Connecting the DoTs: A Summoner Guide

[Sleigh]

A1S first adds, Bane + pet AoE is almost all of the add's HP, usually Painflare/Deathflare are just milky and should be avoided. The adds afterwards, Bane + Obey will kill one enemy by itself, you don't have to touch your add - if you do two adds it gets hairier but that's probably not something you'll be asked to do.

A4N, I would not change Tri-Disaster around for those Jagd Dolls. There is no urgency to burn them, and usually your DoTs won't even live that long on them. Let other people do them, or just put your core DoTs up and Obey.

[IceSpear]

Hey there fellow summoners... I have a question, does anyone know the accuracy cap for A1? Also which summon should I use for Faust? I was thinking Ifrit since on the first page it's mentioned that he's better to use on single target enemies opposed to Garuda.

[OneWingedSora]

Hey there fellow summoners... I have a question, does anyone know the accuracy cap for A1? Also which summon should I use for Faust? I was thinking Ifrit since on the first page it's mentioned that he's better to use on single target enemies opposed to Garuda.

Accuracy cap for Oppressor/Faust is 490 but you can miss on the adds so I would aim for 500 just to be safe.

[Sleigh]

Accuracy cap for Oppressor/Faust is 490 but you can miss on the adds so I would aim for 500 just to be safe.

Hmm, I've never seen a raid instance where there are multiple accuracy caps. Anecdotally, the raids people have said there are multiple caps on different enemies, usually involve adds that melee/BRD/MCH attack potentially to the face and get tricked into thinking they have higher ACC caps than the actual boss that they've geared for flank against. While I have no proof they are not separate, because I am (and pretty much have always been) naturally over 500 ACC naturally on both casters and do not have the capability to miss in A1S, are you sure of this? Maybe your were Mini'd, or had the wrong gear set on, or most of your attacks against the bosses have Rain of Death applied, or you just got incredibly lucky to not miss on the boss?

[OneWingedSora]

Hmm, I've never seen a raid instance where there are multiple accuracy caps. Anecdotally, the raids people have said there are multiple caps on different enemies, usually involve adds that melee/BRD/MCH attack potentially to the face and get tricked into thinking they have higher ACC caps than the actual boss that they've geared for flank against. While I have no proof they are not separate, because I am (and pretty much have always been) naturally over 500 ACC naturally on both casters and do not have the capability to miss in A1S, are you sure of this? Maybe your were Mini'd, or had the wrong gear set on, or most of your attacks against the bosses have Rain of Death applied, or you just got incredibly lucky to not miss on the boss?

I wasn't mini'd nope. I guess maybe I did have the wrong gear set on as that miss only happened once so that might've been it.

[IceSpear]

I have 504 with my gear set-up I'll probably get some cheap food, thanks for the help tho.

[Yoaz]

Hi. Just looking to get some feedback. I'm a fairly casual player just starting my post-60 gear-up and after reading this guide I thought I had a basic understanding of when to use certain egis in non-raid content. That said, a couple guys in my last instance claiming to be "high-end summoners" said I was using my summons incorrectly. Rather than blindly take their word, I thought I'd see what other people have to say. So, in short, as of the current patch, is the general consensus to use Ifrit on single-target boss fights with limited movement and bring out Garuda for bosses who run around and have add phases? Also, is it still best to use Garuda to clear trash mobs who take longer than 18 seconds to down? Or should I be doing the exact opposite, which my party members were claiming?

I know this is probably pretty basic stuff, but I'm not the most analytical player. I at least want to make sure I'm playing my role correctly and not developing bad habits for higher-end content.

[Nichrom]

Hey, do any of you have tips for doing Jagd Dolls on A4S? At what % do you redirect your pet back to the boss/leg/Straf (assuming you're obeying it on the Jagd Doll on tag)? What % do you stop hitting the Jagd Doll at, and does it change in last phase when you have to wait for Carnage Zero? I've watched a few SMN streams but it's not really obvious what the pet's attacking and when.

All the times I've cleared have been as melee 1 (leg/boss/Straf only) + no sac. My group aren't happy about it seeing as it's pretty much a hard carry.

Would appreciate any advice, thank you!

[ShinryuReishiki]

Unless I've messed something up with stacks, I just leave Garuda-egi on the boss (or Straf Doll, we only kill one). I usually toss an Aerial Slash on my Jagd, but that's usually it.

In leg 3/4 I just feed the Jagds as soon as I can; I generally get one last tick of Bio II + Miasma as I'm feeding, so I leave a little buffer HP. I'd rather risk the damage be a little higher than desired than risk having a dead doll.

In final phase, I generally end up switching back to the boss for a few GCDs in the middle. I wait until the Jagd does its 3rd stacking AOE before feeding, so I don't need to be on it the entire time.

[Havenchild]

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Just to set the record on this, the logic to use Ifrit is true, however in 3.0, he can't (or barely ) competes against Garuda in the current instances as she functions too seamless with the 3.0 Smn toolkit.

Would appreciate any advice, thank you!

I keep Garuda on the add and bring down to about 20%. At that point, I'll refocus her and prepare to feed immediately. In the last phase, it is better to let a melee handle the adds with carnage zero because they can bring it down faster and feed safer in that phase, however, if you must grab one, then assuming no sacrifice you will likely need 3 AF stacks to burn down that add with a 2fester/1 Painflare combo to feed it on time.