How to Beat Smog

Smog is a boss that can be fought at the Eastern Temple and Hidden Ruins during two side quests in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (EoW). Read on to learn more on how to beat Smog, as well as its weaknesses, locations, and rewards from beating Smog in the game.

How to Beat Smog

How to Beat Smog
Used Ranged Attacks When Smog is Whole Combine the Small Clouds to Reform Smog Use Bind to Reverse Directions

Used Ranged Attacks When Smog is Whole

Since Smog conducts electricity, it's not a good idea to attack it close-range. Instead, use ranged attackers such as the Boomerang Boarblin Echo and the Swordfighter form's bow.

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Combine the Small Clouds to Reform Smog

While Smog is divided into small clouds, it cannot be damaged, so you'll want to combine all the small clouds together until they reform into Smog.

Use echoes to connect blocks and lead clouds into each other's paths. For the Eastern Temple boss battle during Let's Play a Game, it's best to use long echoes such as the Old Bed in addition to single-block echoes, while in the Hidden Ruins during Cotton-Candy Hunt, it's best to use tall echoes and single-block echoes.

In Cotton-Candy Hunt, Trap Clouds in a Bottom Corner

For the Smog battle in the Hidden Ruins during the Cotton-Candy Hunt side quest, you can trap a cloud in the square nook at either the bottom left or bottom right of the area using a Decorative Shrub Echo or a stack of the echo of your choice.

This makes it easy to lead another cloud to its location. Remove the echo blocking the way once they're ready to merge.

Cotton-Candy Hunt Quest Walkthrough

Use Bind to Reverse Directions

You can use Bind on both the small clouds and the fully-formed Smog in order to reverse the direction they're moving in. This is best used if you have two small clouds following the same path.

Bind Ability Guide

Smog Location

Fought as a Boss in the Eastern Temple and Hidden Ruins

Location	Boss Type	Rewards
Eastern Temple and Hidden Ruins	Miniboss	・Heart Piece
Weaknesses
・Use ranged attacks while Smog is whole ・Use Echoes to guide pieces of Smog together until it reforms

Smog can be fought for the first time in the Eastern Temple located at Eastern Hyrule Field during the Let's Play a Game side quest.

It can be fought a second time in the Hidden Ruins located in the Faron Wetlands during the Cotton-Candy Hunt side quest. Each time Smog is defeated, it will drop a Heart Piece for a total of two Heart Pieces if you complete both quests.

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List of All Bosses

Dungeon Bosses

Seismic Talus	Mogryph	Vocavor	Ganon
Volvagia	Gohma	Skorchill	Null

Mini-Bosses

Dark Link	Smog	Jabu-Jabu
Lanmola	Barinade	Igneo Talus
Manhandla	Slime Eye	Shadow Zelda