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There’s plenty of brand new sights, challenges, mysteries, and mechanics within The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but that doesn’t mean that Nintendo threw away the parts of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild that worked. If it’s not broke, don’t fix it, right? Fortunately, shield surfing, a fan-favorite method of traversal from Breath of the Wild, survived the transition to Tears of the Kingdom and players can once again bolt down hills on whatever shield(s) they have handy. Of course, the newer systems in Tears of the Kingdom have added a few twists to the mechanic. Before we talk about the crazy stuff you can do with shield surfing, let’s talk about how to even begin. With a shield equipped, you’ll want to hold the shield button (ZL), jump (B or X depending on your control scheme), and, while you’re in the air, press the A button. That’s all there is to it! However, it’s worth noting that if you perform a shield surf while standing in place Link will simply hop onto his shield without adding additional momentum. If gravity isn’t enough for you and you’d like just a little bit more oomph in your shield surfing ventures, moving Link forward while performing the action will cause him to jump and flip forward onto the shield with a brief, beginning boost. Also, if you’re already falling through the air for some reason, holding the shield button and pressing A will attach your equipped shield to Link’s feet so you can hit the ground surfing! It won’t stop any fall damage though, so keep that Paraglider handy. Now, in Tears of the Kingdom you have the ability to fuse just about any object you can find to your weapon and shield. The overwhelming majority of items that can be smacked onto your shield will make shield surfing impossible to perform. You can always jump into your inventory and destroy a fused material if you want to restore a shield’s surfing capabilities, but there are a few items that will actually boost said surfing capabilities! Chunks of ice that you make in bodies of water, Hinox Toenails (ew), Zonai Sleds, Zonai Carts, and even minecarts will all fuse to your shield and help it go even farther when surfing. Neat! Just keep in mind that the lower a shield’s defense, the less time you’ll have to use it for surfing before it shatters. As a final piece of shield surfing advice, there are a few different places in Hyrule with minecart rails. Going up these rails will require a full minecart with some means of propulsion, but if you’re headed down you can actually shield surf on them. You don’t even need to have a minecart fused to your shield! That would help you go faster and further, sure, but any shield will automatically lock onto a minecart rail when you shield surf onto them. Eat your heart out, Tony Hawk!

It wouldn’t really be a Legend of Zelda game if you didn’t acquire the Master Sword. Despite the legendary weapon’s shocking disappearance in the beginning of the game, there is a way to reobtain the Hero’s Sword in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It takes a bit of work, but it can actually be done fairly early in the game. First, you’re going to want to make sure you have at least two full wheels of stamina before attempting to retrieve Link’s beloved sword. No, those temporary, yellow stamina wheels don’t count. You need two green, persistent stamina wheels. You start the game with one (halfway there), but an additional one will cost you twenty Lights of Blessing which are earned from completing the shrines scattered throughout Hyrule. Why do you need the two stamina wheels? We’ll get to that a bit later. If you’d like to earn the Master Sword without being spoiled by this guide, your best course of action is to make your way into Korok Forest. To do so, you’ll have to break in from the Depths beneath the woods. The quickest way to get there is by diving into the Minshi Woods Chasm (coordinates 1038, 1663, 0159) just north of the Woodland Stable (coordinates 1058, 1157, 0022). After ascending your way into Korok Forest and helping the Great Deku Tree with a bad stomach ache, speaking with the giant tree guy one more time will give you the quest “Recovering the Hero’s Sword.” Tracking this quest within your Adventure Log will highlight the exact location of the Master Sword on your map. Neat! If you have your two stamina wheels, you can head straight there and reunite with the legendary blade. If you don’t care about spoilers and want to forgo all of the Korok Forest stuff, keep on reading. It turns out that the Master Sword has been with the mysterious Light Dragon all along. In fact, it’s embedded in the poor creature’s forehead. To retrieve it, you’ll need to land on the dragon, make your way to the head and pull it out. This is where those two stamina wheels come in. Pulling the sword from the dragon is a test of endurance, and if you have less than two full stamina wheels that sword isn’t going anywhere. Except for wherever the Light Dragon goes, of course. Once you do have the weapon in your possession, however, you’ll not only be able to wield it in battle but you can use it just like any other weapon. Yes, that means you can fuse items to the Master Sword! Whatever you decide to fuse to the weapon won’t appear on the end all the time, but when something is fused the sword will have glowing, green lettering appear along the blade. If you’re dissatisfied with any fusion you create, you can always jump into your weapon inventory to destroy fused materials.

Back in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, there were three magically mysterious dragons that could be seen flying over the lands of Hyrule. Naydra the ice dragon, Farosh the lightning dragon, and Dinraal the fire dragon. Each one of them would arrive through a portal, fly along a small route, and then disappear. In The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the dragons are in Hyrule all the time as they move between the surface and the Depths. Not only that, but there’s now a fourth dragon known only as the Light Dragon. This one’s a bit tricker to find than the others, but doing so is well worth your time. Unlike Naydra, Farosh, and Dinraal, the Light Dragon won’t ever venture into the Depths. Instead, the Light Dragon chooses to coast far above Hyrule in the midst of the Sky Islands. This is hinted at when the Light Dragon makes its first appearance in a cutscene as you leave the tutorial area of the Great Sky Island. Also unlike the other flying lizards, the Light Dragon’s flight path is much longer as it circles around on the exterior of all Hyrule. That makes it tricky to spot, but there’s a quest that makes hunting the majestic beast a breeze. Be aware that there are some slight spoilers from here on out. The quest in question is called “Recovering the Hero’s Sword,” and it’s given to you by the Great Deku Tree after you help him in Korok Forest. Choosing to track this quest within your Adventure Log will cause the position of the Light Dragon to always be highlighted on your map. Now with a constant GPS tracker of the LIght Dragon’s location, finding it couldn’t be easier. Keep in mind that completing this quest will make tracking the dragon via glowing objective marker impossible. Why would one want to track down the Light Dragon to begin with? For scales, talons, horns, fangs, and spikes, of course! Each dragon has these four resources that can be collected for upgrading specific armor sets or for creating powerful weapon fusions. The Light Dragon’s resources will be of particular interest to anyone that wants to upgrade the Champion’s Leathers outfit. To acquire scales, one must shoot any scaly part of the Light Dragon’s body with an arrow. Talons come from shooting any part of the dragon’s feet, horns come from shooting the horns, fangs from shooting the mouth, and spikes actually come from landing on the dragon’s back and picking up any spikes that are clumped at the base of the dragon’s spikes. Resources that have to be shot off the dragon can only be collected one at a time. In fact, shooting the dragon a second time won’t yield any results for roughly ten minutes. Other than upgrading the Champion’s Leathers, the Light Dragon’s materials have the unique ability to heal you when fused to a weapon. They may not be as strong as pieces from the other dragons, but keeping you in the fight is pretty useful!

Cooking has returned in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and, just like Breath of the Wild there’s a whole bunch of scrumptious-sounding dishes and potent elixirs to find. Luckily, you don’t have to get the rarest ingredients in order to make some of the most useful recipes in the game. The following five recipes are incredibly useful not only when you’ve started your adventure through Hyrule, but even after you’ve become a seasoned explorer. Sometimes all you need is a bunch of healing. Fried Wild Greens can do just that and for the insanely low price of five Hyrule Herbs. Said herbs are incredibly common, and throwing five in a pot will restore a whopping ten hearts. With how easy it is to throw together, this is one dish you’ll want to come back to well before and after you even have ten hearts to work with. It might not heal a lot, but a single Staminoka Bass will restore an entire Stamina Wheel. Just one fish! With salt to taste, of course. Staminoka Bass aren’t too common all over Hyrule, but they can be found fairly easily in the West Necluda river that runs between the towering Dueling Peaks. Again, this won’t be your recipe for staying alive in a fight, but it will certainly help with any lengthy Paraglider flights or mountain climbing. Should you find yourself braving the dark underbelly of Hyrule known as the Depths, you’ll want a powerful dish that can restore any Cracked Hearts. For this, you can combine one or two Sundelions with some Hylian Rice to put some pep back in your step. Sundelions are most easily found on the floating Sky Islands, and Hylian Rice can be purchased in Lookout Landing, Hateno Village, or simply farmed by chopping up grass near Hateno Village. This recipe takes a bit more work to throw together, but it’ll be worth it to keep those Cracked Hearts away. Speaking of the Depths, it’s pretty hard to see down there most of the time. For that, you’ll want a Bright Fish Skewer made from Glowing Cave Fish to give your body its own glowing power. The more Glowing Cave Fish you can throw in the pot, the better. These bioluminescent critters are easily found in caves and wells all over Hyrule, and they’re incredibly easy to catch thanks to them living in small bodies of cave water. It’s true that throwing Brightbloom Seeds can be used to navigate the Depths as well, but with a Bright Fish Skewer you won’t need to stop and manually light your way nearly as much. While you’re gathering ingredients in caves, keep an eye out for Sticky Frogs and Lizards so that you can create some Sticky Elixir. It doesn’t eliminate slipping when wall-climbing, but it does make climbing while wet much easier. Throw those Frogs and or Lizards into a brew with a few monster parts and you’ll be good to go!

Longtime Legend of Zelda fans will undoubtedly recognize the Fierce Deity armor. Originally from The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask as a weapon that was only usable during boss fights, the Fierce Deity armor set made its first reappearance in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild as a DLC item. Now, however, it’s part of the base game in Tears of the Kingdom. Like most armor sets in the game, the Fierce Deity is split into headwear, a chest piece, and some leggings. Unlike most armor sets, however, this one has its own side quest! To get the quest started, you’ll have to venture northeast to Eldin Canyon around coordinates 2503, 1319, 0150. Here, you’ll encounter some treasure hunting brothers that will express their frustration at trying to find a treasure in the cave behind them. The issue being that the cave is filled with treasure chests and only one has the true treasure. To find the correct chest, you should offer the dog nearby the cave entrance a few treats. This can be raw meat, cooked meat, or even apples. Once he’s had his fill, the pup will lead you inside to the correct chest and voila! The Ember Trousers will be yours! Wait, what? These aren’t what you’re after, of course, but after claiming these (useful) pants you’ll be able to read a cryptic message left behind by Misko: the man that hid the Fierce Deity outfit. Thus, the quest Misko’s Treasure: The Fierce Deity will begin. The piece closest to you at this point will be the Fierce Deity Armor. Heading north to 3281, 1494, 0414, you’ll have to get creative in climbing to the tippity-top of the Akkala Citadel Ruins. Once there, a small hole can be found in the southwest corner of the ruins. Crawl through, and boom! The first piece of the outfit is yours! Next is the Fierce Deity Mask, and it’s a bit tougher. Located in the right eye of the skull-shaped lake at coordinates 3337, 3453, 0342, this piece is being guarded by plenty of skeletal bokoblins and an enormous Stalnox. Should you prevail through this mini-boss, however, the mask can be nabbed simply by crawling up the large mound in the room and opening the chest on top. Two down! For the Fierce Deity Boots, you’ll want to head all the way back down to Hyrule Field. Off in the west near coordinates -1034, -0499, 0083, you’ll see a massive tree stump in the middle of a lake. You guessed it — time to go spelunking once more. Once you reach the bottom, there are a few different openings to explore. The one you’ll want is to the south. Pass through and you’ll notice you have to do quite a bit of climbing straight up. There are plenty of areas to stop and refill your stamina, however, and once you’ve reached the top the final piece of the Fierce Deity armor set will be yours! For an extra and mysterious reward, you can revisit the cave where you started your quest while wearing the Fierce Deity armor.

Thanks to the brand new Fuse ability in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, there’s an enormous number of crazy weapon combinations for players to discover. Naturally, you’ll want to see as many as you can, but inventory management can make that a bit tricky. Of course, more inventory room would mean you could hold onto even more makeshift melee weapons, shields, and bows. How does one go about expanding their arsenal storage? If you’ve played The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild you already know who you need to see: Hestu. The large, dance-loving korok Hestu is your go-to source for weapon inventory expansion. The only currency he deals in, however, is Korok Seeds. These are found literally all over the entire game world via environmental Korok puzzles. Luckily, Hestu can be found early on in the game and you don’t need any Korok Seeds to move him to a more convenient location. After you’ve left the tutorial Great Sky Island, Hestu can be found a short distance away from your landing point. Head northwest to coordinates -1714, 1067, 0202 and you’ll see the big fella cowering in fear. Talking to him will start a small quest that requires you to take care of some eerie, nearby trees. Once that’s done, you can speak with Hestu to reassure the poor guy that the trees are taken care of, nab one or two inventory upgrades, and witness his adorable maraca-shaking dance, before the he tells you that he’ll be moving east to be surrounded by people. Fortunately, Hestu didn’t mean he was going to any of the eastern provinces of Hyrule. Instead, he’ll settle down nearby within Lookout Landing. Here he’ll upgrade your choice of weapon, shield, or bow inventories as much as you want — if you’ve got the Korok Seeds, of course. These inventory upgrades can get pretty expensive fairly quickly, so it’s always a good idea to keep your eyes peeled for Korok puzzles while you’re out exploring. Don’t worry if it’s taking you some time to amass more Korok Seeds for the later upgrades as Hestu won’t leave Lookout Landing right away. He may shift spots around the camp, but he won’t move to his third and final location until you’ve managed to work your way into Korok Forest. When your adventuring one day leads you into Korok Forest, you’ll find that the Great Deku Tree and the Koroks there are in danger. After helping them with a spooky Gloom infection, the forest will be healed and all of the little forest children will be much more lively. In addition, Hestu will arrive and it’s here he’ll stay for the duration of the game. While it isn’t as convenient a location as Lookout Landing, there is the nearby fast travel point of Musanokir Shrine that will make inventory-expansion trips to Hestu much quicker. Now that you know where the maraca-loving Hestu hangs about, you can focus on finding as many Koroks as possible!

Thanks to the addition of Zonai Devices, there’s a ton of ways you can get creative in moving around the vast world of Hyrule in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Blasting yourself through the sky with a rocket attached to your shield is pretty entertaining, but perhaps you want the companionship of a trusty steed. If good, old-fashioned horseback riding is more your forte, you’ll probably want to pay Malanya the Horse God a visit in order to maximize your horse’s stats. If you played The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, you might remember that Malanya the Horse God could be found deep in south Hyrule in the Lake Hylia region. Malanya has moved, however, and can now be found nearly as far to the northeast as you can go in the Akkala region. It’s definitely a long way from the game’s starting point, but players can comfortably follow a road that leads from Lookout Landing to Malanya’s new home of Malanya Spring (coordinates 4293, 3205, 0149). Your lengthy journey to Malanya will have to be filled with some stops along the way. For starters, Malanya won’t appear unless you make an offering of a single Endura Carrot. These are easily found near Cherry Blossom Trees, and one such tree is conveniently in between Lookout Landing and Malanya Spring at coordinates 0316, 0538, 0022. The next thing you’ll want to keep an eye out for while on the road is any wild herb you can find and plenty of them. Hyrule Herbs, Fortified Pumpkins, Blue Nightshade, Sundelions, and more. You’ll also want to smack ore deposits to acquire a bit of Rock Salt. After you’ve woken Malanya with an Endura Carrot, the Horse God himself will explain to you that he can upgrade each stat of your horses in exchange for cooked meals. The better an improvement, the more meals it will cost, naturally. However, two of the most useful stats, Strength and Speed, can be quickly upgraded from their lower levels just with the herbs you collected on the way to Malanya. Fried Wild Greens can be made simply by cooking a single herb of any kind, and Copious Fried Wild Greens are made from combining four different herbs into one dish. These two meals can boost any horse’s Strength stat from 1 to 3 giving them a much improved amount of health. Throw a single herb in a cooking pot with one piece of Rock Salt and you’ll get Salt-Grilled Greens that can boost a horse’s Speed from 2 to 3. Of course, the stronger upgrades require much more detailed meals with ingredients that are trickier to acquire, but boosting a horse’s Strength and Speed for just a few herbs is definitely quicker than catching wild horse after wild horse to get some better stats.

Tears of the Kingdom is a massive game, and not only that, but every square inch is also filled with interesting areas to explore, problems to solve, and characters to meet. It is easy to get lost in the majesty of it all, and the size and scope of the game can be overwhelming. As mentioned in our previous guide on how to get the paraglider, Tears of the Kingdom withholds some of its most essential items and abilities a little longer than Breath of the Wild did. On top of that, it is easy to miss these items and set off after getting out of the starting area on Great Sky Island. It is crucial that once you reach Hyrule proper, head straight for Lookout Landing, there you will find a variety of NPCs and characters to interact with, and many of them offer important quests. Not only will you get the paraglider from the questline with Captain Hoz at Hyrule Castle, but if you go and chat with Robbie and Josha they will offer you another important quest. Robbie is looking to explore the depths of Hyrule, a newly opened-up area that appeared when the upheaval at the beginning of the game started. Once you talk to Robbie and Josha at Lookout Landing you will get the main quest -- Camera Work in the Depths. This quest will lead you to the deepest parts of Hyrule and net you the compendium and camera in the process. Once you have the paraglider, the compendium, and the camera, you are in the perfect place to set out and adventure to your heart’s content. At Lookout Landing, many characters offer different adventures, but keep a close eye out for Hestu, as they can upgrade your inventory slots for shields, bows, and weapons. Other than that, return to Josha to continue your quests into the depths; the questline with Josha will involve you returning to The Depths in search of another upgrade, and completing this questline is the only way to get the Sensor for the Light Shrines around the world. To unlock Robbie’s lab in Hateno Village, you must complete Josha’s request. Josha wants you to return to the same place in the depths that Robbie originally sent you to explore, but this time you must follow the mysterious statues and pay close attention to the direction they are facing. Stick the statues and make sure to bring plenty of arrows and Brightblooms. Once you follow the statues to their conclusion, you will run into a familiar foe, and after that boss fight, unlock another new ability that will help on your way. Once you have completed these tasks, you will have all the tools you’ll need to explore to your heart’s content. Don’t forget to check out Hateno Village and get the Light Shrine Sensor from Robbie; that way, you can snag every shrine as you explore the world of Hyrule in Tears of the Kingdom! Good luck out there!

It is easy to get lost in exploring Tears of the Kingdom, but while doing so, you will definitely want to pick up the camera and compendium to get the most out of your journey. If you want to take photos and catalog your discoveries, you will first have to head to Lookout Landing after finishing the opening area: The Great Sky Island. At Lookout Landing there are a number of quests and NPCs, as mentioned in our previous guide on getting the Paraglider and when to explore. There you will find Robbie and Josha arguing about whether or not to let her go explore The Depths, a new area in Tears of the Kingdom that features another massive area to explore, this time deep below the surface of Hyrule. Eventually, Robbie will decide to meet you in The Depths, asking for your help in photographing a peculiar statue deep down in the dark. You will need to make your way to the map marker, near Joisin Shrine. You can get to the Hyrule Field Chasm by heading directly south from Lookout Landing and cutting across the grass field. When you arrive, you will see a massive whole with Gloom flowing out of it and some NPCs investigating it. Feel free to drop down to The Depths, but be careful not to hit the sides or touch any of the gloom. Doing so will result in losing a heart permanently. Gloom damage causes the removal of hearts until you head to a Light Root in The Depths or return to the surface. Once you arrive, follow the notes left by Robbie to his various camps until you find him near a Light Root. Activate the Light Root and then speak to him, once you do so, he will have you photograph a nearby statue. Once all of this is done, you will be in possession of the camera and the compendium!

There’s a heaping helping of things to see and do in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and while it may be tempting to run off in any direction your adventuring heart desires there is definitely one thing you’ll want to acquire as soon as possible: the Paraglider. Those that played The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will remember that leaving the game’s tutorial area known as the Great Plateau was not an option without this incredibly handy traversal tool. This time around, however, players will leave the Great Sky Island tutorial area without the ability to glide as far as one’s stamina will allow. Luckily, the Paraglider isn’t too far away after one touches down on the surface of Hyrule. Once you’ve left the Great Sky Island and landed safely upon the ground, you’ll want to head toward Lookout Landing as part of the main quest titled To the Kingdom of Hyrule. It shouldn’t be too tricky to find if you make your way toward the ominously floating Hyrule Castle, but the best way to get there will be moving toward the blinking, golden marker on one’s map and compass. After arriving in the quaint little camp, chatting with some NPCs, and maybe doing a little shopping, you’ll want to find and talk to Purah. Several NPCs will point you in the right direction, but the building you’re looking for is the enormous hut to the North. Walking up these stairs and talking to the grey-haired character Josha will trigger a brief cutscene where Link and Purah do some catching up. Having this conversation will finish To the Kingdom of Hyrule, and a new quest, Crisis at Hyrule Castle, will start. Purah will send you up to the castle in order to find Captain Hoz. This is a bit of a trek. As long as players push due north from Lookout Landing, however, it shouldn’t take too long. There aren’t any large threats on the way, but a stop at the Kyononis Shrine would prove useful for unlocking a handy fast travel point. As you make your way up the road to where Hyrule Castle was once attached to the Earth, you’ll run into a few NPCs that are working with Captain Hoz. They’ll tell you he can be found at the First Gatehouse. He’s not in said gatehouse, however, but higher up on the outside. He can be found on the northern side of the gatehouse looking toward the nightmarish scene of Hyrule Castle. After a brief (and eerie) cutscene with him, Captain Hoz will send you back into Lookout Landing to chat with Purah once more. After making your way back to her and reporting on what you saw, Purah will tell you to meet her at the super tall structure nearby known as a Skyview Tower. As she explains its purpose, she will finally present you with your Paraglider. Success! Now, with the ability to glide, getting around will be much easier.

One of the wackiest parts within The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom are the Zonai Devices. These include Flame Emitters, Fans, Wheels, Balloons, and even Rockets. Of course, to use most of these players need a power source. This is given to you as part of the Great Sky Island tutorial in the form of an Energy Cell. As you might discover, however, the amount of charge your Energy Cell can hold isn’t an enormous amount. If you want to expand your Energy Cell, you’ll need to get your hands on Crystallized Charges. A lot of Crystallized Charges. Deep in a cave on the southern portion of the Great Sky Island, you can meet a friendly Forge Construct (coordinates 0468, -1683, 1371). This robotic feller will sell you a few Crystallized Charges in exchange for Zonaite. This mineral, like many others, can be found from smacking open large chunks of ore, but Zonaite is a bit different. In the same room as this Forge Construct, you can see that Zonaite ore is a bit more porous with hues of green and orange inside it. This ore isn’t found on the surface of Hyrule, unfortunately, but it can be found in much larger quantities down in the Depths. In fact, there’s so much Zonaite in the Depths that defeated enemies will often drop it too! This surplus of Zonaite down below is definitely a good thing, as you’ll need a whopping 100 Crystallized Charges just to increase your Energy Cell once. Fortunately, Crystallized Charges can be dropped by baddies in the Depths or purchased from additional Forge Constructs also located in the Depths at locations such as the Great Abandoned Central Mine (coordinates -0821, -1940, -0523). Of course, progress will go even quicker for you if you purchase or happen upon Large Crystallized Charges which are equal to 20 normal Crystallized Charges. The quickest way to gather these valuable nuggets of energy is to gather enough Zonai and clean out the stock for every Forge Construct you can find. If braving the Depths to find additional stores sounds a bit too daunting for you, however, you can simply wait a few in-game days away next to a fire and all the stores will eventually replenish their supplies. Once you’ve amassed at least 100 Crystallized Charges, you’ll want to visit a Crystal Refinery. Luckily, there are two that you find early on and they’re easy to get to. One is located up on the Great Sky Island conveniently located right next to the Nachoyah Shrine (coordinates 0388, -1660, 2299). The other is right outside the southern wall of Lookout Landing (coordinates -0216, 0198, 0031). At either of these locations, you’ll find a helpful Steward Construct that will exchange your 100 Crystallized Charges for a blip of additional Energy Cell power. There’s no Crystallized Charges for sale at Crystal Refineries, unfortunately, but doing a bit of Zonaite mining, exchanging them for Crystallized Charges, and fast traveling to a Crystal Refinery should help you pass the time while those Forge Constructs restock their shelves.

Although The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has plenty of returning features and mechanics that began in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, there’s an enormous amount of new ideas, locations, and items to wrap your head around. One of the more mysterious additions can be found in the form of Bubbul Gems. These hexagonal, snowflake-looking gems are fairly rare, but it’s likely that you’ll happen upon one or two of them before leaving the game’s tutorial area of the Great Sky Island. However, they won’t have a use until you’ve reached the surface. If your time on the Great Sky Island didn’t include any spelunking, you might not have had the pleasure of running into the cave-dwelling critters known as Bubbulfrogs. These bubble-spewing monsters hang out exclusively in caves, often on their ceilings, and vanquishing one with a quick arrow or two causes a Bubbul Gem to appear. Not every cave has a Bubbulfrog, but if you see a cave they’re worth peeking into. The reason you’ll want to hunt down Bubbul Gems is they’re the only way you’ll be able to get your hands on some rare pieces of armor. Armor that can make certain monsters not act hostile toward you, and even armor that will have you lose Rupees instead of health when you’re hit. Pretty useful once you get rich! How does one begin collecting these treasures? You’ll have to head to Woodland Stable (coordinates 1080, 1159, 0022). Located directly to the northeast of Lookout Landing, this stable lives up to its name and is surrounded by trees, but it shouldn’t be too difficult to spot with its large, horse-shaped chimney. To the east of the stable, there’s a small body of water with a strange, glowing hot air balloon tucked away beneath a cliff. It is here that you’ll meet Kilton and Kolton. Two very…interesting brothers. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild players may remember Kilton as a monster-loving merchant who bartered in monster parts, but now it’s his brother Kolton who gives the unique armor in exchange for Bubbul Gems. If you haven’t collected one by this point, the cave that Kolton emerges from will have a Bubbulfrog inside, and you can make your first exchange with Kolton to receive the Bokoblin Mask. After this, however, the brothers will pack up their things and head far to the northeastern hub of Terry Town (coordinates 3990, 1557, 0127). Once you’ve made your way here, Kilton can be found on the northeastern side of town. Speaking to him will show you the distant hillside where his Bubbul Gem-seeking brother and that glowing hot air balloon can be found when night falls. If you make your way over to Kilton and speak with him, he’ll be much more willing to exchange items for Bubbul Gems multiple times. Additionally, he and his balloon will begin traveling around Hyrule to appear at various spots. Only at night, of course, which will make spotting that glowing balloon much easier.