Zelda Central
Log inRegister
English
Zelda Central

Games

  • Ocarina of Time Remake
Other games

Wild Sandstorms – The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Walkthrough

« All Side Quests

RegionGerudo Desert
LocationThe training room of Gerudo Palace, a room with target dummies and red shields along the back wall, entered from the upper part of Gerudo Town. The Lanmola lives in the sandstorm beyond the Oasis.
Quest giverTwo unnamed Gerudo soldiers (no name tags; speech bubble “Down with the Lanmola!”); Facette hands over the reward
AvailableAfter completing Still Missing and defeating the two preliminary Lanmolas in the Gerudo Desert sandstorms
You’ll needStrong melee echoes (Darknuts work well) and Bind
RewardGold sash accessory (Windproof) from Facette; the Lanmola also drops a Piece of Heart

After Still Missing and two preliminary Lanmola victories, a third, stronger Lanmola appears for Wild Sandstorms. Speak to the soldiers in the Gerudo Palace training room, then enter the remaining sandstorm. Use Bind to pull its exposed tail and topple it, then attack its vulnerable underside. The fight awards a Piece of Heart; report back for the Gold Sash.

How to Start

In Gerudo Town, enter the Gerudo Palace training room, where two soldiers in gold armour stand on a big yellow mat with “Down with the Lanmola!” above them. Talk to them: “Hey, Zelda. Have you heard of a Lanmola?” They explain that Lanmolas are centipede monsters that cause sandstorms, that a new one has appeared, and that they’ve volunteered to exterminate it. “This one has been on a real rampage… Whoever takes it down will be quite the hero.”

Two gold-armoured soldiers in the Gerudo Palace training room, one with the bubble "Down with the Lanmola!"
A training-room soldier asks Zelda "Have you heard of a Lanmola?"
A palace soldier explains that Lanmolas are centipede monsters that cause sandstorms.

The two are competing to see which of them can defeat it first. One swears by the secret Gerudo training passed down by their ancestors, the other by her own special skills. “Anyway. Whoever defeats the Lanmola wins! If you intend to do that, you’ll have to beat me to it!” The Wild Sandstorms banner appears.

One soldier vows to master the secret Gerudo training passed down by her ancestors.
The two training-room soldiers argue over whose special skills will defeat the Lanmola.
A soldier declares "Whoever defeats the Lanmola wins!" in the training room.
The Wild Sandstorms side quest banner appears in the palace training room.

Walkthrough

Step 1: Head into the sandstorm

Warp to the Waypoint on the sand just outside Gerudo Town’s wall and head out across the open desert to the Oasis, the green patch with a pond and palm trees where a few Gerudo soldiers stand guard. Keep going past it. Soon the air turns hazy yellow and visibility drops: you’re in the sandstorm.

Zelda arrives at the Waypoint on the sand outside the Gerudo Town wall.
Zelda passes the Oasis pond, where Gerudo soldiers stand on the grass.
The air turns hazy yellow as Zelda walks into the desert sandstorm.

Step 2: Find the Lanmola

Out on the dunes inside the sandstorm, watch the sand. The Lanmola travels underground, and you can track it by the trail of churned-up sand it leaves; when it is close, rocks burst up out of the ground around you. Summon two or three Darknut echoes (or any strong melee fighters you have) right away so they’re ready when it surfaces.

A trail of churned sand shows the Lanmola moving underground beside Zelda.
Rocks burst up out of the sand around Zelda as the Lanmola nears.
A freshly summoned Darknut echo stands beside Zelda in the sandstorm.

Step 3: Fight it when it surfaces

Avoid the flying rocks while the Lanmola emerges. Wait until its tail is exposed above the sand, then target that tail with Bind. Your opening comes from pulling the tail, rather than attacking its armored body as it passes.

A Darknut echo strikes the purple Lanmola as it rears out of the sand in the sandstorm.
A Darknut echo swings its glaive at the Lanmola's spiked body segments.
The Lanmola's head bursts from the sand right next to Zelda.

Step 4: Pin it down with Bind

Bind the exposed tail and pull away until the Lanmola flips onto its back. Attack the vulnerable underside with strong melee echoes or Swordfighter Form while it is toppled. Repeat this cycle until it is defeated.

Zelda holds the surfaced Lanmola with Bind while a Darknut echo attacks it.
The Lanmola glows green in Zelda's Bind as a Darknut echo slashes it.
A green Bind tether links Zelda to the Lanmola as her Darknut echoes keep attacking.

Step 5: Collect the Piece of Heart

When its health runs out, the Lanmola bursts apart segment by segment and leaves a heart surrounded by a ring of rupees; “Wild Sandstorms: Quest Updated” appears and the sandstorm clears. Gather the rupees and pick up the heart: “You got a piece of heart! Collect four and your maximum number of hearts will increase.” (see Heart Pieces).

The defeated Lanmola leaves a heart in a ring of rupees as Wild Sandstorms updates.
Zelda holds up the Lanmola's drop: "You got a piece of heart!"

Step 6: Report back to the training room

Warp back to Gerudo Town and return to the training room. The soldiers now mutter “Eventually I’ll be ready…” and are still squabbling: one complains her back hurts from swinging around so much, and the other reminds her she was complaining that her arms were tired a minute ago.

Back in the training room a soldier's bubble reads "Eventually I'll be ready..."
A soldier complains her back hurts from swinging around so much.
The other soldier says she heard her complaining that her arms were tired.

Talk to them. “You beat the Lanmola?! You took out THAT Lanmola, all by yourself?! That’s really hard to believe.” Both rush out to see it with their own eyes, then come back deflated: “The sandstorm is gone… She really defeated the Lanmola…” “She beat us to it…”

A training-room soldier gasps "You beat the Lanmola?!" when Zelda returns.
A soldier says "I've got to see it with my own eyes!"
The soldiers return and admit "The sandstorm is gone..."

Then Facette walks in. She tells them they were so busy boasting about defeating the Lanmola that they never set foot outside, and reminds them to mind their words as well as their actions, and to have more confidence in themselves.

The soldiers greet Lady Facette as she enters the training room.
Facette says the soldiers were so busy boasting they never set foot outside.
Facette asks the soldiers whether they gained anything from their training.
Facette tells the soldiers they are capable and should have more confidence.

Reward

Facette turns to you: “Zelda, you helped us out once more. Please, accept this reward for eliminating the Lanmola.” “You got a gold sash! This useful waistcloth woven with golden thread will protect you from being windblown.” She thanks you again for defeating the Lanmola, and the Side Quest Complete banner appears. The Gold Sash is an accessory with the Windproof effect, so equip it when gusts would otherwise push Zelda around.

Facette asks Zelda to accept a reward for eliminating the Lanmola.
Zelda holds up Facette's reward: "You got a gold sash!"
Facette explains the gold sash is a waistcloth made with golden thread.
The Side Quest Complete banner for Wild Sandstorms appears in the training room.

Tips

  • Summon your melee echoes before the Lanmola surfaces. It spends most of the fight underground, so having fighters already in place makes every appearance count.
  • Use Bind on the exposed tail and pull to topple the Lanmola. Save your strongest attacks for its vulnerable underside.
  • Don’t leave without the Piece of Heart; it sits in the ring of rupees where the Lanmola fell.

Google is changing how it surfaces content. Prioritize our high-quality Zelda guides and expert coverage in search results by setting ZeldaCentral.com as a preferred source.