Bosses

    
                               

How to beat the bosses of Breath of the Wild: the four Blight Ganons inside the Divine Beasts, Master Kohga of the Yiga Clan, and Calamity Ganon himself. The overworld bosses, Hinox, Stone Talus, Molduga and Lynels, are marked on our interactive map. Turn on their layers to find them.

Waterblight Ganon (Vah Ruta)

Waterblight Ganon is weak to lightning, so bring plenty of Shock Arrows. Its eye is its weak spot, and a hit to the eye always stuns it. In the first phase it jabs, swings and throws its spear. The attacks are easy to read, so dodge or perfect-guard them to create openings. At half health it floods the room, leaving you only four small platforms to stand on, and hovers near the ceiling. Smash the blocks of ice it throws with Cryonis, keep shooting its eye, and watch out for its laser at low health.
Reward: Heart Container and Mipha's Grace.

Windblight Ganon (Vah Medoh)

Windblight Ganon fights from a distance, firing its arm cannon and kicking up tornadoes. Ride the updrafts in the arena and shoot its eye with arrows from the air; two hits to the eye stun it. Hide behind the pillars when it fires, until it destroys them. At half health it summons drones that bounce its shots around the room, which makes them much harder to avoid. Destroy the drones when they open up, and keep aiming for the eye.
Reward: Heart Container and Revali's Gale.

Fireblight Ganon (Vah Rudania)

Fireblight Ganon swings a huge sword and throws fireballs. Its eye is its weak spot, and Ice Arrows work especially well. Dodge its sword swings to trigger a Flurry Rush. At half health it surrounds itself with a spinning shield and sets the ground on fire. Let a Remote Bomb drift into the shield and set it off to break the shield and stun it. The fire on the ground also creates updrafts you can glide on.
Reward: Heart Container and Daruk's Protection.

Thunderblight Ganon (Vah Naboris)

The fastest of the four. Thunderblight Ganon teleports around and slashes, and throws balls of electricity. Time your dodges or perfect guards against its slashes to counterattack, or break its shield to stun it and shoot it while the shield reforms. At half health it electrifies its weapon and drives metal spikes into the floor, which chain lightning between them. Move the spikes away with Magnesis. Shock-resistant armor or food keeps you safe from its lightning.
Reward: Heart Container and Urbosa's Fury.

Master Kohga

The leader of the Yiga Clan guards the stolen Thunder Helm at the bottom of the Yiga Clan Hideout. He isn't much of a fighter. Shoot him while he's summoning boulders. When he lifts a huge metal ball above his head, use Magnesis to take control of it and drop it on him.

Calamity Ganon

Each Divine Beast you've freed fires on Ganon at the start of the fight, taking away an eighth of his health, so freeing all four starts him at half. Any Blight Ganons you haven't beaten appear on the way through Hyrule Castle. Ganon fights with a mix of weapons and fire, and climbs the walls. Dodge his attacks to trigger Flurry Rushes. Later in the fight he raises a shield and fires a laser. Perfect-guard the laser back at him, or use a Flurry Rush, to stun him and break through.

Dark Beast Ganon

The final battle takes place on horseback in Hyrule Field. Zelda gives you the Bow of Light. Ride alongside the beast and shoot the glowing weak points on its sides and its belly with Light Arrows. When they're all destroyed, an eye opens on its forehead. Leap from your horse and shoot the eye in slow motion to win.

Overworld Bosses

  • Hinox: 40 sleeping giants, including the skeletal Stalnox. Shoot the Hinox in its eye to stun it. Some carry weapons on a necklace you can steal while they sleep.
  • Stone Talus: 40 rock giants, including the Frost and Igneo Talus. Climb onto the Talus and strike the glowing ore on its body. Igneo Talus is too hot to touch and Frost Talus too cold, so cool down or warm up the weak spot with the opposite elemental arrows first.
  • Molduga: four giant sand sharks in the Gerudo Desert. They hunt by sound, so lure one in, then throw bombs into its path to knock it out of the sand.
  • Lynel: the toughest regular enemy in Hyrule. A headshot stuns a Lynel and lets you jump on its back for free hits. Lynels get stronger as you progress through the game.