Quote Originally Posted by whiskeybravo View Post
Both Drg and SMN here.. DRG burst damage far exceeds SMN when all CDs are avail. After the intital burst of DRG is over with, yes SMN can keep on using Fester - but this is approaching sustained damage, not burst. Fester is only 300 potency after all, our Full Thrust is 330. SMN have to be careful Bane/Fester/Energy draining for burst, otherwise you're out of Aetherflow for a min and stuck with 80 pot Ruins.
Dragoons can also guarantee a critical. There's no way to force a fester to crit. Summoner burst damage isn't reliable while dragoon's is.