How-To Guides
Step-by-step guides for cooking, exploration, combat, traversal, upgrades, and useful tricks in Hyrule.
How to Bomb Jump
Bomb jumping is a niche but helpful mechanic to know in Tears of the Kingdom, as it can help you fly great distances or reach an otherwise difficult terrain without climbing or...
How to Buff and Repair Weapons or Shields
Repairing your weapons and shields in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom differs a bit from doing so in most other open-world games. You will not be visiting a blacksmith...
How to Cook Meals and Craft Elixirs
Cooking meals and elixirs in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is an essential skill that will keep your health full and offers other stat boosts. With hundreds of diffe...
How to Create a Boat
Traveling the different landscapes of Hyrule in Tears of the Kingdom has completely evolved with the addition of Link's new abilities—one of which allows you to create your mode...
How to Create a Car
Why ride horses when you can make your own car? With the new Ultrahand ability, Link has near-limitless ways of traversing the different landscapes of Hyrule. In this Tears of t...
How to Defeat Gloom Hands
In various areas all over Hyrule in Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, a secret enemy awaits. Known as Gloom Spawn (or Gloom Hands), they appear from puddles of gloom withou...
How to Disable the HUD
Disabling the HUD in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, also known as enabling Pro HUD mode, will remove the various game information from the screen. Turning off the he...
How to Dye Armor
Who says you can't look good while saving the world? With armor dyeing, you get one of the best ways to customize Link's appearance aside from changing his equipment, and the fe...
How to Farm Rupees in TotK
Regardless of how much money you may have amassed in Breath of the Wild, Link will once again awaken without a rupee to his name in Tears of the Kingdom. Finding ways to amass a...
How to Find Caves
Knowing how to find caves in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will give you access to all manner of valuable resources, from cooking ingredients to weapons, and armor s...
How to Find and Unlock Great Fairy Fountains
Even the best armor in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom won’t hold up forever against the monsters you’ll face, but thanks to Great Fairies in Tears of the Kingdom, you...
Dispelling Darkness Medal
The Dispelling Darkness Medal is one of the more confusing Key Items that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has to offer, as it does not appear to have much of a purpose...
How to Get Epona
If you want to ride Link’s iconic horse Epona in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, then know there are two methods, one using your Breath of the Wild save file and the...
How to Get to the Final Boss Early
Like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild before it, Tears of the Kingdom allows you to explore its vast world short after the start of the game, and allows you to undertake...
How to Tame a Horse
The Kingdom of Hyrule is a vast place to explore in Tears of the Kingdom, and while you’ll eventually be able to skydive from towers and utilize Zonai devices to cross land, sea...
How to Get the Hylian Shield
The Hylian Shield in Tears of the Kingdom is the best shield in the game with unparalleled defense and durability. However, since Link has apparently parted with it since the ev...
How to Get the Master Sword Early
No Legend of Zelda game is complete without the retrieval of Link’s iconic Master Sword and Tears of the Kingdom is no different. After being badly damaged at the start of the g...
Paraglider
The Paraglider is a Key Item that will assist you in exploring the vast open world of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. With it, you can glide through the air, use the...
How to get Untarnished Weapons
As a result of Ganon’s revival, the land of Hyrule has been corrupted and all of its weapons have been tarnished as a result, leading to weakened weapons that break far more eas...
How to Heal from Gloom
Gloom is a new phenomenon of sorts in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom that reduces your maximum hearts if you come in contact with it. This ominous black and red sludg...
How to Increase Your Battery (Energy Cell Upgrades)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom features a new addition to your main indicators of health and stamina: Battery Energy. This comes in the form of an Energy Cell key ite...
How to Increase Heart Containers and Stamina
When you start playing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom you’ll find that you only start out with 40 hearts, which quickly gets whittled down to... three hearts. While t...
How to Make the Best Recipes
In The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, cooking is one of the most important things to learn about. Not only does cooked food restore your health, but you can also make a...
How to Make a Hot Air Balloon
From cars and boats to flying machines, you can make just about any vehicle in Tears of the Kingdom, thanks to the Ultrahand ability and the Zonai Devices. When combined, these...
How to Start a Fire
One of the most basic yet useful skills to learn in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is how to start a fire. Whether you want to cook meals and elixirs or get warm by t...
How to Stay Warm - Cold Resistance Armor and Recipes
One of the biggest early threats you’ll have to protect yourself against is the cold weather in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Like in the previous game, the element...
How to Unfuse Weapons
There are many new features in Tears of the Kingdom, but one compelling mechanic is Link's ability to fuse resources with his weapons. With countless materials you can use to cr...
How to Unlock the Autobuild Ability Early
After completing the Great Sky Island, Link will have all but one of his abilities, with the final one being hidden away in a later Main Quest - A Mystery in the The Depths. How...
How to Use the Wing Glider Device
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom features brand-new items called Zonai Devices. These items are incredibly useful and can help you solve a variety of problems, from coo...
Lost Woods Guide
One of the more confusing areas in TOTK is the Lost Woods, an immense puzzle with a complicated solution. This Korok Forest, located in the middle of the Great Hyrule Forest to...
Shield Surf Guide
Shield surfing is back in Tears of the Kingdom. And with TOTK's new features, it's more fun than ever. By utilizing his shield as a makeshift surfboard, Link can traverse great...
Where to Find Hestu - Inventory Expansion
An important returning feature in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the limit to your inventory - including melee weapons, bows, and shields. The only way to increase...
Where to Find the Light Dragon
The mysterious Light Dragon in Tears of the Kingdom is the newest addition to the dragons that roam the skies of Hyrule. However, unlike the three returning dragons, the Light D...
Where to Find a Zora Spear
The Zora Spear is a two-handed spear weapon found in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The Zora made this spear with a special material that increases the weapon's atta...
Where to Get Hylian Rice
In TotK Hylian Rice is used for a variety of recipes used for regenerating more health, or just to enjoy. Hylian Rice is one of the few items you can farm in a rather large area...