Leveling Rotations and Tips for Summoner — Dawntrail 7.0
This page covers the rotation and action usage when leveling Summoner to Level 100. This page can also be used to help when doing roulettes with level scaling by using the slider to adjust the information to your desired level.
Gear Options
When leveling up, you should always choose the piece of gear with the highest item level. You can exchange Allagan Tomestone of Poetics for gear in Mor Dhona at level 50, in Idyllshire at level 60, in Rhalgr's Reach at level 70, and in Eulmore at level 80.
Rotation Overview While Leveling Summoner
While the Summoner class is not unlocked until Level 30, your leveling experience may begin at Level 1 with the Arcanist job.
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Single-Target Rotation
- Cast Ruin.
- Cast Ruin II.
- Cast Ruin III.
- Activate Searing Light when it's available.
- Use Searing Flash when it's available.
- Activate Aethercharge whenever it's available.
- Activate Dreadwyrm Trance whenever it's available. Cast Astral Impulse as much as possible during this time.
- Activate Dreadwyrm Trance whenever it's available. Cast Astral Impulse as much as possible during this time, and weave Deathflare.
- Activate Summon Bahamut whenever it's available. Cast Astral Impulse as much as possible during this time, and weave Deathflare + Enkindle Bahamut.
- Activate Summon Phoenix whenever it's available. Cast Fountain of Fire as much as possible during this time, and weave Enkindle Phoenix.
- Use Summon Ruby when you have Ruby Arcanum available.
- Use Summon Ifrit when you have Ruby Arcanum available.
- Use Summon Ifrit II when you have Ruby Arcanum available.
- Use Summon Topaz when you have Topaz Arcanum available.
- Use Summon Titan when you have Topaz Arcanum available.
- Use Summon Titan II when you have Topaz Arcanum available.
- Use Summon Emerald when you have Emerald Arcanum available.
- Use Summon Garuda when you have Emerald Arcanum available.
- Use Summon Garuda II when you have Emerald Arcanum available.
- Spend your Elemental Attunement stacks on Ruby Ruin.
- Spend your Elemental Attunement stacks on Ruby Ruin and Topaz Ruin.
- Spend your Elemental Attunement stacks on Ruby Ruin, Topaz Ruin, and Emerald Ruin.
- Spend your Elemental Attunement stacks on Ruby Ruin II, Topaz Ruin II, and Emerald Ruin II.
- Spend your Elemental Attunement stacks on Ruby Ruin III, Topaz Ruin III, and Emerald Ruin III.
- Spend your Elemental Attunement stacks on Ruby Rite, Topaz Rite, and Emerald Rite.
- During Summon Ifrit, remember to cast Crimson Cyclone and Crimson Strike.
- During Summon Ifrit II, remember to cast Crimson Cyclone and Crimson Strike.
- During Summon Titan, remember to use your Mountain Buster procs.
- During Summon Titan II, remember to use your Mountain Buster procs.
- During Summon Garuda, remember to cast Slipstream.
- During Summon Garuda II, remember to cast Slipstream.
- Weave Energy Drain when it's available.
- Spend your Aetherflow Gauge stacks on Fester.
- Spend your Aetherflow Gauge stacks on Necrotize.
- Cast Ruin IV before the proc falls off.
Multi-Target Rotation
When fighting against multiple enemies (3 or more), you should follow these priorities instead.
- Cast Ruin.
- Cast Outburst.
- Cast Tri-disaster.
- Activate Searing Light when it's available.
- Use Searing Flash when it's available.
- Activate Aethercharge whenever it's available.
- Activate Dreadwyrm Trance whenever it's available. Cast Astral Flare as much as possible during this time.
- Activate Dreadwyrm Trance whenever it's available. Cast Astral Flare as much as possible during this time, and weave Deathflare.
- Activate Summon Bahamut whenever it's available. Cast Astral Flare as much as possible during this time, and weave Deathflare + Enkindle Bahamut.
- Activate Summon Phoenix whenever it's available. Cast Brand of Purgatory as much as possible during this time, and weave Enkindle Phoenix.
- Use Summon Ruby when you have Ruby Arcanum available.
- Use Summon Ifrit when you have Ruby Arcanum available.
- Use Summon Ifrit II when you have Ruby Arcanum available.
- Use Summon Topaz when you have Topaz Arcanum available.
- Use Summon Titan when you have Topaz Arcanum available.
- Use Summon Titan II when you have Topaz Arcanum available.
- Use Summon Emerald when you have Emerald Arcanum available.
- Use Summon Garuda when you have Emerald Arcanum available.
- Use Summon Garuda II when you have Emerald Arcanum available.
- Spend your Elemental Attunement stacks on Ruby Ruin.
- Spend your Elemental Attunement stacks on Ruby Ruin and Topaz Ruin.
- Spend your Elemental Attunement stacks on Ruby Ruin, Topaz Ruin, and Emerald Ruin.
- Spend your Elemental Attunement stacks on Ruby Outburst, Topaz Outburst, and Emerald Outburst.
- Spend your Elemental Attunement stacks on Ruby Disaster, Topaz Disaster, and Emerald Disaster.
- Spend your Elemental Attunement stacks on Ruby Catastrophe, Topaz Catastrophe, and Emerald Catastrophe.
- During Summon Ifrit, remember to cast Crimson Cyclone and Crimson Strike.
- During Summon Ifrit II, remember to cast Crimson Cyclone and Crimson Strike.
- During Summon Titan, remember to use your Mountain Buster procs.
- During Summon Titan II, remember to use your Mountain Buster procs.
- During Summon Garuda, remember to cast Slipstream.
- During Summon Garuda II, remember to cast Slipstream.
- Weave Energy Drain when it's available.
- Weave Energy Siphon when it's available.
- Spend your Aetherflow Gauge stacks on Fester.
- Spend your Aetherflow Gauge stacks on Painflare.
- Cast Ruin IV before the proc falls off.
Utility Abilities
- Use Radiant Aegis to help mitigate any incoming damage
- Use Physick to heal your own HP if needed
- Use Addle to help reduce the damage your target may deal to you or your party
- You may raise downed party members with Resurrection
- Use Lucid Dreaming to replenish your MP
- You may instantly cast any cast-bar GCD with Swiftcast
- Use Surecast to avoid any character displacement mechanics (such as knockbacks)
Changelog
- 04 Jul. 2024: Updated for Patch 7.0
- 23 Jan. 2024: Updated for Patch 6.55
- 15 Oct. 2023: Updated for Patch 6.5
- 27 May 2023: Updated for Patch 6.4
- 13 Jan. 2023: Updated for Patch 6.3
- 23 Aug. 2022: Updated for Patch 6.2
- 20 May 2022: Guide added.
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