A friend is starting a new campaign and I decided to go with the Summoner.
Is a melee tag team partner somewhat viable? I am going with either Angel or Azata as my eidolon, for thematic purposes.
A friend suggested consider Butterfly's Sting to aid everyone since the party has a barbarian, a paladin, and a psionic archer (Marksman). Just trying to think of a build that's fun and helps my teammates as much as my eidolon.
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It is. You could do butterfly sting and then drop a high crit multiplier weapon on your Eidolon (x3 or x4). I've played with the build several times, and I find a Suli to be one of the better choices for obvious reasons, though you could get the same goodies with an aasimar or tiefling.
Typically you'll have lower Dex, 16-18 STR, 14-16 CHA, terrible INT, and at least 14 CON.
Personally I decided to use teamwork feats in my build (outflank, escape route, etc...) which lets me get into position for a flank and make up for the lower BAB.
I like the idea of using Butterfly Sting though. But I would go with a Nodachi or a Falcion. Alternatively you could do a dex build with TWF and Kukuri or something like that, but I am weary of the feat tax in that build. If you wanted to skip Butterfly Sting, you could keep it simple and use a longspear/spear, and save your feats for things that help you kick more butt. Obviously your Eidolon will be able to care for itself in combat.
Spell-Wise, you're chock full of buffing spells, so focus on those. No need to spend too many stat points in CHA when you need them in your physical stats.
What about a dexterity build?
Our DM has chosen to go with the feat tax house rule, meaning that the “light weapons” category has been renamed to “finesse weapons.” Characters can choose to use either their dexterity bonus or their strength bonus to hit with these weapons, no feat required.
Combat Expertise likewise only requires a BAB of +1 per the house rule.
I like the idea of keeping dex higher so I can used ranged weapons or get up close.