If you are a fan of the video game “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom”, you might be looking for some hacks and tips to make your gameplay more enjoyable and rewarding. In this blog post, I will share with you some of the best tricks and secrets that I have discovered while playing this amazing game. Whether you want to find hidden items, solve puzzles, defeat enemies, or explore new areas, these hacks and tips will help you get the most out of your adventure.

Hack #1: Use the Sheikah Slate to scan your surroundings

One of the most useful tools in the game is the Sheikah Slate, which allows you to access various functions such as map, inventory, runes, and camera. But did you know that you can also use it to scan your surroundings and reveal hidden information? By pressing the L button, you can activate the Sheikah Sensor, which will beep when you are near a shrine, a Korok seed, or a treasure chest. You can also use the Magnesis rune to highlight metallic objects that you can manipulate with magnetism, such as weapons, crates, or doors. The Stasis rune can also help you find objects that you can freeze in time and hit with kinetic energy, such as boulders, switches, or enemies. And the Camera rune can help you identify creatures, plants, and items that you can add to your Hyrule Compendium.

Hack #2: Cook delicious meals and elixirs

Another important aspect of the game is cooking, which allows you to create meals and elixirs that can restore your health, stamina, or boost your stats. To cook, you need to find a cooking pot over a fire and hold the ingredients that you want to combine in your inventory. Then, you can drop them into the pot and wait for a few seconds until they are done. You can experiment with different combinations of ingredients to discover new recipes and effects. Some of the best ingredients to use are hearty foods, such as radishes, truffles, or durians, which can give you extra hearts; spicy foods, such as peppers, sunshrooms, or safflinas, which can give you cold resistance; and electric foods, such as voltfruits, zapshrooms, or electric safflinas, which can give you shock resistance. You can also use monster parts and critters to create elixirs that can enhance your abilities, such as speed, stealth, or attack power.

Hack #3: Master the combat system

The combat system in the game is very dynamic and challenging, requiring you to use different weapons, shields, bows, and arrows depending on the situation. You also need to pay attention to your weapon durability, which will decrease with every hit until it breaks. To avoid this, you should always have a backup weapon in your inventory and switch between them when necessary. You can also repair your weapons by throwing them at an Octorok and catching them when they spit them back out. Another tip is to use elemental weapons wisely, such as fire weapons against ice enemies, ice weapons against fire enemies, and electric weapons against metal enemies or enemies in water. You can also use environmental factors to your advantage, such as setting grass on fire to create updrafts that you can glide on with your paraglider or using metal objects to attract lightning during storms.

One of the most satisfying combat moves in the game is the Flurry Rush, which allows you to unleash a barrage of attacks on an enemy after dodging their attack at the right moment. To perform a Flurry Rush, you need to press the Y button while moving the left stick in a direction opposite to the enemy’s attack. For example,if an enemy is swinging their sword horizontally from left to right, you need to move the left stick to the left and press Y just before they hit you. This will trigger a slow-motion effect that will let you hit them multiple times with your weapon. You can also perform a Flurry Rush by jumping backwards or sideways with the X button when an enemy lunges at you.

Hack #4: Upgrade your gear and abilities

As you progress through the game, you will find various ways to upgrade your gear and abilities, which will make you stronger and more versatile.

One of the most important upgrades is the Master Sword, which is the legendary weapon of the hero Link.

To obtain it, you need to complete the Trial of the Sword, which is a series of challenges that test your skills and endurance.

The Trial of the Sword is located in Korok Forest, and it requires you to have at least 13 hearts to pull out the Master Sword from its pedestal.

Once you have it, you can upgrade it by completing three levels of difficulty in the trial, which will increase its damage and durability.

Another way to upgrade your gear is by finding Great Fairies, who can enhance your armor pieces in exchange for materials and rupees.

There are four Great Fairies in the game, and each one can upgrade your armor to a different level.

The first one is located near Kakariko Village, the second one is near Tabantha Tower, the third one is near Gerudo Town,  and the fourth one is near Tarry Town.

By upgrading your armor, you can increase its defense and unlock special bonuses, such as increased stealth, climbing speed, or resistance to certain elements.

Finally, you can upgrade your abilities by finding Spirit Orbs in shrines and exchanging them for heart containers or stamina vessels at Goddess Statues. There are 120 shrines in the game, and each one contains a puzzle or a challenge that you need to solve or complete to get a Spirit Orb. You can use the Sheikah Sensor to locate shrines, or you can look for orange beams of light that indicate their presence. You can also get hints from NPCs, maps, or books that tell you about shrine quests. By collecting four Spirit Orbs, you can go to any Goddess Statue and choose to increase your maximum health or stamina. You can also trade your heart containers or stamina vessels for the other at a special statue in Hateno Village, if you change your mind.

These are some of the hacks and tips that I have learned while playing “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom”. I hope they will help you enjoy this amazing game even more. If you have any other hacks or tips that you want to share, please leave a comment below. Happy gaming!