Black Lizalfos Horn
The Black Lizalfos Horn is a serrated monster part dropped by Black Lizalfos in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It is primarily used as a high-power weapon fuse material, a shield-fusion component, and an elixir ingredient.
Key Takeaways
Black Lizalfos Horn is a combat-oriented monster part whose main value comes from Fuse rather than standalone weapon stats.
A high-power Fuse material
Fusing a Black Lizalfos Horn to a weapon adds 26 Fuse Attack Power, making it a substantial melee damage component.
Dropped by Black Lizalfos
The horn is obtained by defeating Black Lizalfos, so availability depends on reaching areas where this stronger Lizalfos variant appears.
Useful on shields as well
When fused to a shield, the horn can make successful shield parries damage enemies within melee range, giving it a defensive offensive use.
A flexible material, not a complete weapon
Its practical role is as a Fuse component for melee weapons and shields; the resulting weapon's performance also depends on the base weapon and other fusion rules.
Also serves an alchemical purpose
Cooking the horn with a critter can produce an elixir that extends the duration of status effects, so using every drop for weapons is not always the only option.
Overview
Black Lizalfos Horn is a blade-like monster part in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Its main role is as a high-power Fuse material that turns an ordinary weapon into a jagged, visibly distinctive melee tool.
Unlike a conventional sword, spear, or club, Black Lizalfos Horn is obtained as a monster drop rather than discovered as a complete weapon. It comes from Black Lizalfos, a stronger Lizalfos variant, and therefore enters the player’s inventory as a material with weapon, shield, and cooking uses. The page treats its fused form as the relevant combat application rather than presenting the horn as an independent weapon with its own moveset.
Fused to a melee weapon, the horn adds substantial attack power and gives the resulting weapon a sharp, serrated appearance. This makes it useful when a player wants a meaningful damage upgrade without abandoning a preferred weapon base, since the base weapon still determines the resulting weapon’s handling and attack pattern. The horn’s value is therefore tied to the Fuse system and to the condition of the weapon receiving it, not just to the material in isolation.
The horn also supports a more specialised shield use. When attached to a shield, it can make a successful shield parry deal damage to an enemy within melee range, giving the material a defensive-offensive application that is distinct from simply increasing a weapon’s attack. That interaction rewards players who already use parries actively; it is less relevant to a loadout built around avoiding direct contact or relying mainly on bows and other ranged options.
Black Lizalfos Horn is a standard Tears of the Kingdom monster-part entry rather than a unique, legendary, or DLC-exclusive weapon. Its place in progression comes from the stronger enemy source that supplies it and from the opportunity cost of spending the material on a weapon, shield, or elixir. Cooking it with a suitable critter can extend an elixir’s status-effect duration, so deciding how many horns to reserve for combat depends on whether the immediate Fuse upgrade or longer-lasting utility better suits the current task.
How to Obtain
- No specific quest, boss defeat, DLC, NG+, or story-progress gate is required; the practical requirement is reaching an area where Black Lizalfos appear.
- 01Travel to the Gerudo Wasteland or East Necluda and search monster strongholds and areas near water for Black Lizalfos. The exact enemy placement can vary with the surrounding encounter layout.
- 02Defeat a Black Lizalfos and collect the monster part it drops. The Black Lizalfos Horn is obtained as a drop rather than from a vendor, quest, chest, or boss reward.
- 03The drop is repeatable: after the relevant enemies return, including through the normal Blood Moon respawn cycle, defeat them again for additional horns. No one-per-playthrough limit is required for this material.
Mechanics and Handling
The Black Lizalfos Horn is a monster part rather than a conventional standalone weapon. Its combat function begins when it is attached with Fuse: the resulting weapon keeps the base weapon’s moveset, reach, speed, stamina demands, and other handling characteristics, while the horn supplies a Fuse Attack Power bonus of 26. The horn’s serrated, blade-like form changes the fused weapon’s appearance but does not create a separate horn-specific attack sequence.
Fused Weapon Behaviour
Because the base weapon determines the attack pattern, a Black Lizalfos Horn fused to a one-handed weapon remains suited to that weapon’s normal quick attacks and charged attacks; attached to a spear or two-handed weapon, it follows that weapon’s corresponding handling instead. The horn should therefore be treated as an offensive material choice rather than a replacement for selecting a weapon with the desired reach or timing.
The +26 Fuse Attack Power is added through the fusion system and should not be confused with the base weapon’s displayed attack. The exact result depends on the weapon receiving the horn and any other applicable game mechanics. It is not a universal damage value for every hit, and it does not by itself establish a DPS or one-hit damage figure.
Shield-Parry Interaction
A Black Lizalfos Horn can also be fused to a shield. In that configuration, it does not turn the shield into a normal melee weapon or change the shield’s standard defensive role. Instead, a successful shield parry can deal damage to an enemy in melee range through the attached horn. The effect depends on performing the parry correctly and is most relevant to players who actively use shield timing rather than simply blocking.
Durability and Resource Behaviour
The horn is consumed as the fusion material when attached to equipment, so it is not a reusable weapon skill or a temporary combat buff that can be switched on and off independently. The fused item’s durability and eventual break behaviour belong to the weapon or shield receiving it and should be evaluated separately from the horn’s +26 attack contribution. The horn provides no documented elemental status effect or special weapon action of its own in this configuration.
Upgrades and Variants
Strengths, Weaknesses and Best Uses
Strengths
- Provides a substantial Fuse attack contribution when attached to a melee weapon, making it a practical way to improve an existing weapon without requiring a separate weapon drop.
- Its blade-like, serrated shape suits players who want a visibly sharp fused weapon or boomerang rather than a generic-looking material.
- When fused to a shield, it lets shield parries deal damage to enemies in melee range, giving defensive play a direct offensive purpose.
Weaknesses
- It is a monster part rather than a standalone weapon, so it does not provide its own independent moveset or attack option before being fused.
- Using the horn for a weapon or shield consumes a material that could instead be reserved for elixir crafting, where it helps extend the duration of status effects.
- The shield application is dependent on successfully parrying at close range; it does not provide the same benefit through passive shield use or attacks from a distance.
Best uses
- Fuse it to a melee weapon when you want a strong attack increase and a serrated blade appearance.
- Use it on a shield for close-range encounters where you can reliably parry incoming attacks and convert those parries into damage.
- Reserve it for elixirs when extending a status effect is more valuable than improving the current weapon or shield.
Compared With Similar Weapons
| Weapon or fuse material | Relationship | Relevant trade-off |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Lizalfos Horn | Lower fusion attack power, but available earlier from weaker enemies. | — |
| Silver Lizalfos Horn | Greater fusion attack power, but tied to significantly tougher Silver Lizalfos. | — |
| Black Bokoblin Horn | A practical alternative when Black Bokoblins are more accessible than Black Lizalfos; its appearance and resulting weapon shape differ. | — |
Trivia
- Unlike a purely decorative shield-fuse material, the Black Lizalfos Horn can make shield parries deal damage to enemies within melee range. This interaction gives the monster part a combat use even when it is attached to a shield rather than a weapon.