--- key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-projectile-rally type: mechanic id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-projectile-rally lang: en title: Projectile rally summary: Returning a projectile creates a back-and-forth exchange until resolution. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-projectile-rally/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-projectile-rally.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-projectile-rally.md aliases: [] tags: - Boss fights - Encounter goals and vulnerability sourceIds: - source-e4cc7239178da62a - source-8c6c97e45ab558a4 - source-8204808fd784efe6 - source-0ecb4531d760d8ab - source-4045265f182f047f - source-c151324fe6097460 - source-bbf0c0581a5c58a7 - source-e8eda0b86be87944 - source-2452aa304ea50615 - source-6474aa4da39a1add - source-7c09fe026d4e25c1 sources: - id: source-e4cc7239178da62a title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Projectile rally (RU)' url: >- https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/projectile-rally/ verifiedAt: null - id: source-8c6c97e45ab558a4 title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Projectile rally (EN)' url: >- https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/projectile-rally/ verifiedAt: null - id: source-8204808fd784efe6 title: 'Phantom Ganon · The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures' url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSI_oswB1Kc&t=1s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-0ecb4531d760d8ab title: 'Phantom Ganon · The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time' url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaPNvBsT8nQ&t=205s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-4045265f182f047f title: 'Phantom Ganon · The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker' url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F57Oo4N5EY&t=80s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-c151324fe6097460 title: 'Boss Up: Boss Battle Design' url: 'https://media.gdcvault.com/gdc2018/presentations/Keren_Itay_BossUp.pdf' verifiedAt: null - id: source-bbf0c0581a5c58a7 title: Dead Man's Volley — Zelda Dungeon Wiki url: 'https://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Dead_Man%27s_Volley' verifiedAt: null - id: source-e8eda0b86be87944 title: Phantom Ganon — Zelda Dungeon Wiki url: 'https://zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Phantom_Ganon' verifiedAt: null - id: source-2452aa304ea50615 title: Phantom Ganon (Ocarina of Time) — Zelda Dungeon Wiki url: 'https://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Phantom_Ganon_%28Ocarina_of_Time%29' verifiedAt: null - id: source-6474aa4da39a1add title: Phantom Ganon (The Wind Waker) — Zelda Dungeon Wiki url: 'https://zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Phantom_Ganon_%28The_Wind_Waker%29' verifiedAt: null - id: source-7c09fe026d4e25c1 title: 'The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures' url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSI_oswB1Kc&t=19s' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: boss-fight-atlas id: boss-projectile-rally title: Boss fights url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/boss-fight-atlas/#boss-projectile-rally categoryIds: - catalog-part-11 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Projectile rally description: Returning a projectile creates a back-and-forth exchange until resolution. image: src: images/mechanics/boss-final-bsi-oswb1kc-19.webp width: 640 height: 360 game: 'The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures' sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSI_oswB1Kc&t=19s' originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSI_oswB1Kc' sourceFrameSeconds: 19 credit: Nintendo; gameplay capture by BeardBear rights: >- Game graphics © Nintendo. Gameplay recording by BeardBear. Original visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: >- Four Swords Adventures: Phantom Ganon’s green shot can be returned by sword alt: >- Four Swords Adventures: Phantom Ganon’s green shot can be returned by sword markers: - x: 47 'y': 56 label: >- Hitting the projectile returns it to the boss and continues the rally tips: - >- Distinguish returnable shots and show how their speed changes after a return. examples: - title: 'The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures' url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSI_oswB1Kc&t=19s' endsAt: null provenance: >- Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/boss-fight-atlas --- # Projectile rally id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-projectile-rally type: mechanic key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-projectile-rally lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-projectile-rally/ Returning a projectile creates a back-and-forth exchange until resolution. ## At a glance ![Four Swords Adventures: Phantom Ganon’s green shot can be returned by sword](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/boss-final-bsi-oswb1kc-19.webp) [The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSI_oswB1Kc&t=19s) · Game graphics © Nintendo. Gameplay recording by BeardBear. Original visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0. [Source recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSI_oswB1Kc), 19 s 1. Hitting the projectile returns it to the boss and continues the rally - Distinguish returnable shots and show how their speed changes after a return. - [The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSI_oswB1Kc&t=19s) ## How it works Returning a projectile creates a back-and-forth exchange until resolution. ## Variants ### How the technique works - Returning a projectile creates a back-and-forth exchange until resolution. ## Context and limits A concise reference to all 124 Boss Fight Atlas mechanics across its 14 source sections. Each entry includes a definition, full RU/EN lesson links, game references and further reading retained from the source. Animations and detailed rules remain in the atlas. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. - [Boss Fight Atlas: Projectile rally (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/projectile-rally/) (id: source-e4cc7239178da62a) - [Boss Fight Atlas: Projectile rally (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/projectile-rally/) (id: source-8c6c97e45ab558a4) - [Phantom Ganon · The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSI_oswB1Kc&t=1s) (id: source-8204808fd784efe6) - [Phantom Ganon · The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaPNvBsT8nQ&t=205s) (id: source-0ecb4531d760d8ab) - [Phantom Ganon · The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F57Oo4N5EY&t=80s) (id: source-4045265f182f047f) - [Boss Up: Boss Battle Design](https://media.gdcvault.com/gdc2018/presentations/Keren_Itay_BossUp.pdf) (id: source-c151324fe6097460) - [Dead Man's Volley — Zelda Dungeon Wiki](https://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Dead_Man%27s_Volley) (id: source-bbf0c0581a5c58a7) - [Phantom Ganon — Zelda Dungeon Wiki](https://zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Phantom_Ganon) (id: source-e8eda0b86be87944) - [Phantom Ganon (Ocarina of Time) — Zelda Dungeon Wiki](https://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Phantom_Ganon_%28Ocarina_of_Time%29) (id: source-2452aa304ea50615) - [Phantom Ganon (The Wind Waker) — Zelda Dungeon Wiki](https://zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Phantom_Ganon_%28The_Wind_Waker%29) (id: source-6474aa4da39a1add) - [The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSI_oswB1Kc&t=19s) (id: source-7c09fe026d4e25c1) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors