AFK prevention: Most summons have a built in internal timer that prevents them from attacking if the summoner has not attacked after a certain amount of time (around one minute). Using Macros and automated input to bypass this AFK prevention mechanic can be considered botting and is generally frowned upon.

FAQs: Is a summoner build viable? Is it meta?

Yes, summoners are viable but they fall short of being top tier meta. I’ve tried almost every class and the only reason summoner classes are not meta is cause they are balanced. Summoners simply don’t have that one overpowered skill that makes them unkillable, or mega laser cannons, or raise the entire party’s strength 3-fold, or make the party unkillable, among other things that made a few select classes meta picks. On the other hand, summoner classes only fall short in PvP and are above average or even top contenders in pretty much all other content ranging from dailies, to farming, to raids and even world bosses.

FAQs: Do summoners require a lot of investment?

It does, but not as much as full DPS or full PvP builds. Summoners don’t have a lot of enhancement attribute points, which is what ultimately pushes piano DPS classes into god tier carries. Summoners have a few key investments such as cards and specific equipment, but beyond that they don’t need to pour as much just to keep up with end game difficulty.

FAQs: What 3rd class do I pick?

There are recommendations in the Build Templates section of this post but if you really love to play as a summoner try all three purple icon classes first (doesn’t have to be the same character). If there’s one of them that you’re absolutely sure you won’t like, then feel free to try any other wizard class you are interested in. One of the biggest features that Re:Build brings to the game is the ability to swap out classes every now and then. It’s near impossible to permanently break your character, and even if you feel like you did you can at least pull out the attribute point investments you’ve made for the benefit of the next generation.

FAQs: Will summons make people lag? Will I get removed or blocked from parties?

Summons are just about as processing heavy as any other mob or boss monster. Of course if there’s too many of them from too many people it will lag, but the same can be said for any other class skills and effects. As for server overload leading to channel crashes, the primary culprit would be having too many player characters or sudden and massive amounts of damage calculation, which summons basically have nothing to do with. If anyone is telling you to take off your summons because it makes them lag, tell them to either lower their graphic settings when playing content that involves multiple players or to go and ask IMC to fix their potato optimization.

There are possible reasons for a summoner to screw up or delay certain raids or mechanics though, mostly due to the auto attacking nature of summons. If it’s your first time running a raid let your party know and ask them to tell you if they want summons turned off on certain parts of the run.