Summoner

Introduction

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The beast tribes of Eorzea worship and summon forth beings known as primals, among which, are Ifrit, Garuda, and Titan. Yet, what is a God to one man is a demon to another, for the city-states of Eorzea see these beings as a grave threat to their collective survival. For time immemorial, there lived mages who had not only the power to summon the primals, but also the means to transmute the primals' essences, thus binding them to their will. Known simply as summoners, the existence of these men and women and their arcane art have been all but lost to the ages.

— FinalFantasyXIV.com Summoner

Summoner is a job unlockable at level 30 as an upgrade from the arcanist class and is one of three non-limited magical ranged DPS jobs.

General information

Guild

The Arcanists' Guild is in the city of Limsa Lominsa. Arcanists must choose to specialize into summoner (or scholar) once they reach level 30, and complete the quests Sylph-management and Sinking Doesmaga.

Note: It's required to be an Arcanist to receive the follow-up quest and unlock summoner, this means   Soul of the Scholar must be unequipped.

Note 2: Being the only example of a split-class, Summoner and Scholar share a level since they are both based on Arcanist.

The job trainer is Y'mhitra, who is normally located in Old Gridania (10.9, 6.3).

Equipment

The summoner is a disciple of magic and wears armor "of Casting." They use books as weapons. The following crafting classes can create items that are useful to the summoner:

• Alchemist — Books.
• Weaver — Casting armor.
• Goldsmith — Earrings, bracelets, necklaces and rings.

Quests

Quest	Type	Level	Quest Giver	Unlocks	Rewards
Austerities of Flame		30	Thubyrgeim	Summoner   Summon Ifrit   Ruby Summoning Mastery	1   Soul of the Summoner
Austerities of Earth		35	Y'mhitra	Summon Titan   Topaz Summoning Mastery
Shadowing the Summoner		40	Y'mhitra	Painflare
Allagan Attire		45	Y'mhitra		1   Evoker's Horn 1   Evoker's Ringbands 1   Evoker's Waistclout 1   Evoker's Thighboots
Austerities of Wind		45	Y'mhitra	Summon Garuda   Emerald Summoning Mastery
Primal Burdens		50	Y'mhitra	Enkindle   Soul Summoner I	1   Evoker's Doublet 1   Summoner's Attire Coffer (IL 90)
A Fitting Tomestone		50	Y'mhitra
A Matter of Fact		52	Y'mhitra	Energy Siphon
A Miner Negotiation		54	Dancing Wolf	Ruin III   Ruin Mastery II
Mad, Bad, and Ebon-clad		56	Dancing Wolf
I Could Have Tranced All Night		58	Dancing Wolf	Dreadwyrm Trance   Aethercharge Mastery
A Flare for the Dramatic		60	Dancing Wolf	Soul Summoner II   Astral Flow	1   Caller's Attire Coffer (IL 210)
A Book with Bite		60	Y'mhitra
Performing for Prin		63	Y'mhitra
An Egi-stential Crisis		65	Y'mhitra
Off the Record		68	Y'mhitra
An Art for the Living		70	Y'mhitra	Summon Bahamut   Enhanced Dreadwyrm Trance   Soul Summoner III	1   Channeler's Attire Coffer (IL 290)
To Be Second Best		80	Y'mhitra	Soul Summoner IV	1   Heavens' Eye Materia VII 1   Savage Aim Materia VII 1   Savage Might Materia VII

Actions

PvE actions

Action	Acquired		Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
Ruin	ACN		1	Spell	300	1.5s	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 240.
Summon Carbuncle	ACN		2	Spell	400	1.5s	2.5s	Summons Carbuncle to your side.
Radiant Aegis	ACN		2	Ability		Instant	60s	Orders Carbuncle to execute Radiant Aegis.
Physick	ACN		4	Spell	400	1.5s	2.5s	Restores target's HP.
Aethercharge	ACN		6	Spell		Instant	60s	Grants Aethercharge, increasing the potency of Ruin, Ruin II, and Ruin III by 50, and Outburst by 20.
Summon Ruby	ACN		6	Spell		Instant	2.5s	Summons Ruby Carbuncle, and orders it to execute Glittering Ruby.
Gemshine	ACN		6	Spell		2.5s	2.5s	Channel the energies of your active elemental attunement to attack your enemy.
Ruby Ruin	ACN		6	Spell	300	2.8s	3s	Deals fire damage with a potency of 340.
Fester	ACN		10	Ability		Instant	1s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 340.
Energy Drain	ACN		10	Ability		Instant	60s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 200.
Resurrection	ACN		12	Spell	2,400	8s	2.5s	Resurrects target to a weakened state.
Summon Topaz	ACN	1	15	Spell		Instant	2.5s	Summons Topaz Carbuncle, and orders it to execute Glittering Topaz.
Topaz Ruin	ACN		15	Spell	300	Instant	2.5s	Deals earth damage with a potency of 240.
Summon Emerald	ACN		22	Spell		Instant	2.5s	Summons Emerald Carbuncle, and orders it to execute Glittering Emerald.
Emerald Ruin	ACN		22	Spell	300	Instant	1.5s	Deals wind damage with a potency of 160.
Outburst	ACN		26	Spell	300	1.5s	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 100 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Precious Brilliance	ACN		26	Spell		2.5s	2.5s	Channel the energies of your active elemental attunement to attack multiple enemies.
Ruby Outburst	ACN		26	Spell	300	2.8s	3s	Deals fire damage with a potency of 160 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Topaz Outburst	ACN		26	Spell	300	Instant	2.5s	Deals earth damage with a potency of 110 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Emerald Outburst	ACN		26	Spell	300	Instant	1.5s	Deals wind damage with a potency of 70 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Ruin II	ACN	1	30	Spell	300	1.5s	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 270.
Summon Ifrit	SMN		30	Spell		Instant	2.5s	Summons Ifrit-Egi and orders it to execute Inferno.
Ruby Ruin II	ACN		30	Spell	300	2.8s	3s	Deals fire damage with a potency of 380.
Topaz Ruin II	ACN		30	Spell	300	Instant	2.5s	Deals earth damage with a potency of 270.
Emerald Ruin II	ACN		30	Spell	300	Instant	1.5s	Deals wind damage with a potency of 170.
Summon Titan	SMN	1	35	Spell		Instant	2.5s	Summons Titan-Egi and orders it to execute Earthen Fury.
Painflare	SMN	1	40	Ability		Instant	1s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 150 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Summon Garuda	SMN	1	45	Spell		Instant	2.5s	Summons Garuda-Egi and orders it to execute Aerial Blast.
Energy Siphon	SMN	1	52	Ability		Instant	60s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 100 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Ruin III	SMN	1	54	Spell	300	1.5s	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 310.
Ruby Ruin III	SMN		54	Spell	300	2.8s	3s	Deals fire damage with a potency of 410.
Topaz Ruin III	SMN		54	Spell	300	Instant	2.5s	Deals earth damage with a potency of 300.
Emerald Ruin III	SMN		54	Spell	300	Instant	1.5s	Deals wind damage with a potency of 180.
Dreadwyrm Trance	SMN	1	58	Spell		Instant	60s	Enters Dreadwyrm Trance.
Astral Impulse	SMN		58	Spell	300	Instant	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 440.
Astral Flare	SMN		58	Spell	300	Instant	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 180 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Astral Flow	SMN	1	60	Spell		Instant	2.5s	Channel the energies of your active trance or elemental favor to perform one of several actions.
Deathflare	SMN	1	60	Ability		Instant	20s	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 500 for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies.
Ruin IV	SMN		62	Spell	400	Instant	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 430 for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies.
Searing Light	SMN		66	Ability		Instant	120s	Increases damage dealt by self and nearby party members by 3%.
Summon Bahamut	SMN	1	70	Spell		Instant	60s	Enters Dreadwyrm Trance and summons Demi-Bahamut to fight your target. Demi-Bahamut will execute Wyrmwave automatically on the targets attacked by you after summoning.
Wyrmwave	SMN		70	Spell		Instant	1.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 150.
Enkindle Bahamut	SMN		70	Ability		Instant	20s	Orders Demi-Bahamut to execute Akh Morn.
Akh Morn	SMN		70	Ability		Instant	Instant	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 1,300 for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies.
Ruby Rite	SMN		72	Spell	300	2.8s	3s	Deals fire damage with a potency of 510.
Topaz Rite	SMN		72	Spell	300	Instant	2.5s	Deals earth damage with a potency of 330.
Emerald Rite	SMN		72	Spell	300	Instant	1.5s	Deals wind damage with a potency of 230.
Tri-disaster	SMN		74	Spell	300	1.5s	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 120 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Ruby Disaster	SMN		74	Spell	300	2.8s	3s	Deals fire damage with a potency of 190 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Topaz Disaster	SMN		74	Spell	300	Instant	2.5s	Deals earth damage with a potency of 130 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Emerald Disaster	SMN		74	Spell	300	Instant	1.5s	Deals wind damage with a potency of 90 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Fountain of Fire	SMN		80	Spell	300	Instant	2.5s	Deals fire damage with a potency of 540.
Brand of Purgatory	SMN		80	Spell	300	Instant	2.5s	Deals fire damage with a potency of 240 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Summon Phoenix	SMN		80	Spell		Instant	60s	Enters Firebird Trance and summons Demi-Phoenix to fight by your side, which executes Everlasting Flight as it manifests.
Everlasting Flight	SMN		80	Ability		Instant	Instant	Gradually restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members.
Rekindle	SMN		80	Ability		Instant	20s	Restores own or target party member's HP.
Scarlet Flame	SMN		80	Spell		Instant	1.5s	Deals fire damage with a potency of 150.
Enkindle Phoenix	SMN		80	Ability		Instant	20s	Orders Demi-Phoenix to execute Revelation.
Revelation	SMN		80	Ability		Instant	Instant	Deals fire damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 1,300 for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies.
Ruby Catastrophe	SMN		82	Spell	300	2.8s	3s	Deals fire damage with a potency of 210 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Topaz Catastrophe	SMN		82	Spell	300	Instant	2.5s	Deals earth damage with a potency of 140 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Emerald Catastrophe	SMN		82	Spell	300	Instant	1.5s	Deals wind damage with a potency of 100 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Crimson Cyclone	SMN		86	Spell		Instant	2.5s	Rushes forward and delivers a fire attack to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 430 for the first enemy, and 65% less for all remaining enemies.
Crimson Strike	SMN		86	Spell		Instant	2.5s	Deals fire damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 430 for the first enemy, and 65% less for all remaining enemies.
Mountain Buster	SMN		86	Ability		Instant	1s	Deals earth damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 150 for the first enemy, and 70% less for all remaining enemies.
Slipstream	SMN		86	Spell		3s	3.5s	Deals wind damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 430 for the first enemy, and 65% less for all remaining enemies.
Summon Ifrit II	SMN		90	Spell		Instant	2.5s	Summons Ruby Ifrit and orders it to execute Inferno.
Summon Titan II	SMN		90	Spell		Instant	2.5s	Summons Topaz Titan and orders it to execute Earthen Fury.
Summon Garuda II	SMN		90	Spell		Instant	2.5s	Summons Emerald Garuda and orders it to execute Aerial Blast.

PvP actions

Action	Acquired		Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
Ruin III (PvP)	SMN		30	Spell		1.44s	2.4s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 5,000.
Crimson Cyclone (PvP)	SMN		30	Spell		Instant	15s	Rushes forward and delivers a fire attack with a potency of 8,000 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Slipstream (PvP)	SMN		30	Spell		1.92s	30s	Deals wind damage with a potency of 8,000 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Radiant Aegis (PvP)	SMN		30	Spell		Instant	20s	Creates a barrier around self or target party member that reduces damage taken by 20% and absorbs damage equivalent to a heal of 10,000 potency.
Mountain Buster (PvP)	SMN		30	Spell		Instant	15s	Deals earth damage with a potency of 4,000 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Fester (PvP)	SMN		30	Ability		Instant	15s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 4,000.
Astral Impulse (PvP)	SMN		30	Spell		1.44s	2.4s	Deals earth damage with a potency of 7,500.
Fountain of Fire (PvP)	SMN		30	Spell		Instant	2.4s	Deals fire damage with a potency of 5,000.
Crimson Strike (PvP)	SMN		30	Spell		Instant	1s	Deals fire damage with a potency of 12,000 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Enkindle Bahamut	SMN		30	Ability		Instant	20s	Orders Demi-Bahamut to execute Akh Morn.
Wyrmwave	SMN		30	Spell		Instant	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 6,000.
Akh Morn	SMN		30	Ability		Instant	1s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 12,000 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Enkindle Phoenix (PvP)	SMN		30	Ability		Instant	20s	Orders Demi-Phoenix to execute Revelation.
Scarlet Flame (PvP)	SMN		30	Spell		Instant	2.5s	Deals fire damage with a potency of 4,000.
Revelation (PvP)	SMN		30	Ability		Instant	1s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 6,000 to target and all enemies nearby it.

Common actions (PvP)

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
Standard-issue Elixir (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability		4.5s	5s	Restores your HP and MP to maximum. Casting will be interrupted when damage is taken.
Recuperate (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability	2,500	Instant	1s	Restores own HP.
Purify	ANY	30	Ability		Instant	30s	Removes Stun, Heavy, Bind, Silence, Half-asleep, Sleep, and Deep Freeze.
Guard (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability		Instant	30s	Reduces damage taken by 90% and grants immunity to Stun, Heavy, Bind, Silence, Half-asleep, Sleep, Deep Freeze, and knockback and draw-in effects.
Sprint (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability		Instant	1.5s	Increases movement speed. Effect ends upon reuse or execution of another action.

Limit Break (PvP)

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
Summon Bahamut (PvP)	SMN	30	Limit Break		Instant	10s	Enters Dreadwyrm Trance and summons Demi-Bahamut to fight at a designated location.
Megaflare (PvP)	SMN	30	Limit Break		Instant	1s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 18,000 to all nearby enemies.
Summon Phoenix (PvP)	SMN	30	Limit Break		Instant	10s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 18,000 to all nearby enemies.
Everlasting Flight (PvP)	SMN	30	Limit Break		Instant	1s	Gradually restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members.

Magic Ranged DPS actions

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
Addle	Magical Ranged DPS	8	Ability		Instant	90s	Lowers target's physical damage dealt by 5% and magic damage dealt by 10%.
Sleep	Magical Ranged DPS	10	Spell	800	2.5s	2.5s	Puts target and all nearby enemies to sleep.
Lucid Dreaming	Magical Ranged DPS Healer	14	Ability		Instant	60s	Gradually restores own MP.
Swiftcast	Magical Ranged DPS Healer	18	Ability		Instant	60s	Next spell is cast immediately.
Surecast	Magical Ranged DPS Healer	44	Ability		Instant	120s	Spells can be cast without interruption.

Pet Actions (PvE only)

Shared actions

The following are shared actions used to control a pet behavior.

Action	Description
Away	Order pet to leave the battlefield.
Heel	Order pet to follow behind you.
Place	Order pet to move to a specific location.
Stay	Order pet to remain where it is.
Guard	Order pet to refrain from attacking until you attack or are attacked.
Steady	Order pet to refrain from attacking until ordered to do so.

Pet Actions

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	Casting	Recast	Description
Radiant Aegis	Carbuncle	2	Ability	Instant	Instant	Creates a barrier around you that absorbs damage totaling 20% of your maximum HP.

Traits

PvE traits

Trait	Acquired		Level	Effect
Enhanced Aethercharge	ACN		15	Grants Ruby Arcanum and Topaz Arcanum upon executing Aethercharge.
Maim and Mend	CNJ ACN RDM SGE AST THM		20	Increases base action damage and HP restoration by 10%.
Enhanced Aethercharge II	ACN		22	Grants Ruby Arcanum, Topaz Arcanum, and Emerald Arcanum upon executing Aethercharge.
Ruin Mastery	SMN	1	30	Upgrades Ruin to Ruin II.
Ruby Summoning Mastery	SMN	1	30	Upgrades Summon Ruby to Summon Ifrit.
Topaz Summoning Mastery	SMN	1	35	Upgrades Summon Topaz to Summon Titan.
Maim and Mend II	CNJ ACN RDM SGE AST THM		40	Increases base action damage and HP restoration by 30%.
Emerald Summoning Mastery	SMN	1	45	Upgrades Summon Emerald to Summon Garuda.
Enkindle	SMN	1	50	Enhances the signature attack of summons, upgrading Ifrit-Egi's Burning Strike to Inferno, Titan-Egi's Rock Buster to Earthen Fury, and Garuda-Egi's Aerial Slash to Aerial Blast.
Ruin Mastery II	SMN	1	54	Upgrades Ruin II to Ruin III.
Aethercharge Mastery	SMN	1	58	Upgrades Aethercharge to Dreadwyrm Trance.
Enhanced Energy Siphon	SMN		62	Grants Further Ruin upon executing Energy Drain or Energy Siphon.
Enhanced Dreadwyrm Trance	SMN	1	70	Upgrades Dreadwyrm Trance to Summon Bahamut.
Ruin Mastery III	SMN		72	Enhances Gemshine according to your current elemental attunement.
Outburst Mastery	SMN		74	Upgrades Outburst to Tri-disaster.
Enhanced Summon Bahamut	SMN		80	Upgrades Summon Bahamut to Summon Phoenix when Demi-Bahamut returns from summoning.
Outburst Mastery II	SMN		82	Enhances Precious Brilliance according to your current elemental attunement.
Ruin Mastery IV	SMN		84	Increases the potency of Ruin III to 310, Ruby Rite to 510, Topaz Rite to 330, and Emerald Rite to 230.
Elemental Mastery	SMN		86	Grants Ifrit's Favor upon executing Summon Ifrit, Titan's Favor upon executing Topaz Rite or Topaz Catastrophe, and Garuda's Favor upon executing Summon Garuda. Enhances Astral Flow according to your current elemental favor.
Enhanced Radiant Aegis	SMN		88	Allows the accumulation of charges for consecutive uses of Radiant Aegis.
Enkindle II	SMN		90	Upgrades Summon Ifrit to Summon Ifrit II, Summon Titan to Summon Titan II, and Summon Garuda to Summon Garuda II.

Job mechanics

Aetherflow & Trance Gauge is Summoner's Job Gauge.

Aetherflow Gauge

Upon learning the action Energy Drain, the Aetherflow Gauge will be displayed, indicating stacks of Aetherflow. Maximum Stacks of Aetherflow can be accumulated using Energy Drain and Energy Siphon, then used to execute certain actions such as Fester and Painflare (acquired at level 40).

Simple Mode

Trance Gauge

When you learn the action Aethercharge, the Trance Gauge will be displayed, showing the amount of time remaining for Aethercharge. Aethercharge will grant Ruby Arcanum, Topaz Arcanum, and Emerald Arcanum. Using these will allow you to summon from three pets by performing Summon Ifrit, Summon Titan, or Summon Garuda.

When you summon a pet, you will gain the attunement that is associated with it. Attunement Stacks and their duration will be displayed on the Trance Gauge. They will change the qualities of Gemshine and Precious Brilliance (acquired at level 26).

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When you learn the trait Aethercharge Mastery, the Trance Gauge will be displayed, showing the amount of time remaining for Dreadwyrm Trance. Dreadwyrm Trance will grant Ruby Arcanum, Topaz Arcanum, and Emerald Arcanum. While Dreadwyrm Trance is active, Ruin III becomes Astral Impulse, and Outburst becomes Astral Flare.

When you summon a pet, you will gain the aether that is associated with it. Aether stacks and their duration will be displayed on the Trance Gauge. They will change the qualities of Gemshine and Precious Brilliance (acquired at level 26).

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Upon learning the trait Enhanced Dreadwyrm Trance, you will be able to use Summon Bahamut and call forth Demi-Bahamut. The time remaining on Demi-Bahamut's summon will be displayed on the Trance Gauge. Summon Bahamut will grant Ruby Arcanum, Topaz Arcanum, and Emerald Arcanum. Ruin III will become Astral Impulse, Outburst will become Astral Flare, and Astral Flow will become Deathflare.

When you summon a pet, you will gain the aether that is associated with it. Aether stacks and their duration will be displayed on the Trance Gauge. They will change the qualities of Gemshine and Precious Brilliance (acquired at level 26).

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When you learn the trait Enhanced Summon Bahamut, you will be able to use Summon Phoenix and call forth Demi-Phoenix. The time remaining on Demi-Phoenix's summon will be displayed on the Trance Gauge. Summon Phoenix will grant Ruby Arcanum, Topaz Arcanum, and Emerald Arcanum. Ruin III will become Fountain of Fire, Tri-disaster will become Brand of Purgatory, and Astral Flow will become Rekindle.

When you summon a pet, you will gain the aether that is associated with it. Aether stacks and their duration will be displayed on the Trance Gauge. They will change the qualities of Gemshine and Precious Brilliance (acquired at level 26). Upon learning the trait Elemental Mastery (acquired at level 86), Astral Flow will change to match the type of attunement.

Simple Mode

Aetherflow Gauge

Trance Gauge

Dreadwyrm Trance

Summon Bahamut

Aether

Summon Phoenix

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Achievements

This job is associated with the following achievements:

Name	Points	Task	Reward	Patch
Through the Gate IV	5	Achieve arcanist level 40.	-	2.1
Through the Gate V	5	Achieve arcanist level 50.	-	2.1
Through the Gate VI	5	Achieve arcanist level 60.	-	3.0
Through the Gate VII	5	Achieve arcanist level 70.	-	4.0
Through the Gate VIII	5	Achieve arcanist level 80.	-	5.0
Through the Gate IX	5	Achieve arcanist level 90.	-	6.0

Gallery

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  Arcanist, summoner and scholar pets.

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  Summoner Artifact Armor in 2.0 A Realm Reborn.

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  Summoner Artifact Armor in 3.0 Heavensward.

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  Summoner Artifact Armor in 4.0 Stormblood.

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  Summoner Artifact Armor in 5.0 Shadowbringers.

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  Summoner Artifact Armor in 6.0 Endwalker.

Notes

• The summoner can unlock different glamours for their invocations by completing the quest An Egi by Any Other Name.

See also

• Summoner Macros

External links

• FinalFantasyXIV.com Summoner on the official website.
• Comprehensive Job Guide provided by The Balance.

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