Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom: How To Defeat Volvagia

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom contains many callbacks to previous games — like every Zelda game, basically. But one of the most surprising awaits at the end of the Eldin Temple dungeon.

This Echoes of Wisdom Boss Guide covers the battle against Volvagia, a returning boss from Ocarina of Time. Volvagia is a little different from his 1998 counterpart, but not massively, so if you're getting stuck, we're here to help!

We've got the best strategy for beating Volvagia, the best Echoes, smoothies, equipment, and the rewards that wait for you after defeating the boss.

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom: Volvagia Boss Strategy

Before you jump into the boss room, you'll want some heat-resistant Smoothies to hand to stop Zelda from taking chip damage from burn. You'll also want some long-ranged Echoes, particularly for the second half of the fight. The arena is full of lava, and this is a fire-heavy fight, so be ready for things to take time.

When using Swordfighter Form, you'll want to use the Bow of Might to hit Volvagia so you don't put yourself in danger of his fire and sweeps. Bombs of Might, from the miniboss earlier, are also good!

Volvagia Phase 1

The first thing to note is the green orb on its neck — you need to destroy this to do any damage to the boss itself. To do that, try and get close to the boss, but it will do its best to stop you.

Volvagia can fire large green orbs at Zelda. These are slow but they track her movements, so dodge them as best you can. It will also attack you with fireballs, so deal with those as appropriate. You can either break the orb with Echoes or use Bind to pull it off the boss. Either way, if it breaks, you'll stun the boss, allowing you to get in for a few hits.

Volvagia will also frequently leave its little holes and fly around the arena. There's a section where the floor is cracked, so you can't stand on that. If that's the case, use ranged Echoes like the Boarblin and Moblin.

Once you've done enough damage, it will scream and start phase two.

Volvagia Phase 2

Volvagia gets a few new attacks during its second phase, but annoyingly, it stops using those holes. Now it spawns much further out from the platforms, meaning you'll absolutely want ranged Echoes for dealing damage. You can also throw bombs at the dragon.

The boss has two new attacks — a head sweep which you can jump out of the way of, and a fire beam which sets an entire platform on fire. Both of these are easy to spot and avoid, but they can do a lot of damage if you're unlucky.

It will also fly around. A lot. Meaning you'll be chasing after it a lot. Just do your best to break or Bind that orb, stun it, and unleash damage. Do this a few times and you'll win.

As always, you'll get a Heart Container, 5 Might Crystals, and a level-up for Tri. Plus, you'll also get Din's Sanction.

With Goron City saved, some of the people there need some extra help. Now is a good time to grab the Firework Echo for Dampé and his Automatons, so find out how to get that particular Echo from the Explosions Galore Side Quest.

You can also grab more Might Crystals across the region and tackle the remaining rifts.

Otherwise, your next destination depends on what you've already done. If this is your last Goddess Sanction, then you're on to Echoes of Wisdom's final quest. If not, you may need to head to Hebra Mountain or Faron Wetlands next.

That's all for this section of our Echoes of Wisdom guide. For more help, hints, or tips, head on over to our main Echoes of Wisdom walkthrough.