BotW Waterblight Ganon: How to Beat It, HP, Weakness, Rewards

Waterblight Ganon is the phantom of Ganon inside Divine Beast Vah Ruta, the one that killed the Champion Mipha a hundred years ago. In Breath of the Wild’s Hyrule Compendium it “attacks with a spear and ice magic.” Many players free Vah Ruta first, so it is often the first Blight they meet. This page covers how the fight starts, its HP, both phases, the rewards, and the rematches in Hyrule Castle and the DLC. For all four side by side, see the Blight Ganon overview.

Where is Waterblight Ganon and how does the fight start?

In Divine Beast Vah Ruta, activate the five terminals to unlock the Main Control Unit. It is on the lowest floor; touching it starts the fight, with “Scourge of Divine Beast Vah Ruta — Waterblight Ganon” on the health bar.

How much HP does Waterblight Ganon have?

The game’s actor data gives it a base of 800 HP, the same as the other three Blights. What it actually has depends on where you fight it and how many Blights you have already beaten:

We found no data that gives the Blights different HP in Master Mode, and the game files have no Master Mode version of them. Master Mode enemies slowly recover health during a fight, and the Blights are said to do the same, so try to land your damage in bursts. More on the difficulty in the Master Mode guide.

What is Waterblight Ganon’s weakness?

Its eye. Shoot it in the face in the pause between two attacks and it is stunned for a moment; run in and hit it. Shock Arrows and Ancient Arrows are said to do especially heavy damage to it. If you have the Master Sword, its attack rises from 30 to 60 near a Blight.

How do you beat phase 1?

It has four spear attacks:

• Thrust: it pulls the spear to its side and stabs forward. Short reach; just step aside.
• Swipe: it raises the spear to its shoulder and sweeps. The spear is long, so dodge.
• Spear throw: it takes aim and throws the spear at you. Dodge as it lets go.
• Shockwave: it brings the spear to its chest and plants it in the ground, hitting the whole area around it. Back off as soon as you see the wind-up.

Dodge the thrust or the swipe at the last moment for a Flurry Rush. It is said that a Cryonis block placed between you also makes it break its spear on the ice and leaves an opening.

How do you beat phase 2?

At half health the water rises and only four platforms are left. Waterblight teleports between them and hovers over one.

• Ice blocks: sometimes one, sometimes several in a row. Keep Cryonis selected and shatter each block before it reaches you.
• Hitting one back: when a single block comes, freeze it in front of you with Stasis and hit it a few times toward Waterblight. When Stasis wears off, the block flies back into it. This is the way to go when you are out of arrows.
• Laser: like a Guardian, it aims its eye at you; jump aside just before the beam fires.

Shooting from a different platform is the safest. An arrow to the eye stuns it for a moment, long enough to run over and land a few hits.

Video walkthrough

Waterblight Ganon The Legend of Zelda Breath of The Wild — YouTube

What should you bring for Waterblight Ganon?

Vah Ruta’s dungeon has you swimming and climbing waterfalls, so you will already be wearing the Zora set.

What do you get for beating Waterblight Ganon?

It drops a Heart Container. When you use the Main Control Unit, Mipha’s spirit is freed and gives you her ability.

How Mipha’s Grace works and how long it takes to recharge is on the Champion abilities page. Once Vah Ruta is free, it fires on Calamity Ganon at the start of the final battle, taking 1,000 HP off him.

Do you fight Waterblight Ganon again in Hyrule Castle?

Only if you enter the Sanctum without freeing Vah Ruta. Any Blights you have not beaten appear before Calamity Ganon in the order Windblight, Waterblight, Fireblight, Thunderblight, so Waterblight comes second. There it always has 2,000 HP and fights the same way, but the battles run back to back and you cannot save in between. Beating it in the castle does not free Vah Ruta, so you do not get Mipha’s Grace. The route is in the Hyrule Castle walkthrough.

Waterblight Ganon in The Champions’ Ballad (DLC)

In the quest “EX Champion Mipha’s Song”, after the three Champion shrines, go back to where Divine Beast Vah Ruta stands. The monk’s voice takes you into a realm built from your memories, where the health bar reads “Illusory Realm — Waterblight Ganon” and it has a fixed 1,500 HP. The Adventure Log tells you to “complete the trial using only the tools provided”: your gear is swapped for a fixed set.

There are also a few ingredients. With only ten arrows, save them for clean shots at the eye and lean on Cryonis and Stasis in phase 2. Reportedly you get a Fairy after three failed attempts, and extra meals and elixirs after six. Winning upgrades your ability to Mipha’s Grace +, which recharges three times as fast. The whole quest line is in the Champions’ Ballad guide.

See also

The other three: Fireblight Ganon, Windblight Ganon, Thunderblight Ganon. Which Divine Beast to do first is in the Divine Beast order guide.