Barinade

Bio-Electric Anemone: Barinade is the third boss in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. It dwells Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly.

Speed strategy

As soon as you enter the room, pull out a Deku Stick and do a jump-attack. This can be done while moving towards Barinade before it begins attacking you. This makes the last phase of the battle much quicker.

Immediately circle Barinade as you take out the three tentacles. With this preliminary out of the way, Barinade begins swirling his first set of five jellyfish. Don't bother taking out the jellies - performing five slashes has the same effect. Note that any sword attack will kill a single jellyfish, but use the Power Crouch Stab to avoid losing your saved jump-attack. The gained speed is worth the hit you'll likely take from Barinade directly after the fifth hit.

Lock on and stay nearby as you throw your boomerang through the second set of five jellyfish to stun Barinade. This time hitting Barinade is not an option: you have to kill the jellies. Pick a direction to travel around Barinade and take them out as you go. If you're fast, you can take out all five in one stun cycle.

Finally, Barinade is exposed and you can start whittling its 10 HP. Normally its sinks into the ground when it has 6 or 3 HP left. This means that a single Power Crouch Stab will send it below ground. Just stay close by with your boomerang ready to decrease the time before you hit it again.