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A Summoner's Gear Guide: Novice to Endgame

Food of choice:
all but Stewpot and Repast can be found @ Curio Moogle.

Pet Acc/Atk/Mab:Grape Daifuku
With changes to Grape Daifuku in the March Update 2020, no other food aside from Stewpot/Repast is really worth using.
Pet Acc:Shiromochi
Pet Acc/AtkAkamochi
Pet Atk:Kusamichi
Pet Acc/Macc:Marine Stewpot
All Attributes Acc Att R.Acc R.Att M.Acc MAB MDB Eva DEF MEva STP Pet: Same effect.
Altana's Repast

Important!
Once you hit Lv99 your Avatar get their Ilvl status from the Ammo slot.
Ilvl-115:
Eminent Sachet
Ilvl-117:
Idaraaja
Ilvl-119:
Su0 Seraphicaller
Su1 Arasy Sachet
Su2 Sancus Sachet NQ/+1
Su0 Epitaph BiS once Rank20

BP delay I and II both cap at -15 each for a total -30 the other 8-9 seconds are from Avatar's Favor & Beckoners Horn +1.
The Jp Gifts -10s BP delay is both I&II often called III, but dont push past the -30 cap.

Precast BloodPact

Precast BloodPact Novice	Precast BloodPact Medium	Precast BloodPact Medium+
ItemSet 366305	ItemSet 366307	ItemSet 366341
• Cape BloodPact Delay -II 1~3 • BloodPact Delay I -15 • BloodPact Delay II -8~10	• Cape BloodPact Delay -II 1~3 • BloodPact Delay I -15 • BloodPact Delay II -10~12	• Cape BloodPact Delay -II 3 • BloodPact Delay I -15 • BloodPact Delay II -15

Precast BloodPact Advanced	Precast BloodPact Elite	Budget 671 Smn skill
ItemSet 366308	ItemSet 366325	ItemSet 366354
• This set grants 22s recast as Master Smn • Cape BloodPact Delay -II 0~3 Smn Skill +3~5 • BloodPact Delay I -15 • BloodPact Delay II -15	• This set is 680 Smn Skill, With Staff/Grip locked at Master SMN, and grants lowest recast possible at 21sec. • Cape BloodPact Delay -II 0-3 Smn Skill +5 • BloodPact Delay I -15 • BloodPact Delay II -15	• This set grants 21s recast • Cape BloodPact Delay -II 0-3 Smn Skill +5 • BloodPact Delay I -15 • BloodPact Delay II -15

Beckoner's Horn+1 is a must for precast or you wont get down to 21-22sec.
There's a favor tier at 670 skill that's hard to hit. You do need a lot that +1 gear if you want to hit the 670 tier,
(21s) with Nirvana/Grip locked for AM3. If you don't have weapon locked and can swap Espiritus/Vox Grip for 18 more summoning skill,
then you can actually get away with no +1 gear

Merit/Magic BloodPact

Merit BPs: Thunderstorm, Meteor Strike, Heavenly Strike, Geocrush, Grand Fall, Wind Blade & Thunderspark.

[1BP ~ 2½ MAB]

Merit BloodPact Novice	Merit BloodPact Medium	Merit BloodPact Advanced
ItemSet 366309	ItemSet 366310	ItemSet 366311
• Staff path: A • Apogee path: A • Cape: Pet: Macc/Mdmg • Hands: BP+7~10 & Pet: MAB • Neck options:Deino Collar	• Staff path: A • Apogee path: A • Cape: Pet: Macc/Mdmg • Hands: BP+7~10 & Pet: MAB	•Summoner's Collar +2 is BiS and the +1 is 2nd best over Omen necks. • Staff BP8~10 Mab 17~20+ • Apogee path: A • Cape: Pet: Macc/Mdmg • Hands: BP+~10 & Pet: MAB/INT

Pet: MACC

ItemSet 381134

• Hands R15

Convoker's Doublet +3 offers high Macc and BP+ so it's advised on high tier NM's.
Enticers TP Bonus are good for Merit BloodPacts,
But Apogee Slacks path: A should outdamage Enticers if Avatar TP is +1500~ and merits are 5/5.

And For Grioavolr:

Asura.Frod said: »

to beat a espiritus you need over...
5 bpd and 30 mab
6 bpd and 27.5 mab
7 bpd and 25 mab
8 bpd and 22.5 mab
9 bpd and 20 mab
10 bpd and 17.5 mab
augmented on grio.

Physical BloodPact MultiHit

Most used MultiHit Bloodpacts are Ramuh: Volt Strike, Siren: Hysteric Assault & Garuda: Predator Claws

Physical BloodPact Novice	Physical BloodPact Medium	Physical BloodPact Medium v2
ItemSet 366312	ItemSet 366313	ItemSet 366334
• Apogee Crown/Pumps path: B • Apogee Slacks path: D • Gloves: BP +7-10 Acc~Atk • Cape: Pet Acc/Atk	• Apogee path: D • Cape: Pet Acc/Atk • Merlinic BP+8-10 Pet: Atk~Acc • Helios: +4~7 DblAtk+4~8 Pet Acc25~30 BP	• Apogee Crown/Pumps path: B • Apogee Slacks path: D • Gloves: BP +7-10 Acc~Atk • Cape: Pet Acc/Atk

Summoner's Collar +2 is BiS and the +1 is 2nd best over Omen necks.
Below is 4 diffrent variation, v3-4 are the better options.

Physical BloodPact Advanced v1	Physical BloodPact Advanced v2	Physical BloodPact Advanced v3	Physical BloodPact Advanced v4
ItemSet 366314	ItemSet 366330	ItemSet 366331	ItemSet 366342
• Crown path: B • Apogee Slacks path: D • Hands: BP+9~10 Pet: Acc~Atk, • Feet: BP+7 DblAtk +8 Pet: Acc or Atk 25~30 • Cape: Pet Acc/Atk	• Apogee Crown/pumps path: B • Apogee Slacks path: D • Cape: Pet Acc/Atk	• Helios Band: BP+7 DblAtk +8 Pet: Acc or Atk 25~30 • Apogee Slacks path: D • Hands: BP+9~10 & Pet: Acc~Atk • Feet: BP+7 DblAtk +8 Pet: Acc or Atk 25~30 • Cape: Pet Acc/Atk	•Helios Band: BP+7 DblAtk +8 Pet: Acc or Atk 25~30 • Apogee Slacks path: D • Hands: BP+9~10 & Pet: Acc~Atk • Feet: BP+7 DblAtk +8 Pet: Acc or Atk 25~30 • Cape: Pet Acc/Atk

Phys BloodPact
High Acc

ItemSet 366418

Physical BloodPact Single Hit

Example!

Phys BloodPact
Single Hit

ItemSet 401897

Hybrid BloodPact(Flaming Crush)

Pet: Mab favors Flaming Crush more than Pet: Atk
It contains two physical hits and one magical.
Base Damage of the magical hit is determined by the total damage of the physical hits.

Hybrid BloodPact (Flaming Crush) Novice	Hybrid BloodPact (Flaming Crush) Medium	Hybrid BloodPact (Flaming Crush) Medium v2	Hybrid BloodPact (Flaming Crush) Advanced
ItemSet 366320	ItemSet 366321	ItemSet 367498	ItemSet 366319
• Apogee Path: A • Hands: BP+9~10 Pet: MAB • Staff: Path: A • Cape: Pet Macc/MAB	• Apogee path: A • Staff: BP+5~10 Pet: MAB 15+ • Hands: BP+9~10 Pet: MAB • Cape: Pet Macc/MAB	• Apogee path: A • Staff: BP+5~10 Pet: MAB 15+ • Hands: BP+9~10 Pet: MAB • Cape: Pet Macc/MAB	• Apogee path: A Legs can be A or D • AF+3 Body when Macc is needed • Hands: BP+9~10 Pet: MAB • Cape: Pet Macc/MAB • Prime Stage 4 w/ AM3 is better than Nirvana • Prime Stage 5 w/o AM3 is better than Nirvana

Summoner's Collar +2 is BiS but the +1 is 2nd best over Omen necks.

Was +1
Was +1 Probably has a spot in Medium sets, little if any testing has been done.
Pros with Grio vs Was +1 is the extra Macc is my guess.

BloodPact Ward Duration

Pet: MAB favors Flaming Crush more than Pet: Atk

For 1, 2, and 3 minute duration BPWards, every 1 Skill over 300 grants an additional second of duration.

BloodPact Ward Duration Novice	BloodPact Ward Duration Medium	BloodPact Ward Duration Advanced	BloodPact Ward Duration Elite
ItemSet 366322	ItemSet 366323	ItemSet 366511	ItemSet 366324
• Staff path: B • Cape: Smn skill +3~5	• Staff path: B • Cape: Smn skill +3~5	• Staff path: B • Cape: Smn skill +3~5	• Staff path: B • Cape: Smn skill +5

Wind’s Blessing

ItemSet 374268

• R15 Hands/Legs
• Head/Body/Feet
Can be exchanged
with Merlinic
Augmented Pet: +15Mnd
But you lose Duration

Idle/-Prep/Refresh

Moonshade Earring can be augmented with +1 refresh
Max Avatar perpetuation cost needed is -14

Idle -Prep/Refresh Novice	Idle -Prep/Refresh Medium	Idle -Prep/Refresh Advanced	Idle -Prep/Refresh MEVA
ItemSet 366315	ItemSet 366316	ItemSet 366317	ItemSet 401874

Idle Max Meva/DT

ItemSet 378463

Elemental Siphon

Elemental Siphon Budget	Elemental Siphon Advanced	Elemental Siphon Advanced v2
ItemSet 366546	ItemSet 366336	ItemSet 366337
• Staff +25 Elemental Siphon • Telchine augmneted with Elemental Siphon +~35	• Staff +25 Elemental Siphon • Telchine augmneted with Elemental Siphon +~35	• Staff +25 Elemental Siphon

With changes to how skill interact with Elemental Sipon a max skillset
will works slightly better then a maxed augmented Telchine.
https://www.bg-wiki.com/bg/Elemental_Siphon

Melee Summoner!

Starter Melee	Odyssey Melee	Odyssey Melee v2
ItemSet 401864	ItemSet 401863	ItemSet 401865
•	•	•

Subjobs are either /sam(Hasso 10%JA Haste) or /war(DBL-Atk & abit slower TP-gain)

Weaponskills!

Garland of Bliss	Oshala	Retribution	Myrkr
ItemSet 401866	ItemSet 401867	ItemSet 401873	ItemSet 401872
• Cape Augments MND/Acc/Atk/WSDMG/PDT	• Cape Augments MND/Acc/Atk/WSDMG/PDT	• Cape Augments STR/Acc/Atk/WSDMG/PDT	•

Summoner's Collar +2 is BiS and the +1 is 2nd best over Omen necks.

Asura.Pergatory said: »

Autocast said: »

At what rank does +2 neck surpass other neck options? (physical and magical)

Physical without Nirvana AM3: Around rank 18
Physical with Nirvana AM3: Around rank 12
Magic: Around rank 12
Flaming Crush: Probably even earlier, maybe rank 10 or even lower

Example using ingame macro

Pergatory's Smn Lua & BP calculator
https://pastebin.com/u/pergatory

Other sources:
https://www.bg-wiki.com/bg/User:Prismfang/Sandbox
https://www.bg-wiki.com/bg/The_Heretical_Art:_Comprehensive_Summoner_Guide
https://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/46440/the-6th-ministrys-secret-a-summoners-guide-v2/
is full of information and deeper understanding of Summoner.

Thank you~
& Thank you Halfanegg for helping "understanding" bbcode.

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