Learn how to beat Morpha in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo Switch 2. Includes tips to avoid being grappled by Morpha, how to damage it, and what you’ll earn as rewards after defeating it.
Where to find Morpha
Morpha is found on the north side of 3F in the Water Temple. After navigating your way up and down through the Water Temple, you’ll get the Big Key and the Longshot needed to reach and open the Boss Door.
Positioning when fighting Morpha
Avoid fighting Morpha on the four platforms within the pool whenever possible. Your options to run are very limited there, but you have more freedom of movement on the edges of the arena.
It’s a bit of a Longshot
Morpha attacks by popping out of the water with its watery tentacle. It’ll slam towards you, avoid it by running to the side.
Keep dodging Morpha’s attacks until its tentacle stops moving. Use the Longshot to pull out its nucleus and attack it before it goes back into the water.
Avoid the Grapple Attack
When Morpha’s tentacle pops out in a swirl position, run away as fast as you can. It’ll begin sweeping around in a circle shortly after this. If it hits you, it’ll constrict you while draining your health, then fling you across the room.
Trick the Tentacles
As Morpha becomes more damaged, it’ll start spawning more tentacles. It can spawn so many that they’ll try to block your path as you try to get closer to Morpha’s nucleus.
Pretend to go one direction so a tentacle blocks the path, while you’re actually freeing the path to the edge where you can Longshot the nucleus.
If you’re in a corner and several tentacles spawn, just run away before they slam down. If you happen to be within range to Longshot the nucleus, do so. If not, just wait for Morpha to reset and let it try another attack.
Rewards for defeating Morpha
Upon defeat, a Heart Container will spawn near the portal. Collect it then step into the portal to receive Ruto’s love for you and the Water Medallion. The cherry on top is that the marriage is called off due to Ruto’s new duties as the Sage of Water.
Be sure to shoot an arrow at the morning sun in Lake Hylia. There’s a stone tablet near the warp pedestal that’ll instruct you on how to do it. When the lake is filled, shoot an arrow into the morning sun’s halo of light to spawn the Fire Arrows!
With the Water Temple complete, you should make your way to Kakariko Village. It’s currently on fire, so something must have gone terrible wrong there.
