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Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment

The Archfiend's Return Walkthrough

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The Archfiend's Return is a Chapter 5 Battle in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. Here's a walkthrough for The Archfiend's Return and tips on how to complete the Battle!

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Into the Fray The Battle of Hyrule Castle

The Archfiend's Return Walkthrough

Recommended Level 47
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Step-by-Step Guide

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This will be your third fight against Grimgera, but its weaknesses to fire, anti-air, and shield breaker attacks still remain, at least for the first phase.

Always keep Grimgera close to the floor by using anti-air attacks when it's flying too high up. This will cause Grimgera to fly lower and allow your units to attack it easily.

Use this chance to place a Flame Emitter directly against Grimgera as well to quickly deplete its weak-point gauge.
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Grimgera's dangerous attack where it shoots homing icicles can be countered by deflecting skills like Zelda's Temporal Counter or by using the Fan Zonai device.
2
Like in the previous battle, Grimgera will become grounded after breaking its first weak-point gauge and lose its weakness to anti-air attacks. It will still be weak to fire and anti-air attacks, though, and can still be staggered by countering its charging attack.

Finish off Grimgera here to defeat it once and for all and complete the Battle.

Previous and Next Battles

◀ Previous Mission Next Mission ▶
Into the Fray The Battle of Hyrule Castle

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment Related Guides

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Complete Walkthrough and Chapters List

All Battles

No. Battle No. Battle
1 To the Great Plateau 2 The Art of the Blade
3 Where Ancient Wisdom Sleeps 4 Raging Sands
5 The Hands of Evil 6 Growing Suspicion
7 Striking North 8 Beneath the Blood Moon
9 The Howling Tempests 10 Shadows in the Snow
11 Lanayru Defiled 12 The Behemoth in the Crater
13 Crisis on Death Mountain 14 Under Cover of Mist
15 Terror of the Sands 16 Crimson Omen
17 A Time for Action 18 The Counterstrike
19 Ambush in the Depths 20 Purging the Shadows
21 Fire and Sand 22 Into the Fray
23 The Archfiend's Return 24 The Battle of Hyrule Castle
25 The Demon King, Ensnared 26 The Battle of Hyrule Field
27 The Final Confrontation 28 A Clash of Constructs

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