Much like its predecessor, Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom makes great use of Nintendo’s amiibo figurines, allowing players to scan their favourite NFC-enabled characters to unlock gear and items in the game.
Like before, the amiibo from the Zelda franchise are absolutely the best ones to have on-hand as they’ll provide unique unlocks, unlike the rest of the vast amiibo catalogue which will just spit out random items.
To start using any amiibo in-game, you’ll just need to do the following:
- Select the amiibo ability from your weapon wheel
- Hold the amiibo to the NFC reader on your Joy-Con or Pro Controller
- Watch the rewards drop into the game in front of Link
- Profit!
You can only get one reward for each amiibo per day, but the trick from Breath of the Wild still works. The below guides indicate what items you might get, so keep reloading until you get what you want.
The fabrics you receive from amiibo can be taken to the Dye Shop in Hateno Village to change the look of Link’s paraglider.
And for a handy guide to what each of the Zelda amiibo unlocks, take a look at our complete list below:
TEARS OF THE KINGDOM ZELDA AMIIBO UNLOCKS
TEARS OF THE KINGDOM AMIIBO
LINK
- A random selection of mushrooms and arrows
- Champion’s Leather Fabric
- Levelled Equipment (Knight’s Claymore [Enhanced] and Knight’s Claymore [Dirty])
BREATH OF THE WILD AMIIBO
ARCHER LINK
- A random selection of raw meat, raw fish and arrows.
- Tunic of Memories Fabric
- Levelled Equipment (Bows)
HORSE RIDER LINK
- A random selection of mushrooms.
- Hylian Hood Fabric
- Levelled Equipment (Random)
ZELDA
- A random selection of herbs and gemstones
- Hyrule Princess Fabric
- Levelled Equipment (Shields)
- Star Fragments
DARUK
- A random selection of minerals and gemstones
- Goron Champion Fabric
- Vah Rudania Divine Helm
- Cobble Crusher (Sword weapon)
MIPHA
- A random selection of live fish
- Zora Champion Fabric
- Vah Ruta Divine Helm
- Zora Spear (Spear weapon)
REVALI
- A random selection of acorns, fruit and arrows
- Rito Champion Fabric
- Vah Medoh Divine Helm
- Falcon Bow (Bow weapon)
URBOSA
- A random selection of raw meat
- Gerudo Champion Fabric
- Vah Naboris Divine Helm
- Gerudo Scimitar (Sword weapon)
- Gerudo Shield (Shield weapon)
GUARDIAN
- An iron box
- Ancient Sheikah Fabric
- Levelled Equipment (Random)
- Randomise Ancient Fuse Components
BOKOBLIN
- A random selection of raw meat and Boko parts
- Bokoblin Fabric
- Levelled Equipment (Boko grade)
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA SERIES AMIIBO
SKYWARD SWORD ZELDA AND LOFTWING
- A random selection of herbs and gemstones
- Goddess fabric
SKYWARD SWORD LINK
- A random selection of arrows
- A wooden box
- Sword Spirit Fabric (Fi-inspired)
- Tunic of the Sky Clothing (Inspired by Link from Skyward Sword)
- Levelled Equipment (Random)
MAJORA’S MASK CHILD LINK
- A random selection of mushrooms
- Majora’s Mask Fabric
- Fierce Diety Clothing (Inspired by Fierce Diety Link from Majora’s Mask)
- Levelled Equipment (Random)
TWILIGHT PRINCESS LINK
- Epona
- Epona is a horse with great stats to start, but can’t be upgraded nor can she be attached with the harness for moving equipment.
TWILIGHT PRINCESS WOLF LINK + MIDNA
- A random selection of raw and cooked meat
- Twilight Fabric
LINK’S AWAKENING LINK
- A random selection of barrels and arrows
- Egg Fabric
- Awakening Clothing Set (Inspired by Link’s appearance in the Link’s Awakening remake)
- Levelled Equipment (Random)
ZELDA 30TH ANNIVERSARY AMIIBO
8-BIT LINK
- A random selection of barrels
- Pixel Fabric
- Tunic of the Hero Clothing (inspired by Link’s Appearance in the original Zelda)
- Levelled Equipment (Random)
OCARINA OF TIME LINK
- A random selection of raw meat
- Lon Lon Fabric
- Tunic of Time Clothing (Inspired by Link’s appearance in the Ocarina of Time)
- Levelled Equipment (Random)
WIND WAKER LINK
- A random selection of live fish
- Kind of Red Lions Fabric (The same sail as the ship from Wind Waker)
- Tunic of the Wind Clothing (Inspired by Link’s Appearance in Wind Waker)
- Levelled Equipment (Random) or a Boomerang
WIND WAKER ZELDA
- A random selection of herbs and gemstones
- Bygone-Royal Fabric
- Sea-Breeze Shield (the shield Link uses in Wind Waker)
- Levelled Equipment (Shield)
SUPER SMASH BROS AMIIBO
SUPER SMASH BROS LINK
- Epona
- Epona is a horse with great stats to start, but can’t be upgraded nor can she be attached with the harness for moving equipment.
SMASH BROS GANONDORF
- A random selection of raw meat, moblin guts and gemstones
- A dusk claymore weapon
- An explosive barrel
- Demon King Fabric
SMASH BROS ZELDA
- A random selection of herbs and gemstones
- Princess of Twilight Fabric
SMASH BROS SHEIK
- A random selection of mushrooms
- Sheik Fabric
- An Eightfold Blade
- A Shield of the Mind’s Eye
SMASH BROS TOON LINK
- A random selection of live fish
- Kind of Red Lions Fabric (The same sail as the ship from Wind Waker)
- Tunic of the Wind Clothing (Inspired by Link’s appearance in Wind Waker)
- Levelled Equipment (Random) or a Boomerang
SMASH BROS YOUNG LINK
- A random selection of raw meat
- Lon Lon Fabric
- Tunic of Time Clothing (Inspired by Link’s appearance in the Ocarina of Time)
- Levelled Equipment (Random)
OTHER AMIIBO
Tapping any other amiibo into the game will reward the player with a random assortment of weapons or crafting materials.
