How to Advance Efficiently Early Game in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Zelda: TotK)
All The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Zelda: ToTK) early game tips, tricks, and hints for beginner players. This includes useful advice for new players and other general advice to make the game easier.
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Beginner’s Guide
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Exploration Guide
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Combat Guide
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Early Game Guide
Sky Island Early Game Guide
Tips for Early Game
| 1 | Get the Purah Pad. |
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| 2 | Enter the Time Temple. |
| 3 | First, proceed to the Ukuoh Shrine. |
| 4 | Mark the location of the following two shrines on your map. |
| 5 | Next, go to the In-Isa Shrine. |
| 6 | To get to the mining cave, head east. |
| 7 | Then, proceed to Gutanbac Shrine. |
| 8 | Return to the Time Temple. |
| 9 | Then, proceed to Nachoyah Shrine. |
| 10 | To reach Hyrule, dive to the ground. |
Acquire the Purah Pad
Talk to the golem in front of the damaged bridge to receive the “Purah Pad” when you first arrive on Sky Island.
The Purah Pad is a one-of-a-kind tool that allows you to view the map as well as check on your current problems.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Game Controls
Proceed to the Temple of Time
When you access the map using Purah Pad, the location of the next destination, the Temple of Time, is shown.
Continue north until you reach the Temple of Time.
Clear the Ukuoh Shrine first
After viewing the Temple of Time, proceed to the nearby temple, Ukuoh temple. Once you’ve completed the shrine, Link will be able to activate a new skill called Ultrahand.
Create a path out of the board or connect a hook to create a basic mode of transportation.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Ukuoh Shrine Walkthrough
Pin the next two shrines
Press the R Button to utilize a “telescope” to link the two shrines in your map. If you place a pin on the map, it will become a marker to your destination.
Hunt Creatures and Gather Materials
Get fruits and mushrooms on your way to the shrine.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Creature List
Meat is also a good source of recovery for Link’s Heart Containers and Stamina Wheel. If you come across with a random creature, squat down to avoid being noticed and hunt with a bow when you get near enough.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Monster List
Cook Materials
Cooking obtained materials when you come across a cooking pan in the wild. Begin cooking with the ingredients you have on hand.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Material List
Hover over the ingredients you wish to use in the meal and pick “Hold in hand” from the menu.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Cooking Recipe List
After that, you may begin cooking by inspecting the pan.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Cooking Guide
Head to In-Isa Shrine next
Head southwest and use your Ultrahand to construct a boat by connecting “logs” and “sails” together.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom How to Sail Rafts
Hop on as soon as the boat floats in the water. If you are unable to board a boat, refresh your save file.
The In-Isa Shrine will force you to learn “Fuse,” which is the process of combining weapons and goods to produce new and more durable weapons or equipment.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom In-Isa Shrine Walkthrough
Enter the Mining Cave by going east
Go south and east to reach the Mining Cave. Make a mining cart or trolley using the Zonai Gear you acquired from a golem to proceed to the next shrine.
Proceed to Gutanbac Shrine
The Gutanbac Shrine is located in a snowy mountain region so take measures against Cold status effects.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Gutanbac Shrine Walkthrough
Before proceeding, we suggest cooking a Simmered Fruit and another dish with bonus Cold Resistance.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Cooking Recipe List
Set the pan on fire using a flint
On your route to the shrine, there is an unlit pot with a “flint” nearby, and if you strike it with a hard weapon like metal or rock, you can set the pot on fire.
Use flint if you wish to cook on the snowy mountains.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Cooking Guide
Climb the frozen ivy to reach the shrine
The shrine is set on a high ledge, and the walls are frozen and cannot be scaled.
Climb the ivy on the north side of the shrine to get to the Gutanbac shrine.
The Stamina Wheel diminishes when climbing the ivy, therefore let’s restore it once at the halfway point and climb again.
Return to the Temple of Time
After completing the first three shrines. Return to the Temple of Time. Also, don’t forget to pick up materials found in a tree.
When you return to the temple. You can descend the snowy mountain by making a flying transport
Learn Recall
When you return to the temple of time, you will gain a new ability called Recall. Restore the water mill first before you are able to fly back to the plains.
Go to Nachoyah Shrine
Make your way to Nachoyah Shrine to increase your Heart Containers further.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Nachoyah Shrine Walkthrough
Use Recall again to make the water wheel work on this shrine. There is also a golem that needs 100 Zonai Energy Crystals in order to activate.
Dive to the ground to return to Hyrule
After clearing the Nachoyah Shrine, then return to the Temple of Time and utilize the “Light of Blessing” from the statue to increase your Heart Containers
Jump down to return to Hyrule.
Hyrule Plains Early Game Guide
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Other Strategy Guides
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Strategy Guides and Useful Tips
Basic Information
Getting Started
Helpful Guides
Ability Unlock Guides
| How to Unlock Ultrahand | How to Unlock Fuse |
| How to Unlock Ascend | How to Unlock Ascend |
| How to Unlock Camera | How to Unlock Paraglider |
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