I dunno why ppl try to make SMN a melee job cause honestly it's the most gimmick crap ever... Not to sound arrogant.. PUPS melee with their pets, BST melee with their pets.. neither of them are confined by MP.. SMN is.. so why do smn think.. OK since I have a pet i can melee.. Maybe on utter trash its ok but on anything real ur just feeding TP and risking being one shot, to add pathetic unnecessary dmg. I agree Staff needs a good primary user but with occult Accumen BLM has gotten the ability to run in and TP, and they dont have to worry about dying cuz guess what.. MANA WALL. and with manawell they can use an AM and jump start their TP{ High without endangering themselves or group. Smn is just not good at melee and smns should learn to let it be, even the avatar does piss poor dmg outside of their blood pacts.

I hate sounding discouraging but this game is def. not world of warcraft... smns were made to summon... not consume spirits and turn into mini tanks and blms.