Frost Talus

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Description

An ice-encased Stone Talus found in cold regions. Its frozen shell must be thawed with fire before you can climb to the ore deposit weak point. Drops Sapphires frequently.

Weakness

Frost Talus's primary weakness is Ore deposit on body — must thaw ice armor with fire first.

How to Beat Frost Talus

1. Frost Taluses are ice-covered variants of the Stone Talus found in cold regions.
2. The key difference from a standard Stone Talus is that the Frost Talus is coated in ice that damages Link on contact and prevents climbing.
3. You must remove the ice armor before you can climb to the ore deposit.
4. Preparation: Bring fire-element weapons, Fire Fruit for arrow fusions, or Red Chuchu Jelly.
5. Cold-resistant armor is helpful for the environment but not specifically required for the fight.
6. A hammer weapon for the ore deposit is still essential.
7. Phase 1 — Thawing the Ice: The Frost Talus's body is covered in thick ice.
8. Touching it while icy deals cold damage and makes Link slide off, preventing climbing.
9. Hit the Talus with fire attacks to melt the ice — a fire-fused weapon strike, a Fire Fruit arrow, or campfire proximity all work.
10. You need to apply enough fire damage to fully melt the ice coating, which typically takes two to three fire hits.
11. The Talus attacks with the same arm swings and ground pounds as a standard Stone Talus, but its ground pound also sends out a frost shockwave that freezes Link on contact.
12. The freeze can be deadly because it leaves you vulnerable to a follow-up slam.
13. Jump over the frost shockwave or stay at medium range.
14. Phase 2 — Standard Talus Combat: Once the ice is melted, the Frost Talus fights identically to a standard Stone Talus.
15. Climb to the ore deposit and strike it with your hammer weapon.
16. The ice slowly regenerates over about thirty seconds, so you have a limited window before you need to re-thaw it.
17. Maximize your climbing damage during each thaw window.
18. If the ice regenerates while you are climbing, you will take damage and slide off.
19. The Frost Talus drops Sapphires more frequently than standard Stone Taluses, making it a decent Sapphire farm for cold-resistance elixir ingredients.
20. Three thaw-and-climb cycles should defeat most Frost Taluses.

Rewards

• Flint x3
• Sapphire x3
• Opal x2
• Diamond (rare)
• Amber x2

Shrines in This Region

Collect Lights of Blessing from nearby shrines to unlock additional Heart Containers — essential for surviving this boss fight.

• Arancia Shrine — Puzzle · Difficulty 2/5
• Basum Shrine — Combat · Difficulty 2/5
• Dakakuri Shrine — Rauru's Blessing · Difficulty 1/5
• Duhhara Shrine — Puzzle · Difficulty 3/5
• Gunkatak Shrine — Combat · Difficulty 3/5
• Jarusum Shrine — Puzzle · Difficulty 2/5
• View all 152 shrines →

Related Bosses

• Flame Gleeok — Overworld Boss, Various (Eldin, Hyrule Field), HP 2,500, 4/5
• Frost Gleeok — Overworld Boss, Various (Hebra, Tabantha), HP 2,500, 4/5
• Thunder Gleeok — Overworld Boss, Various (Gerudo, Akkala), HP 2,500, 4/5
• King Gleeok — Overworld Boss, Depths / Rare Surface, HP 4,000, 5/5
• Flux Construct I — Overworld Boss, Sky Islands / Depths, HP 800, 2/5
• Flux Construct II — Overworld Boss, Sky Islands / Depths, HP 1,200, 3/5

Related Guides

• Weapons Database — Find the best weapons for every boss fight
• Temple Walkthroughs — Complete dungeon guides with boss prep
• Armor Sets — Best armor for boss resistances & defense
• Shrine Walkthroughs — All 152 shrine solutions for max hearts