SMN BIS 2.3

[Dwill]

The strength if your DoTs are stronger using a max Det novus or a book of spades then using a HA book.

However the overall strength of your spells like Ruins and Fester do "decrease". Reason for quotes is more the window of damage is greater on the lower end. You can still hit as high as the HA book with say a Fester but you can also hit lower more often.

Your assessment is incorrect.


Using theoretical BiS build of:

Build 1: http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/NGQV for DET
Build 2: http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/NGID for CRT

Bio's damage value per tick with Build 1 using the current damage formula including CRT + Maim and Mend 2: 141.8901
Bio's damage value per tick with Build 2 using the current damage formula including CRT + Maim and Mend 2: 142.5040

Bio II and Miasma's damage value per tick with Build 1 using the current damage formula including CRT + Maim and Mend 2: 124.1538
Bio II and Miasma's damage value per tick with Build 2 using the current damage formula including CRT + Maim and Mend 2: 124.6910

Fester's damage value with Build 1 using the current damage formula including CRT + Maim and Mend 2: 1064.1758
Fester's damage value with Build 2 using the current damage formula including CRT + Maim and Mend 2: 1068.7805

If you factor in the difference in the Spell Speed difference as well, Build 2 will yield about 1.5% more damage than Build 1. That's also excluding the difference in Enhanced Pet actions procs, which in itself is harder to quantify.

[NorthernLadMSP]

I have a general summoner question. I have a summoner that I may eventually make my main DPS class. Besides the obvious intelligence, what is the second best stat? Is it determination? Or a combo of determination and crit?