we don't need melee or mage gear(we are neither of these job types) we need pet: + gear and/or job traits(preferably traits as alot of our slots are taken up by - perp gear) that boosts our avatars stats this and lower BP cap to 30 seconds at most.

Job traits
Astral Fury
enhances summoned Avatar accuracy and attack
tier I level 30
bonus 10

tier II level 60
bonus 22

tier II level 90
bonus 35

Astral Focus
enhances Avatar Magic attack bonus and grants TP bonus to Blood Pacts

tier I level 30
TP bonus 10% MAB 5

tier II level 45
TP bonus 20% MAB 10

tier III level 60
bonus 30% MAB 15

tier IV level 75
bonus 40% MAB 20

tier V level 90
bonus 50% MAB 25

these traits would help us compete but not surpass melees that can stack much more gear for WS/TP and mage DDs that can put on much more MAB in gear. If coupled with 30 BP delay cap I think SMN would have MUCH less to complain about in any facet of our job