Destroy Ganondorf Walkthrough

Destroy Ganondorf is the last Main Quest in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK) that starts in Lookout Landing. Read on for a detailed walkthrough of Destroy Ganondorf, its location and rewards, as well as other tips and strategies on how to complete this Main Quest!

How to Unlock Destroy Ganondorf

Find the Fifth Sage and Return to Purah

Destroy Ganondorf is unlocked after finding the Fifth Sage and recovering the Master Sword before reporting back to Purah in Lookout Landing.

Thing to Prepare Before Starting Destroy Ganondorf Quest

Thing to Prepare
Get All Sages and Vows Get the Master Sword Bring Durable Shields Bring Gloom Resistance Bring Muddle Buds and Bomb Flowers

Get All Sages and Vows

Before you actually face Ganondorf in battle, you will encounter tough enemies as you make your way through the final quest marker. You will also face waves of enemies and fight the Temple bosses, if you skipped any.

It is therefore recommended to beat every Temple in Hyrule and get all five Sages and their Vows before jumping down the big hole under Hyrule Castle, which you can do by simply following the game's Main Quests.

Not only will you have teammates to fight with, but you can also use their abilities in combat. Additionally, you will also skip the boss fights since you've already defeated them in their respective Temples.

All Sage Abilities and How to Use Them

Power Up Sages

If you want to maximize the potential of the Sages in combat, you can upgrade their damage output with Sage's Wills which you can find across Hyrule's Sky map.

You need four Sage's Wills to upgrade one Sage; you need to collect all 20 Sage's Wills if you want to level up everyone.

You can upgrade Sages at any Goddess Statue in Hyrule.

All 20 Sage's Will Locations and Map

Get the Master Sword

Getting the Master Sword will not only make this quest more symbolic, but it will also help you a lot when fighting enemies or Ganondorf himself.

You can also increase the damage you can deal with the Master Sword if you fuse a material with high Fuse Attack Power, like a Silver Lynel Saber Horn.

How to Get the Master Sword

Bring Other Strong Weapons

The Master Sword is not of infinite use and will lose power at some point, so it is recommended to bring other weapons as backup.

The Champion and amiibo weapons, as well as several late game loot like the Royal Claymore can serve you well during this quest.

Like with the Master Sword, make sure to fuse materials with high Fuse Attack Power to your weapons to bolster them even more!

Best Weapons and How to Get Them

Bring Durable Shields

The most effective way of fighting Ganondorf is by parrying his attacks, so you'll be using your shield a lot during the boss fight.

The best shield for this fight is the Hylian Shield, which is the most durable among all shields in the game.

If you found the Hylian Shield early on and have been using it as you progress through the game, it is a good idea to get another sturdy shield in case it breaks during the fight. Choices include the Savage Lynel Shield, Sea-Breeze Shield, or Royal Guard's Shield.

List of All Shields

Bring Items with Gloom Resistance

You will be dealing with a ton of Gloom-infested areas and enemies as you go deeper in the Depths, so make sure to prepare dishes and elixirs with Dark Clumps which give Link Gloom Resistance.

You can also wear the Depths Armor Set, which also gives Link the same effect.

How to Get the Depths Set, Location, and Set Bonus

Restore Hearts with Sundelion Dishes

During this quest, Link can be easily afflicted with Gloom and reduce his maximum hearts due to the overwhelming number of enemies in the quest.

Dishes with Sundelion will restore these lost hearts, so prepare some before progressing through the quest.

New Gloom Status Condition: How to Cure

Bring Muddle Buds and Bomb Flowers

Throwing Muddle Buds at enemies to turn them against each other or blasting them with Bomb Flowers are great methods of dealing Ganondorf's underlings if you don't want to pick them off one by one.

You can find Muddle Buds and Bomb Flowers in the Depths, so you can explore around and pick them up on the ground before heading to the quest marker.

Destroy Ganondorf Walkthrough Guide

Destroy Ganondorf Walkthrough
Reach Gloom's Lair Defeat the Demon King's Army Defeat Ganondorf

Reach Gloom's Lair

Destroy Ganondorf Walkthrough
Find Ganondorf Defeat the Shock Likes and Horriblins Move Pass the White Lynel Defeat the Ice Likes and Ice Keeses Build a Fan Plane Reach the Forgotten Foundation Reach the Imprisoning Chamber

Find Ganondorf

Dive down the chasm beneath Hyrule Castle until you reach the base of the stone pillar and discover Gloom's Approach. Walk south and you will find gloom-covered Shock Likes on the wall. You can take these out first for a safer descent.

Defeat the Shock Likes and Horriblins

Drop down the cliff where the Shock Likes are (or were) and head south through one of the tunnels. You'll find Horriblins clinging on the walls in the next room.

Once it's clear climb through the next tunnels leading south.

Move Pass the White Lynel

Watch out for the Electric Keeses hiding below as they can surprise you if you jump down right away. A few more steps to the south is a White-Maned Lynel pit. You can fight the Lynel or avoid it and go straight for the next room to the south.

Defeat the Ice Likes and Ice Keeses

Before you pass through this tunnel, shoot down the Ice Keeses and remove the Ice Likes from the walls with fire arrows. You can avoid the gloom by hopping on Mineru's construct.

Proceed to the next room and reach the bottom of the long shaft, a place where none of the sages' avatars can reach.

Build a Fan Plane

Turn north and you will spot a Silver Moblin on the far end of the next room. Grab some parts from the room on your left and build a fanplane that can carry you across.

Reach the Forgotten Foundation

Follow the tunnel down to the Forgotten Foundation and keep heading down this kinda familiar path until you reach a blocked doorway. Clear the rocks using a hammer-type weapon and enter the mural room.

Reach the Imprisoning Chamber

Here you can see more of the mural from earlier by breaking the rocks. The rightmost chunk of rocks hides the passageway to the Imprisoning Chamber.

Jump down the ledge and you will reach Gloom's Lair.

Defeat the Demon King's Army

Destroy Ganondorf - The Demon King's Army
Find Ganondorf Mind the Number of Enemies Reach Gloom's Origin

Ganondorf has more aces up in his sleeve, and will require you to face his Gloom-stricken army.

Defeat the Demon King Army

Jump down the chasm and land on Gloom's Lair. Walk (or use a Cart Shield) towards the chasm at the end of this tunnel and prepare to fight the Demon King's Army upon arriving at the bottom.

You will face four enemy waves comprised of Bokoblins, Lizalfos, Gibdos and Moblins If you skipped any Temples and didn't face the respective boss in the dungeon, they will appear here!

Mind the Number of Enemies

During this fight, you will face four waves of enemies consisting of Bokoblins, Lizalfos, Gibdos, and Moblins. The health bar on the top of the screen displays their collective health bar, and you will not progress through the wave if there are any enemies left.

Do not underestimate the number of enemies you're facing, as you can easily get overwhelmed, even if you have your Sages fighting with you.

Additionally, if you didn't clear a Temple during the story, the respective boss will appear here after defeating the enemy waves, and you need to defeat it to push through.

List of All Enemies

Reach Gloom's Origin

After the rumble, follow the path through Gloom's Origin until you find Ganondorf.

Defeat Ganondorf

Defeat Ganondorf
Defeat Ganondorf Defeat the Demon Dragon Save Princess Zelda

After defeating his forces, you'll now come face-to-face with the Demon King!

Defeat Ganondorf

You weren't expecting a Smash stage, were you? You are now against the game's final boss, Demon King Ganondorf. This fight consists of two phases:

In the first phase, Ganondorf will take it easy and fight you with melee weapons and slow melee attacks.

He will then go Saiyan-mode in the second phase—breaking the health bar length limit, becoming more aggressive, and calling in Phantoms of himself.

In his third phase, Ganondorf will blast away your Sages and absorb his Phantoms, bringing the fight back to a one-on-one.

Defeat the Demon Dragon

As his final resort, Ganondorf will transform into the Demon Dragon and break out to the skies.Destroy the Demon King's ultimate form to save Hyrule and complete this quest.

Save Princess Zelda

After the cutscene, you will be nearing the end of your quest to Find Princess Zelda. Quickly dive down and catch her to complete your first and most important quest and finish the game!

Now that you have finished the main story and saved Princess Zelda, you can continue on searching for the adorable (and maybe a bit annoying) Koroks, conquer the Shrine challenges, help the people of Hyrule through Side Quests and Side Adventures, and other game activities!

Post Game Content Guide

How to Beat the Demon King's Army

Use Muddle Buds

As soon as the fight starts, load each of your arrows with Muddle Buds, which can be found near large trees in the Depths. Shooting an enemy with an arrow fused with this plant will cause it to turn against other enemies.

Just rain down the enemies with Muddle Bud arrows and this fight is thrown completely out of the window. But don't forget that Gibdos are only vulnerable once attacked with elemental arrows!

Muddle Buds Locations and Where to Farm

Throw Bomb Flowers

If you want to deal extra damage as Ganondorf's army fights each other, you can throw Bomb Flowers at them to deal AoE damage, though be mindful of your distance as you may get hit!

Bomb Flowers Locations and Where to Farm

How to Beat Demon King Ganondorf

Keep on Flurry Rushing

At the start of the fight, you can keep your shield up and memorize the timing of his attacks. Once you got it, you can start attempting to perform a Flurry Rush to deal massive damage.

How to Perfect Dodge and Flurry Rush

Dodge His Counterattacks on the Second Phase

Cutting his health bar by half on the second phase will change the setting back to a one-on-one. This time, Ganondorf can dodge your Flurry Rush and counter you with a lunge.

Dodge this counterattack perfectly to trigger another Flurry Rush, which he won't be able to evade.

Hit Demon Dragon's Weakpoints

In the last phase of the fight and when Ganondorf transforms into a dragon, wait until the Light Dragon lifts you above the Demon Dragon before gliding down. Try to land on the exposed weak points themselves instead of the rest of the dragon's body as it will damage your hearts.

The Demon Dragon's weak points are covered in eyes (classic Zelda boss design) and their glow stands out from the red spikes so they're easy to spot. Destroy these weak points, including the last one on the dragon's forehead, to defeat the boss.

How to Beat Demon King Ganondorf and Demon Dragon Boss

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