Slave is just a troll. The big difference between 49 fire and 53 air is the DS.
If you want to argue which pet does more damage, you're right that the air pet does more damage over almost any period of time.
If you want to argue which pet tanks better, you're right that air pet tanks better.
But neither one of those points is what the OP is talking about. It is all about mana efficiency and DS. First, in your calculations, you ignore having to cast DS EVERY time you summon a new air pet. If you don't DS, the extra damage from the air is moot as the 40+ dmg on the firepet DS will more or less equal out the damage. So you're burning through 250 more mana per pet for slightly better tanking. If you feel its worth it to you, that's fine, but most of us don't.
And the higher the DS, the better in this pet kiting/chaining/whatever strat. This is because DSs aren't attributed to the pet, but to no one. So this means you'll have to do less damage even if you don't kill off your pet for whatever reason right before the mob dies. Gives you more flexibility while still getting full xp.
Really, the only problem you'll have with this strat is when you chain the pet, making sure that the pet holds the agro. Might have to run around a bit while the pet regains control. This, coupled with the general rough time of pulling in dungeons really eliminates them from contention.
However, Splitpaw is decent for high 20's to mid 40s. There are a few places that are single pulls with enough room to chain a pet. It was my preferred leveling place for those levels. The only problem is that it can only sustain 1 or 2 people max. Just not enough places that are single pulls.
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