Garuda's Difficulty

[Judge_Xero]

The skill vs gear debate with Garuda is a good example.

You need to think of a graph to compare the two. With Garuda DPS as the main variable.
(Because the quicker she dies, the less hassle it is to win)

If you have high skill but crappy gear, as long as the two graph lines intersect over the required DPS for Garuda
then you are skilled enough.

If you aren't quite skilled enough, you can get better gear to bring the gear line up until you are within the DPS for Garuda.

(There are videos of LS's using Reindeer Suits/Naked beating Ifrit, yet people in full Gear still die, this would be the two extremes

So for a lot of people that skill alone will never be enough to win Garuda.
Good gear is needed for this fight.