Drablands Challenge
Template:Mode Drablands Challenges, known as Bonus Challenges in the European release, are more difficult versions of Levels in Tri Force Heroes.
Overview
Drablands Challenges are special challenges added onto regular Levels, making them significantly more difficult. They become available once the main boss of the given Area is defeated. Each Level contains at least three Drablands Challenges, each with varying goals and difficulty. Drablands Challenges may neglect to provide the proper items to solve certain puzzles to the Links, in favor of different items, which the heroes must use creatively or with more skill in order to progress. Other challenges may require the Links to safely transport certain items, or to avoid or fight enemies that do not normally appear in the Level. In addition to simply providing the Links with new goals, more enemies may start to appear in the Levels during these challenges. In return for completing these challenges, the Links are rewarded with rarer Materials for crafting Outfits.[1]
One of the Drablands Challenges for Buzz Blob Cave replaces the Bow for Bombs, requiring the Links to time the Bombs before they are thrown towards balloons.[2]
Types of Challenges
| Challenge | Description | Levels |
|---|---|---|
 Fewer Heart Containers! |
The Links enter the Level with halved health, reducing their number of Heart Containers to four. | Deku Forest Forest Temple Water Temple Den of Flames Snowball Ravine Ice Temple The Lady's Lair Infinity Dunes Desert Temple Illusory Mansion Grim Temple Sky Temple |
| File:TFH Time Limit Icon.png Clear within the time limit! |
The Links are given a limited amount of time to clear each Stage in a Level. Hourglasses can be picked up to increase the number of seconds left on the clock. In some Stages, a big hourglass can be found to greatly increase the seconds remaining. If the Links run out of time, then the whole Level is failed. | Deku Forest Buzz Blob Cave Forest Temple Abyss of Agony Cove of Transition Hinox Mine Den of Flames Fire Temple Training Ground Stone Corridors Gibdo Mausoleum Desert Temple Illusory Mansion Grim Temple Deception Castle Sky Temple |
 Guard the Orb! |
The Links must transport a glowing Orb that lights a circular area around it. This Orb will protect the Links from a red shade covering the Level, which will harm the Links should they step outside the Orb's radius. One Link must carry the Orb while the other two Links accomplish tasks, though the Orb can be dropped momentarily to fight monsters and solve puzzles. At the beginning and end of each Stage is a red cup that the Orb can be thrown into. The Orb must be thrown into the cup at the end to open the Triforce Gateway. If the Orb falls down a pit or into water, it will reappear near the Links. | Deku Forest Abyss of Agony Frozen Plateau Infinity Dunes Lone Labyrinth |
 Pop all balloons! |
A number of red balloons appear in each of the Level's four Stages, including any boss Stages. These balloons must all be popped in order to advance to the next Stage. | Buzz Blob Cave Moblin Base Secret Fortress Blazing Trail Hinox Mine Frozen Plateau Palace Noir |
 Clear using only Bombs! |
The Level's ordinary items are replaced with Bombs, requiring the Links to use them more creatively in solving puzzles and defeating enemies. | Buzz Blob Cave |
 Defeat all foes sans sword |
The Links must defeat all enemies without using their Sword, and instead must rely on other items provided in the Level. The button for the Sword is disabled during this challenge. All enemies in a Stage must be defeated in order to proceed to the next. | Moblin Base |
 Transport the orb quickly! |
Similar to the "Grab the Orb!" challenge, except there is no damaging red light. The Links must transport an orb quickly through the Level while a timer ticks down. Hourglasses can be picked up to increase the number of remaining seconds. At the beginning and end of each Stage is a red cup that the orb can be thrown into. The orb must be thrown into the cup at the end to open the Triforce Gateway. | Moblin Base Water Temple Blazing Trail Snowball Ravine Ice Temple Bomb Storage Palace Noir |
 Adventure in the dark! |
The entire Level falls pitch dark, with only the Links and available torches providing little light. The Light Armor makes the challenge easier, as it lights a much larger area. | Forest Temple Snowball Ravine Infinity Dunes Lone Labyrinth |
 Clear with halved energy! |
Items that use the Energy Gauge will use up double energy. | Secret Fortress Water Temple |
 Evade the Wallmaster! |
A Wallmaster will continuously follow the Links throughout the entire Level and must be avoided. If it slams onto one of the Links, it will instantly KO them. It can be defeated, but will soon respawn. | Secret Fortress Cove of Transition Blazing Trail Fire Temple Silver Shrine Sealed Gateway The Lady's Lair Stone Corridors Floating Garden |
 Halved attack and defense! |
The Links have their attack power and defense halved, making their attacks do less damage and causing them to take double damage from enemies. | Abyss of Agony Cove of Transition Silver Shrine Sealed Gateway Training Ground Palace Noir Dragon Citadel |
 Don't pop any balloons! |
A number of red balloons appear in each of the Level's four Stages, including any boss Stages. If any of these balloons are popped, it results in instant death and restarts the current Stage. | Hinox Mine Desert Temple Deception Castle |
 Avoid the volcanic rocks! |
Den of Flames Dragon Citadel | |
 Only Bombs-no swords! |
Fire Temple The Lady's Lair Gibdo Mausoleum | |
 Don't get hit by snowballs! |
Frozen Plateau Ice Temple | |
 Win without using a sword! |
Silver Shrine Bomb Storage Floating Garden | |
 Don't drop the pot! |
The Links are provided with a pot, which one Link must pick up and carry throughout the entire Level without dropping it. In order to solve puzzles and fight certain enemies, the pot will have to be passed over to another Link when one Link is necessary. At the very end of the Level is a red cup that the pot must be thrown into to complete the challenge. | Sealed Gateway Training Ground Lone Labyrinth |
 Don't fall at all! |
Bomb Storage Stone Corridors Illusory Mansion Grim Temple Floating Garden Deception Castle Dragon Citadel | |
 Avoid falling and quicksand! |
Gibdo Mausoleum | |
 Clear without any items! |
No items are provided for use in the Level. Instead the Links must rely entirely on their sword or by throwing nearby objects, such as Bomb Flowers, to attack. | Sky Temple |
Trivia
- During the Nintendo Treehouse Live event at E3 2015, the Drablands Challenges were known as Challenge Courses.