Summon

There are several types of summoning available in the game:

Rare Summon
Even though it's called a rare summon, the game itself revolves around getting strong rare summon units to defeat stronger foes.

Whenever there are more than one featured unit of the same rarity, the chance is split evenly among them. Off-banner units are also split evenly among remaining non-featured units.

While rare summon units have several rarities available for awakening, their base rarities differs from one to another. Rare summon unit can only be summoned from their base rarities. For example, if you happen to summon a unit from a rainbow crystal, that unit will be a base.

Below are the chances to pull rare summon unit of each rarities. You can check more detailed summon rate in-game on the summon menu, click on "Drop Rates" button and then click another "Drop Rates" button.

4★+ Guaranteed Summon
You can increase the summoning rate by using a multi-summon for or by using a Guaranteed Ticket (4★/5★/NV), given from various event and promotion. In case of the multi-summon, only the first summon has an increased rate, while the rest are using the rate seen above.

Crystal Upgrade
Crystal might upgrade to a higher rarity during summoning. However, this is just a cosmetic, and does not impact the summoning rate at all. Even before cracking the crystal open, the game has already determined which unit has been summoned.

There is a difference in animation when a gold crystal will upgrade into a rainbow crystal. The amount of rays emitted from the crystal before breaking are much less, about half of the usual amount, not enough to cover most of the screen.

This difference is only applicable to gold crystal upgrade, and there is no discernible sign when a blue crystal will upgrade. A faster crystal breaking animation is played when a blue crystal upgrades.

Summon Updates

 * December 2, 2016.
 * Normalized pull.
 * February 23, 2017.
 * Gacha change.
 * November 24, 2017.
 * Rainbow rate increased from 1% to 3%. Blue featured summon rate decreased from 20% to 19.5%.
 * Featured unit rate on guaranteed summon (+1 or 4★+ Guaranteed Ticket) doubled.
 * January 25, 2018.
 * Summon rates were published (rarity only, i.e. Blue, Gold or Rainbow).
 * April 20, 2018.
 * The first type summon was introduced.
 * May 11, 2018.
 * The first step-up summon was introduced.
 * May 17/June 7, 2018.
 * Detailed summon rates were published.
 * The page was fixed the following month.
 * August 16, 2018.
 * 5★ select summon was introduced.
 * November 7, 2019
 * 3★+ summons: Rainbow rate increased from 3% to 5%. Featured rainbow rates increased from 1% to 1.5%.
 * 4★+ summons: Rainbow rate increased from 5% to 7%.
 * Several units of all rarities removed from featured summons.
 * August 20, 2020
 * NV rarity introduced. Various summon rate changes.
 * Rare summon banner removed.
 * August 27, 2020
 * Units that received Neo Vision Awakenings are re-added to the featured summons.
 * December 3, 2020
 * NV rate increased from 1.25% to 2%. Rainbow rate decreased from 8.75% to 8%.
 * March 18, 2021
 * NV rate increased from 2% to 3%. Rainbow rate increased from 8% to 12%.

Final Fantasy XI

 * Units: Royal Puppeteer Aphmau‎, Livid Shantotto‎, Shadow Lord
 * Release Date: 2021-6-24
 * Available Until: 2021-7-7

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

 * Units: Chorale, Diverti, Conche
 * Release Date: 2021-6-10
 * Available Until: 2021-6-23

Final Fantasy IX

 * Units: Pure-Hearted Vivi, Loyal Knight Steiner
 * Release Date: 2021-6-3
 * Available Until: 2021-6-16

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

 * Units: Kaktiria, Kalmia
 * Release Date: 2021-5-27
 * Available Until: 2021-6-9

Final Fantasy IX

 * Units: Lightning-Fast Zidane, Beatrix
 * Release Date: 2021-5-20
 * Available Until: 2021-6-2

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood

 * Units: Edward & Alphonse Elric, King Bradley, Roy Mustang, Greed, Envy, Edward Elric‎, Alphonse Elric‎, Riza Hawkeye, Winry Rockbell
 * Release Date: 2021-5-13
 * Available Until: 2021-6-2

Final Fantasy XV

 * Units: Vermilion Blade Ardyn, Aranea
 * Release Date: 2021-5-6
 * Available Until: 2021-5-19

Final Fantasy XV

 * Units: Oracle Maiden Lunafreya, Gladiolus, Ignis, Prompto
 * Release Date: 2021-4-29
 * Available Until: 2021-5-12

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

 * Units: King Behemy, Poppy
 * Release Date: 2021-4-22
 * Available Until: 2021-5-5

Final Fantasy XV

 * Units: Cobalt Blade Noctis, Cindy, Nyx
 * Release Date: 2021-4-15
 * Available Until: 2021-4-28

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

 * Units: Melo, Freesia, Ignacio
 * Release Date: 2021-4-8
 * Available Until: 2021-4-21

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

 * Units: Melia, Esther, Sylvie
 * Release Date: 2021-4-1
 * Available Until: 2021-4-14

WOTV FFBE

 * Units: Vinera Fennes, Sterne Leonis, Kitone, Gilgamesh (WOTV FFBE)
 * Release Date: 2021-3-25
 * Available Until: 2021-4-7

Final Fantasy V

 * Units: Faris -Neo Vision-, Warrior of Light Bartz, Gilgamesh, Xezat
 * Release Date: 2021-3-18
 * Available Until: 2021-3-31

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

 * Units: Solitary Patron Snow, Serah
 * Release Date: 2021-3-11
 * Available Until: 2021-3-24

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

 * Units: Mazurka, Raegen, Trot
 * Release Date: 2021-3-4
 * Available Until: 2021-3-17

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

 * Units: Savior of Souls Lightning, Radiant Lightning, Lightning
 * Release Date: 2021-2-25
 * Available Until: 2021-3-10

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

 * Units: Akstar & Cleome, Draconian Princess Fina
 * Release Date: 2021-2-18
 * Available Until: 2021-3-3

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

 * Units: Shui Yu, Emperor Foo, Xuan Wu & Qing Long, Qin, Bai Hu & Zhu Que, Chow, Yun, Ang, Ling, Yan
 * Release Date: 2021-2-11
 * Available Until: 2021-2-24

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

 * Units: Dark Fina & Sol
 * Release Date: 2021-2-4
 * Available Until: 2021-2-17

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

 * Units: Lasswell & Raegen, Infernal Fire Rain
 * Release Date: 2021-1-28
 * Available Until: 2021-2-10

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

 * Units: Rain & Fina, Fina & Dark Fina
 * Release Date: 2021-1-21
 * Available Until: 2021-2-3

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

 * Units: Lasswell -Neo Vision-, Yuraisha, Kunshira, Hess Sage Rowen
 * Release Date: 2021-1-14
 * Available Until: 2021-1-27

New Year's Equipment Enhancement Summon

 * Units: Starlight Elena, Madam Edel -Neo Vision-
 * Release Date: 2021-1-7
 * Available Until: 2021-1-20

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

 * Units: Eldryn, Kryla, Christine, Levinson, Lucas, Felix, Tiana, White Knight Noel, Tinkerer Carrie, Santa Roselia
 * Release Date: 2020-12-24
 * Available Until: 2021-1-13

Past Featured Summon

 * 2020
 * 2019
 * 2018
 * 2017
 * 2016