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Returning from Breath of the Wild to wreak havoc once again inThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Master Kohga of the Yiga Clan is back with a vengeance. What you thought was the finishing blow in the prequel was actually Link knocking Kohga into The Depths, where he’s had a chance to not only survive, but thrive.
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But that doesn’t mean he forgives you – he really wants revenge, and he’ll drag you all over The Depths trying to get it. Our guide will help you pin down Master Kohga of the Yiga Clan once and for all.
Updated on Aug 02, 2025:Since finding Master Kohga in the Hebra Mine is such a task, we’ve come back to our guide on Master Kohga of the Yiga Clan to update and polish it up and include a bit more info on the tricky final destination.
This guide contains major spoilers for elements of Tears of the Kingdom.
Master Kohga Of The Yiga Clan Begins In The Depths
It’s entirely possible that you’ll trigger theMaster Kohga of the Yiga Clanquest without meaning to, as doing so is intricately tied to receiving the Autobuild ability.
Speak toJoshaup inLookout Landing, who’ll give you theA Mystery in the Depthsquest, which sends you to theGreat Abandoned Central MineinThe Depths.
Follow the questline to unlock Autobuild, and your first fight with Master Kohga takes place as part of it. As soon as you defeat him the first time, this triggers the Master Kohga of the Yiga Clan quest, which you’re able to then proceed with any time you’re ready.
The easiest way to do these fights is bywarpingbetween activated Lightroots, if you’ve got them activated already. This quest covers quite a lot of The Depths, so fast travel makes everything easier.
Additionally, you’ll need to come prepared withplenty of arrows for each fight, so be sure to stock in up between!
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Great Abandoned Central Mine
Thefirst time you fight Master Kohga, you’re really not expecting to - his Yiga Clan goons were indisguiseandjumped youas soon as you helped them with theirAutobuildproblems. Enter, Master Kohga.
Phase One
The first stage of this fight is fairly simple. Master Kohga will beriding around the arena, and you’ll be tasked withfiring arrows at himin order tostun him.
Keese Eyeballmake this entire quest much smoother for their homing qualities.
OnceMaster Kohga is stunned, run over andwail on himwith everything you have, using your strongest weapons to move the fight along quickly.
Phase Two
Once you’ve depleted a chunk of Master Kohga’s health bar, he’ll begincharging at youin his vehicle mech. Additionally, he’s now got abarrieron his car.
While Master Kohga is capable of performing acharged attackhere,he can’t correct course if you move.
Because of this, it’s easy toget Master Kohga to aim for you, before youmove at the last second. Master Kohga willdrive into the wall and become stunned.
Just like before,beat on Master Kohgauntil his health is depleted. After he’s finished, watch the cutscene, in whichMaster Kohga tells you where to find him next- the Abandoned Gerudo Mine.
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Abandoned Gerudo Mine
When you first arrive at the Abandoned Gerudo Mine, you find Master Kohga messing with agreen glowing lightto try it make it work. It doesn’t, which is your fault, obviously - time to fight.
During this stage of the fight, Master Kohga will now be in aflying mech, a hodgepodge plane he’s put together.
Don’t stay on the ground too much, as Kohga having the higher ground puts you at bigger risk from his aerial attacks.
You’ll notice plenty ofZonai techalong the perimeter of the fighting arena, so you’ll have a number of ways in which you could handle this fight.
Your overall goal is toget above Master Kohga. you’re able to do this either with theHover Stoneamid the Zonai tech, or byAscending the large tree rootjust outside the arena.
Once you’reabove Master Kohga,loose your arrowsto send him crashing to the ground, then head back down touse your melee weaponsto do some serious damage before he can get back up.
Now that Master Kohga is tired of your strategy, he once again erects ashieldon his vehicle. Amusingly, he seemed most concerned with the front.
While he’s now more aggressive in his own attacks, if you’ve got a pattern down forstaying above Master Kohga’s plane, there’s little he can do to hurt you.
Again, your goal is tohit Master Kohga with your arrowsto send himcrashing to the ground, so you can use your melee weapons to finish him off.
Another cutscene that ends withMaster Kohga flying offplays after his defeat, and you’re given your next location - the Abandoned Lanayru Mine.
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Abandoned Lanayru Mine
He’s fought you on the ground, and he’s fought you in the air, but now that you’re inLanayru just below Zora’s Domainup on The Surface, it’s time forMaster Kohga to fight you on a boat.
Hop on one of the makeshift boats nearbyand give chase into the water to begin fighting Master Kohga and his Yiga Clan goons.
When Master Kohga respawns after falling during this fight,he’llleave his boat behindand make a new one.
Feel free tograb Master Kohga’s boatsto use against him while he’s teleporting between them - they’re better than the ones available to you at the start!
Not only is the water-based nature of this fight a bit much, asLink is at risk of drowningif your stamina isn’t too strong, butMaster Kohga has backupin this fight fromtwo Yiga Clan members in his boat.
They’ll befiring at youto slow you down, sotake out the Yiga Clan members firstto let you get closer to Master Kohga himself.Thrown weaponsalso work well here, as dobows.
Should you hit Master Kohga himself or evenboard his boat, you can then proceed into themelee attackportion of the fight. Continue this until the second phase begins.
It should come as no surprise by now that phase twoincludes a shieldfor Master Kohga - but not for his Yiga Clan cronies, though.
Keepfiring arrowsorlobbing projectile weaponsto handle his increased defenses.
Fire Keese Eyeballwork particularly well, since they’ll stick to Master Kohgaand tothe boat he’s riding.
When he’s finished, he’ll warn you that the final stage will be your last and take off, leaving you tograb the treasureandspeak to the Constructsbefore heading to Master Kohga’s final destination - the Abandoned Hebra Mine.
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Round Four: Abandoned Hebra Mine
Enter The Hebra Mine Through The Rito Village Chasm
Getting there will be a lot easier said than done, though, sinceHebra has almost no chasms.
An overview of the map of the region reveals none on the surface, but the Construct at the Abandoned Lanayru Mine tells you thata cave in the Hebra regionis so gloom-filled that you cansee the gloom from outside the cave.
And sincethere’s only one way into the Abandoned Hebra Mine, you’ll need to go searching. Hopefully, you’ll have noticed that theMines are all under towns on The Surface, meaning you’re headed toRito Village.
If you look at Rito Village on your map, you’ll notice asmall V-shapeon theSouthside of the central island that isRito Village. Run that way, and you’ll soon spotsmoke from a fireby the edge of the cliff.
Speak to the explorerhere, who points out thecave opening just below you in the mountainside.
You’ll need tojump off the cliffnear him anduse your Paragliderto float back into the cave to find Master Kohga at Hebra Mine.
From here, simply hop into theRito Village Chasm, activate the Lightroot for easier returns, and then speak to a meditating Master Kohga to begin your final battle in Hebra Mine.
You’d think Master Kohga would have learned to just start with a shield, but he once again goes unprotected, with your goal again touse arrows or projectilesfrom the floor of the arena tohit him in the headto knock him from the mech.
Like always, head over andpound on himuntil he gets back into his mech again. This will keep up, again, until he’s gotabout half his HP.
Thie Hebra Mine iteration of Master Kohga’s mech doesn’t have a shield in the traditional sense, but you’ll notice that ithas a shield when it claps its hands. You’ll need totime your shotsto account for this.
Additionally, Master Kohga is pulling out all his offensive stops with acannon attackthat moves in on you to trap you between the blasts, and apounding attackif you get too near.
These are both easy enough to avoid if yourunfrom them, as there’sno way to hurt Master Kohga while he’s using these moves.
It’s his final move, though, that youcanturn back against him. When he pulls outthree large projectilesto fire at you,use Recall to rewind them so that they hit Master Kohgainstead of you.
Once he’s hit, run touse your melee weapons while he’s stunned.
These projectiles do heavy damage to Master Kohga innately, so it should only take two or three blasts until you’ve beaten Master Kohga in Hebra Mine for the final time.
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