Volvagia is the final boss of the Fire Temple in Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake. Volvagia is a large dragon that breathes fire and lies in lava pits in order to attack Link using fireballs and rocks that fall from the ceiling. However, despite the complexity of the battle at first, you can beat it easily once you understand its pattern and use the Megaton Hammer. Here’s how to defeat Volvagia and complete the Fire Temple.
How to Defeat Volvagia
The Boss of the Fire Temple is known as Volvagia, who can easily be defeated with knowledge of its attack patterns. In order to knock Volvagia out of the lava, you’ll require the Megaton Hammer, while your sword will be used to deal the damage. However, all that you have to do is avoid its fire attacks and falling rocks in order to defeat it with ease.
The battle begins when Volvagia hides itself within one of the lava pits, which can be approached without getting too close to the pit because Volvagia will suddenly appear and try to attack you with its head. Once Volvagia appears, you must use the Megaton Hammer to knock it down and then use your sword to strike at it a few times.
Volvagia will go airborne after being attacked and circle around the arena. It will ultimately align itself with Link and launch a fire attack along a straight line. Be wary of the dragon’s movement and move out of the way as soon as you see that it is about to attack. When the fire attack ends, Volvagia will disappear back to the lava pits.
As you did before, you will have to use the same hammer technique again, but now Volvagia will be able to come from different lava pits. You have to move between them and await Volvagia’s appearance. When it does appear, club it with the Megaton Hammer and slash with your sword.
Second Phase
Following the attack, Volvagia will cause a rockfall. Check the ground for shadows, because these are the places where the rocks will fall. Continue moving in the arena and do not stand under the rocks until the attack is finished.
Now Volvagia will go back to the initial attack pattern. You have to wait for Volvagia to come out of the lava pit, hit it with the Megaton Hammer, and attack it with your sword. But Volvagia’s next attack in the air will be a little bit different from the previous one. Instead of blowing fire once, it will blow several lines of fire from different sides.
After the return of Volvagia back to its lava pits, you can attempt to attack it once again. Hopefully, this will be the last encounter with the dragon, because all lava pits will have bubbles already. Continue watching for any opportunities; make the dragon appear from one of the pits and use the hammer and sword combo again.
In case Volvagia hasn’t taken enough damage yet to be defeated, just relax and continue using the same tactics, since it will attack you using the same patterns of fighting: falling rocks, attacks of the lava pits, and many fire attacks. After defeating the dragon, you will be able to get your Heart Container and finish the temple.
