Critique on my Homebrew Summoner Build


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Hello people,

I build a summoner few days ago and I am planning to show him to my DM for approval. I changed some stuff and I wanted some critique from some veterans if its OP or not. Also if you have some better suggestions to do. I am playing normally an Elf, but we decided to change some racials with Half-elf as they seem to have greater synergy and they are almost identical with the elves anyway. (racial ability +2 cha, skill focus feat, favorite class bonus)

We also did some changes. I decided to give up summon monster SLA's.
I mean, they dont manifest as actual physical creatures, but as phantasms that help me. Not suited for combat. That way I can use their amazing spells without feel like a pokemon master. That means I can still summon them, but only a shadow of them that manifests in my character. He is able in his round to act as he was representing each creature individual. For example: If I summon 2 unicorns, I manifest their power in me. Although they dont appear physically and hence cannot work as meatshield when eidolon goes down, I am able to act as me in my round, and cast a spell from each individual unicorn I have summoned/manifested. (The no summons when eidolon is out, still counts)

here we go:

Summoner:
Elf level 10

Str: 7
Dex: 13 +1 (8th lvl increase) =14
Con: 15 +1 (4th lvl increase) = 16
Int: 12
Wis: 10
Cha: 18 + 2 (racial) = 20

HP= 79, AC= 10 + 2 (dext mod) = 12/14 (if eidolon is near through Shield ally class feature)
BAB: 7/2 Initiative: +2 (trait) +2 (dext mod) = 4
fort: 3 + 3 (con mod) = 6/8 (if eidolon is near)
refl: 3 + 2 (dext mod) = 5/7 (if eidolon is near)
will: 7 + 0 (wisd mod) = 7/9 (if eidolon is near)
(+2 racial saving throw bonus against enchantment spells and
effects + Immune to magic sleep)

Feats:
0) Skill Focus: Perception (Half elves racial), Cosmopolitan (free feat from my DM) (I got bluff and Perception)
1) Extra Evolution
3) Summon Good Monster
5) Extra Evolution
7) Improved Familiar (Dragon, Faerie)
9) Resilient Eidolon

Traits:
World Traveler (+1 for diplomacy and is a class skill)
Warrior of Old (+2 initiative)

Skills: 2 (base) + 1 (int mod) per level = 30
*Perception: +10 (ranks) +6 (skill focus) feat) +2 (elf racial) +0 (wis mod) +3 class skill = 21
Use Magic device: +5 (ranks) +5 (cha mod) +3 (class skill) = 13 (I didn't go crazy because we are in a very low wealth campaign)
*Bluff: +5 (ranks) +5 (cha mod) +3 (class skill) = 13
Diplomacy: 10 +1 (trait class skill) +5 (cha mod) +3 (class skill) = 19

Because of the lack of summons, I decided to make my eidolon very defensive. Not only my spell choices, but also his build and feat choices are on the defensive/control side, since he is gonna be the only front liner we have (our ranger sucks, seriously, he does like 15 damage at 10 lvl -.-)

To make up for the lack of summons, I got some special bonuses, in the form of feats, for my eidolon to make his weapon wielding build work:

Eidolon:
(Free) Martial Weapon Proficiency: Scythe
(Free) Combat Expertise - A feat tax really. (We gonna skip the 13 int requirement)
(Free) Weapon Focus: Scythe - feat tax but also useful

1) Combat Reflexes
2) Improved Trip
3) Greater Trip
4) Fury’s fall

As you can see, Its a trip defensive/control build to help our 3man party survive and have my eidolon work as a tank.

88 HP (rolled dice)
str. 16 + 4 (bonus) + 1 (ability increase lvl 10) + 8 (large size) +2 (evo) = 31
dex. 12 + 4 (bonus) - 2 (large size) + 2 (evo) = 16
con. 13 + 4 (large size) +1 (ability increase lvl 5) = 18
int. 7
wis. 10
cha. 11

+1 CMB (large evo) +1 CMB (weapon focus feat), +1 CMD (large evo)
-1 attack rolles (large size)
+10ft reach(biped + large) +5ft (reach evo)

+8 BAB
+6 fort + 4 (const modifier) = 10
+2 reflex +3(dext modifier) = 5
+6 will + 0 (wis modifier) = 6 (+4 vs enchantment spells and effects from devotion)

Evolutions: 14 +2 (half elf favourite class bonus) +2 (summoner feat) =18
free: Limbs, Limbs, Claws

1x Improved Natural Armor
1x Improved natural armor
1x Improved natural armor
2x Immunity (fire)
4x Large
2x Fly
2x Fly (using Aspect class feature to transfer it to my Summoner)
1x reach (weapon)
2x ability increase (dext) (1st lvl)
2x Ability increase (str) (6lvl)

Skills: 32 Base
*acrobatics: +8 (ranks) +3 (dext mod) +3 (class skill) = 14
Bluff:
Craft:
*disable device: +8 (ranks) +3 (dext mod) +3 (class skill) = 14
Knowledge Planes:
Perception:
Sense Motive:
Stealth: +8 (ranks) -4(large evo) +3 (dext mod) +3 (class skill) = 10
Fly: +8 (ranks) -2(large evo) +3 (dext mod) +3 (class skill) = 12

As you can see, I try with this build to make my Eidolon as defensive as I can to help me and our sorcerer survive. So far we had no front line and we always were close to death. I know I give up a lot of damage by doing that, but our group is not so great, so I didnt wanna go crazy with it and steal their thunder (sorcerer's mostly, and potentially our ranger's). My spell choices only highlight the fact that I wanna keep my eidolon around all the time.
Hence I decided to go that way.

I know its very homebrew-y, but I wanted to know if you guys would approve such build in your games or you find it too bad, or wrong, or OP, or weak, or whatever. Our DM is quite open and he knows me for being a team player. I know also that there is a lot of changes but I wanted to know that even with all those modifications, if it will actually work.

Thanks again.

Btw:
The spells I chose are:
1st lvl)
1 - Enlarge Person
2 - Mage Armor
3 - Grease
4 - Blood Money (I am gonna ask if he allows me to use this one even though its wizard/sorcerer)
5- Compel Hostility

2th level)
1- Barkskin
2- Haste
3- Evolution Surge, Lesser
4- Invisibility
5- Summon Eidolon

3d level)
1- Wall of Ice
2- Stoneskin (together with blood money perhaps?)
3- Dimension Door
4- Black Tentacles

4th level)
1- Evolution Surge Greater
2- Bull's strength Mass (That's because we don't have any items yet. lol)

Familiar spells: Faerie Dragon (I was able to customize his spells, as he casts as a 3d lvl sorcerer)
- Protection from Evil/Law
- Obscuring Mist
- Vanish

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