Quote Originally Posted by CookieMonsta View Post
MNK is godly in A7S and A8S style fights, especially in early prog. If any class is utility disadvantaged, I'd say its DRG since they can pretty much only help you beat a DPS check but not much else.
Considering Gordias was a giant DPS check that was invaluable. Even now "more DPS" is not a bad thing. MNK is just in a better place since it got buffed so it's a viable alternative to DRG.