Quote Originally Posted by Tsilyi View Post
Something I'm really not understanding, though I've read as many pages as I can both in this guide and the Googledoc by Hai Hai, is this: assuming the openers include contagion and are relatively set for approximately 1.5 minutes if possible, when do you switch to ifrit? Everywhere says he is the better single target pet, but if contagion is up for every DWT... I don't know. I just don't use ifrit that much and I don't want to be a baddie.

I guess what I'm saying is... do you always start with garuda for the initial contagion? And if so, when would be an optimal time to swap? Is it simply at your next swiftcast?
As far as I've tested, Ifrit being the dominant ST pet is true but not to a degree you should specifically switch to Ifrit for. Have gotten above 1350 with both pets at 3:40ish. They're very, very close to each other on one target, and honestly in real fights you always have something to Bane unto (usually lined up with a DWT set of DoTs), or a reason to break away from the boss for mechanics/attacking something else so that Contagion is pure DPS gained. The big thing really is that Ifrit will put out Radiant Shield, which depending on which tank is tanking, among other things, has varied usefulness (almost completely useless in A4S, for instance).

Most of A1-4S is designed with Garuda in mind, IMO. I don't use Ifrit in any of it as of present. My attempts as trying out Ifrit rarely lead to more DPS.