Out of the 100+ Shrines inBreath of the Wild, 43 of them are tied to Shrine Quests. As their name implies, these require Link to complete several steps in order to appear. One that players may find more frustrating than others is the “Under a Red Moon” Shrine Quest.
Breath of the Wildintroduces the Blood Moon, an event that occurs when the moon turns blood-red and revives every monster that Link has killed. Players will stumble upon their first Blood Moon once they step outside the Great Plateau. A requirement for the “Under a Red Moon” is the occurrence of a Blood Moon. The second requirement is much easier albeit sillier.
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Under a Red Moon Location
The location of the “Under a Red Moon” quest is onWasha’s Bluff. Refer to thered marker on the above image. There are two ways of getting to Washa’s Bluff:
From here, use Revali’s Gale or climb the pillars to Kass. Speak to him to unlock the Shrine Quest and get a hint on how to solve it. Kass is relatively easy to find thanks to his accordion playing.
It’s not necessary to speak to Kass. Players can unearth the Shrine without “accepting” the Shrine Quest.
How to Complete Under a Red Moon
Look down from the pillar where Kass is playing to see a Shrine Platform. If a Blood Moon is set to occur,it will glow orange. When it glows, that indicates theShrine Quest can be completed. If there’s no Blood Moon, the platformwill not glow.
Players will need to do the following in order to complete the quest:
If players areawaywhen the Blood Moon starts to rise,quickly warp to the Mogg Latan Shrineand paraglide on over to Washa’s Bluff.As long as the blood moon can be seen, the Shrine can be summoned from the platform. Remember tomake sure Link isn’t wearing anythingor else nothing will happen evenwiththe Blood Moon.
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When Do Blood Moons Occur?
Blood Moons are more likely to occur if Link’s killed multiple enemies or collected materials. There’s no set number of enemies he has to slay or materials he needs to gather. The best way to trigger the Blood Moon is to just go around killing things. However, there are other ways ofsummoning a Blood Moonsuch as traveling around Hyrule or sitting by a campfire andwaiting until night.
A campfire can be set up usingWoodandFlint, and players can even set one up on the Shrine Platform at Washa’s Bluff!
A Blood Moon will usually occurat the end of 7 in-game days. This is equivalent to about3 hours in real time. Players candelay the Blood Moon timerby entering a Shrine, Divine Beast, or going into Hyrule Castle.
If players find that waiting by the campfire isn’t working, they should go around andlook for common enemies such as Bokoblins. Defeat them and collect any materials/weapons they drop. Fighting larger enemies likeStone TalusesorHinoxwill also hasten the Blood Moon Cycle.
Finally, if players need an estimate of when a Blood Moon will occur, travel to theDueling Peaks Stable. There’s an NPC namedHinothat has a weird obsession with the Blood Moon. He’ll give players an idea of how many days are left until the next Blood Moon. Wait/rest at a campfire (until night) at Dueling Peaks Stable,then talk to Hino again. If he says the Blood Moon will occur, warp to theMogg Latan Shrineand make way for Washa’s Bluff.
Mijah Rokee Shrine Trial
Unfortunately for Link, it’s not enough to sit in his trunks in the dead of night under a Blood Moon to get Mijah Rokee’s blessing. Once the Mijah Rokee Shrine emerges, activate it, and go inside to start the Shrine Trial. This one is “A Modest Test of Strength.” Hopefully players are experienced in these types of Trials, so they should just do what they normally do: Equip Link with his best armor/weapons and start the test.
Using a Guardian Weapon on a Guardian will deal 30% more damage than a regular Weapon -including the Master Sword.
Since this is a Modest Test, the Guardian shouldn’t be too challenging. verify to dodge just when the Guardian swings its weapon to triggerFlurry Rush. Take cover behind the pillars when the Guardian is about to charge. If it hits the pillar, it’ll be stunned for a few seconds, giving Link some time to lay in some attacks.
Once the Guardian is defeated, pick up any materials it drops. Then, go to the next room andopen the chest to get aFrostblade. Finally, get the orb from the monk to put an end to this Shrine Quest.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildis available for Nintendo Switch.
