Enemies

The standard Bokoblin. You meet it in the Sealed Grounds, Faron Woods and the Deep Woods, around the Great Tree, on Eldin Volcano and the Volcano Summit, in the Earth Temple and the Sandship, and again in Sky Keep. It blocks with its weapon, so slash around it from the open side or Shield Bash it first. It also balances on tightropes, and shaking the rope or hitting it with a projectile or the Beetle drops it. It can drop an Ornamental Skull or a rare Golden Skull.

The dungeon and cave variant of the Bokoblin, with a skull helmet and a stone club. You meet it inside the Skyview Temple, the Ancient Cistern and the Fire Sanctuary rather than out in the open. Fight it like a Red Bokoblin: create an opening with a Shield Bash or a feint, then slash around its guard. It drops skulls too.

A more durable Bokoblin that replaces the Red ones later in the game. It shows up in the Deep Woods, in and around the Great Tree, on Eldin Volcano and in the Fire Sanctuary. It takes more hits to bring down and has a jump attack of its own, so back off when it leaps.

Archers stay back and shoot arrows. Snipe them with the Slingshot or Bow, or run in and cut them down. Green archers guard the Skyview Temple, the Ancient Cistern and the Fire Sanctuary, while Red archers hold the Great Tree, Eldin Volcano and the islets of the Lanayru Sand Sea, where Skipper’s cannon can reach them. They shoot the Beetle on sight.

A Leader carries a Monster Horn and blows it to call more Red Bokoblins to the fight, so beat it before anything else. You meet them in Faron Woods, the Deep Woods and the Volcano Summit. The Whip can snatch the horn from its hand, and a Leader can also drop a Monster Horn and skulls.

A large spearman found on Eldin Volcano, in and around the Great Tree and in the Lanayru Desert. Cut its wooden shield to pieces with your sword, then strike while it is open. Once the shield is gone it flies into a rage and swings its spear with both hands, so sidestep the thrusts. It takes a lot of damage to bring down.

Its iron shield ignores swords and Bombs. Run at the shield to climb over it, then cut the Moblin from behind. It wears an iron helmet and takes more hits than a Wooden Shield Moblin. They are rare: one waits in Skipper’s Retreat, and two of them stand together on a bridge in Sky Keep.

These undead Bokoblins rise from the ground in groups in the depths of the Ancient Cistern and return in Sky Keep. They bite, and the bite Curses you. A raised Sacred Shield, or a sword charged with a Skyward Strike, makes them recoil; then finish them with your sword, the Whip or a Bomb. They can drop Evil Crystals.

A snapping plant that sits on the ground or hangs from a ceiling. Wait for it to lunge and cut in the same direction as its mouth opens. Cut the stem of a hanging one with the Beetle, or roll a Bomb to it so it swallows the Bomb.

A larger Baba with several mouths. Slash along each mouth in turn, drop a Bomb on it with the Beetle, or shoot the vine or a mouth with an arrow.

Hornets swarm around beehives in the Deep Woods and the Great Tree. Each dies to a single slash, and knocking down a nest gives you Hornet Larvae.

A dark purple bird that swoops down at you. Cut it as it dives or shoot it down with the Bow. It can drop Rupees.

A tuft-covered Octorok that hides in the ground and pops up to spit rocks when you come near. Knock the rocks back at it with your shield, or cut it down.

A spider that climbs vines on walls. The Slingshot or the Beetle takes it out.

A big spider on a thread. Cut the thread with the Beetle to bring it down, flip it with an upward slash and hit its soft underside.

A skeletal hydra whose heads grow back. Remove all three together, for example with a Spin Attack.

A stone sentry shaped like an eye that blocks a doorway. It closes its eye as you approach and cannot be cut down; draw the sword and swirl it in circles to daze the eye so it falls from the wall.

A floating pufferfish-like creature that puffs up and explodes on contact. Blow it into a wall with the Gust Bellows, cut it, hit it with a projectile, or use the underwater spin attack in water.

An armored crab-like swimmer. Flip it with a spin in the water, then spin into its exposed underbelly again to finish it. The cannon on Skipper’s boat also hits the ones in the Sand Sea.

A skeleton with two swords, and the mini-boss of the Skyview Temple; three more wait there on your second visit. It holds its blades vertically or horizontally to block your cut, so strike through the gap between them. A well-timed Shield Bash knocks its arms off for a few free hits, and Bombs do the same.

A jelly that splits into smaller ones when cut. Slash it vertically so the pieces cannot merge back together, or use a Bomb. It drops Jelly Blobs.

A bat that circles high above. Cut it when it dives, or shoot it down with the Slingshot, Beetle or Bow. Its eyes glow red just before it strikes. It can drop Monster Claws.

A red jelly hot enough to set you on fire if you touch it; roll to put the flames out. Cut it down quickly or use the Slingshot to stay clear. It drops Jelly Blobs.

A burning bat. Touching it sets you on fire. Hit it with the Slingshot, the Beetle or your sword before it reaches you.

A skeletal bat. Its touch Curses you, which stops you using your sword, shield and items until the curse fades. Shoot it or cut it before it lands. It can drop Evil Crystals.

A cowardly fish-like creature that hides in holes in walls and breathes a stream of fire at you when you come close. Set off a Bomb or Bomb Flower beside its hole to defeat it.

A molten spitter that swims in the lava of the Earth Temple and throws fireballs. Slice the fireballs, or bash them back with a Shield Bash, but not with a Wooden Shield, which burns away.

A Spume found on the Volcano Summit, in the Fire Sanctuary and in Sky Keep. It spits balls of dark energy that Curse you. Only the Sacred Shield and its upgrades can reflect them.

An armored lizard with gauntlets and a mace on its tail. Knock it down with a strong attack, then finish it with a Fatal Blow. Two of them guard the Bomb Bag in the Earth Temple. It drops Lizard Tails.

A faster, more aggressive Lizalfos with a dark breath that Curses you. A hard hit to a gauntlet or a Shield Bash breaks its guard. It drops Lizard Tails.

A hand of molten rock that follows you. Hit it with a Water Fruit to harden it, then attack. Clearing a room lowers its lava pits.

A worm that lives out of sight in the tunnels you dig with the Mogma Mitts; one also acts as a mini-boss in the Fire Sanctuary. Three strikes to its tail with the Mitts defeat it.

A jelly charged with electricity. Wait until it stops sparking, then cut it. It drops Jelly Blobs.

A bat shrouded in electricity that shocks you if you hit it while it is charged. Knock it down with a Shield Bash and finish it.

It rises from the quicksand pools and spits balls of electricity. Bash the shots back with your shield, but not with an Iron Shield, which conducts the shock.

It spits water at Skipper’s boat while you sail the Sand Sea in the past.

A desert Octorok that sleeps with a rock on its head as camouflage. Knock the rocks it spits back with your shield.

A shelled creature of the desert. It rolls at you inside an electrified shell and gets dizzy when it hits a wall; a Shield Bash stops it too, but an Iron Shield shocks you. It freezes when it notices the Beetle, so drop a Bomb on it.

A bird that roosts on dead trees out of reach. Drop a Bomb on it with the Beetle, or shoot it.

A small one-eyed spider that leaps at you, clings on and drops from ceilings. A sword swipe or any projectile kills it.

A Bokoblin in plated armor with an electric baton. It blocks from certain angles, and you are shocked if your sword hits the baton, so strike where it is unguarded. A Spin Attack knocks it down for a finish. They fill the Lanayru Desert and also turn up in the Pirate Stronghold, the Sandship and Sky Keep.

A two-faced machine that only wakes near an active Timeshift Stone; the happy face hops calmly and the angry face jumps harder. Stun it with the Gust Bellows aimed at the spinning magnet above its head, then strike it. You meet them in the Mining Facility and the Pirate Stronghold.

A tall sentry that fires an electrified beam when it spots you. Its eye is the weak point, so shoot it with an arrow. Blocking the beam with an Iron Shield hurts more.

A flying robot that only moves while a Timeshift Stone is active. It fires missiles and flying bombs. Reflect the missiles with your shield or sword, and it blows up after two hits, scattering Rupees.

A red Spirit Bird that feeds on flames and stays high overhead. When it notices you it swoops closer and uncurls its tail to throw three fireballs. Grab the tail with the Whip to pull it down, then strike.

A jelly found in the water of the Ancient Cistern. Use the underwater spin attack. It drops Jelly Blobs.

An elite Stalfos. It starts with two swords and unfolds two more arms with extra weapons once you hurt it. It guards the Whip in the Ancient Cistern.

The robot pirate captain who stole the Sandship from Skipper, and its mini-boss. The fight is a ring-out: use thrusts to push it back toward the edge of the narrow deck.

A robot of a similar model to Scervo, found on a broken bridge in Sky Keep. Use thrusts to push it back to the edge until it falls; it loses weapons as it goes.

A stone guardian that wakes when you leave a safe circle. A single hit from it fails the trial and you must start the realm again.

A flying guardian that patrols the air of the Silent Realm and chases you if it spots you.

A watcher that hovers near the ground with a lantern. If its light touches you, it alerts the guardians, and it chases you if you get too close; dash to outrun it.

A flying watcher that patrols a fixed route in the air, shining a lantern beam on the ground. If the light touches you, it alerts the guardians.

A floating Octorok found only in the Sky. It fires homing rocks at you as you fly; boost through it with a Spiral Charge on your Loftwing.