BotW Divine Beast Order: Best Order and Which One First

Breath of the Wild does not force a Divine Beast order. The route below is a first-play recommendation built around early survival, useful exploration rewards, regional preparation, and the final boss.

All four at a glance, in the recommended order. The difficulty column is our own first-play ranking, explained below.

Which Divine Beast should you do first in BotW?

Start with Vah Ruta, then clear Vah Medoh, Vah Rudania, and Vah Naboris. Ruta gives a new player the strongest safety net, while Medoh follows with the most flexible traversal reward. Rudania needs dedicated heat preparation, and Naboris has the most involved local lead-up plus a fast lightning boss.

Complete Seek Out Impa to receive the Free the Divine Beasts main quest. There is no required Beast after that point. All 15 main quests are listed on main quest order. If you are still choosing your entry point to the series, the Zelda game starting guide gives the wider play-order context.

Where are all four Divine Beasts?

Each Beast has a regional main quest, a Champion, and a local settlement that acts as your staging point.

The Medoh approach is the only one here that explicitly warns you about freezing in the sky. Use the cold-resistance guide if your current clothing and meals do not cover that trip.

What rewards do the Divine Beasts give?

These are the real-time cooldowns for the base ability, Hyrule Castle, and the DLC upgrade. The three active abilities recharge only after their last stored use is spent; Mipha’s Grace has a single activation.

For a first run, Mipha’s Grace changes mistakes into recovery, while Revali’s Gale changes how quickly you move through Hyrule. Daruk’s Protection and Urbosa’s Fury are powerful combat tools, but they do less to smooth the opening hours.

How all four Champion abilities compare, with recharge times and the DLC upgrades, is on the Champion abilities page.

What is the Divine Beast difficulty order?

Our practical first-play ranking from easiest to hardest is Medoh, Ruta, Rudania, Naboris. This is an editorial ranking, not an official stat. Medoh has a short, direct setup; Ruta is beginner-friendly but asks you to gather Shock Arrows; Rudania adds a hazardous climate; Naboris combines a longer prequest with Thunderblight’s quick lightning attacks.

Boss health also changes with encounter order, regardless of which Blight occupies that position:

The best first Beast and the easiest Beast are therefore not the same question. Ruta is our safer opening because of its reward; Medoh is the lighter dungeon package and the faster-exploration choice.

How do the Divine Beasts affect the final battle?

Every completed Beast helps twice. Its corresponding Blight no longer appears in the boss sequence before Calamity Ganon, and its Champion fires on Ganon when the main fight begins. Each beam removes 12.5% of Ganon’s maximum health; freeing all four removes 50%.

That makes completing every Beast the most direct way to shorten the finale. Before entering Hyrule Castle, the Master Sword guide covers another major preparation goal, while the Korok Seeds guide is better saved for inventory expansion and completion work rather than treated as a story requirement. If you have only just left the Great Plateau, start with the beginner tips; for how to spend Spirit Orbs, see hearts or stamina first.