PLEASE stop telling summoners to use Ifrit!!!

[Spythe]

Egi Garuda's basic attack 'Wind Blade' is 100 potency, Egi Ifrit's basic attack 'Burning Strike' is 120 potency. Even though Ifrit has a hidden extra second totaling its basic attack to roughly 4 seconds, it'll still deal a tad bit more damage to Garuda's 4 seconds 'Wind Blade'. Again, this is not taking any external buffs/debuffs into account.

Garuda

Wind Blade - 191 - 205, 1sec cast/3sec recast
Aerial Slash - 172 - 189, 3sec cast, the cooldown starts as soon as she starts casting.

while

All instant

Ifrit Burning Strike hits for about 135-145 +70-75 auto attack.
Burning Strikes - 121, 118, 125, 166
Crimson Cyclone - 120, 115, 116

my SMN is +1 and 4 allagan pieces/darklight/2 star crafted gear now.

With Sic on their DPS output is pretty much identical, have parsers of a Titan fights to prove it. However with Obey up Garuda does a bit more than Ifrit about 5 to 10 more DPS. Garuda is pretty much the go to pet in most situations, the only time Ifrit may out damage Garuda is with a MNK in the group for DK debuff.

With all that said use whatever you think for 4 mans but in harder content stick with Garuda.

The argument shouldn't be able Contagion v Enkindle, it should be about Enhanced Pet Abilities vs Contagion. Ifrit has close to twice the chance to proc Enhanced Pet Abilities over Garuda since he has an auto attack.