Tank-specific tips for Extreme Primals

[OnpuSegawa]

Nice stuff. The trickiest part for me on MTing Garuda EX is managing Wicked Wheel. I've had instances where it comes out before she teleports, and instances where she uses WW and doesn't teleport at all, which has thrown my timing off. I believe it's tied to DPS on the OT's sister, but I'm not 100% sure.

Also, is there anyway to "force" the Spiny plume to aggro onto a player, or at least prevent it from spawning latched to the MT? I find it much easier in the tornado phase if the Spiny has spawned on anyone EXCEPT the MT, as this allows that person to build 2 stacks up, then lets the MT use Provoke on the Spiny, and the OT to Provoke on the sister that the MT currently has. So in a nutshell it would go for example:

WHM: Spiny Plume
WAR MT: Garuda+Suparna
PLD OT: Chirada
Chirada dies and Spiny puts 2 stacks on WHM

WHM: None
WAR MT: Garuda+Spiny (Provoked from WHM)
PLD OT:Suparna (Provoked from WAR)

But during my last run, it kept spawning on the MT, which prevented this strategy (as OT, my choice was either Plume or Suparna. The choice was quite clearly obvious to avoid the wipe, but made it harder for the MT and healers)

[Raeliana]

You know Bokchoy, because of you, I cannot call Ifrit's dash attack anything but racecars now.

But I am okay with this.

[bokchoykn]

You know Bokchoy, because of you, I cannot call Ifrit's dash attack anything but racecars now.

But I am okay with this.

VROOM VROOM!

BTW, you can take credit for the dodge thing with Flash. I wouldn't have thought a sweeping frontal fire breath attack could be dodged.

[Keneblerz]

You know Bokchoy, because of you, I cannot call Ifrit's dash attack anything but racecars now.

But I am okay with this.

HOTWHEELS!

/10char

[Lucavern]

Very nice Bokchoy! One minor sidenote I'd add, and this may not affect many players but its a good thing to note. Apparently if you are jumping while moving, the game stops calculating your position until you land. I didn't realize this until the PvP announcement about jumping to avoid getting hit by certain things. I'd gotten hit by a number of Weights/Incinerates because of this, which stopped immediately after I stopped jumping. Not really related to the topic of the Primals directly, but something that became even more apparent during them.

[Asdamine]

Garuda

During each sisters phase, predict the incoming burst damage (Wicked Wheel/Downburst) and pre-emptively pop a defensive cooldown to mitigate it. If you're tanking Garuda + Suparna, the burst occurs after they teleport and very shortly after Suparna casts Friction. It also helps to apply Rage of Halone / Storm's Path on one or both targets beforehand. If you're tanking Chirada, you'll get a red targeting symbol on your character a couple of seconds before it happens.

If I might add, it helps to dodge slipstream if the Tank focus target either Garuda or Suprana (shift+F) so you would know when they are casting. Most of the time the cast animation is being covered by the awesome graphical effects of the fight, makig you miss the dodge.

[IskarJarak]

If I might add, it helps to dodge slipstream if the Tank focus target either Garuda or Suprana (shift+F) so you would know when they are casting. Most of the time the cast animation is being covered by the awesome graphical effects of the fight, makig you miss the dodge.

I always focus Garuda when they are up for this reason and I find it really helps. Your tip should be added to the top I think :P It also helps for calling out frictions...

[Faeon]

I always focus Garuda when they are up for this reason and I find it really helps. Your tip should be added to the top I think :P It also helps for calling out frictions...

Ya I agree your focus target is your friend when tanking two enemies. Focus Garuda and start building your threat on add which ever one you are tanking at the time. and then from time to time just go to garuda to keep the aggro for a short time.

[Truefaith87]

I was fully composed, reading this to find out info i did not know yet.. until i got to the last titan note. Then i lost it and busted out laughing.

[monknorris]

when tanking Garuda + Suparna is her Wicked Wheel combo based on time or damage of some sort? They both kept using Wicked Wheel right before her teleporting and kept 1 shotting me because i was unprepared and couldnt time it right