Summoner Thoughts

[Superskull85]

I'm not at end game yet but Bane seems fine to me. During bosses I only need to use it for adds if there are any (some of the higher bosses right now don't even have adds worth a lot). In the case of single target I save Aether Flow for Energy Drain. For adds leading up to bosses they usually get controlled (slept or bound) so I don't want to hit them anyways.

I do agree that DoT may a problem. With Bio, Bio II, Miasma and Thunder I have room only for 4 Ruin's before I have to recast them. With Miasma II and Shadow Flare in the mix I foresee only about 2 Ruin's per rotation. Which I don't mind as long as the DoT is enough (I like DoT classes a lot and find that much more sustainable).

As for pets the caster pets Emerald Topez and Garduda are easy to control because their commands are clippable with DoT's. Using the Heel command is much better compared to Place which I see some SMN's use.