Quote Originally Posted by Dyvid View Post
Well the test have been done over and over. While the margin isn't that great, Garuda nudges ahead of Ifrit in dps. It's a fact so obvious even the devs are changing the Egi's. If you really want to maximize Ifrit in a fight, use Rouse + Spur + Enkindle at the very start of the fight then swap him out with Garuda. Mainly because Ifrit Inferno is a slightly better dps than Garuda unless you need an AoE hit.
Are you taking into account WAR + MNK debuffs? Both of them buff Ifrit's DPS, and when buffed, the DPS increase over Garuda is quite noticeable. The biggest reason against using Ifrit in a lot of fights is the increased MP usage without Contagion, not necessarily Ifrit's mobility or the DPS loss from no Contagion.