Quote Originally Posted by Kyronex View Post
Their difference in DPS is hardly noticeable. I only use Ifrit on trash mobs since he's melee and dies way too easily to boss AOEs.

Also, even though it's swiftcasted it still takes time for Ifrit to "fly" towards the mob before it can attack and you're losing dps in the process.

Autoattack? You mean whacking things with your book? No, you don't autoattack while in a casting animation (not that I've noticed). You shouldn't be in melee range anyways.
Do summoners even have auto attack? I have NEVER hit anything with my book if we have lol. I was always under the impression that we didnt