This is a great post. I approached endgame much with the same plan of attack. I think the only thing I would change is to bump starting your relic quest higher up on the list. You could feasibly put it after "Finish the main story." I think I am just nit-picking though. If you're going to run Ifrit and Garuda, you might as well progress your relic quest with them, instead of farming them out and having to do it again for the quest. You've said it a million times, so I'm probably just echoing here, but just as AF is suitable for AK, so it is true for Chimera and Hydra also (though you probably want a couple of DL for Hydra?).

As a side note (and this seems like a great place to leave here), I'd recommend watching strat videos for the primals (possibly even AK too, since Demon Wall and Antabo...*cough*...da >.> requires some movement and coordination).

There is an amazing channel called MTQCapture http://www.youtube.com/user/MTQcapture... her guides are informative and easy to follow.. I find that people are okay with first timers if you toss in a "I watched a youtube strat video on it." Probably because then they don't have to type a wall of text explaining the fight O.o Really though, the videos have helped prepare me for battles, immensely. I always feel nervous going into a fight I don't know. Watching a strat helps me feel more comfortable.