Summoner DPS Gear and Best in Slot — Dawntrail 7.05
On this page, you will find the best gear and best-in-slot items for your Summoner DPS in Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail (Patch 7.05).
Summoner Gearsets (BiS)
This section specifically covers best-in-slot builds and gearing choices for Summoner. The builds provided are updated for Patch 7.0, as well as including optimized gearsets for each Ultimate encounters' item level sync.
If you are currently gearing up your Summoner and looking for more information on why these specific stat combinations are made, check out our melding and stat priority page for Summoner.
Best in Slot by Encounter
Patch 7.05 Week 1 Prog Set
The gearset below is a full crafted set of gear with pentamelds, which is the highest DPS option for players fresh to the raid tier.
i730 2.48 GCD
i730 2.46 GCD
The Omega Protocol - 2.48s BiS w/ Relic Weapon
The Omega Protocol - 2.47s BiS w/ Relic Weapon
Dragonsong's Reprise - Savage Gear Only
Dragonsong's Reprise - Including i605 Dungeon Gear + Relic Weapon
The Epic of Alexander (TEA)
If you are entering level 70 or 80 Ultimate encounters to prog and ultimately clear, you do not need to go through the effort to put together the exact BiS shown here.
The pieces of gear shown here are examples. You can also swap any piece of gear for another that has the same combination of stats (crit+dh, crit+det, etc.), provided it is above the minimum ilvl to fully sync (ilvl 470 for UCOB, ilvl 500 for UWU, ilvl 600 for TEA).
If you do not have a relic weapon, you may replace the Blade's Acumen with Book of Grace.
The Unending Coil of Bahamut (UCoB)
If you are entering level 70 or 80 Ultimate encounters to prog and ultimately clear, you do not need to go through the effort to put together the exact BiS shown here.
The pieces of gear shown here are examples. You can also swap any piece of gear for another that has the same combination of stats (crit+dh, crit+det, etc.), provided it is above the minimum ilvl to fully sync (ilvl 470 for UCOB, ilvl 500 for UWU, ilvl 600 for TEA).
If you do not have a relic weapon to optimize a spell speed build, you may replace the Blade's Acumen and all armor pieces with any Crit+DH/DET combinations that is above item level 470.
The Weapon's Refrain Ultimate (UWU)
If you are entering level 70 or 80 Ultimate encounters to prog and ultimately clear, you do not need to go through the effort to put together the exact BiS shown here.
The pieces of gear shown here are examples. You can also swap any piece of gear for another that has the same combination of stats (crit+dh, crit+det, etc.), provided it is above the minimum ilvl to fully sync (ilvl 470 for UCOB, ilvl 500 for UWU, ilvl 600 for TEA).
If you do not have a relic weapon to optimize the spell speed build, you may replace the Blade's Acumen and all armor pieces with any Crit+DH/DET combinations that is above item level 500.
Changelog
- 08 Aug. 2024: Updated for Savage (7.05).
- 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
- 01 Sep. 2022: Updated for Patch 6.2.
- 20 Apr. 2022: Updated for Patch 6.1.
- 26 Feb. 2022: Updated for Endwalker.
- 19 Nov. 2021: Updated page to feature new Etro gear set embeds.
- 13 Nov. 2021: Guide added.
Guides from Other Classes
Elevation is a long time theorycrafter and World First raider for Echo Esports. Starting all the way back in Patch 3.2, Elevation has remained as one of the best caster players, primarily focused around Summoner. Not only has he achieved top placements in the Race to World First, but has also pushed top rankings in the optimization scene over the course of multiple expansions, including several personal Rank 1 parses. Elevation is known for providing a multitude of guides for Magical Ranged DPS, for both extensive job optimization knowledge, as well progression related tips and advice.
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