The Summoner in ffxiv

The Summoner is a classic magic damage dealing job making use of the power of primals to boost their damage. Others may disagree, but see it as a starting point and build on it from there. Damage over time skills are also highly important for the summoner as this is where a lot of their damage will come from. This guide will talk about how to play the job at level 50 and it should be noted that it may not be the only way to play it ffxiv summoner.

Attributes
As a Summoner your main attribute is going to be Intelligence (INT) as this increases magical damage. Unfortunately SMN shares its attributes with Scholar so it is difficult to play both well. You should be placing all of your attribute points into this stat because the benefits of INT outweigh the defensive benefits of Vitality or the extra MP from Piety.

With equipment however you could focus on more stats than just INT. With the exception of Determination, the names of the attributes are self explanatory in what they do. Determination will boost the amount of damage dealt by all attacks and the amount of HP recovered when healed. Attack Magic Potency, Determination, Critical Hit Rate and Spell Speed are the main stats to consider in addition to simply boosting INT. It is not yet known whether this is better than attack magic potency for increasing your damage so for now it is best to go for a mix in ffxiv summoner guide.