The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is a lot of things: expansive, wonderous, and engrossing come to mind--but it's also pretty difficult at times. At least, it can be if you're not careful, heading off to places where you shouldn't be quite yet, or trekking into the snowcapped mountains without a pocket full of peppers. Thankfully, we've enlisted our foremost Zelda expert, Max Blumenthal, to walk you through exactly how to survive as you explore Tears of the Kingdom for, oh, I don't know, dozens to hundreds of hours. Here are Max's tips on staying alive, well-defended, and ready to prevail over any obstacle.
I recommend that if you’re low on materials, one of the first stops can be Satori Mountain, which is a great resource to use to stock up on lots of healing items and goodies quickly. Between the apple orchard, flower garden, mushroom grove, and loads of other useful stuff around the mountain, you’re hard-pressed to find a more convenient place to find things clumped together.
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If you continue to have problems collecting materials though, Amiibos are also another option, as the Zelda Amiibos drop paraglider skins along with lots of helpful items, and even non zelda amiibos drop decent loot as well.
You may or may not have noticed, but sometimes Link takes a massive hit and survives with a sliver of a heart. That's because just like in Breath of the Wild, in normal mode, Link has something called one-hit protection. This means that no matter how
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