Garuda-Egi (Final Fantasy XIV)

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Garuda-Egi is a Summoner pet in Final Fantasy XIV. It is called by the Summon ability. Egis are arcane constructs created using the lingering aetheric essence of a defeated primal, in this case the Lady of the Vortex, Garuda.

Obtained[]

Garuda-Egi is obtained during the level 45 Summoner quest Austerities of Wind. Upon completing the quest battle, Garuda-Egi permanently replaces the Emerald Carbuncle previously called by Summon. Unlike most other abilities, this change will apply even if the Summoner is level synced below level 45, allowing them to retain the increased action potencies the Egi has over the Carbuncle. The only way for a player to truly summon Emerald Carbuncle again after unlocking Garuda-Egi is to unequip their Soul of the Summoner and revert to Arcanist. The Summoner may also choose to glamour their Garuda-Egi with the appearance of a Carbuncle, but this is aesthetic only and it will continue using Garuda-Egi's abilities.

Use[]

Garuda-Egi specializess in ranged area of effect (AoE) attacks. All of its actions deal damage to the target and nearby enemies, including its auto-attack Wind Blade. In most encounters with 3 or more enemies, Garuda-Egi will provide the best damage output of the Egis. This makes it well suited to dealing with regular enemies in dungeons. Any less than 3 enemies, such as boss encounters, and Ifrit-Egi will generally provide better output.

Garuda-Egi's Egi Assault, Aerial Slash, deals AoE damage with no additional effect.

Its Egi Assault II, Slipstream, deals less damage initially but applies a damage over time (DoT) effect in the target area for greater overall damage. The DoT area is maintained by the Gale Enforcer buff on the Egi; should the buff be removed or the summon be dismissed for any reason, the DoT area will immediately vanish. The Gale Enforcer area is also stationary, and risks losing out on damage ticks should the enemies move out of the area. Only one Gale Enforcer can be active at any time, so it is recommended to use Aerial Slash instead while Gale Enforcer is active.

Garuda-Egi's Enkindle, Aerial Blast, deals heavy AoE damage, but has the lowest total potency of all Enkindles. Despite this, its ease of use combined with Garuda-Egi's superior AoE output makes it the Enkindle of choice for AoE encounters.

All Egi's use Devotion when commanded by Aetherpact, increasing damage dealt by nearby party members by 5%. As with other support AoEs it has a 15y radius, so party members should try to remain within 15y to ensure they can all benefit from Devotion and other support AoEs. Garuda-Egi being a ranged pet grants Devotion's AoE more flexibility, as the Summoner can place it somewhere to ensure it reaches further away party members while still reach melee. However, Garuda-Egi will also stray behind the party in dungeons and other multi-encounter duties as it engages enemies at 25y, so Summoners will need to correct its placement before using Aetherpact lest Devotion not affect the whole party.

Summoning abilities are all off the global cooldown (oGCD) with a shared 3s recast, granting Summoners significant freedom in switching their active summons in combat. This can allow Summoners to quickly switch to Garuda-Egi during the add phase of a boss encounter to take advantage of its superior AoE damage. Summoners may also wish to temporarily switch to Titan-Egi during AoE encounters to use its Egi Assault II, Mountain Buster, as it provides greater AoE damage than Slipstream, before quickly switching back to Garuda-Egi for its greater overall AoE DPS.

Actions[]

Without the Summoner's input, Garuda-Egi will only auto-attack with Wind Blade. In order for Garuda-Egi to use its other actions, the Summoner must command it to do so with Egi Assault, Egi Assault II, Enkindle, or Aetherpact.

Ability	Summoner action	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	Range	Area	Status
Wind Blade	—	1	Spell	1s	3s	25y	5y radius	—
Wind Blade	Deals wind damage with a potency of 30 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Aerial Slash	Egi Assault	10	Spell	Instant	1.5s	25y	5y radius	—
Aerial Slash	Deals wind damage with a potency of 150 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Slipstream	Egi Assault II	40	Spell	Instant	1.5s	25y	5y radius	Gale Enforcer
Slipstream	Deals wind damage with a potency of 50 to target and all enemies nearby it. Additional Effect: Creates a windstorm centered around the target, dealing damage to any enemies who enter Potency: 50 Duration: 9s
Aerial Blast	Enkindle	50	Ability	Instant	—	25y	5y radius	—
Aerial Blast	Deals wind damage with a potency of 350 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Devotion	Aetherpact	64	Ability	Instant	—	—	15y radius	Devotion
Devotion	Increases damage dealt by all party members within a 15-yalm radius by 5%. Duration: 15s

Boss[]

Main article: Austerities of Wind

Garuda-Egi is fought as a boss during Austerities of Wind. During the battle it is aided by Chirada-Egi and Suparna-Egi, and it will call upon exploding Egi Plumes. Y'mhitra Rhul will assist the Summoner during the battle.

Patch history[]

Version	Changes
A Realm Reborn	Added. Wind Blade was single-target with 100 potency. Aerial Slash had 90 potency, with a 3s cast time and 30s recast. Required level 20. Aerial Blast had 250 potency. Had access to Shockwave, which dealt wind damage with 90 potency, and inflicted a 15y knockback. Was instant cast with a 90s recast, and had a 5y range. Had access to Contagion, which extended the duration of DoT effects applied by the player by 15s. Was instant cast with a 60s recast, and had a 25y range. Required level 40. Aerial Slash, Shockwave, and Contagion would be used automatically by the pet in combat unless set to Obey or Steady. Level 24 trait Enhanced Pet Actions gave a 20% of granting Spell Speed Up, increasing spell speed by 20% for 8s whenever the active pet dealt critical damage.
Patch 2.3	Aerial Slash cast time reduced to instant.
Patch 3.3	Wind Blade potency increased to 110.
Stormblood	Contagion effect changed. Now applied Magic Vulnerability Up, increasing the target's magic damage taken by 10% for 15s. Devotion added, increasing the damage and healing of the party member closest to Garuda-Egi by 5%, while also reducing their damage taken by 5%. Enhanced Pet Actions removed. Summon no longer available in PvP, and by extension Garuda-Egi.
Patch 4.1	Devotion now affected all party members within a 30y radius of the Egi. Devotion damage boost reduced to 2%. Devotion damage taken reduction lowered to 2%.
Shadowbringers	Wind Blade potency reduced to 40, now deals damage in a 5y radius around target. Aerial Slash potency reduced to 60 and recast reduced to 1.5s. Now only executed when the player uses Egi Assault. Required level reduced to 10. Slipstream added with 20 potency and a 15s duration. Aerial Blast's potency increased to 350. Devotion damage boost increased to 5%, no longer affects healing or damage taken, and radius reduced to 15y. Shockwave and Contagion removed.
Patch 5.1	Egi Assault and Egi Assault II action categories changed from ability to spell. Wind Blade potency reduced to 30. Aerial Slash Potency increased to 150. Slipstream potency increased to 50 and duration reduced to 9s.

Removed actions[]

The following actions have been removed. Removed actions will still appear on the hotbar when removed, their icon greyed out icon with a red strikethrough. They will have no effect and must be removed by the player. The given statistics represent their last form before their removal.

Ability	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	Range	Area	Status
Shockwave	4	Ability	Instant	90s	5y	—	—
Shockwave	Deals Wind damage with a potency of 90. Additional Effect: 15-yalm knockback When Obey is active, will only execute upon command.
Contagion	40	Ability	Instant	60s	25y	—	Magic Vulnerability Up
Contagion	Increases target's magic damage taken by 10%. Duration: 15s When Obey is active, will only execute upon command.

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Etymology[]

[view · edit · purge]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.

[view · edit · purge]Egi, meaning "I have done", "I have accomplished", "I have led", or "I have pursued (a course of action)", is the first-person singular perfect active indicative form of the Latin verb ago, which generally means "I act" or "I do".