The village of the Rito is in front of us and high above the second titan of our Walkthrough is circling: Vah Medoh. The huge mechanical bird attacks every flying object that approaches it, forcing the Rito people, of all people, to stay on the ground. As part of the main objective “Free the Divine Beasts” we now go to village elder Kaneli and begin the main objective “Divine Beast Vah Medoh”. We learn more about Revali, follow the Rito warrior Teba to the airfield and prove our skills in air combat.
The path to the Titan simultaneously provides another shrine, several valuable ones Treasure Chests and a krog seed. Two short ones Side Quests in the village of Rito can also be done practically without any detours. At the end of this chapter, Link and Teba destroy Vah Medoh’s four guns, breaking through the Titan’s protective field. For the following sections you should at least two levels of cold protection own. Two pieces of the Rito set from the last chapter are completely sufficient.
Main objective “Divine Beast Vah Medoh” – Visit Kaneli
Teleport to Akh Va’quot Shrine and follow the village’s main spiral staircase further up. Almost at the top lives Kaneli, the head of the Rito. Old Rito immediately notices Link’s Sheikah Slate and realizes that he cannot be an ordinary traveler.
Kaneli explains the situation. The Divine Beast Vah Medoh reawakened some time ago and has been circling over Lake Oronini ever since. As soon as a Rito approaches the Titan in flight, its guns open fire. Since flying is as natural for the Rito as walking is for other peoples, Vah Medoh has massively restricted life in the entire village.
The two warriors Harth and Teba have already tried to take action against the titan. However, the attack failed due to the protective field and Medoh’s cannons. Harth was injured. Teba still refuses to give up and is already planning another attack.
Kaneli asks Link to support Teba. This officially begins the main objective “Divine Beast Vah Medoh”. However, Kaneli doesn’t know exactly where Teba is. His wife Saki can help us.
Optional: Side Quest “Honeymoon in Danger”
[Optional] Before you leave the village, you can do two short Side Quests. First look for the Hylian Jogo. He spends his honeymoon in the village of Rito with his newlywed wife Juney – and now somewhat regrets his choice of holiday destination. Juney is cold, bored and anything but enthusiastic.
Jogo wants to improve her mood with roasted apples, but doesn’t have a flint stone. Give him a flint. If you have regularly broken ore deposits, you should have at least one of them in your inventory. As a thank you, Jogo will pay you 100 Rupees.
This concludes the Side Quest “Honeymoon in Danger”. Jogo then continues to buy flints from you, but at a significantly lower price. For later armor improvements and blacksmithing, flints are more valuable than this follow-up trade.
Optional: Side Quest “The way to the heart is through the stomach”
[Optional] Then searches Juney. She sits on one of the village’s platforms and complains that there is nothing to do on her honeymoon. However, a roasted apple would significantly improve your mood.
If you don’t have a roasting apple, place a regular apple next to a campfire or other open fire source. Wait a few seconds until it becomes a roasted apple, pick it up and bring it to Juney. For the first roasted apple you will receive a silver Rupee worth 100 Rupees.
After completing “Love goes through the stomach”, Juney accepts more roasted apples, but only pays a few Rupees for them. This follow-up trade is also hardly worth it financially.
Ask Saki about Teba
Saki’s house is further down in the village. Talk to her and ask about her husband. She confirms that Teba wanted to set out again to attack Vah Medoh. He is probably at Airfield in the Dronoc Pass north of Lake Oronini.
The airfield is the traditional training ground for the Rito warriors. Normally the Rito would simply fly there from the village. However, due to Vah Medoh’s guns, this direct route is currently too dangerous.
Saki will point you to Revali Square, a large starting platform in the village. As soon as Link sets his sights on this place or steps onto the platform, another memory from the time before the devastation returns.
Revali memory at Revali Square
The scene shows Link one hundred years ago on this very platform. The Rito-Champion Revali demonstrates its extraordinary flight technology: With a self-generated updraft, it catapults itself vertically into the air and gains enormous height within an instant.
Revali is proud of his abilities – and makes no secret of the fact that he thinks Link is overrated. He considers himself one of the greatest fighters Hyrule’s and finds it an insult that he, of all people, should support the swordsman Link. The memory also explains why Revali’s special ability will later be one of the most useful martial arts for our exploration Hyrule’s.
The Revali scene, like Mipha’s memory, is not one of the twelve freely searched locations of the main goal “Souvenir Photos”, but is activated automatically during the story of the respective Champions.
Equip cold protection in front of the airport
From now on it will be significantly colder. At least pulls two parts of the Rito set to. Rito robe and Rito trousers together already provide the necessary protection. Anyone who bought the complete set in the last chapter can of course wear all three pieces.
With two levels of cold protection, you don’t need spicy dishes and can use the food slots for healing, attack or stamina instead. You can also find the Locations and bonuses for all sets in our ZeldaCollection guide to the armor in Breath of the Wild.
Also control your bow. For Teba’s test you only need normal arrows, and for Vah Medoh you need bomb arrows. We receive part of it directly from Teba.
From the Rito village to the Dronoc pass
Leave the village via the western or northwest side and follow the path around Lake Oronini. Do not fly directly towards Vah Medoh. If Link gets too close to the Titan, he will come into range of his guns.
The safe land route leads west around the lake and then north into the Dronoc Pass. The airfield is located at the foot of the Hebra Mountains. The route is not particularly long, but contains several steep slopes and smaller groups of opponents.
Spur violets, frostlings and wild berries grow along the way. Take them with you if they are right on the path. The wild berries will later be needed, among other things, for a Side Quest in the Hebra region. You can find an overview of important materials at ZeldaCollection under ingredients and materials.
Sha Warvo Shrine – Hidden Winds
Shortly before the airport there is the Sha Warvo Shrine right on the path. Be sure to activate it. It will be our fast travel point for the airfield and the northern Tabanta borderland. The shrine fits thematically perfectly with the following main goal: All puzzles revolve around updrafts and the Paraglider.
Jump into the airflow in the first room and open the Paraglider. Let yourself be carried to the next platform and repeat the process on the second updraft. To the left is a platform with a Nano Guardian. Slide over and defeat him.
Opens the first Treasure Chest there. It contains a purple Rupee worth 50 Rupees. Then jump back into the airstream and glide to the opposite platform.
Sha Warvo: The Hidden Updraft
The next airflow will take you to a small moving platform. Take it to the ladder and climb up. The path initially seems to end at the top. There’s just a massive pillar floating in front of Link.
The name of the test – “Hidden Winch” – provides the crucial clue. Jump into the updraft and glide around the large pillar to the left. There is an opening on the back. Inside the hollow column, another stream of air rises vertically upwards.
Let yourself be carried all the way to the top. From here you can glide to the priest, but first we get the second Treasure Chest.
Optional: Knight’s Arch in Sha Warvo Shrine
[Optional – highly recommended] Turn around at the top of the hidden vent. Some distance away on a single platform is a Treasure Chest. Jump off and glide across. Depending on Link’s previous game progress, there is a knight’s bow or a correspondingly upgraded variant.
A good bow is particularly valuable right before Vah Medoh, because both Teba’s Trial and Attack on the Titan are entirely archery-focused. If you don’t have any more space, it’s better to leave behind a weaker bok bow.
Then glide back to the hidden updraft, let yourself be carried up again and reach the priest. You get another Spirit Orb.
You can also find all six normal shrines in the region in our ZeldaCollection guide to the shrines at Tabanta Tower.
Reach Rito airfield
Leave the Sha Warvo Shrine and follow the path further north. A little later a deep circular gorge opens up. Numerous targets hang on their rock walls and strong updrafts constantly rise from the depths. You have reached the airfield of the Rito.
In the small wooden hut it says Teba and works on a bow. Speak to him. At first he is not very enthusiastic about Kaneli’s supposed helper. Teba has no plans to return to the village until Vah Medoh is defeated.
Link explains that he wants to help with the attack. Teba doesn’t think much of it at first. Before he trusts a Hylian with his life, he wants to test Link’s skills with the bow.
Optional: Korok on the roof of the
airfield
[Optional – required for 100%] Climb onto the roof of the small airfield hut before Teba’s exam. There is a glittering tuft of leaves or fairy light there. Examine it and a Korok appears.
Since we are passing directly past the hut for the main goal anyway, this seed shouldn’t wait until the later Hebra exploration.
Optional: Two Treasure Chests at the bottom of the airfield
[Optional – recommended] Deep down in the airfield, two metallic Treasure Chests lie in the water. Jump down or glide controlledly onto one of the lower platforms and activate the magnetic module. Pull the two chests out of the water.
One contains a knight’s sword, the other contains a gold Rupee worth 300 Rupees. The Rupee alone makes the short detour worthwhile. With the constant updrafts you can then glide back up to the hut without the hassle of climbing.
Main target “Divine Beast Vah Medoh” – Tebas flight test
Speak to Teba again and explain that you are ready. He tells Link to come within three minutes five targets to hit with arrows at the airfield.
Jump off the platform and immediately open the Paraglider. The strong updrafts from the airport constantly carry Link upwards. So you don’t have to laboriously climb or keep your height exactly. Simply select five clearly visible blue targets.
As soon as you approach a target, briefly let go of the Paraglider and pull the bow in the air. Time slows down drastically. This means you can aim at targets that are far away, almost in peace. One normal arrow is sufficient per target.
Opens the sail again after each hit. The updrafts carry Link upwards again and your stamina can recover accordingly during the glide or after you let go. Five goals in three minutes is generous; You don’t have to try to shoot the targets in a specific order.
Easily pass Tebas flight test
Preferably stays in the upper area of the airfield. There are several targets distributed almost at the same height around the gorge. Glide towards a target, draw the bow, hit the disc and then turn directly to the next visible target.
Avoids unnecessarily long slow motion phases. Aiming in the air consumes stamina. As soon as the shot has been fired, put the bow away and open the Paraglider again. With our now expanded stamina bar, the test shouldn’t cause any major problems.
After the fifth hit, Teba ends the test early and calls Link back to the hut. You don’t have to wait for the remaining time.
Falcon bow from Teba
Teba is convinced of Link’s abilities and finally agrees to work with him against Vah Medoh. In a stone Treasure Chest at the airfield lies a special falcon bow that Teba prepared for battle. Open the chest and take it with you.
The falcon bow has a very high firing speed and shoots arrows with a particularly straight trajectory. This makes it ideal for dogfights and distant targets. Also, take a photo of it for the Hyrule Compendium before using it later.
Teba gives Link an additional 20 bomb arrows. These are specifically intended for Vah Medoh’s guns. Normal arrows do not cause sufficient damage to the cannons.
Prepare before attacking Vah Medoh
Check your clothing. Extreme cold prevails at altitude around Vah Medoh. Two parts of the Rito set provide reliable protection. If you only have the winter doublet, you also need a strong cold protection dish.
Equip the Falcon Bow or another good bow and make sure Bomb Arrows can be selected. Teba gives you 20 pieces; for an error-free attack are only eight bomb arrows required because each of the four guns is destroyed after two hits. So you have enough reserve.
Healing dishes are useful, but the fight isn’t nearly as dangerous as Waterblight Ganon. The most important rule is not to touch Vah Medoh’s protective field and to avoid the cannons.
Main target “Divine Beast Vah Medoh” – attack with Teba
Speak to Teba and confirm that you are ready. The Rito takes Link into the air and brings him close to Vah Medoh. A huge red protective field forms around the titan. The four turrets are outside this barrier and must be destroyed before Link can land.
Teba draws some of the enemy fire. Meanwhile, Link glides with the Paraglider in the strong updrafts around the Titan. This means you hardly lose any altitude and can approach the four cannons one after the other.
Vah Medoh’s cannons with bomb arrows destroy
Find one of the four guns on the titan’s sides. Do not approach directly along the red protective barrier, but stay a few meters outside. Draws the bow in flight. The slow motion allows you to aim the gun precisely.
Shoots a Bomb Arrow directly at the cannon. After the first hit it is damaged but remains active. A second bomb arrow destroys it completely. Repeat the process for the remaining three guns.
Each cannon has a red aiming laser. As soon as this is aimed at Link, you should not stubbornly move on. Short-circuits the Paraglider. This causes Link to fall a few meters down and the projectile flies over you. Then immediately open the sail again and let the next updraft carry you back up.
Do not fly into Vah Medoh’s protective field
The red shield around the Titan’s actual body deals heavy damage when Link touches it. Therefore, do not try to shorten the path to a cannon through the protective field. Circle around the outside of the Titan.
The updrafts are powerful enough to keep Link aloft virtually indefinitely. There is no time pressure. Instead of wasting several bomb arrows because of a bad angle, it’s better to let yourself drift around Vah Medoh.
The falcon bow makes it much easier to hit because its arrows fly particularly quickly and straight. Other bows also work without any problems.
Kill all four of Vah Medoh’s cannons
After every two hits, a cannon explodes. Once all four guns are destroyed, Vah Medoh’s protective field collapses. Link and Teba have achieved what the Rito had previously failed to do.
However, Teba was hit in the leg during the attack. He cannot accompany Link inside the Titan and must return to the airfield. Before disappearing, he encourages Link to finish the fight he has started.
Link then lands on Vah Medoh’s back. This completes the external attack.
Vah Medoh as fast travel point
After landing, the Titan’s entrance is activated. From now on you can select Vah Medoh as a fast travel destination on the map as long as the Titan has not yet been finally freed.
If you are missing bomb arrows, healing dishes or weapons after the attack, you can return to the Rito village at any time and teleport directly to the Titan later. The destroyed cannons remain destroyed and Teba’s flight test does not have to be repeated.
Revali’s Spirit in the Divine Beast Vah Medoh
As soon as Link has entered the titan, the spirit Revalis reports. Like Mipha, he has been trapped inside his former machine for a hundred years. His personality has apparently changed little: even as a ghost, he can’t help but make a few mocking comments towards Link.
Revali explains the goal anyway. First we need the Titan’s map. Then you have to five terminals activated before the main control unit can be used again.
Vah Medoh has its own central puzzle mechanic. Using the Divine Beast Map, Link can tilt the entire mechanical bird left or right according to . This changes slopes, platforms and airflows throughout the entire dungeon. This feature forms the basis of almost all of the puzzles inside.
Before entering the Divine Beast
Continues to equip at least two pieces with cold protection. Temperatures are also low inside and on the open wings of Vah Medoh. A good bow also remains important, as several Eyes of Ganon Mass and Switches are beyond the reach of normal weapons.
Collect all the bomb arrows left over after the external battle. Windblight Ganon in the later boss fight is extremely vulnerable to concentrated bow damage, so we can continue to use the remaining special ammunition sensibly.
In the next chapter we solve the Divine Beast Vah Medoh completely: We get the titan card, use the tilting function of the mechanical bird, collect all the valuable Treasure Chests and activate all five terminals on the shortest possible route. The fight against Windblight Ganon and Revali’s Gale then follow as a separate conclusion to the Rito story arc.