How to Get Hightail Lizards

The Hightail Lizard is a Material that you can cook in the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK). Learn how to get Hightail Lizards and ways to farm them, and how to use Hightail Lizards with all its possible recipes, armor upgrades, and buy and sell prices.

Where to Get Hightail Lizard and Locations

Hightail Lizard Source and Locations

Hightail Lizards are mostly found in the locations: Hyrule Field, Hyrule Ridge. Look around these locations to farm for Hightail Lizards.

Set the Sensor + to Hightail Lizard

Set your Sensor + to find Hightail Lizards for easier tracking when there are some nearby. This is a must when farming for any material in the overworld.

How to Unlock the Sensor +

Where to Buy Hightail Lizards and Prices

Buy Price	10

You can buy Hightail Lizards for the cheapest price of 10 Rupees each at Lakeside Stable or South Akkala Stable from Beedle

Prices may vary when bought from other stores or traveling merchants. Some items can also be exchanged for Poes with Bargainer Statues.

Dropped By Monsters or Creatures

List of Monsters & Creatures
Evermean	Hightail Lizard

Hightail Lizards can be dropped by the monsters or creatures listed above right after you defeat them.

How to Use Hightail Lizard

Use Hightail Lizards for Cooking

Hightail Lizard Bonus Effects

Bonus Effects When Cooked in a Cooking Pot
Speed Up Bonus	Hasty Modifier: Boosts movement speed when cooked with Monster Parts.

To get this ingredient's Hasty bonus effect, remember that you shouldn't mix ingredients with conflicting bonus effects. Only combine them with items that grant the same effects, if any.

List of Items
Fleet-Lotus Seeds	Rushroom	Swift Carrot	Swift Violet
Hot-Footed Frog	Hightail Lizard

Advanced Cooking Guide
Adding Buffs and Bonuses to Dishes

Hightail Lizard Recipes

Hightail Lizards can be used as a Cooking Ingredient to make certain recipes and dishes.

List of Dishes
Hasty Elixir

Cooking Guide
List of Food and Dishes

Armor Upgrades Using Hightail Lizards

Upgrade Rank	Armor Upgrades that Require Hightail Lizards
★	・ Sand Boots (x3) ・ Snow Boots (x3)
★★	・ Climbing Gear (x5) ・ Climbing Boots (x5) ・ Climber's Bandanna (x5)
★★★	Not used in any armor upgrades at this rank.
★★★★	Not used in any armor upgrades at this rank.

How to Upgrade Armor

Sell Hightail Lizards for Rupees

Sell Price	2

Hightail Lizards can be sold for 2 Rupees each at any shop or traveling merchant.

Hightail Lizard Item Overview

Hightail Lizard Flavor Text

Hightail Lizard
A lizard found throughout Hyrule. It’s a bit slow to react at times, but if given a chance to escape, it will dart off quickly. Cook it with monster parts for a speed-boosting elixir.
Type	Material Critter
Dye Color	Brown

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Related Guides

List of All Items

List of Item Types

Types of Items
Materials	Zonai Devices	Key Items

List of Other Materials

List of Items
Winterwing Butterfly	Summerwing Butterfly	Thunderwing Butterfly	Smotherwing Butterfly
Cold Darner	Warm Darner	Electric Darner	Energetic Rhino Beetle
Bladed Rhino Beetle	Rugged Rhino Beetle	Sunset Firefly	Deep Firefly
Restless Cricket	Tireless Frog	Hot-Footed Frog	Sticky Frog
Hearty Lizard	Hightail Lizard	Fireproof Lizard	Sticky Lizard