Published on May 17, 2023
Updated on July 10, 2023

Tears of the Kingdom - How to Defeat Stone Talus

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Release Date
May 12, 2023
Developer
Nintendo EAD
Publisher
Nintendo
Country of Origin
Japan
Franchise
The Legend of Zeldaâ„¢

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The Stone Talus makes its comeback to Tears of the Kingdom offering an identical look and behavior compared to Breath of the Wild. The stone Talus largely disguises itself as a giant boulder beneath the earth; nevertheless, when you approach it, the giant monster rises and begins smashing your head with his giant rock fists.

While the stone Talus continues to reward the player with Ore Deposit Tears, Tears of the Kingdom offers a new reward such as new ores and Talus Hearts that may be combined to produce some powerful weapons. Today we are here to provide you with a guide on how to defeat the Stone Talus using bows, swords, and the new ability to attach materials to arrows.

Shoot the giant ore on the Stone Talus’ back

Our first strategy is quite straightforward; all you need is a good bow and calm wrists. Keep your distance and keep an eye out for incoming rocks. When you’re ready, shoot the ore at the monster’s back. A successful hit will temporarily stun the Stone Talus, allowing you to rush and climb its back. Although any weapon can be used in this situation, a one-handed weapon is particularly powerful against the monster. Once on top, hammer the attack button until the Talus pushes you out of his back, then rinse and repeat till you win.

If you can’t aim

Developers made care to offer you a chance to use Keese Eyeballs if you find it difficult to aim at the big glowing ore on the back of the Stone Talus. These items are only dropped by the Keese, a bat-like monster that can be encountered at night and in dark caverns across Hyrule. When you attach the Keese Eyeball to your arrows, it acts like a homing arrow, striking its target even if you aim incorrectly.

Using Bomb Flowers

Combining Bomb Flowers with arrows can be very effective, you can use the powerful explosion to take down this fearsome monster using only the Bow and a dozen of Bomb Flowers. The constant explosions will keep the monster stunned and it will give you the time to load and repeat until it falls down.

Using Time Bombs

Using time bombs to stun the Talus and mount its back is also quite efficient. All you need is a number of time bomb capsules to attach to your arrows and shoot them near the monster to see the magic happen. The massive explosion will shock the Stone Talus, allowing it to mount its back and drain some HP using your swords.

Rewards

As I said previously the reward is similar to what was presented in Breath of the Wild. You can expect a lot of precious ores, but there is one little surprise the Talus Heart is a very powerful fusion material and it can be used to create some decent weapons to use later on your adventure. As you can see in the picture I used it with a Zora Spear to create a powerful spear.

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