March of the Demon King: Valley of Seers

The Triforce of Power

After successfully capturing the Gerudo Desert, our benevolent king has amassed an army and is now ready to take Hyrule by force! Even better news: the Dark Lord has located his Triforce of Power, which is in the hands of the wretched little sorceress Lana. She’s pinned down in the Valley of Seers with little in the way of support from her allies. This is almost too easy! Let us lay claim to what is rightfully our master’s; let us defeat Lana and take the Triforce of Power back!

Capture the Sanctums

It would seem that Lana has turned the work of Cia against us; she’s using the Sanctum Keeps to protect herself from our attack. Capture the Keeps to cripple her chances of escaping!

Both Zant and Ghirahim will head off to one of the Sanctum Keeps and you should as well. Race to the East Temple Keep first and help Ghirahim capture it and the Sanctum inside it. Make sure you waste no time getting there before Ghirahim; Lana has a plan in mind for dealing with your cronies. If either of your henchmen reaches the Sanctums, the doors will close behind them and they’ll be trapped inside. You must go around the map and enter the Sanctum from its north entrance to save them. If you beat Ghirahim to the East Temple Keep, however, you can capture it and you won’t have to bother saving him later.

Make your way through the ruins to reach him in the West Temple Keep; hurry to keep Zant from being forced off the battlefield. Once you’ve made it to Zant, defeat all of the enemies with Health Bars and capture the Keep to both save Zant and capture the Sanctum.

Seeing Quadruple

When you’ve captured both of the Sanctums, the enemy soldiers lose morale, but that doesn’t mean the fight is over; the Hylians still have a few tricks to dole out. Impa, being a Sheikah master of war, creates three imposter Impas that spread out across the map. She hides out with her imposters and you must find her to make the other Impas disappear.

Hard Gold Skulltula Opportunity This Skulltula is one of the most straightforward in the game. You need to defeat all of the imposter Impas before defeating the real Impa. If you defeat the real Impa, the imposters will disappear and you’ll lose your shot at getting the Skulltula until you restart the Scenario. It’s very easy to avoid doing that, if you know which Impa is which. The true Impa will appear near the West Ruins Keep after you defeat one of the fake Impas. She’ll immediately make her way to the Allied Base, so keep an eye on her. Avoid defeating her and you can expect smooth sailing—for the most part. After you defeat an Impa, another appears on the field to replace it. As you take out one Impa after another, the other Impas will progressively get stronger, making every fight with an imposter harder than the last. Baiting works extremely well on these Impas, so try to avoid challenging them with an all-out attack. The last thing to watch out for is another Impa that heads toward the Allied Keep through its east entrance. The true Impa is easy to spot, as she is the only one carrying her Giant Blade, while all the fakes carry Naginatas. When all of the Impas are defeated, the Skulltula shows up northeast of the Enemy Base Keep.

Gold Skulltula Opportunity After you have 1,000 KOs, a Gold Skulltula appears in the northeast corner of the battlefield. Destroy the boulder in that corner to reveal the Skulltula. Defeat the Skulltula to claim your puzzle piece.

If you defeat the wrong Impa, another will appear to replace it and all of the imposters will become stronger as a result. Zant suggests that you pressure Lana by defeating some of her personal guard inside the ruins to get Impa to show herself, but you don’t need to do that. It wouldn’t hurt to defeat the Goron Captains that serve as Lana’s guard, but the true Impa always starts just east of the West Ruins Keep. If you head directly to her, you can circumvent her entire plan.

Reclaim the Triforce of Power

Once Impa has been forced off the battlefield, it’s time to take the Triforce of Power by force. Head up to the Enemy Base Keep and face off with the sneaky sorceress.

Piece of Heart Opportunity Capture the Western Room Keep on your way up to Lana to find a chest containing a Piece of Heart.

Defeat Lana using bait tactics. Once she’s been beaten, she teleports over to the Fairy Fountain and uses her magic to split into three. The Lanas flee in opposite directions in an attempt to escape the battlefield. You must beat all three of them to keep them from escaping. Thankfully, your henchman are good for something more than just getting caught in obvious traps. Command Ghirahim and Zant to intercept two of the Lanas while you storm after the third. This keeps the Lanas from fleeing while they deal with your henchmen, giving you plenty of time to reach and defeat them.

Heart Container Opportunity Now that the Fairy Fountain is open, go in and destroy the boulder covering the Magic Circle to reveal a chest containing Ganondorf’s Heart Container. Don’t linger, though: You don’t want the Lanas to escape!

Use the bating strategy again to take out each Lana and win the battle. Lana tried to keep the Triforce of Power out of your hands, but now she understand the futility of her actions. Now, to get the two remaining pieces…