Deku Baba
Hit it while it lunges so it stiffens upright, then cut it down for a Deku Stick; kill it while it's idle for nuts instead.
- Weakness
- Sword; Deku Nuts stun it
- Drops
- Deku Nuts or Deku Sticks
- Found in
- Kokiri Forest, Inside the Deku Tree, Bottom of the Well
Withered Deku Baba
It's harmless unless you walk into it, so cut every one you pass to stock up on sticks.
- Weakness
- Any attack
- Drops
- Deku Stick
- Found in
- Kokiri Forest, Inside the Deku Tree
Big Deku Baba
Wait for it to lunge and pull back, then strike before it can snap at you again.
- Weakness
- Sword, ideally a jump attack
- Drops
- Deku Nuts or a Deku Stick
- Found in
- Kokiri Forest, Forest Temple
Deku Scrub
Hold your shield up facing it until a nut bounces back into its face, then catch the scrub as it flees for a hint.
- Weakness
- Its own Deku Nut deflected with your shield
- Found in
- Inside the Deku Tree
Mad Scrub
It fires nuts in bursts of three, so keep your shield raised until the volley ends, then chase it down.
- Weakness
- Its own Deku Nuts deflected with your shield
- Found in
- Sacred Forest Meadow, Kokiri Forest
Business Scrub
Bounce its nut back to knock it out of hiding, and it offers to sell you seeds, sticks, shields or upgrades.
- Weakness
- Its own Deku Nut deflected with your shield
- Drops
- Sells items once beaten
- Found in
- Lost Woods, Hyrule Field, Lon Lon Ranch, Goron City, Death Mountain Crater, Zora's River, Lake Hylia, Gerudo Valley, Desert Colossus, Dodongo's Cavern, Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly, Ganon's Castle
Keese
Pick them off with the Fairy Slingshot, Boomerang, Fairy Bow or Hookshot before they flutter close.
- Weakness
- Any hit; ranged weapons are easiest
- Found in
- Kakariko Graveyard, Dodongo's Cavern, Fire Temple, Water Temple, Shadow Temple, Spirit Temple, Bottom of the Well, Ganon's Castle
Fire Keese
Its flames burn up a Deku Shield, so shoot it down before it reaches you.
- Weakness
- Any hit; ranged weapons are easiest
- Found in
- Dodongo's Cavern, Fire Temple, Shadow Temple, Bottom of the Well, Gerudo Training Ground
Ice Keese
Its touch freezes you briefly, so keep your distance and use the Fairy Bow.
- Weakness
- Any hit; ranged weapons are easiest
- Found in
- Ice Cavern
Skulltula
Its back shell shrugs off hits, so wait for it to turn and show its belly before you strike.
- Weakness
- Its soft underside
- Found in
- Inside the Deku Tree, Forest Temple, Shadow Temple, Spirit Temple, Ganon's Castle
Big Skulltula
It takes more hits than a regular Skulltula; strike only while its belly faces you.
- Weakness
- Its soft underside
- Found in
- Inside the Deku Tree, Bottom of the Well
Skullwalltula
It crawls on climbable walls and knocks you off on contact, so clear it with a ranged weapon before you climb.
- Weakness
- Ranged attacks, or a sword if you can reach
- Found in
- Inside the Deku Tree, Dodongo's Cavern, Death Mountain Trail, Forest Temple
Gold Skulltula
Many only come out at night; listen for their rattle, and use the Boomerang or Hookshot to grab a token that lands out of reach.
- Weakness
- Any weapon; it takes more hits than a regular Skulltula
- Drops
- Gold Skulltula Token
- Found in
- Kokiri Forest, Lost Woods, Sacred Forest Meadow, Hyrule Field, Lon Lon Ranch, Hyrule Market, Hyrule Castle, Outside Ganon's Castle, Kakariko Village, Kakariko Graveyard, Death Mountain Trail, Goron City, Death Mountain Crater, Zora's River, Zora's Domain, Zora's Fountain, Lake Hylia, Gerudo Valley, Gerudo's Fortress, Haunted Wasteland, Desert Colossus, Inside the Deku Tree, Dodongo's Cavern, Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly, Forest Temple, Fire Temple, Water Temple, Shadow Temple, Spirit Temple, Bottom of the Well, Ice Cavern
Gohma Larva
When its eye turns red it's about to pounce, so sidestep and counter, or break the egg with the Fairy Slingshot before it hatches.
- Weakness
- Sword (two hits); shooting its egg kills it outright
- Found in
- Inside the Deku Tree
Dodongo
It breathes fire from the front, so circle to its tail, and back away after the kill because it explodes.
- Weakness
- Its tail; bombs
- Found in
- Dodongo's Cavern
Baby Dodongo
It bursts out of the ground and blows up when defeated, so step back right after the final hit.
- Weakness
- Sword
- Found in
- Dodongo's Cavern
Beamos
Its eye sweeps the room and fires a beam when it sees you; one bomb destroys a normal Beamos, while the large Shadow Temple version takes two.
- Weakness
- Bombs or Bombchus
- Found in
- Dodongo's Cavern, Bottom of the Well, Shadow Temple, Spirit Temple, Gerudo Training Ground, Ganon's Castle
Armos
It springs to life when touched and hops after you, then explodes when destroyed, so keep your distance.
- Weakness
- Bombs, Bomb Flowers or Bombchus
- Found in
- Dodongo's Cavern, Spirit Temple
Lizalfos
They usually fight in pairs and take turns, so lock on to the one attacking and counter after each lunge.
- Weakness
- Sword after it drops its guard; Deku Nuts stun it
- Found in
- Dodongo's Cavern, Spirit Temple
Dinolfos
Unlike Lizalfos they'll gang up on you, so stun one with a Deku Nut and finish it before the other closes in.
- Weakness
- Deku Nuts, then jump attacks; arrows
- Found in
- Gerudo Training Ground, Ganon's Castle
Red Tektite
It hops around unpredictably; lock on and strike right as it lands.
- Weakness
- Sword; ranged attacks
- Found in
- Death Mountain Trail
Blue Tektite
It can skate across water, so lure it onto land or stun it with the Hookshot before finishing it.
- Weakness
- Sword on land; Hookshot or arrows on water
- Found in
- Zora's River, Lake Hylia, Water Temple
Octorok
Raise your shield and let its spat rocks bounce straight back into it.
- Weakness
- Its own rocks deflected with your shield; Boomerang
- Found in
- Zora's River, Lake Hylia, Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly
Biri
Slashing it while it crackles shocks you, so hit it from range with the Boomerang; the Fairy Slingshot does nothing to it.
- Weakness
- Boomerang; Deku Nuts
- Found in
- Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly
Bari
It splits into three Biri when beaten, so be ready to deal with the small ones right away.
- Weakness
- Boomerang
- Found in
- Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly
Shabom
These bubbles pop and knock you back on contact; a Deku Nut bursts every one nearby at once.
- Weakness
- Deku Nuts; Boomerang
- Found in
- Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly
Stinger
It swoops out of the water at you, so time a jump attack or shoot it from a ledge.
- Weakness
- Boomerang or jump attack; arrows as an adult
- Found in
- Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly, Water Temple
Tailpasaran
Its body is electrified, so never slash it; aim the Boomerang at its tail instead.
- Weakness
- Boomerang to the tail
- Found in
- Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly
Parasitic Tentacle
Each colored tentacle blocks part of Jabu-Jabu, and cutting it down opens new areas of the dungeon.
- Weakness
- Boomerang to its narrow segment
- Found in
- Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly
Peahat
By day it flies on spinning blades, so slash the roots while it hovers low; striking a dormant one at night releases Peahat Larvae.
- Weakness
- Its dangling roots
- Found in
- Hyrule Field
Peahat Larva
Hold up your shield and let them crash into it or the ground; they break apart on impact.
- Weakness
- Your shield
- Found in
- Hyrule Field
Leever
They burrow through the sand and charge in a straight line, so it's usually easier to run past them.
- Weakness
- Sword
- Found in
- Haunted Wasteland, Desert Colossus
Purple Leever
This big variant shows up after you defeat enough Leevers; it's slower but can turn to chase you.
- Weakness
- Sword
- Found in
- Haunted Wasteland, Desert Colossus
Guay
They keep respawning, and defeating ten summons a larger Guay that drops a more valuable Rupee.
- Weakness
- Sword or Fairy Bow
- Drops
- Rupees
- Found in
- Lon Lon Ranch, Lake Hylia, Desert Colossus
Stalchild
They rise only at night while you're a child, and defeating several in a row calls up a giant Stalchild with better loot.
- Weakness
- Sword; a horizontal slash knocks off its head
- Found in
- Hyrule Field
Poe
It fades from sight between attacks, so wait for it to swing its lantern, then strike and catch its soul in an empty Bottle.
- Weakness
- Sword; arrows
- Drops
- Poe soul
- Found in
- Kakariko Graveyard, Hyrule Field
Big Poe
They appear only while you ride Epona as an adult; shoot them from the saddle and sell the bottled souls to the Poe Collector in Hyrule Market.
- Weakness
- Fairy Bow (two hits)
- Drops
- Big Poe soul
- Found in
- Hyrule Field
ReDead
Its scream paralyzes you if you're close and facing it, so approach from behind or freeze it with the Sun's Song.
- Weakness
- Sword; the Sun's Song freezes it
- Found in
- Kakariko Graveyard, Hyrule Market, Bottom of the Well, Shadow Temple, Ganon's Castle
Gibdo
Like a ReDead, it freezes you with a shriek and latches on, so play the Sun's Song before you get close.
- Weakness
- Sword; the Sun's Song freezes it
- Found in
- Bottom of the Well, Shadow Temple
Like Like
It swallows your shield and tunic, so kill it before leaving the room or your gear is gone for good.
- Weakness
- Sword; arrows from range
- Drops
- Returns any shield or tunic it ate
- Found in
- Fire Temple, Water Temple, Shadow Temple, Bottom of the Well, Gerudo Training Ground, Ganon's Castle
Wallmaster
Keep moving when you see a growing shadow; if it grabs you, it drops you back at the dungeon entrance.
- Weakness
- Sword once it hits the floor
- Found in
- Forest Temple, Shadow Temple, Spirit Temple, Bottom of the Well, Gerudo Training Ground, Ganon's Castle
Floormaster
It splits into three small hands when beaten, and they regroup unless you destroy all of them quickly.
- Weakness
- Sword; Din's Fire
- Found in
- Forest Temple, Shadow Temple
Anubis
It mirrors your movement, so you can also walk it into a nearby flame to burn it.
- Weakness
- Fire: Din's Fire or Fire Arrows
- Found in
- Spirit Temple
Torch Slug
Hitting it puts out its flame for a moment, so finish it off before the fire reignites.
- Weakness
- Hookshot, then sword
- Found in
- Fire Temple, Gerudo Training Ground, Ganon's Castle
Freezard
Its icy breath freezes you, so attack from the side or melt it with fire.
- Weakness
- Din's Fire or Fire Arrows; sword
- Found in
- Ice Cavern, Ganon's Castle
Spike
Once a hit makes it pull in its spikes, it's just a rock you can slash.
- Weakness
- Hookshot or a shield block, then sword
- Found in
- Water Temple
Shell Blade
Its shell blocks attacks, so wait for it to open and aim for the pink flesh inside.
- Weakness
- Hookshot or an arrow into its open mouth
- Found in
- Water Temple, Gerudo Training Ground
Flying Floor Tile
Tiles rise from the floor and fly at you one after another, so face them with your shield raised until the barrage ends.
- Weakness
- Your shield
- Found in
- Fire Temple, Spirit Temple
Flying Pot
Some pots lift off and fly at you; block them with your shield, and they shatter, sometimes dropping an item.
- Weakness
- Your shield
- Found in
- Ice Cavern, Bottom of the Well
Blue Bubble
Stun it with the Hookshot, or let its burning body hit your shield, then slash the skull while it's exposed.
- Weakness
- Hookshot; your shield when it's lit
- Found in
- Forest Temple
Red Bubble
It leaps out of lava wreathed in flame, so knock out its fire before you strike.
- Weakness
- Deku Nuts; sword once its fire is out
- Found in
- Death Mountain Crater, Fire Temple
Green Bubble
Its green fire flickers on and off, so wait for a gap and a single slash finishes it.
- Weakness
- Sword while its flame is out
- Found in
- Forest Temple, Spirit Temple, Bottom of the Well, Ganon's Castle
White Bubble
Shoot it while it spins to knock it out of the air, then slash it.
- Weakness
- Arrows or Longshot, then sword
- Found in
- Spirit Temple
Moblin
These spear-carrying guards charge when they spot you, so stay out of their line of sight and hit them when they turn away.
- Weakness
- Hookshot or sword from behind
- Found in
- Sacred Forest Meadow
Club Moblin
Its club slam sends a shockwave along the ground, but it turns slowly, so get behind it and slash.
- Weakness
- Sword from behind; Bombchus
- Found in
- Sacred Forest Meadow
Wolfos
It blocks frontal attacks, so let it swipe first and hit it as it recoils.
- Weakness
- Sword to its back
- Found in
- Sacred Forest Meadow, Forest Temple, Gerudo Training Ground, Ganon's Castle
White Wolfos
Twice as tough as a regular Wolfos; strike its back during the pause after its claw attack.
- Weakness
- Sword to its back and tail
- Found in
- Ice Cavern, Gerudo Training Ground
Stalfos
It blocks most swings, so counter after its attack whiffs and finish pairs close together before one reassembles.
- Weakness
- Sword after it drops its guard; Deku Nuts
- Found in
- Forest Temple, Shadow Temple, Spirit Temple, Gerudo Training Ground, Ganon's Castle
Gerudo Guard
If one spots you, she throws you in a cell, so sneak past or stun them; they leave you alone once you have Gerudo's Card.
- Weakness
- Arrows; Hookshot stuns them
- Found in
- Gerudo's Fortress
Skull Kid
As an adult you're no friend of theirs, and they shoot projectiles while keeping their distance, so close in quickly or use arrows.
- Weakness
- Sword; Fairy Bow
- Drops
- Rupees
- Found in
- Lost Woods