Getting Heat Resistance is an important countermeasure when venturing to places with extreme temperatures in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK). Read on to learn more about how to get heat resistance armor and any other protective measures you can do in when dealing with unbearable heat.

How to Get Heat Resistance Armor

Equip the Desert Voe Set for Desert Heat Equip the Flamebreaker Set for Volcanic Heat Cook Dishes and Elixirs Equip Ice Weapons Use a Splash Fruit Stay Under the Shade or In Bodies of Water

Equip the Desert Voe Set for Desert Heat

The Desert Voe Set provides heat resistance as its main effect. The most accessible Desert Voe piece you can get is the Desert Voe Headband, which you can purchase for 450 Rupees at the Kara Kara Bazaar.

How to Get the Desert Voe Set: Location

Equip the Flamebreaker Set for Volcanic Heat

If you are travelling to Death Mountain, equipping any of the Flamebreaker armor pieces is required as the area contains volcanic heat that decreases your hearts quickly.

If the armor pieces are too expensive, you can create Fireproof Elixirs to obtain the same heat resistance to combat the volcanic heat.

How to Get the Flamebreaker Set

Cook Dishes and Elixirs

If you cannot access Kara Kara Bazaar just yet, cooking dishes using ingredients with heat resistance will provide you this effect.

In order to create dishes that have a heat resistance, it is necessary to use two of the same ingredients (or more) with this effect. For example, using multiple Hydromelons or Chillshrooms will always produce dishes with heat resistance.

Eat Frozen Dishes

Eating Frozen Dishes is also a great way to get heat resistance. The best method to get Frozen Food is to visit any icy region and drop ingredients on the ground to freeze them.

Alternatively, you can also use any ice weapon you have to freeze ingredients.

Recommended Dishes with Heat Resistance

Mushroom Skewer	・Chillshroom x3 or more Heat Resitance Level 1
Fruit and Mushroom Mix	・Chillshroom x2 or more ・Hydromelon x2 or more Heat Resitance Level 1
Elixir	・Cold Darner x3 or more ・Monster Material Heat Resitance Level 2

The more ingredients you use, the longer its effect will be.

Coooking Guide: List of Food and Dishes

Equip Ice Weapons

Equipping Ice-based weapons can also provide Heat Resistance. These weapons will give you Heat Resistance 1, which is enough to help you survive areas with Heat Level 1.
List of All Weapons

Use a Splash Fruit

There are plenty of Splash Fruits around the Gerudo Desert and you can use it to temporarily make yourself wet and obtain heat resistance.

Splash Fruit Locations and Where to Farm

Stay Under the Shade or In Bodies of Water

If the above methods are not available, you can stay under the shade or in bodies of water to prevent yourself from taking damage from the unbearable heat. Note that these are temporary methods and the effects will wore off if you move away from these areas.

Heat Levels Explained

Has 2 Heat Levels

Heat Levels are indicators telling you how dangerous a certain place is with high temperatures. It is important to match the Heat Level of the place with equipment or dishes that provides Heat Resistance of the same level. For example, to successfully explore Gerudo Desert, you need to have armor that provides Heat Resistance Level 2.

Notable places that have Heat Level 1 are Kara Kara Bazaar and Gerudo Town have Heat Level 1, while Gerudo Desert and beyond have Heat Level 2.
Gerudo Desert Region Map

Temperature Gauge Becomes Red When Under Unbearable Heat

At the bottom right of the screen, there is a temperature guage that indicates the current temperature of any area you visit. This indicator will turn red to let you know that you will be taking damage due to having low heat resistance.

Sources of Heat Damage

Desert Heat

Desert Heat is one of the main sources of heat damage that will gradually deplete Link's health, especially when exploring unprotected. It is important to equip armors and weapons with heat resistances when exploring these areas to prevent Link from taking too much damage from the extreme temperatures.

Volcanic Heat

Volcanic Heat from Goron City will also hurt Link, so make sure to also come prepared when exploring this area, especially when doing the Yunobo of Goron City Main Quest.

You will take damage quickly under volcanic heat

Unlike Desert Heat, Volcanic Heat will quickly damage Link. Having the Flamebreaker set will help you prevent this from happening as it has enough heat resistance to protect him from heavy heat damages. You can also take Fireproof Elixirs for extra protective measures.
How to Get the Flamebreaker Set

Direct Contact from Fire and Magma

Another source of heat damage is from direct contact. Touching open flames or magma will quickly damage Link, so make sure to also equip heat-resistant armors and have enough frozen dishes ready when exploring places with possible direct contact.

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