


Searing Light can only be activated while the Carbuncle is summoned, which renders its use unavailable during Demi phases as well as immediately after a primal summon. Searing Light has a recast timer of 120 seconds and buffs all damage done by yourself as well as all party members by 3% for 30 seconds. Searing Light is Summoner’s partywide damage buff. Summon Bahamut initiates the Bahamut phase, which will also grant elemental gems for subsequent primal phases. The adjustments mentioned in the general opener are also valid for this opener, though again be aware that any changes in timings or GCD use will change the exact optimal sequence you may use. This is a gain when your group is heavy in 15s buffs, as a Swiftcasted Slipstream will barely fit and “snapshot” into the end of these buffs. This opener uses Garuda as the first primal, prioritizing Swiftcast to fit Slipstream into your party’s raid buffs. In addition, the status of Egi summons can also be seen with their corresponding colors.

On the Trance Gauge, the availability of the Demi is shown as well as its duration. The Aetherflow Gauge indicates the number of available Festers and Painflares. Summoner’s resources are displayed on two gauges: the Aetherflow Gauge and the Trance Gauge. Additional resources can be found in the #smn_resources channel. If you have questions after reading the guide, please visit #smn_questions on The Balance server. The combination of simplicity and party utility Summoner brings makes it a popular choice for newer players getting into endgame raiding. Overall, Summoner is considered one of the easiest to pick up and play at a basic level given its straightforward rotation and high degree of mobility for a caster, with only a few hardcasted spells per minute. These will be covered more extensively in below sections. Within that framework, there is additional nuance such as optimizing damage into raid buffs, moving certain spells around based on movement requirements, and making effective use of Summoner’s various utility tools.

Summon Phoenix and use all abilities to refresh your primal gems.Summon Bahamut and use all abilities to refresh your primal gems.Use Searing Light in alignment with party raid buffs.The basic flow and idea of Summoner’s rotation can be simplified as follows: The core foundation of Summoner has changed significantly, most notably with the complete removal of damage over time abilities (dots) and the newly added primal arcanum system (gems). This guide will cover Summoner changes, rotations and ability usage in the Endwalker expansion.
