As an avid Slime Rancher who has burst my fair share of gordos, I know how valuable (and sometimes tricky!) it can be to locate them across the islands. But have no fear – I‘ve put together the ultimate guide to hunting down every Gordo and reaping their delicious rewards.
An Introduction to Gordo Slimes
Before we dive in, let‘s quickly cover what exactly Gordo Slimes are for any new ranchers. Essentially, Gordos are giant-sized variants of regular slimes that block access to new areas of the map. By feeding them their favorite food, you can get them to explode into smaller slimes and open up the route they were guarding.
Gordos 101 – your overview of these beefy blocking slimes (Source: Monomi Park)
Popping Gordos is extremely valuable:
- It gives you access to new areas and shortcuts
- You can snag some slimes from the explosion to take back to your ranch
- Often you‘ll get resources, treasure pods, or gadget blueprints!
However, it does take some determination – you‘ll need to gather a lot of their favorite food to get them to burst!
Alright, ready to hunt down some Gordos? Let‘s get started!
Pink Gordo
Diet: Omnivore (any food)
Fav Food: N/A
Food Needed: 50
Reward: Access to Ember Valley
This chonky pink slime hangs out on top of the geyser near the southwest edge of Rainbow Fields, blocking the route through to Ember Valley.
Since pink slimes will eat anything, you can explode it with any combination of 50 fruits, veggies or meat. Feel free to toss your spare food at it while you explore! Once it pops, the path will open allowing you to travel to ash-covered Ember Valley.
Pro Tip: If you want to get some pink slimes first, feed the Gordo your cheapest food so you can collect them right away!
Phosphor Gordo
Diet: Fruit
Fav Food: Cuberries
Food Needed: 50 fruits or 25 cuberries
Reward: Access to new outdoor areas and caves
The phosphor Gordo parks itself smugly outside a cave entrance west of the big waterfall in Rainbow Fields. Make it explode by feeding it 50 fruits or 25 cuberries.
Bursting this slime opens up a route through the cave to a rocky clearing with new Cuberry bushes. There‘s also a quantum rock puzzle deeper inside – solve it to unlock an area withphosphor/quantum largos!
Pro Tip: Grab the cuberries growing around the Gordo first so you can get it to pop more quickly.
Cotton Gordo
Diet: Veggie
Fav Food: Water Lettuce
Food Needed: 50 veggies or 25 water lettuce
Reward: Starlight Strand Teleporter
This fluffy cotton Gordo sits out in plain sight in an open clearing east from the central waterfall.
It will munch on any veggies you offer it, but water lettuce is its absolute favorite. Feed it either 25-50 vegetables or 25 water lettuce to make it explode.
The burst reveals a path to the Starlight Strand teleporter, allowing quick transport between Rainbow Fields and Ember Valley. No more long walks between zones!
Pro Tip: Build a gardens with water lettuce first for easy teleporter access.
Batty Gordo
Diet: Fruit
Fav Food: Pomegranate
Food Needed: 50 fruit or 25 pomegranates
Reward: Access to deeper Ember Valley
Near the teleporter connecting Rainbow Fields and Ember Valley, this batty Gordo blocks the path heading farther northwest.
Offer it 50 assorted fruits or 25 juicy pomegranates to win its favor. It will then explode, opening route to deeper Ember Valley with rare slimes!
Pro Tip: Grab spare pogofruit growing around the teleporter to quickly feed this gordo.
Hunter Gordo
Diet: Meat
Fav Food: Roostro
Food Needed: 50 meat or 25 roostro
Reward: Treasure with strange diamonds & amp; blueprints!
In southwest Ember Valley, a hunter Gordo stubbornly blocks entry to a vine-draped cave.
As a carnivore, you‘ll need to feed it either 25 roostro or 50 assorted meat. Do so, and it will burst open, allowing you to grab the treasure inside! This includes strange diamonds, rad plorts, and special 7zee rewards.
Pro Tip: Raise some roostro for fast gordo popping then snag the rewards!
A complete Rainbow Island gordo location guide (Source: Monomi Park)
Get Popping!
Now you‘ve got all the intel on every current Gordo in Slime Rancher 2. I‘ll be updating as new zones and slimes get added, but this should give you a juicy head start on your gordo-popping adventures.
No more wasting time wandering aimlessly searching for them – get out there and start feeding these chunky blocking slimes! Whether you want access to new areas, snag some rare plorts, or just roam around bursting overfed gordos, this guide has your back.
Let me know which is your favorite gordo to pop or if you have any pro tips. Happy ranching my slimy friends! This is Beatrix signing off.
