Stalizalfos

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Description

A skeletal undead Lizalfos that appears at night or haunts the Depths. Knock off its weapon arm to pick it up and use it as your own club — the fastest way to damage this skeleton.

Weakness

Stalizalfos's primary weakness is Detach the arm holding the weapon — pick up arm and use it against the skeleton.

How to Beat Stalizalfos

1. Stalizalfos are undead skeletal Lizalfos that appear at night on the surface or permanently in the Depths.
2. They share the basic Lizalfos moveset but with a unique arm-detachment mechanic that creates both a puzzle and a weapon-retrieval opportunity.
3. Identification: Stalizalfos glow with a faint blue-white skeleton glow at night.
4. Their movements are slightly more erratic than living Lizalfos due to the disjointed skeleton frame.
5. Arm Detachment Mechanic: Each Stalizalfos has a weapon-holding arm that can be knocked off.
6. Hitting the arm holding its weapon three to four times (focus melee on the arm specifically) causes it to detach and fall to the ground.
7. Pick up the detached arm with Ultrahand or grab it from the ground — it functions as a club weapon with decent attack power.
8. This is the fastest way to deal significant damage to a Stalizalfos and makes the fight considerably easier once armed with its own limb.
9. Combat Pattern: Stalizalfos use the same tongue lash, claw swipe, and tail sweep as regular Lizalfos.
10. On the surface at night, be mindful that dawn disintegrates the skeleton, ending the fight (and the loot opportunity).
11. The skeleton can also disassemble partially during combat, losing limbs that hop around independently before reassembling — this is a visual distraction, focus on the head and body for consistent damage.
12. In the Depths, Stalizalfos Arm is a useful material for arrow fusions and armor upgrades for certain set bonuses.
13. Two to three focused hit-sequences defeat most Stalizalfos.

Rewards

• Stalizalfos Arm
• Stalizalfos Tail
• Lizalfos Talon (rare)

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