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The Archfiend’s Return Walkthrough (Chapter 5, Battle 23)

Age of Imprisonment 100% Completion Walkthrough28 chapters
Walkthrough overview
ChapterChapter 5, Battle 23
RegionHyrule Castle (the ground in front of the castle gate)
Recommended levelLv 47
WarriorsRauru, Zelda, Agraston Agraston and Qia Qia
BossGrimgera, Archfiend of Tempests
Korok Seeds0
UnlocksFirst-clear battlefield materials; the next story battle, The Battle of Hyrule Castle

The Archfiend’s Return is a single boss fight: you must defeat Grimgera for the third time. He is weak to fire, anti-air attacks and shield breakers, and the fight has two phases. The first clear pays three battlefield materials and a Zonaite Steel (Bow).

Grimgera hovers over the ground in front of Hyrule Castle's gate
The victory screen shows the Zonaite Steel (Bow) reward for The Archfiend's Return
The victory screen lists the Skyshroom, Flint and Sapphire first-clear materials

Before you start

The recommended level is 47. Your party is Rauru, Zelda, Agraston and Qia, carried over from the flight battle before it, and you can switch between them during the fight. Take fire-element attacks, a character with a good anti-air move for when he flies out of reach, and shield-breaking moves. Keep the Flame Emitter Zonai device on your wheel as well, next to Zelda’s Temporal Counter and Temporal Toss.

Rauru warns the party to stay alert as Agraston closes in on Grimgera
Rauru, Agraston and Qia stand ready on the castle grounds as Grimgera circles overhead
Grimgera rears up in the air with his icy claws raised above Qia and the hero

Grimgera boss fight

Phase 1: airborne Grimgera

Grimgera is weak to fire, anti-air and shield-breaker attacks. As the fight opens Qia warns that he has come back even stronger, and he fights in a red, enraged state. When he flies too high for your melee attacks, use an anti-air move to drag him back down within reach. Place a Flame Emitter right against him to drain his weak-point gauge quickly.

A Flame Emitter sprays fire along the ground at Grimgera

He sends storms of icicles and whirling tornadoes through the party. Answer the icicles with a deflecting skill such as Zelda’s Temporal Counter.

Grimgera swings through the party in a storm of red energy and icicles
Grimgera spins up whirling tornadoes around Qia and Agraston
The Zonai device wheel shows Temporal Counter and Flame Emitter during the fight

Phase 2: grounded Grimgera

Once the first weak-point gauge breaks his wings are clipped, and he stays on the ground and loses his weakness to anti-air attacks. He is still weak to fire, so keep attacking with fire. Counter his charge to stagger him, then defeat him to finish the battle.

Agraston says the beast's wings are clipped and Grimgera stands grounded
Zelda aims her bow at the grounded Grimgera while allies strike him
The party's final blows blast Grimgera in a burst of golden light

Rewards and what unlocks next

CollectibleTypeWhere
Skyshroom Skyshroom x15, Flint Flint x15, Sapphire Sapphire x3First-clear battlefield materialsBattle clear
Zonaite Steel (Bow) Zonaite Steel (Bow)Battle rewardBattle clear

The assault on the castle itself follows in The Battle of Hyrule Castle.

Rauru tells the party to split into two groups as the fight at Hyrule Castle opens
A Moblin is fought in the gloom-soaked ground before Hyrule Castle

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