The True Garuda

Overview

 * Origin: Final Fantasy XIV
 * Type: Challenge Event
 * Reference: Announcement
 * Related Event: March on Garuda
 * Event Period: 4/27/18 00:00 - 5/3/18 23:59 PST

Challenge the boss in this high difficulty dungeon and enrich your party with the bountiful rewards that can be obtained during this limited-time event!

Abilities

 * Wicked Wheel: Physical damage in AoE.
 * Aerial Blast: Magic damage(2.5x) in AoE. The damage multiplier can be higher, see tips below.

Tips

 * See testimonials and discussions.
 * Do not attack the monolith!
 * All enemies deal non-elemental attacks, with a mix of physical and magic. Garuda and Chirada may inflict paralyze, so bring protection or a way to cure against that.
 * The strength of Garuda's 50% HP threshold attack depends on the monolith and how many times it's attacked by Garuda, each dealing 25% HP. The more it's attacked, the stronger the threshold attack will be. To survive her threshold attack, you will have to reduce her HP to 50% as quickly as possible.
 * Attacked 0 or 1 time by Garuda: ST death to lowest ATK unit and AoE magic damage (2.5x)
 * Attacked 2 times by Garuda: ST death to lowest ATK unit and AoE magic damage (5x)
 * Attacked 3 times by Garuda: ST death to lowest ATK unit and AoE magic damage (12x)
 * Attacked 4 times by Garuda or dead: AoE dispel and magic damage (800x)
 * True Garuda cannot be pushed under 49% in a single turn.
 * One turn after the threshold attack, Garuda will summon Suparna and Chirada.
 * Suparna:
 * Buff Garuda's stats by 50% every turn.
 * May use ST and AoE physical attacks.
 * Chirada:
 * Heals Garuda for 250k HP every turn.
 * May use ST physical and magic attacks. May inflict paralyze.
 * Below 50% HP, Garuda is now able to use a strong AoE magic damage (7.2x) every couple of turns.
 * It's recommended to kill Suparna first within 1 turn to avoid taking massive damage.
 * If you're strong enough, you can always kill Garuda first.