Quote Originally Posted by Februs View Post
Out of curiosity, wouldn't DV be considered a better pair up for Mantra? Strictly speaking, the shield gained from DV is pretty paltry, but given that it's applied to the entire party (save for the Pld) wouldn't it be a better supplement to a Mnk's Mantra from a party perspective?
In the best defensive lineup, MNK/PLD combo is great. Close to 100% uptime for Halone and DK for STR and INT down, also DV and Mantra being a huge win. This setup has been discussed before by Elysium for what's worth. For best potential DPS, DRK/DRG/NIN is pretty much locked for overall raid DPS, barring personal epeens, see FFlogs for speed runs.