Just gonna mimic the "Wut?" of RDM being a superior enhancer. Enfeebler is also pretty open for debate.
Let's compare RDM to BLU.
RDM:
Slow (29.3% Slow, ST)
*Slow II (39% Slow, ST)
Paralyze (ST)
*Paralyze II (ST)
Blind (-20ACC, ST)
*Blind II (-30ACC, ST)
Bind (ST)
Silence (ST)
Gravity (-10EVA, Weight, ST)
Sleep (Dark-based 60s Sleep, ST)
Sleep II (Dark-based 90s Sleep, ST)
Poison (ST)
Poison II (ST)
Dia (-5% DEF, ST)
Dia II (-10% DEF, ST)
*Dia III (-15% DEF, ST)
Diaga (-5% DEF, AoE)
Bio (-5% ATK, ST)
Bio II (-10% ATK, ST)
*Bio III (-15% ATK, ST)
Addle (-Fast Cast%, ST)
Dispel (Dark-based -1 buff)
* denotes a merit spell at full investment.
BLU:
Sandspin (-ACC, Radial)
Sprout Smack (Slow, ST)
Wild Oats (-VIT, ST)
Queasyshroom (Poison, ST)
Battle Dance (-DEX, Radial)
Head Butt (Stun, ST)
Feather Storm (Poison, ST)
Sheep Song (Light-based Sleep, Radial)
Blastbomb (Bind, small AoE)
Poison Breath (Poison, Conal)
Soporific (Dark-based Sleep, Radial)
Sound Blast (-INT, Radial)
Chaotic Eye (Silence, Gaze)
Pinecone Bomb (Sleep, ST)
Blank Gaze (Light-based -1 buff, ST)
Mysterious Light (Weight, Radial)
Terror Touch (-ATK, ST)
Venom Shell (Poison, Radial)
Blitzstrahl (Stun, ST)
Stinking Gas (-VIT, Radial)
Magnetite Cloud (Weight, Conal)
Geist Wall (Dark-based -1 buff, AoE)
Awful Eye (-STR, Conal)
Jettatura (Terror, Conal Gaze)
Ice Break (Bind, AoE)
Frightful Roar (-DEF%, Radial)
Cold Wave (-AGI, Radial)
Filamented Hold (Slow, Conal)
Hecatomb Wave (Blind, Conal)
Radiant Breath (Slow, Silence, Conal)
Light of Penance (-TP, ST)
Spiral Spin (-ACC, ST)
Maelstrom (-STR, Radial)
Seedspray (-DEF, ST)
Bad Breath (...fight Malboro, Conal)
Frypan (Stun, Radial)
Feather Tickle (-TP, ST)
Yawn (Light-based Sleep, Gaze)
Voracious Trunk (Absorbs 1 buff, ST)
Infrasonics (-EVA, Conal)
Frost Breath (Paralyze, Conal)
Sandspray (Blind, Conal)
Corrosive Ooze (-ATK/DEF%, AoE)
Enervation (-DEF/MDEF, AoE)
Tail Slap (Stun, Conal)
Regurgitation (Bind, ST)
Lowing (Plague, Radial)
Sub-Zero Smash (Paralyze, Conal)
Disseverment (Poison, ST)
Mind Blast (Paralyze, ST)
Temporal Shift (Stun, AoE)
Actinic Burst (Flash, AoE)
Acrid Stream (-MEVA, Conal)
Cimcine Discharge (Slow, AoE)
Whirl of Rage (Stun, AoE)
Benthic Typhoon (-DEF/MDEF%, Conal)
Auroral Drape (Blind, Radial)
Osmosis (Steals 1 buff, ST)
Thermal Pulse (Blind, AoE)
Dream Flower (Sleep, AoE)
Delta Thrust (Plague, ST)
Reaving Wind (-TP, ST)
Overall, that's 22 potential RDM debuffs against BLU's 62. Yes, I'm more than aware of BLU's set point limitations, but let's keep in mind that some of these also deal damage on top of potentially hitting more than one target, which means more time for the BLU to do other things. As is, BLU also gets a wider variety of debuffs, as RDM can't affect a mob's MEVA without Death Blossom, for example. Thankfully, some of these do stack between the jobs, but I'd also say there's a reason you never see a pure enfeebler BLU: People don't really need enfeebles that much.

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