The Blood Moon is a mechanic that allows you to reset all overworld enemies and weapons in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK). Read on to find out more about the Blood Moon, its trigger conditions, and what happens when it occurs.
List of Contents
- How to Trigger the Blood Moon?
- Blood Moon Effects
- Related Guides
How to Trigger the Blood Moon?
Once in Every 7 Days
As with Breath of the Wild, the Blood Moon only occurs once in every 7 day at 12:00 AM in-game time. You can see the the current time at the bottom right of the screen.
Keep Menus Closed
Keep in mind that opening your menu to pass the time will not help you advance it as this actually stops it from passing. So if you want to advance time through idling, look for a nearby town or house instead.
World Map of Hyrule
Campfire Method Does Not Work
Changing the time of day through campfires will also not help you pass the time. If you're planning to trigger the Blood Moon through this method, it will not work.
Blood Moon Effects
Revives Fallen Monsters
Blood Moon respawns all defeated overworld enemies, including bosses like Stone Talus. This is the best method to farm for gems, which you can sell to get Rupees fast.
List of All Enemies
Respawns Dropped Weapons
Also during Blood Moon, any weapons dropped will also respawn. If you want to farm specific weapons, this is the best way you can do to get many of them.
List of All Weapons
Affects Cooking Success Rates
Cooking during Blood Moon, specifically between 11:30 PM and 12:15 AM, will mostly be a success. It is highly recommended to take advantage of this boosted success rate to not waste any ingredients you've collected.
Coooking Guide: List of Food and Dishes
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Related Guides
Tips and Tricks A Beginner's Guide to Tears of the Kingdom
All Tips and Tricks Guides
| New Features | |
|---|---|
| How to Confuse Enemies | How to Cure Gloom |
| How to Blind Enemies | - |
| Combat Guides | |
| Flurry Rush, Sneakstrike, and Deal Critical Damage | Weapon Modifiers Explained |
| How to Raise Defense | Passive Abilities for Weapons Explained |
| How to Upgrade Armor | How to Defeat Shielded Enemies |
| How to Throw Items and Materials | How to Repair Weapons |
| How to Get Earthwake Technique | How to Increase Weapon Durability |
| How to Parry | How to Sneakstrike |
| How to Perfect Dodge and Flurry Rush | Stealth Mechanics Explained |
| Exploration Guides | |
| How to Dive | How to Shield Surf |
| How to Break Cracked Rocks | How to Use Minecarts |
| How to Cross the Freezing Water | Fast Travel Guide |
| How to Change the Weather | How to Get Heat Resistance |
| How to Make an Axe | How to Tame Wild Horses |
| How to Chop Down and Use Fallen Trees | How to Pass Time |
| How to Light Up Dark Areas | How to Get Epona |
| What to Do During a Thunderstorm | How to Get Cold Resistance |
| How to Check Coordinates | How to Climb Efficiently |
| How to Break Wooden Boxes | How to Make a Fire |
| How to Make a Raft | How to Make a Hover Bike |
| How to Use Rocket Shields | - |
| General Tips and Tricks | |
| Zonai Dispenser Guide | How to Expand Inventory |
| Best Settings to Use | Pony Points Guide |
| How to Increase Health and Stamina | How to Swap Hearts for Stamina |
| How to Get the Paraglider and All Paraglider Designs | amiibo Unlocks and List of Compatible amiibo |
| Blood Moon Explained | Missables and One-Time Events Guide |
| Whistle Effects and How to Use | How to Farm Crops |
| How to Heal | Post Game Content Guide: Is There a New Game Plus? |
| Kochi Dye Shop Guide: How to Recolor Armor | Ending Explained: How to Watch the True Ending |
| List of Unlockables | How to Get Ganon's Horse |
| Farming Guides | |
| How to Farm Arrows | Bubbul Gem Guide |
| How to Get More Energy Cells and Increase Energy | Early Game Rupee Farming |
| How to Farm Weapons | Dragon Part Farming Guide |
| How to Get Pristine Weapons | - |
| Notable Item Location Guides | |
| How to Get the Travel Medallion | How to Get the Champion's Leathers Early |
| How to Get the Hylian Shield Early | How to Get the Master Sword |
| How to Get the Classic Green Tunic | Where to Find Wild Greens |
| How to Get Ring Garland | Misko's Treasure Locations |
| How to Get Monster Medals | How to Get All Champion Weapons |
| Puzzle Solution Guides | |
| How to Solve the Water Temple Spinning Tower | Where to Find King Dorephan |
| How to Solve the Gerudo Light Puzzle | Voe and You Class Solutions |
| Map Location Guides | |
| All Stable Locations | All Sage's Will Locations |
| How to Get to Hyrule Castle | How to Get to Lost Woods and Enter Korok Forest |
| Great Fairy Locations and How to Unlock | How to Find the Light Dragon: Location and Drops |
| How to Find Farosh: Location and Drops | How to Find Naydra: Location and Drops |
| How to Find Dinraal: Location and Drops | How to Reach Abandoned Hebra Mine |
| Satori Cherry Blossom Tree Locations and Guide | How to Unlock Royal Hidden Passage |
| All Addison Sign Locations | All Forge Construct Locations |
| How to Get into Gerudo Secret Club | All Coliseum Locations and Rewards |
| Koltin Locations and List of Rewards | Satori (King of the Mountain) Locations |
| Where to Find Dondons | How to Get to Toto Lake |
| All Goddess Statue Locations | - |
| Tier List Guides | |
| Best Early Game Armor | Best Armor Sets (Equipment) |
| Best Weapons and Shields | Best Horses |
| Best Equipment for Exploration | Best Fuse Materials and Weapon Combinations |
| Best Modes of Travel | - |
| Glitches and Exploits | |
| List of Glitches and Exploits | How to Duplicate Weapons, Bows, and Shields |
| How to Duplicate Materials | - |
| FAQs | |
| Can You Pet the Dogs? | Does Saved Data Carry Over? |
| Should You Play BotW First? | What Happens When You Die? |
| How Does Autosave Work? | What Happened to Link's House? |
| Do Materials Respawn? | How to Lower and Raise Hylian Hood |
| How to Change the Difficulty | When Do Shops Restock? |
| Is There a Master Mode? | - |
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