What Poes Are For In Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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Poes are one of the most abundant collectibles in , and they can be especially useful if players only know what to do with them. Poes can be found scattered throughout the Depths, the underground area of 's map. The Depths can be a harsh, unwelcoming place, requiring ample preparation, clever use of light sources, and an affinity for building vehicles with Zonai devices for exploration, but finding Poes is the easiest part. They're depicted as glowing, blue, teardrop-shaped wisps, so they stand out in the dark underground, even glowing enough to be seen in the pitch-black distance.

Players exploring 's Depths in any capacity are likely to gather hundreds of these strange wisps, perhaps without even an inkling as to what they're good for. The use of Poes is actually rather straightforward, but the game doesn't explain what to do with them outright, and instead requires players to have interacted with some very unassuming NPCs they might not otherwise have noticed. Unless players thoroughly searched Lookout Landing early on, they may have overlooked the game's intended explanation for what Poes are used for.

Players can trade Poes with merchant NPCs called Bargainer Statues throughout Hyrule for a variety of rewards. Bargainer Statues are large, usually half-sunken carvings of humanoid creatures with four eyes, two noses, and a mouth. They also appear to be wearing conical caps that resemble the Gloom-resistant armor set that they sell, possibly implying that they were once intrepid explorers of the Depths themselves. They operate like any other store in, except the only currency they accept is Poes; Rupees are no good here.

Poes can be exchanged at Bargainer Statues for many useful items in, most of which will help Link