Can you trigger a blood moon tot?
The answer to the question of triggering a blood moon in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is that there is no direct way to summon a blood moon, as it occurs automatically every seven in-game days at midnight. The blood moon is an event that acts as a reset for a lot of materials, and to experience a blood moon, players essentially just need patience.
Understanding Blood Moons
What are Blood Moons?
Blood moons are a recurring event in the game that happens every seven in-game days.
FAQs
- Q: How often does a blood moon occur in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom? A: A blood moon occurs every seven in-game days at midnight.
- Q: Can you force a blood moon in Tears of the Kingdom? A: Although waiting for the elapsed time is the more common method to experience a blood moon, it isn’t the only way, as players can force a blood moon scene by overloading the Switch’s memory.
- Q: What is the spiritual meaning of the blood moon? A: The spiritual meaning of the blood moon is the opening of the path to exploring what is often referred to as our darker side, emotions such as rage, shame, and grief.
- Q: Do chests respawn in Tears of the Kingdom? A: No, items in chests don’t respawn, but weapons or shields just sitting out in the open or carried by enemies will respawn with the blood moon.
- Q: How long is a day in Breath of the Wild? A: Once Link has obtained the Wind Waker, time flows at a rate of one minute every 12 frames; both day and night are of equal length, with one full day or night lasting 288 seconds (4.8 minutes) and a full 24-hour cycle lasting 576 seconds (9.6 minutes) in real time.
- Q: Do blood moons happen every full moon? A: No, lunar eclipses, the phenomenon that causes the red ‘blood moon’ coloring, happen about three times a year on average, but do not always line up with the full moon in spring.
- Q: What is the rarest moon? A: There is one type of Blue Moon that is apparently the rarest of all — a February Blue Moon, which is extremely rare due to February being 28 days long.
- Q: Can you trigger a blood moon in Breath of the Wild? A: There is no way to ‘force’ a blood moon in Breath of the Wild, as a blood moon can only occur the midnight after around 2 hours and 48 minutes of real time has passed since the previous blood moon.
- Q: How do you summon a blood moon? A: The Bloody Tear is a consumable item used to summon a Blood Moon, but it can only be used at night, and using it during the day will not summon a Blood Moon, nor consume the item.
- Q: How can I increase my chances of getting a blood moon? A: Each night has a 1/7 chance of the Blood Moon rising, and this chance is increased when a water candle is held by a player.
- Q: Do blood moons revive Lynels? A: If you’re wanting to keep farming Lynels for their rewards, you’ll need to wait until after a Blood Moon for the Lynel to respawn in the same location.
- Q: How many nights does it take to trigger a blood moon? A: Blood moons regularly occur every 2 hours and 48 minutes of gameplay (every unskipped 7 days in-game).
- Q: Why haven’t I gotten a blood moon? A: The Blood Moon occurs after 168 minutes of gameplay, which is about a week of in-game time, and players can’t force it to happen faster by sleeping or sitting by a campfire.
- Q: What are the chances of 2 blood moons in a row? A: The probability of a blood moon, on any given night, is 1 in 9, and the probability of having two in a row is 1 in 81.
- Q: How long does it take for a full blood moon? A: The lunar eclipse on November 8, 2022, will take several hours, with the partial eclipse lasting about an hour on either side of an 85 minutes-long ‘Blood Moon’ totality.