Part of the Sea of Conquest Events Series:

Events Hub: Every event and what it pays (Start Here).

Pioneer Fleet: The fleet you attach.

Alliance Guide: Rally coordination.

Sea Monsters: Fighting big PvE targets.

Quick Answer

Titan Rally is a gang rally against a Titan, and it has one interface quirk that generates more questions than the fight itself: you can attach your pioneer fleet to the rally, and the way to do it is not obvious.

Beyond that, it is a standard rally, which means the same three things decide it:

March timing. Fleets arriving separately get defeated separately. This is the number one cause of failed rallies and it is a communication problem, not a power problem.

Role distribution. Not everyone should bring damage. A fleet applying a fleet-wide debuff contributes more than an additional damage fleet.

Rally lead composition. The lead fleet carries disproportionate weight, so the best-built account available should lead — not whoever clicked first.

Attaching the Pioneer Fleet

This is the most-asked Titan Rally question, and the answer is that it is an extra step players do not expect.

Your pioneer fleet is the expedition fleet you normally dispatch on semi-automatic runs. For Titan Rally it can be attached to the rally itself, adding its contribution to the attack.

The practical points:

Attach before the rally launches, not after. Once the march is underway you cannot add to it.

Make sure it is home. A pioneer fleet out on an expedition cannot be attached, which catches people out — if a Titan Rally is expected, keep it in port rather than sending a long run.

It does not replace your combat fleet. Attaching the pioneer fleet is additive, not a substitute for bringing a real fleet.

If you cannot find the option, it sits with the rally join interface rather than in the pioneer fleet screen — which is exactly why it is missed.

Building for a Titan

Titans are high-health PvE targets, so build as you would for sea monsters rather than for PvP:

Sustained damage and damage-over-time beat burst. Fights against huge health pools reward output maintained over time.

Drowning is the standout — 20% of ATK per second for 5 seconds, stacking to 10, and it ignores armour entirely. Bring Barnacle as a Drowning captain with Eileen or Adeline alongside.

Cutthroat underperforms. It targets the lowest-HP enemy, and a single enormous health pool never becomes that target until the fight is decided — see the Luna guide.

Bring survivability and support. Titans hit hard, and damage dealt after your ships die is zero. From Season 3 a support ship is a required fleet role — Boreas or Primal Roar, captained by Umar — see the crew combinations guide.

Check your gems. Yellow gems must match the damage type your ship actually deals or they contribute zero — see the captain equipment guide.

Why Timing Beats Power

The failure mode is always the same, and it is worth being specific about why.

A rally works because many fleets hit as one. When members launch independently, the Titan fights them sequentially, defeating each in turn — so twenty ships arriving separately lose to what twelve arriving together would beat.

What fixes it:

Everyone joins the rally, nobody launches independently. Obvious, and routinely violated by members who think they are helping.

March speed matters more than it looks. Getting there on time is a prerequisite for contributing at all, which makes march speed talents worth taking if you rally often — see the flagship talents guide.

Talk in gang chat. Rally invites and timing go to visibly active members. This is the recurring theme of gang content — see the alliance guide.

Role Assignment

The counter-intuitive part of rallies: your role beats your build.

If you are the control fleet applying a fleet-wide debuff, being alive at the two-minute mark is your entire contribution — more valuable than any personal damage figure. Strategic hulls jump sharply in value in group content for exactly this reason.

So when a rally is being filled, the useful question is not "is my fleet strong?" but "what is this rally missing?"

FAQ

How do I attach a pioneer fleet to Titan Rally?

Attach it through the rally join interface before the rally launches, and make sure the pioneer fleet is home rather than out on an expedition.

What should I bring to a Titan Rally?

Sustained damage and damage-over-time — Drowning especially, since it ignores armour — plus survivability and a support ship.

Why do our Titan Rallies fail?

Almost always march timing. Fleets arriving separately are defeated separately.

Should everyone bring damage?

No. A control fleet applying a fleet-wide debuff often contributes more than an extra damage fleet.

Does Cutthroat work against Titans?

Poorly. It targets the lowest-HP enemy, which a single huge health pool does not provide.

Who should lead the rally?

The best-built account available. The lead fleet carries disproportionate weight.

Key Takeaways

Attach the pioneer fleet before launch, and keep it home when a rally is expected.
March timing decides rallies, not raw power.
Drowning ignores armour and is the best damage type against Titans.
Your role beats your build — control fleets earn their slot.
The best-built account leads, not whoever clicked first.

Sea of Conquest Titan Rally: Attaching Pioneer Fleets and Rally Timing