Well, going by times, Cid was a lot easier for me, only difference being that I was higher levelled. Party: Lightning, Snow and Hope. Time to beat Cid: 12 Minutes, 43 Seconds. Paradigms are something like this: Commando, Commando, Ravager. Commando, Sentinel, Ravager. Commando, Sentinel, Medic. Commando, Sentinel, Synergist. Ravager, Sentinel, Ravager. Commando, Commando, Medic. Only problem with Cid was that I was often healing, and staggered him about twice. EDIT: I should mention, did every winnable battle in the game so far, had to skip about.. 10 in total maybe. Also I've done some battle multiple times due to saving and leaving the game. I leave no area unexplored for treasure chests. As I said to my mate "SUCK COMMANDO, COMMANDO, RAVAGER CID!" Almost died a few times in that battle, think I had to revive Snow once too.