What's the most optimal party setup for Titan HM?

[Noroi_Kisaragi]

So my group has been 7/8 in Mor Dhona waiting for 1 scholar to show up for the past 2 hours. You get to 7/8 then wait for a SCH to pop. Hours and hours of waiting. Its annoying.

So to pass the time i've been thinking of optimal party setups for the content. I really dig the BRD/BLM/BLM/SMN combo for [Foe Requiem] but I hear that 3 bards is really good for this fight. What do you feel is the best combo?

[Hachiko]

1 Tank 5 DPS 2 Heals

1 PLD
1 MNK
1-2 BRD
2-3 SMN
1 SCH
1 WHM

or 1 Tank 4 DPS 2 Heal

1 PLD
1 MNK
2 SMN
1 BRD
1 WHM
1 SCH

In my experience summoners way out-perform BLM in this fight due to not having to really interrupt much of their damage to move. Monk is there solely for the LB.

[Xatsh]

Brds and SMNs are by far the optimal DD in that fight. Pld is miles better then War in the fight due to the much higher dmg mitigation.

1 pld, 2 smns, 3brd, 1whm, 1sch is what we run when we want to get it done quickly and easily.

[Noroi_Kisaragi]

so 2 melee dps isn't reccomended?

[Noroi_Kisaragi]

my 3 healer setup worked quite well.

MNK/BRD/BRD/SMN/WHM/WHM/SCH

[LunarEmerald]

1 Paladin, 3 Black Mage, 2 Bard, 1 White Mage and 1 Scholar

Bards can use foe req to boost black mage's magic and really pump out the damage.

[Majidah]

ranged dds are best, I'd grab one close range to limit break.

3 bards wreck it.

but it all boils down to being able to dodge.

[Zumi]

I would say never take 3 healers because its a waste of a slot that could be dps. All of titans damage is avoidable except stomps/jumps and ofcorse tank damage.

1 PLD
2 WHM
5 DPS

Helps to have at least 1 bard to keep rain of death on Titan and can ballad if WHM's need mp. Brd is probably the best dps on it because it can dodge stuff and still dps, and smn next best, and at least 1 melee for single target LB.

[Dijana]

I'm a scholar! Too bad I haven't tried Titan yet <_< Waiting for my LS/FC members to gear up (I'm still one week away from af+1 body) before we attempt that one. Too bad all our tanks seem to be warriors

[Balaur]

5 PLD, 1 MNK, 1 WHM, 1 SCH. You know, 'cause if the first gimmick doesn't work, try try again. (I've never done this, just heard this is the latest attempt to circumvent the content.)