# Summoning pouches

Summoning pouches are used to summon familiars using the Summoning skill. A Summoning pouch is created by infusing the essence of a creature known as a familiar:

Note that pouches that use Elder charms don't use spirit shards, but Elder energy instead.

The High Level Alchemy value is directly related to the number of shards: ${\displaystyle H=15S+254}$

The Bogrog shard swap column shows the cost of the shards swapped for comparison with Hi-alch or GE Price; it is usually better to Hi-alch or sell on GE with lower amounts of shard except for some of the higher levels where a player can save money by swapping with Bogrog. Players can swap pouches with Bogrog at a set percentage of the shards used to create the pouch in the first place. See the article on Bogrog for more information. The number of shards swapped is 70% of the number used in creation. The value is 25 coins per shard saved by swapping with Bogrog instead of buying new shards.

## Update history

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• patch 18 December 2017 (Update):
• It is no longer possible to save more charms than are used when crafting Summoning pouches.