Starting Characteristics: You start with a Reason of 2, and you can choose one of the following arrays for your other characteristics scores:
- 2, 2, -1, -1
- 2, 1, 1, -1
- 2, 1, 0, 0
- 1, 1, 1, 0
Weak Potency: Reason - 2
Average Potency: Reason - 1
Strong Potency: Reason
Starting Stamina at 1st Level: 15
Stamina Gained at 2nd and Higher Levels: 6
Recoveries: 8
Skills: You gain the Magic and Strategy skills and can choose any two skills from the intrigue or lore skill groups. (Quick Build: Eavesdrop, Magic, Monsters, Strategy.)
| Level | Summoner Features | Circle Features | Minions | Abilities |
|---|
| 1st | Minions, Essence, Summoner Strike, Strike For Me, Minion Bridge, Formation, Quick Command, Summoner Abilities | Summoner Circle, Circle Features, Portfolio | 1, 1, 3, 3 | 5 |
| 2nd | Perk | Summoner's Dominion, New Portfolio Minion | 1, 1, 3, 3, 5 | 5 |
| 3rd | Summoner's Kit, 7-Essence Ability | — | 1, 1, 3, 3, 5 | 5, 7 |
| 4th | Characteristic Increase, Minion Improvement, Essence Salvage, Minion Chain, Perk, Skill | — | 1, 1, 3, 3, 5 | 5, 7 |
| 5th | — | Circle Feature, New Portfolio Minion | 1, 1, 3, 3, 5, 7 | 5, 7 |
| 6th | Perk, Minion Machinations, Kit Improvement, 9-Essence Ability | Return to the Source | 1, 1, 3, 3, 5, 7 | 5, 7, 9 |
| 7th | Characteristic Increase, Minion Improvement, Font of Creation, Their Life for Mine, Skill | — | 1, 1, 3, 3, 5, 7 | 5, 7, 9 |
| 8th | Perk | Circle Feature, Portfolio Champion | 1, 1, 3, 3, 5, 7, 9 | 5, 7, 9 |
| 9th | Kit Improvement, Steward of Two Worlds, 11-Essence Ability | — | 1, 1, 3, 3, 5, 7, 9 | 5, 7, 9, 11 |
| 10th | Characteristic Increase, Minion Improvement, Eidos, No Matter the Cost, Among Our Ranks, Perk, Skill | — | 1, 1, 3, 3, 5, 7, 9 | 5, 7, 9, 11 |