OH DEAR GOD SAVE ME

[Imperfectionist]

Okay so I just bought Final Fantasy XII a few days ago (I would've bought it sooner but finances blah blah blah...) so i'm not that far into the game. Anyway, I'm stuck and I need help pleeeeeeeaaasee

I'm in the Valley of the Dead after going all the way through the Nam-Yensa and Ogir-Yensa Sanseas, and i'm trying to get into Raithwall's Tomb... but that damn Garuda (the big shiny bird) keeps killing me... and there's a couple of guys on chocobos just outside telling me that the Urutan-Yensa know something about how to defeat it... but i've been searching around the desert for HOURS but I can't find anything...

Help?

[The Summoner of Leviathan]

Remember that tortoise you killed (the Urutan-Eater)? After you beat him, go talk to the moggle in the Sandsea, then go to Platform 2 - Refinery to trigger an event to get Eksir Berries. Use those against the Garuda to make it easier to win.

[Marshall Banana]

Dark Magick is also effective, isn't it?

[Bolivar]

Dark magick is also effective, isn't it?

Yeah, I took a small detour on my license board to make all my characters who didn't use ranged weapons or magic learn dark and I was able to defeat it just barely.

[jeo2388]

using bows and guns isnt a bad idea too, and you have a guest character that uses telekenesis

[Nifleheim7]

Dark magick is also effective, isn't it?

Yeah, I took a small detour on my license board to make all my characters who didn't use ranged weapons or magic learn dark and I was able to defeat it just barely.

You mean you killed it without the Eksir Berries?
What lv were you?
First time i tried to beat it without the Berries (using only range weapons and no dark magic) my team got massacred!

[donnchadh]

firdt time i fought it, i had the berries, but didnt use them and it killed me, when i reloaded, i remembered the berries, and proceded to beat it, using van (sword) penelo (magic/healing) fran (bow/healing)

[Rostum]

I spent forever leveling up and gaining gil in the Nam-Yensa and Ogir-Yensa. I first used the berries but thought it wasn't fun so I ended up loading the save file and fighting him regularly and it was quite easy.

Note: I don't remember my level or gear.

[Vivisteiner]

I found Garuda piss easy. Even without Eksir berries.

But yeah, kill the Uratan Eater. Speak to the moogle in the North and go to the right exit. Go up the ramp, and a scene should occur. Then go back and pluck the berries.

Equip bows and keep Vossler alive. Use mist quickenings.

[Quindiana Jones]

I just kept hitting it and hitting it. Used a few phoenix downs though.

[Clawsze]

Eskir Berries+Dark+Guns+Vossler+Quickenings=30 second win.

Okay, I used the berries then got lucky on the Quickenings.

[Marshall Banana]

This almost makes me sick. =O

[remnant1]

i also killed him without the berries.good gambits and strong charecters are al you need to fight any boss really.practice with the quickinings until you can get to a 15 chain.you can kill him real easy with quickinings

[No.78]

I'm gonna rub salt in the wound too and say I thought this fight was piss easy =)

heehee

EDIT: I didnt use the berries either, I didn't know what they were for

[tailz]

this fight was easy indeed, I finished it in one turn, (quikenings) did about 8000 damage and bye bye garuda, never even knew about those dammed berries


btw I was lvl 18 pretty low so it should be doable.