How do you stop Calamity Ganon when he turns orange?

After losing half of his starting health, Calamity Ganon summons a fire shield protecting him from all of your assaults. You can only damage him by temporarily disabling this barrier. As long as his body glows orange, no direct attacks will hurt him. His attacks will remain the same, so don't panic.
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How do you break calamity in Ganon's shield?

There's another way to bust through the shields too — use Daruk's Protection to reflect the ancient beam blast back at Ganon. A reflected shot will stun and damage Ganon. The Ancient Shield will also reflect beam blasts, but only if you time your [A] press with the shield perfectly.
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How do you finish Calamity Ganon?

This is hard to hit, so to get an attack in, run in circles in front of the beast, and after one of his laser attacks (sprint to the side to avoid it) leap off the horse and use the updraft to glide into the air, and use an arial arrow attack to easily aim and land an arrow at the eye, finishing it for good.
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What is Calamity Ganon weakness?

His aura also disappears for a brief moment after he attacks, so well-timed arrows or other attacks can hit him then. As with all of the Scourges, Calamity Ganon takes extra damage from Guardian or Ancient weaponry, and Ganon's traditional weakness, the Master Sword.
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How do you damage Ganon when he's red?

The best way we found to reliably damage Calamity Ganon is to concentrate on his little back legs. Wait for him to attack, and run around the the back, where you can swing away.
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How many hearts should I have to fight Ganon?

If Link has at least 13 Hearts, go to the Lost Woods and obtain the Master Sword. Link's first opponent in the Sanctum is Windblight Ganon. The easiest of the Blights, Windblight Ganon can be reliably stunned with three Arrow shots to the eye.
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Can you dodge Guardian beams?

For the truly brave, skilled, and reckless - there is another surefire method to defeating Guardians - a Perfect Parry. Wait until the Guardian has locked on is a firing its beam to Press A to deflect the blast with your shield - sending it right back at the machine! Only do this if you're confident of your success.
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Does ancient armor work against Ganon?

1 Answer. Yes, Gannons beam attack along with his melee weapons are all the same as the guardians weapons. Using anything you can to defend against the attacks of the guardians will also help mitigate the damage that Gannon deals. The ancient armor is one of the best in the game, even without it's bonus.
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Can you beat Ganon right away?

While most would be ill-advised to chase after Ganon straight away, some speed-runners are tackling the villain and beating him in less than an hour. YouTube gamer Venick409 has posted a play-through lasting just 54 minutes – with Link defeating the main boss in his underwear.
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Can you stasis Ganon?

Once the fight actually begins, the player immediately freezes Ganon in place with the Stasis Rune, before using a shield-surfing trick to effectively double jump on the spot, and then freeze themselves in slow motion while airborne.
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Can you leave Calamity Ganon?

Going in from the back (or the north) means you get a way to warp into Hyrule Castle after you find Saas Ko'sah shrine. If you ever want to leave and come back, this is the easiest way.
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How do you beat Calamity Ganon without arrows?

This is why the Ancient Arrows can also hurt Ganon.
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3 Ways To Kill Dark Beast Ganon Without The Bow Of Light
  1. Ancient Arrows.
  2. The Master Sword.
  3. Twilight Bow.
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How do I get Guardian Shield ++?

The Guardian Shield++ is a shield found in Breath of the Wild. It has a base Shield Guard of 40, and can be obtained by defeating a Guardian Scout IV in Shrine of Trials, for example in Shrines labelled 'A Major Test of Strength'.
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How many guardian hits can the Hylian Shield take?

The Hylian shield, assuming it has not taken any damage before, can withstand 27 guardian blasts before breaking. It will only break after a single blast if it has taken substantial damage beforehand. This should give you some leeway in case you don't parry.
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Can any shield parry guardian?

By parrying the laser attack with your shield - any shield will work - you can reflect the attack back at the Guardian and deal it huge damage.
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Can you parry a guardian laser with any shield?

Unless you have the guardian shield which will parry the laser automatically, you have to parry it manually. Fortunately, you can parry the laser with any shield in the game as long as the timing is right.
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Which blight Ganon is the hardest?

Many players also find Thunderblight Ganon to be the most difficult Blight to defeat in Breath of the Wild. In addition to moving at rapid speeds, this Blight's hits take a lot of Link's health.
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What is the true ending of Botw?

In line with that, the game has two endings; one being the "true ending" that unlocks an additional cutscene. The player earns the cutscene if they free all four Divine Beasts and collects all of Link's memories. The true ending isn't about fighting the final boss.
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Which blight Ganon is the easiest?

Despite Rudania being the second hardest Divine Beast, Fireblight Ganon is actually the easiest of the Blight Ganons.
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