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Zelda fans have been anticipating the release ofThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and now, we’ve got our hands on Link’s newest and biggest adventure yet. And like any new main-series Zelda game, we’re introduced to plenty of new mechanics that help us make use of the new Hyrule we’re trying to save.
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Tears of the Kingdom gives Link several new powers that allow you to manipulate the world around you as you see fit. Our guide offers a full breakdown of all Link’s powers in Tears of the Kingdom, helping you find and use them effectively.
As we go through the entirety of Link’s powers in TOTK, this guide contains major spoilers for Tears of the Kingdom.
How To Use Link’s Powers In Tears Of The Kingdom
When you first begin your adventure in Tears of the Kingdom, you’ll unlock Link’s bevy of new powers and skillsduring the game’s introduction.
The majority of your new skills are given to you in theshrines on Great Sky Island. You cannot proceed into the game without finishing these, sodon’t worry about missing anythingyou need for your gameplay.
The shrines for each skill offer ahelpful tutorialon how to use your new powers, requiring you tosuccessfully use your powers to finish these shrines. Once you’ve proven that you can handle the ability, you’re able to move on.
Once you begin unlocking your new Tears of the Kingdom abilities,Rauruwill appear for the majority of them totransfer powerinto your Zonai Arm.
When you’re ready touse any of your powers, hitthe L buttonto bring up your Ability Wheel. While this menu is on your screen, use theright joysticktotoggle to the abilityyou’d like to use.
Once it’s selected,hit L againto begin using the power - most of the time,the A buttonwill allow you to then use the power to interact with the world around you.
Ukouh Shrine
Power
Grab onto items in the world and move them, attaching them to one another
Remember in Breath of the Wild when you could useMagnesisto grab metal items and manipulate them in the world of Hyrule as you saw fit?
Ultrahandis what feels like the spiritual successor to Magnesis, as now, you’reno longer limited to metal items. By activating the Ultrahand ability, you’ll notice thatseveral items around the world glowwhen you look at them with Ultrahand active.
Anything that glows can be picked upusing Ultrahand! You’ll initially see this withrocks, tree trunks, and mine cartsin the game’s opening area after you unlock the ability, but once you get down into Hyrule, your options expand.
Not only can you pick up items, you can alsoattach the items to other items. Need to get across a body of water? A few tree trunks attached together with a Zonai fan attached to the back will do the job.
Don’t limit yourself to just the most basic technology, though - later in the game, Ultrahand is how you make some of the things fans were most excited for in this highly-anticipated sequel. Just use your power responsibly.
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In-Isa Shrine
Combine items from the overworld to make all manner of new things for Link to use
Fuseis one of theprimary abilitiesyou’ll find yourself using as you dive into Tears of the Kingdom.
In this game, you’ll find yourselfmaking more weapons than you find, because your Fusion ability allows you to make some really cool, never-before-seen weaponry - even if it looks ridiculous.
Afterfinding a regular itemin the overworld - like a rusty sword or standardTree Branch, for instance -check your surroundingsto see all the fun ways you’re able to enhance your gear before taking off.
With Fuse, you’re able to make anything fromaxestohammerstoadvanced elemental weaponry. Whether you’re looking for a littlemore powerbehind your swings,protection from elements, or additionalZonai techadded on, the options are relatively limitless.
But it’s notjustweapons you’ll Fuse - you may also make all kinds ofvehicleswith which to navigate the world.
On Great Sky Island, for instance, you’ll find yourself crafting plenty ofrafts, cars, and minecarts, and this mechanic will carry on with you into the meat of the game.
If the solution to a puzzle isn’t immediately obvious, you may need to fuse something in order to carry on. Keep an open mind and check often for things you’re able to combine.
Gutanbac Shrine
Warp directly upwards and emerge onto a new level of your current area
No, we’re not actually playing Skyward Sword here -the motion controlsarewaybetter in TOTK - but youaregoing to take to the skies fairly often.
Using theAscendability, Link is now able tomorph through ceilingsto emerge again on thetop partof what he was Ascending. Simply clickthe L buttonto use the ability, line up thedot on the ceilinguntil it turnsgreen, and hitthe A buttonto use the ability.
After a short cutscene of Link swimming that plays almost every time you use Ascend, our hero willemerge on top of what he Ascended, making this a wonderful shortcut through platforms, caves, rooms, and more.
If you ever find yourself"stuck"in an area throughout Tears of the Kingdom,look up- your exit may just be through the ceiling.
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Nachoyah Shrine
Rewind an object for the ability to use the world in reverse to your advantage
One of themost important tools for traversingthrough Hyrule - and it’s sky-high second areas - will be the use of yourRecallability.
Through the power of Recall, you’re able tofocus on one objectandrewind itback through time. It’s the final ability you unlock in the game’s introduction, and you’ll find yourself using it often in the missions ahead.
You’ll have aset window of timethrough which the object will rewind. While the object is being manipulated, you canclimb onto the objectto allow Link to move with it.
Use Recall toget back up to the skyeasier when you hop on some of the rubble that’s fallen across Hyrule, or toreverse the mechanics of a machineso that you can cross an otherwise-innavigable path.
Link has long been theHero of Time, and now, he can directlycontrolit.
“A Mystery in the Depths” quest
Tracks and immediately rebuilds previous creations made with the Ultrahand ability
After you’ve played Tears of the Kingdom for a while, you’ll likely grow tired of the time it takes to assemble things with Ultrahand. No worries - enter, Autobuild.
Once you’ve unlocked the Autobuild abilitya bit later into the gamethan the rest of your new Tears of the Kingdom abilities, it willkeep track of things you build with Ultrahand.
When you’re ready tomake the structure againlater on, don’t worry about doing it manually - simplyuse Autobuild to immediately recreate past Ultrahand projects.
If you have space,save basic designsthat you can rebuild immediately.
If you’ve made something helpful like a bridge or basic raft outline, for instance, save it to favorites and save the time you’ll spend assembling it each time you need one of these commonly-used combinations.
This is how you canquickly assemble more complex buildslike your vehicles, instead of spending the time manually building a boat every time you need to cross a body of water.
Once you unlock Autobuild, the ability begins toremember what you’re makingwith Ultrahand - up to30 Ultrahand designsare stored at once. You can evenfavorite ones you use most oftenfor quicker access.
The quest to unlock Autobuild will see you battlingMaster Kohga of the Yiga Clantime and again to unlock moreSchemato use, allowing you to buildmore complex machineryin an instant.
Any time you see aYiga Clan strongholdas you go through Tears of the Kingdom, be sure to fight your way through tounlock new schematicsfor use with Autobuild.
If you don’t have all the requisite building materials, you canuseZonaiteto make up for missing materialswhen crafting with Autobuild.
These materialsdo not remain in the world if detachedfrom the larger machine, and will begreeninstead of the usual purple to note the difference.
Minor Skills In Link’s Ability Wheel
In Tears of the Kingdom, some of your morenormal abilitiesfrom a Switch game have been added to Link’s wheel of powers foreasy navigationin addition to his TOTK-exclusive skills.
You’ll have access tothecamerabefore long, which, similar to the camera in Breath of the Wild, can be used to log items or take selfies of Link with the citizens of Hyrule.
There’s also include a shortcut option for yourmap, which is a faster way to bring up where you currently are and examine your immediate surroundings.
And finally, this menu is how you connect and useAmiiboto earn all sorts of cool bonuses in-game. You can use them to unlock new costumes, weapons, and more.
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