Summoner / Scholar, In Math and Practice

[SokoSplat]

@Akirakogami: I included the RS details right below the quote you made and justification for the RS/contagion exclusion. I also included some of the pet details in the first posts link (1k max char posts here tho). and a pet DPS breakdown in the same post you quoted.

The whole point of this isn't to say 'SCH is same as SMN'. It's to show that SMN DPS pre IL90 with +1 is sub par in comparison to the same classes second job doing the same 'role'. If you go further down, ACN can out DPS SMN, still maintains the garuda pet (which is pet everyone uses anyways) in the form of emerald carbuncle (-10 pot each skill) and gets 3 damage boost cross classes buffs (B4B, RS, IR) along with extra utility..
Remove CS 10% from the equation:
Aero is 200 potency, fester is 300 (if all dots are on target). Energy drain (aetherflow) is 150 potency + mana drain. Combining Aero + ED you get a higher potency than fester and you get mana back. All are capped at 1 min (aetherflow grants 3 stacks per minute, 1 stack required to cast).