Quote Originally Posted by Raikai View Post
Not delete it! As much as I would personally not have the carbuncle out during combat, let it just be a cosmetic spell for the summoners that want.
For all we know the SMN could have been in a phase where carbuncle isn't visible. He does take a bit of time to reappear after a big summon has gone and done its thing. You can already be using an attack while they're phasing back in.