Garuda (Final Fantasy XIII-2)

The Garuda is an enemy in Final Fantasy XIII-2. It makes use of its Barrier ability at the start of the fight, causing it to become highly resistant to physical and magic attacks. Because of this, the player should prioritize staggering it in order to defeat it as quickly as possible. The player should begin with Cerberus or Relentless Assault to stabilize the chain gauge, and then switch to Tri-disaster in order to stagger it as quickly as possible. Once it is staggered, the player should switch to Cerberus to deal as much damage to the target as possible during its stagger.