Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - How To Get Dinraal's Scale (2024)

Dinraal is one of the three dragons returning in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (with a newcomer dragon appearing as well) alongside Farosh and Naydra. And, like the three goddesses of Zelda legend (Din, Farore, Nayru) that they seemed to be named after, each dragon encompasses a single element. Dinraal is the dragon of fire, as should be obvious from its appearance and the fact that it launches fireballs at Link when he gets close (though it's not 'technically' an enemy).

As was the case in Breath of the Wild, players can farm all sorts of fantastic materials from these dragons, with the result depending on a few certain factors. So, let's go over where to get Dinraal's Scale specifically in Tears of the Kingdom, as well as what route Dinraal takes in the sky, the best locations to approach it from, and some other general tips so players who are taking their time with Tears of the Kingdom can go about gathering Dinraal materials in the most efficient way.

Updated October 13th, 2023 by Jacob Buchalter: Regardless of where players are in their Tears of the Kingdom run, whether it's very early on or past the post-game, seeing those dragons slowly flying through the air is always such a cool sight. In Tears of the Kingdom, there are four dragons that constantly patrol the skies of Hyrule, and anyone familiar with the previous game, Breath of the Wild, will easily recognize three of them. And again, like in Breath of the Wild, it's worth hunting these dragons down (but not killing them, obviously) as the materials that they can drop are incredibly valuable. Dinraal, in particular, has parts that have a lot of utility and are also needed for some of the most popular armor upgrades, so let's go over where this dragon is in-depth.

Material Specifications Of Dinraal's Scale

First off, let's take a look at Dinraal's Scale's merit as a Material and why players would even want it. To start, the Scale has a Fuse Attack Power of 16. To give a bit of context as to what that means, a Blue Lizalfos Horn also has a Fuse Attack Power of 16, so it's great but not 'amazing' like say a Black Lizalfos Horn Weapon Fusion is at 26 Attack Power. Out of all the Dinraal parts, the Scales and Spike Shards have the weakest Fuse Attack Power.

Icon	Location	Material	Type	Elemental Attribute	Dye Color	Value	# Needed For Armor Upgrades
	Horns	Dinraal's Horn	Material	Fire	Crimson	26 Fuse Attack Power, 300 Rupees	1x (Fierce Diety Mask), 2x (Tunic of Memories), & 2x (Trousers of the Wild)
	Lower Jaw	Shard of Dinraal's Fang	Material	Fire	Crimson	20 Fuse Attack Power, 250 Rupees	1x (Fierce Diety Mask) & 2x (Trousers of the Wild)
	Legs & Talons	Dinraal's Claw	Material	Fire	Crimson	18 Fuse Attack Power, 180 Rupees	1x (Fierce Diety Mask) & 2x (Trousers of the Wild)
	Body	Dinraal's Scale	Material	Fire	Crimson	16 Fuse Attack Power, 150 Rupees	1x (Fierce Diety Mask) & 2x (Trousers of the Wild)
	Back Spikes	Shard of Dinraal's Spike	Material	Fire	Crimson	16 Fuse Attack Power, 30 Rupees	15x (Trousers of the Wild)

See Also

Farosh - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Guide - IGNHow to find the Light Dragon in Zelda: Tears of the KingdomDinraal - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Guide - IGNQuestion about getting dragon scales.

Next, let's talk about its use in making loads of Rupees. A single Scale of Dinraal sells for about 150 Rupees at any NPC Merchant, which is equal to the sale price of a single Sapphire. Additionally, it needs to be mentioned that, when fused to a weapon, Dinraal's Scale adds fire properties to any attack from the said weapon. And let's not even get started on its usage in cooking which (usually isn't worth it) adds about 90 seconds to any effect the recipe would have already created.

Where To Get Dinraal's Scale

Now, as one would assume, to get Dinraal's Scale, players will need to find Dinraal. Each dragon in Tears of the Kingdom follows a 'flight path' of sorts (which is both incredibly immersive and a bit tedious) where they circle around a specific area of the map before heading into a Depths Chasm and popping back out sometime later on from another Depths Chasm somewhere else.

However, unlike Breath of the Wild, dragons in TotK aren't always in the same spot in their pattern at the same time of day. The dragons never despawn, and they're always following their set path, but the path isn't perfectly 'synced' with the 24-hour clock in-game, so Dinraal at 9 am one day will be in an entirely different place at 9 am the next day.

In any case, Dinraal flies between the Eldin Mountains and Akkala Regions near the top right of the map and will fly very close to specific areas/landmarks such as:

• The East Akkala Stable.
• The Akkala Ancient Tech Lab.
• The Right Eye of Skull Lake.
• Gut Check Rock.
• And the Thyplo Ruins Skyview Tower.

After passing these areas, Dinraal will fly back underground using the Drenan Highlands Chasm before popping back out of the East Akkala Plains Chasm. Players can actually follow Dinraal down or encounter it in the Depths too, but this is a lot more dangerous and difficult to work with in general.

How To Get Dinraal's Scale From Dinraal

Once players find Dinraal and know that they'll be able to get close to it by using a Skyview Tower, some Autobuild vehicle, or even some nearby tall landmark, they'll need to know what to actually do to get a Scale from this fiery beast.

Well, again, anyone familiar with how this whole process worked in Breath of the Wild will be happy to know it's basically the same as before. Essentially, depending on where the player hits Dinraal with an arrow (not in a boss fight sort of way, more like knocking a rock loose), a different part will drop off of it. After dropping off, the item will glow brightly and then fall all the way to the ground while maintaining this easily visible glow, where it can be picked up upon landing (or in the air if players manage to chase it down).

Alternatively, if players actually land on Dinraal (and heal through the fire damage or have Flame Guard active) they can grab the Material right as they 'dislodge it' before it falls. So, here's where they'll need to hit for each part

Best Locations, Strategies, & General Tips For Dinraal Farming

Finally, let's go over some personal recommendations for what locations work best to approach Dinraal and some other general tips. It's not like farming the materials off of the dragons in Tears of the Kingdom is all that difficult anyway, especially with how long the game has been out, but having more information is always better.

Plus, it's nice to experience the discovery and 'freedom' of seeing a dragon, reaching it, and figuring out how it works the first time. But once players need to farm multiples of these materials for upgrades and so on, that's when efficiency starts to matter a lot more

Best Approach Locations

In terms of locations, the best overall spots to hop onto (or fly onto) Dinraal is:

And, unlike in Breath of the Wild, players can actually land on the dragons this time around and then use melee weapons to knock parts off of them, making farming much easier.

Other General Tips

Another aspect to keep in mind is that the game only allows one Material to be grabbed from Dinraal per 10 in-game hours (not including the Shards of Dinraal's Spikes). Don't worry though, an hour in-game translates to a minute in real-time, so that's only a 10-minute wait.

And, players don't even need to get off of Dinraal while waiting, they can just keep cozy in between its horns for 10 minutes while it flies around, waiting for it to start glowing again (The horns are the most obvious tell for the glow). Lastly, let's go over just a few other general tips for players farming Dinraal: