The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Tips

• Start here

  Hearty Durians are extra hearts

  The trees west of Lakeside Stable in Faron cook into full-recovery meals with bonus yellow hearts. Don't sell them, and don't waste them on a two-heart snack when one durian already maxes the bowl.

• Start here

  Runes are the dungeon kit

  Magnesis pulls metal chests out of water and solves the Plateau bomb trial. Stasis on a Stone Talus deposit, then a hammer, is how you mine ore without wasting a Royal Claymore.

• Advanced

  Ancient Arrows delete Lynels

  A headshot Ancient Arrow deletes most things, including Lynels, if you would rather farm the rest of the map than learn the mount-and-bow loop. Shield surfing saves durability on long downhills.

• Advanced

  Champion abilities have a charge trick

  Urbosa's Fury refills after three hits if you delay the last swing of a combo. Revali's Gale is a camp-to-camp skip; use it from a cliff, not from the floor of a valley.

• Secrets

  Eventide and Kilton

  Dump your inventory on the peninsula before you swim to Eventide Island so the strip-down isn't a real loss. Kilton appears at Skull Lake at night and moves to the left-eye lake of every region once you've found him.

• Secrets

  Dragon farms have a clock

  Farosh rises at Riola Spring, Naydra at Mount Lanayru after the spirit quest, Dinraal along Tanagar Canyon. Shoot a horn, fang, or scale, then wait out the despawn timer instead of chasing the whole body.

• Bosses

  Thunderblight is Magnesis

  Grab the metal pillars he drops and hold them into his dash. Rubber armor or the Thunder Helm from the Gerudo questline makes the rest of the fight a timing puzzle instead of a shock lock.