Zelda Breath of the Wild – How to Escape or Beat the Yiga Clan in Their Hideout

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I got caught a few times and it always resultet in a Game Over because you're overwhelmed by lots of powerful enemies. I don't really plan on trying this out myself (I already cleared the hideout, so they are gone anyway), but is it possible to defeat the Yiga clan if they find you?

The reason I ask is because it seems to be a guaranteed Game Over:

  • the gates close
  • the big guys BARELY even flinch, even with powerful melee weapons
  • unlike all other deaths, you get a message when you die: "Beware, fool, the eye of the Yiga."

Best Answer

I just did this part the other day, it is possible and there are 3 approaches that I found.

  1. Use a really fast one handed weapon. It is possible to stun lock them and kill them before they can whistle and summon reinforcements. It is really hard though, and only managed to do it once. Lightning and Ice help if you have them, but it takes a lot to do the whole hideout this way.
  2. You can sneak attack them. I had a couple of Ancient Battle Axe++ in my inventory (60 damage per hit), and if you can get up behind them (Shiekah armor helps for the stealth bonus, or sneaky food/elixers), you'll get a prompt for a sneak strike attack. With a weapon this powerful, you can take them out in a single hit each. Throwing the mighty bananas on the ground to lure them a certain direction (away from the others mainly) does help, although you have to be very careful on the approach. Too much sound or being slightly to the side will cause them to see you when you get close.
  3. In the second room only, you can take them all at once. First ascend the ladder and get the pile of mighty bananas on the second floor. Then sneak to the other ladder and climb up to the second floor catwalk, where you can access the pillar in the middle of the room with the chest on it. If you initiate combat from up there, they will teleport up, where you can keep knocking them down to the ground floor. Repeat until they are all dead. This option is REALLY hard and will go through most of your weapons, shield, and probably more stamina than you have (unless you cook lots of stamina food/elixers).

Personally, I found it much easier to just sneak through the whole way, using bananas to lure the guards away from the two doors. Kill the boss in the last room, then you can loot with no resistance on the way back out once the place is abandoned. The drops from the guards are rarely worth the trouble you have to go through.