Waterblight Ganon

Waterblight Ganon

Title	Scourge of the Divine Beast Vah Ruta
Games	Breath of the Wild
Dungeons	Divine Beast Vah Ruta Hyrule Castle (if not defeated at Vah Ruta)
Rewards	Heart Container Mipha's Grace
Threat
Attacks	Spear Jab Ice Block Attack Laser Beam
Effective Weapons	Arrows Two-Handed Weapons
Related	Windblight Ganon Thunderblight Ganon Fireblight Ganon Calamity Ganon

Appearances

Breath of the Wild

Waterblight Ganon was created by Astor to corrupt the Divine Beast Vah Ruta, eventually serving as boss of the dungeon when Link came to free it of Ganon's control 100 years later. If Link doesn't fight Waterblight Ganon inside of Vah Ruta, he will later encounter the boss in the Sanctum inside of Hyrule Castle.

In the EX Champion Mipha's Song DLC quest, Waterblight Ganon is fought again with limited equipment in the Illusory Realm.

Strategy

Phase 1

During the first phase of the battle, Waterblight Ganon will wield a massive spear and will attack you with it. The most risk-reward method of battling it is to wait for it to attack and then try to time a Perfect Dodge on it by hopping away at the last second, followed by a Flurry Rush where you can deliver a number of attacks in a short period of time. The much safer route is to keep your distance and use projectiles such as arrows, or even just tossing your weapons out at Waterblight Ganon.

Phase 2

After Waterblight Ganon has lost half its health, this will trigger the second phase of the battle. The room will flood with water and only four platforms remain. Waterblight Ganon will create a block of ice and launch it towards you. The block can be disintegrated by using the Cryonis ability, so be sure to keep that handy, or frozen with Stasis. As the battle progresses, Waterblight Ganon will begin to shoot three ice blocks out at a time, and then five ice blocks. These can be quite damaging, so be sure to have Cryonis readily available.

After you get rid of the ice blocks, there is an opening where you can shoot Waterblight Ganon with an arrow. After successfully hitting it, Waterblight Ganon will move to a different platform. It is best to just stay put, unless it moves to the platform close enough to where you are standing. Arrows with an elemental effect, such as Ice or Shock arrows, will often stun it long enough for you to get over and wail on it. Just repeat this process over and over until its health comes down. Occasionally Waterblight Ganon will use its spear to attack, at which point, just do your best to avoid it. If you can time a Perfect Dodge, this is another opportunity to get in a load of damage.

If you do run out of arrows, then Perfect Dodges are about your only method of dealing damage. You can also freeze one of its ice blocks with Stasis, and then hit it back at it. You can damage it with bombs, but it is hard to get close to it.

Health Points

As with all the Blights, this Blight's Health Points (HP) depend on a number of factors, including the place where they're fought, and given that circumstance, the number of Blights that have been defeated before it.

Location of Fight	Location Dependent Calculation	1st Blight	2nd Blight	3rd Blight	4th Blight
Hyrule Castle's Sanctum	HP + 3 x (HP / 2) Base HP for Blights at location = 800 Not dependent of previous encounters so: 800 + 3(800/2) = 2000 HP for every Blight	2000 HP	2000 HP	2000 HP	2000 HP
Illusory Realm (DLC)	HP + 4 x (HP / 2) Base HP for Blights at location = 500 Not dependent of previous encounters except for access to Illusory Realm, so: 500 + 4(500/2) = 1500 HP for every Blight	1500 HP	1500 HP	1500 HP	1500 HP
Divine Beast	HP + (Nº of previous Blights defeated) x (HP / 2) Base HP for Blights at location = 800 Dependent of previous encounters, as it's cumulative	800 + 0(800/2) = 800 HP	800 + 1(800/2) = 1200 HP	800 + 2(800/2) = 1600 HP	800 + 3(800/2) = 2000 HP