Majora’s Masks returns in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and sporting it makes it a bit of tougher for enemies to identify you. The masks is way more troublesome to get in Tears of the Kingdom than it was in its predecessor, Breath of the Wild, since it’s essential to defeat a whopping 5 Lynels in a row on the Floating Coliseum. This problem could also be one of many hardest in Hyrule, and requires quite a lot of preparation.
Maintain studying to seek out out the place to seek out Majora’s Masks, the way to get it, and the way to defeat all 5 of the Lynels within the Floating Coliseum.
Majora’s Masks location in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
![Majora’s Mask location marked on the map of the Depths. It can be found in the Floating Coliseum in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/1TFQiHgIyWEYbQoOtGU6Z3JUY98=/0x0:1600x900/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:1600x900):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24682263/TOTK_Majora_s_Mask_location.png)
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Majora’s Masks is a reward for finishing the Lynel problem on the Floating Coliseum. The precise coordinates for the Floating Coliseum’s entrance are (-1134, -1202, -0499).
Floating Coliseum location
![Great Plateau North Chasm entrance on the map of Hyrule from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/B3YX0htJQv_fiNhP6e0KpXLAIbE=/0x0:1920x1080/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:1920x1080):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24682313/TOTK_Great_Plateau_North_Chasm.png)
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The Floating Coliseum might be discovered straight below the Coliseum Ruins, which is positioned within the Hyrule Fields on the floor. To get to the Floating Coliseum, enter the Nice Plateau North Chasm, which might be discovered to the north of the Temple of Time Ruins within the Hyrule Fields. The precise coordinates for the Nice Plateau North Chasm are (-0665, -1506, 0065).
Earlier than heading into the chasm, place a pin on the Coliseum Ruins, much like the picture above. Within the Depths, head within the path of the pin till you attain a big round constructing surrounded by water. Don’t tackle the problem with out grabbing the Mu-ustust Lightroot, which might be discovered to the southwest of the Floating Coliseum on the coordinates (-1423, -1351, -0517).
You probably have the Traveler’s Medallion, we suggest you place it on the entrance of the problem in case you’ll want to put together extra gear and return.
The right way to beat the Floating Coliseum in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
To get Majora’s Masks, you’ll must beat 5 Lynels in a row. After you defeat one Lynel, a gate will carry up revealing a stronger Lynel, who will instantly hunt you down. You’ll have a restricted period of time to get your self collectively earlier than the subsequent Lynel kicks your tooth in, so ensure you’re ready to take all of them on!
![Link wearing Majora’s Mask standing in front of an armored Silver Lynel outside of the Floating Coliseum, which is located in the Depths in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/gkF--Ee0p9fkDbzpAmpTQiD341E=/0x0:1920x1080/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:1920x1080):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24685391/TOTK_Majoras_Mask_Lynel.jpg)
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Making ready to combat in opposition to the Lynels
Earlier than you begin the problem, right here is every thing we’d suggest you do:
- Improve your armor and well being. At 9 hearts and 24 armor, every Lynel would kill us in two hits. Go to the Nice Fairies to extend your armor to no less than degree 2 until you’re assured that you’ll not get hit for the whole lot of 5 Lynel fights. (Suuuure.) Improve the variety of hearts you may have at a Goddess Statue to a cushty quantity. For this combat, get as many hearts as you will get.
- Put together sundelion dishes. Much like the opposite enemies discovered within the Depths, every Lynel is bothered with gloom, which can “lock” your hearts with every hit. The one strategy to restore your hearts mid-combat is by consuming sunny dishes. For those who count on to get hit quite a bit, we suggest filling your stock with as many sundelion dishes as potential.
- Enhance the dimensions of your weapon, protect, and bow stock. The problem on the Floating Coliseum is an extended one. You’ll undergo quite a few weapons and shields as you defeat every Lynel. Our information to Hestu’s areas can assist you enhance your stock (you probably have the Korok seeds to take action).
- Deliver quite a lot of highly effective weapon and protect mixtures. A ton of your weapons and shields will break throughout this collection of fights. We went by means of a complete of 5 weapons and 5 shields all through all the gauntlet, however you would undergo kind of relying on what number of instances you’re in a position to dodge.
- Deliver a number of armor-destroying weapons. The ultimate Lynel has armor, which can negate any injury you deal till it’s damaged. It will be heartbreaking should you survive all the way in which to the final Lynel, however don’t have any technique of breaking their armor. Collect a hammer or no less than ten bomb flowers to destroy the Lynel’s yellow well being bar.
- Collect fairies. Fairies are extraordinarily helpful throughout these troublesome fights as a result of they assist you to revive after you’ve acquired your killing blow. Fairies are generally discovered by the water on Sky Islands, however they will also be present in particular areas on the Floor such because the Outskirt Steady Properly. Collect as many as you’ll be able to as a result of this combat might be an extended one.
- Make use of “bullet time.” There are a number of strategies to enter bullet time, equivalent to protect mixtures, Zonai gadgets, and Autobuild creations. A wing fused to your protect will enhance your protect surf soar top, which can assist you to enter bullet time. Zonai gadgets like springs and hover stones will allow you to attain greater elevation. Lastly, you’ll be able to create a primary platform, and deploy it on the battlefield utilizing Autobuild. Soar off the platform to enter bullet time, and intention for the Lynel’s face to stun them.
- Be affected person. If that is your first time preventing in opposition to Lynels, this problem will really feel much like a souls-like sport. It could be irritating to die repeatedly, however take your time to study every Lynel’s assaults and get used to their dodge timings. To study extra about every Lynel’s assaults, try the sections under.
- If you wish to go the straightforward route, get 5 historic blades. Fuse an historic blade to your arrow and hit the Lynel with it to teleport it away. You gained’t obtain any of Lynel’s drops, however it’s the quickest and easiest way to get Majora’s Masks.
Just a few different ideas that aren’t essential embody constructing your personal killing machine with the Zonai gadgets and gathering the entire Sage avatars by finishing every temple.
Defeating the Lynels on the Floating Coliseum
There are a complete of 5 Lynels on the Floating Coliseum. After you defeat one Lynel, a stronger Lynel will problem you with extra assaults up its sleeve.
One strategy to defeat Lynels is to carry your protect up and dodge their assaults. On a well-timed dodge, you’ll be capable of carry out a Flurry Rush to deal quite a lot of injury in not quite a lot of time. Relying on how highly effective your weapon is, it might solely take a number of flurry rushes to down a Lynel, however for these with weapons within the 30 to 50 assault vary, be ready for an extended battle should you resolve to go this route.
As a Lynel is winding up an assault equivalent to their fireball, you’ll have a quick interval to stun them with an arrow. Shoot an arrow at their head to stun them, and cost in to mount them, which lets you get a number of free hits in. For those who’re having a tough time aiming at their head, connect an eyeball to your arrow, or attempt to enter “bullet time.”
![Link entering “bullet time,” the slow motion aiming mode while Link is airborne, while aiming at a Lynel in the Floating Coliseum, which is located in the Depths in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/-aZzAonw2ny0RuYoTGV8lo62pTs=/0x0:1920x1080/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:1920x1080):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24685359/TOTK_Lynel_Bullet_Time.png)
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One other strategy to defeat the Lynels is to utilize bullet time. Since there are not any platforms contained in the coliseum, you’ll want a strategy to get into the air. Equipping Zonai gadgets like rockets or springs to your protect is a good way to get airborne.
Consider, should you go airborne or Ascend to greater elevation, the Lynel will convey out their bow and shoot arrows at you. Their arrows will undergo the ceiling, however might be blocked along with your creations and Zonai gadgets.
When you’re in bullet time, Fuse a strong materials (equivalent to Gibdo bones) to your arrow, and shoot it on the Lynel’s head to stun it. After you’ve shocked it, mount the Lynel to get a number of good hits in. For those who’re feeling a bit of dangerous, you’ll be able to hit the Lynel a number of instances earlier than mounting it to deal much more injury.
First Lynel
![Link facing off against the first Lynel, a Red Lynel, during the boss rush at the Floating Coliseum, which is located in the Depths in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/d8ZwfJU4Ojk-kW-mMj7I2bBWo84=/0x0:1600x900/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:1600x900):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24685325/TOTK_First_Lynel.png)
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The primary Lynel is a Crimson Lynel who comes geared up with a broadsword and a protect. This Lynel has 5 completely different assaults:
- Lynel expenses a ball of fireplace from their mouth, and shoot three fireballs in your path
- Lynel will get near the bottom and expenses towards your path
- Lynel holds out their sword and runs at you, swinging their sword as soon as they get shut
- Lynel stands on their again two toes, lifting each of their arms up into the air, after which cleaves the world in entrance of him after a brief time period
- Lynel lifts their sword into the air and swings it in your path
As soon as defeated, the primary Lynel will drop a Lynel mace horn, Lynel saber horn, soldier’s broadsword, Lynel protect, Lynel bow, giant crystallized cost, Lynel guts, two Lynel hooves, and 20 arrows.
Second Lynel
![Link facing off against the second Lynel during the boss rush at the Floating Coliseum, which is located in the Depths in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/etRATQxDsrcWGCTexvEjcJZNOJc=/0x0:1920x1080/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:1920x1080):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24685267/TOTK_Second_Lynel.jpg)
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The second Lynel is a Blue-Maned Lynel who comes geared up with a claymore. This Lynel has six completely different assaults:
- Lynel expenses a ball of fireplace from their mouth, and shoots three fireballs in your path
- Lynel holds the claymore above their head and runs towards you, slamming it into the bottom
- Lynel stands on their again two toes for a brief time period, and swings their horn in the direction of Hyperlink’s path
- Lynel twirls the sword above their head, and swings the sword in a circle round it 3 times
- Lynel holds the claymore above their head, and slams the bottom 3 times
- Lynel runs towards Hyperlink with the claymore raised, and swings at you as soon as
As soon as defeated, the second Lynel will drop a Blue-Maned Lynel mace horn, Blue-Maned Lynel saber horn, soldier’s claymore, Lynel bow, giant crystallized cost, Lynel guts, two Lynel hooves, and 20 arrows.
Third Lynel
![Link facing off against a White-Maned Lynel during the boss rush at the Floating Coliseum, which is located in the Depths in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/XVlDBuZkcMBLaAlN6aeSGYocQKc=/0x0:1920x1080/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:1920x1080):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24685278/TOTK_Third_Lynel.jpg)
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The third Lynel is a White-Maned Lynel who comes geared up with a halberd. This Lynel has six completely different assaults:
- Lynel expenses a ball of fireplace from their mouth, and shoots three fireballs in fast succession in your path
- Lynel will get near the bottom and expenses in the direction of your path
- Lynel stands on their again two toes for a brief time period, and swings their horn in the direction of Hyperlink’s path.
- Lynel blasts air round them, and slams their halberd into the bottom, creating a big explosion round them
- Lynel leaps into the air after which slams their halberd onto the bottom, dealing AOE injury round them
- Lynel runs towards you with the halberd raised, and swings at your as soon as
As soon as defeated, the third Lynel will drop a White-Maned Lynel mace horn, White-Maned Lynel saber horn, knight’s halberd, mighty Lynel bow, giant crystallized cost, Lynel guts, two Lynel hooves, and 20 arrows.
Fourth Lynel
![Link facing off against a Silver Lynel in the boss rush at the Floating Coliseum, which is located in the Depths in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/xyL2r0YUJb7nY3tEqo9u98zX74s=/0x0:1920x1080/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:1920x1080):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24685296/TOTK_Fourth_Lynel.jpg)
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The fourth Lynel is a Silver Lynel that comes geared up with a broadsword and a protect. This Lynel has eight completely different assaults:
- Lynel will cost a ball of fireplace from their mouth, and shoot three fireballs in your path
- Lynel will get near the bottom and expenses in the direction of your path
- Lynel stands on their again two toes for a brief time period, and swings their horn in the direction of Hyperlink’s path
- Lynel stands on their again two toes, and rapidly swings their sword in Hyperlink’s path
- Lynel stands on their again two toes, and swings their sword in the direction of Hyperlink’s path 3 times
- Lynel stands on their again two toes, lifting each of their arms up into the air, after which cleaves the world in entrance of them after a brief time period
- Lynel blasts air round them, and slams their sword into the bottom, creating a big explosion round them
- Lynel runs towards you with the broadsword raised, and swings at you as soon as
As soon as defeated, the fourth Lynel will drop a Silver Lynel mace horn, Silver Lynel saber horn, savage Lynel bow, savage Lynel protect, giant crystallized cost, Lynel guts, two Lynel hooves, and 20 arrows.
Fifth Lynel
![Link facing off against the fifth Lynel, an armored Silver Lynel, during the boss rush at the Floating Coliseum, which is located in the Depths in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/O1JqlQKM2PchvAr_GEch6pq_Jzw=/0x0:1920x1080/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:1920x1080):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24685339/TOTK_Fifth_Lynel.jpg)
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The fifth Lynel is a Silver Lynel who comes geared up with armor and a spiked-iron-ball hammer. This Lynel has seven completely different assaults:
- Lynel will cost a ball of fireplace from their mouth, and shoot three fireballs in your path
- Lynel will get near the bottom and expenses towards your path
- Lynel holds the hammer above their head and runs in the direction of you, slamming it into the bottom
- Lynel holds the hammer above their head and runs towards you, swinging it at you as soon as
- Lynel stands on their again two toes for a brief time period, and swings their horn in the direction of you
- Lynel stands on their again two toes, and slams their hammer on the bottom in your path 3 times
- Lynel twirls the hammer above its head, and swings the hammer in a circle round it 3 times
As soon as defeated, the ultimate Lynel will drop a Silver Lynel mace horn, Silver Lynel saber horn, spiked-iron-ball hammer, savage Lynel bow, savage Lynel protect, giant crystallized cost, Lynel guts, two Lynel hooves, and 50 arrows.
What are the rewards from the Floating Coliseum?
![Majora’s Mask is the reward from the chest located in the center of the Floating Coliseum, which is located in the Depths in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ht3PnV4KW52x1bEflZj_T_GqB0o=/0x0:1920x1080/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:1920x1080):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24685432/TOTK_Majora_s_Mask_Reward.jpg)
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Along with the dropped supplies from every Lynel, the chest within the middle of the coliseum will unlock. Work together with the chest to obtain Majora’s Masks.
How does Majora’s Masks work in Tears of the Kingdom?
Majora’s Masks is a head armor piece with +1 protection and an impact that reduces the possibility to be noticed by enemies. Word that it doesn’t work in opposition to named enemies equivalent to Hinoxes and Gleeoks, however it’ll purchase you a while earlier than a Lynel assaults you. Sadly, Majora’s Masks can’t be upgraded on the Nice Fairies, however it makes up for it by permitting you to keep away from some fights altogether.