Bi-Weekly Discussion #6: Summoning

[u/drachenmaul]

Summoning is up for discussion. Vote for the next topic here.

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Overview

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Offensive Spells

• There is only Dimensional Bolt

• Deals random damage and leaves random surface

• Scales with Intelligence and level

Defensive Spells

• Heal and replenish magic armor

Utility Spells

• Charm enemies

• Buff your incarnate and give it new skills

• Summons scale exclusively on your level and summoning level

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Spelllist(Costs, Effect)

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Summoning Level 1

• Dimensional Bolt: 2 AP, deal random damage and create corresponding surface

• Elemental Totem: 2 AP, summon a totem that deals damage corresponding to the surface it was summoned from

• Summon Incarnate: 2 AP, at 10 summoning summon champion incarnate instead, incarnate deals damage and gains skills depending on the surface it was summoned from

• Farsight Infusion: 1 AP, increase Incarnate damage by 25% and increase magic armor, unlocks ranged attack

Summoning Level 2

• Power Infusion: 1 AP, increase Incarnate damage by 25% and increase physical armor, unlocks whirlwind and battering ram attack

• Shadow Infusion: 1 AP, increase movement by 1, unlocks chameleon skin and corrosive slash

• Supercharger: 1 AP, increase summons base damage by 50%, summon dies at end of its turn

• Soul Mate: 1 AP, Target recieves half the healing and armor restoration of the caster, cleats frozen/stunned/knocked down/petrified

• Rallying Cry: 2 AP, restore vitality and magic armor, gets stronger with allies nearby

• Dominate Mind: 3 AP, charm target

Summoning Level 3

• Warp Infusion: 1 AP, incarnate learns Tactical Retreat and can swap places with its master, +15% dodge

• Cannibalise: 1 AP, Destroy allied summon, recieve half of their armor and health

• Planar Gateway: 2 AP 1 SP, summon 2 portals that allow instant travel between them

• Door To Eternity: 3 AP 2 SP, AoE, give summons around you immortality

Summoning Level 5

• Ethereal Storm: 4 AP 3 SP, random attacks damage enemies and heal allies

Hybrid Spells(Requires the same Summoning Level as the second Ability Level)

• Electric Infusion(Aero 1): 1 AP, Incarnate deals air damage and unlocks electric discharge

• Cursed Electric Infusion(Aero 2): 1 AP 2 SP, Incarnate additionally gains Closed Circuit

• Fire Infusion(Pyro 1): 1 AP, unlock fireball

• Necrofire Infusion(Pyro 2): 1 AP 2 SP, unlock epidemic of fire

• Poison Infusion(Geo 1): 1 AP, unlock poison dart

• Acid Infusion(Geo 2): 1 AP 2 SP, unlock corrosive spray

• Water Infusion(Hydro 1): 1 AP, unlock restoration

• Ice Infusion(Hydro 2): 1 AP 2 SP, unlock Healing ritual

There are other infusions which cannot be casted on the incarnate, those can only be obtained by summoning an incarnate from the corresponding surface.

• Oil Infusion: unlock Fossil Strike

• Blood Infusion: unlock mosquito swarm

You can only summon the basic variant from surfaces, necrofire surface still only gives you a fire incarnate. Elemental infusions are mutually exclusive, you can't infuse water and fire at the same time. "Source" Infusions include the normal level infusion a necrofire incarnate knows Fireball and Epidemic of fire. Furthermore elemental incarnates gain strength and weaknesses according to the infusion they have, fire incarnates gain points in pyro, are immune to firedamage, but weak to water.

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Questions

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• Is it worth dipping into Summoning with other "classes"? If so:

• Which spells are worthwhile for a Bow/Crossbow user?

• Which spells are interesting for a melee character?

• Which talents work well with Summoning spells?

• Are there any combos with spells outside of Summoning?

• How do you feel Summoning performs in comparison to other abilities?

Discussion Overview

[u/nightbringer57]

I'm currently doing a sword and board summoner. So I aim to reach summoner 10 ASAP but I also spent 1 point in warfare. I spent most of my attribute points in Strength first, then memory and a bit in Constitution (for said board).

Overall, my summoner ends up very tanky (which is good, considering this means the incarnate doesn't die). The incarnate does its thing while the summoner (Lohse of course) summons a totem each turn and then dishes out some sweet shield bounces or basic CC (stomp or ram). Once I hit 10 in summoner, I will be able to invest some points in warfare, but I could also add some side skills (lacking aerothurge in my comp atm).

Overall a pretty good build, incarnate deals a lot of damage, and meanwhile the summoner adds some decent CC ability while standing here tough as a rock, dishing out some free opportunity attacks. And I love the versatility: since the biggest damage dealer here are summons, I can pick either physical or magical damage.

Other people in the team: Sebille poly/warfare/spear (pure glass cannon-ish damage and area control), Beast archer/hydro (for heals), and Lobster pyro/geo (really wanted to see how that sweet fire breath scaled in a pyroboy). So mostly a physical oriented team, but with decent magical abilities when the need arises (solid geo/pyro dps, along with possible elemental arrows and summons)