Malanya — The Horse God

Malanya is the divine protector of horses in Hyrule. A towering fairy deity with a horse skull motif and an irreverent personality, she resides at Malanya Spring and provides the only way to revive horses that have died in Tears of the Kingdom. She can also upgrade horse stats, though this requires specific materials.

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Finding Malanya Spring

Location: Malanya Spring is in the Lake Akkala region of northeast Hyrule, southeast of the Akkala Citadel ruins at approximately coordinates (3835, 1617).

How to Reach:

1. From Akkala Stable (the nearest stable), head southeast along the road toward the coast
2. Follow the path down into the lakeside valley — Malanya Spring is visible as a large flower bud at the water's edge
3. The spring is guarded by nothing — walk straight to the bud and interact with it

Alternative Route: Launch from the Ulri Mountain Skyview Tower and paraglide southeast toward the Lake Akkala coast. The spring is visible as a glowing yellow bud near the shoreline.

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Awakening Malanya

Like the Great Fairies, Malanya is dormant inside her flower bud and requires a serenade to awaken.

The Serenade Quest

Speak to the NPC near the spring — a member of the Stable Trotters band is waiting here too, separated from the group. The quest follows the same pattern as the Great Fairy serenades:

1. Find the Stable Trotters musician near Akkala Stable
2. Build a vehicle and transport them to Malanya Spring (short, mostly flat route)
3. The musician performs the serenade and Malanya emerges

Once awakened, Malanya is permanently available. She does not close her bud between visits.

Note: Malanya is separate from the four Great Fairies (Tera, Kaysa, Mija, Cotera). Awakening her does NOT count toward the Great Fairy upgrade tier unlocks.

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Horse Revival — The Core Service

Malanya's primary and most important service is reviving dead horses.

How Horses Die

Horses can die from:

• Enemy attack damage (Lynel attacks, Guardian remnants, Silver Bokoblin arrow barrages)
• Fall damage from great heights when dismounted
• Crossing lava in Eldin region
• Being struck by lightning during storms while you ride them

When a horse dies, it disappears from the world. The only way to recover it is Malanya.

Revival Cost

Reviving a horse costs one Endura Carrot per horse.

• Endura Carrots are found in the wild (glowing spots near Satori Mountain and highland areas), dropped by attacking Blupee creatures, or purchased from some traveling merchants
• A single Endura Carrot restores one dead horse — bring multiple if you need to revive several at once
• You can revive multiple horses in one Malanya visit as long as you have enough carrots

Revival Process

1. Interact with Malanya at the spring
2. Select "Please revive my horse"
3. She displays a list of all currently dead registered horses
4. Select the horse you want revived
5. Hand over an Endura Carrot
6. The horse is restored to full health and added back to the stable system

Important: The horse is revived at Malanya's location (Akkala) but will appear at any stable you call it from — just visit any stable and summon it normally. You do NOT need to travel back to Akkala Stable to retrieve it.

What Cannot Be Revived

• Unregistered horses — horses you have not taken to a stable and registered cannot be revived. If your horse dies before registration, it is gone permanently.
• Special mounts (Bears, Deer, Stalhorse) — these cannot be registered and cannot be revived

This is why you should always register horses you want to keep.

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Horse Stat Upgrades (Secondary Service)

Malanya also offers horse stat upgrades — a mechanic that lets you enhance a registered horse's speed, stamina, or pulling strength beyond its natural born level.

Upgrade Materials

Each upgrade requires Endura Carrots and specific flowers depending on which stat you are upgrading:

| Upgrade Type | Materials Required | |---|---| | Speed +1 | 1 Endura Carrot + 5 Swift Carrots | | Stamina +1 | 1 Endura Carrot + 5 Endura Carrots | | Strength +1 | 1 Endura Carrot + 3 Fortified Pumpkins |

Horses have a hidden stat cap per stat (usually 3–5 stars). Horses bred with higher natural speed caps benefit most from speed upgrades. Low-speed horses can only be upgraded to their cap regardless of how many materials you invest.

Maximum Stats

A fully upgraded 5-speed horse (all-black coat, single-color breeds have higher natural stats) with maximum Malanya upgrades is the fastest rideable horse in the standard game — marginally slower than the Lord of the Mountain special mount but fully registerable and permanent.

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Malanya's Personality

Malanya is notably more irreverent and dramatic than the Great Fairies:

• She refers to horses as her "beloved children" and takes their deaths very personally
• She scolds Link for letting horses die under his care, regardless of circumstances
• She has a habit of emerging from her bud dramatically and commenting on Link's appearance
• Unlike the Great Fairies who are purely grateful for serenades, Malanya immediately judges Link on his horse ownership record

Her dialogue varies based on how many horses you have lost:

• First revival: mild disappointment with theatrical sympathy
• Multiple revivals: increasing exasperation and dramatic soliloquies about the fragility of horse life
• High revival count: full theatrical scenes about Link's "unique gift" for horse endangerment

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Efficient Horse Care — Prevention Before Revival

The best strategy is to avoid horse deaths entirely:

Keep horses outside combat zones. When approaching Lynel territory, dismount and call the horse back to the stable system by registering at any stable before engaging. Horses summoned from a stable are safe until physically called back to your location.

Avoid Eldin on horseback. Lava terrain deals ongoing fire damage to horses regardless of your fire resistance. Dismiss your horse before entering volcanic areas.

Board horses during storms. Horses struck by lightning while you are riding take damage. Dismiss the horse at the nearest stable before entering thunder-storm zones (Faron rainforest, Lanayru Promenade in wet weather).

Use Registrar tracking. After your horse dies once, speak to any Stable Master — they can tell you the history of your registered horses, including the cause of death. This helps identify risk patterns.

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Quick Reference

| Need | Solution | |------|----------| | Find Malanya | Lake Akkala, southeast of Akkala Citadel (~3835, 1617) | | Awaken Malanya | Complete the Stable Trotters serenade | | Revival cost | 1 Endura Carrot per horse | | Upgrade cost | 1 Endura Carrot + 3–5 additional materials per stat | | Unregistered dead horse | Cannot be recovered — gone permanently | | Revived horse location | Appears at any stable when summoned |

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Tips

• Stock 10+ Endura Carrots at all times if you ride horses regularly — a single bad Lynel encounter can kill a horse you have bonded with for hours
• The Fairy Saddle from Pony Points makes horses more resistant to panic during combat — reduces (but does not eliminate) the chance of being bucked and running into danger
• Malanya's spring is directly on the route between Akkala Citadel and the Akkala Labyrinth — combine both visits in one efficient northeast Hyrule run
• After reviving a horse, immediately board it at Akkala Stable and rest to restore its mood to max — a freshly revived horse has neutral bond and reduced follow commands until comforted

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Malanya Spring coordinates: approximately (3835, 1617), Lake Akkala region, northeast Hyrule.