Summoner / Scholar sort-of in-depth

**The47thSen** · 2014-08-19 06:32

I picked cashmere because I can craft those cheap, but since they raised the daily hunt rewards, I'll just use the first week to get myth gear instead.

Originally Posted by Yugl

http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/NKHR

Pick up the wave/allagan grimoire. Remove accuracy melds if you pick up the wave grimoire.

Curious why you picked the Saurion belt and boots, is it because of the DET?

I wanted to avoid wave/allagan because of the RNG involved.
I'll be getting the Book of spades within 3~4 weeks anyway so it honestly doesn't seem to be that high of a priority.

**Yugl** · 2014-08-19 07:16

DET and the waist is necessary to hit capped ACC with that set. The more crafted pieces you have, the more you can customize/add accuracy as you obtain better HA pieces without accuracy.

**Niiro** · 2014-08-22 19:36

If anyone happened to be curious about the enmity modifiers on Titan's attacks:

Rock Buster is DMG x8
Mountain Buster is DMG x10

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**Black** · 2014-08-27 15:53

question!

i heard from friend now in 2.3 food effect pet is that true or not>.>

**The47thSen** · 2014-08-30 01:26

Anyone know when's a good time to use Fey Covenance in T9?
Or which attacks are magical and which aren't?

Currently I use it during thermionic beam and megaflare though I don't really know if it actually works.

**Seravi Edalborez** · 2014-08-30 01:36

Anything the party is going to get hit by in T9 is magical. It would be easier to just say what's physical.

Nael: Autoattack, Ravensbeak initial hit, cleave, Bahamut's Claw, Dalamud Dive, Raven Dive, Meteor Stream
Golems: Boulder Clap, Stone Skull(? the other thing green golem does)
Ghost: Everything but the fireball and death aoe.

Keep in mind that Covenant is not that much of a mitigation boost.

**Ratatapa** · 2014-08-30 08:07

I use for Mega Flare Because i got time to wait anyway

**Taruina** · 2014-08-30 09:56

I actually stopped using it on Mega Flare because limit break was getting funky. A great time to use it is if someone is dead during thermionic beam.

**Kaisha** · 2014-08-30 16:47

Originally Posted by Taruina

is if someone is dead during thermionic beam.

Thermionic last phase is pretty much the only time I use Covenant (doubled with a soil since Claw is right after). As you mentioned, pretty much need to take in all that damage during earlier phases to get an LB3 for ghost, which becomes more of an issue as the majority of the group hits i110 and has more of an HP buffer to not hit critical.

**Lokus** · 2014-08-31 11:03

We've gone a couple times not getting LB3 because we've pushed faster than usual or people just taking less damage but we figure at that point, we're geared enough to just let the LB2 rip and still push 1 ghost.

**Taint** · 2014-09-01 11:08

SMN question. Since auto attacking (book smacks) on SMN are not automatic like melee jobs. How do you handle tall mobs?

I was doing Titan and wanted the extra DPS but it was a pain to see the auto attack icon over his head. Is there a trick you guys use?

**Yugl** · 2014-09-01 11:10

Hold ctrl and press up/down to move the camera.

**Seravi Edalborez** · 2014-09-01 11:54

I just hit confirm during casts until I see the autoattack damage popup on tall mobs like Titan or Avatar.

**Taim Meich** · 2014-09-02 04:13

I just spam the A/X button (on controller) in the middle of the Bio II and Miasma casts, to ensure AA is always active.

**Alkimi** · 2014-09-15 13:40

So I normally main BLM and have barely touched SMN at all. Thought I'd give it a try since I wanted a change.

Anyway, is there some sort of secret to not running out of MP in 4 minutes? I'm only really using Ruin II when moving or to fit non-GCD abilities between them but I still seem to be running really low rather easily. Any tips from people more experienced?

**Niiro** · 2014-09-15 13:44

Make sure you're using Aetherflow on CD.

Make sure you're not overwriting DoTs too soon.

If you're using Miasma II on single targets without Contagion, don't.

**Seravi Edalborez** · 2014-09-15 13:49

In long fights with 0 downtime you can either Ruin a little less to conserve MP or use Energy Drain like 1 in every 6-9 charges. In most other fights that do have downtime you shouldn't have significant MP issues.

**The47thSen** · 2014-09-15 22:30

Now that we no longer use ballad for T8, our Summoner runs out of MP towards the end.

**Seravi Edalborez** · 2014-09-15 22:33

I would honestly recommend all SMNs have BLM leveled as a side job specifically for stuff like Turn 8, where you take all of the MP issues away by just going BLM instead. But that's mostly just dodging the issue.

On my caster alt (i110 book, HA staff) I usually go BLM 6-8 and SMN 9, though nothing really stopping me from using SMN on 6 and we have another SMN kiting in 7. He also plays both casters; BLM in every turn but 7.

**Kaisha** · 2014-09-19 12:53

What's the modern cheap-ass guide to infusing a SCH book? Sitting on 33crit/23det infused so far, will probably blow some gil getting crit to 40 at the least (400k a materia atm). Was thinking some ACC for Coil3 prep, but not sure how much ACC would be needed to even be worthwhile over the other two stats.

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