Another Upset Summoner

[Dyvid]

Dungeons? Maybe the AoE Pets can be interchangeable depending on the buff they add, and what is your fellow DPS true, but their default attack would have to be AoE also, otherwise, the single target pets that are doing stronger damage like Ifrit already can still best the "AoE" based ones if things are dying fast enough, which they tend to unless your total DPS is that low.

Ask yourself right now, what defines Garuda as the "AoE" pet right now? It's simply Contagion. If Contagion is rendered useless? Ifrit wins hands down including on trash mobs.

Aerial Slash has a 5y AoE and Aerial blast is instant 5y AoE. My normal trash mobs don't live past 30sec anyway so contagion is moot point. Ifrit requires positioning next to the tank for Radiant Shield to be useful and his Flaming Crush is only 3y. Also add the fact the Ifrit tries to return to you before attacking you next target adds to a dps loss. It's hard to actually parse since I pop Garuda and Ifrit in the dungeons but I know my method of Garuda on trash mobs and Ifrit seems to make things go smoother and fast than when I just had Ifrit out.

*Note* I did try using Ifrit on speed runs but kept getting mad when he missed Flaming Crush and mob died before Inferno DoTs were done ticking.