Crisis at Hyrule Castle Walkthrough

Crisis at Hyrule Castle is a Main Quest in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK) that starts in Lookout Landing. Read on for a detailed walkthrough of Crisis at Hyrule Castle, where to find Captain Hoz, the quest's location and rewards, as well as other tips and strategies on how to complete this Main Quest!

◄ Previous Quest	Current Quest	Next Quest ▶
Find Princess Zelda (Part 3)	Part 1	Regional Phenomena
Regional Phenomena (Part 2)	Part 2	The Dragon's Tears

How to Unlock Crisis at Hyrule Castle

Find Purah in Lookout Landing

Head to Lookout Landing near the risen Hyrule Castle and find Purah. The Crisis at Hyrule Castle main quest will start after telling Purah what happened so far.

Central Hyrule - Lookout Landing

The exact coordinates for this quest on the map are -0254, 0153, 0026.

Rewards

There doesn't seem to be any reward for this quest... *sad Korok noises*

Crisis at Hyrule Castle Part 1 Walkthrough

Quest Objectives

Crisis at Hyrule Castle Part 1 Walkthrough Guide
Head to Hyrule Castle Meet Captain Hoz Report Back to Purah Talk to Scorpis Use the Purah Pad on the Terminal Scan the Surrounding Area Report Back to Purah Purchase Armor if You Have Enough Rupees Activate Skyview Towers to Expand the Map

Head to Hyrule Castle

To Hyrule Castle! Head north to the objective marker in Hyrule Castle, passing through the Hyrule Castle Town Ruins and Central Square.

The castle gates will be closed but you can open it with Ultrahand. Remember that the gate opens outwards, so pull it with Ultrahand and you're clear to proceed.

Meet Captain Hoz

Follow the winding road until you reach the First Gatehouse where you'll find Captain Hoz above.

You can only reach him either by using Ascend on a stone horizontal surface within the gatehouse. If you your ascend can't reach it, there are stairs on the side of the gatehouse that you can use to climb it if you have enough stamina.

Report Back to Purah

Drop from the east ledge and take the stairs down. Return to Lookout Landing and report to Purah what happened.

Talk to Scorpis

Talk to Scorpis at the center of the landing and he will open the hatch to the Emergency Shelter for you.

Here, you can find a bed where you can restore your hearts and skip time, a cooking pot where you can prepare dishes before you head back out, a Goddess Statue where you can convert blessings into Heart Containers or Stamina Wheels, and other Hylians to ask more info from.

When you're ready, exit the shelter (whispers: try using Ascend!) and meet with Purah at the base of Skyview Tower. Mubs' shop is also open if you need supplies or armor to bump up your defense.

Use the Purah Pad on the Terminal

Interact with the terminal to add Skyview Tower to your map and activate its travel point! Purah will also give you a Paraglider.

Scan the Surrounding Area

Step on the blue circle in the middle and prepare for launch. Take note that using the Paraglider slowly consumes stamina, and if you completely deplete your wheels midair, it will automatically close and drop you straight to the ground. Always keep an eye on your stamina!

Button	Paraglider Action
X (while in midair)	Open the Paraglider
B (while the Paraglider is open)	Close the Paraglider

After scanning the area, dive back down to the Lookout Landing. Don't forget to open your glider before reaching the ground!

How to Get the Paraglider

Report Back to Purah

You'll find her again outside her room. Talk to her and she will point you to four locations in Hyrule, triggering the Regional Phenomena Main Quest.

Purchase Armor if You Have Enough Rupees

If you collected enough Rupees on your way to the landing, try purchasing a piece or two of the Hylian Set for a boost in defense, especially if you missed out some of the pieces of the Archaic Set from the Great Sky Island. You can also sell extra items if you're short on rupees.

Mub's shop also has Apples and Arrows on sale so buy some if you're running low on healing items or ammo.

List of All Armor and Locations

Activate Skyview Towers to Expand the Map

Activating a Skyview Tower and performing a scan reveals the surrounding area and add its topography on your map, both for the Surface and Sky maps. This should help you spot points of interests and discover routes to your next destination.

You will also be launched high up in the air as part of the scanning process, where you can dive or glide straight to a nearby location that you want to check out!

Skyview Tower Map: Tower Order and Locations

◄ Previous Quest	Next Quest ▶
Find Princess Zelda (Part 3)	Regional Phenomena

Crisis at Hyrule Castle Part 2 Walkthrough

Quest Objectives

Crisis at Hyrule Castle Part 2 Walkthrough Guide
Follow Princess Zelda into the Castle Head to the Second Gatehouse Travel to the North Side of Hyrule Castle B2 Go Up the Stairs Head into Princess Zelda's Room Continue Following Princess Zelda Use Ascend Head into the Sanctum Defeat Phantom Ganon Return to Purah

Follow Princess Zelda into the Castle

Go down to the base of Lookout Landing Skyview Tower and use the launch pad. Use this to glide towards the entrance of the castle. You will hear her once again upon landing on the platform.

Head to the Second Gatehouse

he objective marker will move to the Second Gatehouse, southeast of your location. Head there and survive the ambush against a Black Boss Bokoblin and two Black Bokoblins.

Travel to the North Side of Hyrule Castle B2

Travel to the north side of Hyrule Castle B2 and find the stairs beneath Serutabomac Shrine. This leads to the Library where you'll find Princess Zelda again.

You'll be up against a Black Hinox and three Chuchus, each with different elemental affinity.

Go Up the Stairs

Go up the stairs on the north end of the Library and follow the path to the right to find the princess again, who will spawn four Gibdos.

Head into Princess Zelda's Room

Princess Zelda can be found next inside her former room, located southwest of the castle. You can get here by passing through the Sanctum again (Hyrule Castle's central area).

Approach her and defeat the three Fire Lizalfos.

Continue Following Princess Zelda

Check your map and you will find out that the princess has moved on the floor below. You'll need to get to a ledge on any of the floors above it and glide down. The entrance is easy to miss so always look on your minimap to check if you're already above it.

Two Ice Keese will appear in front of you and a Silver Moblin behind. Quickly take out the Keeses with a one-handed weapon before dealing with the Silver Moblin.

Use Ascend

Use Ascend to get out of the room and head to the southern cliff, above where the marker is. Glide down to the hidden passageway and approach Zelda on the hallway.

Defeat the four Shock Likes to proceed.

Head into the Sanctum

You will hear the princess' voice again, saying she's waiting for you. Based on your most recent encounters with her, this sounds like some major trouble, honestly, so best be prepared before you continue.

Ascend back to Hyrule Castle 1F and enter the Sanctum for a cutscene... and a boss fight.

Defeat Phantom Ganon

You'll actually face ten phantoms here—five on the first half, another five on the second—and you have to defeat all of them to deplete the big health bar at the top of your screen.

How to Beat Phantom Ganon Boss

Return to Purah

After the fight, grab the Heart Container and return to Lookout Landing. Talk to Purah at her usual spot to discuss your next game plan.

The fifth sage, huh? Before we find them, though, let's take a detour to a quest we skipped earlier when it's still difficult to go around the map.

◄ Previous Quest	Next Quest ▶
Regional Phenomena (Part 2)	The Dragon's Tears

How to Beat Phantom Ganon

Focus on One and Execute Perfect Dodges

Since this is a five on five battle (assuming that you have all four avatars active), you should focus on one phantom first and let your avatars distract the others. Instead of blindly swinging your weapon, get defensive and wait for it to attack before executing a perfect dodge followed by a Flurry Rush.

Try not to go aggressive too much and focus on timing your dodges, especially since another phantom can randomly charge at you and attack. Each phantom should go down in one or two flurry rushes.

Use Yunobo's Avatar at the Phantom Spreading Sludge

At the start of the second phase, the middle phantom will slowly spread gloom on the floor. Interrupt it using Yunobo's ability before it immobilizes your other avatars and cover the entire floor.

If ever it does, just keep attacking the other phantoms and prepare to heal afterwards. They will retreat to the center and switch weapons after dealing enough damage.

Stock Up on Bomb Flowers

You'll also be going up against Phantom Ganon's clones in a relatively small area, so using bows infused with Bomb Flowers is an effective way to deal with them as the explosions can deal splash damage to the other phantoms.

To add to this, the explosions will also interrupt Phantom Ganon when it is immobilizing the avatars.

You can maximize its AoE damage and effect even further by equipping a bow that fires off multiple arrows at once such as the Duplex Bow and Mighty Lynel Bow.

How to Beat Phantom Ganon Boss

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Recommended Main Quest Order
0	Prologue
1	Find Princess Zelda
2	The Closed Door
3	Find Princess Zelda (Part 2)
4	To the Kingdom of Hyrule
5	Find Princess Zelda (Part 3)
6	Crisis at Hyrule Castle
7	Regional Phenomena
8	Camera Work in the Depths
9	Impa and the Geoglyphs
10	Tulin of Rito Village
11	A Mystery in the Depths
12	Riju of Gerudo Town
13	Yunobo of Goron City
14	The Sludge-Covered Statue
15	Sidon of the Zora
16	The Broken Slate
17	Clues to the Sky
18	Sidon of the Zora (Part 2)
19	Restoring the Zora Armor
20	Sidon of the Zora (Part 3)
21	Regional Phenomena (Part 2)
22	Crisis at Hyrule Castle (Part 2)
23	The Dragon's Tears
24	Find the Fifth Sage
25	Secret of the Ring Ruins
26	Guidance from Ages Past
27	Trail of the Master Sword
28	Recovering the Hero's Sword
29	Find the Fifth Sage (Part 2)
30	Destroy Ganondorf