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Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
Ver. 1.0.3
Dec 17, 2025 · Nintendo Support update tracked by Buffs & Bugs
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Official note“The update will download and install automatically if the console is connected to the Internet and the Software Auto-Updates setting is enabled on your Nintendo Switch 2 console.”
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Latest update: Ver. 1.0.3 (Released December 17, 2025) Features added Phantom Ganon: Phantom Ganon is a new feature that randomly triggers in battles that you have completed. In battles where Phantom Ganon has triggered, a portion of the enemies that appear will have transformed into Vicious Enemies or Gloom Spawn. In addition, when you defeat powerful enemies, there is a possibility that Phantom Ganon may appear. You will be able to acquire more Pure Zonaite Steel than in normal battles. Forbidden Difficulty: In the new Forbidden difficulty level, you can experience high-difficulty battles that are more challenging than the battles in Very Hard difficulty. If you complete a certain number of battles on Forbidden difficulty, you will receive special rewards such as Pure Zonaite Steel or an increase in the number of Special Rations that can be held. New challenges and quests added: Similar to the first free update, this second update also adds multiple new challenges and quests to the Hyrule Map after the main game has been beaten. Lizalfos and Chuchus appear as new Vicious Enemies. The Tanagar Meditation Hall on the sky island is unlocked, and you will be able to perform a sync strike if you enter with two characters. New Unique Skills added: New unique skills have been added to the Mysterious Construct for its one-handed weapons, two-handed weapons, and spears. With the one-handed weapon unique skill Shield Charge, you can break through dangerous attacks from charging enemies by raising your shield and stepping into them. Also, with correct timing against an enemy attack, you can deal a powerful spinning slash. You can learn these skills by completing the challenges and quests that are added in this update. New weapons added: The Forbidden Blade, a one-handed weapon th
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