The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has brought back amiibo functionality, meaning you can use various Zelda amiibo figures to unlock rewards and enhance your experience with the game. Not every amiibo will be compatible with TotK, but a majority of them—especially those from the Zelda series—will give players access to special items, weapons, and material when scanned.
Breath of the Wild had compatibility with plenty of amiibo, but TotK adds even more content with figures dating back to even before the Nintendo Switch’s release being usable in some fashion. The rewards typically range from things like unique armor for Link to wear, themed weaponry to the specific amiibo, or materials used for crafting or cooking.
If you have any Zelda amiibo, or are looking into potentially getting some to use alongside the game, here is a full list of what amiibo are compatible with TotK, how to use them, and what rewards they will give you.
How to scan amiibo in Tears of the Kingdom
Just like in Breath of the Wild, players will gain access to amiibo scanning after you get out of the “tutorial” area of the game, reach the surface, and complete the first Shrine. Until then, the option will remain greyed out and you won’t have access to the feature.
Once you do unlock the feature in-game, you can enable the amiibo scanner from the main menu or by pausing the game and opening your options. This will let you select an amiibo option on your ability wheel which, when selected, lets you select the area around Link where you want the items to spawn when you scan the figure.
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On a Switch Pro Controller, you will need to place your amiibo of choice on the center of the controller, while on a Joy-Con you will place it lightly over the right thumbstick. You can also typically only scan an amiibo once per day, though most of the rewards can be claimed an unlimited number of times outside of that limitation.
All Tears of the Kingdom amiibo unlocks, rewards, and uses
Only amiibo from The Legend of Zelda series give rewards in TotK that go beyond simple material that can be used in crafting and cooking.
Each amiibo gives you a set of specific rewards, though the main item given to you when you scan them can vary depending on the list of rewards offered by that figure. Most of the time, rewards will be themed around the amiibo you scan, such as a weapon they are known for—though not all of the content is going to be useful during your journey.
Here are all of the details you need to know about each amiibo and those rewards. Be aware that some amiibo offer the same items, while other rewards are exclusive to specific versions. Some of these amiibo rewards can also be obtained through just playing the game and completing quests.
- Tears of the Kingdom Link
- Champion’s Tunic Fabric
- Various materials and weapons
- Breath of the Wild Rider Link
- Hylian Hood Fabric
- Various mushrooms
- Skyward Sword Zelda and Loftwing
- Goddess Fabric
- Various previous gems and herbs
- Majora’s Mask Young Link
- Majora’s Mask Fabric
- Fierce Deity clothing set
- Fierce Deity Sword
- Various mushrooms
- Super Smash Bros. Young Link
- Hero of Time clothing set
- Various meat
- Ocarina of Time Link
- Lon Lon Ranch Fabric
- Hero of Time clothing set
- Biggoron’s Sword
- Link’s Awakening Link
- Egg Fabric
- Hero of Awakening clothing set (a mascot head based on the Switch remake’s design)
- Various arrows
- Breath of the Wild Mipha
- Zora-Champion Fabric
- Vah Ruta Divine Helm
- Zora Spear
- Breath of the Wild Urbosa
- Geruodo-Champion Fabric
- Vah Naboris Divine Helm
- Gerudo Scimitar and Gerudo Shield
- Breath of the Wild Daruk
- Goron-Champion Fabric
- Vah Rudania Divine Helm
- Cobble Crusher
- Breath of the Wild Revali
- Rito-Champion Fabric
- Vah Medoh Divine Helm
- Swallow Bow
- Breath of the Wild Zelda
- Hyrule-Princess Fabric
- Various precious gems and herbs
- Breath of the Wild Link Archer
- Tunic of Memories Fabric
- Various fish and meats
- Breath of the Wild Guardian
- Ancient-Sheikah Fabric
- Ancient Blade
- Various rusty weapons
- Breath of the Wild Bokoblin
- Bokoblin Fabric
- Various meats
- Boko Shield
- Twilight Princess or Super Smash Bros. Link
- Hero of Twilight clothing set
- Epona (register the horse to avoid duplicate rewards)
- Dusk Bow
- Knight’s Broadsword, Soldier’s Shield, and various fruits
- Twilight Princess Wolf Link and Midna
- Mirror of Twilight Fabric
- A ton of various raw meat
- Wind Waker Toon Link
- King of Red Lions Fabric
- Hero of Wind clothing set
- Seabreeze Boomerang and Seabreeze Shield
- Boomerang, Knight’s Broadsword, and various fish
- Super Smash Bros. Toon Link
- Hero of Wind clothing set
- Boomerang, Knight’s Broadsword, and various fish
- Wind Waker Zelda
- Bygone-Royal Fabric
- Various gems and herbs
- Skyward Sword Link
- Sword-Spirit Fabric
- Hero of Sky clothing set
- White Sword of the Sky
- Various arrows
- 8-Bit Link
- Pixel Fabric
- Sword of the Hero
- Hero clothing set
- Super Smash Bros. Zelda
- Princess of Twilight Fabric
- Soldier’s Bow, various gems, and various herbs
- Super Smash Bros. Sheik
- Sheik’s Mask
- Sheik Fabric
- Phrenic Bow, Eightfold Blade, and various mushrooms
- Super Smash Bros. Ganondorf
- Demon King Fabric
- Gerudo Clarmore, various precious gems, and various meat
- Dusk Claymore
- Non-Zelda amiibo
- Various material drops
Not every factor carrying over from Breath of the Wild will have an impact on Tears of the Kingdom. Dot will update this list with full details on what each Zelda amiibo gives players in TotK as the information becomes available.
