Kholdstare in Ice Palace
For The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past on the Super Nintendo (SNES).
Where it is
From the official guides
Kholdstare hides inside thick ice. You can't attack it like that, so melt the ice first. You can probably guess what to use to melt it. When the ice melts, three Kholdstares fly out, so attack them with the item you used on the ice. Don't spread your hits over all three: focus on one and cut their number down early.
How the fight goes
- First comes the Ice Shell, 64 hit points. Only the Fire Rod (8 per hit) and the Bombos Medallion hurt it.
- Once the shell is gone, Kholdstare splits into 3, 64 hit points each. Swords and the Fire Rod (16 per hit) hurt them.
- Every 128 frames an Ice Chunk falls on the spot where Link stands. When it lands it breaks into 4 pieces that fly apart, and a piece hurts Link if it touches him. The chunks stop once every Kholdstare is beaten.
101Leafy researched the game for how the fight runs and what hurts the boss at each step.
Boss room
BossAfter the fight
Link, because of you, I can escape from the clutches of the evil monsters. Thank you! They say the Hylia people controlled mysterious powers, as did the seven wise men. But the blood of the Hylia has become thin over time. We who carry the blood of the seven wise men do not possess strong power any more, either. Our powers will increase if we mix the courage of the Knights with the wisdom of the wise men. Only a short time remains until the gate at the castle linking the worlds opens completely. If you defeat Ganon, this world will vanish and the Triforce will wait for a new holder. I believe in you… Good luck!
Said by: Crystal Maidens
What Link wins
Kholdstare
| Hit points | 64 |
|---|---|
 Damage to Link, Green Mail | 4 hearts |
 Damage to Link, Blue Mail | 3 hearts |
 Damage to Link, Red Mail | 2 hearts |
Weapons
 Boomerang | No effect |
|---|---|
 Fighter's Sword | No effect |
 Master Sword | 16 hits |
 Tempered Sword | 8 hits |
 Golden Sword | 4 hits |
| Golden Sword spin attack | 4 hits |
 Arrows | No effect |
 Hook Shot | No effect |
 Bombs | No effect |
 Silver Arrows | No effect |
 Magic Powder | No effect |
 Fire Rod | 4 hits |
 Ice Rod | No effect |
 Bombos Medallion | No effect |
 Ether Medallion | No effect |
 Quake Medallion | No effect |
Drops
It drops nothing.
Ice Shell
| Hit points | 64 |
|---|---|
| Damage to Link, Green Mail | 2 hearts |
| Damage to Link, Blue Mail | 1 heart |
| Damage to Link, Red Mail | ½ heart |
Weapons
| Boomerang | No effect |
|---|---|
| Fighter's Sword | No effect |
| Master Sword | No effect |
| Tempered Sword | No effect |
| Golden Sword | No effect |
| Golden Sword spin attack | No effect |
| Arrows | No effect |
| Hook Shot | No effect |
| Bombs | No effect |
| Silver Arrows | No effect |
| Magic Powder | No effect |
| Fire Rod | 8 hits |
| Ice Rod | No effect |
| Bombos Medallion | 1 hit |
| Ether Medallion | No effect |
| Quake Medallion | No effect |
Drops
It drops nothing.
Ice Chunk
| Hit points | 8 |
|---|---|
| Damage to Link, Green Mail | 2 hearts |
| Damage to Link, Blue Mail | 1 heart |
| Damage to Link, Red Mail | ½ heart |
Weapons
| Boomerang | No effect |
|---|---|
| Fighter's Sword | 4 hits |
| Master Sword | 2 hits |
| Tempered Sword | 1 hit |
| Golden Sword | 1 hit |
| Golden Sword spin attack | 1 hit |
| Arrows | 2 hits |
| Hook Shot | No effect |
| Bombs | 2 hits |
| Silver Arrows | Defeats it in one hit |
| Magic Powder | No effect |
| Fire Rod | Burns it |
| Ice Rod | No effect |
| Bombos Medallion | 1 hit |
| Ether Medallion | 1 hit |
| Quake Medallion | 1 hit |
Drops
It drops nothing.