Divine Beast Vah Rudania Dungeon Walkthrough

This is a dungeon walkthrough for Divine Beast Vah Rudania in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (BotW). To learn how to find and activate all terminals, get all the Treasure Chests, and get Daruk's Protection, please read on.

How to Find Divine Beast Vah Rudania

Inside Death Mountain's Crater

Divine Beast Vah Rudania Location
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Divine Beast Vah Rudania can be found inside Death Mountain's crater. You can enable its waypoint after you weaken it alongside Daruk's descendant, Yunobo. Death Mountain is located in the Eldin Tower region.

Eldin Tower Region

Divine Beast Vah Rudania Rewards

Dungeon Rewards

Divine Beast Vah Rudania Rewards
Heart Container	Daruk's Protection

Divine Beast Vah Rudania Dungeon Walkthrough

Guide Overview

Divine Beast Vah Rudania Guide
Activate the Guidance Stone Activate Terminal 1 Activate Terminal 2 Activate Terminal 3 Activate Terminal 4 Activate Terminal 5 Defeat Fireblight Ganon

Activate the Guidance Stone

Objective
1	Enlarge The entrance will shut once you go in, leaving the room pitch black. Shoot the two eyeballs on opposite sides of the wall, and one more on the ceiling.
2	Enlarge Light your torch with the Blue Flame and move forward to the top right corner of the room. Light the lantern by the side to open the locked gate.
3	Enlarge In the next room, there will be a Guardian Scout I. You will be able to see it easily because its body lights up in the dark. There will also be four more eyeballs. Three in the room you are currently in, and one more in the room to the right. Destroy them with your bow.
4	Enlarge Light your torch with the blue flame and move forward to the top left corner of the room. Light the lantern by the side to open the locked gate leading to the Guidance Stone.
5	Enlarge Examine the Guidance Stone to get the map of Vah Rudania. At this point, you will also be able to rotate the Beast's body by 90 degrees by opening the map. The ceiling will also open up, brightening up the place.

Activate Terminal 1

Objective
6	Enlarge Go back to the first room, and on the right side is a metal gate, barred by a wooden plank. Use a Fire Arrow (or better yet, light an arrow with the Blue Flame) to burn the plank on the gate.
7	Enlarge Use Magnesis on the gates to pull them open, revealing a terminal.
8	Enlarge Examine the first terminal to activate it.

Activate Terminal 2

Objective
9	Enlarge In the same room as the first terminal, go to the lower left part of the room to find a sealed gate with a hole. Across the hole is an unlit lantern. Shoot a Blue Flame-lit arrow through it to open the gate.
10	Enlarge In the room inside, walls of flames cover the path to the second terminal. Look to the ceiling to the left to see leaves that you can burn. A metal crate will fall.
11	Enlarge To use the metal crate effectively, rotate Vah Rudania first by 90 degrees. To do so, press the minus button (-) to open the map, and use the left control stick to choose where the Beast will move. Press A to confirm, and press B to execute.
12	Enlarge Now, you can use Magnesis on the metal crate to block the wall of flames, so you can pass through.
13	Enlarge The terminal will be on the wall, so rotate the beast again by 90 degrees.
14	Enlarge Activate the second terminal. The wall of flames will also be disabled at this point.

Activate Terminal 3

Objective
15	Enlarge Go back to the main rooms, and move on to the second room. You will see the second terminal against the left wall.
16	Enlarge Position yourself in front of the terminal, and open up your map to rotate the Beast.
17	Enlarge While the Beast rotates, time your jump to be able to get to the second terminal. If you fail, just rotate the Beast and try again.
18	Enlarge When you get to the platform, activate the third terminal.

Activate Terminal 4

Objective
19	Enlarge Look up to see a long pillar extending to the other side. Go back to the first room, and rotate Vah Rudania to get to the ramp.
20	Enlarge Before you go up the ramp, light a Torch with a Blue Flame then carry it with you to the ramp that leads outside.
21	Enlarge Once you get outside, turn left and look below to see an unlit lantern. Go down, and light it. This will open up the gate that keeps a small ball from sliding through a tunnel. This small ball is crucial to unlocking the gate that leads to the next terminal.
22	Enlarge Get back to the ramp, rotating the Beast if you need to, and walk to the end where you can see a hole for a ball at the bottom.
23	Enlarge Use Magnesis to lift the blocker, so that the ball can go through. Make sure that the ball goes securely inside the hole below so that the locked gate can open.
24	Enlarge Activate the fourth terminal.

Activate Terminal 5

Objective
25	Enlarge Rotate the Beast to be able to go back to the first room. Get back on the ramp and go up to get to the last terminal.
26	Enlarge Go back to the lantern, and destroy the two eyeballs just in front of you.
27	Enlarge From the lantern, get on the third platform found on the side of the Beast, and rotate the Beast to get to the terminal's platform.
28	Enlarge Carefully make your way to the fifth and last terminal, and activate it.

Defeat Fireblight Ganon

Objective
29	Enlarge The main control unit is found on top of Vah Rudania. To get there, simply get to the Beast's side and jump off to its back.
30	Enlarge Make sure you are prepared at this point because you will be facing Fireblight Ganon. You are free to leave to prepare and come back when you are ready.
31	Defeat Fireblight Ganon who wields flames and a sword.
32	Enlarge After the battle, you will receive a Heart Container, as well as the divine power, Daruk's Protection.
33	Use the terminal to go back to Goron City. Report back to Goron Boss Bludo to tell him the news.

How to Beat Fireblight Ganon

Fireblight Ganon Attacks

Enlarge Forward Slash	Enlarge Side Slash
Enlarge Spin Attack	Enlarge Small Fireballs
Enlarge Protective Barrier	Enlarge Big Fireball
Enlarge Small Fireballs	Enlarge Flame Slash
Enlarge Laser

Like all Ganon fights, this battle has two phases. Fireblight Ganon's attack pattern will change after you get him down to 50%, so watch his moves carefully. In the second phase, Fireblight Ganon will float out of melee range, so knock him down with Bows and Remote Bombs. Like Guardians, try to aim for his eye.

We recommend using Ice Arrows to exploit his weakness and deal huge amounts of damage!

Fireblight Ganon Boss Guide

How to Get the Treasure Chests in Divine Beast Vah Rudania

Treasure Chest 1 Treasure Chest 2 Treasure Chest 3 Treasure Chest 4 Treasure Chest 5 Treasure Chest 6

Treasure Chest 1

	Treasure Chest 1 Walkthrough
1	Enlarge Before you go inside Vah Rudania, you can turn around and make your way to the end of Vah Rudania's tail. You can find a Treasure Chest containing an Ancient Screw.

Treasure Chest 2

	Treasure Chest 2 Walkthrough
1	Enlarge In the first room, there are 3 Treasure Chests that you can get by destroying the eyeballs on the walls and ceiling. They contain a Dragonbone Boko Club, a Torch with high durability, and 5 Ice Arrows

Treasure Chest 3

	Treasure Chest 3 Walkthrough
1	Enlarge By destroying the eyeballs in the second room, you will get three more Treasure Chests containing a Knight's Bow, and 2 sets of Arrow x5. The last Chest can be found in the room to the right.

Treasure Chest 4

	Treasure Chest 4 Walkthrough
1	Enlarge Look up the first terminal to see a Treasure Chest covered by leaves. Light the leaves on fire to bring the Chest down, which contains an Ancient Gear.

Treasure Chest 5

	Treasure Chest 5 Walkthrough
1	Enlarge On the left side of the ramp found in the first room is a Treasure Chest containing a Knight's Bow. To get it, rotate the Beast while you are on the ramp, and slowly walk to the left while it rotates.

Treasure Chest 6

	Treasure Chest 6 Walkthrough
1	Enlarge Go up the ramp, turn left, and go down. You will see a Treasure Chest containing an Ancient Core. Carefully walk to it to get it. To get out, simply rotate the Beast.

Divine Beast Vah Rudania Tips and Tricks

Stock Up on Ice Arrows

Prepare your bows and arrows on the way. You should be able to get a lot of Ice Arrows from Treasure Chests in the North Abandoned Mine and inside Vah Rudania.
How to Get More Ice Arrows

Use the Remote Bomb

You can equip the remote bomb rune by holding the Up button and then selecting the remote bomb with the right joystick.

Afterward, you can use the bomb by pressing the L button then throw the Remote Bomb by using the R button on Fireblight Ganon when he is in his flame ball form, as this form sucks the remote bomb onto him. Once he sucks the bomb, detonate it by using the L button.

Stock Up on Food and Elixirs

Make sure to cook food and elixirs to gain an advantage in battle. If you have a small number of hearts, consider packing defense-boosting food, or getting a bed and massage to get extra temporary hearts and stamina.
The Best Recipes You Need to Cook

You are Free to Leave the Area Anytime

During your stay in Vah Rudania, you can leave and come back anytime, as you can fast-travel to it. Take note that every time you leave, you will always arrive at the Travel Gate. Press the minus button (-) to open up the map, and press X to leave the area.

If you find yourself in a tough situation against Fireblight Ganon, you can retreat and prepare for your return.

Get Everything Before You Leave for Good

After defeating Fireblight Ganon, and using the main terminal to leave, you cannot come back inside the Divine Beast anymore, so if you want to get all the chests, do so before leaving for good. Check the next section for locations of all the Treasure Chests in Divine Beast Vah Rudania.

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