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Road to the Ancient Lab Walkthrough

Age of Calamity 100% Completion Walkthrough28 chapters
Walkthrough overview
  • The Battle of Hyrule FieldCapture the outposts, beat the Moblins, unlock Impa, find all 7 Korok Seeds and claim the rewards.
  • Road to the Ancient LabEscape the corrupted Guardian, activate both Unearthed Guardians, unlock Zelda and find 6 Korok Seeds.
  • Mipha, the Zora PrincessRescue the Zora Captains, beat the Lynel at Ploymus Mountain, pilot Vah Ruta, and unlock Mipha.
  • Daruk, the Goron HeroCapture the outposts, beat the Igneo Talus, climb Death Mountain, ride Vah Rudania, and unlock Daruk.
  • Revali, the Rito WarriorFight to Rito Village, beat the Rito Captains, win the Revali boss duel and collect all 8 Korok Seeds.
  • Urbosa, the Gerudo ChiefEnter Gerudo Town, beat the Yiga Blademasters, lure the Molduga, defeat Master Kohga, find 9 Koroks.
  • The Yiga Clan Attacks!Hold the village, call for help at the garrison, beat the Hinox and Sooga, and find all 8 Korok Seeds.
  • Freeing Korok ForestClear the forest with Vah Medoh, guide Hestu, beat the Hollows and Astor, and find all 10 Korok Seeds.
  • The Road Home, BesiegedReach the southwest marker in 25 minutes, aid two captains, beat the Stone Taluses, find 3 Korok Seeds.
  • Akkala TowerBeat the Yiga Blademasters, light the ancient furnaces, retake the citadel from Sooga, and find all 5 Korok Seeds.
  • Destroy the Yiga Clan!Pilot Vah Naboris, storm the hideout, rescue the scouts and beat Sooga and Master Kohga.
  • When Courage FailsDefend the Spring of Courage, escort Zelda, topple trees with Remote Bombs and beat the Blue Hinox.
  • Calamity StrikesEscape Hyrule Castle, beat the Guardians and White-Maned Lynel, find all 7 Korok Seeds and see what unlocks.
  • Water and FireClear the Malice swamp, beat Waterblight and Fireblight Ganon, find 3 Korok Seeds and unlock Sidon and Yunobo.
  • Air and LightningRescue Urbosa and Revali, beat Thunderblight and Windblight Ganon, fly Vah Medoh, unlock Riju and Teba.
  • Relentless as a WaterfallPilot Vah Ruta to Akkala Citadel, heal captains, rescue Robbie, hold the bridge and play as Daruk.
  • Each Step Like ThunderThe Vah Naboris 30,000 KO race, Fort Hateno defence, Purah escort, four Korok Seeds, Master Kohga.
  • The Great PlateauRescue the Hylian Army, Hinox and Silver Lynel fights, Shrine of Resurrection, seven Korok Seeds, King Rhoam.
  • All Hyrule, UnitedCapture the outposts, break the Wall of Malice, survive two Blood Moons and beat the Malice Lynel.
  • The Future of HyruleFight through Hyrule Castle, the Blight Ganons, Astor, Harbinger Ganon and Calamity Ganon.
  • EX To Zelda’s SideGuide Terrako to Zelda, beat the White-Maned Lynel and Harbinger Ganon, and clear the Memory Quests.
  • EX Battle of Goponga VillageRescue the Zora Captains, beat the Fire Lynel and Electric Hinox, and clear the Memory Quests.
  • EX Battle for Kakariko VillageDefend the village as Yunobo, beat Sooga and finish all three Memory Quests.
  • EX Searching Hyrule ForestFind Tulin, escort him through the Lost Woods and beat the Fire Lynel.
  • EX Liberate the Ancient LabLead Urbosa and Riju through the Breach of Demise, beat Master Kohga and clear every Memory Quest.
  • EX The Princess and the KingProtect the Hylian Captains on Lanayru Road, block the monsters and beat the Malice Guardian.
  • EX The Yiga Clan’s RetreatEscort Master Kohga and Sooga, beat all four Blight Ganons, clear all memory quests, unlock Sooga.
  • EX Guardian of RemembranceBeat Mutated Ganon and Astor, guard the furnace, clear the Memory Quests, unlock Purah and Robbie.
ChapterChapter 1
RegionCentral Hyrule (Breach of Demise)
Recommended levelLv 3
WarriorsLink Link and Impa Impa at the start, with Zelda Zelda joining as a playable Warrior during the battle
BossesGuardian Guardian, Moblin Moblins, Electric Wizzrobe Electric Wizzrobe, Ice Wizzrobe Ice Wizzrobe
Korok Seeds6
UnlocksZelda Zelda, the Magnesis Magnesis and Stasis Stasis runes, the Steamed Mushrooms Steamed Mushrooms and Steamed Fish Steamed Fish recipes, the four Chapter 2 battles, and the challenges and quests listed under Rewards

Road to the Ancient Lab is the second and last battle of Chapter 1. You escort Zelda through the Breach of Demise while a Guardian corrupted by Malice hunts the party. You can’t beat it head on, so you flee, wake two Unearthed Guardians to weaken it, lure it into their line of fire and destroy it. Zelda joins your roster as a playable Warrior along the way.

Road to the Ancient Lab title card over the road as Zelda warns the Guardian may follow
Link slashes through Bokoblins and Moblins with a blue flurry while Zelda speaks

Before you start

The recommended level is 3, and you start with Link and Impa. Zelda joins as a playable Warrior partway through. If any of the three flees, you lose, so watch the health of your allies as well as your own. Doing the Mastering Remote Bombs challenge beforehand is optional, but it is a good way to practise runes before you meet the Guardian.

Impa fights beside Link near a Moblin and says allies wait beyond this point
Link fights a Moblin with the lock-on prompt and the Moblin name bar on screen

Escort Zelda to the marked position

Clear the first enemies

Stay near Zelda and clear the Bokoblins, Moblins and Lizalfos on the road ahead, since she waits until nearby enemies are dealt with. Once the Sheikah Slate has given you new runes (see the next step), defeat the Ice Wizzrobe you meet to claim an Ice Rod from it. When you reach the outpost on the route, capture it, otherwise Zelda won’t advance.

The Ice Wizzrobe unleashes a blue ice blast across the grass while Link runs in
Link fires the Ice Rod, a blue ice beam, at Bokoblins beside a pond
Magnesis

Gain Magnesis and Stasis

Early on the road, before the Ice Wizzrobe, the Sheikah Slate responds again and gives you Magnesis and Stasis. Hold R and press B to use Magnesis, which pulls on metal objects, and you will need it against the outpost’s powerful enemy. Stasis is R and X. When a rune prompt appears during an attack, use it with good timing to counter.

Stasis
Zelda asks whether the Sheikah Slate is responding again as Lizalfos close in
Link uses Magnesis, a bright blue beam sweeping past a stone block in the battle
Link faces the Ice Wizzrobe with the Stasis prompt shown at the top of the screen

Escape the corrupted Guardian

Once you reach the destination, the Guardian smashes through a wooden barricade and starts chasing you. Your attacks do little to it yet, and Zelda warns against fighting it, so run for the marked position. Zelda stops whenever Bokoblins block her path, so sprint ahead and clear them quickly.

Impa warns that the Guardian is after the party and tells Zelda to run away
Zelda warns the party not to engage the Guardian as Link runs down the road
Link runs past wooden gates with red banners as Impa says the Guardian is relentless

Hylian Captains keep the Guardian busy, but it returns to the chase if you linger, so don’t stop to fight stragglers for long. The party soon hits a dead end, and a blast of blue light from the little Guardian that follows Zelda saves them while the enemy Guardian is still in pursuit.

The small Guardian that follows Zelda shows its glowing blue eye up close
Zelda says the little Guardian saved them as it floats beside Link
The corrupted Guardian with pink glow and chain arms still chases the party

Activate the Unearthed Guardians

Both Unearthed Guardians must be activated, and Link, Impa or Zelda can do it by pressing Y beside them. Take the south-east one first because it is the quicker trip. Go south from the outpost, then east at the junction, watching for Bokoblins that blow horns and charge, and for ones that throw weapons.

Link fights Bokoblins beside a lake while the Unearthed Guardians objective reads 0 of 2
Link walks along the path past an outpost tower, with the Unearthed Guardians objective shown
Warriors fight a charging Bokoblin pack in front of wooden fences and gates

Near the large outpost area, head north toward the marked spot. An Electric Wizzrobe attacks here, so defeat it first. A Moblin appears when you enter the outpost; beat it, capture the outpost and press Y at the Unearthed Guardian on the wooden platforms. After this first activation Zelda becomes playable, so you can switch to her.

A warrior fights the Electric Wizzrobe on the grass, its name bar shown at the top
A message says Zelda can now be played as Link walks across the field

Jump off the cliff north of that Guardian for a shortcut back toward the centre. The second Unearthed Guardian is in the northwest, and you have plenty of time, so send Impa or whichever Warrior is closest. Follow the linear path north-west, capture the outpost you reach and activate the Unearthed Guardian on its wooden platform.

Link wall-jumps along the wooden walkway, with the Unearthed Guardians objective at 1 of 2
Link stands beside an Unearthed Guardian on a red-carpeted platform, its objective counter at 2 of 2

Lure the Guardian into range

With both Unearthed Guardians live, the enemy Guardian must be drawn into their firing range at the marked spot. Jump off the nearby cliff for a shortcut and approach it from the south. It will likely fire its laser at you, so dodge, and once it has locked on, run north to the marker.

Zelda says they have one option, to lure the enemy into range, while Link fights off Bokoblins
A banner says the Unearthed Guardian has completed attack preparations in the Breach of Demise
Link faces the Guardian, whose name bar and Guide the Guardian objective are on screen

If the Guardian ignores you, land a few hits to draw its attention. When it reaches the marker, a scene plays and the lasers wreck its armour.

Link runs toward the Guardian as the Head for the Guardian banner appears
Link strikes the Guardian to draw its attention, with a red lock-on marker over the enemy
Dust clouds from blasts surround the Guardian's glowing hexagonal armour plate
Link approaches the Guardian, its metal legs spread across the arena

Guardian boss fight

The Guardian can fire a charged laser, swipe with its metal arms at close range, and leap into a ground pound that hits everything around it. Link can parry the laser by holding ZL and pressing Y, but Zelda and Impa can’t, so keep them away from the beam.

Link fights the Guardian's glowing pink core while Moblins and Bokoblins close in

Its Weak-Point Gauge appears after the ground pound. Use your strongest attacks then, plus any elemental rods you hold, to drain the gauge, and finish it with a Weak-Point Smash on X. Defeating it ends the battle and the party reaches the Royal Ancient Lab.

Zelda says the Guardian's armour is weakened as Link unleashes a blue attack among the enemies
Link slashes at the Guardian as the Defeat the Guardian objective appears on screen

You can defeat the Guardian without activating the Unearthed Guardians, but it is much harder, and killing it early skips the later chests on the route.

Link, Impa and a Hylian Captain strike the Guardian together, with the Flurry Rush prompt and Defeat the Guardian objective
Link fights beside the Guardian's legs with the Guardian name bar and the Defeat the Guardian objective on screen

Breach of Demise Korok Seeds

There are six Korok Seeds on this map. Press Y at each spot to reveal the Korok. They are spread across the route, so detour a little while the Guardian is occupied.

Link runs through tall grass past a leafy plant on the escort route, with the Support Zelda objective shown
Link runs down a grassy route under the banner: Support Zelda's escape to the Targeted Outpost
Korok Seed

Flower beside the path before Zelda

While you escort Zelda down the road, a flower grows in the grass beside the path. Interact with it to find the Korok.

Flower glows green in the grass beside the path where the Korok hides
Korok with a dark red face stands in the grass beside the path
Korok Seed

Stump by the broken barricade

Beside the planks of the broken barricade, press Y at the stump on the edge of the path.

Stump at the edge of the path, with a hanging chain above and Link nearby
Korok stands on cracked ground among the planks of the broken barricade
Korok Seed

Flower by the lake ledge

Beside the lake, on the grass by the rock ledge, interact with the flower to reveal the Korok.

Link runs along the grass beside the lake toward the rock ledge
Yellow Korok stands in the grass by the lake and rock ledge
Korok Seed

Hill by the wooden watchtower

Walk up the grassy hill past the wooden watchtower and find the Korok standing in the tall grass among the flowers.

Link walks through grass with white flowers near a wooden pavilion
Korok stands in the tall grass on a hill among pink flowers
Korok Seed

Pinwheel beside the sandy platform

On the cracked ground beside the sandy platform, interact with the green pinwheel to reveal the Korok.

Link fights on the sandy platform near the wooden fences of the battle
Korok sits inside a green pinwheel on cracked ground beside the platform
Korok Seed

Wooden walkway to the Unearthed Guardian

Cross the wooden walkway toward the Unearthed Guardian. The Korok stands on the planks near the end; interact with it.

Link runs along the wooden walkway toward the Unearthed Guardian
Korok with a green leaf cap stands on the planks of the wooden walkway

Rewards and what unlocks next

RewardTypeHow
Zelda ZeldaPlayable WarriorUnlocked in the battle, after the first Unearthed Guardian is activated
Magnesis Magnesis and Stasis StasisSheikah Slate Sheikah Slate runesGained during the escort
Steamed Mushrooms Steamed Mushrooms and Steamed Fish Steamed FishRecipesRecipes Obtained on the results screen; Steamed Mushrooms Steamed Mushrooms gives Movement Speed +10%
Ice Rod Ice RodRodDropped by the Ice Wizzrobe Ice Wizzrobe
Mipha Mipha, Daruk Daruk, Revali Revali and Urbosa Urbosa battlesStoryOpen after the clear
Explosive – Handle With Care, Lizalfos InfestationChallengesOpen on the Hyrule map after the clear
The Frontiers of Knowledge, Swanked-Up Stable, On the Hook, Anything but Bugs, Pumpkin Burglars, Brawny BlacksmithsQuestsOpen on the Hyrule map after the clear; Brawny Blacksmiths unlocks the Hylian Blacksmith Guild

Chapter 2 now opens, and you can tackle its four champion battles in any order. A common first choice is Mipha, the Zora Princess.

Mipha says she must find Sidon and asks Link to cover her in a teal-lit area
Mipha's intro card, Zora Wellspring, describes her as the Zora princess entrusted with piloting Divine Beast Vah Ruta

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