SMN BIS 2.3

[Havenchild]

the only time full int isn't best in slot is if you either use crafted gear or there is no accuracy cap (or a very low one like t5).

This mentality is what has lead many astray and overall contribute to lower DPS for pretty much all classes. Determination is largely underestimated on these forums for those who claim to be experts and this is across the board on all the classes. This also leads people to questioning attainable numbers that people have did on several instances of coil on various classes and calling it "impossible" or "inflated", largely because people think that by pressing the BIS Solver on Ariyala.com, they are getting the optimal build for maximum DPS on there classes and simply cant fathom that others with slightly less STR or INT are pulling bigger numbers when they substitute for Determination.


For Summoner specifically, Det is an equally important stat as Crit but not less so. Stacking boundless amounts of Crit just because you can doesn't give you the best build. Thinking 2 Int is worth more then 40+ DET is horrendous.

Your assessment is incorrect.

I'm gonna assume were playing the same game. I've personally tried both books on T6, T8 and striking dummies. The Book of Spades for me, seems to tick higher for each DoT on average then the HA Book. I can only contribute this to the amount of DET in between the books despite that one clearly has more *Magic Attack* and Intelligence. If two magic attack was such a decisive increase then by no means should 31 DET be even ticking on average similar numbers.

Also your builds are uneven, one is using food , one isnt. One is also substituting a large amount of Int for a spike in DET which is also largely uneven in comparison to your other build.

Simply keeping the same build and switch the books, will suffice. The shift should be 3INT + 2 MAttk(High Allagan Book) vs 31 DET (Either Novus or BoS) if your using the same to compare.