Frost Gleeok in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is an apex predator and one of the toughest bosses. Its three heads breathe ice and drop massive icicles as their special attack when they go airborne. You can find them in cold areas, and only three Frost Gleeoks are on the map of Hyrule.
Frost Gleeok is an optional fight, but the drops are worth it. This is not an easy encounter, and we recommend that you attempt it towards the end of the game.
Frost Gleeok locations
Three known Frost Gleeok can be found on Hyrule’s surface area. Below are their locations with coordinates. They are all found in extremely cold regions.
The first Frost Gleeok is located south of Biron Snowshelf in the Hebra Mountains at the following coordinates (-3759, 2852, 0375).
The second is south of Gerudo Summit and east of Risoka Snowfield in the Gerudo Highlands region at the following coordinates (-4077, -0965, 0687).
The final Frost Gleeok can be found between North Tabantha Snowfield and South Tabantha Snowfield in the Tabantha region at the following coordinates (-1834, 2994, 0240).
How to Prepare to Fight Frost Gleeok
As Frost Gleeok is among the apex predators, you must be extra careful and carry all the required equipment. Frost Gleeok is found in cold regions, so we recommend finding and equipping the Snowquill Amor set.
As Frost Gleeok hits like a truck, increasing your health containers is the safest bet to survive the encounter. We also recommend cooking meals that restore at least 10 health containers in one go.
Purchase a lot of arrows and obtain Keese Eyeballs. These eyeballs turn your arrows into homing arrows and target Gleeok Heads themselves. If you can find Flame Gleeok Eyes, they will be much better.
How to defeat Frost Gleeok in Zelda: TotK
The fight with all Gleeoks takes place in two phases. The first phase takes place on land, while in the second phase, Gleeok gets airborne once its HP hits 50%.
During the first phase, you should focus on hitting its head while avoiding attacks. The best way to do so is by fusing your arrows with Gleeok Eyes to create homing arrows.
Once you hit all three heads of frost Gleeok, it will fall to the ground. Target its heads with the most powerful weapon in your inventory to deal as much damage as possible.
Rinse and repeat this process until the second phase begins. Make sure to heal yourself if you get hit by Gleeok’s attacks.
During the second phase, there are many ways to gain a height advantage on this beast. The simplest and most effective is to fuse a rocket with your shield to propel yourself into the air.
However, you may need to repeat this step many times, so remember to make extras. Doing this will allow you to focus on your attacks and save time by not having to drop and fuse the rocket to your shield repeatedly.
Once airborne, shoot the Gleeok in Zelda: TotK with the most potent bow in your inventory. One more thing to remember is to bring a lot of fire fruit. Fusing this with your arrows will cause more significant damage.
Once Frost Gleeok in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is down, bring out your melee weapon arsenal and attack it ruthlessly. But remember not to lose your senses in attacking it. Instead, keep an eye out for when it gets up. That is precisely when you need to repeat this routine.
Go airborne, shoot it with arrows attached with fire fruit, and fiercely attack it when it is down. When it is down to the last quarter of its health, it is necessary that you not let it go airborne. But if it does, it will start dropping icicles, and you need to run like your life depends on it.
The developers of this game added an aid in this scenario: the place where the icicles are about to fall is highlighted a moment before so you can avoid getting hit. If you have no way to go into the air, then these icicles can help out.
Climb on one and use the Recall ability in Zelda: TotK. The icicle will start ascending upwards and give you a boost in the air before disappearing.
From there, you can hit the Gleeok with ease. It is crucial to shoot it in its head. Otherwise, hitting it anywhere else will prove to be a failed attempt.
Frost Gleeok Drops
Once you defeat this monster, it won’t offer you a reward chest. If you get lucky, it will drop three Frost Gleeok Horns and three Gleeok Wings alongside Gleeok Guts. Fusing these Gleeok parts to a weapon will increase its attacking power.
You can also take its picture to complete your Hyrule Compendium. Frost Geeok has the 181st number in the compendium.
