Saria is definitely worth the M9 but since you prioritized skill 2 first, I'd like to share my 2 cents on Saria M3 skill 3: Don't if you have Suzuran and/or Pramanix. Or even if you don't have them but you have the BBQ trio of Surtr, Eyja, and Ifrit. Just to be clear, I do think M3 skill 3 significantly helps in burst DPS but I also think that the role can replaced by either another debuff operator or another DPS. I, myself, am only going for M3 skills 1 and 2 (with so far only skill 2 at M3 but I'm working on skill 1 now). Apparently, the best idea is to M3 skill 1 and then skill 3. For skill 2, either leave it as is or M3 it when you have nothing else to level. The idea is that skills 1 and 3 are more high end content while skill 2 is general use which makes it not as important. However, for us who M3'd skill 2 already, I think skill 3 should be left as is until maybe we have nothing else to level. Personally prefer a brain-dead style (Thorns + Blaze + Saria).
Gold teams:
E1 Bubble + E2 Vulcan + E2 Mayer
E1 Purestream + E2 Eunectes + E2 Weedy
E2 Waai Fuu + E1 Gravel + Haze
EXP teams:
E2 Rosmontis + E2 FEater + E1 Conviction (E2 Whisperain in Office)
E1 Vermeil + E2 Ceobe + E2 Scene
Any 3 of the +30% EXP cards people
Trading post teams:
E1 Jaye + E2 Silverash + E2 Cliffheart
E2 Snowsant + Catapult + Midnight
E2 Texas + E2 Lappland + E2 Exusiai
Gonna have to keep this in mind and might have to rearrange my base teams. I already have E2 snek and E2 sea dragon so I'm ready for river dolphin.
I also still need Waai Fuu but she's been alluding me for a year now. Hoping she comes to shop soon.
Hope so too. She was fun to use in the rogue like.
I hope you all get her aka the waifu and join me in furry supremacy XD. Worth it imo even after silencing enemies is no longer a thing.