‘The Missing Owner’ quest steps, reward in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

“The Missing Owner” is a side quest you shouldn’t ignore in Tears of the Kingdom – The Legend of Zelda. As you’re wandering around Gerudo Town after completing the “Riju of Gerudo Town” main quest, locals will emerge on the streets asking for help.

Particularly, “The Missing Owner” is a fairly involved quest, as you’re tasked to defeat a Molduga in order to rescue an NPC. That said, the rewards are worth the time — the Molduga has great materials to use in Fuse combinations, and completing the quest will grant you the chance to craft the Scimitar of the Seven, arguably one of the best weapons in the game.

If you’re looking for tips to defeat the Molduga or if you’re just curious about how to get started, you can find “The Missing Owner” quest steps below.

‘The Missing Owner’ quest steps

Two main components are involved in You are missing the owner — the first sees you chat with Cara, who’s at the jewelry shop in Gerudo Town, and the second is to rescue Isha from the Molduga over at the Toruma Dunes.

How to start ‘The Missing Owner’ quest

After you’re done with the Lightning Temple, new quests will become available around Gerudo Town. You can enter the store by entering the coordinates. (-3831, -2879, 0044), you’ll find Cara. Isha is the character’s owner and she was last seen in the Toruma Dunes.

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Cara cautions that this area has a reputation for being home to the Molduga — a massive creature that swims underneath the sand and quickly begins a chase if you get close to it.

Molduga is no different. You can use this weakness to your advantage.

Find Isha

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Isha, as we have already mentioned is stuck in Toruma Dunes. It is located around coordinates (-4765, -2828, 0029.)

You’ll be able to see it from a distance — Isha is standing on a rock, next to a campfire that produces a smoke signal.

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Either you talk with Isha before reaching the Molduga. Or vice versa. The Molduga will chase you as soon you begin to get closer.

Isha’s rescue:

Isha’s being chased. While she’s safe where she’s standing, she won’t be able to return to the store until the miniboss is defeated. If you need to prepare yourself beforehand, you’re free to go somewhere else and return later.

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Molduga can be a sneaky little boss in Zelda: The Tears Of the Kingdom. The creature spends most of the time underneath sand, cruising around until something — or someone — gets its attention. Then, it’ll quickly move toward its target and attempt to eat it, providing a window to counter-attack.

As terrifying as it sounds, that’s also the key strategy of the encounter. To beat the encounter, you must first understand how to defeat it. MoldugaYou need the right bait to catch it. Our dedicated page will show you how to take on Molduga step by step.

Isha’s automatic convo will begin after the Molduga battle is over. Then, she’ll head back, and you should too — after grabbing some really hefty monster parts from the miniboss.

Cara

Cara is waiting in the Gerudo Town Jewelry Shop. After she has expressed her gratitude, the quest will end.

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You can get a reward for the missing owner

Cara’s reward is a single diamond. This will come in handy, as you’ll be offered a second quest called “Pride of the Gerudo” afterward. You can exchange 10 flints, 4 diamonds and a Gerudo Scimitar or Gerudo Shield in return for the Scimitar of the Seven and the Daybreaker Shield.

Moldugas also give you some bonuses. Molduga teeth (32 Fuse attacks power) and a Gerudo Bow were among the rewards I received from chests. Remember that these two items are randomly selected!