Phantom Ganon is a Boss enemy in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (ToTK). See all Phantom Ganon locations and where to find it, a boss strategy guide to learn how to beat the Phantom Ganon, as well as its drops and possible variants.

List of Boss Variants
Phantom Ganon	Gloom Hands

All Phantom Ganon Locations and Where to Find

Phantom Ganon Interactive Map Locations

To see all Phantom Ganon locations and where to find them, toggle the Phantom Ganon Icon () on the right side of the Interactive Map, or use the Search function.

Be sure to select the right type of map and toggle between the Sky, Surface, and Depths on the lower left corner for the boss icon to appear.

Only Appears After Defeating Gloom Hands

Phantom Ganon only appears after you defeat Gloom Hands. Gloom Hands can only be destroyed by hitting them with explosions at the same time, or by defeating each one while it's frozen.
How to Beat Gloom Hands

Appears as a Miniboss in Crisis at Hyrule Castle

Phantom Ganon also serves a miniboss during the Crisis at Hyrule Castle main quest. This requires you to beat five Phantom Ganons, so make sure you're prepared for this fight before attempting to progress this quest.

Crisis at Hyrule Castle Walkthrough

How to Beat the Phantom Ganon

Perform Flurry Rush Avoid Staying Too Far Avoid Phantom Ganon's Gloom Prepare Dark Clump and Sundelion Dishes Bring Best Equipment

Perform Flurry Rush

Counterattacking Phantom Ganon with a Flurry Rush is the easiest and fastest way to defeat him. Simply dodge his first strike, then counterattack when the Flurry Rush prompt appears.

A good way to master Flurry Rush is to practice it on weaker enemies. You can try practicing with Soldier Constructs on the Sky Islands to perfect this combat technique.

How to Flurry Rush, Sneakstrike, and Deal Critical Damage

Avoid Staying Too Far

If you move too far away from Phantom Ganon, he will close in on you with a slash that may be difficult to deflect. Always stay right in front of Phantom Ganon, outside of his Gloom effect.

Avoid Phantom Ganon's Gloom

Don't stay too near either, as Phantom Ganon's Gloom effect will reduce your hearts if you stay in it for too long. After you get a few hits in, immediately hop back out. If you do get affected by Gloom, you can use Sundelions in your cooking to make Sunny dishes that cure the Gloom effect and restore your hearts.

New Gloom Status Condition: How to Cure

Prepare Dark Clump and Sundelion Dishes

Food made with Dark Clumps will make the fight so much easier, as their effects protect you from Phantom Ganon's Gloom. These dishes include Warding Meat Skewers, Warding Mushroom Skewer, and Warding Simmered Fruit. Dark Clumps can be obtained from Gloom Hands.

Bring Best Equipment

Best Weapons

Phantom Ganon Best Weapons
Diamond Reaper	Black Boss Boko Two-Handed Axe	Silver Lizal Spear	Captain III Spear

The best weapons to use during any Phantom Ganon fights are fused weapons. Materials like Silver Lynel Mace Horn and Silver Lynel Saber Horn can provide massive attack increase to any strong weapons like Fierce Deity Sword.

Best Fuse Materials and Weapon Combinations

Best Armor Sets

The best way to defeat him is to equip the Fierce Deity Armor Set to gain an Attack Up armor set bonus. In addition, the Fierce Deity Sword has a base attack power of 38, making it a strong weapon to use against bosses. You can obtain the sword in the Cephla Lake Cave while wearing the Fierce Deity Armor Set.

Alternatively, you can also equip the Depths Set when fighting Phantom Ganon. This will help you get extra protection from his gloom damages as it provides Gloom Resistance.

Best Shields

Phantom Ganon has multiple attacks that can be avoided at the right time, so it is recommended to fight with a shield equipped. The Hylian Shield, for example, is one of the best shields to use due to its high durability.

Hylian Shield Location

Phantom Ganon Attack Patterns

Sword Attacks

Rush Sweeping Attack

Phantom Ganon rushes towards your direction with his left foot forward. Perform a backflip to dodge this attack successfully.

Rush Vertical Swing

Phantom Ganon holds his Gloom Sword up with his right hand and rushes towards your direction with his right foot forward. Dodge to the sides to avoid this attack. Do not perform a backflip as you will take damage when he strikes down.

Spinning Attack

Phantom Ganon holds his sword with two hands to charge up a spin attack and causes his surroundings to pool with Gloom. Perform a backflip to avoid this attack.

Club Attacks

Phantom Ganon will try to land a few swings with his Gloom Club when nearby. He will also try to jump and slam his weapon on you when far away. If you do managed to avoid this, you can still be blown away from the impact if it hits the ground instead.
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Spear Attacks

Phantom Ganon will mostly try to strike you with his Gloom Spear forward. This is perhaps the easiest version of Phantom Ganon as he can only hit you on one direction.

Phantom Ganon Overview and Drops

Phantom Ganon Basic Info

Phantom Ganon A monster created from the very flesh and blood of Demon King Ganondorf that will follow his bidding without hesitation. Like the Demon King it so resembles, this huge creature is a master of many weapons. It will attack its foes relentlessly and without mercy. Facing it in battle is inadvisable—unless you want a quick ticket to the afterlife.
Species	Gloom
Compendium No.	198

All Possible Drops

Dark Clump

List of Similar Enemies

Phantom Ganon

Gloom Hands

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Related Guides

List of All Bosses

List of Minibosses

List of Bosses