The Howling Eye (Extreme)

Important

The North American, European, and Oceanian data centers primarily use Party Finder to challenge (Extreme) content. Using Duty Finder to match with random players is not recommended and will be more difficult than pre-forming a party. For an easy completion (that will satisfy any quest requirements) or loot farming, it is recommended that players use Party Finder and form an Unrestricted Party (i.e., with level sync disabled). Players who wish to complete this duty with level sync enabled should also form a pre-made party, which also enables the use of Minimum Item Level and Silence Echo settings for a more authentic challenge compared to a Duty Finder party.

Level: 50 (Sync: 50)
Item Level: 65
Difficulty: Extreme

Party size: Full Party
8 man • 2 2 4
Unsyncing: Allowed
Time limit: 60 minutes
Phoenix Down: Not Available
Duty Finder: High-end Trials (A Realm Reborn)
Roulette: Mentor
Tomestones: 20
Req. quest: Gale-force Warning
Entrance: Coerthas Central Highlands (X:34.3, Y:24.9)
Location: The Howling Eye
Region: Coerthas
Patch: 2.1
The Echo: On wipe: +5% (max +25%)

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An attack by the primal Garuda has annihilated an entire Twin Adder brigade, with the sole survivor left to tell a tale writ in terror and misery. Garuda's powers are far greater than they should be; left with few options and all but one of them almost certain failures, the Order of the Twin Adder turns to the Scions of the Seventh Dawn, so that they may summon a Warrior of Light.

— In-game description

The Howling Eye (Extreme) is a level 50 trial introduced in patch 2.1.

Strategy

Lady of the Vortex: Garuda

Phase 1

This is very similar to the other versions - however, when the Razor Plumes appear, make sure to kill the Satin Plume first. Otherwise, the Satin Plume will sleep everyone. Any time Garuda disappears, random AoEs will spawn. These are Feather Rain, a spell learnable by Blue Mages. During this phase, each time Garuda disappears, she will reappear between two stone pillars and use Mistral Song. Avoid this by standing behind the stone pillars out of line of sight from Garuda.

Phase 2

Garuda will spawn two adds, Chirada and Suparna. The off-tank should hold Chirada while the main tank should hold Suparna. Separate them and kill one at a time. Generally you will be killing Chirada first.

At the end of this phase Garuda will teleport to the center and cast Reckoning. There's no dodging this, so stack up in the center. This will wipe if too many stones are destroyed.

Phase 3

Garuda will destroy the pillars, and summon more Razor Plumes. This time they will have a Spiny Plume with them. Kill the Razor Plumes, but do not kill the Spiny Plume. The Spiny Plume will apply "Thermal Low" to the tank it is agro'd on. Tanks must swap agro on the spiny plume at 2 stacks. At 3 stacks of "Thermal Low" the party will wipe.

When Garuda vanishes, kill the Spiny Plume. This will create a shield that will protect you from wiping when Garuda reappears. Dodge the Spiny Plume's AoE when it dies and hide under its shield.

Phase 4

Garuda will summon a Spiny Plume, Chirada and Suparna, and a large number of green whirlwinds.

There are safe spots in the northwest, northeast, southwest, and southeast to stand to avoid the whirlwinds.

As in Phase 2, separate Chirada and Suparna, kill them one at a time. Garuda will vanish once they both die.

As in Phase 3, avoid killing the Spiny Plume until Garuda vanishes, then hide under its shield. The Spiny Plume will act just like it did in phase 3 with the "Thermal Low" stacks.

You'll cycle between Phase 3 and Phase 4 until Garuda dies.

Attack Images

Solo strategy (level 70+)

With a high player level (70+) and high-end gear, The Howling Eye (Extreme) can be finished solo or with a small party. To do so, enter the trial unsynced by selecting "Unrestricted Party" in the duty finder options.

With sufficient defenses, healing and damage, the fight's mechanics can be largely ignored, and all damage focused on Garuda.

Loot

20 Allagan Tomestone of Poetics
Garuda Card (Drops at a fixed rate.)

Treasure Coffer

Name	Type	Item Level	Rarity	Quantity
Vortex Ring of Fending	Ring	90	CBlue	1
Vortex Ring of Slaying	Ring	90	CBlue	1
Vortex Ring of Aiming	Ring	90	CBlue	1
Vortex Ring of Casting	Ring	90	CBlue	1
Vortex Ring of Healing	Ring	90	CBlue	1
Vortex Feather	Material	N/A	ABasic	1
Xanthos Whistle	Other	N/A	ABasic	1
Nightmare Whistle	Other	1	ABasic	1
Faded Copy of Fallen Angel	Orchestrion Roll	N/A	ABasic	1

Achievements

This duty is associated with the following achievements:

Name	Points	Task	Reward	Patch
Gone with the Wind	10	Defeat Garuda in the Howling Eye (Extreme).	-	2.1
Mightier than the Vortex	5	Complete the Howling Eye (Extreme) with a party of only blue mages, Silence Echo turned on, and Unrestricted Party turned off.	-	5.15

Music

Section	Theme
Main	Fallen Angel

Images

The Howling Eye (Extreme)

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