Leever
Leever is an enemy in Ocarina of Time on the Nintendo 64 with 4 or 20 health.
Navi's advice
Watch its movements closely and let it go by!
| Kind | Enemy |
|---|---|
| Health | 4, 20 |
| Places | Desert Colossus, Haunted Wasteland, Spirit Temple |
| English | Leever |
| Français | Leever |
| Deutsch | Sandkiller |
| 日本語 | リーバ |
Damage
How many points of health each attack takes off Leever. 0 means the attack does no damage, though it may still stun or knock it back.
| Attack | Damage |
|---|---|
| 0 | |
| 2 | |
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 2 | |
| 2 | |
| 1 | |
| Master Sword | 4 |
| 6 | |
| 2 | |
| 4 | |
| 2 | |
| 0 | |
| 0 | |
| 2 | |
| 8 | |
| Master Sword (spin attack) | 4 |
| 2 | |
| 8 | |
| Master Sword (jump attack) | 4 |
| 0 |
Damage to Link
Health Link loses when an attack of Leever hits him, one line per attack strength, 16 points to a heart. Once a Great Fairy strengthens Link's defensive power, the damage is halved, rounded up.
| Damage | Hearts | Double Defense | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | ½ | ¼ | Plain hit |
Drops
When Leever is defeated, the game picks one of 16 slots at random, so each slot is a 1 in 16 chance. Some slots hold nothing.
| Item | Count | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 in 16 | |
| 3 | 2 in 16 | |
| 1 | 2 in 16 | |
| What Link needs most | 1 | 1 in 16 |
| Nothing | 7 in 16 |
| Item | Count | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 7 in 16 | |
| 1 | 7 in 16 | |
| 3 | 2 in 16 |
What Link needs most is checked in this order: a fairy at one heart or less, three recovery hearts at three hearts or less, one at five hearts or less, a large magic jar when the magic meter is empty, a small one when it is half empty, Deku Seeds or arrows when Link has fewer than 6, bombs when he has fewer than 6, and a red Rupee when he has fewer than 11 Rupees. If he has enough of everything, nothing drops.
Young Link gets Deku Seeds where adult Link gets arrows, and the other way round, and an adult's Deku Stick turns into a green Rupee. Bombs, arrows, seeds, and magic only drop once Link has the bomb bag, the bow, the slingshot, or magic, and a recovery heart at full health turns into a green Rupee.
In the official guides

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Official Nintendo Player's Guide (Nintendo of America, 1998), p. 95
Bursts out of the desert sand and charges. Sidestep and cut it from behind. Beat enough and a big purple one appears that drops 10 rupees.
動きをよく見て、やりすごした方がいいよ!ゼルダの伝説 時のオカリナ 完全攻略ガイドブック (NTT出版, 1999), p. 180, Translated by 101Leafy
Burrows through the desert sand.
Native to the desert wasteland, the Leever was a malicious cactus with a taste not for water, but for blood.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Official Nintendo Player's Guide (Nintendo of America, 1998), p. 95