Arcanist vs SMN (dps wise)

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I'm just curious if anyone has done the math whether ACN is a better single target dps than SMN, using allagan book of course since ACN can't use relic.

you lose 20 int when removing the summoner soulstone.

what else do you lose dps wise? fester, rouse, enkindle.

fester could be replaced with energy drain, so it really isn't 300 potency total loss.

what do you gain when using ACN. internal release, blood for blood, and aero.

aero alone makes up for fester's 150 potency loss.

so the real question is, which is better.

20 int, spur, enkindle VS internal release and blood for blood.

blood for blood is a 7.5% damage increase (averaged).

internal release is 6% crit increase (averaged).

are those enough to beat 20 int at least?

enkindle is 2 dps single target. (with rouse and spur, much less without, I say 2 instead of 3 because your garuda spends a windblade cooldown when casting it)

I'm guessing spur too is just another low dps, since it too is on a high cd.

EDIT: (also btw, on ARC BiS, you lose 55 crit total, helm and chest is for SMN only, so you have to settle for allagan pieces) in exchange, you gain 15 determination and 24 spellspeed., 55 crit is 4% crit chance.

other than that, it's still possible to reach caster hit cap on an arcanist.

ADD: people have been asking why is fester equal to aero + energy drain.

fester + ruin is 380 potency

energy drain + aero is 366.6 potency (factored in contagioned aero and the 1 minute mark cause aetherflow and 18 second duration, also the gcd)

14 potency difference.

but then we still haven't factored internal release,bfb,raging strikes on a contagioned dot, we have only factored these temporary buffs for it's duration. so we're seeing more than a 7.5% raw dps increase.