Summon III

(サモンIII, Samon III?)
Icon(s)
Availability
Obtained	Austerities of Flame
Required	Summoner 30
Classification
Type	Ability
Skillset	Job action
Effect	Summoned an attacker-type pet to fight at your side
Specifications
Cast time	Instant
Recast time	3 seconds (oGCD)
Range	Self

Summon III was a Summoner ability from Final Fantasy XIV that summoned Ifrit-Egi. It was removed in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker.

See also: Summon (Final Fantasy XIV) or Summon II

Mechanics

Summon III
	Summon III Summoner 30	Ability Job action
Effects	Summons Ifrit-Egi Ifrit-Egi auto-attacks with Burning Strike Summoner can use their pet commands to control the pet's behavior
Interactions	Summon II: Shared recast timer; replaced active pet Summon III: Shared recast timer; replaced active pet Egi Assault: Ordered Ifrit-Egi to execute Crimson Cyclone Egi Assault II: Ordered Ifrit-Egi to execute Flaming Crush Enkindle: Ordered Ifrit-Egi to execute Inferno Summon Bahamut: Temporarily replaced active pet with Demi-Bahamut; Summon III could not be used while Demi-Bahamut was active Firebird Trance: Temporarily replaced active pet with Demi-Phoenix with Enhanced Firebird Trance; Summon III could not be used while Demi-Phoenix was active

Use

Ifrit-Egi specialized in single-target melee damage. Its actions had the highest potencies of all Egis, or were at least tied for them. Against a single target Ifrit-Egi greatly outdamaged Garuda-Egi and Titan-Egi, making it the preferred option in most boss encounters. However, all of its abilities required it to be in melee range, so it could potentially suffer from DPS loss against highly mobile bosses unlike the ranged Garuda-Egi. And while it did have some area of effect capabilities in Flaming Crush and Inferno, Garuda-Egi would generally outperform it in AoE situations.

Summon III was an instant cast ability that was off the global cooldown. This allowed players to weave it between global cooldowns after using instant cast spells such as Bio II or Egi Assault. It did however share its 3 second recast with Summon and Summon II. While in most situations players would call upon their summon of choice before battle and not need to change it, the ability to switch summons on the fly could prove useful in certain situations, such as switching to Garuda-Egi during the add phase of a boss encounter and switching back to Ifrit-Egi once the phase was complete.

Patch history

Version	Changes
A Realm Reborn	Added as a spell with a 6s cast time, 2.5s recast, and 20% base MP cost.
Stormblood	No longer available in PvP.
Patch 4.1	Cast time reduced to 3s. MP cost reduced to 10% base MP.
Shadowbringers	Action type changed to ability. Cast time reduced to instant. MP cost removed. Recast time increased to 10s. Recast time shared with Summon and Summon II.
Patch 5.05	Recast time reduced to 3 seconds.
Endwalker	Removed.

Gallery

Ifrit-Egi.