To the Great Plateau Walkthrough (Chapter 1, Battle 1)

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Walkthrough overview

• To the Great Plateau Walkthrough (Chapter 1, Battle 1)A short tutorial walk with Zelda, Rauru and Sonia. Controls, rewards and what opens next.
• The Art of the Blade Walkthrough (Chapter 1, Battle 2)Beat Typhan, Quino, Rauru, Pastos, Braton and Agraston, find the Korok Seed, chests and rewards.
• Where Ancient Wisdom Sleeps Walkthrough (Chapter 1, Battle 3)Flame Emitter, Time Bomb, Frox, Stone Talus and Flux Construct I, plus all five chests.
• Raging Sands Walkthrough (Chapter 2, Battle 4)Take the outposts, beat four Gerudo Captains, the Molduga and Ardi, and find all 3 Korok Seeds and 4 chests.
• The Hands of Evil Walkthrough (Chapter 2, Battle 5)Capture the outpost as the Mysterious Construct, get the Rocket and rescue Ardi from two Gerudo Captains.
• Growing Suspicion Walkthrough (Chapter 2, Battle 6)All three Korok Seeds, both chests, the Gerudo Assassin, Stone Talus and the final corrupted construct.
• Striking North Walkthrough (Chapter 2, Battle 7)Rescue three Hylian Captains, beat the Hinox and Lynel, and find both Korok Seeds and all seven chests.
• Beneath the Blood Moon Walkthrough (Chapter 2, Battle 8)Flight controls, both Korok Seed ring runs and how to beat the Frost Gleeok.
• The Howling Tempests Walkthrough (Chapter 2, Battle 9)Unlock Fuse attacks, Calamo and Typhan, find all 3 Korok Seeds and 4 chests, and beat Grimgera.
• Shadows in the Snow Walkthrough (Chapter 3, Battle 10)Unlock Raphica, rescue Pinnec, beat the ice enemies, and find all 3 Korok Seeds and 4 chests.
• Lanayru Defiled Walkthrough (Chapter 3, Battle 11)Clear sludge enemies, recruit Qia, get the Hydrant, beat Grimtorok, and find 3 Korok Seeds and 4 chests.
• The Behemoth in the Crater Walkthrough (Chapter 3, Battle 12)How to beat the Moragia flight battle with Zonai attack devices and get the Korok Seed.
• Crisis on Death Mountain Walkthrough (Chapter 3, Battle 13)Rescue the Gorons, unlock Agraston, beat the Fire Lynels and find all 5 Korok Seeds and 5 chests.
• Under Cover of Mist Walkthrough (Chapter 3, Battle 14)Capture outposts through hidden passages, beat the Aerocudas and Grimgera, and find all 7 Korok Seeds.
• Terror of the Sands Walkthrough (Chapter 4, Battle 15)Play as Ardi, clear Gibdo hives, defend the main outpost, and find all 4 Korok Seeds and 7 chests.
• The Crimson Omen Walkthrough (Chapter 4, Battle 16)Beat the corrupted Forbidden Construct as Calamo and the Knight Construct, with tips for its attacks.
• A Time for Action Walkthrough (Chapter 4, Battle 17)Four-sage outpost siege, all 4 Korok Seeds, 4 chests and the five elites.
• The Counterstrike Walkthrough (Chapter 4, Battle 18)Outposts, Zelda joining, the Grimgohma boss fight, 4 Korok Seeds and 4 chests.
• Ambush in the Depths Walkthrough (Chapter 4, Battle 19)Flight battle devices, Rock Octoroks, the breakable wall and the Black Hinox finale.
• Purging the Shadows Walkthrough (Chapter 4, Battle 20)Flux Construct outposts, Gloom Spawns, Phantom Ganon boss fight and all 5 chests.
• Fire and Sand Walkthrough (Chapter 4, Battle 21)Outposts, Silver Moblins, Grimgibdo boss tips, eight chests and first-clear rewards.
• Into the Fray Walkthrough (Chapter 5, Battle 22)Zonai devices for the flight battle, the Korok ring seed and how to beat King Gleeok.
• The Archfiend’s Return Walkthrough (Chapter 5, Battle 23)How to beat Grimgera in his third fight, best warriors and first-clear rewards.
• The Battle of Hyrule Castle Walkthrough (Chapter 5, Battle 24)Outposts, Grimtorok and Grimgohma, 5 Korok Seeds and 6 chests.
• The Demon King, Ensnared Walkthrough (Chapter 5, Battle 25)Outposts, Silver Lynel, Captain Construct III, three Phantom Ganons, 3 Korok Seeds and 4 chests.
• The Battle of Hyrule Field Walkthrough (Chapter 5, Battle 26)Empty the enemy army gauge, then defeat the Archfiend Grimgibdo.
• The Final Confrontation Walkthrough (Chapter 5, Battle 27)The Phantom Ganon wave, the L-button blast and Demon King Ganondorf strategy with Zelda and Rauru.
• A Clash of Constructs Walkthrough (Chapter 6, Battle 28)The three-phase Forbidden Construct fight, flight tips, the ending and what opens in the post-game.

To the Great Plateau is the opening battle of the game and works as a tutorial. You control Zelda, follow Rauru and Sonia through the Forest of Spirits, free a group of Hylian soldiers from the Shades that possess them and keep walking until you reach the Great Plateau. The goal is simply to follow the story to the end of the walk and move on to The Art of the Blade.

Before you start

The recommended level is 1 and Zelda is the only character you can use, so there are no choices to make. Treat this as a chance to settle into the controls, because the next battles build on them.

Basic controls

Press Y for a regular attack and X for a strong attack; ending a string of regular hits with X finishes a combo. Press B to dodge, and if you tap it at the moment an enemy hit would land you pull off a perfect dodge, which opens up a Flurry Rush. Hold ZL to block.

Forest of Spirits walkthrough

Follow Rauru and Sonia

After the opening scenes, Zelda wakes in the forest beside two strangers who turn out to be Rauru and Sonia. Walk behind them along the path while on-screen prompts teach you how to move and how to move the camera. Nothing attacks you yet.

Fight the Shades

When you reach the Hylian soldiers’ camp a short scene plays: the soldiers are possessed by Shades, and Zelda draws on the power of light to fight them. Rauru and Sonia fight beside you. This is the combat lesson: prompts ask you to chain Y attacks, finish with X for a strong attack, dodge with B and guard with ZL. The possessed soldiers are weak, so you can experiment without worrying about your health.

Reach the Great Plateau

Once the last possessed soldier is down, Rauru and Sonia take over and calm the area. Keep following them along the road, past a Zonai stone monument, until you reach the Great Plateau and Hyrule Castle comes into view.

Rewards and what unlocks next

This battle has no boss. Clearing it makes the next story battle available.

Continue with The Art of the Blade, where Zelda trains against Typhan, Quino and King Rauru.