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List of Purah Pad Abilities

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Zelda TOTK - List of Purah Pad Abilities
A list of all Purah Pad Abilities in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK). Read on to learn more about the Map, Hero's Path Mode, Sensor, Sensor +, amiibo, Camera, as well as how to unlock them.

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List of Purah Pad Abilities

amiibo

Zelda TotK - Select amiibo from the Ability Wheel

How to Unlock Complete Ukouh Shrine and activate it in the Settings Menu.

The amiibo function in the ability wheel enables you to scan an amiibo figurine to obtain its rewards from a treasure chest.

All Compatible amiibo Rewards and Unlocks

Map

Zelda TotK - Map

How to Unlock Talk to the Steward Construct during Find Princess Zelda main quest.

The Map shows your current location and the map of Hyrule's surface, sky, and depths. Each part of the map must be filled out by unlocking Skyview Towers in the surface and Lightroots in the depths.

Interactive Map of Hyrule and All Locations

Camera

How to Unlock Complete Camera Work in the Depths main quest.

The Camera allows you to take pictures and self-portraits to fill your Hyrule Compendium. You can find the saved pictures in the Albums tab when you press the Minus (-) Button.

Camera Guide: How to Take Pictures

Sensor

Zelda TotK - Sensor

How to Unlock Complete the Hateno Village Research Lab side adventure.

The Sensor is an upgrade that lets you track down the nearby shrines in an area. It also shows you whether the shrine is aboveground or underground.

Hateno Village Research Lab Walkthrough

Sensor +

Zelda TotK - Sensor +

How to Unlock Complete Presenting: Sensor + side adventure.

Sensor + is the upgraded version of the Sensor. This allows you to detect a selected material from the Hyrule Compendium, making it useful for farming certain materials.

Presenting: Sensor + Walkthrough

Hero's Path Mode

Zelda TotK - Hero

How to Unlock Complete Presenting: Hero's Path Mode side adventure.

Hero's Path Mode enables you to see your footsteps starting from the beginning of the game. Up to 256 hours of your path can be recorded in this mode and your oldest footsteps will be replaced once it exceeds those hours.

Presenting: Hero's Path Mode Walkthrough

How to Unlock Purah Pad

Talk to the Steward Construct at the Great Sky Island

Zelda TOTK - Talk to the Steward Construct at the Great Sky Island

After diving down from the ledge, find the inactive Steward Construct and activate it to unlock the Purah Pad. You will also receive the next main quest, Find Princess Zelda.

Find Princess Zelda Walkthrough

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Related Guides

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All Abilities and How to Unlock

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