How to Get Knowledge in RLCraft for Summoning

If you've spent any time in RLCraft — the notoriously brutal Minecraft modpack by Shivaxi — you've probably discovered that summoning creatures isn't as simple as crafting a few items. Before you can call powerful entities to fight alongside you, you need Knowledge, a progression mechanic tied to the Lycanites Mobs mod. Understanding how this system works is the first step toward building a legitimate summoning setup.

What Is the Knowledge System in RLCraft?

RLCraft uses the Lycanites Mobs knowledge system to gate summoning abilities. You don't automatically know how to summon a creature just because you've seen one. Instead, you must learn each mob by interacting with it in specific ways. Only after reaching the required knowledge level can you summon that creature using a Summoning Staff or a Soulstone.

There are two knowledge levels for each creature:

Think of it as a creature encyclopedia. The world won't hand you summoning power — you have to earn it through direct encounters.

How to Gain Knowledge Level 1

Knowledge 1 is earned simply by killing a creature enough times. Each kill of a Lycanites mob contributes to your knowledge progression for that specific mob type. The number of kills required varies slightly, but in general:

• Kill the target mob repeatedly until a notification appears in your chat or HUD confirming Knowledge Level 1.
• This typically takes around 5–10 kills, though this can vary depending on your RLCraft version and any active modpack settings.
• The creature does not need to be killed in any special way — standard combat counts.

This makes early Knowledge farming risky. You're grinding kills on mobs that can easily kill you in the early game. Targeting weaker Lycanites creatures like Imps, Geists, or Trites is a common starting point before moving to more dangerous targets.

How to Gain Knowledge Level 2

🔓 Knowledge 2 is where summoning really opens up, and it requires a different approach. You can't get there through kills alone.

To reach Knowledge Level 2, you need to use one of these methods:

Feed the Mob a Treat

Each Lycanites creature has a preferred treat — a specific food item you can craft or find. When you feed a treat to a mob of that type, it progresses your knowledge. Feeding multiple treats, or repeatedly feeding over time, pushes you toward Knowledge 2.

• Treats are crafted using Lycanites crafting recipes — typically combining mob drops with other materials.
• The treat for a given mob is often hinted at in its Beastiary entry, accessible through the in-game Beastiary book.

Use a Soulstone

A Soulstone captures a creature's essence and can be used to gain Knowledge 2 directly. To use one:

1. Craft or find a Soulstone (requires specific materials including Ender Pearls and other resources).
2. Right-click a living mob of the target type with the Soulstone equipped.
3. This instantly grants Knowledge 2 for that creature.

Soulstones are resource-intensive to craft, so many players prioritize them for difficult-to-farm mobs rather than common ones.

The Beastiary Book

The Beastiary is your primary reference tool throughout this process. Craft it early — it tracks your knowledge progress for every Lycanites mob you've encountered, shows required treats, and displays summoning costs. Without it, you're working blind.

What You Need to Actually Summon

Once you have the right Knowledge level, summoning requires additional components:

• Summoning Staff — the core summoning tool, crafted from specific materials. Higher-tier staves can hold more powerful summons.
• Summoning Pedestals — used for more complex summoning configurations.
• Charge — the Summoning Staff uses a resource called charge, which depletes as you maintain summoned creatures. Running out dismisses your summons.

🎮 The type of staff you can use and how many creatures you can summon simultaneously scales with both your Knowledge level and the staff's tier. A basic staff won't let you maintain a full summoning party.

Variables That Affect Your Progression

The speed and difficulty of gaining Knowledge in RLCraft isn't fixed — several factors shift the experience significantly:

• RLCraft version — behavior and kill thresholds have been adjusted across versions (particularly between 2.8.x and 2.9.x patches).
• Difficulty and server settings — private servers may modify mob spawn rates or modpack configs, which changes how quickly you encounter the mobs you need.
• Your character's equipment and level — in RLCraft, your level (from the RPG leveling system) and gear directly affect your ability to survive knowledge-farming sessions.
• Target mob type — some Lycanites mobs are rare spawns tied to specific biomes or events, making Knowledge progression for those creatures much slower.
• Treat availability — if the materials needed to craft treats are scarce in your world seed, you may need to rely more heavily on kill-based progression or Soulstones.

A Note on Progression Order

⚔️ Most experienced RLCraft players recommend prioritizing Knowledge for utility summons first — creatures that can assist with exploration or combat without requiring the rarest treats or the highest-tier staves. Starting with aggressive or rare mobs often leads to early death before you gain any meaningful knowledge.

Which creatures make sense to target first, and whether treat-farming or Soulstone-crafting is more practical, depends heavily on what materials your world has provided, how far along your character is, and what playstyle you're working toward.

That specific calculation — which creature to focus on, and which Knowledge method fits your current inventory and progress — is the piece only your own save file can answer.