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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildis a massive game, featuring a lengthy main story, a myriad of optional activities, and a ton of collectibles. While this abundance of content is undoubtedly part of the game’s appeal, it can also prove to be a bit overwhelming. Indeed, players may occasionally find themselves lost in the vast scope ofThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and the purpose of this complete guide is to help fans get back on track.
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This complete guide toThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildis a work-in-progress and will continue to be updated in the coming days and weeks.
Walkthrough
There are 15 Main Quests inThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and they lead players through the game’s vast open-world, into the four Divine Beasts, and ultimately toward a battle with Calamity Ganon. While these quests are typically quite straightforward, there are certainly opportunities for fans to get stuck as they work through theBotW’s main story. For those players that are indeed struggling with one or more of the game’s Main Quests, this complete walkthrough is here to provide assistance.
Side Quests
There are 76Side Quests inThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and they are a great way for players to prolong their time with the game and earn some useful rewards. That said, some of these Side Quests can be quite tricky to complete, and the following guides will help fans through the most-difficult of these optional tasks.
Wasteland Side Quests
Shrines
There are 120Shrines inThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and they are the way by which players can obtain Spirit Orbs. For full clarity, these Orbs are to be exchanged at Goddess Statues for Heart Containers and Stamina Vessels, making them very important items indeed. Completing a Shrine and claiming its Spirit Orb is not always easy, though, and the following guides will instruct players on how to address the most-complex Shrine puzzles and quests.
Hebra Shrines
Great Fairy Fountains
There are fourGreat Fairies inThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and players that are interested in upgrading their armor sets will undoubtedly want to find them all. This guide is here to assist with that endeavor, and the locations of all ofBotW’s Great Fairy Fountains are deatiled within it.
Korok Seeds
There are 900Korok Seeds inThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, though players only need 441 of them in order to fully upgrade their inventories. While fans will undoubtedly encounter many of these collectibles as they explore Hyrule, they may need some assistance reaching that large quantity. That assistance is exactly what can be found in the following guides, which detail the locations ofBotW’s Korok Seeds.
Gear
Weapons and armor play a very important role inThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and it is critical that players have access to gear that is suited for their current undertaking. That might mean using an armor set to improve Link’s stealth abilities when players are looking to take a sneaky approach, or simply equipping him with a powerful weapon when engaging a difficult enemy. The following guides will help fans obtain and upgrade these various pieces of gear, which will give them an advantage regardless of the obstacles that they encounter.
Weapons
Cooking
Food inThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildcan be used to temporarily improve Link’s abilities and heal him, and cooking is a great way to have a steady supply of consumable items. While it is not requisite that players spend a great deal of time with this mechanic, putting some amount of effort toward cooking can make it considerably easier to overcome certain obstacles. For those fans that are indeed looking to get into cooking inBotW, these guides will provide assistance.
Ingredients & Materials
There are many different types of ingredients and materials inThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and players will use them in the armor upgrading and cooking that are detailed in other sections within this complete guide. For those fans that are looking to track down a specific item, or simply want to learn more about its uses, these guides are here to help.
Cities, Villages & Other Important Locations
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s Hyruleis filled with villages, cities, and other locations in which players can find merchants, Side Quests, and more. This group of guides provides more details on those locations so that fans can make the most of their time within them.
Enemies
As players explore inThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, they will encounter a variety of enemies. While many of these foes can be dispatched quite easily, there are enemies that are capable of putting up a fight, and this group of guides provides tips on how to deal with them.
Mounts
While players are certainly free to traverseThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s mapon foot, mounts are a great way to travel across large distances quickly. These guides are here to provide information about how to engage with this gameplay mechanic and how to track down some great horses.
DLC Packs
There are twoDLC Packs forThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild: The Master Trials and The Champions' Ballad. These expansions add a variety of content to the game, including new armor, game modes, and mounts, and this group of guides provides more details on those DLC additions.
The Champions' Ballad
FAQ
While players that peruse the more-specific sections within this complete guide should find most of the information that they seek, there are some mechanics about which they may still have questions. This group of guides looks to answer those questions.
Tips & Tricks
The aliveness ofThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s open worldcoupled with its physics can produce some truly exciting, and oft unexpected, results. This group of guides is here to elaborate on those results, and players should feel free to try out these tricks for themselves.
