How to Fight Hinoxes: Locations and Spoils

This is a guide to Hinoxes, an enemy in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (BotW). Learn where they can be found in Hyrule, what items they drop, as well as tips and strategies on how to beat them.

Hinox Base Info

Where to Find Hinoxes

Hinox Locations

The locations shown here are the closest ones that are labelled on the map. The enemy's precise location may be slightly different, so it is best to go to the location named above, then turn on your sensor to try and find the enemy.

Hinox Spoils

Apple	Fortified Pumpkin	Hearty Durian	Hinox Guts
Hinox Toenail	Hinox Tooth	Mighty Bananas	Palm Fruit
Voltfruit	Wildberry

Hinox Tips and Strategies

Shoot its Eye

The Hinox's single eye is its weakpoint. Shooting it not only deals a lot of damage, it also stuns the giant - causing it fall down and recoil in pain for a few seconds. Link can shoot arrows, throw weapons, or even use the Master Sword's Sword Beam to hit the eye.

Once the Hinox is stunned, run up to the giant and pummel it with your strongest weapons!

Use Stasis and Shoot

Once the Hinox's health goes down a certain level, it will start shielding its eye with one of its hands.

When this happens, use the Upgraded Stasis Rune to freeze the Hinox in place and shoot its eye. When the effect wears off, the Hinox will fall down and recoil in pain, allowing you to hit it with your weapons again.

Burn its Wooden Leg Armor

Some Hinox wear a makeshift armor on one of their legs made of wood. This blocks all of Link's attacks, but can be set on fire!

Setting a Hinox's wooden leg causes it to flail around in an attempt to put out the fire. Use this opportunity to shoot its eye and stun it. It's best to set the wooden leg on fire when the Hinox is starting to cover its eye so you can finish the lumbering giant quickly.

Shock its Metal Leg Armor

Stronger Hinox variants wear metallic leg armor instead. These cannot be burned but are susceptible to electric attacks! Striking the leg armor with a Thunderblade or shooting it with a Shock Arrow stuns the Hinox, giving you enough time to shoot its eye!

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