Summoner (Tactics)

Summoner is a job in Final Fantasy Tactics unlocked by achieving level 3 in Time Mage. A strong, magickal job, the Summoner can call forth espers to deal massive damage to all enemies, or aid allies. In the original version, it requires 9,710 JP to master. In The War of the Lions, it requires 9,800 JP. However, the Summoner can also learn its summon abilities by being hit by an enemy's summon: to truly master the job, the unit must have been attacked by a Darkening Cloud.
In the War of the Lions, leveling Summoner to level 5, along with separate level requirements from Squire, Chemist, Orator, Geomancer, and Dragoon, will unlock Mime. Leveling the job to level 5 as well as Orator will unlock the Bard job for males. The job unlock level requirements are a little lower in the PlayStation version.
==Stats==
Prerequisite 	Weapons 	Helmet	Armor	Equip Shields?
Lv. 3 Time Mage	Rods, Staves	Hats 	Robes	No
Move Rate	Jump Rate	Speed	Physical Evasion Rate	Base Attack	Base Magic	Base HP	Base MP
3 	3 	8 	5% 	Low 	High 	Low 	High
==Abilities==
===Summon===
Leviathan has a 40% chance of randomly being learned in battle by a Summoner who has not yet learned it and is not KO'd by it, or absorbs at least 1 HP worth of damage. Nullifying the damage does not count. Salamander has a 30% chance of being learned, while Odin, Bahamut, and Lich have a 20% chance of being learned. Cyclops has a 10% chance of being learned, and Zodiark has a 90% chance of being learned. Only one person can learn the summon per casting.
Name 	MP Cost 	Range 	Effect 	Speed 	JP Needed
() 	8 	4 	3 	34 	110
() 	. An esper that soothes injuries with a purifying breeze, restoring HP.Healing: (12 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Kupo! Round and round you go! Moogle!" 	. An esper that soothes injuries with a purifying breeze, restoring HP.Healing: (12 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Kupo! Round and round you go! Moogle!" 	. An esper that soothes injuries with a purifying breeze, restoring HP.Healing: (12 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Kupo! Round and round you go! Moogle!" 	. An esper that soothes injuries with a purifying breeze, restoring HP.Healing: (12 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Kupo! Round and round you go! Moogle!" 	. An esper that soothes injuries with a purifying breeze, restoring HP.Healing: (12 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Kupo! Round and round you go! Moogle!"
 	24 	4 	3 	25 	200
 	. An esper with punishingly frigid breath.Element: Ice.Damage: (24 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Wind, fade to silence and light, give us power! Shiva!" 	. An esper with punishingly frigid breath.Element: Ice.Damage: (24 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Wind, fade to silence and light, give us power! Shiva!" 	. An esper with punishingly frigid breath.Element: Ice.Damage: (24 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Wind, fade to silence and light, give us power! Shiva!" 	. An esper with punishingly frigid breath.Element: Ice.Damage: (24 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Wind, fade to silence and light, give us power! Shiva!" 	. An esper with punishingly frigid breath.Element: Ice.Damage: (24 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Wind, fade to silence and light, give us power! Shiva!"
 	24 	4 	3 	25 	200
 	. An esper that relentlessly rains down lightning.Element: Lightning.Damage: (24 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Master of creation, impart thy help! Ramuh!" 	. An esper that relentlessly rains down lightning.Element: Lightning.Damage: (24 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Master of creation, impart thy help! Ramuh!" 	. An esper that relentlessly rains down lightning.Element: Lightning.Damage: (24 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Master of creation, impart thy help! Ramuh!" 	. An esper that relentlessly rains down lightning.Element: Lightning.Damage: (24 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Master of creation, impart thy help! Ramuh!" 	. An esper that relentlessly rains down lightning.Element: Lightning.Damage: (24 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Master of creation, impart thy help! Ramuh!"
 	24 	4 	3 	25 	200
 	. An esper whose breath of flame scorches the battlefield.Element: Fire.Damage: (24 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "King of flames, burn into cinders! Ifrit!" 	. An esper whose breath of flame scorches the battlefield.Element: Fire.Damage: (24 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "King of flames, burn into cinders! Ifrit!" 	. An esper whose breath of flame scorches the battlefield.Element: Fire.Damage: (24 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "King of flames, burn into cinders! Ifrit!" 	. An esper whose breath of flame scorches the battlefield.Element: Fire.Damage: (24 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "King of flames, burn into cinders! Ifrit!" 	. An esper whose breath of flame scorches the battlefield.Element: Fire.Damage: (24 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "King of flames, burn into cinders! Ifrit!"
 	30 	4 	3 	20 	220
 	. An esper that levels the earth with a mighty blow.Element: Earth.Damage: (28 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Bear down with land energy! Titan!" 	. An esper that levels the earth with a mighty blow.Element: Earth.Damage: (28 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Bear down with land energy! Titan!" 	. An esper that levels the earth with a mighty blow.Element: Earth.Damage: (28 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Bear down with land energy! Titan!" 	. An esper that levels the earth with a mighty blow.Element: Earth.Damage: (28 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Bear down with land energy! Titan!" 	. An esper that levels the earth with a mighty blow.Element: Earth.Damage: (28 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Bear down with land energy! Titan!"
 	40 	— 	All allies 	34 	500
 	. An esper that absorbs damage from physical attacks on behalf of allies until its limit is reached.Success Rate: (200 + Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Earth-minded soul, protect us! Golem!" 	. An esper that absorbs damage from physical attacks on behalf of allies until its limit is reached.Success Rate: (200 + Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Earth-minded soul, protect us! Golem!" 	. An esper that absorbs damage from physical attacks on behalf of allies until its limit is reached.Success Rate: (200 + Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Earth-minded soul, protect us! Golem!" 	. An esper that absorbs damage from physical attacks on behalf of allies until its limit is reached.Success Rate: (200 + Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Earth-minded soul, protect us! Golem!" 	. An esper that absorbs damage from physical attacks on behalf of allies until its limit is reached.Success Rate: (200 + Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Earth-minded soul, protect us! Golem!"
() 	30 	4 	3 	25 	350
() 	. An esper whose ruby light reflects magicks cast on allies.Effect: Reflect.Success Rate: (150 + Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Impart light to fight our holy war! Carbunkle!" 	. An esper whose ruby light reflects magicks cast on allies.Effect: Reflect.Success Rate: (150 + Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Impart light to fight our holy war! Carbunkle!" 	. An esper whose ruby light reflects magicks cast on allies.Effect: Reflect.Success Rate: (150 + Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Impart light to fight our holy war! Carbunkle!" 	. An esper whose ruby light reflects magicks cast on allies.Effect: Reflect.Success Rate: (150 + Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Impart light to fight our holy war! Carbunkle!" 	. An esper whose ruby light reflects magicks cast on allies.Effect: Reflect.Success Rate: (150 + Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Impart light to fight our holy war! Carbunkle!"
 	60 	4 	4 	10 	1600
 	. An esper that attacks with its fearsome breath.Damage: (46 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Scorch with dragon flame! Bahamut!" 	. An esper that attacks with its fearsome breath.Damage: (46 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Scorch with dragon flame! Bahamut!" 	. An esper that attacks with its fearsome breath.Damage: (46 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Scorch with dragon flame! Bahamut!" 	. An esper that attacks with its fearsome breath.Damage: (46 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Scorch with dragon flame! Bahamut!" 	. An esper that attacks with its fearsome breath.Damage: (46 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Scorch with dragon flame! Bahamut!"
 	50 	4 	4 	12 	900
 	. An esper that charges through the battlefield astride a fearsome mount, doing great damage.Damage: (40 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Slash away with the Land's fury! Odin!" 	. An esper that charges through the battlefield astride a fearsome mount, doing great damage.Damage: (40 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Slash away with the Land's fury! Odin!" 	. An esper that charges through the battlefield astride a fearsome mount, doing great damage.Damage: (40 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Slash away with the Land's fury! Odin!" 	. An esper that charges through the battlefield astride a fearsome mount, doing great damage.Damage: (40 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Slash away with the Land's fury! Odin!" 	. An esper that charges through the battlefield astride a fearsome mount, doing great damage.Damage: (40 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Slash away with the Land's fury! Odin!"
 	48 	4 	4 	12 	850/860
 	. An esper that engulfs the battlefield in a massive tidal wave.Element: Water.Damage: (38 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Sea fang, attack with water's power! Leviathan!" 	. An esper that engulfs the battlefield in a massive tidal wave.Element: Water.Damage: (38 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Sea fang, attack with water's power! Leviathan!" 	. An esper that engulfs the battlefield in a massive tidal wave.Element: Water.Damage: (38 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Sea fang, attack with water's power! Leviathan!" 	. An esper that engulfs the battlefield in a massive tidal wave.Element: Water.Damage: (38 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Sea fang, attack with water's power! Leviathan!" 	. An esper that engulfs the battlefield in a massive tidal wave.Element: Water.Damage: (38 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Sea fang, attack with water's power! Leviathan!"
 	48 	4 	3 	12 	820/860
 	. An esper that scorches the battlefield with its savage flames.Element: Fire.Damage: (38 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Evil flames, entrust your power to us! Salamander!" 	. An esper that scorches the battlefield with its savage flames.Element: Fire.Damage: (38 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Evil flames, entrust your power to us! Salamander!" 	. An esper that scorches the battlefield with its savage flames.Element: Fire.Damage: (38 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Evil flames, entrust your power to us! Salamander!" 	. An esper that scorches the battlefield with its savage flames.Element: Fire.Damage: (38 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Evil flames, entrust your power to us! Salamander!" 	. An esper that scorches the battlefield with its savage flames.Element: Fire.Damage: (38 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Evil flames, entrust your power to us! Salamander!"
(Silf)	26 	4 	3 	20 	400
(Silf)	. An esper that employs the lingering life force of windswept leaves to silence enemies.Effect: Silence.Success rate: (150 + Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x(TargetFaith/100) Quote: "Show us to put our lives back on track! Silf!" 	. An esper that employs the lingering life force of windswept leaves to silence enemies.Effect: Silence.Success rate: (150 + Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x(TargetFaith/100) Quote: "Show us to put our lives back on track! Silf!" 	. An esper that employs the lingering life force of windswept leaves to silence enemies.Effect: Silence.Success rate: (150 + Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x(TargetFaith/100) Quote: "Show us to put our lives back on track! Silf!" 	. An esper that employs the lingering life force of windswept leaves to silence enemies.Effect: Silence.Success rate: (150 + Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x(TargetFaith/100) Quote: "Show us to put our lives back on track! Silf!" 	. An esper that employs the lingering life force of windswept leaves to silence enemies.Effect: Silence.Success rate: (150 + Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x(TargetFaith/100) Quote: "Show us to put our lives back on track! Silf!"
() 	28 	4 	3 	25 	460/400
() 	. An esper that restores HP.Healing: (24 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Shiny crystal light, energize! Fairy!" 	. An esper that restores HP.Healing: (24 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Shiny crystal light, energize! Fairy!" 	. An esper that restores HP.Healing: (24 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Shiny crystal light, energize! Fairy!" 	. An esper that restores HP.Healing: (24 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Shiny crystal light, energize! Fairy!" 	. An esper that restores HP.Healing: (24 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Shiny crystal light, energize! Fairy!"
() 	40 	4 	3 	12 	600
() 	. An esper born in, of, and to darkness. Deals out devastating dark damage.Element: Dark.Damage: 50% of Target's Max HP Success Rate: (160 + Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Death song, death door, death river awaiting! Rich!" 	. An esper born in, of, and to darkness. Deals out devastating dark damage.Element: Dark.Damage: 50% of Target's Max HP Success Rate: (160 + Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Death song, death door, death river awaiting! Rich!" 	. An esper born in, of, and to darkness. Deals out devastating dark damage.Element: Dark.Damage: 50% of Target's Max HP Success Rate: (160 + Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Death song, death door, death river awaiting! Rich!" 	. An esper born in, of, and to darkness. Deals out devastating dark damage.Element: Dark.Damage: 50% of Target's Max HP Success Rate: (160 + Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Death song, death door, death river awaiting! Rich!" 	. An esper born in, of, and to darkness. Deals out devastating dark damage.Element: Dark.Damage: 50% of Target's Max HP Success Rate: (160 + Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Death song, death door, death river awaiting! Rich!"
 	62 	4 	3 	12 	1000
 	. An esper whose forceful blows tear the battlefield asunder.Damage: (50 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Scatter frozen blades of air! Clops!" 	. An esper whose forceful blows tear the battlefield asunder.Damage: (50 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Scatter frozen blades of air! Clops!" 	. An esper whose forceful blows tear the battlefield asunder.Damage: (50 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Scatter frozen blades of air! Clops!" 	. An esper whose forceful blows tear the battlefield asunder.Damage: (50 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Scatter frozen blades of air! Clops!" 	. An esper whose forceful blows tear the battlefield asunder.Damage: (50 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Scatter frozen blades of air! Clops!"
() 	99 	4 	4 	10 	—
() 	. An esper that bathes the earth in radiant beams of focused starlight.Damage: (96 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Attack by the Master of commandments! Zodiac!"Note: Must be cast on the Summoner to learn it (or learned by casting it on an enemy summoner and learning it from their crystal). Elidibus at the bottom of the Midlight's Deep summons Zodiark against the player.	. An esper that bathes the earth in radiant beams of focused starlight.Damage: (96 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Attack by the Master of commandments! Zodiac!"Note: Must be cast on the Summoner to learn it (or learned by casting it on an enemy summoner and learning it from their crystal). Elidibus at the bottom of the Midlight's Deep summons Zodiark against the player.	. An esper that bathes the earth in radiant beams of focused starlight.Damage: (96 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Attack by the Master of commandments! Zodiac!"Note: Must be cast on the Summoner to learn it (or learned by casting it on an enemy summoner and learning it from their crystal). Elidibus at the bottom of the Midlight's Deep summons Zodiark against the player.	. An esper that bathes the earth in radiant beams of focused starlight.Damage: (96 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Attack by the Master of commandments! Zodiac!"Note: Must be cast on the Summoner to learn it (or learned by casting it on an enemy summoner and learning it from their crystal). Elidibus at the bottom of the Midlight's Deep summons Zodiark against the player.	. An esper that bathes the earth in radiant beams of focused starlight.Damage: (96 x Magic Attack) x (Faith/100) x (TargetFaith/100)Quote: "Attack by the Master of commandments! Zodiac!"Note: Must be cast on the Summoner to learn it (or learned by casting it on an enemy summoner and learning it from their crystal). Elidibus at the bottom of the Midlight's Deep summons Zodiark against the player.
===Reaction abilities===
Name	Description 	Trigger 	JP Needed
() 	Recover MP when critically wounded.	Critical	400
===Support abilities===
Name	Description 	JP Needed
() 	Reduce MP consumption by half when using magicks.	900/1000
== Gameplay ==
The Summoner is a hybrid offensive and defensive magick job focused on calling forth various creatures to help their allies and strike their foes. Summons have selective targeting, meaning offensive summons will only damage enemies, while support summons (Golem only blocks human physical attacks, and not magic/monsters) will only affect allies. These spells also have a wider effect radius for more targets than Black Magick while generally costing fewer JP to learn, but more MP.
The Summoner boasts the second highest magick and MP attributes after the Black Mage, but has low defensive stats. The Summoner is one of two jobs capable of dealing water damage, through Leviathan, the other being Geomancer with Torrent (Water Ball).
While Summoner can be used as a main job, switching to Black Mage and equipping "Summon" further boosts the unit's magicks in addition to Arcane Strength. Elemental rods also help, with Flame Rod strengthening both Ifrit and Salamander in addition to inexpensive fire-elemental Black Magicks spells.
To learn new espers from enemy summoners, the affected unit needs to be a Summoner at the time the attack hits them; due to summons' selective targeting, only offensive summons can be learned by being hit with their attack. Like all spellcasters, the Summoner greatly benefits from the Time Mage's Swiftness support ability to shorten their cast times, and can also use the Mystic's Manafont to remedy their abilities' high MP costs without overpaying for Halve MP.
==Other appearances==
===Final Fantasy Artniks===
FFT Summoner L Artniks.png|Rank N Male Summoner card.
===Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade===
Some of the summon commands appear.
;Ability Cards
FFAB Bahamut - Ramza UR.png|Bahamut (UR).
FFAB Zodiark - Agrias UR.png|Zodiark (UR).
FFAB Zodiark UR+.png|Zodiark (UR+).
;Legend Cards
FFAB Bahamut - Ramza Legend UR.png|Bahamut.
FFAB Summoning Bahamut - Ramza Legend UR+.png|Summoning Bahamut (UR+).
FFAB Zodiark Legend CR.png|Zodiark (CR).
===Final Fantasy Record Keeper===
===Final Fantasy Trading Card Game===
Summoner appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game as Ice- and Lightning-elemental Backup cards.
SummonerFemale TCG.png|Summoner [1-036C]/[5-037C] Chapter series card.
SummonerMale2 TCG.png|Summoner [1-113C]/[5-107C] Chapter series card.
Summoner 1-040C from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Summoner [1-040C] Opus series card.
Summoner 1-138C from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Summoner [1-138C] Opus series card.
Summoner 6-096C from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Summoner [6-096C] Opus series card (reprint).
==Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances==
===Knights of the Crystals===
Summoner appears as a card in the Ivalice Special Arena has a limited-time special arena with eighteen floors.
==Gallery==
FFTSummonerMale.png|Male Summoner.
FFTSummonerFemale.png|Female Summoner.
Final Fantasy Tactics Character Card Book Volume 2-A - Card Front 009.jpg|Male Summoner Character Card.
Final Fantasy Tactics Character Card Book Volume 1-A - Card Front 009.jpg|Female Summoner Character Card.
FFT Mogri.png|Moogle.
FFT Shiva.png|Shiva.
FFT Ramuh.png|Ramuh.
FFT Ifrit.png|Ifrit.
FFT Titan.png|Titan.
FFT Golem.png|Golem.
FFT Carbuncle.png|Carbuncle.
FFT Odin.png|Odin.
FFT Leviathan.png|Leviathan.
FFT Salamander.png|Salamander.
FFT Silf.png|Sylph.
FFT Fairy.png|Faerie.
FFT Lich.png|Lich.
FFT Cyclops.png|Cyclops.
FFT Zodiac.png|Zodiark.
==Etymology and origin==
The summons in the original version were simply called summon monsters, but were renamed espers in The War of the Lions.
Category:Jobs in Final Fantasy Tactics