How to play Summoner

[Korpg]

Nah, I just never have any luck with my pacts for damage. Example:

Atma of the Ultimate
Atma of Hell's Guardian (Replace with Beyond, and your Heavenly Strike damage will skyrocket, and Gales for Wind Blade)
Atma of the Minikin Monstrosity

Soulscourge
Caller's Horn +2
Eidolon Pendant
Smn. Earring
Gifted Earring
Caller's Doublet +2
Smn. Bracers +1
Evoker's Ring
Diverter's Ring
Caller's Spats +2
Caller's Pgch. +2
Tiresia's cape
Diabolos's Rope (Not had time to do dynamis bastok yet, not that interested in spending 3 mil on AH, even if I have 16 mil I'm not doing anything with)

All of the above, and I usually do 3k damage with my magical nukes on any NM weak to magic, and 1k damage if they are resistant to magic. I'm usually just O_o regarding the results from that gear choice. I've seen 6k, on VT normal mobs, during empyrean armor latent trigger.

Those magical 7k more damage you are doing, I just don't understand. Only guess I can do is that you've lucked out on multiple +3-5 MAB augmented armor pieces, that somehow changed 3k to 12k damage.

Feel free to tell me which armor pieces I'm using wrong for my nukes, or why my +100 MAB atmas isn't giving any results.


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Hmm, kind of noticed there that I'm giving up 2% chance at proc to get more summoning skill in on hands slot. That might be a reason I'm losing some damage, though I can't see how I'd lose more than 3k per pact.

Other than the bolded, your BP gear is kindof like mine, but with some other stuff that I'm not on the game atm to say what.

[Malamasala]

Other than the bolded, your BP gear is kindof like mine, but with some other stuff that I'm not on the game atm to say what.

Actually I use that. Accidentally mixed it up with the MAB atmas I use for Aeolean Edge. If you happen to find your magic armors, it would be nice to hear it.

[Tannlore]

Atma of Hell's Guardian (Replace with Beyond, and your Heavenly Strike damage will skyrocket, and Gales for Wind Blade)

Hmm, correct me if I'm wrong, but this isn't true. Was there not a post a while back that did research into this very point and proved without a doubt that MAB Superior > Element Major > INT Superior.

Here: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/th...MN-Atmas/page3

My gear setup for Magical BPs is:
Shareeravadi +2 (pet: MAB+12)
Vox Grip
Caller's Horn +2
Eidolon Pendant
Royal Redingot with MAB +7
Tierstria's cape
Smn Bracers
Caller's Sash
Caller's Spats +2
Zenith Pumps (pet MAB +3)
Evoker's Ring
Frevor Ring
Gifted Earring
Caller's Earring


Atmas: Ultimate, MM, Hell's Guardian.

I don't get anything like 7k Heavenly strikes even when I switch in Beyond in place of Ultimate or HG. Not sure how some people get these massive numbers I'm reading on the forums for their Magical BPs and I've been a fan of them for years.

Any chance I can see your setup here or on the server since we play on the same one? I'd be interested to party up and compare numbers and techniques. Always fun to have another smn who knows what they are doing to bounce ideas off of.

Diabolos's Rope (Not had time to do dynamis bastok yet, not that interested in spending 3 mil on AH, even if I have 16 mil I'm not doing anything with)

Malamasala, I'm curious which belt you are referring to that drops in dyna Bastok that will boost your avatar's magic dmg? Is it better than Caller's Sash?

[Korpg]

Hmm, correct me if I'm wrong, but this isn't true. Was there not a post a while back that did research into this very point and proved without a doubt that MAB Superior > Element Major > INT Superior.

Here: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/th...MN-Atmas/page3

My gear setup for Magical BPs is:
Shareeravadi +2 (pet: MAB+12)
Vox Grip
Caller's Horn +2
Eidolon Pendant
Royal Redingot with MAB +7
Tierstria's cape
Smn Bracers
Caller's Sash
Caller's Spats +2
Zenith Pumps (pet MAB +3)
Evoker's Ring
Frevor Ring
Gifted Earring
Caller's Earring


Atmas: Ultimate, MM, Hell's Guardian.

I don't get anything like 7k Heavenly strikes even when I switch in Beyond in place of Ultimate or HG. Not sure how some people get these massive numbers I'm reading on the forums for their Magical BPs and I've been a fan of them for years.

Any chance I can see your setup here or on the server since we play on the same one? I'd be interested to party up and compare numbers and techniques. Always fun to have another smn who knows what they are doing to bounce ideas off of.

Well, I made a mistake, thanks for pointing that out. I should have said switch out Minkin for Beyond/Gales instead of Hell's Guardian.

Malamasala, I'm curious which belt you are referring to that drops in dyna Bastok that will boost your avatar's magic dmg? Is it better than Caller's Sash?

I believe he is saying that avatar attack bonus belt you can buy from AH or farm it in Dynamis-Bastok.

[Tannlore]

Well, I made a mistake, thanks for pointing that out. I should have said switch out Minkin for Beyond/Gales instead of Hell's Guardian.




I believe he is saying that avatar attack bonus belt you can buy from AH or farm it in Dynamis-Bastok.

No prob I made the same mistake myself until I came onto that very post. I found it quite helpful. As for the belt, I see it now. Most interesting! Hmm.. needs more testing. Might finally replace my augmented acc/atk belt I've had since ACP came out. Thanks for the info.