MT Garuda ex

[horaiyo]

Having healed this quite a bit, I always use the jump as my cue to cast ss/adlo/virus/sacred (ss/adlo while they’re in the air, virus/sacred immediately after they come back down). I assume that when I tank this, wouldn’t that still be a good way of judging when to pop cds (ss while they’re in the air, rampart or whatever else as soon as they land)?

[Skull_Angel]

Having healed this quite a bit, I always use the jump as my cue to cast ss/adlo/virus/sacred (ss/adlo while they’re in the air, virus/sacred immediately after they come back down). I assume that when I tank this, wouldn’t that still be a good way of judging when to pop cds (ss while they’re in the air, rampart or whatever else as soon as they land)?

Depending on what strat you use:

Garuda + Suparna - 2x Wicked Wheel will shortly follow Friction (Jump isn't always a good cue). You have more than enough up-time on CDs (aside from Inner Beast) to use them as Friction ends. Use Inner Beast when Friction animation ends (not the cast bar animation) and it should last long enough.

Garuda + Chirada - Garuda's WW window normally opens shortly after Chirada begins casting Friction, but can go on 'till after. The timing is funky here, but if you use a off-gcd ability as soon as you see Chirada cast Friction, you should be fine. Chirada will use Downburst shortly after she finishes casting Friction so the abilities are staggered (WW then Db). This is how it plays out when we use this method; Chi starts Friction > I use ToB + IB > Garuda uses WW > I use Vengence + Convalescence (possibly Infuriate and Inner Beast again if HP is low) > Chirada uses Downburst.

[Gourry_Gabriev]

Having healed this quite a bit, I always use the jump as my cue to cast ss/adlo/virus/sacred (ss/adlo while they’re in the air, virus/sacred immediately after they come back down). I assume that when I tank this, wouldn’t that still be a good way of judging when to pop cds (ss while they’re in the air, rampart or whatever else as soon as they land)?

The jump isn't a good cue for wicked wheel because it happens based on Chirada's health. If your dps is lacking, the jump can happen after wicked wheel. The actual cue for wicked wheel comes in the form of the target marker that Chirada puts on her current target before she does downburst.