Time to share strategies: Garuda

[Taika]

I've read that you can avoid damage to the pillars if the tank stands between pillars and Garuda during AOE. What exactly does this mean? We've been trying to position our tank accordingly, but it doesn't seem to work. Any hints?

You mean during her teleport WS move (this is the only one of her moves that should hit the pillars anyway)? I don't think you can do this. Based on my personal experience, I would recommend the tank runs behind a pillar (or behind Garuda, depending on her position) and bravely hides there like the rest of the group. I would think it's a bit safer as tank won't take damage and won't be in any possible danger after the move. Other than the tele moves, our tank tanks her where she pops, tanks back and Garuda's face towards the outer border of the area. In phase one, that is.

Anyway, wanted to say thank you to all the people who posted tips about holding her in phase 1 so that you can skip phase 2. We tried this on our latest run and succeeded to skip the phase 2 a lot more consistently, so it helped a lot!