FINAL FANTASY 14 ARR ( GARUDA HM FULL GUIDE)

Explanation: 

Most of player might think Garuda is kinda hardcore to conquer. However seriously, it more easy than Titan. All you need to do is look at your party and stay alive.I will do my best to try and explain it for you.So far, I never Koed by Garuda unless some party member is messing up entire team. This fight is gonna take short time ( depends how well you equipment is). Yup, she sexy too . 

Step 1: PREPARATION 

It is advisable to get good party with good equipment fighting in Garuda Hard Mode. ( Minimum 60 lvl )

Tips:

1. You don't have to stand directly behind the rock all the time.
2.  maintaining rocksall the time  after she does her teleport->you should jump out from Rock after that quickly. Reason: Prevent her skill further damage the rock. 
3.  More rocks = less damage taken during RECKONING.
4. -Slipstream IS AVOIDABLE. It isn't interruption but if you run right through her before she finishes casting you wont be given damage.

Duration of fight: 8 minutes to 14 minutes or less

-Before start the fight, do what you need to do first cause this fight you do not have a pause where you can take a break after that. 

  

Recommended:  Tanks x2 ,Healers x2  DPSx4
Success rate: 89% with Level 60 Equipment , 57.4% with Level 50 Equipment  

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Step 2 : PHASE

Garuda HM only consists 3 phase: 

Phase 1: In this phase, Rock/Pillar  statue is very important  and without it, Garuda could wipe the entire party with her Ulitmate Attack ( Reckoning ) 

Keep this stone available at all cost.

Phase 2 :  Once Garuda slices your party  into transition, the tank needs to immediately pull Garuda to the WEST side of the map, corner and tank as usual.

Green circles that will spawn tornadoes will appear around the arena. If you get hit by these it does a very large amount of damage, usually pull you away from party. This could possibly push you into another tornado, causing a chain and killing you pretty much instantly.

After 1- 2 minute, 'bodyguards' Garuda will spawn in this phase, one will have a red line being channeled to it, and another will have a green line.That mean 2 adds!  My advise is kill the Chidara ( Green line) first cause it heals Garuda and will increase time to her down. LB usually needed here to prevent Garuda's HP from increase here.While Suparna ( Red line ) on second as she will increase Garuda attack and might wipe out some of your party member.

Phase 2

Phase 3 : Like in the normal fight  the outside of the arena will now be covered by wave of wind, while the inside is where you’ll be fighting Garuda. Her adds will spawn here again. So, follow the phase 2 on Chidara first and Suparna. Healer have good time here as they cast AOE heals with help of bard ( if any)

Phase 3

Step 3: Garuda's  Skill 

There are 6 skill use by Garuda in the battle:

1) Slipstream/ DownStream

Slide wind attack (used frequently); used by Garuda, Chirada, and Suparna. Damages and briefly stuns all targets in AoE. Avoidable (move to the side/behind during ability readying).

2) Downdraft

Moderate conal damage (instant, unavoidable)

3) Wicked Wheel

Moderate AoE damage, centered on Garuda (instant, unavoidable)

4) Friction 

Moderate AoE damage, centered on one random target and damage the Pillar/Rock (instant, unavoidable)

5) Mistral Song/Mistral Shriek

Only used during phase one (but can be used by Chirada/Suparna in phase two if left alive for too long). Garuda disappears, then reappears at another position on the battlefield (first north, then center, then east). After several seconds, she generates a powerful burst of wind which damages anyone who is not standing behind a rock pillar so that it breaks the line of sight to Garuda’s position (either radially outward from the center, or in one direction across the arena).

6) Aerial Blast/ The Reckoning

Special ability, used only once. Deals very high AoE damage to everyone depending on the number of rocks remaining when utilized. Essentially impossible to survive if fewer than three rocks are remaining, ideally six or more remaining to make it relatively easy to survive.

STEP 4: POSITION 

The position is same as Garuda's story mode. 

1) At the start of the fight have all your range dps and healer stack next to the far right side of pillar (North East). Tanker will tank her at where she is. (facing away). Party move behind the pillar next to the stacking position. Right after each slipstream, she will shortly cast thousand feathers and you have to kill adds fast before they destroy pillar stacks.

2) The second teleport will be at the center and she will cast mistral song. 

3) The third teleport will be at the east of the map. 

4) The fourth teleport will be at the center of the map 

5)  5th teleport it will case Arial Blast aka The Reckoning (this does not effect where you stand you can still stand next to boss and take 1600-2500 damage)  Take note that if all pillar was destroyed, change to survive is near 0.

At phase two- I already mention that you need to kill Chidara first before Suparna ( best using 2-3 DPS to kill them). After killed them both, move toward around the clock as she will summon flumes wind blow while using wicked wheel. So just slightly pull the boss as you go while having dps take care of flumes. Avoid the flumes if needed to as it will disappear after your party move to center.  

At phase three she will use eye of the storm. (exactly same as in story mode) Becareful about her downstream while in the eye of the storm. She will also summon Chidara and Suparna once again into the fight.

Phase two and Three repeating  until she is dead or your party is wipe out.

LOOTS AND REWARDS: 

Each player receives:

15 Allagan Tomestones of Philosophy

7 Allagan Tomestones of Mythology

The final treasure chest will add one of the nine Garuda weapons to the pool at random:

Garuda's Gaze

Garuda's Scream

Garuda's Talons

Garuda's Beak

Garuda's Spine

Garuda's Wile

Garuda's Van

Garuda's Will

Garuda's Embrace

Sample of Garuda's weapon 

Any comment are welcome and I will telling you next on Ifrit  fight is for me was most easy way to kill it on coming  blog. 

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