Emerald Carbuncle

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Emerald Carbuncle is an Arcanist and Summoner pet in Final Fantasy XIV. It is called by the Summon ability. Carbuncles are arcane constructs created by the Arcanists' Guild to assist them in their investigations.

Obtained[]

Emerald Carbuncle is obtained automatically upon learning Summon at level 4, and is the default pet called by the ability. Summoners can upgrade Emerald Carbuncle to Garuda-Egi during the level 45 quest Austerities of Wind. Upon completing the quest battle, Garuda-Egi permanently replaces the Emerald Carbuncle for Summoners only. Unlike most other abilities, this change will apply even if the Summoner is level synced below level 45, allowing them to retain the increased action potencies the Egi has over the Carbuncle. The only way for a player to truly summon Emerald Carbuncle again after unlocking Garuda-Egi is to unequip their Soul of the Summoner and revert to Arcanist. The Summoner may also choose to glamour their Egis with the appearance of an Emerald Carbuncle, but this is aesthetic only and it will continue using the Egi's abilities.

Use[]

Emerald Carbuncle specializess in ranged area of effect (AoE) attacks. All of its actions deal damage to the target and nearby enemies, including its auto-attack Gust. In most encounters with 3 or more enemies, Emerald Carbuncle will generally provide the best damage output of the available summons. This makes it well suited to dealing with regular enemies in dungeons. Arcanists also lack access to a single-target focused summon, so Emerald Carbuncle will remain their best option for such encounters. For Summoners, Ifrit-Egi will be their best option against 1 or 2 enemies, such as boss encounters, and once they get access to Egi Assault II will also outperform Emerald Carbuncle in AoE encounters until it is replaced by Garuda-Egi.

Emerald Carbuncle's Egi Assault, Downburst, deals AoE damage with no additional effect.

Its Egi Assault II, Glittering Emerald, deals less damage initially but applies a damage over time (DoT) effect in the target area for greater overall damage. The DoT area is maintained by the Gale Enforcer buff on the Carbuncle; should the buff be removed or the summon be dismissed for any reason, the DoT area will immediately vanish. The Gale Enforcer area is also stationary, and risks losing out on damage ticks should the enemies move out of the area. Only one Gale Enforcer can be active at any time, so it is recommended to use Downburst instead while Gale Enforcer is active.

Summoning abilities are all off the global cooldown (oGCD) with a shared 3s recast, granting Arcanists and Summoners significant freedom in switching their active summons in combat. This can allow them to quickly switch to Emerald Carbuncle during the add phase of a boss encounter to take advantage of its superior AoE damage. They may also wish to temporarily switch to any other summon during AoE encounters to use their Egi Assault II, as Glittering Emerald is significantly weaker than all other options, before quickly switching back to Emerald Carbuncle for its greater overall AoE DPS.

Actions[]

Without the Summoner's input, Emerald Carbuncle will only auto-attack with Gust. In order for Emerald Carbuncle to use its other actions, the player must command it to do so with Egi Assault or Egi Assault II.

Ability	Action	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	Range	Area	Status
Gust	—	1	Spell	1s	3s	25y	5y radius	—
Gust	Deals wind damage with a potency of 20 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Downburst	Egi Assault	10	Spell	Instant	1.5s	25y	5y radius	—
Downburst	Deals wind damage with a potency of 100 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Glittering Emerald	Egi Assault II	40	Spell	Instant	1.5s	25y	5y radius	Gale Enforcer
Glittering Emerald	Deals wind damage with a potency of 30 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Creates a windstorm centered around the target, dealing damage to any enemies who enter Potency: 30 Duration: 9s

Patch history[]

Version	Changes
A Realm Reborn	Added.<brGust was single-target with 90 potency. Downburst had 80 potency, with a 3s cast time and 30s recast. Required level 20. Had access to Backdraft, which dealt wind damage with 80 potency, and inflicted a 15y knockback. Was instant cast with a 90s recast, and had a 5y range. Had access to Shining Emerald, which extended the duration of DoT effects applied by the player by 15s. Was instant cast with a 60s recast, and had a 25y range. Required level 40. Downburst, Backdraft, and Shining Emerald would be used automatically by the pet in combat unless set to Obey or Steady. Level 24 trait Enhanced Pet Actions gave a 20% of granting Spell Speed Up, increasing spell speed by 20% for 8s whenever the active pet dealt critical damage.
Stormblood	Shining Emerald effect changed. Now applied Magic Vulnerability Up, increasing the target's magic damage taken by 10% for 15s. Enhanced Pet Actions removed. Summon no longer available in PvP, and by extension Emerald Carbuncle.
Shadowbringers	Gust potency reduced to 30, now deals damage in a 5y radius around target. Downburst potency reduced to 40, cast time reduced to instant, and recast reduced to 1.5s. Now only executed when the player uses Egi Assault. Required level reduced to 10. Glittering Emerald added with 10 potency and a 15s duration. Backdraft and Shining Emerald removed.
Patch 5.1	Egi Assault and Egi Assault II action categories changed from ability to spell. Gust potency reduced to 20. Downburst Potency increased to 100. Glittering Emerald potency increased to 30 and duration reduced to 9s.

Removed actions[]

The following actions have been removed. Removed actions will still appear on the hotbar when removed, their icon greyed out icon with a red strikethrough. They will have no effect and must be removed by the player. The given statistics represent their last form before their removal.

Ability	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	Range	Area	Status
Backdraft	4	Ability	Instant	90s	5y	—	—
Backdraft	Deals Wind damage with a potency of 80. Additional Effect: 15-yalm knockback When Obey is active, will only execute upon command.
Shining Emerald	40	Ability	Instant	60s	25y	—	Magic Vulnerability Up
Shining Emerald	Increases target's magic damage taken by 10%. Duration: 15s When Obey is active, will only execute upon command.

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Etymology[]

[view · edit · purge]Emerald is a gemstone, and a variety of the mineral beryl colored green by trace amounts of chromium and sometimes vanadium. It is birthstone for May. [view · edit · purge]Carbuncle was a mythical creature reportedly sighted in the Americas by Spanish conquistadors. It is described as a small creature, either a bird or a mammal, that has a gem in its forehead crystallized from the brain of a dead dragon. According to myth, it is good luck to catch a carbuncle. A carbuncle is also an archaic name given to any red cabochon cut gemstone. The name applied particularly to red garnet.