Tears of the Kingdom guide
From the temple guardians to the Demon King himself, here is every major Tears of the Kingdom boss with the tool that breaks each fight open, plus the overworld bosses that guard Hyrule’s best materials.
The temple bosses can be fought in any order. This is the route we recommend, ending with the fight under Hyrule Castle.
| Boss | Where | Best tool |
|---|---|---|
| Colgera | Wind Temple | Tulin's Gust and a bow |
| Mucktorok | Water Temple | Sidon's Water |
| Marbled Gohma | Fire Temple | Yunobo's Cannon |
| Queen Gibdo | Lightning Temple | Riju's Lightning |
| Seized Construct | Spirit Temple | Mineru's Construct |
| Gloom's Hands | Across Hyrule | Ranged attacks and keeping your distance |
| Demon King Ganondorf | Beneath Hyrule Castle | Strong fused weapons, perfect dodges and Flurry Rushes |
These bosses roam Hyrule, the sky and the Depths. They are optional, but they drop some of the best fuse materials in the game.
Multi-headed dragons that fly over Hyrule. Shoot each head in the eye to bring the body down, then attack.
The toughest regular enemies in the game. Stun one with a headshot, then mount it for free hits.
Sleeping cyclops giants. Shoot the eye to knock it down and hit it while it recovers.
Living rock formations. Climb onto them and smash the ore weak point on top.
Huge Depths creatures with ore on their backs. Climb up and break the ore to deal heavy damage.
Constructs built from moving cubes. Find the glowing core cube and attack it.
Fusing a strong monster part to a sword or arrow multiplies its damage. Save your best materials for bosses.
Jump sideways or backflip right before an attack lands to trigger Flurry Rush for a burst of free hits.
Every temple boss is built around the temple's sage ability. Activate it as soon as the fight starts.
Hearty meals refill and add extra hearts, and attack-up meals shorten long fights.
Great Fairies upgrade armor sets for more defense. A few upgrades make bosses far less punishing.
Almost every boss has a weak point you can hit with a bow. Carry a stack of arrows and some eyeballs to fuse.
Demon King Ganondorf, fought beneath Hyrule Castle at the end of the main quest. See our Demon King Ganondorf guide.
Any order works. We recommend Colgera, Mucktorok, Marbled Gohma, Queen Gibdo and then the Seized Construct, following our temple order.
Red hands that rise out of pools of Gloom around Hyrule and grab Link. Defeating them summons Phantom Ganon, so be ready for a second fight.
No, but each temple boss gives a Heart Container and unlocks a sage who fights with you in the final battle, so it is strongly recommended.
A strong weapon fused with a high-damage monster part, such as a Lynel or Gleeok horn. Fused arrows are just as important for weak points.
