Phase 3
Phase 3 requires repositioning to the outer sides of the arena. Chirada and Suparna will spawn and like last time the off-tank will take Suparna to the south. Spiny Plume will return and the mechanics are the same as last time. Four huge tornadoes will then spawn in the arena and you must not get caught in them otherwise you will be knocked back. There are safe spots between them and the ranged DPS and healers should be in the safe spot towards the south east.
Like last time you should kill Suparna quickly and then focus on Chirada. Melee damage dealers may have a difficult time crossing the tornadoes to get to Chirada but you can use your skills to your advantage here. Dragoon has Jumps and Monk has Shoulder Tackler, make sure you have these available for the transition.
When Garuda jumps for Aerial Blast you must finish off the Spiny Plume and get into the safe spot. After this phase 2 and 3 will repeat themselves until either you defeat Garuda or you hit the rage timer that wipes the party.
Phase 1
Phase 1 is considered the period before Garuda uses her first Aerial Blast that takes away the rocks. At the beginning the main tank will take Garuda to the north end of the arena away from the rocks in the centre. The ranged DPS and healers will stand in the centre of the four rocks so that AoE attacks on the party do not hit the rocks.
After about 30 seconds winds will surround the middle part of the arena and Garuda will use an attack called Mistral Shriek. You should position yourself behind a rock in time for this otherwise it will kill you. Then you move back into the middle and find some small plumes have appeared. It is important to kill the Satin Plume first (it spawns south) otherwise it will sleep the party and you will probably wipe. Kill the rest of the plumes quickly and get ready for the first add phase.
Garuda will spawn two clones of herself called Chirada and Suparna. The off-tank will take Suparna to the south of the arena while the main tank will keep hold of Chirada. The DPS in the group will first focus on Suparna before moving on to Chirada. It is important to kill these quickly because they too are capable of using Aerial Blast if kept alive too long. It's a DPS check so keep your damage cooldowns for these add phases. One thing to be aware of with the adds is that the closer they are together the less damage will be done to them.
Shortly after Garuda will use Aerial Blast and if you have enough rocks left you will survive it. Afterwards you must use a different method in following Aerial Blasts to survive. More on that later.
Garuda phases
29 Floral Faith / May, 2017