All the Essential Zelda Breath of the Wild Tips You Need

The Nintendo Switch's main launch title back in March of 2017 was The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, an absolutely huge game, especially when you're playing it on the go. In this complete Zelda Breath of the Wild guide, we'll be running through a complete list of all our guides on the game, covering areas like how to get the Master Sword for Link, how to surf, how to earn Rupees quickly, and much more.

Breath of the Wild Essential Guides

Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a game in which new mechanics are discovered over time. We've got helpful advice for all the main areas, including how to tame a horse, how to make money, how to buy a house, and how to get hold of legendary horse Epona.

• Zelda: Breath of the Wild Essential Guide - How to Find the Warm Doublet and Survive Cold Areas

Should you wish to venture into higher altitudes in Breath of the Wild, you'll need the Warm Doublet outfit, along with a few critical potions to use in these colder areas.

• Zelda: Breath of the Wild Essential Guide - How to Find and Open the Secret Treasure Chests in The Great Plateau
• Zelda: Breath of the Wild Essential Guide - How to Find and Defeat the Stone Talus Boss in the Great Plateau

The Stone Talus is one of many enemies in Breath of the Wild that can become very annoying very quickly, but we'll teach you exactly how to despatch them with ease in this handy guide.

• Zelda: Breath of the Wild Essential Guide - How to Tame a Horse and Name it
• Zelda: Breath of the Wild Essential Guide - How to get Epona, Wolf Link and Other Amiibo Rewards

Breath of the Wild utilises Amiibo by giving the player a randomized loot item every time they scan in an Amiibo, which can be done once per day.

• Zelda: Breath of the Wild Essential Guide - How to Cook and Best Recipes Guide
• Zelda: Breath of the Wild Essential Guide - How to Get the Master Sword, Great Deku Tree, and Navigate Through the Lost Woods

Said by Princess Zelda to be the only weapon that can seal away Calamity Ganon for the rest of eternity, the Master Sword won't come easily for Link, as he will have to undertake the trials of the Great Deku Tree first.

• Zelda: Breath of the Wild Essential Guide - Rupees and How to get Money Quickly

Rupees, the currency of Breath of the Wild, are absolutely vital to the success of Link in Hyrule, allowing the player to purchase brand new weapons and equipment, as well as upgraded for items already in use.

• Zelda: Breath of the Wild Essential Guide - How to Get Hearts and Stamina, and Respec Each
• Zelda: Breath of the Wild - How to Buy a House
• Zelda: Breath of the Wild Essential Guide - Dye Ingredients and How to Dye Clothes

Want to be the fanciest adventurer in all of Hyrule? Then this guide on how to customize your equipment through dye is a good place to get started.

• Zelda: Breath of the Wild Essential Guide - How to Find DLC Season Pass Switch Shirt and Treasure Chest Items
• Zelda: Breath of the Wild Essential Guide - How to to Kill Guardians

Should you wish to progress further into certain areas of Hyrule such as the Hyrule Castle itself, a knowledge of how to take down the multitude of Guardians patrolling the area will be intergral in keeping Link alive.

• Zelda: Breath of the Wild Essential Guide - Rafts and Sailing
• Zelda: Breath of the Wild Essential Guide - How to Shield Surf

Yet another aspect of Breath of the Wild that is never fully expained to the player, the shield surf technique is important in traversing Hyrule with ease, as well as making a quick getaway in some hairy combat situations.

• Zelda: Breath of the Wild Essential Guide - How to get the Sheik Outfit and Hylian Outfit
• Zelda: Breath of the Wild - How to Kill a Lynel

Lynels are among the most fearsome creatures found in Hyrule, posing a significant challenge to even the most experienced Link.

• Zelda: Breath of the Wild Essential Guide - How to Kill the Igneo Talus
• Zelda: Breath of the Wild Essential Guide - How to Find all the Great Fairies

The four Great Fairies scattered throughout Hyrule can all offer armor upgrades to Link, provided he firstly brings them enough Rupees, and secondly has the right materials for upgrading.

• Zelda: Breath of the Wild Essential Guide - How to Revive Dead Horse, Where to Find Malayna the Great Horse Fairy
• Zelda: Breath of the Wild Essential Guide - How to Find and Tame the Lord of the Mountain

Although you can't register The Lord of the Mountain at any stable, this horse is undoubtedly the best in all of Hyrule, but can be elusive to catch.

• Zelda: Breath of the Wild Essential Guide - How to Get the Dark Armor Set, Find Kilton, Fang and Bone Shop
• Zelda: Breath of the Wild Essential Guide - How to Get the Ancient Armor, How to Farm Ancient Items

It can be a long road to obtain the Ancient Armor set, but this guide can tell you how much every item in the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab costs, as well as where to farm Ancient items in Hyrule.

• Zelda: Breath of the Wild - How to Beat Eventide Island, Find Korgu Chideh Shrine

Make it through one of the toughest challenges in Breath of the Wild with this guide, and find the elusive Shrine hidden on Eventide Island.

• Zelda: Breath of the Wild - The Master Trials DLC Pack, Find Majora's Mask, Midna's Helmet, Phantom Armor, Travel Medallion, Tingle Outfit, Korok Mask

This guide details how to access everything that The Master Trials DLC Pack offers the player, including The Trial of the Sword and the Korok Mask.

• Zelda: Breath of the Wild - The Master Trials DLC Trials of the Sword Walkthrough

This guide details how to work through the Trials of the Sword multi-stage challenge, added as part of the Master Trials DLC.

• Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Master Mode Guide

This guide explains how to surive Breath of the Wild's new rock-hard Master Mode.

If you are after specific guides to beating the game's many bosses or solving one of its dungeons, head on over to our Breath of the Wild Complete Boss and Dungeon Guide.

With the final Breath of the Wild DLC released, we now have an entirely new guides hub dedicated to the new Champions' Ballad DLC Pack 2. For complete guides on how to solve every new Shrine in the expansion, as well as how to get your hands on the new Master Cycle Zero, head over to our Breath of the Wild Champions' Ballad guides hub.