Despite being commercially available for nearly five years,The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildstill has quite a lot to offer its player base. VariousBreath of the Wildplayers have continued to discover and cultivate new techniques that push the limitations of what the game is capable of. To the point where one player recently shared a technique that allows players to deal damage more quickly.
One of the core aspects ofBreath of the Wildis the Divine Beasts, which serve primarily as dungeons for players to complete. At the end of each Divine Beast, the player will unlock a new ability based on one of the four deceased Champions. One such ability is Daruk’s Protection, which creates a red barrier that deflects any and all damage. Though, apparently, Daruk’s Protection can also be used as an offensive ability as well.
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AReddituser named Harrysonbro2 found a way to use a combination of bombs and Daruk’s Protection in order to create an attack the user has dubbed “Daruk’s Rush.” The user breaks the technique down in the video, but basically, the player activates Daruk’s Protection, then immediately summons a bomb and detonates it. This gives the player the opportunity to use flurry rush on whatever enemy they happen to be attacking.
The technique can be used as many times as the player wants, as long as Daruk’s Protection is active. A technique like this would definitely be useful against singular enemies with incredibly high health pools. Creatures like thelynelseen in the Reddit clip are definitely more susceptible to a technique like this, as opposed to large groups of enemies or flying enemies.
The “Daruk’s Rush” technique can also be useful for players who aren’t very good atparrying in Breath of the Wild. While parrying has become a much more prevalent mechanic in major releases, such asSekiro: Shadows Die TwiceandMetroid Dread, for some players, the timing can be a bit hard to master. Therefore, something like “Daruk’s Rush” is quite a useful alternative.
It will be interesting to see what the future holds forBreath of the Wildgoing forward. WhileHyrule Warriors: Age of Calamitymanaged to scratch many players' itch for newBreath of the Wildcontent, there’s been little to no additional information provided for the upcoming release ofBreath of the Wild 2. With any luck, Nintendo will provide some sort of update in the coming months.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildis available now on Nintendo Switch and Wii U.
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