Ready for Hyrule Warriors’ Majora’s Mask DLC? If not, grind these levels

Bless you, Divisive Plan

I’m continually amazed and frightened by how much mileage I’ve gotten out of Hyrule Warriors. This game is massive without DLC, and with it, god help us all — it just keeps going.

After regularly playing since launch in late September, I’ve managed to clear the first Adventure Mode map, most of the Master Quest map, and around half of the Twilight Princess map. But just when I feel like my progress is coming together, more content drops. Not that I’m complaining.

There’s still the Majora’s Mask DLC ($7.99 standalone, or bundled with the other DLC packs for $19.99) on February 5. We got our first real look at that content — Young Link, Tingle, three new costumes, and an Adventure map — during today’s Nintendo Direct. It’s gonna be good.

I’m ready to start rocking Tingle, but if your current favorite characters aren’t as leveled-up as you’d like them to be, the Twilight Princess map can help. In particular, the “Divisive Plan” missions (locations here) are ideal for grinding experience points. You’ll face off against a single warrior, like Darunia or Fi, who will split apart into multiple clones as you deal damage. More clones equals more XP. Just be sure to take advantage of their elemental weakness (e.g., Water beats Fire)!

Here are two more tips that will be a revelation to some of you and common sense to others:

• There’s a quicker way to sprint! While moving, press and hold the evade button (“B” on the GamePad) to immediately start sprinting after you roll.
• No, you don’t need to pick up material or weapon pouches dropped by fallen foes. You’ll still earn those items upon successful completion of the level, thank eff.

Got tips ‘n’ tricks of your own? Share ’em, if you’d be so kind.