Weakest Lynel?
I have killed exactly 0 lynels despite 190 hours docked in this game, what's the weakest HP-wise and move-wise, Lynel in the game for me to get started?
Posted Apr 30, 2019, 6:15 PM UTC
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Red Lynels are the weakest, and if they're scaled up, the only red one is the one on Ploymus Mountain.
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Ya, the one in Zoras domain is the easiest. Do you have stasis+? Makes taking down a lynel SO much easier.
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Yep, I've got it, I've tried to use it on Talus' to freeze them in place for me to climb up but I haven't had much luck. This should be good though.
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I actually avoid fightening the taluses, unless it’s a side quest.
Hinox, on the other hand. I love fighting them. They’re just big dumb oafs and go down so easy.
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I personally like fighting the Taluses. Mostly for the gems and the music. They can be a pain in the ass, but that's mostly because I suck at the combat in this game (and most games).
I have, though, learned to really enjoy fighting the Hinox. It's so weird to think I had so much trouble with my first one, because I kept using arrows on its eye. Now, I just focus on the legs as much as possible.
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Same here, I'm just in it for the talus metal of honor. (and sometimes the ores)
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Ploymus mountain by far the easiest
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Yep, I'll be trying that one out. By the way, while I'm here, are there any Lynels kind of "moving up" the scale that I should try out afterwards? The Coloseum one maybe?
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There are tiers like the rest. For Lynels it goes:
- Standard (black w/red mane)
- Blue-maned (actually blue w/purple mane)
- White-maned (grey, zebra-striped w/white mane)
- Silver (silver w/black mane)
Each type of Lynel can wield one of three types of weapons- swords, crushers, and spears, and each has a bow and shield. However, each tier of Lynel also has a different tier of weaponry, so each collective level of Lynel has its own set of Lynel gear. Red Lynels have Lynel gear, with a bow, shield, crusher, spear, and sword, Blue Lynels have Mighty Lynel versions of those pieves, and White and Silver Lynels have Savage Lynel gear. That means, if you want to complete your Compendium with your own photos, you'll have to kill a Lynel of each weapon type within each tier, while their swords and bows are found on each of the type. Eventually, all Lynels will scale up to Silver and only one of each lower tier will remain...and only the lone red one will drop its weapons.
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And then Gold in Master Mode.
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He’s tough. I’d suggest fighting the red ones until you’re confident. Although, if you come in from the top of the colosseum there are a lot of bad guys with great weapons hanging out on the higher floors. I sometime raid them and don’t even bother with the lynel.
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I've actually looted royal claymores and shields from those guys before, thanks.
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The only reason I’m doing the Trials of the Sword is because I’m going to murder every single Lynel I’ve marked on my map for the trouble they’ve caused. Forget Ganon. I live to hunt Lynels now.
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Also the colosseum lynel ranks up each time you defeat a divine beast. So if you haven't done any yet, he'll also be red. If you've done them all he'll be silver.
Sidenote, the weapons used by the other enemies there also rank up. I think it's traveler/soldier/royal/elemental, but I haven't checked in a while since I don't normally go before the elemental weapons show up lol.
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I was on a quest to get a Great Horse in the Taobab Grassland and I passed two red Lynels. Didn’t want my Great Horse to die though so I skipped them. Just go for Zora’s domain to start off your fun filled Lynel massacre.
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The one by zora domain
Ah yeah, the one I just ran by to get the shock arrows because my best weapon was a guardian sword from a minor test of strength? Thanks
Don't forget that if you shoot it in the face with an arrow it gets stunned and you can hop on it's back. Anywhere else on its head does nothing
Back of his head, where his face is on the other side, works too.
Second half of that sentence is completely useless lol.
Also your weapons do not take damage while on the Lynels back, and all weapons have the same attack speed as well so switch to your highest damage weapon