Leveling Rotations and Tips for Summoner — Dawntrail 7.3
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
- 18 Aug. 2025: Updated for Patch 7.3
 - 31 Mar. 2025: Updated for Patch 7.2
 - 20 Nov. 2024: Updated for Patch 7.1
 - 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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