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Lizard Tail Farming Guide and How to Use

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Skyward Sword HD Lizard Tail

This is a guide to farming Lizard Tail, a Treasure in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD for the Nintendo Switch. Learn where to get Lizard Tail, its sell price, as well as what you can do with it.

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Lizard Tail Basic Information

Lizard Tail
Lizard Tail Set
Material Type Treasure
A lizard's tail with a spiked ball on the end. Dropped by lizard monsters, of course.

How to Farm Lizard Tails

Lizard Tail Locations and Sources

Lizard Tails can be found in certain locations in the Sky and the Surface. See the table below to learn where to find Lizard Tails.

Material Locations and Sources
Lizard Tail ・Earth Temple
・Shipyard
・Pirate Stronghold
・ Fire Sanctuary

Dropped By Enemies

Defeating certain enemies allows you to farm for Lizard Tails. See the table below to learn which enemies drop Lizard Tails.

Enemy Location
Dark Lizalfos Fire Sanctuary, Sky Keep
Lizalfos Earth Temple, Shipyard, Volcano Summit, Fire Sanctuary, Sky Keep

Obtainable at the Volcano Summit

Lizard Tails are dropped by Lizalfos so we recommend farming for them at the Volcano Summit. Here, players can face off against Two Lizalfos. Once defeated, leaving the room and returning again will cause the Lizalfos to respawn again. Take them out from afar with your bow and repeat.

What to Do With Lizard Tails

Sell for Rupees

Lizard Tails can be sold to Rupin at night for 30 Rupees.

Material Sell Price
Lizard Tail 30

Use It to Upgrade Equipment

Lizard Tails can be used to upgrade the following equipment.

Item Required Materials
Sacred Bow IconSacred Bow ・Iron Bow
・Tumbleweed x5
・Lizard Tail x3
・Goddess Plume x1
・Evil Crystal x2
Large Bomb Bag IconLarge Bomb Bag ・Medium Bomb Bag
・Lizard Tail x3
・Jelly Blob x4
・Hornet Larvae x2
・Golden Skull x1
Medium Bomb Bag IconMedium Bomb Bag ・Small Bomb Bag
・Ornamental Skull x3
・Lizard Tail x1
・Blue Bird Feather x1

List of Upgrades

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List of Materials

Bugs
Blessed
Butterfly		 Deku Hornet Eldin Roller
Faron
Grasshopper		 Gerudo Dragonfly Lanayru Ant
Sand Cicada Sky Stag Beetle Skyloft Mantis
Starry Firefly Volcanic Ladybug Woodland Rhino Beetle
Treasures
Amber Relic Ancient Flower Bird Feather
Blue Bird Feather Dusk Relic Eldin Ore
Evil Crystal Goddess Plume Golden Skull
Hornet Larvae Jelly Blob Lizard Tail
Monster Claw Monster Horn Ornamental Skull
Tumbleweed - -

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1 Goddess Plume Farmer. Goddess Plume Farmer. over 4 years

Lizard Tails are rare to find. Although I could just go to the earth temple a lot and kill lizalfos

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