Ice Like

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Description

An ice-armored Like Like in cold regions. Its frozen shell freezes Link on contact. Melt the ice with fire attacks before engaging in melee. Drops Sapphires.

Weakness

Ice Like's primary weakness is Fire-element attacks melt its ice armor — then attack the soft body.

How to Beat Ice Like

1. Ice Likes are the frozen variant of Like Likes found in cold regions.
2. They are coated in ice that freezes Link on contact and requires fire attacks to strip before safe melee is possible.
3. Preparation: Cold-resistant armor for the environment plus fire-element weapons or Fire Fruit arrows.
4. Phase 1 — Melting Ice Armor: The Ice Like's icy shell freezes Link instantly on contact — touching its body without protective gear leaves you frozen and vulnerable.
5. Shoot it with fire-fused arrows (Fire Fruit or Red Chuchu Jelly) to melt the ice coating.
6. Two to three fire hits fully melt the shell, exposing the soft body beneath.
7. Phase 2 — Attack Window: With the ice melted, attack the Ice Like with melee or arrows.
8. The soft body is fully vulnerable for roughly ten seconds before ice regenerates.
9. The Ice Like's grab attack while icy is particularly dangerous because a successful grab freezes Link for several seconds — mash buttons faster than usual to escape, as the freeze duration added to the grab means longer total vulnerability.
10. Ice Likes sometimes freeze the immediate ground around them, creating slippery terrain that affects your dodge timing.
11. Take an extra moment to stabilize your position before attacking.
12. Sapphire drops make Ice Likes a decent farming target in cold caves.

Rewards

• Ice Like Stone
• Sapphire x2
• Amber x2

Shrines in This Region

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

• Arancia Shrine — Puzzle · Difficulty 2/5
• Basum Shrine — Combat · Difficulty 2/5
• Dakakuri Shrine — Rauru's Blessing · Difficulty 1/5
• Duhhara Shrine — Puzzle · Difficulty 3/5
• Gunkatak Shrine — Combat · Difficulty 3/5
• Jarusum 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