Lizalfos
Lizalfos is an enemy in Ocarina of Time on the Nintendo 64 with 6 health.
Navi's advice
Use your shield well and fight with Z Targeting techniques!
| Kind | Enemy |
|---|---|
| Health | 6 |
| Places | Dodongo's Cavern, Spirit Temple, Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly, Fire Temple, Water Temple, Gerudo Training Ground |
| English | Lizalfos |
| Français | Lizalfos |
| Deutsch | Echsodorus |
| 日本語 | リザルフォス |
Damage
How many points of health each attack takes off Lizalfos. 0 means the attack does no damage, though it may still stun or knock it back.
| Attack | Damage |
|---|---|
| 0 | |
| 2 | |
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 0 | |
| 2 | |
| 2 | |
| 0 | |
| 1 | |
| Master Sword | 2 |
| 4 | |
| 2 | |
| 4 | |
| 2 | |
| 0 | |
| 0 | |
| 1 | |
| 4 | |
| Master Sword (spin attack) | 2 |
| 2 | |
| 8 | |
| Master Sword (jump attack) | 4 |
| 4 |
Damage to Link
Health Link loses when an attack of Lizalfos 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 Lizalfos 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 |
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. 49
A lizard swordsman with no shield, so its blade always lands. Block, step to its side, and stab; when it jumps back and leaps over Link, turn round fast.
盾をうまく使ってZ注目で戦って!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. 179, Translated by 101Leafy
Stun it with a Deku Nut, then attack.
He threw a nut at his foe, and the creature froze just long enough for Link to strike.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Official Nintendo Player's Guide (Nintendo of America, 1998), p. 49
After Link beats a Lizalfos, the cobra statue's light on the sun makes a chest with a bomb appear.
wo der Held zunächst eine Echse bezwingt und dann den Lichtschein der Kobra-Statue im Nachbarraum auf die Sonne lenkt. Auf diese Weise kommt eine Truhe zum Vorschein, in der sich eine Bombe befindet.Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo of Europe, 1998), p. 89, Translated by 101Leafy