A guide on how to defeat the Fireblight Ganon inside the Divine Beast Vah Rudania, in Death Mountain.

How to Defeat the Fireblight Ganon¶

Fireblight Ganon is what corrupted Vah Rudania and spelled the end of Daruk 100 years ago. This time it will be different however, and we will wrestle back control of this Divine Beast.

In the first phase of this fight, Fireblight Ganon will use its large broadsword and the fire element in its other hand to attack you. Fireblight Ganon has three main attacks with its sword.

First, it will raise it in the air and slam it on the ground. Second, it will sweep the sword across the space in front of it. Due to the size of the sword, this attack is hard to dodge to activate Flurry Rush. Finally, Fireblight Ganon will wind up and do a spin attack three times. This covers a lot of area but is telegraphed.

Fireblight Ganon will use the fire in its other hand to create a lot of smaller, fiery pellets that it will then shoot at you. Keep your shield up and move to either side of the attack to dodge them.

During this phase, Fireblight Ganon will be close to the ground quite frequently. If you can activate Flurry Rush you will have a wide window of opportunity to inflict damage. Again, Fireblight Ganon’s weakest point is its eye, and Ice Arrows are particularly effective.

Once Fireblight Ganon reaches half health, it will go higher into the air and start phase two. Fireblight Ganon will first light its sword on fire, making its sword attacks deal more damage, and then it will cloak itself in a fiery shield. No melee or ranged attacks can hit it at all, so we will need to find a way to destroy the shield.

Fireblight Ganon will drift a distance away and begin to suck up the air around it in preparation for a massive attack. Throw a Bomb at it and it will get sucked in close to Fireblight Ganon. Detonate and Fireblight Ganon’s shield will be destroyed and it will be temporarily stunned and open to damage.

During the second phase, Fireblight Ganon’s sword attacks remain the same. However this time they are imbued with fire so the damage they deal will be higher. Definitely stay away.

Its fire element attack will change to a slow-moving fireball that follows you. After a brief period of time, it will explode in a wide radius that deals a lot of damage. It will also create updrafts you can use to shoot Fireblight Ganon from the sky.

Like all the other Blight Ganon bosses, Fireblight Ganon will attempt to strike you down with a standard Guardian laser once at critical health. Keep shooting its eye with arrows or parry with your shield to end it once and for all.

Once you have destroyed Fireblight Ganon, pick up the heart container and activate the main control unit. You won’t be able to return to Vah Rudania anymore once this is done.

Daruk’s Protection¶

Daruk will appear and gift you his special ability, Daruk’s Protection. You saw Yunobo using this earlier. Hold [ZL] and you will put up a shield that will take just about any attack, and can even automatically reflect Guardian lasers. After you have used it three times it will need to recharge. This is an excellent augmentation to your defenses alongside Mipha’s Grace.

You will then be teleported back to Goron City while Daruk pilots Vah Rudania to the peak of Death Mountain to shoot a laser into Hyrule Castle. Once you have returned to Goron City, Yunobo will tell you to go see Bludo. Go meet him and he will congratulate you and offer you the treasure chest in his house.

His house is right behind him. Enter and open the chest for a Boulder Breaker, Daruk’s weapon when he was alive. At this point, the main quest is complete and Vah Rudania is back under our control!