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So I have been referencing the following classic threads:

Mastering the Summoned Monster: http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=565674
The 3.5 Summon Monster List: http://forums.gleemax.com/wotc_archive/ … p/t-180887
Ready to Summon Monsters: http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=221737
Summoner's Guide: http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?p=13017329
Mastering the Malconvoker: http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.ph … st13677754

However, none of them have a complete list of legal Summon Monster targets. My DM allows any "real" WotC source (not Dragon or arbitrary substitutions). In MMI-II nothing is listed as being additionally summonable. However, in MMIII-V, Fiend Folio, the Fiendish Codexes,and some other random Wizards sources, there are monsters noted specifically as being summonable with Summon Monster. Since we've reached the end of 3.5 supplements, and this effort covered every book I can get my hands on, I think it won't get out of date.

So as a value added service, here's the list of RAW monsters in Wizards books summonable with Summon Monster! Feel free and chime in with others I missed. (Or if there's some rule I'm missing which allows others...)

MMII
Cervidal Guardinal (IV, NG) - declared summonable in BoED
Lupinal Guardinal (VIII, NG) - declared summonable in BoED

MMIII
Arrow demon (VII, CE, evil caster, replaces babau)
Storm elementals - Small (IV, N), Med (VI, N), Large (VII, N), Huge (VIII, N), Greater (IX, N)

MMIV
Clockwork mender (II, LN)
Demon, Nashrou (III, CE) - not listed in the table of contents as a summonable creature, but it is!
Dwarf Ancestor (V, LG, cleric of Moradin)
Howler Wasp (II, CE)
Inferno Spider (VI, N, ritual required)
Justice Archon (VII, LG)
Windrazor (III, CE)
Windscythe (VI, CE)
Wrackspawn (IV, CE)
Yugoloth, Corruptor of Fate (VI, NE)
Yugoloth, Voor (IV, NE)

MMV
Arcadian Avenger (IV, LG, LG/LN caster)
Demon, Adaru (IX, CE, evil caster)
Demon, Carnage (IV, CE, evil caster)
Demon, Gadacro (IV, CE, evil caster)
Demon, Solamith (VII, CE, evil caster)
Devil, Gulthir (VI, LE, evil caster)
Fetid Fungus (II, N, cleric of Zuggtmoy)

Fiend Folio (arguably 3.5e)
Aoa Droplet (N, IV)
Bacchae (CN, III)
Demodand, Farastu (NE, IX)
Demon, Skulvyn (CE, IV)
Demon, Wastrilith (CE, IX)
Deva, Monadic (G, IX)
Deva, Movanic (G, VII)
Formian, Armadon (LN, VII)
Formian, Observer (LN, IX)
Formian, Winged Warrior (LN, VI)
Imp, Bloodbag (LE, IV)
Imp, Euphoric (LE, IV)
Imp, Filth (LE, IV)
Kaorti (NE, II)
Maelephant (LE, VIII)
Nerra, Kalareem (N, IV)
Nerra, Sillit (N, VI)
Nerra, Varoot (N, II)
Rilmani, Cuprilach (N, IX)
Rilmani, Ferumach (N, VII)
Slaad, Mud (CN, VI)
Yugoloth, Piscoloth (NE, VII)
Yugoloth, Skeroloth (NE, IV)

Fiendish Codex II
Abishai, White (IV, LE, LE caster, replace fiendish giant wasp)
Abishai, black (V, LE, LE caster, replace bearded devil)
Abishai, green (VI, LE, LE caster, replace chain devil)
Abishai, blue (VII, LE, LE caster, replace bone devil)
Amnizu (VI, LE, LE caster, replace xill)
Kalabon (III, LE, LE caster, replace fiendish ape)
Orthon (VIII, LE, LE caster, replace hellcat)
Pain devil (VI, LE, LE caster, replace chain devil)
Pleasure devil (Brachina) (IX, LE, LE caster, replace fiendish dire shark)
Spined devil (IV, LE, LE caster, replace fiendish giant wasp)
Steel devil (VII, LE, LE caster, replace fiendish megaraptor)

Book of Exalted Deeds - thanks to BenSan for the ref.
Bauriaur (III, CG)
Coure Eladrin (III, CG)
Musteval Guardinal (III, NG)
Rhek (IV, NG)
Leskylor (V, NG)
Equinal (VI, NG)
Asura (VII, CG)
Leskylor, three-headed (VII, NG)
Hollyphant (VIII, NG)
Warden Archon (VIII, CG)
Firre Eladrin (IX, CG)
Moon Dog (IX, NG)
Owl Archon (IX, LG)
Quesar (IX, NG)
Sword Archon (IX, LG)
Ursinal Guardinal (IX, NG)

Complete Arcane - thanks to BenSan for the ref.
Elemental Grue (IV, NE) - Air, Fire, Earth, or Water.

Ghostwalk - thanks to BenSan for the ref.
Demon, Artaaglith (VI, CE)

Magic of Incarnum - thanks to BenSan for the ref.
Souleater (VII, NE, evil caster, replaces Huge fiendish monstrous scorpion)

Planar Handbook - thanks to BenSan for the ref.
Elementite Swarm (any) (VI, N, replaces Elemental, Large) - 4 kinds.
Elsewhale (VIII, NG, replaces celestial cachalot whale)
Elysian Thrush (I, NG, replaces celestial owl or celestial monkey)
Energon (any) (V, N, replaces Elemental, Medium) - and technically this allows the xeg-ya and xeg-yi from MoP as well for a total of 7.
Gaspar (VIII, N, replaces celestial triceratops or Colossal fiendish monstrous centipede)
Limbo Stalker (VIII, CN, replaces blue slaad)
Nightmare, lesser (IV, NE, replaces fiendish dire wolf or howler)
Pack fiend (VII, NE, replaces Huge fiendish monstrous scorpion)
Unraveler (IX, LN, replaces green slaad)
Ur' Epona (II, N, replaces celestial riding dog)
New templates - anarchic, axiomatic, entropic (+1 to spell level), vivacious (+1 to spell level).

Races of Stone
Hammer archon (VIII, LG, dwarf, gnome, or goliath caster)

Sandstorm - thanks to BenSan for the ref.
Glass mephit (IV, N)
Sulfur mephit (IV, N)

Stormwrack - thanks to Nanshork for the ref.
Fiendish dire barracuda (V, NE, replaces fiendish dire boar)
Fiendish dire eel (IV, CE, replaces fiendish dire wolf)
Fiendish montrous diving spider (various, CE, replace other fiendish monstrous spiders)
Fiendish sea snake (various, CE, replace other fiendish vipers)
Caller from the deeps (VIII, NE, replace Elemental, greater)
Yugoloth, Echinoloth (VIII, NE, replace blue slaad)
Fiendish monstrous crab, small (I, NE, replace fiendish monstrous scorpion, small)
Fiendish monstrous crab, medium (II, NE, replace fiendish monstrous scorpion, medium)
Fiendish monstrous crab, large (V, NE, replace fiendish monstrous scorpion, large)
Fiendish monstrous crab, huge (VII, NE, replace fiendish monstrous scorpion, huge)
Fiendish monstrous crab, gargantuan (IX, NE, replace fiendish monstrous scorpion, gargantuan)
Celestial archelon (VIII, NG, replaces celestial triceratops)
Fiendish icthyosaur (VI, NE, replaces fiendish rhinoceros)
Fiendish mosasour (IX, CE, replaces bebilith)
Celestial plesiosaur (IX, NG, replaces celestial roc)

I also checked BoD, Draconomicon, the Complete series up through Scoundrel/Mage/Champion, the Races series, DMGII, ExpPsi, Heroes of Battle/Horror, Libris Mortis, Lords of Madness, Manual of the Planes, UA - nothing there.

A couple rule notes. Most of the MMV, FCII and the arrow demon specify "a evil spellcaster". I'd tend to argue that a malconvoker could as well with Deceptive Summons, it seems a redundant requirement since summoning evil creatures will turn you evil anyway.

Also, some of these specify replacing a choice. Many just note "you can summon them." It's unclear whether you have to replace something on your list with the new choices or whether they're just list extensions. Dragon Magazine notwithstanding, I don't see anything in the core rules about the SM lists being limited in size. So welcome to much larger SM lists!

By popular request, here's the lists by SM level!

Summon Monster Lists By Level

Summon Monster I
Celestial dog (LG)
Celestial owl (LG) or Elysian Thrush (NG, Planar Handbook)
Celestial giant fire beetle (NG)
Celestial porpoise (NG)
Celestial badger (CG)
Celestial monkey (CG) or Elysian Thrush (NG, Planar Handbook)
Fiendish dire rat (LE)
Fiendish raven (LE)
Fiendish monstrous centipede, Medium (NE)
Fiendish monstrous scorpion, Small (CE) or Fiendish monstrous crab, Small (NE, Stormwrack)
Fiendish hawk (CE)
Fiendish monstrous spider, Small (CE) or Fiendish monstrous diving spider, Small (CE, Stormwrack)
Fiendish octopus (CE)
Fiendish snake, Small viper (CE) or Fiendish sea snake, Small (CE, Stormwrack)

Summon Monster II
Celestial giant bee (LG)
Celestial giant bombardier beetle (NG)
Celestial riding dog (NG) or Ur'Epona (N, Planar Handbook)
Celestial eagle (CG)
Clockwork Mender (LN, MMIV)
Fetid Fungus (N, cleric of Zuggtmoy only, MMV)
Nerra, Varoot (N, Fiend Folio)
Devil, Lemure (LE)
Fiendish squid (LE)
Fiendish wolf (LE)
Fiendish monstrous centipede, Large (NE)
Fiendish monstrous scorpion, Medium (NE) or Fiendish monstrous crab, Medium (NE, Stormwrack)
Fiendish shark, Medium (NE)
Kaorti (NE, Fiend Folio)
Fiendish monstrous spider, Medium (CE) or Fiendish monstrous diving spider, Medium (CE, Stormwrack)
Fiendish snake, Medium viper (CE) or Fiendish sea snake, Medium (CE, Stormwrack)
Howler Wasp (CE, MMIV)

Summon Monster III
Celestial black bear (LG)
Celestial bison (NG)
Guardinal, Musteval (NG, BoED)
Bauriaur (CG, BoED)
Celestial dire badger (CG)
Celestial hippogriff (CG)
Eladrin, Coure (CG, BoED)
Elemental, Small (N)
Bacchae (CN, Fiend Folio)
Fiendish ape (LE) or Kalabon (LE, FCII, LE caster)
Fiendish dire weasel (LE)
Hell Hound (LE)
Fiendish snake, constrictor (LE)
Fiendish boar (NE)
Fiendish dire bat (NE)
Fiendish monstrous centipede, Huge (NE)
Demon, Dretch (CE)
Demon, Nashrou (CE, MMIV)
Fiendish crocodile (CE)
Fiendish snake, Large viper (CE) or Fiendish sea snake, Large (CE, Stormwrack)
Fiendish wolverine (CE)
Windrazor (CE, MMIV)

Summon Monster IV
Arcadian Avenger (LG, MMV, LG/LN caster)
Archon, Lantern (LG)
Celestial giant owl (LG)
Guardinal, Cervidal (NG, MMII)
Rhek (NG, BoED)
Celestial giant eagle (CG)
Celestial lion (CG)
Aoa Droplet (N, Fiend Folio)
Storm elemental, Small (N, MMIII)
Mephit (N)
Mephit, glass (N, Sandstorm)
Mephit, sulfur (N, Sandstorm)
Nerra, Kalareem (N, Fiend Folio)
Fiendish dire wolf (LE) or Fiendish dire eel (CE, Stormwrack) or Nightmare, lesser (NE, Planar Handbook)
Fiendish giant wasp (LE) or Spined devil (LE, FCII, LE caster) or Abishai, White (LE, FCII, LE caster)
Imp, Bloodbag (LE, Fiend Folio)
Imp, Euphoric (LE, Fiend Folio)
Imp, Filth (LE, Fiend Folio)
Elemental Grue (NE, Complete Arcane)
Fiendish giant praying mantis (NE)
Fiendish shark, Large (NE)
Yeth hound (NE)
Yugoloth, Skeroloth (NE, Fiend Folio)
Yugoloth, Voor (NE, MMIV)
Demon, Carnage (CE, MMV, evil caster)
Demon, Gadacro (CE, MMV, evil caster)
Demon, Skulvyn (CE, Fiend Folio)
Fiendish monstrous spider, Large (CE) or Fiendish monstrous diving spider, Large (CE, Stormwrack)
Fiendish snake, Huge viper (CE) or Fiendish sea snake, Huge (CE, Stormwrack)
Howler (CE) or Nightmare, lesser (NE, Planar Handbook)
Wrackspawn (CE, MMIV)

Summon Monster V
Archon, Hound (LG)
Celestial brown bear (LG)
Dwarf Ancestor (LG, MMIV, cleric of Moradin)
Celestial giant stag beetle (NG)
Celestial sea cat (NG)
Leskylor (NG, BoED)
Celestial griffon (CG)
Elemental, Medium (N) or Energon (any) (N, Planar Handbook/Manual of the Planes)
Achaierai (LE)
Devil, Bearded (LE) or Abishai, black (LE, FCII, LE caster)
Fiendish deionychus (LE)
Fiendish dire ape (LE)
Fiendish dire boar (NE) or Fiendish dire barracuda (NE, Stormwrack)
Fiendish shark, Huge (NE)
Fiendish monstrous scorpion, Large (NE) or Fiendish monstrous crab, Large (NE, Stormwrack)
Shadow mastiff (NE)
Fiendish dire wolverine (CE)
Fiendish giant crocodile (CE)
Fiendish tiger (CE)

Summon Monster VI
Celestial polar bear (LG)
Celestial orca whale (NG)
Equinal (NG, BoED)
Eladrin, Bralani (CG)
Celestial dire lion (CG)
Formian, Winged Warrior (LN, Fiend Folio)
Elemental, Large (N) or Elementite Swarm (N, Planar Handbook)
Genie, Janni (N)
Inferno Spider (N, MMIV, ritual required)
Nerra, Sillit (N, Fiend Folio)
Storm elemental, Medium (N, MMIII)
Chaos beast (CN)
Slaad, Mud (CN, Fiend Folio)
Devil, Chain (LE) or Abishai, green (LE, FCII, LE caster) or Devil, pain (LE, FCII, LE caster)
Devil, Gulthir (LE, MMV, evil caster)
Xill (LE) or Amnizu (LE, FCII, LE caster)
Fiendish monstrous centipede, Gargantuan (NE)
Fiendish rhinoceros (NE) or Fiendish icthyosaur (NE, Stormwrack)
Yugoloth, Corruptor of Fate (NE, MMIV)
Demon, Artaaglith (CE, Ghostwalk)
Fiendish elasmosaurus (CE)
Fiendish monstrous spider, Huge (CE) or Fiendish monstrous diving spider, Huge (CE, Stormwrack)
Fiendish snake, giant constrictor (CE)
Windscythe (CE, MMIV)

Summon Monster VII
Deva, Movanic (G, Fiend Folio)
Archon, Justice (LG, MMIV)
Celestial elephant (LG)
Guardinal, Avoral (NG)
Celestial baleen whale (NG)
Leskylor, three-headed (NG, BoED)
Asura (CG, BoED)
Genie, Djinni (CG)
Formian, Armadon (LN, Fiend Folio)
Elemental, Huge (N)
Invisible stalker (N)
Rilmani, Ferumach (N, Fiend Folio)
Storm Elemental, Large (N, MMIII)
Slaad, red (CN)
Devil, Bone (LE) or Abishai, blue (LE, FCII, LE caster)
Fiendish megaraptor (LE) or Steel devil (LE, FCII, LE caster)
Fiendish monstrous scorpion, Huge (NE) or Souleater (NE, Magic of Incarnum, evil caster) or Pack fiend (NE, Planar Handbook) or Fiendish monstrous crab, Huge (NE, Stormwrack)
Yugoloth, Piscoloth (NE, Fiend Folio)
Demon, Babau (CE) or Demon, arrow (CE, MMIII, evil caster)
Demon, Solamith (CE, MMV, evil caster)
Fiendish giant octopus (CE)
Fiendish girallon (CE)

Summon Monster VIII
Celestial dire bear (LG)
Hammer archon (LG, Races of Stone, dwarf, gnome, or goliath caster)
Celestial cachalot whale (NG) or Elsewhale (NG, Planar Handbook)
Celestial triceratops (NG) or Celestial archelon (NG, Stormwrack) or Gaspar (N, Planar Handbook)
Hollyphant (NG, BoED)
Guardinal, Lupinal (NG, MMII)
Lillend (CG)
Archon, Warden (CG, BoED)
Elemental, greater (N) or Caller from the deeps (NE, Stormwrack)
Storm Elemental, Huge (N, MMIII)
Slaad, blue (CN) or Limbo Stalker (CN, Planar Handbook) or Yugoloth, Echinoloth (NE, Stormwrack)
Fiendish giant squid (LE)
Hellcat (LE) or Orthon (LE, FCII, LE caster)
Malelephant (LE, Fiend Folio)
Fiendish monstrous centipede, Colossal (NE) or Gaspar (N, Planar Handbook)
Demon, Vrock (CE)
Fiendish dire tiger (CE)
Fiendish monstrous spider, Gargantuan (CE)
Fiendish tyrannosaurus (CE)

Summon Monster IX
Deva, Monadic (G, Fiend Folio)
Archon, Owl (LG, BoED)
Archon, Sword (LG, BoED)
Couatl (LG)
Guardinal, Leonal (NG)
Guardinal, Ursinal (NG, BoED)
Moon Dog (NG, BoED)
Quesar (NG, BoED)
Celestial roc (CG) or Celestial plesiosaur (NG, Stormwrack)
Eladrin, Firre (CG, BoED)
Formian, Observer (LN, Fiend Folio)
Elemental, elder (N)
Rilmani, Cuprilach (N, Fiend Folio)
Storm Elemental, Greater (N, MMIII)
Slaad, green (CN) or Unraveler (LN, Planar Handbook)
Devil, Barbed (LE)
Demodand, Farastu (NE, Fiend Folio)
Fiendish dire shark (NE) or Brachina (LE, FCII, LE caster)
Fiendish monstrous scorpion, Gargantuan (NE) or Fiendish monstrous crab, Gargantuan (NE, Stormwrack)
Night hag (NE)
Demon, Bebilith (CE) or Fiendish mosasaur (CE, Stormwrack)
Fiendish monstrous spider, Colossal (CE)
Demon, Adaru (CE, MMV, evil caster)
Demon, Hezrou (CE)
Demon, Wastrilith (CE, Fiend Folio)

New templates to replace Celestial or Fiendish - anarchic, axiomatic, entropic (+1 to spell level), vivacious (+1 to spell level), from the Planar Handbook.

mxyzplk wrote:

The storm elementals have a 1 CR edge on air elementals. You get some zappies but they don't have the air elementals' Flyby Attack. Seems like a similar "do I want melee or ranged" trade to the arrow/babau demon swap.

Generally, since it's not a replacement effect to get it on the list, you'd use air when the enemy has no ranged alternative and the storm otherwise.

http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=918792

My players found it very helpful.

I threw together a list like this a while back, although I didn't have MMV yet at the time and I didn't get around to reviewing them. So here are some you missed. All the "highlights" are off the top of my head and may be incomplete.

Book of Exalted Deeds: There's a pile here, but it's easy to miss because they're all listed together in a sidebar on the second to last page of the book.
SMIII: Bariaur, Coure Eladrin, Musteval Guardinal
SMIV: Cervidal Guardinal, Rhek
SMV: Leskylor
SMVI: Equinal
SMVII: Asura, three-headed leskylor
SMVIII: Hollyphant, lupinal guardinal, warden archon
SMIX: Firre eladrin, moon dog, owl archon, quesar, sword archon, ursinal guardinal
Highlights: Lots of these guys get cleric spellcasting. Hollyphants can Raise Dead as a spell-like, and firre eladrin have bardic music. There are a bunch of oddball unique abilities in the pile, too, and none of them require substitution.

Complete Arcane: Just one (well, four in one) and it's not that great, but for completeness's sake.
SMIV: Elemental grue
Highlights: Air grues are probably the earliest naturally-invisible thing you can summon. Earth grues have sneak attack and I think earth glide, which is a potentially useful combination.

Ghostwalk: 3.0 and a weird settingbook to boot, but potentially useful if your DM allows it.
SMVI: Artaaglith (demon)
Highlights: It has fifth-level cleric casting and more importantly has Animate Dead as a spell-like ability - good moneysaver if you have some way of taking control once it vanishes.

Magic of Incarnum: Just one, I don't remember anything about it and don't care enough to look it up right now.
SMVII: Souleater

Planar Handbook: Lots here, but they're all substitution. It also includes four new templates to replace Celestial or Fiendish with. Of note is that while you can't swap out a template you're forbidden to summon, you're allowed to swap one you wouldn't want to summon but are allowed to, so a malconvoker might want to get fancy by replacing some of the celestial critters with more interesting stuff and then replacing the celestial template on his list with Vivacious for healing purposes.
SMI: Elysian thrush (replaces celestial owl or monkey)
SMII: Ur'Epona (replaces celestial riding dog)
SMIV: Lesser nightmare (replaces fiendish dire wolf or howler)
SMV: Energon (replaces medium elemental)
SMVI: Elementite swarm (replaces large elemental)
SMVII: Pack fiend (replaces Huge fiendish scorpion)
SMVIII: Elsewhale (replaces celestial cachalot whale), Gaspar (replaces celestial triceratops or Colossal fiendish centipede), Limbo stalker (replaces blue slaad)
SMIX: Unraveler (replaces green slaad)
Anarchic, axiomatic, entropic, vivacious can replace celestial/fiendish

Sandstorm: Okay, this one's a little weird: Nothing here is listed as viable for Summon Monster, but the PHB list includes "Mephit (any)" and there are two new mephits in this book. So.. yeah, new stuff to summon. I don't remember what they actually do, though.
SMIV: Glass mephit, sulfur mephit

Stormwrack: There are a bunch of new animals in this book, and celestial and fiendish versions on the SM lists. I didn't bother to note them down because the thread I made this list for was about unusual abilities and templated animals don't have much in the way of that, but if you want a celestial parrot this is the place to look. Also:
SMVIII: Caller from the deeps (replaces greater elemental), echinoloth (yugoloth) (replaces blue slaad)

Also, another list.

Stormwrack

Fiendish Dire Barracuda (NE): Summon Monster V; replaces fiendish dire boar
Fiendish Dire Eel (CE): Summon Monster IV; replaces dire wolf
Caller from the Deeps (NE): Summon Monster VIII; replaces greater elemental(any)
Fiendish Monstrous Diving Spider (CE): various; replaces fiendish monstrous spider
Fiendish Sea Snake (CE): various; replaces fiendish viper
Echinoloth (NE): Summon Monster VIII; replaces blue slaad
Fiendish monstrous crab, Small (NE): Summon Monster I; replaces fiendish monstrous scorpion, Small
Fiendish monstrous crab, Medium (NE): Summon Monster II; replaces fiendish monstrous scorpion, Medium
Fiendish monstrous crab, Large (NE): Summon Monster V; replaces fiendish monstrous scorpion, Large
Fiendish monstrous crab, Huge (NE): Summon Monster VII; replaces fiendish monstrous scorpion, Huge
Fiendish monstrous crab, Gargantuan (NE): Summon Monster IX; replaces fiendish monstrous scorpion, Gargantuan
Celestial archelon (NG): Summon Monster VIII; replaces celestial triceratops
Fiendish ichthyosaur (NE): Summon Monster VI; replaces fiendish rhinoceros
Fiendish mosasaur (CE): Summon Monster IX; replaces bebilith
Celestial plesiosaur (NG): Summon Monster IX; replaces celestial roc