At one point in every hero’s journey, they find themselves needing some dragon items. That’s where our guide to the Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Dragons comes in – they’re back floating around Hyrule’s skies, except this time, we can get up even closer thanks to the sky islands letting us drop right onto their backs.
For some slightly less friendly dragons, here’s where to find Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gleeoks. We’ve also got a guide to what you get when using the Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom amiibo and where to find those pesky Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom koroks, too.
Grab your paraglider and let’s get into what we know about the Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom dragons.
What are the Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom dragons?
The three dragons Dinraal, Farosh, and Naydra are a staple of Zelda history, likely embodying the three goddesses’ essence Din, Farore, and Nayru. Each floats lazily through the sky and emits elemental balls of fire, electricity and ice respectively – so be careful when getting close!
The dragons provide valuable drops – horns, scales, fangs, and claws that are for fusing weapons and quests alike. You get these by shooting them with arrows. But don’t worry, this doesn’t hurt the dragon. In Tears of the Kingdom, you can climb on them to get spikes, too.
There’s also dragon-themed armor for Link, which you can find with our handy Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom armor guide.
Where to find the Light Dragon in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Spoilers ahead if you’ve not found this dragon in the story yet – so skip to the next part if you want to avoid it!
There is a fourth dragon in Tears of the Kingdom – the Light Dragon. It relates to obtaining a certain weapon and the Dragon Tears quest involving the Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Geoglyphs.
What is the Light Dragon path in Tears of the Kingdom?
Right, so you want to know how to find the Light Dragon in Tears of the Kingdom – then look no further. We’ve sussed out where the Light Dragon is and how to reach it.
The quest pings the location of the Light Dragon for you to follow across the map when you’re ready to go to it, and it is usually pretty near sky islands so we can easily fly down towards it.
This shiny dragon does tend to follow a path as it goes on its jaunt in the sky – it loops all around Hyrule in a vague circle, heading clockwise around the land. It doesn’t go underground like the other dragons.
Here’s our map following its general direction:
What are the Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom dragon locations?
The names of the dragons do point to where they are – Farosh tends to hang around the upper Faron region, Naydra in the Lanayru area, and Dinraal in the north around the Eldin region. These three elemental dragons tend to spawn at night, usually between 12 am – 1 am, and hang around until the early hours of the morning, where they will head into a chasm – unlike heading into the clouds in Breath of the Wild. We hope they’re ok down there!
Where to find Farosh in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Farosh can be tricky to locate. We’ve seen it come out of the East Gerudo Chasm, but we’ve also seen it float around Lake Hylia and the Faron region. Your best bet is to head up to the Great Sky Island to get a vantage point, then head towards wherever the pesky dragon chooses to show up.
Where to find Naydra in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
The blue beast Naydra is often seen floating around Mount Lanayru. By using the Skyview tower there, you can gain some height and spy the dragon out, then glide towards it and pick off some materials.
Where to find Dinraal in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
A great spot for grabbing materials from Dinraal is the Akkala Tech Lab, located at the very northeast corner of the map. The dragon hovers around the coastline and you can easily hit it with arrows, especially if you create an updraft using a Hylian pinecone on a fire.
And that’s all we’ve got on the Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom dragons. Find all the Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom towers, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom great fairy locations, and Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom stables with our handy pages.