Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Black Hinox

The Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Black Hinox is a Mini Boss found in the East Necluda, West Necluda Depths areas of the map and is weak against Shock Attacks. The Black Hinox Boss will drop Hinox Toenail, Hinox Tooth, Hinox Guts, Black Hinox Horn, Seared Steak, Seared Prime Steak, Roasted Bird Drumstick, Roasted Bird Thigh, Seared Gourmet Steak, Roasted Whole Bird.

Life: 1000

Melee Attack Power: 60

Ranged Attack Power: 60

Damage Type: Physical

Weakness: Shock

Description: These giant, one-eyed monsters live mostly in the woods and have extremely hard horns. A keen awareness of your surroundings is paramount whn facing one, as Hinox are known for tearing entire trees from the ground and using them as weapons. Black Hinox wear metal greaves that are too hard to break. A deft hand can steal weapons off the necklaces they wear.

Where To Find Black Hinox Locations

You can find Black Hinox enemies near the East Necluda, West Necluda Depths locations.

Black Hinox Map contents
Location	Type	Subtype	Description	Show on map

How To Beat Black Hinox

Below we breakdown the Black Hinox Weaknesses and Resistances, as well as what Armor, Materials and Food you should use to help you fight the Black Hinox in Zelda TotK. Before that lets learn more about the Black Hinox stats.

Black Hinox Stats
Detail	Data
Life	1000
Attack Power	Melee: 60 Ranged: 60
Exp Rewarded	35.00 XP (Limit: 350 XP)
Damage Type	Physical
Weakness	Shock
Resistance

How the EXP System Works in TotK

Black Hinox Weakness

The Black Hinox is weak against Shock Attacks, which can be produced from fusing materials. Materials that produce Shock Attacks when fused with Weapons, Arrows, and Shields are as follows:

Electric Keese Eyeball

Yellow Chuchu Jelly

Shock Like Stone

Electric Lizalfos Tail

Electric Keese Wing

Electric Lizalfos Horn

Gleeok Thunder Horn

Farosh's Horn

Shard of Farosh's Spike

Farosh's Scale

Farosh's Claw

Shard of Farosh's Fang

Topaz

Shock Emitter

You can further increase the damage of Shock Attacks against Black Hinox when you use the following ingredients in any recipe:

Shock Fruit

Black Hinox Damage Type

The Black Hinox will use Physical Damage Attacks, which means you can use the following Armor and Items to reduce the damage you will receive when hit.

You can reduce the damage of Black Hinox Physical Attacks when you use the following ingredients in any recipe:

You can reduce the damage of Black Hinox Physical Attacks wearing following armor:

Soldier's Helm

Soldier's Greaves

Soldier's Armor

You can reduce the damage of Physical Attacks consuming the following recipes before battle.

Tough Elixir

Black Hinoxes Overview:
Black Hinoxes are the toughest type of Hinoxes in Tears of the Kingdom. They wear leg guards, just like Blue Hinoxes, but these are made of metal, which makes Black Hinoxes susceptible to attacks using Electricity.

Behavior:
Most of the time, they're asleep, but if Link disturbs them, they wake up and start to attack.

Weakness:
Like all Hinoxes, their eyes can be hit for damage.

Defeat:
When defeated, they drop Hinox Toenails, Hinox Teeth, Hinox Guts, and a range of Roasted Meats.

Black Hinox Item Drops

When you defeat a Black Hinox enemy, it has a chance to drop the following items: Hinox Toenail, Hinox Tooth, Hinox Guts, Black Hinox Horn, Seared Steak, Seared Prime Steak, Roasted Bird Drumstick, Roasted Bird Thigh, Seared Gourmet Steak, Roasted Whole Bird.

Black Hinox Items Drops List
Drops	Effects	Used For
Black Hinox Horn	Fuse Damage: 27 Time Boost: 0:40	Yiga Mask Yiga Tights Yiga Armor
Hinox Toenail	Fuse Damage: 7	Fierce Deity Mask Fierce Deity Boots Fierce Deity Armor
Hinox Tooth	Fuse Damage: 8	Fierce Deity Mask Fierce Deity Boots Fierce Deity Armor
Hinox Guts		Soldier's Helm Soldier's Greaves Soldier's Armor Ancient Hero's Aspect Royal Guard Cap Royal Guard Boots Royal Guard Uniform Fierce Deity Mask Fierce Deity Boots Fierce Deity Armor