Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK)

How to Get Brightcaps

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Last updated on: August 24, 2023 10:01 PM

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
How to Use
Item Overview
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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

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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

Bonus Effects When Cooked in a Cooking Pot
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
Brightcap	Glowing Cave Fish	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
Mushroom Skewer	Meat and Mushroom Skewer	Fish and Mushroom Skewer	Steamed Mushrooms
Copious Mushroom Skewers	Salt-Grilled Mushrooms	Fragrant Mushroom Saute	Fruit and Mushroom Mix
Tomato Mushroom Stew	Cream of Mushroom Soup	Glazed Mushroom	Mushroom Risotto
Cheesy Risotto	Mushroom Rice Balls	Mushroom Omelet	Cheesy Omelet
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.
★★	・ Miner's Trousers (x5) ・ Miner's Top (x5) ・ 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)
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	4

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

Brightcap Item Overview

Brightcap Flavor Text

Brightcap
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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How to Get Brightcaps

How to Get Brightcap and Locations

Brightcap Source and Locations

Set the Sensor + to Brightcap

How to Use Brightcap

Use Brightcaps for Cooking

Brightcap Bonus Effects

Brightcap Recipes

Armor Upgrades Using Brightcaps

Fuse Brightcaps to Weapons

Sell Brightcaps for Rupees

Brightcap Item Overview

Brightcap Flavor Text

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Related Guides

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Abilities

Zonai Arm Abilities

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Great Sky Island Shrines

Hyrule Field Shrines

Tabantha Shrines

Hebra Shrines

Great Hyrule Forest Shrines

Akkala Shrines

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Lanayru Shrines

Necluda Shrines

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