Tears Of The Kingdom | Get Link “OVERPOWERED” At The Very Beginning

The Legend Of Zelda Tears Of The Kingdom beginner’s guide, with early-game tips. Snag strong weapons & armor, get cold resistance, expand inventory, & unlock a great fairy fountain!
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00:00 Intro
00:37 Early Cold Resist Gear
02:17 Find The Fierce Deity Boots
03:21 Find The Barbarian Armor
04:28 Get The Hylian Hood
04:53 Get A Horse & Towing Harness
05:58 Find Hestu
06:27 Laser Guns?
07:32 Find Pristine Weapons
08:32 Find A Great Fairy Fountain
09:27 Build Drivable Cars & Boats
10:12 Conclusion
#zelda #tearsofthekingdom #totk

[@BoomstickGaming]

*IMPORTANT: At the very beginning, follow the main quest to the temple BEFORE heading to the first shrine. Otherwise you can't enter it.* -BoomstickAlex

[@HSNBRGGaming]

That’s were I fucked up 🙈

[@kavemanx420x]

Whew I got lucky

[@dearkazuscorner2549]

I had literally 3 seconds left of cold resistance when I exited the top of the mountain shrine! You literally saved my ass from freezing mate! Thanks!!

[@dangerfly]

Great, now I'm stuck up here and wasted all this time because you didn't add this in the video. Worst guide ever.

[@chanmarr8118]

@@dangerfly Not really. In the early parts of the game you should stick to the tutorial. The game gave you no reason to go to the shrines yet.

[@thetravenousgamer]

I love that the horses you had in Breath of the Wild, that data carries over to Tears of the Kingdom

[@xdocfearx7329]

I played on Wii U 😟

[@Dave-yb3ng]

I played master mode 😟

[@aceaguilar8360]

For some reason mine isn’t showing my horses from BOTW I went to the same stable

[@samplautz5586]

@@aceaguilar8360 I know this is a dumb question but you did go through the whole registering thing right? I noticed you have to register, and then talk to him about taking a horse. At first he won’t let you but then he realizes you have horses from the other game

[@aceaguilar8360]

@@samplautz5586 My Fault! I forgot I had restarted BOTW to the beginning before I bot TOK 🤪 that would explain a lot!

[@TheWtfanime]

I can't believe how good this guide is. Shows exactly on the map where things are and explains how it all works without no bs. Thank you for that laser gun idea too, that looks so helpful.

[@TheDuckClock]

It's possible to get the Champion's Tunic as soon as you activate the first tower. After being launched from the tower at Lookout Landing; fly towards Hyrule castle. Enter through the spire at the very top of the castle, and drop down inside until you get to the throne room. Light the two torches next to the throne to reveal a chest containing the tunic. It has a +5 Defence, at base value, so it's very ideal to get early on.

[@lronjack]

You can also jump down into Zelda's Room while you are there and get a 4 defense helmet!

[@JesseVin11]

legend, just got it and 2 Royal Guard bows so quickly I imagine they'll reset on a blood moon as well

[@lronjack]

@@JesseVin11 yeah, all the non treasure weapons respawn

[@nonguitarplayer]

How are you supposed to get there when you lose stamina before you can?

[@odinrave]

​@@nonguitarplayer you can make some stamina potions or make food that increases total stamina.

[@Jason-ls6wr]

The depth in this game is amazing.

[@Silver-lt5mq]

I see what you did there

[@Jason-ls6wr]

@@Silver-lt5mq 🥁

[@NoseyEmu]

An intresting fact, is that you can use auto build without parts, costing Zonite to make temporary versions of said parts, which break if torn from its original design, but if you find a Homing cart and cannon from gumball machines, you can simply combine, then copy the blueprint and have an auto aim cannon friend for only six zonite without materials, allowing you to spawn an army of them if you have enough zonite. This is awsome considering you will never really use homing carts since they can be tedious to set up and can be hardly worth the trouble getting both carts and specific turret.

[@AlohaHumor]

That sounds badass! Gonna have to try this.

[@Nikolai18A]

To add to the tips, the Master Shield is also available from the beginning; if you go around the back of the castle and enter the jetty where the docks are, there's stairs guarded by malice hands (I recommend throwing a few puffshrooms and running on by). At the top of the stairs there's an area with lit torches and a large unlit brazier; lighting that brazier will reveal the chest with the Master Shield.

[@mizzlchieizzl]

THIS is what the beginner's guides need to be telling us. The snow pants were pretty straightforward but the other stuff doesn't stick out. Great tips! The armors as good or better than the 1000 rupee stuff and the pristine weapons and steering wheel, never would've found those on my own. Thanks

[@lronjack]

For the Talus fights you can also get under them and use Ascend to next to their weak point. It's pretty funny.

[@homiedclown]

Right up the Tanus

[@pax3974]

@@homiedclown 😂

[@Villager-]

Yooo thats smart thank you lmao

[@GeneralMig]

​@homiedclown that's hilarious! 😂

[@thpacemanthpiff]

I never thought of that that’s huge

[@warr1]

6:08 I didn't have to fight the trees, as soon as I reach the place, started raining and 2 lightning stroke and burned the trees 😂

[@Dead_Hitori]

Dude all the fusion stuff at the beginning i didnt even know you could do, spring/shield was awesome

[@sikevillian]

When I need good tips & tricks I pull out the boomstick! 🔥 Thanks 👍

[@smoss9813]

Your intro to elden ring was a life saver, looking forward to your zelda videos!

[@BoomstickGaming]

Just now seeing this. How was the rest of my Zelda coverage?

[@heftyjongle2958]

You can actually use Recall to send Talus’ rocks back at him This will cause him to stagger and you can climb on his back for a few swings

[@Laborchet]

Thanks

[@BusinessMan1619]

I have not played a Legend of Zelda game since the SNES. I am very early in and really appreciated the tip on getting the Cold Resist Pants.

[@Ray01360]

Barbarian set is my favorite! Thanks for the tip. I like fierce dirty set, but love that barbarian look.

[@alphaspartan]

These tips are amazing. Subbed, liking and commenting for the algorithm. Hope to see more vids like this and the pro tips. Good luck with your channel!

[@taylon5200]

Everyone should go for the final ability "autobuild" right away. Lets you spawn any creations for zonaite even without the proper materials in the ground.

[@Laborchet]

I keep trying to find the video guide I saw on that but find others instead. I guess they’ll do, I really need that auto build

[@skydistrict]

So glad I read this comment.

[@eternalite7]

It's in his pro building tips video

[@rednef71]

Darn I have to go back , I missed the Archaic Warm Greaves...I am absolutely loving this game so far!!

[@bewee]

I found them after i was completely done with the cold there. Had eaten all my cold prep food too. Lol. The game is a time suck. In a good way. The entire day is gone and I played all day, but didn't get anything done.

[@rednef71]

@@bewee Same. Had eaten all my food for the cold and I was struggling to find my way back down to the warmer area without a paraglider. Yeah, I can't imagine how many hundreds of hours i'm going to put into this game.

[@thehonestguy9848]

Watching your videos have been super helpful. I realized there's so much about this Zelda I've missed since the start

[@helloitsmemissjane]

MY HORSES! I DONT KNOW WHY THAT MADE ME SO HAPPPYYY

[@BrionneV]

I can’t thank you enough for this! I’ve spent all day tracking down all these things

[@andriantaniel]

This is so gold... thank you.

[@1Eilatan]

Came here for the creative ideas, gasped at the end when you showed how you could help the guy support Hudson! 11/10 advice! Thanks for making this.

[@ajzaklija]

One of the best guides i've ever watched! You earned a new subscriber sir! Thank you!! :)

[@sprenzy7936]

The map trail is godsend and the video quality so so good Subbed

[@JordansMortalKombatAdven-xn3qo]

@Boomstick Gaming thanks bro, I have started this game a couple times and a few hours in I find myself so l stuck because I feel so underpowered so thanks for this I will restart again and follow these tips to buff up my Link and get him to an overpowered status right at the start of the game.

[@scaryhours2220]

Broomstick makes every game even better 😊. Thank you Alex, your hard work is much appreciated my friend 🤝.

[@MisterK-YT]

Ah yes, gotta love Broomstick

[@another1118]

i really like those crazy ideas --- its hilarious and fun !

[@jha7623]

Just subbed was lost with this game and you helped so much thank you mate

[@aceboog271984]

The gods led me to this channel so I can save the hell out of Zelda

[@nintendofan022]

Tip: when fighting gloomspawn, use bomb arrows. If you dont want to waste them, then use a spear, preferably one with the ice elemental ability

[@skins4thewin]

A Battleship. On land. With a Horse. With Lasers. Who ever thought such a sentence would ever be viable in a Zelda game?

[@ts25679]

The biggest hurdle I've struggled with is forgetting it's a different game with different abilities. I completely forget I have ascend and rewind outside of shrines, and I have a strong aversion to the crafting system so I'm not particularly dexterous with ultrahand.

[@rozwelljones4976]

Always has the best tips.

[@PecMan898]

Super helpful dude thank you! Whats crazy is im fairly far into the game and am still learning new stuff everyday.

[@drkstarchronos2949]

You can find midnas mask in the underground area. Its located in the southern east corner of the map. To get there you have to use the tunnel on Eventide Island. Its a Colosseum with all colors of bokoblin in waves.

[@prismarinegiant6176]

Amazing informative guide

[@kggresham]

Cool beans! Thank you for this!

[@spence6195]

You always have the best guides on here

[@BoomstickGaming]

Appreciate that!

[@Victor0328]

Horse battleship whoa lol!

[@Bikertyke]

Best early guide I've watched. Thank you

[@williamcunningham1614]

This was very good. Thank you.

[@GForceIntel]

This game is blowing my mind. How the heck did they come up with this many gameplay mechanics all in one game. How?

[@calebpagan2226]

BOTW took five years to make and this game took 6. Since a lot of the major building blocks were in place they just kept adding to what they already had. If you account for every feature in this game it’s total development is basically almost 12 years.

[@Tyrineal]

steal them all from other games that have done them before and do them half as good

[@GForceIntel]

@@Tyrineal I don't remember ever using these abilities in an open world game. Imo the abilities and how they were implemented are beyond anything I've ever played. The possibilities are just too many.

[@Amer1kop]

@@GForceIntel ye I’m paralyzed with choice on what to fuse to my never ending garbage inventory and glueing wheels to my wooden carriage that can’t steer 😂😂

[@lilwigglesandleaves]

Excellent guide! I've been playing RPGs for over 20 years on several different systems and TOTK is BY FAR the greatest I've ever played!! Always something to do and never boring.. love this game!! You got a new follow!

[@vishuprathikanti9352]

7:20 haha Omg this is so funny but also very cool!

[@fernandohg225]

Good Guide !

[@iansamuelson3666]

Very helpful. Thanks

[@llCoupDEtatll]

If you have a breath of the wild save on your switch then it will also transfer over any horses you have when you go and talk to your first stable. I grinded for hours to find a 5 speed horse so I was quite happy about that.

[@JLONess]

this game dude its awsome! i started it and im way ahead but didnt think of all this combinations and uses! damn

[@yupchate]

Thank you so much for the guide

[@BoomstickGaming]

welcome!

[@yupchate]

​@@BoomstickGaming can I request you do a guide for the climbing gear

[@TheCephalon]

There’s a goddess statue in lookout landing. That’s the easiest one to access

[@zetterburger]

Thanks for all the great info and not having unskippable ads every 10 seconds like other Zelda content creators

[@ArtemisWasHere]

I had actually taken that shortcut route to the ascend shrine, but I completely missed that little bit of rock I could climb so I just headed back…

[@Sinn0100]

Thank you, I will be doing some of these when I play tonight! I would love to see the rocket car fail video. I made a double sail boat that was so ridiculous that the word disaster doesn't really do it justice. ;)

[@andreaIantis]

watching your outro made me realise i couldve just helped the guy with his sign instead of making him struggle lmfao i feel so bad now

[@momthreekids]

Love it so much!

[@JordansMortalKombatAdven-xn3qo]

@BoomstickGaming this is awesome, even though I’m a little ways in these tips should still really help out once I get out of the fire temple regional phenomena since I have the archaic warm greaves already from the great sky temple and am on the surface area of Hyrule I will have to definitely go after these after, I get out of the Fire Temple and gain Yunobo’s Sage Ability on my first run

[@theodencook1141]

thank you this video has bean a great help :)

[@MisterK-YT]

Some of the best gaming guide videos on YT

[@xeeschaosroom6767]

You can completely skip over the lost woods by jumping into the chasm near the korok forest and looking for the lightroot underneath it

[@taintedmyth0s636]

Ngl I thought that was the way you HAD to get into it and it didn't occur to me that there was some other way. It was also a complete accident on my part; I was literally just vibing underground, found one of the "elevator towers" you can ascend to the surface from, and suddenly ended up in korok forest 😅

[@xeeschaosroom6767]

@@taintedmyth0s636 honestly probably IS the way you had to get in. I just went in blind and literally did the same thing as you lol

[@Navarchil]

Amazing tips! I'm playing ToTK without playing BoTW myself, and am struggling to get a hang of things in the early game. This'll help me a ton! :)

[@user-ir8er1bh4q]

Breath of the Wild players will have an easier time in this game at the start. Even simply walking around without some playing hours takes up way more time. Atleast thats how it went for me in BotW.

[@alungcugil]

This game is so intimidating at first than breath of the wild.. but after you played it it’s so much fun.. a lot things to do

[@Laborchet]

Yeah I feel that. I beat BOTW and now playing it with my 6 yr old son. I know the whole game and never get lost. I’ve been playing totk to prepare to play with him and in so overwhelmed! Got like 12 hours into it and feel like I’ve done nothing. Always getting lost but these guides are big help

[@Schabanane]

Combinate a explosiv Barrel with your shild is amazing. If an enemy hits you it will explose. All enemys die and you get 0 dmg. So much fun :D

[@EzPz1337]

Wtf

[@ianbleach]

These video's are unreal! I have been playing the game for about 4-5 hours (mostly on Sky Island) and hadn't thought of trying or doing any of the stuff I have seen so far. My mind is blown! Also, don't judge but this is my FIRST Zelda game 😳..... man do I feel dumb for never playing these games, I now have a back catalogue of Zelda games I need to play after this one lol 😅 Thanks for all the tips/help!

[@user-ir8er1bh4q]

BotW and Links Awakening will bring you so much fun. Since you play TotK alredy you should go for Links Awakening, since the cute unique remake Is also on Switch. If you happen to be the holder of an 3DS device you could play the remakes of Ocarina of Time and Majoras Mask that are also my favorites from the old classic Zeldas. (those are available as SNES versions tho, if you have an Nintendo Online + Membership) The 3DS also holds one of the most unique Zeldas: The Legend of Zelda A Link between Worlds. The DS games you could also play then. They are all verry unique and fun. If you happen to be the holder of a WiiU, you can play Wind Waker and Twilight Princess too. (if we are lucky we even get them for Switch too, what would be crazy) I love all Zelda games and I guess they would bring you alot of fun. There are even more games next to those I've counted so far.

[@christinenadeau6371]

Play them all

[@Gi0z]

This game is much different then the rest. It focuses on creativity (like mind craft) and less on actual combat. The other games are good but I’m not sure I’m liking this one so far…to much time spent on these little quest/building farming ect and less on the story and action

[@BornTheDragon]

Use the goddess statue at Lookout Landing. Much faster than Temple of Time

[@MrLimo217]

love this, thanks Alex and boomstick gaming :))

[@johndoherty5499]

Thanks for making the trail on the map

[@bc8648]

Bruh your Elden Ring early guide was so clutch too!

[@sabochan1111]

❤❤❤ ty so helpful to me

[@Yourmomgoestocolledge]

I got it yesterday after about 160 hours on BoTW. At first its was extremely frustrating trying to get to the last shrine and i still keep pressing up to change my ability instead of L 😂. I played it all day today and damn im obsessed, its SO GOOD!

[@sabotage3d]

I found the back door to the Great Sky Island shrine, but didn't know about the cold resistant buff just used torches as much as I could and still made it to the shrine.

[@thestone2574]

Also, if you use ascend above the area that you get the winter pants, there’s a korok puzzle that you can easily solve!

[@tageru1541]

I got the 5th Sage by just going straight to the Isle and navigate through the thickest fog I have ever seen in any zelda game. Good that I could look at the map and faintly see the islands in the storm cloud. But hey, it worked. Now I got my Gurren Lagann Mech lmao.

[@koreamanse343]

Awesome and informative content! Keep em coming!

[@harmonwalker3876]

If you fuse a ruby to your shield at the beginning of the game and you can go into any cold place

[@AnAmericanMusician]

In the hyrule castle inner sanctum, you can light 2 torches and reclaim links lost champion tunic.

[@jamieshepp1]

Legend...thank you

[@GreywindLina]

Without watching the video, I can say that you can get really powerful by raiding the catacombs below Hyrule Castle and after that, launch high into the air and visit the castle itself. After some thorough raiding, you can acquire a nice amount of goodies that makes you OP right off the bat.

[@sevin0seven407]

you can also hold a fire torch for cold resistant.

[@Jessiieflop]

this was a amazing

[@celphdstruct1580]

Glad I found you all killer no filler. What I would like to know is what kind of fusions change the weapon appearance completely into the fused item or just add the little bit at the end. I’m wondering if talus heart is like meant to be fused with something.

[@taintedmyth0s636]

Yep, the talus heart is for fusions! It makes a pretty good hammer and the luminous ones glow so they can be nice for the depths even if it's not a *ton* of light

[@joshg.6315]

Good stuff

[@mingyuhuang8944]

Thank you bro. Although I think this game is better enjoyed blind since it is so abundant and deep, but I don't have that time 😂

[@fluffyspark798]

I’ll need to come back for the fairy fountain as I’ve been playing this game the past week and just now beat the final boss so I’ll be trying to finish all shrines and maybe upgrade all armor too

[@Cheeks13]

Thanks alex

[@chicagodouble-doinkers1716]

At the look out landing tower you can glide to hyrule castle where in a gatehouse you find a royal halberd royal shield and soldier bow. Right outside is a lizalfo critical hit it with the solider bow to one shot it then fuse it’s horn to the halberd another one will attack you after you kill it id recommend finding some sort of broadsword to fuse it to. Then there is a pack of 3 moblins which give 24 fuse power 1 flurry rush with the lizalfo/halberd spear thingy kills one repeat that until you kill all of the moblins then you can fuse them to what ever you want

[@zeroxgi]

How do you glide that far early on? My stamina always runs out

[@vtecnerd]

"This is kind of like aiming a battleship but on land. With a horse. With lasers" - amazing!

[@Foxexar]

pickup zeldas hat while your in hyrule castle. alongside all the weps laying around. Avoid wasting rupees on the hat, plus you can find a gold rupee in the castle for 300 rupee to buy w.e you want

[@FlukasMcDoogle]

My man... I stink at making things in vidya gamez. I am one of the few who was REALLY let down by Tears of the Kingdom. I regret buying it, BUT!! I will probably finish it someday. (I just don't like the building mechanics and the sheer scope completely overwhelms me). And these guides are really REALLY going to help me down the line better appreciate and play this game. I'll wait till all it's DLC is released and revisit it then. So, TY from someone who loves Zelda, mostly liked BotW but not so much this one.

[@jaceentreri2104]

You can tell if a horse is easy to tame based on the pattern of the horse. Spotted horses don't need much but have low stats, horses without pattens have better stats but require more to tame.

[@LiftVacuum]

Yooooo, can't believe I just heard about you in hbomberguy's Plagiarism and You(Tube) video, and now on pure coincidence you're helping me in this game. Such a small world, lol.

[@elbarto4069]

I climbed up to the top of hyrule castle and found the shadow bow

[@joefelice5062]

Great job! I wonder if Nintendo will release an expansion pack for this like they did with BOTW? What is left to expand to, the surrounding ocean?

[@sherly1492]

Without any videos I ended up doing that same path to get to the snow mountain! But I didn’t know how to cook so I kept eating the food to stay alive and dying a lot! lol I completed all 3 shrines and my question is do I go open the temple or are there more shrines? I don’t have that power to move objects around based on the ultra hand. I also still have 3 lives.

[@landon0473]

My 7 yo daughter is playing behind me and she is 50-50 on fighting or running away scared from even a bokoblin. 😅 my plan was to have her navigate the hidden passage in lookout landing to collect the soldier’s set then upgrade with fairies to get an early 36 defense. Im hoping the tankiness gives her the courage to engage monsters more. Thoughts/Suggestions?

[@MoroccoGamer]

thanks

[@aleksandrtrikoz1993]

Whoa I finished so many of those not even knowing

[@AnthonyBrown-jp6zn]

Not only this vid but close to the stable is a cave with climbing gear in it

[@jessierabino]

nice