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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Nintendo's sequel to Breath of the Wild. Ultrahand and Fuse builds, Zonai devices, sky islands and the Depths, shrine and temple guides, armor sets, and Korok hunting.

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September 2026

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The Hylian Shield model from Tears of the Kingdom, a rounded steel shield bearing the Triforce over a red Hylian Crest.
🧠Advanced StrategySep 4, 2026·10 min read

Tears of the Kingdom Best Shield: All 33 Ranked

Tears of the Kingdom has 33 shields, and nowhere does the game, or Zelda Wiki, say what a point of Shield Guard actually blocks. Here is the full stat table, why the two numbers cannot be multiplied into one ranking, and the four bows-style oddities the shield list has of its own.

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The Flight Range in Tears of the Kingdom, the Rito archery ground set in a snowy gorge with wooden target frames strung above the drop.
🧠Advanced StrategySep 2, 2026·10 min read

Tears of the Kingdom Best Bow: All 30 Ranked by Damage

Tears of the Kingdom has 30 bows, and the attack power printed on six of them is per arrow, not per shot. Here is the full stat table, the volley damage the game never adds up for you, and the three bows you are stuck with exactly as you found them.

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August 2026

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A Shrine of Light in Tears of the Kingdom seen from outside, its dark stone body flanked by dragon statues with green Zonai energy circling the central stone.
🎮Game GuidesAug 30, 2026·10 min read

Tears of the Kingdom Shrines: 51 of 152 Have No Puzzle

Tears of the Kingdom has 152 Shrines of Light, and a third of them contain nothing to solve. Here is the full census — every shrine sorted by trial type and by region, what the 51 blessing chests actually hold, and why the puzzle moved outside the door.

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Dinraal, the red fire dragon of Tears of the Kingdom, rendered in full profile with flame trailing from her mane, horns and the row of spikes along her back.
🧠Advanced StrategyAug 23, 2026·11 min read

Tears of the Kingdom Dragon Parts: The 101-Part Armor Bill

Four dragons, twenty parts, and a full armor tree that wants 101 of them. Here is what each part does when you fuse it, what it sells for, exactly how many the Great Fairies take, and why 45 of the 101 cost you nothing but a landing.

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Hestu crouched in the grass at the foot of Lindor's Brow in Tears of the Kingdom, his back turned to Link, with sky islands drifting overhead.
🎮Game GuidesAug 20, 2026·11 min read

Tears of the Kingdom Korok Seeds: Every Hestu Upgrade Cost

Hestu will happily take 1,000 Korok Seeds off you. He runs out of things to sell at 421. Here is the price of every single stash slot, the order that wastes the fewest seeds, and the two-upgrade cap on the first place you meet him.

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New Serenne Stable in Tears of the Kingdom, the horse-head-roofed stable building on North Hyrule Plain with horses penned outside.
🎮Game GuidesAug 17, 2026·11 min read

Tears of the Kingdom Horse Guide: Pony Points and Malanya

Tears of the Kingdom hands you rocket wings and a hoverbike, then quietly builds a loyalty program around the horse. Here is every Pony Point reward, the harness that turns a horse into a battery-free hauler, and the relocated Horse God who upgrades stats for plates of fried greens.

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The Sahasra Slope Cave entrance in Tears of the Kingdom, a dark opening in a grassy hillside with rocks and trees framing the mouth of the cave.
🎮Game GuidesAug 15, 2026·12 min read

Tears of the Kingdom Cave Guide: 147 Bubbulfrogs, Koltin, and 58 Wells

Skyview Towers map the surface. Lightroots map the Depths. Nothing maps the 147 caves — you find those by walking into them. Here is what each one is hiding, what the frog inside is worth, and why the merchant who buys the gems only opens after 9 PM.

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Link kneeling at a lit cooking pot in Tears of the Kingdom as ingredients hover above the flames, ready to be combined into a meal.
🧠Advanced StrategyAug 14, 2026·12 min read

Tears of the Kingdom Cooking Guide: The Buff Math the Game Hides

One Dragon's Horn turns any dish into a 30-minute buff. A 2-rupee Gibdo Guts guarantees a critical bonus. And two effects in the game cannot be cooked past level one no matter what you do. Here is the arithmetic behind Tears of the Kingdom's cooking pot.

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The translucent blue Sage Avatar of Tulin in Tears of the Kingdom aiming his Great Eagle Bow at a Black Bokoblin carrying a wooden stick and a Boko shield.
🎮Game GuidesAug 9, 2026·12 min read

Tears of the Kingdom Sages Guide: Every Ability and Number

Five sages, five powers, and a pile of numbers Nintendo never shows you — including the one that decides whether Queen Gibdo has 2,270 HP or 3,632. Here is what each avatar actually does, what upgrading it is worth, and why temple order matters more than anyone told you.

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Link standing on a wooden platform in the Depths of Tears of the Kingdom, lit only by a torch, with red gloom-wreathed monsters closing in, blue Poe wisps drifting to the right and huge pale dead trees behind.
🎮Game GuidesAug 2, 2026·12 min read

Tears of the Kingdom Depths Guide: Lightroots, Poes, and What Is Actually Down There

The Depths has no towers, no weather, and no landmarks you can see past twenty feet. It also has a complete map you already filled in on the surface without realizing it. Here is how to read it, what gloom actually does to your hearts, and every reason to be down there in the first place.

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The Master Sword embedded in the Light Dragon's head in Tears of the Kingdom, seen from atop the dragon's snout with her golden mane spikes on either side and Hyrule far below.
🎮Game GuidesAug 1, 2026·12 min read

Tears of the Kingdom Master Sword Guide: Catching the Light Dragon

The strongest sword in Tears of the Kingdom spends the entire game tangled in the mane of a dragon that never lands. Here is the route the game shows you, the faster route it barely mentions, and the stamina check that decides whether you claim the blade or get flung into open sky.

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July 2026

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The Fuse ability icon from Tears of the Kingdom, the green Zonai glyph on Link's right arm that bonds materials and objects to weapons, shields, and arrows.
🧠Advanced StrategyJul 29, 2026·12 min read

Tears of the Kingdom Fuse Guide: The Damage Numbers Nobody Shows You

A Traveler's Sword hits for 5. A Silver Lynel Saber Horn adds 55. Tears of the Kingdom quietly made the stick irrelevant and the thing on the end of it everything — here are the actual Fuse numbers and the durability system hiding behind them.

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The Great Sky Island in Tears of the Kingdom, a cluster of floating landmasses above a cloud sea where Link begins the game.
🌱Beginner GuidesJul 28, 2026·12 min read

Tears of the Kingdom Beginner Guide: Great Sky Island and Your First 10 Hours

Tears of the Kingdom hands you four abilities in two hours and then refuses to explain how they interact. Here is what the Great Sky Island is actually teaching, what it skips, and the systems that decide whether hour ten feels powerful or exhausting.

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The Stable Trotters musical troupe in Tears of the Kingdom, the band Link must reunite before any Great Fairy will enhance his armor.
🎮Game GuidesJul 28, 2026·12 min read

Tears of the Kingdom Best Armor: Sets Worth Upgrading

Tears of the Kingdom locks every armor upgrade behind a band of missing musicians and then charges you rupees on top of materials. Here is which sets are worth that toll and which ones you can leave in the pouch.

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Link's Energy Cell hanging on his hip in Tears of the Kingdom while a Maker Construct explains that it stores the energy required to use Zonai devices.
🎮Game GuidesJul 28, 2026·13 min read

Tears of the Kingdom Ultrahand and Zonai Devices Guide: Building Things That Work

Ultrahand caps you at 21 parts, most powered Zonai devices run 30 minutes, and one Energy Well costs 300 zonaite. Here is the actual ruleset behind Tears of the Kingdom's building system, with the numbers the game never puts on screen.

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