Originally Posted by
Kkel
Tons of gear falls into this category and a lot of it works differently. Almost all SMN gear that modifies Avatar ACC/ATK works as soon as you macro it in. PUP attachments only take effect upon on the activation of the Maton. DRG gear is a mix of both, the AF/AF+1 legs modify the Wyverns HP immediately, the Mail is only upon Call Wyvern, etc etc. I'm not a BST, but my guess is that they're similar to DRG in this respect.
While i can understand the nature of wanting to know, alot of Pet Modification gear is such crap it doesn't matter how it works. Is it really worth the effort to figure out if something like the +10 Pet DEF on Askar Dirs is instant or not?