Zelda: The Ocarina Of Time cheats: Combat

Note: Button presses are described in Nintendo 64 version format. Use the equivalent button on the Gamecube controller when playing that version.

Kill the rolling Goron:
To kill the giant rolling Goron in Goron City, bomb him about ten times. After the ninth bombing, he will grunt and the other Goron's will run out to kill you. Note: The rolling Goron can not be killed if the bomb bag has already been obtained from him,
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One hit kills in Ice Cavern:
Use Din's Fire for a one hit kill for anything, including the wolves. Make sure you have a lot of magic.
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Defeating Business Scrubs:
When business scrubs try to make a deal with you, simply hit the ground (not the platform) and all the Scrubs will be easily defeated.
Information in this section was contributed by Duckmon010.

To make a Business Scrub stop firing at you, just hit the ground with the Megaton Hammer.
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Defeating Dark Link:
During the battle with the Dark Link in the Water Temple, press Z to lock on to him, then press Forward + B to jab at him until he is defeated.
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The best way to kill Dark Link is with the Megaton Hammer. When you enter the room, go to the far end and turn around. Dark Link will be waiting. When the battle starts, do not lock onto him. Instead, equip the Megaton Hammer. Use the Megaton Hammer when Dark Link is close during the battle.
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An alternate strategy is to get close to him and use Din's Fire until he is defeated.
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The absolute fastest way to kill Dark Link is to use the jabbing method (lock on to him, then press Forward + B) continuously while using the Biggoron's Sword. If done correctly and fast enough, he will die before he starts attacking Link.
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Start the battle with at least one fairy and the Biggorn Sword. Lock on to Dark Link and press Z + B to stab him. Continue to do this until Dark Link is defeated. Stay away from him when he attacks because you cannot block with the Biggorn Sword.
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If you stab at Dark Link (Z-target and press B), he will jump onto your sword. After he does this a few times, he will start to hit you. A good way to kill him is to keep attacking nonstop, mixing overhead swings (Forward + B) and horizontal swings (Side + B). Eventually, Dark Link will drop his guard and you will score a hit.
Information in this section was contributed by Tibobri.

While facing Dark Link, equip the Biggoron's Sword before you enter the room. Enter and after you see Dark Link, Z-target him and move the Analog-stick Down/Back. Then. strike him by moving forward and pressing B. Repeat this and you should be done in no time.
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Do not use Z-targeting. He does everything you do, and that includes Z-targeting. Instead, just fight normally, and when you jab with ZT, he just stands on your sword and hits you. It will be a fairer fight without him locking on to you no matter what.
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You will need the Green Potion and Din's Fire. Stand still, Z-target him, and raise your shield. When he comes near, use Din's Fire. He will disappear, and appear behind you. Repeat this until you run out of magic. Drink your Green Potion, hit him once more, and he will die.
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Dark Link copies your sword and shield attacks and evades everything else except the Megaton Hammer. It always hits Dark Link. You can also use Din's Fire if you have the MP.
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Lock on him and shoot with an arrow. He will dodge it and roll towards you, however he will roll back immediately. To take advantage of this, shoot an arrow and immediately take out the Biggoron Sword and hit him. After this, he will repeatedly come up to you and stand there until hit.
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When you venture close to Dark Link, he will most often backflip away. Keep using your jump attack and you will eventually catch him. After that, repeat the process until you defeat him.
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The easiest way to defeat Dark Link is with the Megaton Hammer. Although he mimics your moves, he is not as swift as he would like to be. Since he does mimic you, get directly in his face. He will not hit you because you are not hitting him. Without Z-targeting him, hit him with the hammerHe will pop up behind you after he is hit. Quickly turn around and repeat. You should be able to take him out without getting hit.
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Get Dark Link to start fighting you. Get to some distance from him, then let him approach. Wait until he starts madly slashing you, then smash him vertically with the Megaton Hammer. He will go straight through the ice. Turn around and he will be running towards you again. As soon as he gets to you, smash him again. Turn around again. Again, he will be approaching you. Repeat the same tactic about five times and you will defeat him.
Information in this section was contributed by Owen.

Using this trick, you can defeat Dark Link in the Water Temple without getting hit. Before you fight him, make sure that you have a Broken Giant's Knife. Equip the Iron Boots and the Broken Giant's Knife. When he begins to attack, notice that neither of you can move very easily, disabling the CPU's ability to dodge most of your attacks. Also, since the Giant's Knife is a two-handed sword, they cannot use their shields. The sword is too short for the CPU to have Dark Link jump on; continuously thrust the sword at him (forward and attack). He will not be able to move in time and will not be able to guard against it. Note that once yuo hit him, he reappears by the tree in the center of the room -- keep your guard up. This is a very good strategy if you are doing the Three Heart quest. If you do not have a Giant's Knife and are not able to hold 200 rupees, you can use Din's Fire, if available. Make sure that he is not doing a back flip when you start it, or he will end up too far away to hit. Also, if you need some time to strategize, you can trap him on the other side of the tree.
Information in this section was contributed by Chris.

A very easy way to defeat Dark Link in the water temple is take out the Megaton Hammer and Z-target him. Simply hit him with it and he will fall into the ground and reappear. Do this another four or five times to defeat him.
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Do not focus on Dark Link using Z. Instead, just aim in his general direction and repeatedly press B. Dark Link has a difficult time predicting your moves without Z. After ten to fifteen slashing attempts and slips up, you will hit him.
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Use the Deku Nuts to paralyze him, then hit him with the Biggoron Sword or Megaton Hammer. It will not be necessary to cover yourself. By doing this, you will have twenty free hits, which is more than enough for a sure win.
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Before facing Dark Link, get the knife from the Goron in Goron City. When it breaks, do not fix it. Keep it broken and equip it as your sword while facing Dark Link. You will hit him easier than you would with the Master Sword.
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There is an easy way to get good hits on Dark Link if you have enough magic. Pull out Din's Fire and use it when he is close. He will immediately block it, but after the attack is over he puts his shield down and gets hit. It is a delayed reaction, but it definitely works.
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Defeating Ganon:
Note: The following strategy is for defeating "Ganon" the Monster, not "Ganondorf the Great King of Evil". Equip the Megaton Hammer then run at Ganon. When he raises his arm to slice you or hit you with his sword, immediately roll between his legs. Then Z-lock his tail and use the jump attack. This strategy works when you get the Master Sword back from past the Ring Of Fire.
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Fire a light arrow at his face to singe his eyes. When you can hit him, run around him, hit his tail with the Biggoron's sword, and run with him. Hit him as you run around. Try to stay behind him or underneath him.
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For a harder challenge, try to defeat Ganon without using any magic from your magic meter, wear the hover boots during the fight, and use a broken giants knife as the only weapon.
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When you are fighting the last battle with Mutant Ganon, you do not need to use a sword. You can instead use the Light Arrow on his tail. Paralyze him first or sneak behind him, then shoot.
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When fighting Mutant Ganon, run to the blocks at the edge of the arena and have Ganon break them. If you are lucky, fairies will appear from of one of the blocks
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Use the following trick to beat Ganon the huge pig beast. Make sure you have at least two green potions and thirty Deku Nuts. Use Naryu's Love and you will be invincible. After using the spell, just run around Ganon and start throwing nuts at him. The first one will stun him and give you time to circle around him and throw another nut at his tail. This will hurt him. Also, you can use the hookshot to stun him by shooting it into his face. Try any other items that you want to.
Information in this section was contributed by CSZY.

To help defeat Ganon at the end of the game after you retrieve the Master Sword, you can throw Deku Nuts to stun him. When you do this, make sure you are close enough to get behind him to attack his tail with the sword, because this only stuns him for a few seconds. You can also throw a Deku Nut at his tail.
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When Link and Zelda run through the castle and escape, you will see the castle falling down. You hear a noise. Walk up to the rubble and Ganondorf will appear and change into Ganon. He will knock your Master Sword away. Equip the Megaton Hammer, or even better, the Biggoron's Sword if you managed to get it. When he is about to hit you, roll between his legs and hit his tail. Just follow him around in a circle when you are behind him. Hit him on the tail for to six times. He will fall to his knees. Grab your Master Sword from where Zelda is located. Ganon will rise again and become quicker. Equip your Light Arrows and shoot him in the head. Then, when he is stunned, hit his tail with your Master Sword. An easier technique is to simply roll between his legs when he is about to attack you. Hit his tail again with the Master Sword. Do this about nine times and he will fall down. Deliver the final hit when Zelda tells you to.
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While fighting Ganon, you do not need the Light Arrows. As soon as he is close to you he will do a spear/sword combo. Just roll under his legs, find his tail quickly, and lunge with the Biggoron Sword or Megaton Hammer. Do not be afraid of getting close to him -- if you are behind his fist when he does the slash with his sword, you will be fine.
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Use the following trick to dodge Ganon's dangerous sword slash attack. It is recommended for more experienced players. When Ganon swings his huge double bladed sword at you, wait until the sword is a few feet away then do a backflip. You should be able to backflip over the attack.
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Shoot his hand with an Ice Arrow. He will try to free his hand by hitting it with his other hand. You can then go for his tail.
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When you are running down the side of Gannon's castle, you can equip the Hover Boots or Kokori Boots (recommended). When you get to the point where you meet up with the Stalfos, have the Big Goron Sword equipped. This will inflict more damage, and will cut your battle time in half. You will be awarded with a number of hearts. When facing Gannon, have the Master Sword equipped and proceed to the rubble. Gannon will come out and change into a huge monster with two swords. His attack are the same each time. He will lift up his two swords to swing at you. Run towards him, roll under his legs, and attack his tail. When you lose the Master Sword, take out the Big Goron Sword, Hammer, or Bombs, and proceed. When you lose the Master Sword, he will become slightly faster. Simply run a little faster and repeat.
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Use the following trick if you are low on arrows and magic. When Ganon is about to attack, he stands up legs open, giving you the perfect opportunity to roll under and do a quick spin.
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Ganon will knock your Master Sword away. Use the Biggorron Sword or the Megaton Hammer instead. You should have the Golden Gauntlets, so the Megaton Hammer is very good. When he charges for you, either roll under his legs or shoot him in the face with a Light Arrow. When you stun him or get behind him in some way, smash his tail. Repeat this process. Even after you get the Master Sword back, keep using the Megaton Hammer until Zelda tells you to deliver the final blow. At this point you must use the Master Sword.
Information in this section was contributed by Ben Steketee.

Use the following trick to defeat Ganon without Light Arrows. If you run out of magic and have already had Ganon break down the remaining walls that give items or you do not want to shoot him with Light Arrows, it is possible to charge him. You will be able to run between his legs. He will raise his arm to swing at you. Keep running at him. Attack his tail without stunning him first.
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Defeating Phantom Ganon:
He will first get on a horse and ride into one of the paintings. He will then appear and fire an electric bolt at Link. He also has a duplicate, so it is easy to get confused. To tell them apart, the real one has a battle ax. After you do this three times, he will jump of his horse and fight Link. He will fire an energy ball at you. You can dodge it, but must kill him with your sword. No items will hurt him -- to kill him you must reflect the energy at him. Hit it with your sword and it will bounce back and hopefully hit him. However, he can also hit it back. When he falls, slice him with your sword and repeat until he is defeated.
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When you have gotten him off his horse, Z-target him, then attack the magic that he uses. If it goes back and hits him, stop Z-targeting. Run there and attack him with your sword. If done correctly, you while be able to hit him four times instead of just two.
Information in this section was contributed by Robert Priest.

After you engage in battle with Phantom Ganon at the Forest Temple and he enters the pictures on the wall, quickly run over to the ropes around the side of the platform on which you are standing. As long as you are against the ropes, Phantom Ganon cannot hurt you when he attacks. This includes when he is riding the horse through the pictures, or when he is floating around in the air. Note: The only exception to this is when he uses the attack that looks like fireworks. When he starts the attack and begins to fly toward you, just scale left or right along the ropes so that he misses you, then continue fighting.

Take out your bow and aim at the paintings. When you see one with Phantom Ganon in it, notch an arrow and aim. If he turns away, ditch the bow and run. Go to an edge of the course and hope for the best. If instead he starts to come out of the painting, shoot him. Eventually, he should abandon his horse and start attacking you with small balls of electricity. Do not underestimate their size. They will do four hearts worth of damage. Z-target Phantom Ganon and wait for him to shoot a ball at you. Shoot it back with your sword, and keep doing this. The more you hit it, the faster it goes. The faster it goes, the longer he is stunned for. After he gets stunned, quickly attack him with your sword. Having the Biggoron's sword is recommended for this Boss, and the others that follow.
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Finding items when fighting Ganon:
If you are low on arrows, magic power, hearts, and other items in the last battle with the mutant Ganon, some of the Debra that are lying around contain items. Lure Ganon over to one and hide behind it. Ganon will smash it with his sword and the items will come floating out.
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Ganon's castle's sinking floor:
In the fire room in Ganon's castle, the floor sinks while you are on it. To keep it from sinking, equip the Hover Boots while walking on it.
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Defeating Barinade:
At the beginning, keep moving. If you stop for too long, it will shoot you with a powerful shot of electricity. Keep moving and disconnect its three tentacles from the ceiling with your Boomerang. When it gets up, it should spin around. Hit it with your Boomerang to stun it, then go up and slash it with your sword. After a little while it will come back up with a full set of Bari, acting as a shield. Stay away from it at this point. When it disconnects them, attack the individual Bari with your Boomerang. When it starts to spin faster, if it has a full set of Bari, stay away. It is practically invincible, although if you managed to destroy some of the Bari, then it should have a hole in its defenses. Hit it with your Boomerang to stun it then run forward and slash it with your sword. Repeat this process to defeat Barinade.
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Defeating Ganondorf:
When Ganondorf creates a gap on the floor when you are fighting him, do not jump it and lose valuable hitting time. Instead, before entering the room with Ganondofr, equip the Hover Boots. Then, when he is down on the floor after playing "Tennis" with him, fly across using your hover boots and swing your sword at him. Doing this saves valuable time and it is quicker and easier then jumping across and waiting for Link to land.
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Make sure you have the Longshot and Light Arrows equipped. Three bottled fairies are not required, but they can be very useful. Big fairies are also useful, because they can restore your magic. When you reach the room where Ganondorf plays the organ, move to a far corner after he talks to you. While at that location, deflect his shots with the Master Sword. When he is hit, shoot him with a Light Arrow. He can now be targeted. Do so, then use the Longshot to reach him quickly to hit him with the Master Sword. As soon as he gets up again, move back to the corner. If you run low on magic, go to the lower level and break the bottles for more.
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You can hit Ganondorf with the Light Arrow when he is charging up for his super fireball.
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On the first stage, hit him with the Light Arrow then hit him with the Big Sword or Megaton hammer. After two to four hits you will have him on his knees. When fighting Ganon on the second stage, you do not have to use the Light Arrows -- after he swings his sword at you, roll under his knees and strike him with the Megaton Hammer or The Big Sword. Repeat this until you get the Master Sword. After you get the sword, do the same thing but do not wait to strike. Z-target his tail so you see it, and strike about six to nine times.
Information in this section was contributed by Erik Kristofferson.

Make sure you have the Biggoron's Sword and the defensive power-up (with the Golden Gauntlets, go out of Ganon's Castle, then go left to find a group of rocks, then a giant rock. Lift that rock and play Zelda's Lullaby on the Triforce in the room ahead). After getting the defensive power-up, go back to Ganondorf. He will use three different attacks. His first one, no matter what you do, is where he gathers a little bit of power and slams the ground with his fist. You cannot deflect this. In another attack, he shoots a single fireball at you. Deflect it with your sword, the Megaton Hammer, or a bottle. When he gathers lots of power and fires many fireballs at you, use the Biggoron's Sword. Hold B and wait until the power around the sword is yellow/orange. Then, release it when you are about to be hit by the fireballs. If timed correctly, they will all be deflected and you will have escaped unscathed. Some of the deflected fireballs will have hit Ganondorf, and you can continue the battle as usual. When you have killed him, escape the tower with Zelda, and eventually you will fight Ganon. To defeat him easily, make sure you have Nayru's Love. Use Nayru's Love, then take out your Biggoron's Sword. Roll under Ganon's legs, and slash his tail. Make sure that you have seven Fairies. You can get rid of your Deku Sticks, Zelda's Note, the Claim Check, the Faerie Slingshot, and the Boomerang, since you will not need them from Ganon's Castle onwards.
Information in this section was contributed by Master01.

Deflect his magic with a bottle then quickly hop into the middle platform and use Din's Fire. Repeat this three or four times.
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Stay in one corner of the room and hit Ganondorf's magic back at him by swinging your sword until it hits him. Quickly fire a Light Arrow at him and use your Hover Boots to cross over to him. Attack him. As soon as he rises into the air, run back and repeat this process.
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First, equip the Hover Boots and the Big Goron Sword. The Big Goron Sword will give you a little extra reach when Gannondorf throws the electric ball. When Gannondof pounds the ground the first time, immediately run to a solid stone in one of the corners. This piece of rock will not fall no matter how many times he hits the ground. When he throws an electric ball at you and you finally manage to hit him, immediately hit him with a Light Arrow. Run to his platform (not Hookshot) and strike him. When he starts to resist your hitsm run back to your corner. The Hover Boots will provide you with all the power needed to get back on the ledge. If done correctly, he will never knock down another piece of platform. When he gathers the black energy orb, do not run. Just hit him with a Light Arrow; this will prevent him from throwing it at you.
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When Ganondorf charges up the attack that shoots many magic balls at Link, quickly shoot a Light Arrow at him. He will not block the Light Arrow.
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Use the Biggoron Sword to hit the magic balls back at Ganondorf, then shoot him with the Light Arrow and run over to him with the Hover Boots. Lock on to him and use the jump attack that does double damage once, then hit him by tapping B. After doing this two or three times, he should die.
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Take the Biggoron's Sword and shoot his shots back at him. When he gets stunned, shoot a Light Arrow at him. If you have the Hover Boots on you can run over the gap directly to him. Slash, run back, then repeat. When he does a big black charge, either charge up your sword and reflect all of the shots or simply shoot him with a Light Arrow while he is charging it.
Information in this section was contributed by Ben Steketee.

Deflecting Ganondorf's attacks:
The sword, Megaton Hammer, or bottles can be used to deflect Ganondorf's fireballs.
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After deflecting Ganondorf's small lightning balls a few times (and weakening him), he will power-up a gigantic lightning orb. He will throw it, and several small ones will fly in all directions toward you. There will be no way to deflect all of them, so you are most likely to get hit with five or six of them if you run. To deflect all of them back to Ganondorf, you will have to charge up for a magic sword spin attack. It takes timing, just like for the smaller orbs. It is a fairly easy task to most players. It would also be wise to use the Biggoron sword to do more damage.
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Although mirror shield does block all the fireballs Ganondorf shoots, you can avoid this situation entirely by simply hitting him with Light Arrows before he shoots.
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Defeating Gerudos:
The Hookshot or Longshot is required for this trick. Have Link go to Gerudo Fortress before he gets permission to move around freely without getting caught. To get there quicker, use Epona. Walk up the stairs at the very entrance to Gerudo Fortress. There should be a group of Gerudo Guards patrolling the area. The guards are the Gerudos in the purple outfits. Use your Hookshot or Longshot to stun one of the Gerudos. It should make the same sound as when you hit a ReDead or Tektite, and she should turn blue and have stars above her head. Quickly run over to the same Gerudo Guard and slash her with your sword. She should topple over on the ground just like how ReDeads die, only slightly faster. The Gerudo Guard will just lay there, supposedly dead. The other Guards will catch you and put you in jail. You can get out by using the Hookshotor Longshot. Note: When you enter a doorway of the Gerudo's Fortress or exit that location in any way, the Gerudo that you "killed" will somehow come back to life.
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To defeat Gerudo Warriors, slash, slash, slash, dodge, then repeat..
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Defeating Gohma:
When inside the Great Deku Tree, fighting the Boss Gohma, bring a full Slingshot and about five to ten Deku Nuts. When you enter, hit her with a Deku Seed from the Slingshot. Then, hit her with your sword. When she tries to go on the roof of the battlefield, hit her with another Deku Seed from the Slingshot. If you happen to run out of Deku Seeds, when she is on the ground use a Deku Nut. After about six to nine hits, she will die and you will get a Heart Container.
Information in this section was contributed by H.M.Master.

Throw Deku Nuts at him. They will stun him, just as a slingshot would.
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Wait for Gohma to climb to the ceiling. Take out your slingshot and shoot its eye while it lays eggs. It will fall, stunned. Slash at it until it is dead. It will not move, allowing you to take your time.
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Defeating Giant Guay:
To get the Giant Guay, get to the top of the lakeside laboratory where the heart piece is found. A Gauy should appear and attack. Kill it. About ten seconds, later another one will appear. Kill it. Keep killing the Guays until like about fifteen to twenty have been defeated. Then a huge Guay about three times normal size should appear. This one is very slow. Kill it and you will be rewarded a red ruby, which is worth 20 Rupees.
Information in this section was contributed by Slyguy1500.

Defeating Giant Octoroc:
To defeat the Jabu-Jabu's Belly mini-boss, the Giant Octoroc, hit him with your boomerang. Quickly run around him and hit him with your sword on the flashing button-like object on his back. If you cannot manage to get there in time, he should spin around. If he does, hit him with your boomerang again to stun him. If his back is to you, hit the button-like object. If it is not, wait until he spins again then stun him until his back is to you. Repeat this three times.
Information in this section was contributed by Ben Steketee.

Defeating Dead Hand:
Allow one of the hands to grab you and the monster will appear. Move the Analog-stick to break free, then slice him. Continue until it is defeated.
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Defeating Dodongo:
To defeat Dodongo in Dodongo's cavern, throw a bomb in his mouth, then strike him with your sword. Repeat this three or four times.
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Before going into Dodongo's cavern, equip yourself with a Hylian shield by buying it at the Bazaar shop in the Castle Market, or by pulling the grave with the flowers in the Kokoira Grave Yard. When the King Dodongo rolls at you, press R to put up the Hylian shield. You will duck under it and be unaffected, unless he shoots fire at you.
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When he rolls at you, just go against the wall and chase him. When he gets ready to breath fire, throw a bomb in his mouth and hit him with your sword. Repeat this three or four times until he is defeated.
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King Dodongo is very easy to defeat. Take a hand held bomb or Bombflower and throw them into his mouth. Then, run at is head and slash him with your sword a few times when he is reddish and he will lose some of his life, Do this about three or four times to defeat him.
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When King Dodongo breathes in, throw a bomb into his mouth. When it blows up, run forward and attack him. When he recovers, go hide in a corner until he rolls by, then follow him. When he sees you again, he will breath in again. Slash him three sets of times and he will be defeated.
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Defeating Bongo Bongo:
Get the Biggoron's sword and the Eye Of Truth so you can see him. First, hit his hands with arrows (you may still keep the Eye Of Truth on). Then hit his eye ball to stun him. Slash violently and repeat these step. Z target his hands, then shoot your arrows.
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Shoot Bongo Bongo's hands with arrows. When they are stunned, turn on the Lens of Truth to see his head. Slash or smash his head. Repeat this process.
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Defeating Iron Knuckles:
An easier way to defeat the Iron knuckles (big enemies with big axes) is to first target him. Then, just as he swings, do a back flip. Then do a lunge attack as he finishes his swing. If he does a double swing, just wait for him to finish his second swing, and quickly do a lunge attack. If you get hit, try to lure him to hit a pillar or his chair. If he hits the chair or pillar, then hearts will appear. The only Iron Knuckle on which this strategy will work on is the one faced before the two witch sisters.
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An easy way to defeat an Iron Knuckle is to use Nayru's Love. Then Z-target and keep slashing him with your sword. He will still able to knock you back with his ax, but it will not hurt you. To get out of the way of the ax, just use backflips or a sidejump.
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Z-target him and just keep firing Bombuchus at him. You need at least 50 Bombuchus to defeat him.
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Use the Big Goron sword. Dodge its heavy ax swings, then counter-attack with slashes or jump attacks.
Information in this section was contributed by chris mcdougall.

If you have the Big Goron sword, this will be easier. When you first activate the Iron Knuckle, keep hitting him with your sword by pressing B. This paralyzes him for a second or two, but do not back away. Do not is jump attack him.
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Do a jump attack then immediately back flip. Keep repeating those moves.
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Defeating Meg:
In the Forest Temple, when fighting Meg the purple Poe Sister, she splits into three copies of herself . When they split, watch for the first one that spins .This is the real one. Shoot her with arrows.
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Defeating Moblins:
To kill the Moblins (the pig-looking creates in the Lost Woods when you are an adult), simply shoot it with your Hookshot or Longshot. No other weapons can affect it.
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Defeating Morpha:
He will summon a water arm to search for you. When Morpha does this, it will also appear in a separate tube of water. Using your Longshot. grab onto the red orb to bring it out of the water. Continue until it is defeated. Note: Near the end Morphia will send out another arm and sometimes three arms other than itself. Back up into a corner if this happens.
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When fighting the Boss of the Water Temple, Morpha, you can use Din's Fire to destroy the water arms it sends out and, if it is close to you, make it jump out of the water so you can hit it. This is especially useful if an arm got you and another one is waiting to snare you after you get the first arm off.
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Morpha is an extremely strong glowing orb. It commands the waters around it. Use your Longshot to grab Morpha when it settles in the tip of a tentacle. Slash Morpha with your sword, or even better, smash it with your Megaton Hammer. If you are too slow, then it will grab you with its tentacle and throw you across the room, doing at least two hearts worth of damage. Eventually, Morpha will form two tentacles. Keep Z-targeting Morpha the entire time. You will know exactly which tentacle Morpha is in. Dodge both of them, then shoot your Longshot to bring Morpha to you. Again, smash it with your Megaton Hammer and repeat the process.
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Defeating Queen Ghoma:
While battling Queen Ghoma in the first dungeon, "Inside the Deku Tree", notice that Navi says "Her eye is vulnerable when its red." You can stun her by shooting her eye with your slingshot when her eye is red. Also notice that her eye is red while she is preparing to lay eggs while hanging from the ceiling. Shoot her down before she lays her eggs.
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When her eye turns red, just walk up to her and throw a Deku Nut at her. The slingshot is unnecessary here. Her eye should turn green, Hit her with your sword. Remember that the A jump attack does double damage. When she is on the ceiling, wait for her eggs to drop. When they drop, walk up to each one of them, stand as close as you can without touching it, and hit it with your sword. When you destroy all the eggs, Ghohma will drop down again. Repeat this strategy.

When starting off, throw a Deku Nut at it and slash it (Z-target it, press B to equip the sword and press A) a couple of times. Then, when it is going to lay eggs, wait until it is about to approach the middle of the ceiling. Immediately take out the slingshot and shoot it in the eye. This will cause it to fall on the ground. Then, finish it off by slashing it the last few times.
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When you first get in to her chambers, use C-Up to look for her red eye. You should have as many Deku Nuts as you can carry. Before you enter her chambers, get the 40 seed bag. Run up to her and stun her with a Deku Nut. While she is stunned, hit her with your sword. She will move up to the ceiling. While she is doing that, back up and pull out the Sling Shot. Shoot the Gohmas that appear with it. Repeat this until she is defeated.
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When Queen Ghoma crawls up on the ceiling, watch her. Her eye should turn red. You can then shoot her with your slingshot. When she falls, she will be stunned for long enough for you to kill her.
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Defeating Redeads or Gibdos:
When you learn the Sun's Song, take note of the line of the poem "Give peaceful rest to the living dead". It proves useful around Redeads and Gibdos. If the Sun's Song is played when you are in the same room as a Redead or Gibdo, they will freeze and be unable to move. You can kill them or run past them easily.
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Defeating Twinrova:
When the fight begins, they will fly around and take shots at you. Use the Mirror Shield to reflect an attack into the other witch -- Ice into Fire, Fire into Ice. After you do this four times to each witch, they will combine into one. Twinrova (the large witch) will fly around, firing blasts of ice and fire. Absorb a type three times with your mirror shield and you will release a blast of energy. Hit her, and then cut her with your sword. Note: If you absorb two different types of energy, the incoming blast will hurt you.
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You must have both Fire and Ice Arrows. When Kome the fire witch charges, fire an Ice Arrow. When Kotake charges, fire a Fire Arrow. This may not always work. Note: Bring a Green Potion and a Fairy.
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Use your Mirror Shield to deflect the sisters' spells at each other; Koume's spells at Kotake and Kotake's spells at Koume (Fire at Ice, Ice at Fire). When they combine into Twinrova, concentrate on one spell, Fire or Ice. When you collect three of one of them, you will shoot a blast at Twinrova. Repeat this process.
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Defeating Volvagia:
After hitting Volvagia on the head two times with the Megaton Hammer, he will do one of two things: fly around the room screaming, which causes earthquakes, or chase after you breathing fire. If he chases you, Z-target his head and bombard him with arrows.
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When you start, the dragon will fly around and breathe fire at Link. You can stop this by firing an arrow at its head. It will fly back to a hole. It will appear from the ground and swing its head at you. After that, hit it on the head with the Megaton Hammer. It will appear again and drop boulders from the sky, then fly back down. Continue until it is defeated.
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When Volvagia comes out of one of the lava pits, go to him and hit him with the Megaton Hammer. After that Volvagia, will either chase you or fly up and throw rocks down at you. You can avoid this by moving to the edge of the platform and go down. This will cause Link to hang at the edge. Press Analog-stick Down and Link will go down as if he was going down a ladder. Go down about two steps to avoid the attacks. When he goes back down to one of the lava pits, go back up and hit him with the Megaton Hammer. Repeat until Volvagia has been defeated.
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First, hit Volvagia with the Megaton Hammer then your sword until it goes back into its hole. Next, go to the cliff part of the little "island" you are on until Link hangs. Instead of the dragon breathing fire at you, it will go straight back to its hole, letting you hit it when it pops its head back up. You can also have Link go on the cliff when Volvagia uses its boulder attacks. Repeat the process, and you should have a much easier time defeating this Boss.
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When Volvagia comes up and flies around, or when he makes rocks fall, crawl down the side to avoid his attacks.
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Have the Megaton Hammer set to a C-button. Have the Biggoron's Sword equipped if you have it. When Volvagia pokes its head out from one of the lava spots, hit her with your Megaton Hammer. She should then be stunned. Hit her with your sword as many times as you can. When she comes out all the way, she will alternate between breathing fire and dropping rocks. Avoid both. Do not try to attack Volvagia when it is attacking you,. This will only result in extreme damage to you, and possibly very little damage to her, unless you are very skilled.
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Defeating Wolf:
When fighting the wolf creature by the Sacred Forest Meadow, hit him once in the back and he will die.
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Defeating Bosses:
When the Boss is stunned, quickly take off Z targeting and go up to the Boss. The head works the best. Rapidly press B to quickly defeat the Boss. Note: This will not work on every Boss.
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Dodge the Fire Temple Boss:
To dodge the Fire Temple Boss get on a ledge and do not fall. This is also good when dodging rocks.
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When fighting the Boss in the Fire Temple, there is a safe location where you can go when he flies off the many lava holes. When he flies to shoot fire at you and knock rocks from the ceiling, just walk off the edge to grab the wall of the arena where you are fighting. Go to the middle of the wall between the lava and top the of the arena. Remain there until the dragon goes back into the hole and you cannot get hurt. Then, get back up and hit the hammer. Repeat this until it is defeated.
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Defeating the Stalfos in Shadow Temple:
When in the Shadow Temple and fighting against the Stalfos on the platform, hold on to the edge of the platform, as if you are about to fall off. The Stalfos will try to make a jump attack for you. Since you are not on the platform, it jumps off and dies.
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Goron attack:
Approach the giant rolling Goron on the second floor of Goron City, and repeatedly bomb him. After approximately the tenth bomb, he will scream and all of the other Gorons will rush out of their hiding places to attack Link. The Goron's will not chase Link if he enters another area.
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Avoid skeletons while in Hyrule Field:
The skeletons in Hyrule Field will not chase Link if he wears the bunny hood, or walks on dirt trails for softer footsteps.
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Giant skeleton:
Go to Hyrule Field at night and kill approximately fifteen skeletons. A giant skeleton should appear.
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When Link is a child, play the Sun Song to turn it into night. This is not necessary, but it makes it faster. Wait outside the castle and kill every skeleton that attacks you very quickly. It helps to Z-target them, then hit them twice with your sword. After about fifteen, a skeleton larger than the others will appear. He takes only two hits to kill and will give you four blue rupees. Keep killing the skeletons as they appear. The twentieth one will be twice the size of the other big one. If you act quickly enough, you should have enough time to deliver two hits before the cuckoo crows. This will kill him and result in three red rupees.
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Combo swings:
Press the D-pad in all directions while swinging your sword. Your opponents will not be able to get a hit most of the time.
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Double the sword damage:
To cause twice as much damage to an enemy, take out Link's sword (so he is holding it in his hand), hold Z (Z-target) and press A so that he jumps into the air and hits the target. This is especially helpful when fighting a Boss, and you want to cut the battle time in half.
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Fighting the Aqua Cell guard:
In Gerudo Valley, while fighting the guard that patrols the Aqua Cell, Enter the prison next to the cell. Link can hit her but can not be hit back from this location.
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Quick stab:
To do a quick stab, press R then press B. Do not Z-target anything you use this against or you will be exposed from the front. Be careful of any enemies sneaking up on you from the back because you will not be able to turn around in this position.
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Matrix-style fighting in the Water Temple:
Get to where you fight Dark Link. Use Z-targeting to lock onto him. Get as close to him as possible then press Analog-stick Forward and B to stab. If done correctly, Dark Link will jump, and Link will stab, however both will be frozen on the screen for a few seconds. Note: This trick can be unsafe, because you are frozen for slightly longer than Dark Link, and he may take this time to get a cheap shot on you.
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Use bow with Epona:
When your an adult and are riding Epona, press B to equip your arrows. Then press Z to unequip -- the bow will still be in your hand. Press A to go faster, and Link will hit Epona with the bow.
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Freeze zombies:
In order to freeze zombies you need to know the Sun's Song. Go up to a group of zombies and play the song. They will turn white and freeze for a little while. This works best in the market when you are an adult or in the royal family's tomb. Note: You can only hit them once before they unfreeeze.
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Swing Megaton Hammer like a sword:
As an adult, equip the Megaton Hammer to one of the "C" buttons. Hold Z, then hold Analog-stick Left or Right to begin walking sideways. Press the "C" button that corresponds to the megaton hammer. Link will swing it sideways as if it were a sword. This may be a faster way of swinging the hammer repeatedly. You may want to try it on Volvagia.
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Using the Megaton Hammer:
Pressing the hammer button will do a normal overhead swing. Pressing it while holding Left or Right will make a short lateral swing. Holding R while pressing the hammer button, unlocked, will stab with the hammer. That is half as effective as a normal swing, but it has no recoil and is much faster. Pressing R with the hammer up and a target locked will raise it in a defensive posture, but will not protect you.
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Giant Leever:
Leevers are the spinning cactii monsters that attack Link in the later part of the Haunted Wasteland and the Desert Colossus. Get to the Desert Colossus as adult Link with Giant's Knife or Biggoron Sword, and lots of health, potions, or Neyru's Love. Activate Neyru's Love (if available), and attack at the approaching Leevers. Although any weapon can be used, the Giant's Knife or Biggoron Sword are the best choices. After a dozen or so small green Leevers have been killed, a giant purple Leever will attack. It takes about four hits with the Biggoron Sword to kill it, and Link will get either two red or two blue rupees as a reward. There are about four at the Desert Colossus. After they are killed, the little Leevers will not appear until Link re-enters the stage/room.
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