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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK)

All amiibo Rewards and Unlocks

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Zelda TOTK amiibo Rewards and Unlocks

amiibos reward and unlock outfits, armor, and exclusive paraglider designs in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK). Learn all amiibo drops and unlocks, what amiibos work with Tears of the Kingdom, and for a guide on amiibo functionality and support!

List of amiibo Rewards and Unlocks

All amiibo, regardless of the series they are from, can be scanned in Tears of the Kingdom for rewards. However, only The Legend of Zelda amiibo give exclusive unlocks.

All Zelda amiibo and Exclusive Drops

amiibo Possible Drops
Bokoblin (Breath of the Wild) Notable Exclusive Items:
Other Drops:
Bokoblin Weapons and Shields
Daruk (Breath of the Wild) Notable Exclusive Items:
Other Drops:
Cobble Crusher, Amber, Flint, Rock Salt
Ganondorf (Super Smash Bros.) Notable Exclusive Items:
Other Drops:
Explosive Barrels, Rare Stones, Raw Meat
Ganondorf (Tears of the Kingdom) Notable Exclusive Items:
Guardian (Breath of the Wild) Notable Exclusive Items:
Other Drops:
Rusty Weapons and Shields, Ancient Blade
Link (Legend of Zelda) Notable Exclusive Items:
Other Drops:
Swords, Shield, Arrows, Apples
Link (Link's Awakening) Notable Exclusive Items:
Other Drops:
Swords, Arrows, Apples
Link (Majora's Mask) Notable Exclusive Items:
Other Drops:
Swords, Arrows, Mushrooms
Link (Ocarina of Time) Notable Exclusive Items:
Other Drops:
Soldier's Claymroe, Biggoron's Sword, Raw Meat,
Link (Skyward Sword) Notable Exclusive Items:
Other Drops:
Knight's Broadsword, Soldier's Shield, Arrows
Link (Super Smash Bros.) Notable Exclusive Items:
Tears of the Kingdom - Link (Super Smash Bros.)Epona

Other Drops:
Swords, Shields, Fruits
Link (Tears of the Kingdom) Notable Exclusive Items:
Other Drops:
Knight's Broadsword, Mushrooms
Link (Twilight Princess) Notable Exclusive Items:
Tears of the Kingdom - Link (Twilight Princess)Epona

Other Drops:
Swords, Shields, Fruits, Vegetables
Link Archer (Breath of the Wild) Notable Exclusive Items:
Other Drops:
Ancient Material, Raw Meat, Fishes
Link Rider (Breath of the Wild) Notable Exclusive Items:
Other Drops:
Soldier's Broadsword, Mushrooms
Mipha (Breath of the Wild) Notable Exclusive Items:
Other Drops:
Zora Spear, Fishes
Revali (Breath of the Wild) Notable Exclusive Items:
Other Drops:
Falcon Bow, Swallow Bow, Arrows, Fruits
Riju (Tears of the Kingdom) Notable Exclusive Items:
Sheik (Super Smash Bros.) Notable Exclusive Items:
Other Drops:
Phrenic Bow, Eightfold Blade, Mushrooms
Sidon (Tears of the Kingdom) Notable Exclusive Items:
Toon Link (Super Smash Bros.) Notable Exclusive Items:
Other Drops:
Boomerangs, Fishes
ToonLink (Wind Waker) Notable Exclusive Items:
Other Drops:
Boomerangs, Swords, Fish
Tulin (Tears of the Kingdom) Notable Exclusive Items:
Urbosa (Breath of the Wild) Notable Exclusive Items:
Other Drops:
Gerudo Weapons, Raw Meat
Wolf Link (Twilight Princess) Notable Exclusive Items:
・Spawns plentiful of meat materials.
Young Link (Super Smash Bros.) Notable Exclusive Items:
Other Drops:
Arrows, Raw Meat
Yunobo (Tears of the Kingdom) Notable Exclusive Items:
Zelda (Breath of the Wild) Notable Exclusive Items:
Other Drops:
Rare Stones, Herbs
Zelda (Super Smash Bros.) Notable Exclusive Items:
Tears of the Kingdom - Dusk BowDusk Bow

Other Drops:
Bows, Rare Stones, Herbs, Flowers
Zelda (Tears of the Kingdom) Notable Exclusive Items:
Zelda (Wind Waker) Notable Exclusive Items:
Other Drops:
Rare Stones, Herbs
Zelda and Loftwing (Skyward Sword) Notable Exclusive Items:
Other Drops:
Bows, Rare Stones, Herbs, Flowers

Wolf Link Ally Does Not Appear in Tears of the Kingdom

TotK - Wolf LinkWolf Link amiibo

Scanning the Wolf Link amiibo no longer spawns a Wolf Link ally in Tears of the Kingdom. Instead, you will receive plentiful meat that you can use to cook food with or fuse with weapons.

Non-Zelda amiibo

amiibo unrelated to The Legend of Zelda can also be scanned for random rewards, including both materials and basic weapons and equipment!

All amiibo Drops

Obtain amiibo Exclusive Paraglider Designs

Zelda TotK - Obtain amiibo Exclusive Paraglider Designs

Use amiibo from the Zelda series to obtain exclusive Paraglider designs associated with the amiibo character! There are at least 25 unique designs that you can obtain from each amiibo.

All Paraglider Designs

Obtain Epona

Zelda TotK - Obtain Epona
Scanning the Super Smash Bros. Link or the Twilight Princess Link amiibo for the first time summons Epona, Link's trusty steed from the previous Zelda games. Note that Epona is considered as a wild horse, so be sure to scan the amiibo near a stable in order to register and keep her.

How to Get Epona

Obtain Weapons

Zelda TotK - Obtain Exclusive Weapons and Armor
You have a chance of getting weapons when you scan any amiibo. However, scanning an amiibo from the Zelda series gives you a chance to obtain special amiibo weapons associated with the character. It should be noted that these amiibo weapons can also be found in various locations in the game.

List of All Weapons

Obtain Armor Pieces

Zelda series amiibo have a chance to drop special armor pieces and armor sets from previous Zelda games. For example, scanning the Majora's Mask Link amiibo may spawn a treasure chest that contains the Fierce Deity Mask. All of these armor pieces may also be found in various treasure chests in the game.

List of All Armor

Obtain Other Materials

All amiibo, both from the Zelda series and otherwise, can drop various materials when scanned. These include ingredients for cooking such as fruits, mushrooms, herbs, and meat. Ore and other non-food materials may also be dropped.

Equipment Related Guides
List of All Weapons List of amiibo Weapons List of All Armor

How to Use amiibo Functionality

How to Unlock amiibo Functionality



Enable Use amiibo in the Options Menu

Zelda TotK - Enable Use amiibo in the Options Menu

Press the Plus (+) Button to pause the game and the R-Button to access the System Menu.

On the Options Menu, click "amiibo disabled" and change it to "Use amiibo".

Best Settings to Use

Unlock amiibo Functionality After Clearing Ukouh Shrine

Ukouh Shrine Map Location Ukouh Shrine Trial Start

You will gain access to the amiibo functionality in the Ability Wheel once you have completed the Ukouh Shrine at the Great Sky Islands as part of The Closed Door main quest.

The Ukouh Shrine coordinates are 0274, -0914, 1460.

Ukouh Shrine Walkthrough

Select amiibo from the Ability Wheel

Zelda TotK - Select amiibo from the Ability Wheel
While in-game, press and hold the L-Button to open the ability wheel and select amiibo on the lower left corner.

Place amiibo on the NFC Touchpoint to Scan It

Zelda TotK - Place amiibo on the NFC Touchpoint

A glowing white circle will appear in-game, indicating where the amiibo reward will appear once you scan the amiibo.

Tap the amiibo on top of the right analog stick of the Right Joy-Con to scan it. If you are using a Pro Controller, tap the amiibo at the NFC Touchpoint below the Nintendo Switch's logo.

Where to Scan the amiibo

Right Joy-Con Pro Controller

Why Won't the amiibo Item Drop?

amiibo Loot is Random

Zelda TotK - Amiibo Loot is Random
The items you get from each amiibo's treasure chest are completely random and there is no way to increase the drop rate. If you did not obtain the exclusive amiibo item, you will need to change the Switch's system time to scan the same amiibo to try again.

amiibo Loot Pool is Different Depending on Your Game Progress

If you have scanned a single Amiibo repeatedly and still have not found the equipment you are looking for, chances are that you have not progressed far enough in the game to unlock the amiibo's loot pool.

Make sure to progress through the game and obtain the Paraglider in order to increase the rewards you get from scanning amiibo.

Change System Time to Keep Scanning for the amiibo Item

Each Amiibo can only be scanned once per day, so you will need to change your Switch's system time to keep farming for the Amiibo equipment.

If you plan to scan repeatedly to farm amiibo-exclusive equipment, you should first save the game, so you can quickly reload if you don't get the equipment you wanted.

How and Where to Buy Tears of the Kingdom amiibo

Buy at My Nintendo Store

Amiibos in general can be bought at the My Nintendo Store. As the Link amiibo in Tears of the Kingdom was announced, it became sold out pretty quickly. It doesn't hurt to try and check back every now and then to see if stocks are up and available to purchase.

My Nintendo Store

Buy at Trusted Retailers

Same case with the My Nintendo Store, sites like Target, Best Buy, and GameStop offer amiibos as well.
Link's amiibo in Tears of the Kingdom seems to get sold out pretty quickly, you can instead pre-order the amiibo.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Related Guides

Zelda TOTK - Abilities
All Abilities and How to Unlock

List of All Abilities

All Abilities
Zelda TotK - Ultrahand IconZonai Arm Abilities Zelda TotK - MapPurah Pad Abilties Zelda TOTK - SageSage Abilities

All Purah Pad Abilities

All Purah Pad Abilities
Zelda TotK - AmiiboAmiibo Zelda TotK - MapMap Zelda TotK - CameraCamera
Zelda TotK - SensorSensor Zelda TotK - Sensor +Sensor + Zelda TOTK - HeroHero's Path Mode

Comment

11 Anonymous Anonymous 9 months

TotK amiibos don't feature exclusives? What a waste.

10 Anonymous Anonymous over 2 years

the BotW guardian amiibo gives something unique too, it gives the metal boxes unlike other non zelda amiibo and iirc the ancient sheika paraglider.

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