Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity - Divine Beasts Guide
Our Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity - Divine Beasts Guide is the best source of information for the Divine Beasts of the game, giving you comprehensive details on their background, moveset, and the Chapter entries where they can be used to battle the armies of Calamity Ganon.
Background on the Divine Beasts
In Breath of the Wild, we got introduced to the Divine Beasts, the ancient weapons of the Champions for helping the Knight and the Princess in sealing Calamity Ganon.
We learned that during the previous return of Calamity Ganon, he claimed these powerful weapons for himself, by sending his Blights to defeat the four Champions coming from the Rito, the Gerudo, the Goron, and the Zora.
Hence the Divine Beasts served more as puzzles to be solved in BOTW, culminating in boss fights with the Blight Ganons.
Experience Battles Using the Divine Beasts
In the Age of Calamity, we can experience first-hand how it feels to do battle with the armies of Ganon using the Divine Beasts. In this game's timeline, they were never consumed by Calamity Ganon, as the Champions, with the help of other heroes, triumphed over the Blights.
This opens up new and exciting gameplay mechanics and quests that can help us appreciate how powerful and useful they are in the fight against Ganon.
In your gameplay, you will experience various challenges like defeating a large number of enemies within a time-limit, capturing a number of outposts while maintaining your health, or defending a base from attacks while attacking the enemy's main outpost. There is even a Chapter entry where you can use a Divine Beast to defeat a Blight Ganon.
Receiving Aid from the Divine Beasts
In the Age of Calamity, not only do you use the Divine Beasts to battle, but you will also experience scenarios where they help you in capturing outposts or defeating large enemies.
In the scene below, we can see that Vah Rudania captured an Outpost for us. We can actually see his Magma Rain attack falling from the sky and into the enemy outpost.
In the scene below, Link fights a Guardian when suddenly a blast came from the sky, destroying the Guardian, with the help of Van Naboris.
These two kinds of experiences, being able to use the Divine Beasts in battle and actually seeing them in action, enrich their role in the story of the game. They are no longer puzzles or dungeons that you have to unlock.
Vah Ruta
Vah Ruta is the Divine Beast of the Zora, piloted by their Champion and princess, Mipha. Waterblight Ganon will attempt to claim it and has to be defeated in a boss fight.
Divine Beast Battles
You will experience Divine Beast battles using Vah Ruta in these Chapter entries.
Vah Ruta Controls
Vah Ruta has the following controls for doing battles. View our Vah Ruta Guide for more information.
- Intercept - for defense against incoming attacks
- Frozen Blast - a long-range attack that freezes enemies hit
- Icicle Barrage - a powerful AOE attack with a cooldown
- Fling Upward - a melee attack that can destroy obstacles and buildings
- Special Attack - the ultimate attack that relies on a gauge
Vah Rudania
Vah Rudania is the Divine Beast of the Goron, piloted by their Champion and hero, Daruk. Fireblight Ganon will attempt to claim it and has to be defeated in a boss fight.
Divine Beast Battles
You will experience Divine Beast battles using Vah Rudania in these Chapter entries.
Vah Rudania Controls
Vah Rudania has the following controls for doing battles. View our Vah Rudania Guide for more information.
- Counter - for defense against incoming attacks
- Lava Bomb - a long-range attack that explodes on enemies hit
- Magma Rain - a powerful AOE attack with a cooldown
- Trample - a melee attack that can destroy obstacles and buildings
- Special Attack - the ultimate attack that relies on a gauge
Vah Naboris
Vah Naboris is the Divine Beast of the Gerudo, piloted by their Champion and ruler, Urbosa. Thunderblight Ganon will attempt to claim it and has to be defeated in a boss fight.
Divine Beast Battles
You will experience Divine Beast battles using Vah Naboris in these Chapter entries.
Vah Naboris Controls
Vah Naboris has the following controls for doing battles. View our Vah Naboris Guide for more information.
- Intercept - for defense against incoming attacks
- Lightning Strike - a long-range attack that electrocutes enemies hit
- Lightning Onslaught - the most powerful AOE attack in the game without a cooldown
- Rush - a running attack that can destroy obstacles and buildings
- Special Attack - the ultimate attack that relies on a gauge
Vah Medoh
Vah Medoh is the Divine Beast of the Rito, piloted by their Champion and warrior, Revali. Windblight Ganon will attempt to claim it and has to be defeated in a boss fight.
Divine Beast Battles
You will experience Divine Beast battles using Vah Medoh in these Chapter entries.
Vah Medoh Controls
Vah Medoh has the following controls for doing battles. View our Vah Medoh Guide for more information.
- Barrier - for defense against incoming attacks
- Cannon Barrage - a long-range attack that blasts enemies hit
- Light Blades - a powerful AOE attack with a cooldown
- Change Viewpoint - a means to change perspective relative to Vah Medoh
- Special Attack - the ultimate attack that relies on a gauge
View our Bosses Guide to find out more about the major enemies of the game.
