Super Mario Odyssey The 10 Hardest Sand Kingdom Moons & Where To Find Them

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Super Mario Odyssey The 10 Hardest Sand Kingdom Moons & Where To Find Them

Getting all of the Power Moons in Super Mario Odyssey's Sand Kingdom is no easy feat, but here's the 10 hardest to get and how to get them. 's Sand Kingdom, the third kingdom in the game, puts at the center of a desert town filled with lively, sombrero-wearing locals named Tostarenans. Since your first visit to the Sand Kingdom comes fairly early in the game, most of the town's Power Moons are easily obtainable with a bit of exploration. Still, getting all 89 Power Moons can prove to be a challenge, especially the ones that appear after the main storyline is completed. Some take eagle-eyed searching to find, while other Power Moons require a few different steps before you can earn them. THEGAMER VIDEO OF THE DAY

Love At The Edge Of The Desert Tostarena Northwest Reaches Past Koopa Freerunning

Though this Power Moon isn't so hard to obtain, it is tedious to get there. Walk or warp yourself to the Tostarena Ruins Entrance, where a few Goombas are running around with hats on. and make your way towards the Northwest Reaches. Considering how slowly a Goomba runs, this can take some time. A pink Goomba wearing a red hat will be waiting at the very edge of the desert, past Koopa Freerunning and the group of Tostarenas. If you'd like, you can stack a few Goombas, but just one is enough to capture the pink Goomba's attention.

Walking The Desert Northwest Of Desert Oasis

This Power Moon takes memory skills and coordination to get right. It will likely take a few tries. Start again at the Tostarena Ruins Entrance and run to the right until you see a Koopa in a sombrero. He'll ask you to follow a circle made of arrows, but the catch is that the arrows disappear as you walk. Score at least 80 points by tracing the circle as closely as you can. The trick is to stay between the catci and the shrubs. Fortunately, you have unlimited tries, so make a few mental notes as you go and you'll achieve 80 points soon enough.

More Walking In The Desert Northwest Of Desert Oasis

Ready for round two? This trace-walking in the same spot, and it's even following the same shape. However, if you thought getting 80 points was difficult, try getting a whopping 90 points. Again, the trick is to stay between the shrubs and the cacti and follow those curves all the way around. If you run fast enough, you should make it to the cacti before the arrows disappear, which leaves only half of the circle up to guesswork.

Hidden Room In The Flowing Sands Tostarena Ruins Round Tower

Pay close attention to the quicksand surrounding the Tostarena Ruins Round Tower for this Power Moon. Warp to the Tostarena Ruins Sand Pillar checkpoint and head towards the yellow arrow sign. In the quicksand straight past the sign, you should see a small gap in the bottom of the wall. Jump through the quicksand and then let yourself be submerged enough to slip through the crack. Keep jumping as you move forward through the crack to ensure that you don't lose life. You should end up in a small, hidden room, where a Power Moon is waiting.

Bird Traveling The Desert Between Tostarena Town & Desert Oasis

Near the Desert Oasis, you'll see a glowing bird flying around. It flies in a pretty big circle between the Oasis and Tostarena Town, so it is easy to lose if you don't keep your eye on it. Throw Cappy at the bird to catch a Power Moon. The trick to catching this Power Moon is precision and good timing. Take into account the time it'll take for Cappy to reach the bird. There are a few good spots in high places to hit the bird, though, such as rooftops or the top of palm trees. Some of the sand dunes will also do just fine.

Ice Cave Treasure North Of Tostarena Ruins Round Tower

The easiest way to spot this secret entrance is to warp to the top of the Tostarena Ruins Round Tower. Just north of the tower, in the quicksand, is a whirlpool with a hole in the center. Though it may look dangerous, the whirlpool actually leads to an underground ice cave. The ice cave is comprised of slippery, narrow ice paths and a bunch of moving pillars. Navigate through the obstacles until you reach a set of moving stones beneath a static set. You'll have to time your wall jumps just right so that you swiftly move from the shifting stones to the static stones. Finally, the Power Moon will be waiting at the top.

Round-The-World Tourist Tostarena Town

This series of Power Moons is one of the most time-consuming objectives in Super Mario Odyssey. It takes a bit of traveling, so it's best to work on this one after the main storyline is complete and you can roam freely between kingdoms. Begin by speaking to the tourist in the Sand Kingdom, waiting at his taxi in the southern part of Tostarena Town. He'll give a clue about which kingdom he will travel to next. Find him again, and follow his clues until you speak to him in every kingdom. He'll give a Power Moon each time, including when he heads back to the Sand Kingdom.

Colossal Ruins Dash Jump Left Of Tostarena Ruins Entrance

For this Power Moon, you should have a pretty good handle on Mario when he's using fire flowers. Warp to the Tostarena Ruins Entrance and head to the small, gray chimney on the left, which you can enter to find an underground ruins. Take the power line to the left to find fire flowers. Make sure to stay in a straight line when you're grabbing the fire flowers, or else you'll run off the edge of the path into the poison. If you can successfully dash and jump through the ruins, you'll reach a Power Moon.

Sinking Colossal Ruins Hurry Right After Dash Jump

Beyond the Power Moon at the end of the ruins, a large gap and another Power Moon on an isolated platform can be seen. A bridge will form after you grab the first Power Moon, but don't dawdle heading over there. The ruins are quickly sinking and you don't have any more fire flowers. Long jumping your way there is your best bet.

On the Eastern Pillar Near Jaxi Ruins

This Power Moon is one of the most difficult to obtain in all of Super Mario Odyssey. It takes several steps and precision to complete, but it can be found atop a pillar near Jaxi Ruins. Start at the Tostarena Ruins Sand Pillar checkpoint and capture a Bullet Bill nearby. Now, you have to get all the way to the pillar, but Bullet Bills do not last forever. Make sure another Bullet Bill is following you as you reach a slanted column on the right. Switch to the second Bullet Bill and fly as fast as you can to the Eastern Pillar.