Contagion is way too overrated!

[Sanguisio]

I've done the numbers etc, Ifrit does more raw damage, but every 5minsroughly (assuming you perfectly clip dots) garuda allows a little more DPS. But this is ignoring outside buffs, crit rates etc.

At the end of the day garuda is best seen as the mp saving egi, and considering the current state SMN is in for FCOB that is what is needed. Unless the healers need MB, it will very rarely go up. Thankfully in t13 they need it otherwise I would run dry.