There are many enemies to defeat in the Tears of the Kingdom, but players will have to keep their guard up when going after these challenging bosses
Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has brought in several features and experiences from the franchise’s previous entry, Breath of the Wild. One of these includes the enemies that Link fights across the massive map of Hyrule. The developers have worked upon the title quite a bit more in Tears of the Kingdom and included a huge variety of entities for players to fight.
While there are many low-level enemies littered across the map, there are many that may be difficult for some players. Naturally, Nintendo wants to provide hardcore fans with a challenging experience. They will ideally need the strongest weapon fusions they can muster and have patience throughout battles before the bosses succumb to their attacks. These are some of the most challenging boss fights players will encounter in Tears of the Kingdom.
Updated 30th of September 2023, by Alexandra O'Leary: Now that this game has been out for several months, more information has been gathered about various enemies and the best ways to defeat them. This article has been updated to include a few enemies that can be challenging to players, as well as information about where to locate these enemies and the best methods for defeating them. As tough as these enemies are, players will have no trouble defeating them if they come prepared.
Battle Talus
Many Battle Talus hide or roam around central Hyrule - namely the Hyrule Field and Ridge area. Some specific locations are: South Akkala Plains (in Akkala Highlands), Royal Ancient Lab Ruins (in Hyrule Ridge), and Sahasra Slope (in West Necluda).
A Battle Talus can be a very frustrating overworld mini-boss to take down. Oftentimes, especially early game, players may just find themselves running from this rock behemoth. Not only will Link have to take down a massive Talus, but he will have to avoid and defeat the few Bokoblins on a fort atop it. Oftentimes a Battle Talus will be patrolling a certain road, but occassionally what looks like an easy enough Bokoblin camp will turn out to be a hidden Talus.
The first step in taking down a Battle Talus is to get rid of the ranged-attack Bokoblins on top of it. Players are better off using arrows or explosives attached to arrows in order to dispatch these pests quickly - the sooner they're gone the better. It's important to note that a Battle Talus will not drop its face all the way to the ground like normal Talus do, this means that players will have to use Ascend to get on top of the platform and hit its ore weak-spot. In some ways, this makes a Battle Talus easier than a normal Talus since an ability can be used to get atop it.
Marbled Gohma
The original boss Marbled Gohma can be found in the Fire Temple, and then in these locations in the depths: Directly east of Uasnoj Lighroot (explore southwest the Lanayru Wetlands area of the Depths and unlock every lightroot possible, since this location is surrounded by barriers that players cannot cross), directly northeast of East Hill Chasm, and west of Muzasu Lightroot (in the Hyrule Ridge Depths).
The Marbled Gohma is the final boss of the Fire Temple, and is a fierce foe that Link will have to defeat with the help of Yunobo. This terrifying rock spider-like creature will scuttle around trying to hit Link and launching marbled rock explosives around the dungeon. After initially defeating it, players will have three more chances to take down a Marbled Gohma.
The best method for defeating this boss is to use Yunobo, since he's specifically designed to help with this. Launching Yunobo at the Marbled Gohma's legs should eventually make it fall down. Like many enemies in Tears of the Kingdom, its big yellow eye is its weakpoint, so players will want to either climb up or use ascend to reach the eye and slash at it. In the original boss fight, Marbled Gohma's second phase will be to jump on the ceiling - meaning players will have to use the curved walls to launch Yunobo at it. This is a bit trickier than the original method, especially since missing a few times can convince players that's not what they should be doing.
But in the depths, the Marbled Gohma won't have a ceiling to cling to, making it way easier to take down the second, third and fourth time. As is the same with all eye-weakness enemies, players can also always use a zonai fan to launch them in the air and use the slow-motion bow tactic to launch arrows directly into its eye.
Mucktorok
Mucktorok is a relatively rare boss that players will have to face at least once as the Scourge of the Water Temple. There are three other locations - all in the depths: On a platform near the Abandoned Tarrey Town Mine, a platform near the Abandoned Lanayru Mine, and a platform near the Uoyoyuik Lightroot (Great Hyrule Forest Depths).
The Scourge of the Water Temple presents a fight in Tears of the Kingdom where players need to be agile and have a keen awareness of their surroundings. Primarily, Mucktorok rides a Sludge Shark that spews sludge, slowing down Link and making him vulnerable if he gets caught up in it. It also has two other attacks, a wave that it sends out and a simple-to-avoid beam. When its health hits half bar, the second phase starts where the boss gets another attack - it spews sludge into the air that falls down and litters the area.
Players need to either stock up on Splash Fruit or Chuchu Jelly to clear away the Sludge Shark and make Mucktorok vulnerable to damage. It is recommended that they make as much use of Sidon as possible to make the fight easier. What makes this battle trickier than many others is that gamer need to ensure they don’t get stuck in the sludge as it slows them down by a considerable amount.
Master Kohga
Players will only be able to fight Master Kohga as part of the storyline, and all his locations are in the Depths' Abandoned Mines: Central Mine, Gerudo Mine, Lanaryu and finally Hebra.
This boss comes from a set of side quests - Master Kohga of the Yiga Clan. Players need to defeat him in four successive locations, with each more difficult than the last. The first involves him using a tank, a glider in the second, a boat in the third, and a big mech in the last. The basic objective is to knock down Master Kohga from his constructs (arrows are advised) and then attack him further when he’s dazed.
What makes this set of fights in Tears of the Kingdom challenging is that the boss disappears after every few hits and reappears on a new construct that is modified to include better defensive and offensive options. Players need to ensure they are quick with aiming or use Keese Eyeball Arrows to ensure they quickly knock him down, and move in for further damage.
Flux Construct 3
Flux Construct 3's are found exclusively in the Sky and in the Depths, key locations include: Depths Lomei Labyrinth, Depths North Lomei Labyrinth and Depths South Lomei Labyrinth.
The first time players encounter a Flux Construct, they may not find it to be too much of a challenge. However, a brief meeting with a Flux Construct 3 will likely change some minds. These enemies have only one weakness - it's core - and the stronger iterations of it can move its core around to prevent it being targeted.
One of the best methods to defeat a Flux Construct is to use a zonai fan, launch Link upwards in the air and aim for the core with an arrow. When Link is aiming an arrow while falling through the air, time will slow down which allows players to locate the core and target it directly. However, the Flux Construct can transform into a cube which rolls around trying to squish Link, and a floating platform that will be hard to reach. Another way to combat this is to use the Ultrahand ability to pull the core out of the Flux Construct and attack it in melee.
King Gleeok
There are four King Gleeok's in the game, they're located in: West Hebra Sky Archipelago, the Sky Island above Eventide Isle, a Sky Island in the Gerudo Sky, and the Gleeok Den in the Depths (beneath Great Hyrule Forest.)
Players can encounter this three-headed dragon in multiple locations across Hyrule. An amalgamation of Frost, Flame, and Lightning Gleeoks, this Tears of the Kingdom boss presents a quite a bit of challenge. When it is flying around, they need to hit all three heads one by one till the boss drops to the ground. At that moment, they can move in with strong melee weapons or stick to ranged combat with bows.
Since the King Gleeok combines the attacks of the three Elemental variants, players need to ensure they have a good set of armor, weapons (especially ranged options like bows), and food that provides stamina. While it is imperative to avoid all three elemental forms of damage, gamers should place higher priority on avoiding being frozen as this will make them quite vulnerable.
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