Lynel (Red-Maned)

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Description

A centaur-like beast wielding weapons with terrifying skill. Even the weakest Lynel is a formidable opponent that demands respect and proper technique.

Weakness

Lynel (Red-Maned)'s primary weakness is Headshot stun into mount for free damage (no durability cost).

How to Beat Lynel (Red-Maned)

1. Red-Maned Lynels are the weakest Lynel variant but still rank among the most dangerous non-boss enemies in the game.
2. Every Lynel follows the same core combat patterns, making them excellent practice for harder variants.
3. Preparation: Equip your highest-defense armor, bring at least twenty arrows, and have your strongest fused melee weapon ready.
4. Cook attack-boosting meals for faster kills.
5. Understanding Lynel Patterns: All Lynels use three weapon types — sword, spear, or crusher — each with distinct combo patterns.
6. Sword Lynels execute three-hit horizontal combos.
7. Spear Lynels thrust rapidly with extended reach.
8. Crusher Lynels swing slowly but with devastating area damage.
9. Learn to read the weapon type before engaging to anticipate patterns.
10. Primary Strategy — Headshot Mount: The most efficient way to fight any Lynel is the headshot-mount loop.
11. Shoot the Lynel in the face with an arrow to stun it momentarily, then sprint to its side and press the mount button.
12. While mounted, you get five free melee hits that do NOT consume weapon durability.
13. This is the single most important Lynel technique because it preserves your weapons while dealing consistent damage.
14. After five hits, the Lynel bucks you off — draw your bow mid-air to enter bullet-time and fire arrows at its back for bonus damage during the dismount.
15. Secondary Strategy — Flurry Rush: If you prefer melee combat, perfect dodging triggers Flurry Rush for rapid damage.
16. Backflip to dodge horizontal swings, side hop for vertical slams.
17. The timing windows are generous on Red-Maned Lynels compared to higher tiers.
18. Lynel Special Attacks: All Lynels have a fireball attack (three fireballs in a spread), a charge attack (sprints toward you with weapon readied), and a ground-pound explosion at close range.
19. The fireball is dodged by strafing, the charge by sidestepping at the last moment, and the ground-pound by sprinting away when you see the windup.
20. Red-Maned Lynels are slow enough that all these attacks are reliably reactable.
21. Three to four headshot-mount cycles should finish a Red-Maned Lynel.

Rewards

• Lynel Horn
• Lynel Hoof
• Lynel Guts
• Lynel Saber Horn
• Lynel-class weapons

Shrines in This Region

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

• Angaku Shrine — Puzzle · Difficulty 2/5
• Apogek Shrine — Rauru's Blessing · Difficulty 1/5
• Dakoiya Shrine — Combat · Difficulty 2/5
• Farosh Shrine — Blessing · Difficulty 1/5
• Iyu Shrine — Puzzle · Difficulty 1/5
• Joka Shrine — Rauru's Blessing · Difficulty 1/5
• 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