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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK)

How to Get Brightcaps

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△ All 1000 Koroks | All 4 Great Fairies
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△ Tips: Farm Rupees | Starting Armor
▲ Best Weapons | Best Armor | Best Food

Brightcap is a Material that you can cook in the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK). Learn how to get Brightcaps and ways to farm them, and how to use Brightcaps with all its possible recipes, armor upgrades, fuse effects, and buy and sell prices.

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How to Get Brightcap and Locations

Brightcap Source and Locations

Primary Locations How to Get
・Inside Caves Find in dark caves

Brightcaps are mostly found in the locations: Inside Caves. Look around these locations to farm for Brightcaps.

Set the Sensor + to Brightcap

TotK - Fairy Compendium

Set your Sensor + to find Brightcaps for easier tracking when there are some nearby. This is a must when farming for any material in the overworld.

How to Unlock the Sensor +

How to Use Brightcap

Use Brightcaps for Cooking

Brightcap Bonus Effects

TOTK - Cooking Icon Bonus Effects When Cooked in a Cooking Pot
TOTK - Bright Icon Glow Bonus Bright Modifier:
Grants glowing effect.

To get this ingredient's Bright bonus effect, remember that you shouldn't mix ingredients with conflicting bonus effects. Only combine them with items that grant the same effects, if any.

List of Items
Legend of Zelda TOTK Brightcap Brightcap Legend of Zelda TOTK Glowing Cave Fish Glowing Cave Fish Legend of Zelda TOTK Deep Firefly Deep Firefly

Advanced Cooking Guide
Adding Buffs and Bonuses to Dishes

Brightcap Recipes

Brightcaps can be used as a Cooking Ingredient to make certain recipes and dishes.

List of Dishes
Legend of Zelda TOTK Mushroom Skewer Mushroom Skewer Legend of Zelda TOTK Meat and Mushroom Skewer Meat and Mushroom Skewer Legend of Zelda TOTK Fish and Mushroom Skewer Fish and Mushroom Skewer Legend of Zelda TOTK Steamed Mushrooms Steamed Mushrooms
Legend of Zelda TOTK Copious Mushroom Skewers Copious Mushroom Skewers Legend of Zelda TOTK Salt-Grilled Mushrooms Salt-Grilled Mushrooms Legend of Zelda TOTK Fragrant Mushroom Saute Fragrant Mushroom Saute Legend of Zelda TOTK Fruit and Mushroom Mix Fruit and Mushroom Mix
Legend of Zelda TOTK Tomato Mushroom Stew Tomato Mushroom Stew Legend of Zelda TOTK Cream of Mushroom Soup Cream of Mushroom Soup Legend of Zelda TOTK Glazed Mushroom Glazed Mushroom Legend of Zelda TOTK Mushroom Risotto Mushroom Risotto
Legend of Zelda TOTK Cheesy Risotto Cheesy Risotto Legend of Zelda TOTK Mushroom Rice Balls Mushroom Rice Balls Legend of Zelda TOTK Mushroom Omelet Mushroom Omelet Legend of Zelda TOTK Cheesy Omelet Cheesy Omelet
Legend of Zelda TOTK Toasty Brightcap Toasty Brightcap

Cooking Guide
List of Food and Dishes

Armor Upgrades Using Brightcaps

Upgrade
Rank		 Armor Upgrades that Require Brightcaps
★ Not used in any armor upgrades at this rank.
★★
・Tears of the Kingdom - Miner Miner's Trousers (x5)
・Tears of the Kingdom - Miner Miner's Top (x5)
・Tears of the Kingdom - Miner Miner's Mask (x5)
★★★ Not used in any armor upgrades at this rank.
★★★★ Not used in any armor upgrades at this rank.

How to Upgrade Armor

Fuse Brightcaps to Weapons

Fused With: Effects
(+1 Fuse Attack Power)
TOTK - Sword Icon Weapons
 Catapults enemies away on the last attack combo.

Brightcaps can be Fused with weapons and shields, and can be attached to arrows. When fused, the Brightcap increases attack power by 1, and other effects may vary depending on where you fuse them.

Fuse Guide: How to Combine Materials With Weapons, Arrows, and Shields

Sell Brightcaps for Rupees

Sell Price
TOTK - Rupee Icon 4

Brightcaps can be sold for 4 Rupees each at any shop or traveling merchant.

Brightcap Item Overview

Brightcap Flavor Text

TOTK - Brightcap IconBrightcap
A mushroom that grows in caves and contains luminescent enzymes. Cook it into a dish to give a glowing effect to anyone who eats it.
Type Material
Mushroom
Dye Color Light Yellow
Melee Weapon Fuse Effect Bounce

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