Moldorm in Ganon's Tower
For The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past on the Super Nintendo (SNES).

Where it is
A rematch on the way up Ganon's Tower. It leaves nothing behind.
From the official guides
Nothing but the sword works on Moldorm, and the sword only does damage at the tip of its tail. Hit any other part and you get knocked back, usually into a hole. Even practised players struggle with it, but the dash attack makes it easy. While dashing, the sword goes straight through Moldorm's body without bouncing off, so just running around will beat it. Only take care not to run yourself into a hole.
A giant Mini-Moldorm. Unlike the small ones, the sword bounces off it; its armour is harder than a Stalin tank. It is fast too, so you get pushed out at the edge of the ring and have to start over. Its weak spot is the tail?
A big Mini-Moldorm. Cut it with the sword and all you get is a loud clang; you cannot hurt it easily. It is fast too, so get careless and it shoves you out at the edge of the ring. Falling into the hole in the middle is very sad. Only the tip of its tail, which is shaped differently, makes a different sound when cut. Spin Attack again and again and try to finish it fast.
How the fight goes
- Only the tail can be hurt. A sword hit anywhere else only clinks.
- Below 3 hit points it moves faster.
- One turn in 3 sends it toward Link.
101Leafy researched the game for how the fight runs and what hurts the boss at each step.
Boss room
BossNumbers
| Hit points | 12 |
|---|---|
| 1 heart | |
| ½ heart | |
| ¼ heart |
Weapons
| No effect | |
| 6 hits | |
| 6 hits | |
| 3 hits | |
| 2 hits | |
| 2 hits | |
| 3 hits | |
| Stuns it | |
| 3 hits | |
| Defeats it in one hit | |
| No effect | |
| 2 hits | |
| 2 hits | |
| No effect | |
| No effect | |
| No effect |
Drops
It drops nothing.