Fire Like

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Description

A fire-coated Like Like found in volcanic areas. Its burning body hurts on contact — use ice arrows to extinguish the flames before attacking. Drops Rubies.

Weakness

Fire Like's primary weakness is Ice-element attacks melt its fire armor — attack exposed soft body.

How to Beat Fire Like

1. Fire Likes are elemental variants of the Like Like found in volcanic areas.
2. In addition to the standard shield-grab mechanic, they coat themselves in fire that deals burn damage on contact.
3. Preparation: Flamebreaker Armor is recommended for the volcanic environment.
4. Bring ice-element arrows (Ice Fruit fused) to strip the fire coating.
5. Phase 1 — Stripping Fire Armor: The Fire Like's body is wreathed in flames that deal burn damage if you attempt melee.
6. You cannot safely attack a Fire Like's body while it is on fire.
7. Use ice-fused arrows to extinguish the flames temporarily — two to three ice hits cool the Fire Like's outer shell, allowing safe melee attacks for a short window.
8. The fire extinguished state lasts about ten seconds before the flames reignite.
9. Phase 2 — Exposed Body: With the fire out, attack rapidly with melee weapons or continue with arrows.
10. The Fire Like's soft body is vulnerable while cool.
11. It can still attempt the grab attack even without fire armor, so maintain awareness of its reach.
12. If it grabs you while on fire (before you have extinguished it), you take both grab damage and burn damage simultaneously — escape immediately.
13. The fire coating also means that arrows shot at an active Fire Like from the wrong angle may be incinerated before landing — ensure clear line of sight.
14. Ruby drops make Fire Likes worth hunting in volcanic caves.

Rewards

• Fire Like Stone
• Ruby x2
• Flint x3

Shrines in This Region

Collect Lights of Blessing from nearby shrines to unlock additional Heart Containers — essential for surviving this boss fight.

• Daqa Shrine — Combat · Difficulty 2/5
• Disisan Shrine — Puzzle · Difficulty 2/5
• Goma Asagh Shrine — Combat · Difficulty 3/5
• Igo Shrine — Puzzle · Difficulty 1/5
• Kihshe Shrine — Rauru's Blessing · Difficulty 1/5
• Kimayat Shrine — Puzzle · Difficulty 2/5
• View all 152 shrines →

Related Bosses

• Flame Gleeok — Overworld Boss, Various (Eldin, Hyrule Field), HP 2,500, 4/5
• Frost Gleeok — Overworld Boss, Various (Hebra, Tabantha), HP 2,500, 4/5
• Thunder Gleeok — Overworld Boss, Various (Gerudo, Akkala), HP 2,500, 4/5
• King Gleeok — Overworld Boss, Depths / Rare Surface, HP 4,000, 5/5
• Flux Construct I — Overworld Boss, Sky Islands / Depths, HP 800, 2/5
• Flux Construct II — Overworld Boss, Sky Islands / Depths, HP 1,200, 3/5

Related Guides

• Weapons Database — Find the best weapons for every boss fight
• Temple Walkthroughs — Complete dungeon guides with boss prep
• Armor Sets — Best armor for boss resistances & defense
• Shrine Walkthroughs — All 152 shrine solutions for max hearts