our Sky Fever Season and Energy guide.

Endgame Content the Posts Name

ContentWhat the posts say
Temple of ChaosMonthly score-based dungeon with ranking rewards (v9.0.0)
Rune Refinement, Artifact ReappraisalUse Refinement Stones and Core Fragments (v9.0.0)
Dimension InferathAdded in v9.1.6 with an Ancient Guardian boss; entry excludes default 4-star Monsters
Secondary AwakeningAdded for Hellhound and Inferno in v9.1.6; those monsters were barred from World Arena and Siege Battle until March 28, 7:59 AM PDT
Siege BattleSeason 20 December 1 to February 27; Season 21 March 30 to June 26, tournament June 29 to July 18

Com2uS's news list also shows the SWC2026 Europe Cup results posted on September 28, 2026 and an Americas Cup scheduled for October 10. That is esports, not a progression system.

What We Could Not Verify

Frequently Asked Questions

When did Summoners War release?

Wikipedia lists mobile on June 12, 2014 and Windows on January 8, 2024.

How many runes does a monster use?

Wikipedia says each monster takes six runes, rated 1 to 6 stars, which boost its stats.

What does the campaign look like?

Wikipedia says it has 20 episodes with 7 stages each.

What help does a new player get?

The v9.0.0 notice lists a special 5-star summon list for new players and customizable 4-star summon selections. The Sky Fever Season adds exclusive missions for accounts created after August 1.

How long does Scout Battle run?

The v9.0.0 notice says it lets dungeons run automatically for 2 to 8 hours while you are offline.

What is Siege Battle?

Com2uS's posts list Siege Battle seasons: Season 20 from December 1 to February 27, and Season 21 from March 30 to June 26 with a tournament June 29 to July 18. They do not explain the mode.

Sources

Confirmed items come from Com2uS's official Summoners War news posts (summonerswar.com) that we could read. Reported items come from Wikipedia and PocketGamer. Event numbers are for the Sky Fever Season window and will change. Last checked September 30, 2026.

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