summoner dps how to do it

[Judge_Xero]

So I'm looking to mess around with Summoner again and I was used to Bio II, Miasma, Bio...but reading through this I'm seeing some different orders. What's the general consensus now or is it situational?

For me it's situational depending on the pet I'm using. (at least for the opener, otherwise you just reapply as they fall off due to the different timers)

Ifrit I do Bio - Miasma - Bio 2 - Because Raging Strikes is 20s and Bio is 18s this allows me to get two buffed Bio's. If I did Bio 2, Miasma, Bio, then Raging Strikes would fall off before I would reapply Bio again unless I clipped it at like 8 seconds.

Garuda is different because I will only use Raging Strikes with Contagion, and with it being the ideal AOE pet, I will want Bio to have a lot of time left when I Bane it due to it being 40 Potency/tick VS 35 Potency/tick. So that's where the Bio2, Miasma, Bio order comes to play.

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The other thing I like about starting with Bio while using Ifrit is, since it's instant cast I don't have to click Obey like when casting a non-Instant Cast spell in order for Ifrit to start attacking, otherwise he would wait until the spell actually hit before going to attack whatever you are attacking.

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But in saying all that, if I have Ifrit out and I'm having to do some AOE damage that requires Bane, I will do Bio2, Miasma, Bio.