The Champions' Ballad

is the second downloadable content pack for , released on December 7, 2017 following a full reveal of the pack at The Game Awards. It is available only as part of the game's Expansion Pass.
==Overview==
 introduces a new , as well as several to obtain new . After freeing the four and speaking to the four leaders of each respective tribe, is telepathically contacted by who tells him to return to the on the . After inserting the in the pedestal there, a known as speaks to him. He promises that if he can prove his worth, he may tame a of his own. presents with the and instructs him to use it to defeat the present in four different . Once each has been cleared, an appears. Once has spoken to the in each , the splits into four orbs and spread across , causing large to rise from the ground.
The activate in 's presence, displaying maps revealing the locations of further trials. encounters at each of the , who sings for him verses of his master's "" about the of . In each of the , receives an Emblem specific to a . After obtaining three of each, he is able to enter the and battle once again against the corresponding afflicting the . After besting the monster, experiences a vision of each 's memory of the moment when requested them to pilot a .
After defeating the four , is instructed to return to the and place the once again into the pedestal. The chamber seals itself and descends deep into a labyrinth; a . instructs to navigate the labyrinth and activate four that control a lock on a large stone door at the rear of the . Once the four locks are disengaged, proceeds through the opened door to find himself meditating on his pedestal. Before can report his completion of the , rises and reveals there is to be one final trial. He transports the two of them to a floating platform in the sky and announces that must battle and defeat the himself.
Once defeated, alters the layout of the floating platform to present with the , a . He allows to acquire the to summon it before transporting him outside the . encounters once again, who reveals that he has finished the verses of his master's and plays to the finished ballad. While listening to the , experiences one final of the day he and his fellow were officially inaugurated at by . The culminates with taking a photograph of them and with the . announces that he finally understands the true power of music, and gives the photo which he found amongst his teacher's belongings. 's voice speaks to once again, congratulating him on conquering all of the trials. She informs him that he is now truly powerful enough to finally defeat .
==New Content==
===Quests===
* Five , encompassing a new storyline. Completing each unlocks an associated with each of the and reduces the cooldown period for their respective ability.
** "" is the overarching Quest, and unlocks 's after completion.
** "" — is rewarded with 
** "" — is rewarded with 
** "" — is rewarded with 
** "" — is rewarded with 
* Six to acquire new . Diaries listing the locations for these have been added to the and .
** " — and 
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** "" — 
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===Items===
* A can be obtained upon completing the that spawns a new type of mount; the . The is considered a by , and can be spawned almost anywhere. It must be fueled with .
* A new ; the . It will kill anything with one hit but also causes to be killed with one hit from any enemy or hazard. It can only be used during the during the .
* Four new that are obtained during the ; , , , . These Emblems are used for going into the to fight the again.
* will reward with the after completing the . The can be placed on a wall of in .
* Four more can be obtained from the added to the , allowing for one additional or . The other new reward with Emblems instead of .
===Locations===
* A single ; the . Unlike the other in the game, the can be revisited at any time after completing the .
* 16 have been introduced to the world, though all of them are initially hidden until certain tasks are carried out during the .
** , , , and are located on the .
** , , and are in the .
** , , and are in the .
** , , and are in the .
** , , and are in the .
* Four have been introduced to the world, though they do not appear until the is completed during the . They contain maps revealing the locations of the new . It is impossible to warp to these .
===Enemies===
* A for the new ; . He can be fought again at any time after the by simply returning to him in the .
* Two overworld ; in , and in the . Defeating them both is required during the .
* The four , , , , must be battled again during the , but can now be fought again at any time after the is complete by approaching their respective .
===Miscellaenous===
* An icon for the will appear on the loading screen alongside the other once the has been completed.
* Four diaries have been added to the world, containing a deep insight into the lives of the ; can be found in 's in , in the of , in 's in , and in 's private quarters in .
* Many characters have new dialogue and may be found at different locations during the .
== Trivia ==
* The rematch of the four Phantom Ganons is a homage of Wind Waker's rematch of the 4 bosses in Gannon's castle. The area is rendered in greyscale and that Link's items are restricted.
==Nomenclature==
==Gallery==
File:BotW Champions Artwork 2.png|Alternate artwork for 
File:BotW The Champions' Ballad Artwork.png|Alternate artwork for featuring 
File:BotW The Champions' Ballad Wallpaper.jpg|My Nintendo reward landscape wallpaper
File:BotW The Champions' Ballad Wallpaper 2.jpg|My Nintendo reward portrait wallpaper
===Video Gallery===
==See Also==
* 
* The Champions' Ballad/Credits