Garuda Ex NA/Japanese style

[Estellios]

It's also way more melee-friendly.

[Vodomir]

It's also way more melee-friendly.

I don't see how this is more melee-friendly, as one of the melees is probably going to tank and therefore loses out on positionals. There is a 100% melee friendly way to do Garuda EX which doesn't require 3 tanks. Not gonna re-iterate on it once again, just look up of the dozen other threads on Garuda EX and melee friendly tactics. I don't see any advantage in the JP version, unless your MT sucks big time at utilizing their CDs.

[Estellios]

I don't see how this is more melee-friendly, as one of the melees is probably going to tank and therefore loses out on positionals. There is a 100% melee friendly way to do Garuda EX which doesn't require 3 tanks. Not gonna re-iterate on it once again, just look up of the dozen other threads on Garuda EX and melee friendly tactics. I don't see any advantage in the JP version, unless your MT sucks big time at utilizing their CDs.

What Decrith said.

And this way doesn't require 3 tanks. The DPS just unload on Chirada immediately and if your DPS is good enough you can kill her right when Garuda/Suparna switch places. Typically a BRD will end up tanking anyway just because they are ranged and their damage is front-loaded and their DoTs are so potent.

[Kikosho]

The DPS just unload on Chirada immediately and if your DPS is good enough you can kill her right when Garuda/Suparna switch places.

Chirada triggers the Garuda/Suprana swap when she reaches 50% so you can't kill her "right as the switch happens".