Those of us who chose to fight Garuda without resorting to BLM's exploiting a flaw in the AI still are interested. That video is great, but if you do attempt the fight, you need to communicate and cooperate. It is not a walk in the park as so many would make you believe.

First off, you need to really master the first phase. We learned that if you wait 2 seconds after you see "Garuda uses Plumage" in your chat log to use Rain of Death or other AoE's, that will wipe out most of the plumes, leaving you with minimal that need to be hunted down. Don't go by the visuals since that's susceptible to lag. At the same time, you also need to be taking her HP down with a relatively fast pace. If you let her teleport more than 3 times, her attacks will overwhelm the rocks, which is your only way to survive Aerial Blast. Assuming you have her close to 50% after the third teleport, watch for her to use the 3 sets of plumes. Everyone should gather close enough for stoneskin, battle song, etc. Don't forget to kill off those last few plumes. Hopefully, enough will survive Aerial Blast. The White Mage uses Benediction to restore everyone's HP, and you begin phase 2.

That's all I can help with. I'd say the most important part of phase 2 is not to panic. Your HP is gonna drop, and while the obvious reaction is to run for your life, everyone's gotta trust that your WHM will survive, and thus, you will survive. Stay calm, stick to the plan, and finish her off. I'd love to hear from others on how to best master this transition, and any other strategies for the last couple phases.