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Oct 15, 2023

How to beat Gleeok in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

How to find and beat all three Gleeok types found across Hyrule. Gleeok in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom are a mini-boss you can find scattered across Hyrule and they are as formidable as they look. The

How to find and beat all three Gleeok types found across Hyrule.

Gleeok in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom are a mini-boss you can find scattered across Hyrule and they are as formidable as they look. The three types we've covered in this guide are Frost, Fire and Thunder, each of which can channel their namesake elements to make defeating them a truly tough feat.

As with fighting other bosses in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, half of the battle is won by preparing yourself properly before going toe to toe with your chosen enemy. Each type of Gleeok responds differently to certain ammunition but the goal remains the same for all of them - use arrows to attack their three heads to bring them down to the ground. Once grounded, hit them with everything you've got.

It is definitely easier said than done, so we're here to show you how to beat all Gleeok types in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, including tips on how to prepare to fight all Gleeok types and the rewards for beating each one.

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Frost Gleeoks, as the name suggests, are creatures that harness the power of ice and snow into powerful and almost always deadly attacks. Like all Gleeoks across Hyrule, the Frost Gleeok has three heads which means three times the trouble for Link.

However, beating a Frost Gleeok isn't impossible once you know how to. The first thing you need to do before tackling this mini-boss is to prepare.

Now, as you would do before riding into battle with other bosses around Hyrule, one crucial aspect of defeating a Frost Gleeok is how well you prepare for the fight. Below, you will find a few preparation tips and recommendations that we found helped us take down this chilly beast.

Once you feel that you've prepared enough, you can go and seek out your frosty opponent.

Beating a Frost Gleeok is much easier said than done as it has a plethora of icy attacks that can instantly freeze and kill Link if you're not careful. Cold-resistant meals and elixirs can help Link survive the brunt of an attack, but his hearts will still be depleted to a low level.

Here's a quick list of the Frost Gleeok attacks it used on us:

To defeat a Frost Gleeok you need to attack each of its three heads and bring their individual health bars down, then attack it while it's grounded. We found that the best way of doing this was to attach Keese Eyeballs, Keese Wings, Aerocuda Eyeballs and Aerocuda Wings to arrows before firing them off at the heads. These attachments help ensure the accuracy of your aim, maing it a bit easier to focus on not being hit as you know the arrow will go where you need it to (though you still need to aim.)

Once each head's health is down to zero, the Frost Gleeok will crash into the ground and briefly be vulnerable. Run up to one of its heads and attack it with your strongest melee weapon. If you have any Sage's with you, they'll follow your lead and attack the Gleeok too. Keep doing this as many times as you can to chip away at the health bar at the top of your screen.

However, watch for the monster to start to move. Once it begins to flinch, race back to cover or as far as you can get from the Gleeok as it will use its wings to send out a strong gust of wind to knock you down.

Now all you need to do is rinse and repeat until the Frost Gleeok's health is down to its last third. Once it gets here, the Gleeok changes tactic.

The Frost Gleeok will then fly up into the sky and will begin to create a snow storm that rains down large ice shards.

Arrows, even with Keese Eyes attached to them, will not reach the Frost Gleeok where it is. Instead, wait for one of the ice shards to land and then carefully climb onto it. When you're on one, swiftly use Rewind on it to send it back up into the sky. This should take you up on top of the storm.

Here, on top of the storm, you should see ice shards waiting to fall. Use these as stepping stones to get closer to the Gleeok and then, when you're close, jump up and pull out your bow to trigger slow-motion. While you're falling in slow-mo, do as you did before to attack all three heads. Be careful, make sure you know where you are in relation to the ground and how much stamina you have left.

Once you do this, the Frost Gleeok will crash to the ground (if it has any health left). Attack it one last time and celebrate your victory!

Here are the rewards we collected for beating a Frost Gleeok:

The Gleeok Wings and Gleeok Frost Horns will be handy for fighting the other Gleeok variants. Simply attach a Gleeok Wing to an Arrow or Fuse a Gleeok Frost Horn to a melee weapon to increase its power.

So far, we have found three Frost Gleeoks across Hyrule in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. As the name suggests, all of them are found in regions that are very cold, so we recommend having cold-resistant armor on or plenty of cold-resistant meals and elixirs in your pockets.

Here are all of the Frost Gleeok locations in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom that we've found so far:

There's a Frost Gleeok in Tabantha Snowfield in Hebra. It can be found between North Tabantha Snowfield and South Tabantha Snowfield. The Gleeok is almost directly east of Pikida Stonegrove Skyview Tower and north west of Orochium Shrine near Snowfield Stable.

We've marked its exact location on the map below and the Tabantha Snowfield's Frost Gleeok coordinates are (-1962, 2938, 0245.)

Another Frost Gleeok can be found at Gerudo Summit in Gerudo Highlands. This is directly north of Gerudo Highlands Skyview Tower, and using this Skyview Tower to dive down to the Gleeok location is the easiest way to get there.

We've marked its exact location on the map below and the Frost Gleeok in Gerudo Highlands coordinates are (-4005, -1008, 0764.)

The third Frost Gleeok we found is at Biron Snowshelf in Hebra Mountains. It's north of Rospro Pass Skyview Tower, east of Hebra West Summit and east of Tauyosipun Shrine.

We've marked its exact location on the map below and the Biron Snowshelf Frost Gleeok's coordinates are (-3745, 2887, 0410.)

Flame Gleeoks are a fiery and fiesty three-headed monster that resembles a mythical hydra. This Gleeok variant can use deadly attacks in the forms of beams, balls, and meteor-esque flames/fire balls that can seriously damage or even kill Link in a few hits.

However, it is possible to beat them when you know how and the first step towards beating this beast is the prepare.

Once you feel that you're prepared, you can head out and find the unsuspecting Flame Gleeok.

Beating a Flame Gleeok takes a fair bit of ammunition, stamina, patience and persistence. The Flame Gleeok has a handful of dangerous attacks it will unleash on you, and many of them are not worth shielding against though you can try if you have a high-level shield.

Here's a quick list of the Flame Gleeok attacks it used on us:

To beat a Flame Gleeok in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, you need to use arrows to attack each of the Gleeok's three heads and bring their individual health bars down to zero. Once the Flame Gleeok is on the ground, attack it with melee weapons to chip away at its health to bring it down to zero.

We found that the best way of doing this is to attach Keese or Aerocuda Eyeballs and Wings to arrows to ensure the accuracy of your attack, which allows you to focus more on dodging the incoming attacks. We found that Ice Keese Eyeballs really hurt the Flame Gleeok.

Keep attacking each of the heads until all of their health bars reach zero. When this happens, the Flame Gleeok will crash into the ground and be vulnerable for a short period of time. Once it hits the ground, run over and attack it with your melee weapon of choice repeatedly. If you have them, the Sage's will follow your lead and attack also.

However, once you see the Flame Gleeok start to stir, retreat to a safe distance or it will daze you with a gust attack when it flaps its wings. If knocked down, you'll be in danger of being directly hit with their flame beam attacks.

Rinse and repeat these steps to chip away at the Flame Gleeok's health. Remember to watch its attacks and dodge them so you don't get hit. Even with heat-resistance, the attacks can still do a lot of damage.

Once the Flame Gleeok's health bar at the top of the screen gets down to its last third, the creature will suddenly fly up into the sky. No, this is not a retreat, and we recommend swallowing a Hasty Elixir here.

The Flame Gleeok will launch a large meteor-like fireball down at you, and you need to run away from it until it hits the ground. Do not let it hit you, but you will need to head back to it once it hits the floor.

Ride the updraft created by the impact with your Paraglider so you can reach almost the same level in the sky as the Gleeok. Then, as you begin to fall, pull your Bow and aim to trigger slow-motion. Once you do this, do as you did before to attack each head with arrows.

However, keep an eye on your stamina wheel and how close you are to the ground, taking a stamina-boosting elixir if needed. You can still kill Link by letting him crash to the ground, so let's try to avoid that as you're close to the end.

After attacking all three heads in the sky, if the Gleeok still has a bit of health, it will crash into the ground where you can attack it again. If it loses the last of its health in the sky, it will still crash down but you won't need to worry about attacking it.

Now, you can celebrate your victory over a fiery opponent!

Here are the rewards we collected for beating a Flame Gleeok:

The Gleeok Wings and Gleeok Flame Horns will be handy for fighting the other Gleeok variants. Simply attach a Gleeok Wing to an Arrow or Fuse a Gleeok Flame Horn to a melee weapon to increase its power.

At the time of writing, we've only found three Flame Gleeoks in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. So far, we've found them all in very different climates unlike their Frost Gleeok variants.

Here are all of the Flame Gleeok locations in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom that we've found so far:

A Flame Gleeok can be found on the Bridge of Hylia on Lake Hylia. This is south west of Popla Foothills Skyview Tower, north west of Highland Stable and south of Kamizun Shrine.

We've marked its exact location on the map below and the coordinates for the Lake Hylia Flame Gleeok are (-0065, -2435, 0039.)

Another Flame Gleeok can be found on Spectacle Rock in Gerudo Desert. This is east of Gerudo Town, west of Lake Hylia and directly south of Gerudo Canyon Skyview Tower.

We've marked its exact location on the map below and the coordinates for the Spectacle Rock Flame Gleeok are (-2120, -2634, 0368.)

The next Flame Gleeok can be found in Rayne Highlands in Tabantha Frontier. This is west of Makurukis Shrine and Tabantha Bridge Stable. It's also south of Rito Village.

We've marked its exact location on the map below and the coordinates for the Rayne Highlands Flame Gleeok are (-3637, 0444, 0320.)

The Thunder Gleeok is a difficult enemy. Not only does it spit out several 'shocking' (no I am not sorry) attacks that can easily end Link in mere seconds, it also has an effect on the area surrounding it. As well as a big three-headed angry electrical monster to deal with, you'll also need to dodge a fierce lightning storm that seems to come from the monster in question.

As with fighting any other Gleeok, or boss for that matter, preparation is the key to being successful.

Once you're ready, get ready to feel a spark and track down a Thunder Gleeok.

Beating a Thunder Gleeok is easier said than done, especially as it can turn the area around it into a raging lightning storm that gives you more than one thing to worry about. Also, each of its three heads can fire electrical attacks at you.

Here's a quick list of the Thunder Gleeok attacks it used on us:

If you haven't taken the time to get it already, we really do recommend getting the Rubber Armor before moving forward. We fought a Thunder Gleeok with and without this armor, it was considerably easier with it.

To beat a Thunder Gleeok you need to attack each of its three heads until their health bars reach zero. The Gleeok will then crash to the ground and you can attack them with your melee weapon. Repeat this until the Thunder Gleeok's health bar reaches zero.

As with other Gleeoks, we found that the best way of doing this is to attach Keese Eyeballs or Aerocuda Eyeballs to an arrow and then shooting them at each head. We found that the Ice Keese and Fire Keese Eyeballs inflicted a subsantial amount of damage on the Thunder Gleeok. However, if you're using a bow that can attract lightning, you'll need to attack in short bursts and then unequip it before you get hit.

Once you've brought all three heads down, the Thunder Gleeok will crash to the floor and the storm around it will stop for a moment. This is your chance. Equip your strongest melee weapon, it currently doesn't matter if it attracts lightning or not, and attack one of the heads as much as you can. If you have them, the Sage's will do so too.

Be careful though. Watch for the Thunder Gleeok to start moving and for the sky around you starting to change. As soon as you notice either of these things, get away from the Gleeok as it's about to stand up and hit you with a gust attack from its wings.

After you down it the first time, this is usually when the Thunder Gleeok unleashes its lightning ball attacks. All you have to do is dodge the attacks and continue to fire arrows at the heads to bring their health bars down.

Eventually, you'll bring the Thunder Gleeok's health bar at the top of the screen down to its final third and this is when the Gleeok unleashes its final attack.

The Thunder Gleeok will fly up into the air and it will start to shoot down powerful lightning bolts. There's usually a yellow beam of light that hits the ground before the lightning strikes. Keep an eye out for these warning signs and make sure you're not standing in a beam or close enough to one to get hit.

Don't waste your arrows here, the Gleeok cannot be hit while it's so high in the sky but this is where the fun bit begins.

Once one of the mega bolts hits the ground, it will briefly create a strong updraft. Catch one of these updrafts as it appears and ride it up with your Paraglider to get closer to the Thunder Gleeok. Once the updraft disappears and you start to fall, pull your bow and aim at the Gleeok.

This will start slow-mo, and all you need to do is attack all three heads while you fall in slow-mo to get the Gleeok to crash into the ground. However, keep an eye on your stamina wheel and how close you are to the ground. You're close to bringing this beast down, so the last thing you need is Link smashing face-first into the floor.

Depending on how its health bar was when it launched itself into the sky, you can either defeat the Thunder Gleeok while attacking its heads in slow-mo or you can attack it with your melee weapon one final time while it's on the ground.

Once you've brought the Thunder Gleeok's health bar down to zero, you've won!

Here are the rewards we collected for beating a Flame Gleeok:

So far on our adventures around Hyrule, we've only encountered three Thunder Gleeoks. Each area we've found this Gleeok in had very little places to hide or in places that forced you to be dangerous close to the Gleeok, meaning that finding a way to dodge its attacks and shield yourself from its powerful blows became tricky.

Here are all of the Thunder Gleeok locations in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom that we've found so far:

A Thunder Gleeok can be found in South Faron, just slightly south of Herin Lake. This is north of Martha's Landing, west of Lakeside Stable and east of Highland Stable.

We've marked its exact location on the map below and the coordinates for the South Faron Thunder Gleeok are (1057, -3614, 0078.)

Another Thunder Gleeok can be found at the Akkala Citadel Ruins in South Akkala Plains. It's south east of Domizuin Shrine, south west of Tarrey Town, and east of Akkala Parade Ground Ruins. The Thunder Gleeok is also directly south of Ulri Mountain Skyview Tower.

We've marked its exact location on the map below and the coordinates for the Akkala Citadel Ruins Thunder Gleeok are (3399, 1316, 0342.)

The next place we found a Thunder Gleeok was in the Coliseum Ruins in the south west portion of Hyrule Field. This is south west of Hyrule Field Skyview Tower, east of Tsutsu-um Shrine and Outskirt Stable, and north of Hopper Pond.

We've marked its exact location on the map below and the coordinates for the Coliseum Ruins Thunder Gleeok are (-1132, -1199, 0060.)

That's everything we have to offer for beating Gleeoks right now, good luck when you decide to face one! If you're not quite ready to take a Gleeok on yet, then check out our guide on how to get Zelda's Golden Horse or our one on how to get the Yiga Armor for all of Link's stealth needs.