what if.....

[Madoka]

My ifrit only parses 8-12 dps more than garuda on dummies with both on obey (since he isn't glitched it's better than sic for him now from what I noticed). Sure this can be boosted with a MNK but that's not always available. Meanwhile my party pretty much always has a bard which does boost Garuda's damage a fair amount. Not as often as a MNK could boost ifrit but still quite a while to the point where she's usually between 80-100dps depending on crits and uptime in all the new content. And I don't have to worry about her eating cleaves in T6 or 7 and I hardly have to micromanage her in 6 because of where I place her.

[Zamii]

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i really hate how everyone keeps thinking this...
ifrit is affected by monks, yes, is it the only contributor, no.
dragoon piercing debuff and warrior slashing debuff affect ifrit in the same manor, in the rare case your party has a warrior monk and dragoon, ifrit becomes a god... assuming he doesn't die xD

on a side note, based on my latest tests i did on ifrit-egi, you are correct in thinking obey is better than sic for ifrit

[Kirinichibon]

on a side note, based on my latest tests i did on ifrit-egi, you are correct in thinking obey is better than sic for ifrit

You should be very careful not to sic Ifrit on mobs when stun immunity is important.