Queen Gibdo: Difference between revisions

Once it is defeated in the Hyrule overworld, it can continue to be encountered in specific arenas in the Depths, where upon death it will drop a [[Queen Gibdo Wing]]. With no natural light sources available in [[the Depths]], the sand hives do not create large pillars of light when destroyed like they do in the [[Lightning Temple]]. This requires Link to either rely explicitly on fire and lightning damage or utilize [[Mirror]] Zonai Devices in other ways, as the collectible item version generates its own light.

==== Phase 1 ====

Queen Gibdo's arena any time it is fought will always contain four mushroom-shaped hives of sand that will remain inert in this first phase. Queen Gibdo will skitter around the arena, usually keeping to the darkest parts of the room, and fire a sand beam at Link, before fluttering in the air, out of melee weapon's reach. Queen Gibdo needs to be hit with fire, thunder or light to cause her to turn pale, fly to an adjacent part of the arena and land on the ground. [[Riju's Power of Lightning]] is always available, but if Riju gets hit it will be interrupted. A bow fusion is more reliable, especially if using [[Fire Keese Eyeball]]s or [[Electric Keese Eyeball]]s as they will home in addition to applying the correct elements. She will then pound the ground to cause four sand tornadoes to appear, damaging Link if he gets caught in them. While Queen Gibdo is on the ground, she is no longer immune to arrows, but '''she is still immune to direct melee attacks''' so there's no point in closing in just yet. To make Queen Gibdo collapse on the floor and become vulnerable to melee attack, she needs to be dealt a sizable amount of additional damage whilst she is on the ground; a second hit from Riju's thunder will do the trick, but simply staying away and shooting Queen Gibdo from a safe distance with a strong bow and good fuses can work as well. Once Queen Gibdo collapses on the floor, that is your chance to close in and attack with the strongest melee weapon on hand. Alternatively, gain height with a explosive-fused shield and spam headshots in bullet time, as Queen Gibdo has a head hitbox unlike the other temple bosses.