GARUDA New BLM Burn

[REDace0]

What is the strat exactly? It's an obvious BLM zerg, but I did see them stop @ 65%. What is the idea behind it? Also, how geared do the BLMs have to be?

Garuda pops plumes on a timer and will instead to Aerial Blast when below 65% or so. You try to burn her from 65% to below 40% in one of those gaps in order to bypass her second phase entirely, since it's full of heavy hitting AoE moves requiring quick reaction times.

Feel free to correct me, I've never actually cleared Garuda.

[Arcell]

Garuda pops plumes on a timer and will instead to Aerial Blast when below 65% or so. You try to burn her from 65% to below 40% in one of those gaps in order to bypass her second phase entirely, since it's full of heavy hitting AoE moves requiring quick reaction times.

Feel free to correct me, I've never actually cleared Garuda.

That's pretty much the idea of that part. Damage her to 65% > stop > wait for jump/plumes > try to drop her to under 40% (or is it 35?) to avoid the 2nd phase.

[Chlymera]

As someone who came back to the game a month ago after a year+ off, thank you to the OP. For those like me tackling this content, this is a new Garuda strategy. It is very helpful.

To everyone else who finished Garuda months ago and are trolling that, "this is not a new strategy"........QQ moar.

gg no re

[Eight]

Thanks for sharing this!
Our LS has been trying this method now for two nights.While we have yet to be succesful we are getting close but seem to be having some issues with the plumes.

Although we do need to focus on keeping two towers up as we have had enough rocks in total up its just not on two pillars and I think that is where we are going wrong.

Any chance you could share one of your brd and Blm gear setup? So far the closest we have come is 15% on her and hopefully our first win soon.

[Babydoll]

Thanks for sharing this!
Our LS has been trying this method now for two nights.While we have yet to be succesful we are getting close but seem to be having some issues with the plumes.

Although we do need to focus on keeping two towers up as we have had enough rocks in total up its just not on two pillars and I think that is where we are going wrong.

Any chance you could share one of your brd and Blm gear setup? So far the closest we have come is 15% on her and hopefully our first win soon.

I've been trying for past 2 days also with this strat and having same issue >_< Well..we managed to get past the 2hr (But often times 2-3 people die from it for some reaosn..) by having the bards do their WS standing bit differently. Can't remember how off the top of my head. I have a feeling we will succeed tonight

[KrissKringle]

I've been trying for past 2 days also with this strat and having same issue >_< Well..we managed to get past the 2hr (But often times 2-3 people die from it for some reaosn..) by having the bards do their WS standing bit differently. Can't remember how off the top of my head. I have a feeling we will succeed tonight

Not sure if you are doing this, but is a BRD using Battle Voice right before her 2hr? I know that's what we do, then have all blm use their own Sanguine Rite.