How to beat the Sludge Like boss in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

The Defeat the Sludge like is part of exploring Zora’s Domain and “Clues to the Sky” questIn the main story Tears of the Kingdom – The Legend of Zelda.

This is all part of the lengthy “Sidon of the Zora” questline, which will eventually take you all the way to the Water Temple.

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Once you have discovered the ‘watery bridge’ and found the Land of the Sky Fish and solved the puzzle, return to Sidon at Mipha’s Court to start a battle against the Sludge Like.

It is similar to enemies that you have encountered in Hyrule. This boss also works the same, except with a dirty twist. Sidon is here to assist you. Sidon is a good person to talk with throughout the warTo imbue water into your attack and fire water ahead. Water can be used to wash off the Sludge Like, which will allow you to take it on.

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If you’re farther away, it’ll spit projectiles at you. If it’s close by, it’ll try to chomp on you, stealing your equipped weapon and dealing some damage.

You’ll want to get up close to it, and back away from it when it moves in to bite you. Its uvula, tongue and dongle will protrude when it misses. Stun it by hitting it with an object that you can reach, such as a polearm or arrow. Once it’s stunned, unleash a flurry of attacks until it recovers. Repeat these steps until it’s dead.

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After it dies, a short cutscene will play and you can claim a (decayed) Royal Claymore from the chest that popped out of the beast’s body.

Sidon will run off to head to the light in the lake, and you should follow him up the stairs of Mipha’s Court. Sidon is waiting at the end of the lake. Just jump down from the stairs and you’ll be there. He’ll open up an entryway to the next area, the Ancient Zora Waterworks, which you can hop in whenever you’re ready.

While the next area will provide you with the tools to complete the puzzles, they’re made easier with bomb flowers, if you have any. If you’d like to have an easier time, you can collect bomb flowers before entering.