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BotW Dragons: Where and When Farosh, Naydra, Dinraal Appear

Where the three dragons fly in Breath of the Wild, when they show up, the best spots to farm Farosh, Naydra and Dinraal, and what every dragon part is for.

9/30/2026 QuestFern Team Last updated: 9/30/2026 6 min read

Three dragons fly over Hyrule in Breath of the Wild: Dinraal (fire), Naydra (ice) and Farosh (lightning). They cannot be hurt, but an arrow in the right spot knocks off a scale, claw, fang shard or horn shard. This page maps their routes from the game’s own rail data, explains when they appear, and lists the best farming spots and every use of the parts.

Where do the three dragons fly?

  • Dinraal (60)
  • Naydra (19)
  • Farosh (30)
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Each point is a point of the rail the dragon follows, numbered in flying order; the filter picks one dragon. Farosh has three separate routes, labelled in the point details.

DragonRoute, in flying orderWhere it flies low enough to shoot
DinraalHigh over the Spring of Power and the Akkala Wilds, then down near the Eldin Great Skeleton, west along the Deplian Badlands, past the Forgotten Temple, into Tanagar Canyon and along it past the Tabantha Great Bridge, then up into the sky over the Rayne HighlandsEldin Great Skeleton, Deplian Badlands and all of Tanagar Canyon
NaydraOne loop: Mount Lanayru and the Spring of Wisdom, Lanayru Road - East Gate, Lanayru Bluff, Lanayru Promenade, the West Gate, Rabia Plain, Lanayru Bay, Wintre Island and back up the mountainLanayru Promenade and Lanayru Bay
Farosh (Lake Floria)Out of Riola Spring, down past Floria Falls and under Floria Bridge to Rassla Lake, then the same way backThe whole route
Farosh (Lake Hylia)Out of the lake and round it, passing Hylia Island and the Bridge of HyliaThe whole route
Farosh (Gerudo Highlands)Around Gerudo Summit, Risoka and Vatorsa Snowfield and the Yiga Clan HideoutNear Gerudo Summit

The rail data gives Dinraal an altitude of 1,200 over Akkala and 180 to 280 inside Tanagar Canyon; Naydra flies between 150 and 764 and Farosh between 57 and 810. The two lake routes of Farosh have their own starting rails, so it rises out of the water at a fixed spot; the Gerudo route and the other two dragons have none, so they appear somewhere along the route rather than at a fixed spot.

Farosh flying past Link on a wooden bridge
Farosh, the lightning dragon, flying past a wooden bridge.

When do the dragons appear?

  1. Finish Seek Out Impa. No dragon flies before this main quest is done.
  2. Free Naydra first. On Mount Lanayru Naydra is covered in Malice. Shoot the Malice off during The Spring of Wisdom; only then does it fly its normal loop.
  3. Wait for the night. The window is roughly 7 PM to 7 AM. Popular times such as midnight at Riola Spring or 5 AM all fall inside it.
  4. One appearance a day. Each dragon comes once per in-game day. The day turns over at midnight, so two sightings in one night are possible.

Which part drops from where?

PartShootCooking: time addedSells for
ScaleThe body+1:00150
ClawA claw, arm or leg+3:00180
Shard of FangThe mouth+10:00250
Shard of HornA horn+30:00300

Time and price are the game’s own item values and are the same for all three dragons.

Link gliding with a bow drawn beside Naydra
Gliding beside Naydra with a bow drawn: the part you hit is the part that drops.

Where are the best farming spots?

DragonWhere to waitHow it goes
DinraalThe ledge over Tanagar Canyon by Maag No’rah ShrineIt comes down into the canyon, so you are above it when you glide off. A faster option: rest at Tabantha Bridge Stable, then ride north along the canyon to meet it
FaroshThe cliffs by Riola Spring, above Shoda Sah ShrineIt rises from the spring and follows the waterfall down; parts land in the lake at the bottom, so bring the Zora armor
FaroshThe southern towers of the Bridge of HyliaA good early-game spot on the Lake Hylia route
NaydraAbove Lanayru Road - East Gate, or Lanayru Bluff facing the PromenadeIt comes down the mountain and through the Promenade between the cliffs
Link gliding after Dinraal between canyon walls
Gliding after Dinraal, the fire dragon, in Tanagar Canyon.

What are dragon parts used for?

Armor upgrades. The Great Fairies ask for dragon parts on four sets (fountain locations):

ArmorDragon parts
Cap / Tunic / Trousers of the WildFarosh / Naydra / Dinraal: 2 Scales ★1, 2 Claws ★2, 2 Shards of Fang ★3, 2 Shards of Horn ★4
Fierce Deity Boots / Armor / MaskFarosh / Naydra / Dinraal: 1 Scale ★1, 1 Claw ★2, 1 Shard of Fang ★3, 1 Shard of Horn ★4
Barbarian Armor / Leg Wraps / Helm1 Shard of Farosh’s / Naydra’s / Dinraal’s Horn at ★4
Champion’s Tunic2 Shards of Farosh’s Horn ★2, Naydra’s ★3, Dinraal’s ★4

Full lists: Armor of the Wild, Barbarian set, amiibo sets and upgrade materials.

Cooking. Any part lengthens an elixir or dish by the time in the table; a horn shard reaches the 30-minute cap on its own. See best recipes.

Shrine quests. A scale dropped into the dragon’s spring opens a shrine: Farosh’s into the Spring of Courage for Shae Katha Shrine (The Serpent’s Jaws), Dinraal’s into the Spring of Power for Tutsuwa Nima Shrine (The Spring of Power), and Naydra’s into the Spring of Wisdom. All three are on the shrine quest list.

Selling. Parts sell for 150 to 300 rupees, but horn shards are needed for four armor sets, so keep them until your armor is done.

FAQ

When do the dragons spawn in Breath of the Wild?
Between evening and early morning, once per dragon per day, roughly 7 PM to 7 AM, with the day resetting at midnight. Resting at a campfire until morning at a farming spot is the usual way to call one.
Why is Naydra not appearing?
Naydra only flies its normal route after you free it from Malice on Mount Lanayru during the shrine quest The Spring of Wisdom. All three dragons also need Seek Out Impa to be done first.
What is the best place to farm Farosh?
Riola Spring above Shoda Sah Shrine. Farosh rises out of the spring and follows the water down past Floria Falls, so you can glide onto it from the cliffs; the parts tend to land in the lake below.
What are dragon horn shards used for?
Armor upgrades at the Great Fairies (the Armor of the Wild, the Barbarian set, the Fierce Deity set and the Champion's Tunic) and cooking, where a horn shard takes an effect to the 30-minute cap. They sell for 300 rupees each.
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