Quote Originally Posted by Kasandaro View Post
Thought it also had been tested/proved that Ifrit damage used the SMN's STR-at-casting in the equation, while Garuda used INT? And/or that Ifrit tests against PDef, while Garuda tests against MDef? Anyone got enough STR gear to test?
No, Ifrit uses INT.

PDef/MDef is a non-issue because they do the same damage to all mobs.