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Agahnim in Ganon's Tower

For The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past on the Super Nintendo (SNES).

Agahnim

Where it is

A rematch on the way up Ganon's Tower. It leaves nothing behind.

From the official guides

Of the three spells Agahnim uses, two can be knocked back with the sword, but the lightning spell cannot be blocked. When Agahnim appears at the top centre of the room he casts lightning, so move to the upper right or upper left at once. To beat Agahnim you have to turn his own power against him. You won't win by dodging his spells.

ファミコン通信編集部責任編集 ゼルダの伝説 神々のトライフォースのすべてがわかる本 (アスキー, 1992), p. 40, translated by 101Leafy

The high point of the Light World: the showdown with the priest Agahnim. He tries to beat Link with a thick beam and a beam that splits in many directions. Attacking blindly will not win. Remember what you have been told so far.

任天堂公式ガイドブック ゼルダの伝説 神々のトライフォース 上巻 (小学館, 1992), p. 133, translated by 101Leafy

The high point of the first half: the showdown with the priest Agahnim. He uses three kinds of magic: a thick orange spell, a splitting spell, and lightning. With Link's strength as it is, you can barely scratch him. The only way is to turn his own power back on him. Hit back the orange magic balls, and only those, with the sword or the Bug-Catching Net. Keep at it and the light of victory will shine one day.

任天堂公式ガイドブック ゼルダの伝説 神々のトライフォース 下巻 (小学館, 1992), p. 146, translated by 101Leafy

How the fight goes

  1. 2 copies of Agahnim appear beside him. Balls sent back only hurt the real one.
  2. The sword does not hurt Agahnim. Hit his balls of energy back at him instead: each one takes 16 of his 96 hit points.
  3. From attack 3 on, about half of his balls burst when Link hits them.
  4. A bursting ball that Link hits breaks into 6 sparks that fly apart. A spark hurts Link if it touches him. Only the Red Shield and the Mirror Shield can block them.
  5. In the Dark World he never uses lightning.

101Leafy researched the game for how the fight runs and what hurts the boss at each step.

Boss room

Ganon's Tower 7FBoss

Before the fight

Ho ho ho! It's great that you could come all the way here, Link. I'm very happy to see you again, but you'd better believe that we will not have a third meeting! Prepare to meet your doom!

Said by: Agahnim

The whole scene: Ganon's Tower

Numbers

Hit points96
Damage to Link, Green Mail1 heart
Damage to Link, Blue Mail1 heart
Damage to Link, Red Mail1 heart

Drops

It drops nothing.