Garuda EX

[blowfin]

Easier if people do it right, absolutely. Sadly, I've had less success with this method than with the standard NA method. Expecting a DF group to reliably pull off the triangle is terrible, but it's also why I only do this fight with my FC anymore or to assist in a carry for an LS.

This varies based on server group. With the heavy JP playbase on my server, it's basically 3 way all day every day. Just an all round cleaner strategy, Mr Happy has a lot to answer for.

[A_Magical_Unicorn_Rider]

So putting them back to back?

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/.....A............................\
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|.....B.............................|
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Set up to A-B-C method. More that OT was taking Chirada to C, her back toward A-B, he kept sitting in slipstream. Every now and then he'd end up turning her to face A, depending on how close he was to A, where MT held Garuda and Suparna and Chirada would slipstream several people. We could get Chirada down pretty easy most of the time though. As soon as Chirada died, OT would go after Suparna but never took hate away from MT and somehow Garuda + Suparna would be facing the party at B and slipstream everyone. At times we would get to the center phase and that's when everything just started to fall apart. The timing on killing the spiny was usually too late.

[Coth_X]

Here's how my FC did 5 nado phase, been awhile since I did gar ex so ive sort of forgotten the initial parts of the fight.

I get chriada and drag SE and mt get sup and gar and goes NW, we let the spiny go after whoever, usually the mt would go ahead and pick it up if he could. After chirada went down, I would voke spiny off, usually mt, and they would dps down sup next to garuda, and then i would dps down spiny to 25%, then when gar jumps, we wait a sec or 2, and then down spiny.

Dodging slipstream isn't hard, so that tank just needs to run behind her when he sees the cast bar. I think as war i usually used one cd, and a couple of IBs before chirada went down.

__________________
/.....A............................\
|....................................|
|....................................|
|.....B.............................|
|..........................C........|
\____________________/


Set up to A-B-C method. More that OT was taking Chirada to C, her back toward A-B, he kept sitting in slipstream. Every now and then he'd end up turning her to face A, depending on how close he was to A, where MT held Garuda and Suparna and Chirada would slipstream several people. We could get Chirada down pretty easy most of the time though. As soon as Chirada died, OT would go after Suparna but never took hate away from MT and somehow Garuda + Suparna would be facing the party at B and slipstream everyone. At times we would get to the center phase and that's when everything just started to fall apart. The timing on killing the spiny was usually too late.

Wait, was this circle phase? It sounds like, a miscommunication for dps, dps should all focus the same sister at the same time. It should be chirada first because she has the green line iirc.

[A_Magical_Unicorn_Rider]

Nados phase. DRG and I took out Chirada with OT at C, MT held Garuda and Suparna at A. Healers/ranged were SUPPOSED to be at B, but instead stacked up with MT at A.

[Coth_X]

Nados phase. DRG and I took out Chirada with OT at C, MT held Garuda and Suparna at A. Healers/ranged were SUPPOSED to be at B, but instead stacked up with MT at A.

SMH yeah that's probably why so much dmg happened. Were most of them new?

Try to get the party to use waymarkers next time if they weren't being used. Also, for some reason, I've been in some parties where I'd use waymarks, and then some asshole would turn them off cause

"they weren't needed"

(._.)

[A_Magical_Unicorn_Rider]

SMH yeah that's probably why so much dmg happened. Were most of them new?

Try to get the party to use waymarkers next time if they weren't being used. Also, for some reason, I've been in some parties where I'd use waymarks, and then some asshole would turn them off cause

"they weren't needed"

(._.)

The A-B-C were waymarks. I was the only one that spoke up about being new to the fight.

The tanks did at least swap the spiny from what I could remember. The only problem with spiny was that it usually died too late.

[Coth_X]

Did you guys get your kill, or did anyone leave after a wipe if there was one?

[A_Magical_Unicorn_Rider]

Wiped about 3 times; healer left after

[Shinkyo]

it looks like groups now tend to prefer to AOE Garuda and Suparna before her first jump..... they still expect the OT to aggro Suparna, but not to drag her to the side...

This is pretty useless because Garuda doesn't take any damage while the sisters are up and linked to her.

[Coth_X]

Wiped about 3 times; healer left after

Ouch.

I know my group didn't aoe both of them, the melee's would just cross over and the ranged would switch focus.