Focuses on identity generation and big bursts by utilizing its ancient summons class identity.
Summoner
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How does my identity work?
The Summoner's identity consists of 5 Ancient Spirit Summoners that utilize Orbs, officially known as Ancient Energy, as a cost for each summon. Ancient energy represents a unique resource that can be acquired by using your normal skills.
The Master Summoner Ark Passive line enhances each Ancient Spirit by adding secondary effects as well as additional visual effects.
The Communication Overflow Ark Passive line turns the 'Akir' summon from a large damaging skill into a powerful buff for your normal summons.
How do the two builds compare?
Master Summoner
Communication Overflow
Summary
Focuses on pets as the main damage source buffing them up with Akir for strong sustained DPS.
Pros
- High Burst (with awakening)
- Extremely high utility (Weakpoint, Stagger, Mana)
- Non-Directional
- Better synergy uptime
- Extremely high uptime
- Flexible stat allocation
- Non-Directional
- Highest damage potential
Cons
- High cooldowns
- Animation lock
- Low utility
- No mobility skill
- Long recovery time after reviving
- Micro management
Master Summoner
Summary
Focuses on identity generation and big bursts by utilizing its ancient summons class identity.
Pros
- High Burst (with awakening)
- Extremely high utility (Weakpoint, Stagger, Mana)
- Non-Directional
- Better synergy uptime
Cons
- High cooldowns
- Animation lock
Communication Overflow
Summary
Focuses on pets as the main damage source buffing them up with Akir for strong sustained DPS.
Pros
- Extremely high uptime
- Flexible stat allocation
- Non-Directional
- Highest damage potential
Cons
- Low utility
- No mobility skill
- Long recovery time after reviving
- Micro management
Chaos Dungeon
Ancient Spear
Level 14
Sticky Moss Swamp
Level 10
Water Elemental
Level 10
Earth Collapse
Level 14
Maririn
Level 14
Electric Storm
Level 10
Shurdi
Level 10
Steed Charge
Level 14
Kelsion
For chaos dungeons just focus on building gauge and dumping it into either 
Jahia or 
Phoenix.
Ancient Legacy is the strongest Ark Grid option for Master Summoner, but Power Circulation is also a viable option. Inherited Power falls behind these other two.
Ark Grid Cores
Sun
Moon
Star
Order
Chaos
Notes
This line of Cores is the weaker option out of Master Summoner Cores, only pick this if you really like the playstyle as you will be doing less damage then the other two options.
Min requirement to play the builds:
Sun 14 | Moon 14 | Star 10
Core Priority:
Moon > Star > Sun
Your selection of Moon and/or Star core will determine which Ancient Skill your build will focus on.
Concentration of Power and 
Balance of Power is Phoenix
Elemental Ring and Balance of Power is 
Akir
Elemental Ring and Elemental Guide is Jahia
If you are running one of the none Phoenix setups, make sure to alter your ark passive and put both extra points into 
Ancient Energy Enhancement.
Ark Passives
Evolution
Critical
10/30
Specialization
30/30
Swiftness
X/30
Limit Break
3/3
Keen Sense
X/2
Zealous Smite
2/2
Destruction Charger
X/2
Critical
1/1
Pulverize
1/1
Standing Striker
2/2
Enlightenment
Master Summoner
1/1
Mind Concentration
3/3
Ancient Strength
3/3
Ancient Wind
1/5
Ancient Blessing
3/3
Ancient Whisper
1/5
Leap
Transcendent Power
5/5
Unleashed Power
5/5
Release Potential
X/5
Enlightenment
3/3
Notes
Use a specialization pet.
You can move some points from critical to swiftness if you feel like the class is too slow, just be aware at the probable damage loss by doing so.
Blunt Thorn is also an option, in which case you would need to invest points into 
Keen Sense to ensure you hit the crit cap (120% crit rate).
If the fight duration is longer than 10 minutes~ consider running 
Release Potential over 
Transcendent Power.
With the large amount of innate crit rate this build gets (
16% + 
11.8%) be aware of not going over the crit cap, if you do due to synergies you can take a point out of 
Zealous Smite and put it into 
Destruction Charger. Other options include going Blunt Thorn or simply moving points from critical to swiftness in the evolution tree.
Engravings
Core Engravings
Pick One
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Skills
Electric Storm
Level 14
Normal Skill, Highest gauge generation.
- Important to keep this skill off cooldown.
- Will slowly track boss movement, can also be precasted and is an important skill to the animation cancel arsenal as it both can animation cancel other skills and be animation canceled itself.
- Stagger: 240 over full duration, 15 stagger per tick.
Ancient Spear
Level 14
Normal Skill, Strongest damage skill, High gauge generation, High stagger, High weakpoint
- Your most impactful skill, it offers high damage, gauge, stagger and weakpoint. Make sure to aim properly to hit the three spears on every cast.
- If running epic wealth rune over galewind downgrade
Steed Charge to a rare rune. - Stagger: 504
Steed Charge
Level 14
Summon skill, High stagger, High gauge gain
- If overcapping on crit rate you can select
Burning Sprint instead. - Stagger: 550
Earth Collapse
Level 14
Normal Skill, Strong damage skill, Medium gauge generation, Weakpoint
Aftershock offers slightly more damage and gauge but it will be less reliable to hit.- Can be used to animation cancel
Electric Storm or 
Ancient Spear. - Stagger: 193
Shurdi
Level 10
Summon skill, Group Mana Synergy, Self crit buff
- Stagger: 15 per hit.
Sticky Moss Swamp
Level 10
Normal Skill, Damage Synergy
Snare Moss Trap extends the duration and when paired with a 
Rare Wealth rune allows for some decent gauge generation.- If running epic wealth rune over galewind downgrade Steed Charge to a rare rune.
- Stagger: 75
Water Elemental
Level 10
Summon skill, High gauge gain, Weakpoint, Mana, Counter
- Low damage skill but provides you a lot of mana and gauge, use this off cooldown.
Swift Cast is an alternative if you dont find yourself needing the mana. This offers slightly faster cast time for a more responsive counter.- Stagger: 79
Pick One
Released Will
Level 10
Normal Skill, Highest Utility, Counter
- Recommended Choice - Offers good utility in mobility, a second counter and still provides some gauge.
- If you find the need for push immune you can run
Tenacity instead. - Stagger: 85
Winged Spirit
Level 14
Summon skill, Highest DPS Option
- Will stay active for a long time, so be alert and active in canceling and recasting whenever a boss moves out
- Requires high uptime to be superior to
Released Will, therefore be mindful on what content you run this skill on. Mordum G3 is a prime example of a strong use case. - Replace Steed Charge damage gem for this skills damage gem.
- Stagger: 216 over full duration, 9 stagger per tick.
T Skill and Awakening
Mariposa
Summon the buds of Mariposa to the specified location. After a while, Mariposa flies out of the flower, freezing the enemies within range. Once fully bloomed, freezes all enemies within range.
Bagron's Wrath
Summon quicksand. After some time, Bagron jumps out of the sand,dealing damage to foes at the center of the quicksand and launching them into the air. Bagron then bites the foes in the air, dealing damage and slamming them down onto the ground.
Bagron’s Wrath is very important to maximize the biggest amount of burst the spec build can do. Please refer to the opener rotation guide below for further explanation.
Bagron's Frenzy
Summons Bagron’s Sand Nest. Bagron goes on a rampage dealing damage and when she reveals herself, Bagron roars and deals damage again. The damage is centered around the caster.
Bagron’s Frenzy is very important to maximize the biggest amount of burst the spec build can do. Please refer to the opener rotation guide below for further explanation.
Gem Priority
Gems are listed in order of most to least important from left to right. Grayed out icons are optional.
DMG
CDR
Try and keep the cooldown gems for 
Earth Collapse and Electric Storm the same level.
Rotation
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DPS Distribution
FAQ
What Elixir should I use?
Critical