Garuda (ガルーダ, Garūda?) is a recurring Wind-elemental summon in the series. She is usually depicted as a green-tinted woman with claws and talons and wings protruding from her back. Aerial Blast is a common summon ability for Garuda.
Appearances
Final Fantasy XI
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Garuda appears as one of the eight celestial Avatars, also known as sleeping gods, representing Wind. She can be acquired from the Cloister of Gales at Cape Terrigan. She can cast a number of wind-based spells and abilities in addition to using her claws to physically damage enemies.
Perhaps one of her more commonly used abilities is Aerial Armor, which gives every member of the party the effect of Blink, or Hastega which grants haste to every member of the party and is exclusively available to Garuda, but she also does have limited abilities which allow her to heal party members. Garuda is also highly respected for her Predator Claws attack, a devastatingly powerful strike that is often the Summoner's staple attack for notorious monster fights.
Garuda was a small bird raised by a young prince. When the prince got attacked by a viper, Garuda looked for means to cure him. Another bird informed her that she should seek the aid of the King of Birds, who could awaken the healing wind, Vuychap. Garuda flew ever further upwards, looking for the King of Birds, but couldn't find him anywhere. Having reached the limits of her strength, she fell from the sky, but her resolve was so powerful that she transformed during her fall, gaining a humanoid shape and regaining her vitality.
She realized that she now had the power to heal the prince, and did so, leaving him afterwards, as she no longer looked like the little bird he had raised. However, it is said that, once the prince grew up, he managed to find her and married her. Upon Garuda's death, Altana transformed her into the Celestial Avatar of Wind because of her loyalty and devotion. Vuychap is the name of the brightest, green-colored star of the Garuda constellation.
Blood Pact Abilities
| Level | Name | Pact Type | MP | Effect |
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| 1 | Aerial Blast | Rage | All | Massive wind damage to enemies within area of effect. Only available during Astral Flow. |
| 1 | Claw | Rage | 7 | Physical slashing damage. |
| 10 | Aero II | Rage | 24 | Deals minor wind magic damage. |
| 25 | Aerial Armor | Ward | 92 | Gives all Party members within range the effect of Blink. |
| 36 | Whispering Wind | Ward | 92 | Restores some HP to all party members in range. |
| 48 | Hastega | Ward | 112 | Gives all Party members in range the Haste status. |
| 55 | Garuda's Favor | Avatar's Favor | 0 | Enhances Evasion of all party members near Garuda. |
| 60 | Aero IV | Rage | 118 | Deals moderate wind magic damage. |
| 70 | Predator Claws | Rage | 164 | Three-hit physical attack dealing massive slashing damage |
| 75 Merit |
Wind Blade | Rage | 182 | Deals massive wind magic damage to one target. |
| 86 | Fleet Wind | Ward | 114 | Grants party members within area of effect the Quickening status. |
Final Fantasy XIII
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Concept art of Garuda.
Garuda was planned to appear in Final Fantasy XIII as a fal'Cie.
Final Fantasy XIV
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The queen of storms, Garuda is the chosen primal of the Ixal.
Though elegant of form and graceful in motion, the capricious and ruthless nature of this bloodthirsty being engenders mindless terror even amongst her devoted worshippers. Her wrath often erupts without warning, and descends upon her victims with unbridled fury.Official website description[1]
Garuda returns in Final Fantasy XIV as the Primal worshiped by the Ixal, and is known as the Empress of Birds. It is said that in past ages, Garuda slew the malevolent Lord of Snakes to end his foul attempt to bind the world's creatures to the earth. Though birds became free to roam the skies, Garuda was terribly wounded by the battle and was forced to feast upon the snake's carcass to recover her energies, said to have since then a taste for the flesh of land-bound mortals.
Among the primals, Garuda is infamous for her destructive and unstable behavior, usually outright killing people. In 1.xx, she is first seen attacking the Quarrymill, unleashing strong winds over the hamlet and laughing madly. After being defeated, Garuda laments over losing her power as she dissolves into wisps of energy which ascend upwards towards Dalamud. In V2.0 A Realm Reborn, she expresses a desire to become an all-powerful goddess, a sentiment that is brutally shot down by Gaius van Baelsar.
Garuda can be fought as a boss during two quests. One balanced towards level 40 light parties and one for level 50 full parties, and features a unique boss theme. Patch 2.1 of A Realm Reborn added a third "Extreme" version for high end players.
The box art for the Collector's Edition depicts a feminine creature swirling around a generic adventurer. The design of this creature strongly resembles Garuda, particularly at the head and feet, although the wings are not as defined.
Garuda Egi Abilities
| Ability | MP Cost | Type | Duration | |
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| Wind Blade | 0 | Damage | 1.0/3.0 | |
| Deals wind damage with a potency of 100. | ||||
| Shockwave | 0 | Damage | Instant/90.0 | |
| Deals wind damage with a potency of 90. Additional Effect: 15-yalm knockback | ||||
| Aerial Slash | 0 | Damage | 3.00/30.00s/— | |
| Deals wind damage with a potency of 90 to target and all enemies nearby it. | ||||
| Contagion | 0 | Enfeebling | Instant/60.00s/— | |
| Extends duration of damage over time effects already cast by master by 15s. | ||||
| Aerial Blast | 0 | Damaging | Instant/300.00s/— | |
| Deals wind damage with a potency of 250 to target and all enemies nearby it. Editor's Note: This skill can only be activated with the Summoner's Enkindle ability. | ||||
Final Fantasy Legends II
Template:Sideicon Garuda appears as an obtainable summon. She can be obtained as a summon through the game's summon drawing shop. An alternate variant, Garuda (God), also appears as a summon.
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Promotional artwork.*Artwork (Rank 5)
Garuda appears as a wind-elemental summon in Final Fantasy Legends II. Garuda's special attack is Aerial Blast, which deals wind-elemental damage to all enemies. Summoning Garuda costs 2 points from the Consumption Gauge. In addition, Wreig has a rank six Garuda Phantom Stone equipped to him during the game's opening prologue.
Depending on the Garuda summon's type and rank, the user is able to learn the following abilities:
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Garuda's default design for her rank 4 Phantom Stone resembles her original humanoid appearance in Final Fantasy XI, however her rank 5 and 6 artwork changes her design to resemble her more bestial design from Final Fantasy XIV.
Upgrading Stats
| Rank | Maximum Level | Phantom Stone Cost | Max HP | Max MP | Max Attack | Max Magic | Max Speed | Components Needed |
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| 4★ | 40 | 13 | 701 | 51 | 61 | 44 | 48 | None |
| 5★ | 50 | 13 | 914 | 67 | 79 | 57 | 62 | ? |
| 6★ | 60 | 13 | 1121 | 81 | 96 | 69 | 74 | ? |
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- Garuda (God)
Promotional artwork.*Artwork (Rank 7-8).
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Template:Sideicon Garuda appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game with two Wind-elemental cards.
Triple Triad
Garuda from Final Fantasy XIV appears on Triple Triad cards in the version available via Final Fantasy Portal App.
Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances
Bahamut Lagoon
The bird-dragon Garuda appears as one of the many dragons, alongside other Final Fantasy summons, in Bahamut Lagoon. In the game he is one of the Holy Dragons and can be summoned for a powerful neutral-elemental attack.
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Etymology
Garuda is a large, birdlike creature that appears in both Hinduism and Buddhism. It serves as Lord Vishnu's mount and is the Hindu name for the constellation Aquila. Contemporary representations of Garuda are the brahminy kite and phoenix.
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