BotW Octoroks: All 6 Types, HP, Drops and Locations

The game describes Octoroks as low-level, “octopus-like monsters”, and Breath of the Wild has six kinds, one of them only in Master Mode. This page shows how to recognize each one, gives their HP and drops from the game’s data, explains how a Rock Octorok turns rusty gear into new weapons, and maps all 227 Normal Mode spawns. For the other monster families see the enemy overview; the Tears of the Kingdom Octoroks have their own page.

Which Octoroks are in Breath of the Wild?

Octorok	HP	Habitat	How it hides and attacks
Water Octorok	8	Rivers, swamps, lakes and coasts	Lurks in the water, spits rocks
Forest Octorok	8	Woods and grassland	Poses as grass or a shrub, ducks into the ground when you get close
Rock Octorok	8	Volcanic areas	Inhales, then spits flaming rocks; the breath can suck in weapons or bombs
Snow Octorok	8	Snowfields	Poses as snowfield grass, spits snowballs
Treasure Octorok	8	Deep sand and snow	Buries itself under a fake treasure chest
Sky Octorok (Master Mode)	8	In the air	Holds up floating monster fortresses; never attacks

HP comes from the game’s parameter files and the descriptions from its Hyrule Compendium entries.

Models of four Octoroks side by side: a green camouflage Forest Octorok with a leaf sprout, a grey Rock Octorok carrying a boulder, a pale white-green Snow Octorok, and a sandy Treasure Octorok with a chest on its head — From left: Forest Octorok, Rock Octorok, Snow Octorok and Treasure Octorok. Each one’s coloring matches the ground it hides in.

What is a Water Octorok like?

A Water Octorok in a river spitting a rock toward Link on the bank — A Water Octorok in a river spits a rock at Link.

The base kind spends most of its time in water. The game adds an odd detail: when it rains, the drop in air pressure inflates an air sac inside it and lifts it into the air. Its rocks “can be bounced back with a shield”. Normal Mode places 56, most in the Faron (15) and Lanayru (14) Tower regions; Floria River has five and Mido Swamp four.

What is a Forest Octorok like?

A Forest Octorok is an aquatic species that “adapted to life in the forest”, hiding “as grass or unassuming shrubbery” and attacking when someone wanders by. At 91 spawns it is by far the most common kind. Rok Woods and Thundra Plateau have 15 each, Guchini Plain nine, and Tingel Island seven.

What is a Rock Octorok like?

Rock Octoroks live in volcanic regions. The game says that when they inhale “they’re preparing to spit out flaming rocks but have been known to suck up weapons or bombs in the same breath”. That breath is the source of their most useful trick, described below. Of 39, 35 are in Eldin: ten around Eldin’s Flank, seven on the Isle of Rabac and four in Lake Darman.

What is a Snow Octorok like?

Snow Octoroks live in snowy fields, disguise themselves as grass and attack by spitting snowballs. They are the rarest kind in Normal Mode: just four, two on Rutimala Hill and two on Vatorsa Snowfield, both in the Gerudo Tower region.

What is a Treasure Octorok like?

Treasure Octoroks bury themselves in deep sand or snow, disguised as treasure chests, and attack anyone who comes close. The game gives away the trick: “The treasure chests are not magnetic, which proves that they are actually a part of these monsters’ bodies.” So if Magnesis cannot pick up a half-buried chest, it is an Octorok. Of 37, 17 are in the Gerudo Tower region (Risoka Snowfield alone has six) and five in the Wasteland Tower region.

What is a Sky Octorok?

Link gliding past floating wooden platforms held up by pink Sky Octoroks, with a monster standing on one — Master Mode: Sky Octoroks hold wooden platforms in the air, with a monster on board.

Sky Octoroks appear only in Master Mode, the harder mode from the first DLC pack. Their air sacs let them float, and the game says other monsters take advantage of this, “using them to make floating fortresses”; they are “trained to ascend when they hear a whistle, but they will not attack”. The game places 609 of them, all marked Master Mode only. Their drop table is empty.

How do you beat Octoroks?

Any decent hit works. With 8 HP, a weapon or arrow that deals 8 or more kills an Octorok in one hit.
Return the rocks. The game’s own tip for the Water Octorok: raise your shield and the rock bounces back at it.
Mind the Rock Octorok’s breath. It can suck in weapons and bombs while inhaling, so do not throw your good weapon at one.
Check chests with Magnesis. A buried chest it cannot lift is a Treasure Octorok.

What do Octoroks drop?

Octorok	Drops
Water, Forest, Rock, Snow Octorok	×2–3 at Octorok Tentacle 25%, Octo Balloon 50%, and 25% an item the data does not name; Octorok Eyeball ×1–2 at 10%
Treasure Octorok	×3–5 rupees (Green 40%, Blue 20%, Red 5%, Purple 1%, Silver 0.5%); ×2–3 at Octorok Tentacle 30%, Octo Balloon 70%; Octorok Eyeball ×1–2 at 10%
Sky Octorok (Master Mode)	Nothing

“×2–3” means two or three rolls, and a percentage is the chance per roll. These are the game’s Normal drop tables.

A wooden barrel hanging in the air under a purple Octo Balloon beside a tree, with Link standing on a wooden deck below — A barrel with an Octo Balloon attached floats up into the air.

Octo Balloon: an “inflatable Octorok organ” with “a lot of lift”. Hold it and place it on an object, and the object floats up. It is a quick way to shift a stone slab, as at the entrance of Kah Mael Shrine and under the base of Faron Tower (see Sheikah Towers).
Octorok Tentacle: “too acidic for cooking”, but valued for elixirs.
Octorok Eyeball: goes into elixirs or sells to a shop, and the game hints it “may have other uses”.

All three are monster parts for elixirs; the critter you cook them with sets the effect. See all recipes.

How does a Rock Octorok renew rusty weapons?

Put a rusty weapon or shield on the ground near a Rock Octorok instead of throwing it. When it inhales it sucks the item in and spits out a new one: the clean Hylian equivalent, and the further you are into the game, the more likely a Knight’s or Royal version instead of a Traveler’s or Soldier’s.

A Rock Octorok with a boulder on its head poking out of a dark volcanic slope near lava, with Link below — A Rock Octorok on a volcanic slope. Set the rusty weapon on the ground near it.

The weapon durability page has the full list of rusty items.

Where do Octoroks live?

Normal Mode places 227 Octoroks. Two more records sit on exactly the same spot as another and are counted once; the 609 Sky Octoroks are Master Mode only and are not on the map.

Tower region	Water	Forest	Rock	Snow	Treasure	Total
Eldin	—	—	35	—	—	35
Ridgeland	3	24	—	—	1	28
Akkala	8	16	—	—	—	24
Faron	15	1	1	—	6	23
Lanayru	14	8	—	—	1	23
Gerudo	—	—	2	4	17	23
Lake	2	14	—	—	6	22
Central	—	15	—	—	—	15
Woodland	7	3	1	—	—	11
Dueling Peaks	3	4	—	—	—	7
Wasteland	—	—	—	—	5	5
Hebra	3	—	—	—	1	4
Great Plateau	—	3	—	—	—	3
Tabantha	—	3	—	—	—	3
Hateno	1	—	—	—	—	1
Total	56	91	39	4	37	227

A spawn’s region is that of the nearest shrine. Filter the map by type to find the nearest group.

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Water Octorok (56)
Forest Octorok (91)
Rock Octorok (39)
Snow Octorok (4)
Treasure Octorok (37)

Drag to move and zoom in to tell the points apart; on a computer, click the map first and the mouse wheel zooms it. Ticks are saved in this browser only; no account is needed.

For the other monsters see the enemy overview, and for the big solo monsters Hinoxes and Lynels. Octoroks in Tears of the Kingdom are on the Tears of the Kingdom Octorok page.

FAQ

How much HP do Octoroks have in Breath of the Wild?

All six types have 8 HP, so a weapon or arrow that deals 8 damage or more kills one in a single hit. Even the Sky Octoroks of Master Mode have 8.

How do you get Octo Balloons in Breath of the Wild?

Defeat Water, Forest, Rock or Snow Octoroks. Each rolls two to three times: Octo Balloon 50%, Octorok Tentacle 25%, and 25% an item the data does not name. A Treasure Octorok rolls two to three times at 70% Octo Balloon and 30% Octorok Tentacle.

How do you fix rusty weapons with a Rock Octorok?

Put the rusty weapon or shield down near a Rock Octorok on Death Mountain instead of throwing it. It sucks the item in and spits out a clean Hylian one, more often a Knight's or Royal version later in the game. The game places 39 Rock Octoroks, 35 of them in Eldin.

How can you tell a Treasure Octorok from a real chest?

Try Magnesis. The game says the chest on a Treasure Octorok is not magnetic because it is part of the monster's body, so a buried chest that Magnesis cannot grab is an Octorok. Normal Mode places 37, 17 of them in the Gerudo Tower region.

Where are Sky Octoroks?

Only in Master Mode, from the first DLC pack. The game places 609 of them, holding up the floating fortresses that other monsters build on them. They do not attack and their drop table is empty.