Summoner
Right there with Machinist is Summoner which is going to feel very different once Shadowbringers rolls around. Throw out the rotation and the evolution of the class that you’ve grown used to over the years because it’s not going to matter anymore.
Pets no longer can be attacked, are instantly summoned, and all the core three summon moves are consolidated into actions such as Pet Assault which will use the appropriate attack for the summon you currently have out.
You no longer need to manually hotbar an Ifrit attack for example. Also, there will be new summon attacks such as Slipstream for Garuda.
If you have a keen eye, you might be wondering to yourself right now: If summons can’t be attacked, what the heck is the point of Titan/Topaz Carbuncle now? That’s a great question and one that Yoshida-san addressed during the presentation we saw.
Tank summons are now going to be completely redesigned as well, presumably to be more useful in everything other than niche solo situations like Eureka.
Although I will miss the security of having Titan shield me, it’s a price worth paying for some dramatic redesign changes.
We didn’t have enough time to fully dive into Summoner and figure out what the new rotation will look like considering we had so many other jobs to check out and experiment with, including the new Gunbreaker and Dancer jobs.
Expect it though to be heavier on Summoner/Pet Actions and less reliant on DoT/Ruin Spam which should please most SMN mains.
Oh and we almost forgot to mention: Phoenix is your new summon and will be brought out temporarily similar to Bahamut and will be complete with its own mega-attacks.
Upon bringing out Phoenix a few of your core spells will be replaced with Phoenix versions. The summon will preform Everlasting Flight which will put a potent regen on the party and you’ll be able to dish out fire-based attacks such as Fountain of Fire for 250 potency to a single target, a 300 potency aoe spell called Brand of Purgatory and of course it will have its own Enkindle as well.
