Divine Beast Vah Ruta
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Breath of the Wild Walkthrough Chapter 5: Vah Ruta Dungeon |
The Divine Beast Vah Ruta is one of the four Divine Beasts in Breath of the Wild. The interior of Vah Ruta serves as one of the four main dungeons in the game. Link must defeat Waterblight Ganon in order to free the mechanical beast from Ganon's control.
Gaining Entrance
After Link has completed Reach Zora's Domain and obtained at least twenty Shock Arrows, he meets Prince Sidon at East Reservoir Lake. From there, Sidon will swim around the lake with Link on his back, while the Malice-controlled Vah Ruta will defend itself with giant ice cubes and spiked ice balls shot from cannons. Use Cryonis to destroy these.
Eventually, Sidon will swim in close, allowing Link to use the Zora Armor to swim up a torrent of water and hit a glowing orb with a Shock Arrow. Once all four orbs have been hit, the Divine Beast is subdued, and Sidon brings Link to the entrance.
Dungeon Overview
Map
When entering the Divine Beast, there is a shut gate on the left in the first room. Shoot the eyeball to destroy the Malice, then open the gate with Cryonis to get the dungeon map from the Guidance Stone, allowing Link to change the angle of water coming from Vah Ruta's trunk.
Terminals
- From the door to the map room, head toward the gears on the wall. Use Magnesis to turn the handle, raising the terminal, and then activate it.
- Turn around and head to the door on the right which leads outside. Follow the ramp up and enter the door on the right. Besides a Guardian Scout II, there is a water spout moving a smaller water wheel, and an unmoving larger water wheel. A terminal is inside the smaller wheel, and can be accessed by freezing the spout using Cryonis with proper timing.
- Using the map to drop water onto the large water wheel, ride it up and go past the Guardian Scout to activate the switch. This creates a waterfall to use as a shortcut. From the switch, paraglide to a walkway leading to the centre of the big wheel, and use Stasis to hold the Ancient Orb in the Shrine Pedestal as it rotates, such that the gate stays open and allows you to access the terminal right-side-up.
- Glide back down to the ledge between the two water wheels as before, this time face the larger water wheel. Jump or walk off the paddle to the ledge ahead and take out the Guardian Scout I or Guardian Scout II (Master Mode). Just to the left you will see a pressure switch. Stand on it to activate the waterfall to the area below. Glide down landing in the water at the bottom of the waterfall. Swim up the waterfall and glide over to the ledge ahead with the chest. Open it for, depending on how far you are in the quest, a Knight's Halberd or Royal Halberd. Glide back down to the ledge just below and exit down the hallway. You should see the trunk of the Divine Beast Vah Ruta in front of you. Use the map and set the trunk to position 1. As the trunk lowers, you will see a chest toward the end. Jump out and glide over to it taking out the malice. Open it for an Ancient Shaft. Continue to scale up the trunk by repeatedly jumping and moving back and forth. Alternately if you are having difficulty, use the map and set the trunk to position 7. Follow the trunk back down to the doorway, use the map to set the trunk back to position 1 and glide over to the end of the trunk. Use the map and set the trunk to position 7. As the trunk raises, continue forward and look over the edge where you will see the terminal. Wait for the trunk to move up far enough to safely land on the ledge below/behind the terminal. When the trunk stops moving, activate Terminal 4.
- Head out the door opposite of where Link entered this area, turn right going up the ramp and take out the malice via the eyeball. Enter the door at the top and you should see the terminal blocked by a gate. You will see a larger ball on a track down to the left of the terminal and 2 stones with a chest in the center on a track down to the right of the terminal. Use the map to move Vah Ruta's trunk to the seventh position, and water will begin to flow in causing the large water wheel to move. You will now see the large ball approach the top, it will slide along the track opening the gate to access the terminal. As the terminal approaches the top, use Stasis on the large ball timing it just right to hold it in place and keep the gate open. Activate the terminal.
- Turn around and enjoy the view for a second. As you are looking around you will see a chest on the left ledge in the distance covered by malice, but the eye is on the right ledge in the distance. There are a couple of ways to do this. You can jump off the trunk, glide along the middle, when you are close enough face right, take an mid air bow shot at the eye, pull back out the glider and land on the left platform. Alternately jump off the trunk, glide over landing on the left platform and shoot an arrow across at the eye. Regardless, take out the malice. Open the chest for Ice Arrow x10. Turn around and go over to the edge of the ledge. If you are positioned just right look at the top of the head to the right and you will see an opening. Glide over to it and jump in. You will land on a ledge. Take out the malice on the ceiling. Look down to see the terminal surrounded by flames. In front of you is a wall with gears and a handle. Use Magnesis to turn the handle in front of you to open the top of the head. Use the map and set the trunk to position 6. This will lower the trunk, water will flow in and extinguish the flames. Jump down and activate Terminal 5
Turn around and jump off the edge, either the left or right, and glide down to the lowest level. Continue forward through the opening and down the ramp. Head over and activate the Main Control Unit to begin the fight with Waterblight Ganon.
Waterblight Ganon
- Main article: Waterblight Ganon
Phase I: Waterblight Ganon uses a spear to attack that has pretty good range which he will swing, thrust, throw or use a shockwave. He also warps around the area. Focus on attacking his eye with arrows to stun him. Bomb arrows will work better than regular arrows as it will inflict more damage. When you hit his eye enough he will be stunned and fall. You can also just shoot him anywhere with an ancient arrow inflicting the most damage and he will fall right away. Run up to him and attack with melee weapons, arrows, elemental arrows or ancient arrows. Perfect dodge or backflip his spear attacks for melee flurry attack as well.
Phase II: As Waterblight Ganon gets towards half health he will take a new approach. He will fill the room with water leaving 4 solid platforms to stand on. He will be hanging from the ceiling now and begin using ice block attacks which can be taken out with Cryonis. It will be difficult to attack him if you are not on solid ground. You can use Cryonis to stand in the water area. When his health gets down enough he will use a laser from his eye. If you get hit by this it will cause significant damage. Continue your attack method as previous. Waterblight Ganon will use any of his attacks with no specific pattern at this point.
Once you defeat Waterblight Ganon, you will receive a Heart Container. Activate the Main Control Unit to free Mipha's spirit and receive Mipha's Grace.
Enemies
- Enemies in Divine Beast Vah Ruta
Treasure Chests
- From the map terminal, turn around and head back out of the door, looking in the water down to the right you will see a chest. Use Magnesis to pull the chest out of the water and open for an Ancient Spring.
- In the area with the second terminal, a ledge with a Silver Rupee chest can be reached by gliding from the top of the smaller water wheel.
- In the same room, using the map to set the large waterwheel turning allows access to a malice-covered chest on the outside of the wheel. Kill the eyeball to allow the chest to be looted for the bundle of ten Fire Arrows inside.
- Inside the large waterwheel, use stasis to hold a block toward the outside of the wheel, allowing access to a chest on the wheel's hub with an Ancient Core. It is advisable to avoid being crushed when the stasis expires.
- Swim up the waterfall created from pressing the switch, and paraglide from the highest point over to the ledge ahead with the chest. Open it for a Hylia Series spear - depending on the current World Level, possibly a Knight's Halberd or Royal Halberd.
Terminal 4/5
Glide back down to the ledge just below and exit down the hallway. You should see the trunk of the Divine Beast Vah Ruta in front of you. Use the map and set the trunk to position 1. As the trunk lowers, you will see a chest toward the end. Jump out and glide over to it taking out the malice. Open it for an Ancient Shaft.
Terminal 5/5
Turn around and enjoy the view for a second. As you are looking around you will see a chest on the left ledge in the distance covered by malice, but the eye is on the right ledge in the distance. There are a couple of ways to do this. You can jump off the trunk, glide along the middle, when you are close enough face right, take an mid air bow shot at the eye, pull back out the glider and land on the left platform. Alternately jump off the trunk, glide over landing on the left platform and shoot an arrow across at the eye. Regardless, take out the malice. Open the chest for Ice Arrow x10.