Blue-Maned Lynel

Blue-Maned Lynels are mini-bosses from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. They are giant Lynel variants with blue skin and hair, and a mauve mane. Blue-Maned Lynels can be found in the Deep Akkala and Hyrule Field regions, as well as one found near the Hyrule Castle. They can wield the Lynel Sword, Lynel Bow, Lynel Shield and several other weapons.

There are three other variants, the eponymous red-colored skin and hair Lynels, the White-Maned Lynels and the stronger Silver Lynels. Found in the overworld, Lynels are equipped with various weapons and multiple kinds of elemental arrows. They are able to move very quickly, even being able to keep up with Link on horseback. To defeat them, getting up close to trigger their melee attacks is recommended, as they are much easier to dodge and do less damage then their arrows. Flurry Rush attacks are very effective as well as throwing a boulder on them that deals massive damage.