Question: What is Dragoon best at ?

[ChaozK]

A SMN i84 with a i80 weapon fester between 680-720, which is more than an equally geared DRG with FT, so potency isn't the same for magic and physical user. I'll check the combat log next time i'll be playing with a SMN to know how much damage it averages every time.

The potency is most likely equal, however magic users have significantly higher Weapon Damage. For comparison the high allagan SMN weapon has 77 WD while the DRG weapon has 53 WD.
In return, physical DDs get auto attacks.