AR Summon Guide

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General/Tips

The AR Demon Scanner is an optional thing that can be accessed from the title screen. There's another version in-game but it gives no rewards and is only for taking fun pictures. In AR Demon Scanner, you take pictures of certain things/animals/objects to summon demons to talk to them. Each session is made of two questions/requests. Having two good answers to the demon will grant a very successful rating, making one mistake will get a successful rating and making two mistakes will result in a failed session.

Cu Chulainn's details on Ongoing Talks menu, showing that it can be randomly summoned by different objects.
  • It's much easier to look up images for these said things and point the mobile phone's camera to it on the screen than going after the real things, even if the object is before you, with a few exceptions, like the Eye decoder, which can find your eyes on your face.
  • Some scanner decoders, like the Eye and the Horn, are very lenient, easily finding the eyes on a face or a horn on a goat, but others, like the Scale (it requires a specific type and possibly only white models) and the Scarf (it must be arranged in a specific configuration, forming a loop), are very picky, so it's better and easier just to look them up online on another device and display it in front of the camera.
  • If the scanning fails, subtle changes, like rotating the phone to crook the scanned image (e.g., the Fork needs to be diagonally positioned on the screen), pointing the camera upper or lower to put the image off-centre (e.g., the Bed must be lower on screen, not in the middle), moving the camera back and forth to change the scanned size (e.g., the hand's Palm must fit all on the screen, but not made too small, allowing for a thumb to be cropped off) and changing the screen brightness may help.
  • If the tentative image doesn't work at all, try another one, with a different background (some decoders prefer white, black or grey backgrounds, while others work with anything) or lighting (the Ball usually needs a shadow cast under it, to show it's spherical, not just a flat circle). Once you find an image that works, save it, to have one that worked at least once, so you may not have to do the trial all over again next time. If it's hard to make the decoder identify a saved image, search for a replacement, with a different lighting, colour, hue, background and so on, because some images work better than others.
  • The decoder's icon is, usually, a hint of the image it's scanning for, but not always (e.g., the Ring works with plain rings, like the one depicted on its icon, but rings with a gem are identified much easier).
  • Demons may ask you to touch specific parts of their bodies (head/hair/crown, arms, hands, belly, tail), which can be a problem with fast moving demons, like Raiju, but the game allows retrying if missing the right spot. Shiva may appear too big on the screen, with its head beyond the upper edge, and ask you to touch its head ornament, so you will have to wait until it tilts its head down for a second to be able to touch it. And pray that Sandalphon never asks to touch his head, as it's never visible.
  • Demons may request an offering during conversation, as well as giving you as a gift after the conversation is over. Those items are only available and used on AR Summon, so, when a demon asks for it, just give it, if you have one. The offerings received after conversations are always related to the demon's likings.
  • If you don't have the proper offering for a specific demon, don't try anything else (giving some other thing, not giving anything or trying to trick it), or the demon will get angry. Instead, shut down the game, reload and go back to the AR Summon. The app will ask if you want to continue the previous demon talk. It will go back to the beginning of the conversation, so there is a chance the demon won't ask for an offering, otherwise, restart again, until the pesky demon stops asking for something you don't have (or don't want to give it).
  • When a demon requests you to take a photograph of it, a camera button will appear. Take the picture and hit the "Save" button to get a positive reaction from the demon. If you have a Twitter account, before saving the picture, share it using the "Tweet" button, what will grant you, also, a random offering as reward, usually unrelated to the kind of demon being photographed. Be careful when taking pictures for sharing, because the real camera on your phone will be active during the whole conversation, so you may end up sharing more than you intended!
  • Using AR Demon Scanner isn't something that I recommend for a long term investment as 365 days will net you 1825000 MAG but this is rather low for something that must be done daily. Note: It used to be 10 daily gems but was changed as of 2/20/2020.
  • On earlier versions of the game, one object would summon exactly the same demon every time. As of 2021, a demon may be summoned by different objects and a certain object may summon different demons, randomly.
  • The one time rewards such MAG/Macca/Superior Summon Files may be worth the effort, though. Completing these should be the long term goal.

Frequently Asked Questions

The demons may ask tricky questions during a conversation session. Below is a summary of some of the most common question subjects and their correct answers. Some are mostly used by specific demons, but any demon may, randomly, ask them. Most questions offer only two options for answer, but there are some three-option questions. Unlike talk in the main game, there is always one right answer for every question. While there are questions that may also appear in the main game, there are others that are similar, but with different options for answers.

Question subject Correct answer
Demon approaching Stare
Demon beckoning (2 op) Ignore
Demon howling Cover ears
Demon laughing What's funny?
Demon stamping feet Stamp with it
About demons like me Idiots
About my timbs Lame
Accept my feelings (3 op) Of course
Beauty (3 op) Inside
Bleak and boring world Rather fun
Cannot trust humans I'm the only you can trust
Trust a human Don't have to trust me
Don't overeat For beauty?
Eat you Sweets
Drink the Moon I'll get for you
Do you keep a pet I don't
End justify means I prefer to fight fair and square
Look behind Turn and look
Love same gender (3 op) Actually...
Love at first sight Delusion
Hunt Entertainment
Mentor Yes
Price of freedom Time
Promises Kept
Promise pink finger Yeah
Spoke same words... not fight Language doesn't matter
People never stop fighting... how can problem be solved People don't stop fighting
Warring is eternal Last forever
Song red star burn What do you mean?
Unpopular Unpopular
Urge to destroy everything Like to create
When demons die (3 op) Reborn
Why humans die so quickly We don't die so quickly
You show promise (3 op) Reached my potential

AR Summon Guide

Demon Race Rank Decoder Accepted Gifts
Angel Divine 1 Light Rosary, Celestial Shawl
Anubis Avatar 6 Scale Sæhrímnir Meat, Mead of Poetry
Apsaras Yoma 2 Blue Rosary, Celestial Shawl
Arianrhod Megami 5 Knife Rosary, Celestial Shawl
Baphomet Vile 6 Horn Rosary, Salmon of Wisdom
Cerberus Beast 3 Dog Sæhrímnir Meat, Warrior's Helm
Cu Chulainn Genma 6 Fork Sæhrímnir Meat, Mead of Poetry
Cu Sith Beast 1 Leaf Sæhrímnir Meat, Metasequoia Leaf
Decarabia Fallen 3 Eye Killer Poison, Nebra Sky Disc
Dominion Divine 3 Coffee Rosary, Salmon of Wisdom
Hamsa Avian 1 Shoreline Rosary, Lucky Rake
Hare of Inaba UMA 1 Carrot Sæhrímnir Meat, Warrior's Helm
Hequet Holy 4 Polkadots Sæhrímnir Meat, Branch of Horai
Illuyanka Dragon 2 Glass Cup Killer Poison, Mysterious Scale
Ishtar Megami 9 Jewel Rosary, Celestial Shawl
Kinmamon Enigma 2 Ball Sæhrímnir Meat, Metasequoia Leaf
Lailah Herald 5 Hat Rosary, Celestial Shawl
Leanan Sidhe Femme 2 Ring Killer Poison, Golden Apple
Lilim Night 4 Bed Killer Poison, Golden Apple
Lilith Night 8 Apple Killer Poison, Golden Apple
Metatron Herald 10 Computer Rosary, Salmon of Wisdom
Mokoi Night 1 Tree Killer Poison, Mysterious Scale
Nekomata Beast 2 Cat Sæhrímnir Meat, Branch of Horai
Oni Brute 2 Bottle Killer Poison, Draconite
Ose Fallen 5 Plastic Bottle Killer Poison, Draconite
Patrimpas Dragon 3 Leek Killer Poison, Draconite
Pixie Fairy 1 Palm Sæhrímnir Meat, Branch of Horai
Raiju Wilder 4 Cable Sæhrímnir Meat, Warrior's Helm
Reiko Kashima Rumor 4 Shoe Sæhrímnir Meat, Branch of Horai
Sandalphon Herald 7 Smartphone Rosary, Salmon of Wisdom
Sarasvati Megami 6 Guitar Rosary, Celestial Shawl
Setanta Fairy 4 Scarf Sæhrímnir Meat, Warrior's Helm
Shiva Fury 7 Wine Glass Killer Poison, Nebra Sky Disc
Succubus Night 5 Bathtub Killer Poison, Golden Apple
Thor Kishin 7 Tower Killer Poison, Nebra Sky Disc
Titania Fairy 7 Vase Sæhrímnir Meat, Branch of Horai
Trumpeter Fiend 9 Trumpet Sæhrímnir Meat, Mead of Poetry