Blood Moon in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom represents the time when Ganondorf was at the peak of its power and called forth its minions army. This phenomenon has plagued Hyrule for hundreds of years and repeats itself weekly.
While this sounds like a curse, it is more of a blessing for the players. Just like Breath of the Wild, Blood Moon revives all the enemies in the game except for the bosses. This allows you to farm the enemies for monster parts, including Gleeoks.
In this guide, we will explain what is Blood Moon and what kind of benefits you can reap from its occurrence.
What does the Blood Moon do
The Blood Moon signifies the night when Gonondorf reaches his highest power and revives all your enemies all over Hyrule including shrine guardians. However, bosses you have already defeated are not revived as part of this red moon.
In addition, the ground loot all over Hyrule is restored, and Link’s cooking ability is boosted. However, Blood Moon doesn’t restore the loot in Treasure Chests. Once opened, they remain open for the rest of the game.
Now, suppose you have already killed the majority of enemies in Hyrule or completed nearly all the shrines in Zelda: TotK. In that case, the Blood Moon is beneficial in a way that it gives you another chance to replenish gems, and all the enemies can be killed again to claim the resources that you previously claimed.
In addition, as mentioned above, the guardians of shrines are also revived, so you can defeat them again to claim ancient weapons and useful resources.
The timing for Blood Moon in Zelda: TotK is from 11:30 p.m. to 12:15 a.m. (23:30 – 00:15). During this time, Link gets a boost to cooking, and if you cook between this time, you will get maximum results with 100% efficiency.
The pristine weapons in Depths also reappear after every Blood Moon, making it one of the most useful impacts in the game.
How to trigger Blood Moon in Zelda: TotK
If you are wondering how to manually trigger Blood Moon or when the next red moon will return in Tears of the Kingdom, the phenomenon follows a pattern.
Blood Moon in Zelda: TotK is triggered when 7 in-game days (168 minutes in real life) have passed. You can’t trigger the Blood Moon manually. If you try to sit at bonfires and skip time, it won’t count. You must spend 168 minutes in-game for the next Blood Moon to happen.
You can avoid a Blood Moon by entering a shrine before the time of the Blood Moon, spending a few minutes in it, and coming back after 12:15 a.m. (00:15). This process can be repeated as long as you want.
The Blood Moon in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom acts like a bonfire in Dark Souls. It resets the world condition, allowing you to continue farming enemies for resources and materials.”
