Stalnox

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Description

An undead Hinox skeleton that rises only at night on the surface or haunts the Depths permanently. Its glowing eye animates the bones and is the key to defeating it.

Weakness

Stalnox's primary weakness is Eye — falls out when skeleton collapses, attack on ground.

How to Beat Stalnox

1. Stalnoxes are undead skeletal Hinoxes that appear at night on the surface or permanently in the Depths.
2. They are mechanically similar to regular Hinoxes but with a unique eye-chase mechanic.
3. Preparation: Bring a bow with arrows and a melee weapon.
4. On the surface, be aware that Stalnoxes only spawn between 9 PM and 5 AM in-game time — if dawn arrives mid-fight, the Stalnox will disintegrate and you lose the rewards.
5. In the Depths, they are available at all times.
6. Combat Strategy: Shoot the Stalnox in its glowing eye to stagger it.
7. Unlike a regular Hinox stun, when a Stalnox takes enough damage, its entire skeleton collapses into a pile of bones and the eye pops out onto the ground as a separate entity.
8. This is your primary damage phase — the eye sits on the ground glowing and vulnerable.
9. Run to it and attack it with melee weapons.
10. The eye takes significantly more damage than hitting the skeleton body.
11. After several seconds, the eye will begin rolling back toward the bone pile to reassemble the skeleton.
12. Chase the eye and continue hitting it to prevent reassembly.
13. If the eye reaches the bones, the Stalnox reforms with whatever HP the eye had remaining.
14. The Stalnox attacks with arm swings, bone throws (it pulls bones from its own body), and a body slam.
15. It is slower than a living Hinox and its attacks are more telegraphed.
16. Depths Stalnox Variant: Stalnoxes in the Depths are slightly tougher (higher HP) and the arena is often surrounded by Gloom pools, limiting your movement space.
17. Bring Brightbloom Seeds for visibility and watch your footing.
18. The eye-chase phase is more dangerous in the Depths because you might chase the eye into a Gloom pool.
19. Try to position the fight away from Gloom.
20. Surface Time Pressure: On the surface, always check the time before engaging.
21. Starting a Stalnox fight at 4 AM means you have one hour of game time — roughly one minute of real time.
22. This is usually enough but can be tight if your damage is low.

Rewards

• Stalnox Horn
• Various weapons and shields
• Hinox Toenail
• Amber

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

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