Did another daily pull, got another popoi, so that makes 3, which is the maximum carry units I can fit on a team (with the friend slot also being a worthless carry). Last 2 slots have to be for noctis to solo 6 of the rounds, and a mage to handle the slime.
I was using exdeath as the mage, but decided to swap in my 6* level 57 ariana so the exp per clear isn't wasted. With dualcast and ultima materia, she can clear the slime round. Mage ariana putting in some work! She's already gained 3 levels! It also lets me keep my exdeath in his arena +hp and status immune gear instead of glass cannon dps gear.
With 150% bonus of my own unit and 50-100% from the friend, it's around 680 candy per clear without rabites, and up to 4500 with max rabites. After 24 hours of farming (and a levelup today) I've banked 47,000 candies. Doesn't seem to be all that bad of a grind honestly. I'm probably going to buy a bit more than I originally planned.