Quote Originally Posted by Hoffburger View Post
I like to use Thunder and Shadow Flare over Ruin. Another thing that makes Garuda better than Ifrit IMO is the fact that the +15s DoT extender works on both Thunder AND Miasma II (which makes Miasma II worth using). Basically you pop Raging Strikes, Bio II, Miasma, Thunder, Bio, Miasma II, and then use Garuda.
In any end game boss fight, MiasmaII is negligible as you wont be running close to any boss ever else risk getting cleave. But i do agree contagion is the main reason why every SMN should use Garuda in a boss fight.