The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was a game-changer for the franchise, introducing so much to the formula and making it one of the most beloved entries in the entire series. The Legend of Zelda games has had a lot of bosses over the decades, some easy, some tricky, and some downright hard.
Tears Of The Kingdom is no different. Some of the bosses you will defeat on the first attempt, while others may have you trying over and over to vanquish them from the roster of remaining opponents.
Update by Chad Thesen on 28 May 2023: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has plenty of bosses throughout the game. Some of these bosses are expected along the Main Quests, while others can pop up at the end of a Side Quest. Some bosses don’t even need a quest and are triggered just by exploring and stumbling into one. This update will expand upon the limited number of entries from the previous update.
15 Seized Construct
This fight is an utter cakewalk once you know how to fight this boss. Some players might struggle with this fight and take several attempts due to how heavy this boss can hit. Once you go up to the seized construct to start the fight, head right, and you will see two spiked balls.
Equip one of them. Shoot rockets at the boss whenever there is a distance between the two of you and constantly be advancing closer, relentlessly pummeling the boss with the spiked ball whenever you are close.
While there is distance and the boss tries to shoot at you, just walk sideways while also moving slightly forward at the same time. This means you will dodge all of its attacks and get back into close range to continue to hit it with a spiked ball.
14 Colgera, Scourge of the Wind Temple
This boss is one that a lot of players will get through with ease. To defeat this boss, players will need to control the rate they fall and when to deploy their glider. Maneuvering constantly while being aware of nearby tornados will avoid any potential damage.
Link will have to make use of their bow to shoot out all the chrystal discs throughout the body of this enemy. Once all the discs are destroyed, they will explode, and players will enjoy some charming music and cut scene that shows where to go to next.
13 Demon Dragon, Draconified Demon King
This is what happens when Demon King Ganondorf takes the form of a powerful dragon for a final air-based battle. Like with Colgera, you will need to time when to use your glider and when to drop. Unlike Colgera, you will need to land on Demon Dragon and deal damage to the many-eyed spheres on its body to deal damage.
Demon Dragon will spray lots of flaming spheres into the air, and they will rain down from above. You will also need to dodge these spheres while directly above Demon Dragon as they come at you.
12 Phantom Ganon, Scourge of the Deku Tree
The first time you encounter Phantom Ganon will have you square off in a one-on-one fight with a distorted-looking image of Ganon. This battle feels less like a boss battle and more like an elite enemy.
It hits hard and can get some blows in, but if you come at them with some range, such as a spear, you will be able to strike until they telegraph their next move and safely dodge out of harm's way. This is a fight you will be able to brute force your way through.
11 Sludge Like, Ambusher of Mipha Court
Sidon is one of the returning characters from Breath of the Wild. At this point in the game, they will use their power to shield them from you. You will be able to use this to create an attack made from water. Sludge Like will cover the fighting area in large blobs of slime.
Touching this slime will cause you to slow down significantly and make being hit by attacks more likely. It may not be possible to dodge them every time, but it is best to reduce this by as much as possible. If you have some splash fruit, these can be used against Sludge Like.
10 Mucktorok, Scourge of the Water Temple
Mucktorok will move over the surface of the ground at high speeds in the form of a sludge-looking shark. When it leaps into the air, you will need to be ready to leap up, as it will create a shockwave upon landing back on the ground.
It will also unleash a beam that will move across the fighting area, it is not fast, but you will need to time your jumps to avoid being hit by it. Later in the fight, they will cover portions of the area in sludge. Water attacks will be crucial in this fight, but you can implore the use of Splash Fruit, just like with the Sludge Like fight.
9 Marbled Gohma, Scourge of the Fire Temple
Marbled Gohma is a huge enemy but has a strait forward strategy. Once you destroy its legs, it will fall to the ground and be open to attack. Hop onto its head and deal as much damage as possible to its exposed eye. You will need to repeat this several times before it goes down for good. At one point, it will head up onto the roof and drop large pieces of itself. You will need to dodge these large chunks, as well as explosions.
8 Phantom Ganon, The Demon King’s Phantom Saboteur
This is the second time you will encounter a Phantom Ganon boss, and it will be significantly harder than the last. This fight feels more like a boss fight over the previous one. It brings multiple large threats in a finite area to move, each of which packs really heavy-hitting attacks.
The clubs are slow, while the spear is something to be ready to dodge when the boss lunges at you. These phantoms will disappear and reappear at different points. Make use of the staircase whenever the ground starts to be encased in black and red ooze.
7 Queen Gibdo, Scourge of the Lightning Temple
This is another one of the Temple bosses; it will reposition and charge through the area. Meaning you will constantly need to be ready to run in a specific direction to avoid being hit. It will also telegraph large areas where its attacks will be, along with distorting visibility. It will fly off and force players to give chase.
Doing so will reset its health. At one point, it will take to the skies and fire a black beam of energy at Link. All in all, this is a fight that constantly sees you needing to avoid potential harm, and is easy to become overwhelmed.
6 Demon King’s Army, War in the Depths of Hyrule
At first, this seemed like it would just be a climactic build-up meant to give players a sense of hype and enjoyment. That dream is quickly dashed once players come to realize this is still a serious fight that will require a lot of their knowledge from playing the game to overcome.
The sheer number of enemies makes it easy to become overwhelmed and take significant damage. Players are recommended to make use of turrets to help thin out the horde of enemies. Just keep fighting, activating turrets, and healing, and you’ll get through it.
5 Flame Gleeok
The Flame Gleeok is one of the three types of Gleeoks, each of which will need you to prepare in different ways. Each of these Gleeoks can be fought in multiple locations, three of each elemental type.
For tackling the Flame Gleeoks, you’ll need to bring make some recipes ahead of time to give you some flame resistance and have the Goron Armour. You can find the Flame Gleeoks in the Ryne Highlands, Trilby Valley, and Spectacle Rock. A good fusion item to bring along will be some iced fruit.
4 Frost Gleeok
Just like the Flame Gleeok, you’ll need to stock up before going into the fight -- never try to take on any Gleeok unprepared. Prepare some recipes to help give resistance to freeze and ice. You can also pack some Fire Fruit and Spicy Peppers for fusion options to make this fight easier.
You’ll find the Frost Gleeoks in Tabantha Snowfield, Biron Snowshelf, and Gerudo Summit. While the Gleeok is in the air and causing giant columns of ice to fall down, you can get onto one of these columns and use Recall. This will pull you up towards the Gleeok.
3 Thunder Gleeok
The last of the three elemental Gleeoks is the Thunder Gleeok. Do not try to take these on without having the Rubber Set. You will encounter these Gleeoks near the Coliseum Ruins, Martha’s Landing, and the South Akkala Plains.
Unlike the first two elemental types, you won’t have any fusion material options to give you an advantage, making this the hardest of the three to tackle. If that wasn’t bad enough, the balls of lightning it lobs will explode, meaning they can steal and deal damage to you even if you dodge the initial point of impact.
2 King Gleeok
There are four King Gleeok locations, instead of just three like with the elemental Gleeoks. This brings us to a total of 13 Gleeok locations in the game. Three of these locations will take place in the sky and one in the depths. The skies include Necluda Sky, Gerudo Sky, and Hebra Sky.
King Gleeoks is an amalgamation of all previous Gleeoks, with access to their attacks and granting you some familiar strategies. King Gleeoks will be able to use multiple attacks at the same time, meaning you will constantly need to be on your guard.
1 Demon King Ganondorf, Master of the Secret Stone
This fight is similar to feel in the Phantom Ganon fights, but it has evolved to the hardest incarnation of the lot. Ganon has an array of moves at his disposal, including a forward lunge, a backflip to disengage, and creating a shock wave by slamming their sword into the ground.
They also make use of lots of dark energy attacks that scorch the ground when they dash forward to use their sword to send a slash on the surface.