AF and Ifrit or better weapon should be good.. However people will still bitch but as a DD its more about zerging the mobs down in AK and not getting hit with AoEs and one shots.. Just because a few people say you can't do something doesn't mean it's not possible. Hell Ifrit is a prime example of that. I've killed Ifrit many times without BLM or SMN but A LOT of people drop if you don't have one..