Hinox are giant, cyclops-like monsters with one eye, and if you accidentally stumble across one, you may be terrified and not know what to do next. And I wouldn’t blame you—they’re scary! Here’s how to beat a Hinox in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
How to defeat a Hinox in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
If taking one look at the toweringenemy in Tears of the Kingdomdoesn’t automatically tell you its weak point, it’s thelarge eyeon the middle of its forehead. This means that it’s almost impossible to attack without abowand without taking a lot of damage.
Approach the Hinox, who is usually asleep, and it’ll wake up, stand up, and start attacking you with its massive club.Aim at its eyewith your bow and fire; if successful, the monster will fall back, stunned. This is your chance torush inwith your primary weapon and go wild, whittling down its health as much as possible until it gets back up.
Rinse and repeatthis until the Hinox is dead. Note that once it’s taken a significant amount of damage to its eye, it will startcovering its eyewith its hands, and you’ll need to wait for it to move them before you can stun it.
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Hinox location in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
There is a handful of Hinox scattered throughout Hyrule, but the easiest one that I’ve found is onCarok Bridge, west of Lookout Landing. To find it, head tomap coordinates -1067,0452, and0035, where you’ll find it asleep on the bridge.
It willrespawnevery Blood Moon, so you can farm it for materials every few in-game days.
What do you get for beating a Hinox in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild?
I’ve beaten Hinox a couple of times in TotK, and both times, I received the following once I’d defeated it, alongside an array of random fruits:
These materials are great for brewing elixirs, so you may want to add Hinox to your “kill on sight” routine if you want the best buffs. It’s the one monster I go back for every enemy reset!
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