Summon Range Calculator is used to determine if players can connect with each other in Online play.
Soul-Level Based Matchmaking
If you are looking to play with a friend, please use a password: this will remove the limits to multiplayer and scale the strong party down to the lower one.
The official wiki password is Fextra.
Below is a general calculator for ranges. This quick reference has an error margin of + - 10 levels at high levels.
Please note that weapon upgrades also take a part in matchmaking.
Host's level:
Detailed Calculator by Pound_Cake94 (Excel Sheet takes a bit to load)
The Formula is Covenant Dependent:
The following table is depicted as active from patch 1.13 by From Software.
| Co-op | Sign Summons | SL ： Host's Level |
Upper: SL + 10 + ( SL * 0.1 )
Lower: SL – 10 – ( SL * 0.1 )
Remarks: Also affects
Warrior of Sunlight and
Mound Makers
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| Way of Blue (Auto) | SL ： Host's Level |
Upper: SL + 15 + ( SL * 0.1 )
Lower: SL – 15 – ( SL * 0.1 )
Remarks: Affects
Blue Sentinels and
Blades of the Darkmoon
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| PvP | Dark Spirit Invasion | SL ： Invader Level |
Upper: SL + 20 + ( SL * 0.1 )
Lower: SL – ( SL * 0.1 )
Remarks:
Red Eye Orb, etc?
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| Mound Maker Invasion | SL ： Invader Level |
Upper: SL + 20 + ( SL * 0.15 )
Lower: SL – ( SL * 0.1 )
Remarks: Invasions from
Mound Makers
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| Covenant Invasion (defend territory) | SL ： Host Level |
Upper: SL + ( SL * 0.1 )
Lower: SL – 20 – ( SL * 0.2 )
Remarks:
Watchdogs of Farron,
Aldrich's Faithful
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Legacy Table (pre patches)
- Min/Max is given as the Host's min/max level relative to the invader's or phantom's level.
| Condition | Min | Max |
| Summoning a White Phantom, Warrior of Sunlight, Mound-Maker or no covenant | Host - 20 | Host + 20 |
| Defending Summons of: Blades of the Darkmoon or Blue Sentinels | Host - 10 | Host + 30 |
| Territorial Invasions by: Watchdogs of Farron or Aldrich Faithful | Host - 10 | Host + 40 |
| Invasion from Warriors of Sunlight or no covenant | Host - 10 | Host + 30 |
| Invasion from Mound-Maker | Host - 10 | Host + 35 |
Weapon-Based Matchmaking
Dark Souls 3 uses Soul Level + Upgrade Level to determine multiplayer ranges. If a player has a weapon at +10, they can be matched with players who have +8 or more. If a player has no upgrades, they can be paired with players with up to +1 weapons.
Players have deduced that weapons that only go to +5 operate as double their numbers. So +1 is +2, +2 is +4, etc.
*Even if you no longer have a weapon of the max level you managed to upgrade, the game "remembers" what is the max upgraded level you had.
| Host Highest Upgrade | Guest Highest Upgrade |
| + 0 | + 1 |
| + 1 | + 2 |
| + 2 | + 3 |
| + 3 | + 4 |
| + 4 | + 6 |
| + 5 | + 7 |
| + 6 | + 8 |
| + 7 | + 9 |
| + 8 | + 10 |
| + 9 | + 10 |
| + 10 | + 10 |
Optimal levels for Co-op
While sitting on one of these level tiers, you can summon phantoms and be summoned by hosts ranging from one tier below you through to one tier above you.
Host Soul Level or phantom |
Weapon Upgrade Level (Special weapon upgrade level) |
| 1 | +0 (0) |
| 11 | +1 (0) |
| 22 | +2 (1) |
| 34 | +3 (1) |
| 47 | +4 (2) |
| 61 | +6 (3) |
| 77 | +8 (4) |
| 94 | +10 (5) |
| 113 | +10 (5) |
| 134 | +10 (5) |
| 150 | +10 (5) |
Recommended Level and Upgrade for Invasions
Area |
Level |
Upgrade |
| High Wall of Lothric | 1-12 | +0 to +1 |
| Undead Settlement | 15-20 | +1 to +2 |
| Watchdogs of Farron / Crucifixion Woods | 20-30 | +2 to +3 |
| Farron Keep | 35-45 | +2 to +4 |
| Cathedral of the Deep | 35-45 | +2 to +4 |
| Catacombs of Carthus | 35-45 | +4 |
| Smouldering Lake | 45-60 | +6 |
| Irithyll of the Boreal Valley | 45-60 | +6 to +7 |
| Irithyll Dungeon | 45-60 | +6 to +7 |
| Profaned Capital | 60-70 | +7 to +8 |
| Aldrich Faithful / Pontiff's Back Porch | 40-60 (125) | +4 to +7 (+10) |
| Anor Londo | 60-70 | +6 to +7 |
| Lothric Castle | 70-75 | +8 to +10 |
| Consumed King's Garden | 70-75 | +8 to +10 |
| Untended Graves | 70-75 | +8 to +10 |
| Grand Archives | 70-75 | +8 to +10 |
| Archdragon Peak | 70-75 | +8 to +10 |
| Kiln of the First Flame | 80-90 | +10 |
| The Painted World of Ariandel | 80-90 | +10 |
| The Ringed City | 80-90 | +10 |
| Spear of the Church | From 75 to 125 | +10 |
AnonymousWhat if i picked up +69 weapon left by a cheater? Seriously, this is not a joke
- Anonymous
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So dumb, but not as dumb as DS2. Still, the game filters you out if you suck, and it'll filter you out if you level too much. If you think of the co-op as a bell curve, then you'll be fine, but a lot of new players will have no idea until after the fact. But that's where the replay value is, and I'm sure that's by design.
- Anonymous
Damn, no wonder I haven't been summoned anywhere. I'm, way overlevelled for most of the areas I'm in lmfao
- Anonymous
I'm level 55 with a +9 weapon. I've been trying to invade and get summoned for hours at Lothric Castle and every single area before it. This page is very very wrong. I don't care how dead the game is, it shouldn't be this dead. I have over 500,000 souls saved from not leveling, so now I'm going to use them.
- Anonymous
The highest level that can invade SL125 players is 139 as a red invader, 137 as a covenant invader. 134/132 to invade SL120 players as red/covenant respectively.
- Anonymous
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If I could change a few things to make PVP more accessible, I would allow characters to decrease their SL and only count the weapons in their inventory for the Weapon-Based Matchmaking. That way we could take our one 125SL character, decrease its SL to 45, equip only +4 weapons and PVP in lower level areas (like road of sacrifices). Currently, doing this is only possible with dedicated low SL characters (which is a pain).
Of course, this changes bring some problems, like weapon swapping or having upgraded Estus. For Weapon Swapping: I would make it only count the current weapons in your inventory (ignoring any upgraded weapons in your bonfire storage). And for Estus: I would make the Estus Flask count as a weapon for the purposes of upgrades (a +9 Estus would count as if you had a +9 weapon).
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
Hey FROMSFOTWARE - remove SL and Weapon Matchmaking, give all weapons an arbitrary VS PLAYER damage scaling, seperate from PVE - and Balance stats from higher levels invading lower levels to match.
Boom. Like, this isn't a difficult concept.
Now everyone can invade or co-op everywhere, and nobody can twink.
- Anonymous
if i’m at SL 110, what is the range of levels when i’m invading? Just need clarification.
- Anonymous
Is it active to get summoned at sl230+ or covenant summons am more interested in coop and helping others
- Anonymous
Hi I've made a counter twink build would anybody be able to dupe rings armor and weapons to me please? PSN ID : zT_Smokez . Thanks in advance
- Anonymous
oh nice, I upgraded my weapon and now I cant get any summons. great game design!
- Anonymous
I'm SL 35 +4 because I love the catacombs way too much. Fellows with soul levels from 32 to 50, always play embered please. Specially if you need to fight Wolnir. <3
- Anonymous
In your experience, is SL 40 +4 good to find matches at Farron Keep, Cathedral and Catacombs? And at Irithyll or Pontiff?
- Anonymous
This is out of date btw. In patch 1.35 they did what DS2 did to keep super late game alive. SL 351 is the max for matchmaking. You can be matched with anyone from 351-802 but not below 351. Which is an excellent change. For the last 2 days I’ve been doing a bunch of pvp in the area after Pontiff started at sl 356 and man there’s a ton of people all the time. Constant invasions. It’s also not as unbalanced as you might think. While the damage difference of an 802 and 351 is quite large the hp and defense isn’t. So it balances out quite well.
- Anonymous
This frustrates me. It assumes there would be a consistent number of players regardless of your level and in 2021, that's not the case. I think I've seen a player summon twice since I started playing months ago.
- Anonymous
Lol im lvl 250 and i see practically nobody’s summon signs anymore
- Anonymous
Is the end game meta still around SL120? I'm currently 95, but I just stopped levelling mostly because I don't like that one questline with Yoel that forces you to level up. Heard from a friend it locks you out of some things if you abuse it too much per playthru.
- Anonymous
Is the summoning mechanic only relying on soul and weapon level?
I am currently on a SL-1 +0 weapons run and sometimes I place a summon sign in case another player wants some help in their challenge run.
However, when I am getting summoned (e.g. Ariandel Chapel), it is usually by someone using equipment that surpasses the summon range limits described on this page (like player able to onehand the Wolf Knight's Greatshield or the Greatsword).
- Anonymous
does anyone know if the rings in the dlc count toward upgaded items??
- Anonymous
yea yea undead settlement sl 15-20, im being invaded more often on sl 35 than sl 18 lmao
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hey if anyone want to add me for coop I'm 69 lvl in dark souls 3 my friends they don't play dark souls so if anyone interested for coop my gamertag it's DangerClose8022 send me message on Xbox to start playing I have 2 characters 1 mage 146 lvl and pyromancer 69 I'm in Crousifixion Road
- Anonymous
upgraded rings is is it matter if u want to be summoned in dark souls 3 im 69 lvl and I'm looking to co op with random players I'm in high wall of lothric with random players I meant
- Anonymous
upgraded rings is is it matter if u want to be summoned in dark souls 3 im 69 lvl and I'm looking to co op with random players I'm in high wall of lothric
- Anonymous
hey I wanted to ask if anyone know I'm 69 lvl in dark souls 3 and I want to be summoned in High wall of lothric is it possible?
- Anonymous
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RIP me. Had soo many souls and leveled up to 140 (NG). Now I can't see signs anymore. But I can offer help against Midir and Gael instead.
- Anonymous
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What is the best soul level to find people who haven't yet beaten Deacons, Watchers and/or Wolnir? (both for helping and for invasions)
- Anonymous
Just a quick question.
If my friend happend to give me a Havel's ring +3
While I am on SL 20
Will it be possible?
- Anonymous
The amount of twinks early on is mind-boggling. Every single encounter I have with another player before level 40 is a ****ing twink. It's so ****ing sad.
- Anonymous
Where can I go to find people to help farm shackles via covenant on Xbox One?
- Anonymous
Bro matchmaking is completely broken. I just attempted to invade for the pale tongues for a questline on some people. EVERY SINGLE PERSON had 2 phantoms with them of players that were easily above level 200. They had so much health, armor, weapons and stats. My level 20 character weidling base weapons was dealing 10 damage to them per swing. How am I supposed to even invade and fight one person when they're matching me against people at least 100 levels higher and with significantly better equipment. One time i invaded against a guy with 1 phantom level 100+ AND THEN the game decided he didn't have enough back up and then sent him a way of blue phantom that was level 100+. DUDE I JUST WANT ONE PALE TONGUE JESUS. I just ganked by people hundreds of levels higher with end game gear ****.
- Anonymous
If I get it right. Red with +6 can invade a "no password" world with a host with +8, who can have a phantom with +10. Isn't that a huge af disadvantage?
- Anonymous
Guys question, if im at lever 125 is there anyway i can co op with a friend who is now starting the game ?
- Anonymous
I have a question, the rings are not important ?, just care the sl and ewapon upgrade?
Can I be invaded at pontiff with a level 1 character and a plus 6 weapon?
- Anonymous
Guys, a question here. I have a +7 weapon and according to this page i can invade up to +5 - 9 guys. But a summon calculator i googled recently insists on a range of +5 to +10. Which would explain some of the weird encounters I’ve had during Pontiff invasions. So who should I trust more?
I am at consumed king lvl 48 with a plus 4. someone send help lol
- Anonymous
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me and my friend are trying now for 2 days to play co-op, we have the exact network settings and password but i cannot see his summon sign. I'm level 29 and he is level 37 so according to the calculator i can host and play with him, but we cant play. Is this a problem with the servers or are we are doing something wrong? thanks.
- Anonymous
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What’s the key to ds3 pvp? I want to farm vertebrae shackles throughout a playthrough running for the pyromancy trophy, wanted to get started invading early, as soon as I get the covenant and red eye orb. It’s just not possible, I was expecting the soul level range to help me face players around the same range, giving me the chance for an equal opponent, but no! EVERY single one is way stronger, ie. has top tier end game items that require high stats and a bunch of phantoms, spamming their crystal soul spear etc, no chance at all WTF
- Anonymous
*Has a go at PVP by invading in Crucifixion woods at slvl 30, +3 weapon, with standard gear from the area on NG, gets summoned to host in full Lapp armour and Onyx blade with three other phantoms* kms
- Anonymous
Well, I was under the impression that upgrading a weapon was the normal thing to do until it was maxed, lol.
I have like, three weapons at +10, and am around SL110. Is my multi-player experience gonna be gimped?
- Anonymous
There's a meta for PvP at 100, and another at 120/125. At 100, you're at probably the last threshold to be able to invade people still in NG in the Ringed City or Painted World, while also being able to play with level 125s in the Pontiff's area, albeit at a level disadvantage.
At 125, you've established you're basically aiming for Aldritch area PvP (and the occasional Ringed City NG+ invasion), with full builds like Dex/Int, Quality, Str/Faith, and others who have 'completed' their characters.
110 is also a good sweet spot. You can still invade down to level 100s in all situations, but still get to play with the 125s.
- Anonymous
+8 upgrade seems to be optimal for mid/late game coop/pvp as it will let you connect with players with +6 up to +10 upgraded weapons.
- Anonymous
I am lvl 166 noob, and I find alot of people using Aldrich Faithful covenant.
- Anonymous
kinda **** calculator i still end up with level 50 journey 4 asses serving my brain fresh on a plate even tho im sl 30
It's a thing that the game lets you do, even without hacking. Just like how the game lets people summon their level 802 buddies that have 20 attunement slots and full havel's while using whatever weapon they want while still mid-rolling. Both suck to fight if you're trying to go 'legit,' but both happened regardless. On both sides, it's something you have to deal with.
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
Despite these restrictions, twink invaders are still a real issue. Perhaps not as big as an issue as they could have been but it's still pretty bad.
Haven't played in about 3 years, came back to play with a friend new to the series and twinks everywhere. It's discouraging, and I found out the other day about the seed nerf.
- Anonymous
Would placing upgraded weapons in storage and carrying +6 weapons on your person help with connection?
- Anonymous
I read about beeing 125 SL is the perfect level for PvE and PvP. If i'm 126 SL will it afect too much this "perfect" level ?
- Anonymous
I have a question about being summoned. Helping a buddy after he lost his original file, when he summons me, does my level scale to his? My SL is currently 407, and his is around 115.
He also wants to duel me once he hits 120 for all the help I’ve given him, so would I scale, or stay at my actual SL?
- Anonymous
It would be really nice if you could reverse-reinforce weapons. I grinded for a +7 weapon at SL35 and I can't find anybody to play with :(
- Anonymous
Would sl68 +6 be good or should I just go up to sl75 +8 for mid level invasions
How many SL better for PvP ? I think 120 is best for High PVP but I wanna troll newbie so how many SL better for newbie player ?
- Anonymous
I may be retarded but, if i upgrade a boss weapon to +4 it counts as a +8 weapon right?
- Anonymous
I don't upgrade my weapons only my SL can I still be summoned on higher level areas ?
- Anonymous
I want to play as SL50 to invade and also help people as sunbro against Wolnir, Sulyvahn and Yhorm. Should I have +4 weapon level or +6?
- Anonymous
if i have a +2 weapon (titanite scale) i can summon a +3 phantom (normal titanite)? or be summon by a host with a with a +3 weapon?
- Anonymous
So the weapon range is based on the level of the weapon you have equipped or on your inventory.
- Anonymous
I wish there is a way to tell you which ng level you are summoned to as a helper. I once got summoned to a Pontiff fight and he one-shot me (40 vigor all gear on) on the first hit....must be a ng++ I guess
- Anonymous
One question:
Is DS3 like DS1 about level when invading?
I mean, in Dark Souls 1, if you invade, you could invade anyone from your level and above... with this, someone could still get PVP even by being high level, is this the same or a high level has no chance of getting PVP? You invade only by this same phanton range?
- Anonymous
What about ring+2 or +3? Does it count as a weapons that go up to +5?
Total newb question here....What exactly do I need to do in order to summon help when I get stuck on a boss? So far the only summons I have been able to find are what I believe are just NPCs like the two that help against Pontiff S. How do I summon a real player?
- Anonymous
I don't even stay low level for pvp anymore, cause all these fools twink, and invade new players it's korny
- Anonymous
yo playing on pc steam name S&P 500. curremtly at undead settlement. anybody need help
- Anonymous
I'm currently helping people kill Soul of Cinder so if anyone needs help my signs down and ready. I'm currently on a 3-0 win streak with helping people beat him.
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I need help with the dancer of boreal. Im trying to beat it early and I accidentally killed the vordt boss so I can't summon the swordsman. Please help
- Anonymous
Hello, if i have weapon +2 on my 20 level - can i invade +0? And what about bows? Arbalets? Maximum Arbalets can be+10,if i up arbalet +2 can i invade +0? Thanks
- Anonymous
I knew I shouldn’t’ve upgraded my special weapon. Now I have to go to the next tier or make a new character.
- Anonymous
Can someone come help me kill the dancer / drop some titanite chunks
- Anonymous
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Wait so how does this work? Who can I invade/get invaded by if I have a level 150 character with a +5 Twin Princes' Greatsword?
- Anonymous
The Weapon-Based Matchmaking of this page is inaccurate. You can't invade a player with +0 weapons if you have a +1 weapon.
- Anonymous
Has anyone ran into ganks with a super overlevled phantom, the one I ran into was almost all naked and he one shot me and other invaders with Chaos bed vestiges, is there a glitch to have a over SL phantom not get nurfed
- Anonymous
What would happen if an "under leveled" player is summoned to a "over leveled" player's game?
- Anonymous
We had so many memories, From.. But now..? Their making new games, new franchises... We had a blast. May the flames guide thee and praise the sun!!
- Anonymous
That calculator is completely inaccurate. Im level 80 and my buddy is level 39. I can come into his world at anytime and i have +7 weapons and he hasnt upgraded at all. Mabey this is just the passeorded matchmaking but either way that calculator is completly false. Mabey only good for invasions.
- Anonymous
I have a SL120 character, and I want to get all the trophies with him, but I also wanna be able to pvp. That means I have to go through ng+ trying to do usurpation of fire ending, but i will have to lvl up an additional 5 times with yoel. Is there any workaround? Like, can you ditch lvls when respecing on Rosaria or sth?
- Anonymous
I am sl 47 and i have a straight sword of sunlight +4 or whatever its name is. Im in farron keep and i was able to get quite a lot of invasions. My weapon acording to this site is +8 which is the recommended for the final areas of the game. How is this posible?
- Anonymous
I'm trying to get summoned as a Blue on a low level character, but this page seems to contradict itself. I punched host level 1 into the calculator and it says the upper limit for Blue Summons is 11.1. The thing is the formula given says (host)SL+15+(SL*.1) which to me is 1+15+.1=16.1. I know most people aren't running deprived, but still is the calculator or formula more reliable? Or are my reading and math skills just terrible? Also what is the highest Weapon upgrade you can have as a Blue to be summoned to a Host with +0 weapons? I always thought it was just -/+1 from your weapon level, but I'm seeing people say you can match with 2 weapon levels below yourself so is going to +2 safe for low level sentinel summons?
- Anonymous
Only if that was true, **** invaders that are lagged, or run for the mobs, or using boss weapons from the final bosses on the first areas....
Does anyone ever get to sl90 with less than a +9? I don't think I ever have.
- Anonymous
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I really need some help. I dont know who i can match with at sl 40 and t4 weapon
- Anonymous
I was wondering if im sl 40 with a plus 4 weapon. Who can i match with for coop?
- Anonymous
I'm SL77 +7 and invasions are slow as Aldrich Faithful but at SL70 I have no problem, I really needed these 7 too rip
- Anonymous
I'm sl 70(61 was a mistake but the rest became temptation) my weapons are still at +6. Am I no longer able to maximize hitting the sweet spot for mid level invasion for all the covenants?(for context once in a while i can invade in irithril. will sometimes be in embers. no areas before that.)
- Anonymous
So I got around 5 weapons at +10 so this mean that my SL is +50 when it comes to summoning and co-op now?
- Anonymous
Okay. I'm soul level 20 and special weapon +1. (Onyx blade) Just loking to put my warrior of sunlight summon sign down to help players defeat the dancer early game. I don't care for pvp with this build JUST jolly co-op. I've put hundreds of hours into gameplay with this build helping others (they stand away and watch mostly, which I get it) WRECKING the dancer and DEMOLISHING vordt! Could I keep my soul level 20, and upgrade to +5 and still be summoned to help early gamers punish the dancer and vordt? And will that take my chances of co-op with random players entirely away from making vordt pancakes?
So, what is the ideal soul and weapon upgrade level for online play (maximising both co-op and invasion chances) throughout the entire game?
1
+10
-1