The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Console icon SNES/Super Famicom

  • Defeat Moldorm in the Tower of Hera within 20 seconds. (Must have Fighter Sword, may not have Hammer)

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    5.17% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Created by TheMysticalOne on: 03 May, 2023 01:34
    Last modified: 04 Sep, 2024 13:11


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    Jenkys 29 Jul 2023 04:15
    https://youtu.be/gUhYSs_4V-o
    OniGearEye
    OniGearEye 30 Nov 2023 17:31
    What a ride
    Breembin 27 Dec 2023 07:16
    This one was quite challenging, thankfully you can get infinite retries by falling.
    ChinoKafuu 31 Dec 2023 01:10
    Can't believe I did this damageless. Thankyou lord
    MannedTooth 10 Jan 2024 21:22
    Why isn't this a missable?
    rlxldk 11 Jan 2024 05:32
    Because you can re enter ti fight
    salvadorbastard 31 Mar 2024 21:10
    Takes 6 hits. Try to get him in front of the entrance so you slash him immediately when you get into the arena. After the 5th hit he goes very fast and gets difficult to hit so the more time you have at this section the better. Timer starts as soon as you get into the arena.
    Monolate 20 Apr 2024 21:07
    https://youtu.be/MXx2yql-wzk
    31 May 2024 12:34
    TheMysticalOne set this achievement's type to Missable.
    HylianBrat 20 Jul 2024 05:01
    This was wild. Thanks to @Monolate. Your video gave me some pointers on his pattern. Took me about 10 or so tries. One time it was only off by 0.6 seconds aha! But I was able to bag damageless as well on this run so i'll take it!
    4 Sep 2024 13:11
    suspect15 edited this achievement's description.
    rios299 14 Sep 2024 21:01
    luego de 30 intentos aprรณx. por fin lo pude conseguir, el mรกs dificil hasta el momento
    MetalShadowOverlord 4 Oct 2024 05:50
    I can't believe I got this before getting the damageless achievement.
    AutumnShinespark 18 Nov 2024 06:42
    Man this one's tough, the trigger dropped a second or two before I got the kill. Next time, maybe...
    AncalagonSlayer 26 Nov 2024 21:38
    Not as hard as you might think - I was worried at first, use the video that Monolate posted (thanks for that) to formulate your strategy (I went with the side-step and slash but was much more aggressive than in the demonstration video). Don't worry about taking damage and be aggressive and it actually becomes easy in my opinion. The achievement pops once you defeat Moldorm, so you can then drop down below and climb back up for a damageless run. So don't worry about stacking this cheevo with the damageless one unless you want the extra challenge.
    AncalagonSlayer 26 Nov 2024 21:40
    Oh also I think he takes six hits regardless of spin attack (can't confirm) so just use regular thrusts for the side-step strategy; that might be different for other strategies though.
    TheHy1ianGuy 1 Feb 2025 16:22
    I thought I defeated moldorm without taking damage but then I only get 20 sec one
    BorsPepsi64 15 Feb 2025 04:21
    I hate this fucker
    darly 20 Mar 2025 20:30
    This sounded like it was going to be a nightmare, but unlike the first two boss fights you get INFINITE IMMEDIATE RETRIES. So this is actually not too bad at all. After a number of attempts, I got all three achievements from this boss after a single 15-second battle.

    - Jumping off the platform to the floor below resets the attempt (You can even do this if you accidentally kill the boss after taking damage, just jump off before he finishes exploding)
    - You get a whole rack of pots with hearts in them to refill
    - You can drop all the way down to the basement to refill your hearts with fairies if you still need more hearts

    That amounts to endless attempts.

    THE FIGHT
    - As soon as you get through the door, dash to the bottom of the screen. The idea is to off-screen the boss so he stops moving and doesn't crowd the bottom of the platform where you need to get on.
    - charge the sword and jump in. If you're lucky he should be heading straight for you and you can get a quick charged attack in.
    - You can probably sneak in a second charged attack as you make your way to the east side of the platform.
    - every few seconds he will charge straight at you. This is your in. Be a matador, dodge him, and hit his tail with another charged attack.
    - If you're feeling confident you can chase him, just remember he's going to go straight for you every few seconds.
    - If he's got you on the edge of the platform, just hold the opposite direction. In other words, if he's pushing you right, hold left. He can't knock you off if you do this.
    - If he's "stuck" on the west side of the platform, you might be better off just jumping off and trying again.
    - as long as you keep your sword charged and you face him you won't take any damage.
    - charged attack, charged attack, charged attack.
    - don't be afraid to bail if things don't feel right, you get endless retries

    You'll get it. I've done it three times. 19s, 17s and 15s using this method.
    DSn04 5 Jun 2025 00:06
    torture

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