Naydra is a one-of-a-kind creature in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It's a massive, frosty sky dragon that flies over Hyrule in a long, circuitous route. Learn where to find Naydra's path in TotK, tips for landing on it, and what materials it drops with this enemy guide.

Official Description: "A spirit of ice has taken the form of this giant dragon. Making its home in the Lanayru region, it's said to have served the Spring of Wisdom since ancient times. The ice that coats its body can make the surrounding area freezing cold, but Naydra bears no ill will toward people. Few have seen it in the current age."

Compendium Number: 189

Naydra Path and Location in TotK

Naydra, the Great Ice Spirit Dragon, can be found patrolling around the great Mount Lanayru, and will make a sweeping loop around the southeastern part of Hyrule, from Kakariko to Hateno, before looping underground.

Naydra Path Map

Naydra can often be spotted emerging from the Naydra Snowfield Chasm just to the west of the Mount Lanayru Skyview Tower. Once into the air, the dragon will coast to the southeast along the Lanayru Range and Walnot Mountain before passing by to the east of Hateno Village and down to Kitano Bay, before sweeping to the west, flying south of Ebon Mountain. Naydra will then curve upwards before reaching the Rabella Wetlands Skyview Tower, heading north past the Cliffs of Quince and straight to Kakariko Village, disappearing into the large East Hill Chasm on the village's east side.

Once underground, Naydra will continue the loop back towards Lanayru Mountain by curving up and east at the edge of the border where the Rutala River is on the surface, before cutting back down near Lanayru Bay and south to the Naydra Snowfield Chasm to re-emerge before the mountain.

Tips for Landing on Naydra

Naydra makes the air surrounding it frigid and standing on it causes unbearable cold. Bring some Cold resistant armor or recipes to mitigate the damage.

• The best place to try to hitch a ride on Naydra is as it emerges from the aptly named Naydra Snowfield Chasm near the Mount Lanayru Skyview Tower.

Naydra Recoverable Materials

There are five materials you can recover from Naydra. Other than the Spikes, you can only gain one of each material from Naydra every ten minutes.

• Shard of Naydra's Spike: These are sticking out of the spikes on Naydra's back. There are usually 10-12 of them at a time.
• Shard of Naydra's Fang: You must shoot Naydra's mouth area to knock one of these loose.
• Shard of Naydra's Horn: Strike Naydra's horns to break off a shard.
• Naydra's Scale: Striking anywhere on Naydra's body will loosen a scale.
• Naydra's Claw: You must shoot one of Naydra's mighty claws to break one off.