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What Do Amiibo Do In The Legend of Zelda Tears of The Kingdom?

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom releases on May 12, 2023. During the February 2023 Nintendo Direct, Nintendo announced a brand new amiibo for the game, featuring Link and his cursed arm. The Twitter account then went into more detail on what amiibo functionality Tears of the Kingdom will offer. So here is what amiibo will do in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

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What Do Amiibo Do In The Legend of Zelda Tears of The Kingdom?

If you scan a Legend of Zelda series Amiibo in Tears of the Kingdom you will receive in-game rewards to help you on your journey to save Hyrule from imminent despair.

You can read the official tweet from Nintendo below.

“Scanning amiibo from The Legend of Zelda series will also give you helpful materials and weapons. You can receive helpful materials, weapons, or a paraglider fabric based on the amiibo you scanned.”

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The Tweet shows four potential glider rewards from the following amiibo:

  • Skyward Sword amiibo
  • Majora’s Mask amiibo
  • The new Tears of the Kingdom amiibo
  • Rider Link from Breath of the Wild

Other series amiibo will give materials for you to use in the game. It’s unclear if there will be other special rewards like the paraglider skins from special Legend of Zelda amiibo like the four champions from Breath of the Wild. When we learn more, we will update this guide accordingly.

Well, that’s everything you need to know about what the amiibo do in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. For more news from today’s Nintendo Direct, check out Prima Games. Nintendo announced a brand new Collector’s Edition of Tears of the Kingdom. You can check out everything included in it here.


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