How to Upgrade Armor Guide for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Zelda: TotK)
Walkthrough Summary to Upgrade Armor to Max Level
- Unlock the side adventure Potential Princess Sightings.
- Get a horse.
- Get a Towing Harness.
- Clear the side adventure Serenade to a Great Fairy.
- Clear side adventure Serenade to Kaysa ( → find band member Pyper).
- Clear side adventure Serenade for Mija (→ find band member Eustus).
- Clear the side adventure Serenade to Coutera (→ find band member Beetz).
- Armor can be upgraded to the maximum.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Armor List
Unlock side adventure Potential Princess Sightings.
| 1 | Talk to Penn at the Lucky Clover Gazette office. |
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| 2 | The side adventure Potential Princess Sightings will be unlocked. |
Talk to Penn at the Lucky Clover Gazette office.
Head to the the Lucky Clover Gazette office in the Hebra region, northwest of the field.
You can warp to the location from the nearby Oromuwak Shrine.
The location looks the same as Bajuku, but it is the Lucky Clover Gazette.
Penn and editor-in-chief are in the tent.
Talk to Penn to unlock the side adventure Potential Princess Sightings.
Once you unlock this side adventure, you will also be able to begin the side adventure Serenade to a Great Fairy.
Get a horse.
| 1 | Find a stable. |
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| 2 | There will usually be a horse near a stable. |
| 3 | Sneak up from behind the horse and mount it. |
| 4 | Ride the horse and head to the stable. |
| 5 | Register the horse at the stable. |
There are always horses near the stables.
Horses are always found near the stables.
You can mount a horse by quietly approaching it from behind and pressing the A button.
You can quietly approach the horse from behind by crouching or using an item to get the Stealth Up buff.
Get a Towing Harness.
| 1 | Find a stable and get a Pony Points Card. |
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| 2 | Earn 3 points by discovering a stable. |
| 3 | Obtain a Towing Harness as a reward. |
Earn 3 points by discovering a stable.
Talk to the owner of the first stable find to get a Pony Points Card.
If you accumulate 3 Pony Points, you will be able to receive a Towing Harness as a reward.
The Towing Harness is an item required to clear all 4 Great Fairy events.
① Woodland Stable (Great Fairy Tera)
Near Ekochiu Shrine.
②Highland Stable (Band Member Pyper)
Near Utsushok Shrine.
③ Outskirt Stable (Great Fairy Kaysa)
Near Tsutsu-Um Shrine.
④ Dueling Peaks Stable (Great Fairy Cotera)
Near Eshos Shrine.
⑤ Snowfield Stable (Great Fairy Mija)
Near Orochium Shrine.
Clear the side adventure Serenade to a Great Fairy.
| 1 | Get a horse |
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| 2 | New Serenne Stable → Go to Tabantha Bridge Stable. |
| 3 | Begin the side adventure at the Lucky Clover Gazette. |
| 4 | Begin the side adventure at the Woodland Stable. |
| 5 | Get a Towing Harness from Pony Points. |
| 6 | Repair the carriage. |
| 7 | Send the two band members to the buds. |
Get a horse.
Start by getting a horse.
Proceed west from the Lookout Landing and cross the bridge to find a horse.
Crouch down and mount the horse from behind.
New Serenne Stable → Go to Tabantha Bridge Stable.
Once you catch a horse, register it at the New Serenne Stable.
Afterwards, follow the road to the south and head for Tabantha Bridge Stable.
Begin the side adventure at Lucky Clover Gazette office.
Follow the road and you will find the Lucky Clover Gazette office.
Talk to the editor-in-chief at office to trigger the side adventure Potential Princess Sightings.
Return to the Watchtower after the side adventure begins.
Begin the side adventure at the Woodland Stable.
After returning to the Watchtower, head to the Woodland Stable to the east.
Follow the road, cross Mazura Bridge → Misumi Bridge, then go north and you will find the Woodland Stable.
The side adventure Serenade to a Great Fairy will begin when you talk to Penn at the Woodland Stable.
Obtain the Towing Harness from Pony Points.
Examine the book in the stable to get the member reward Towing Harness.
This is the item you need for the next step.
Repair the carriage.
Attaching tires to the carriage will repair it.
Afterwards, call your horse. Then, attach the Towing Harness to it and connect it to the carriage.
Send the orchestra to the buds.
After repairing the carriage, talk to the two band members and put them in the carriage.
A large bud can be seen on the top of the slope. If you carry them there, the Great Fairy will appear and upgrade your armor.
Clear the side adventure Serenade to Kaysa.
| 1 | Head to Highland Stable. |
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| 2 | Talk to Pyper at the tree near the stable. |
| 3 | Begin The Flute Player’s Plan. |
| 4 | At night, head north from the Highlands Stable to the forests. |
| 5 | Collect 10 Sunset Fireflies in the nearby forests. |
| 6 | Hand over 10 Sunset Fireflies to Pyper. |
| 7 | Kill time by the bonfire of the stable until night. |
| 8 | Talk to Haite inside the stable and take her to the tree where Pyper is. |
| 9 | Pyper will rejoin the band. |
| 10 | Head to the Outskirts Stable. |
| 11 | Talk to the band leader Mastro. |
| 12 | Make a cart with tires and a cockpit. |
| 13 | Talk to the band leader Mastro. |
| 14 | Go up the mountain on to meet the Great Fairy Kaysa. |
Highlands Stable Location (Pyper)
Pyper’s location is near Utsushok Shrine.
Collect 10 Sunset Fireflies in the nearby forests.
Sunset Fireflies will appear in forests north of the Highlands Stable. They only appear at night.
You can also buy the Sunset Fireflies from merchants visiting the stables, but they are expensive at 10 Rupees each.
You can catch Sunset Fireflies by approaching them while crouched.
Outskirts Stable Location (Great Fairy Kaysa)
The Outskirts Stable is near Tsutsu-Um Shrine.
Make a cart with tires and a cockpit.
Complete the cart using the parts that have fallen near the stable.
Clear the side adventure Serenade to Mija.
| 1 | Head to the Snowfield Stable. |
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| 2 | Talk to the band leader Mastro near the stable. |
| 3 | Begin Serenade to Mija. |
| 4 | Head to Gishi Hill. |
| 5 | Talk to Eustus to begin The Hornist’s Dramatic Escape. |
| 6 | Help Eustus by pulling the cart out of the hole. |
| 7 | Receive Honey x3 from Eustus. |
| 8 | Eustus rejoins the band. |
| 9 | Head to the Snowfield Stable. |
| 10 | Talk to the band leader Mastro. |
| 11 | Attach a roof and horses to the wagon. |
| 12 | Talk to the band leader Mastro. |
| 13 | Go to the Great Fairy Mija while going through the left-circling route. |
Help Eustus by pulling the carriage out of the hole.
Help Eustus in Gishi Hill.
Talk to Eustus to begin The Hornist’s Dramatic Escape.
Attach a Balloon, Flame Emitter and Fan to the cart and rescue Eustus from the hole.
After rescuing Eustus, you will need the Honey you received from him to help the next member of the band.
Do not use any of this Honey as you will need all 3 pieces. You can gather some Honey if you used them up but it will just take time and effort.
Snowfield Stable Location (Great Fairy Mija)
The Snowfield Stable is near Orochium Shrine.
Attach a roof and horses to the wagon.
Attach the boards to the wagon to complete the roof.
If you go straight to the icon of the Great Fairy Mija, you will not be able to climb the cliff, so proceed from the counterclockwise route.
If you turn around to the left of the target destination, you will arrive at a cliff with a path to Great Fairy Mija.
Clear the side adventure Serenade to Cotera.
| 1 | Head to the Dueling Peaks Stables. |
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| 2 | Talk to the band leader Mastro near the stable. |
| 3 | Begin Serenade to Cotera. |
| 4 | Head for the Bonheur Mountains. |
| 5 | Talk to Beetz and begin Honey, Bee Mine. |
| 6 | Give Beetz Honey x3. |
| 7 | Beetz will rejoin the band. |
| 8 | Head to Dueling Peaks Stables. |
| 9 | Talk to the band leader Mastro. |
| 10 | Build a floating boat. |
| 11 | Talk to the band leader Mastro. |
| 12 | Go to Great Fairy Cotera. |
Give Beetz Honey x3.
Help Beetz in the Bonheur Mountains.
After talking to Beetz and starting Honey, Bee Mine give him Honey x3 you got from Eustus.
If you do not have Honey because you made a mistake in the order of clearing the side adventures, gather the item from the forest around the deep hole of Higashino Heights northeast of Kakariko Village is needed.
Honey grows on trees in the forest that you can get by shooting them down with a bow and arrow.
Build a floating boat.
Create a boat that floats on water.
Attach the Zonai Device to the base of the board. Then, attach the car where the band will ride on top.
Dueling Peaks Stable (Great Fairy Mija)
Dueling Peaks Stable is found near Eshose Shrine.
Advantages of Upgrading Armor
Increases defense.
Upgrading armor increases defense power.
Try to strengthen the armor that you use often.
Activates set bonuses when upgraded 2 stages.
If you upgrade your armor to the second stage, you will get a set bonus.
Set bonuses are activated when all pieces of the armor set are equipped.
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