Prepare a lot of meals - Sundelions are key Plus, of course, there’s the moral victory that comes with beating the game in Link’s classic green tunic. You’ll be fighting in a lot of gloom, so the fewer hearts’ worth of damage you take, the less blight you’ll have to contend with. For the final fight, defense is the best offense - especially when said defense actively increases your offense, as with sets like the Wind Armor and Hero Armor.īoth sets have the Attack Up set bonus, and both get up to a maximum of 60 defense. Tears of the Kingdom has no shortage of armor sets to choose from. Get a decent set of armor Image: Nintendo EPD/Nintendo via Polygon If you prefer to use ranged attacks, make sure you have plenty of fire fruit and shock fruit instead. The materials you get for beating a Gleeok are particularly useful when Fused to a weapon. Make sure one of them is fused to something that produces fire or lightning (yep, here there be Gibdos), because your Sage of Lightning will be running around doing her own thing. Get as many decent weapons as your inventory can hold. However, it is far from unbreakable - and it will likely break in the first stage of the fight when you’re facing down a whole horde of nasties. The Master Sword is incredible and has the unique ability to heal itself every 10 minutes. Why would you not want the Sword that Seals the Darkness? If you haven’t found the Master Sword yet, go and find the Master Sword.

Get the Master Sword Image: Nintendo EPD/Nintendo via Polygon Do your homework get all five Sages on your team. This is not the time for five additional boss fights without being able to run away to heal. Second, each temple is guarded by a boss.Īny bosses you don’t take care of before heading down to the final fight will come and make an appearance. First, anyone you add to your team will join you in the final battle, and there’s no reason to not opt for that assistance. This will unlock the fifth sage, who you should also add to your roster.īe aware that if you choose to skip this, you do so at your own peril - for two reasons. Get all five Sages on your team Links hand shows the rings of the five sages as he prepares for the final boss fight in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom.įor starters, make sure you visit the four temples - the Wind Temple, Fire Temple, Water Temple, and Lightning Temple - and get the four Sages on your team. Instead, if you’ve spent time building Link back up to his former glory, there are a few things you can (and should) do to make your life as easy as possible. While you could technically bomb it here ASAP after landing in Hyrule, doing so would make life super difficult. This is the final stretch of the game, and is suitably challenging as a result. How to prepare for the Ganondorf final boss battle

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