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Destroy Ganon

Quest typeMain quest (final)
RegionHyrule Castle (map position x -254, z -611, height 170, map square E-4)
BossCalamity Ganon (health 8,000, attack 60), then Dark Beast Ganon
PreparationFreed Divine Beasts, hearts and stamina, durable weapons, Master Sword, Ancient Arrows, shield, healing food
RewardThe game’s ending and a new autosave

After Rhoam explains the history, you can go to Hyrule Castle at any point. Fight through the castle to the Sanctum, defeat Calamity Ganon (each freed Divine Beast removes one eighth of his health), then ride a horse and shoot Dark Beast Ganon with the Bow of Light.

Reaching the castle

Choose an approach

South: the main road past Castle Town ruins is lined with Guardians; use rubble and ramparts for cover. West: through the prison ruins and a raft on the north moat. East: Hyrule Castle Park has little cover but fewer Guardians. North: glide from the pillar west of Woodland Tower to low platforms and the mine entrance.

Link riding toward a Guardian in the Hyrule Castle Town Ruins
Link on horseback using rubble and ramparts as cover near Hyrule Castle
Link riding the main road to Hyrule Castle past Guardian laser beams
Link aiming his bow at a Guardian before the dark castle

Choose a route in

Storm the front gates: a Blue Lynel in the first gatehouse and a Black Lynel in the second. Or go inside through the west mines and Lockup, east passage or docks to the Library, and up to the Sanctum. Or climb and swim up waterfalls with Zora Armor with little combat.

Link running along the castle's outer wall toward a Guardian
Link running toward the inner castle buildings
Link at the Sanctum entrance facing the red Malice eye

Calamity Ganon

Phase one

Unfreed Divine Beasts release their Blights for you to fight first. Each freed beast fires at Ganon, removing one eighth of his health, half in total. He swings a flame axe, uses ancient weapons and a cannon, and climbs the walls. Perfect parries return his beams. Partway through the fight he adds an impervious shield, which Urbosa‘s Fury or a perfect parry breaks.

The four Divine Beasts firing beams at Hyrule Castle
Link facing Calamity Ganon in the arena with the Master Sword drawn
Calamity Ganon blazing with fire while swinging his flame axe

Dark Beast Ganon

The final fight

You only have your horse and the Bow of Light from Zelda. Ride along the sides, shoot the gold targets that appear, then the belly, then the eye on his head to end the fight.

Link on horseback facing Dark Beast Ganon across the field
Link riding past a Dark Beast Ganon beam on the grass
Link riding along Dark Beast Ganon's side with the Bow of Light

Afterwards

  • There is no New Game+, but you get an autosave from just before the fight, and your quest log shows how many main, side and shrine quests you have completed out of the total.

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