Egi Assault

(エギアサルトI, Egiasaruto I?, lit. Egi Assault I)
Icon(s)
Availability
Required	Arcanist 10 Summoner 10
Classification
Type	Spell
Skillset	Class action
Effect	Ordered your pet to execute an action
Specifications
Cast time	Instant
Recast time	2.5 seconds (GCD)
Charges	2
Recharge time	30 seconds
Range	30 yalms (offensive assaults only) Self (support assaults)

Egi Assault was an Arcanist and Summoner spell from Final Fantasy XIV that commanded the their active summon to execute an action. The action executed varied depending on the summon. It was removed in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker.

See also: Egi Assault II

Mechanics

Egi Assault Egi Assault Arcanist/Summoner 10 Spell Class action Effects When activated, ordered the pet to execute the associated action Could only be used in combat Activated the global cooldown (GCD) 2 charges; one charge refilled every 30 seconds Charges were shared across all Assault I spells If the pet was out of range for their action, they would move within range before executing GCD recast time formula: $Cast = \lfloor ( 100 - Haste ) * \lfloor ( 2 - f(Spell Speed) ) * 2500 \rfloor / 1000 \rfloor / 100$ Changed to one of the following depending on the active pet: Assault I: Downburst Assault I: Downburst Emerald Carbuncle Spell Class action Effects Ordered Emerald Carbuncle to use Downburst Downburst effect: Dealt magic wind damage to target and nearby enemies Assault I: Glittering Topaz Assault I: Glittering Topaz Topaz Carbuncle Spell Class action Effects Ordered Topaz Carbuncle to use Glittering Topaz Glittering Topaz effect: Granted the pet's master a barrier that absorbed damage totaling 30% of their maximum HP Assault I: Aerial Slash Assault I: Aerial Slash Garuda-Egi Spell Class action Effects Ordered Garuda-Egi to use Aerial Slash Aerial Slash effect: Dealt magic wind damage to target and nearby enemies Assault I: Earthen Armor Assault I: Earthen Armor Titan-Egi Spell Pet action Effects Ordered Titan-Egi to use Earthen Armor Earthen Armor effect: Granted the pet's master a barrier that absorbed damage totaling 30% of their maximum HP Assault I: Crimson Cyclone Assault I: Crimson Cyclone Ifrit-Egi Spell Pet action Effects Ordered Ifrit-Egi to use Crimson Cyclone Crimson Cyclone effect: Dealt magic fire damage to a single target

Whenever a compatible summon was active, the Egi Assault command would change to reflect the summon's associated action. For example, while Emerald Carbuncle was active, Egi Assault would change to Assault I: Downburst, which when used commanded the Carbuncle to execute Downburst.

Egi Assault had two recast timers, as its charges had a 30 second timer while also being on the global cooldown (GCD). The 30 second recharge timer could not be shortened by any means.

There was a slight delay between using Egi Assault and the summon executing the command. If Egi Assault was used too close to the summoning of Demi-Bahamut or Demi-Phoenix, these summons could potentially replace the Egi before the Assault was executed.

Use

Egi Assault was an instant cast spell that activated the global cooldown,and could be used to weave abilities that were off the global cooldown, such as Fester, in between spell casts. In addition, once Summoners reached level 62 damaging Egi Assaults would generate stacks of Further Ruin, allowing the Summoner to cast the powerful Ruin IV.

When commanded with Egi Assault, Emerald Carbuncle and Garuda-Egi would respectively execute Downburst and Aerial Slash, ranged area of effect attacks, while Ifrit-Egi would use Crimson Cyclone, a powerful single-target melee attack. Crimson Cyclone was the preferred Assault when facing a single target. When facing multiple enemies, Downburst or Aerial Slash should have been used instead, though their effectiveness varied—Downburst needed to hit three enemies to outdamage Crimson Cyclone, while Aerial Slash needed only two.

The most unique Egi Assaults were those of Topaz Carbuncle and Titan-Egi, who would respectively use Glittering Topaz and Earthen Armor. These statistically identical spells granted Stone Wall to the Summoner, a barrier that absorbed damage totaling 30% of their maximum HP. The barrier was a powerful defensive option on a short cooldown, granting excellent survivability that could make these summons the safest options for soloing content, or learning and progressing new encounters. In the latter case, this durability complemented the Summoner's ability to support the party with Resurrection. However, these were the only Egi Assaults that deal no damage, preventing them from generating Further Ruin and in general making these summons the worst DPS options available.

Patch history

Version	Changes
Shadowbringers	Added as an ability. Had a 1.5 second oGCD recast time in addition to its 30 second charge time.
Patch 5.1	Action category changed from ability to spell. Recast time increased to 2.5 seconds and placed on GCD. Charge time unaffected.
Patch 5.4	Recharge time could no longer be reduced by effects such as Spell Speed. GCD unaffected. Undocumented.
Endwalker	Removed.

Gallery

Aerial Slash.

Crimson Cyclone.

Etymology

[view · edit · purge]Egi, meaning "I have done", "I have accomplished", "I have led", or "I have pursued (a course of action)", is the first-person singular perfect active indicative form of the Latin verb ago, which generally means "I act" or "I do".