The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Cheats
Nintendo Switch
Glitches
Infinte Sprinting Without Depleting Stamina
Sprint forever by holding the "whistle" button (down) and pressing the "B" button repeatedly. Link will sprint forever and never tire. This is slightly slower than regular sprinting, so alternating between the two in a way that balances the stamina circle is the best method.
Contributed By: luckyrusty007 and XenotheWise135.
One Shot Ganon
When going to the final boss room in Hyrule castle, go onto the stairs (side doesn't matter). When you get there, jump off and activate bullet time. Make sure you go forwards when you jump. Shoot 3 Ancient arrows at the middle of the room right before the Ganon cutscene starts, and the first phase will be completed.
Contributed By: Diamond_Of_Time and Definitelyhuman.
Prevent Star Fragments from Disappearing
Star Fragments disappear come morning. Sit by a campfire until night to skip morning/daytime to make it night again, and the Star Fragment won't disappear. This allows you more time to track down and pick up the Star Fragment.
Contributed By: 3x3is9.
Unlockables
Amiibo Common Unlockables
You can scan an Amiibo toy once per day to get its common unlockables. These are the items you can get from the chests if you don't get the rare unlockable. Note that some items won't appear unless you obtain the Paraglider or complete one Divine Beast dungeon.
Unlockable How to Unlock Bows or Special Arrows Breath of the Wild Archer Link Broadswords, Boomerangs or Special Arrows 30th Anniversary Wind Waker Link Claymores or Special Arrows 30th Anniversary Ocarina of Time Link Claymores, Gems or Monster Parts Super Smash Bros Ganondorf Dragonbone, Spiked or Boko Weapons Breath of the Wild Bokoblin Guardian, Ancient or Rusty Equipment Breath of the Wild Guardian Random Items (But No Chests) Any Non-Zelda Amiibo Shields or Gems Breath of the Wild Zelda or 30th Anniversary Wind Waker Zelda Shields or Gems Super Smash Bros Zelda or Super Smash Bros Sheik Swords or Special Arrows Breath of the Wild Horse Rider Link Swords, Shields or Special Arrows 30th Anniversary 8-bit Link Swords, Shields or Special Arrows Super Smash Bros Link Wolf Link Ally Twilight Princess Wolf Link Contributed By: Elranzer.
Amiibo Rare Unlockables
You can scan each Amiibo once per day. A few of them have rare items. Each time, you have a random chance of the Amiibo dropping its rare item. All of the Tunics are actually 3-part armor sets (Cap, Tunic and Leggings). Some items only appear after obtaining the Paraglider (including Epona) or after completing one Divine Beast dungeon. Note: Epona is guaranteed to drop the first time you scan SSB Link, but it only ever happens once per save game. You should only summon Epona if you have access to a Stable to keep her permanently.
Unlockable How to Unlock Biggorron's Sword 30th Anniversary Ocarina of Time Link Epona Super Smash Bros Link and Twilight Princess Link (1st Time always, randomly after if she is lost) Fierce Deity (Armor Set) Majora's Mask Link Fierce Deity Sword Majora's Mask Link Goddess Sword Skyward Sword Link Hero's Shield 30th Anniversary Wind Waker Zelda Sea-Breeze Boomerang 30th Anniversary Wind Waker Link or Super Smash Bros Toon Link Sheik's Mask Super Smash Bros Sheik Sword 30th Anniversary 8-bit Link Sword of the Six Sages Super Smash Bros Ganondorf Traveler's Saddle and Bridle Breath of the Wild Rider Link Tunic of the Hero (Armor Set) 30th Anniversary 8-bit Link Tunic of the Sky (Armor Set) Skyward Sword Link Tunic of the Wind (Armor Set) 30th Anniversary Wind Waker Link or Super Smash Bros Toon Link Tunic of Time (Armor Set) 30th Anniversary Ocarina of Time Link Tunic of Twilight (Armor Set) Super Smash Bros Link and Twilight Princess Link (2nd Time and Beyond) Twilight Bow Super Smash Bros Zelda Vah Medoh Divine Helm Champion Revali Vah Naboris Divine Helm Champion Urbosa Vah Rudania Divine Helm Champion Daruk Vah Ruta Divine Helm Champion Mipha Contributed By: Elranzer, Thrasher7170, thatguyryan, and snoopdawgfatha.
DLC 1 Unlockables
Once DLC 1 has been downloaded, loading a file will result in several new quests being added to the side quest log, each labeled 'EX.' These quests will take you to find journals that detail the locations of new items and armor.
Unlockable How to Unlock Korok Mask Found in a chest in the Lost Woods Majora's Mask Found in a chest in the Kolomo Garrison Ruins Midna's Helmet Found in a chest in the Sage Temple Ruins Phantom Armor Found in a chest in the Sacred Grounds Ruins Phantom Greaves Found in a chest in the Hyrule Garrison Ruins Phantom Helmet Found in a chest on the lowest level of the Colosseum Tingle's Hood Found in a chest in the Exchange Ruins Tingle's Shirt Found in a chest in the Castle Town Prison Ruins Tingle's Trousers Found in a chest in the Mabe Village Ruins Travel Medallion Found in a chest beneath Lomei Labyrinth Island, accessed through the grate outside of the shrine True Master Sword Complete the Trial of the Sword in Korok Forest Contributed By: Thrasher7170.
Secrets
Change Chuchu Jelly Type
You can change Chuchu jelly types by using different elements on them.
Fire will get you red jelly, ice will get you white jelly, and lightning will get you yellow jelly.
There are several weapons will elemental properties in the game that work well for this. You can also roast/freeze Chuchu jelly like you would food (drop in fire or freezing water) to get red/white jelly.Contributed By: Tutonious, Reivuu, and Definitelyhuman.
Delaying Bloodmoon
Normally once conditions for Blood Moon are met, the Blood Moon will rise upcoming midnight gametime, regardless of you pass time via bed or fire. However, the scene will not happen while you are in a Shrine, thus will occur the following midnight. So if you want delay Blood Moon to the following day, Just go into any Shrine and wait for midnight to pass. This can be done repeatedly so you do the game with no Blood moons at all.
Contributed By: YyAoMmIi.
Easily Tame Horses
If you shoot a horse with an ice arrow and approach it from behind, you can mash A when it unfreezes, and mount immediately. After you do that, simply mash L to tame your horse.
Contributed By: Retroxgamer0 and Definitelyhuman.
Easy Arrows (Post Patch)
To the west of Eventide Island is a small island with a pool in the middle. Use Magnesis to pull up a chest with 10 arrows, then save your game before reloading that save. The chest will respawn, allowing you to get more arrows. Repeat until you have what you need.
Contributed By: GAThrawn92.
Easy Arrows (Pre-Patch)
To get a lot of arrows easily, find a relatively flat area with a few Bokoblin Archers on horseback, like south of the Tenah Ko'sah shrine in the Tabantha region. Get them to notice you, then angle the camera to a top-down view. If done right, the archers will shoot all around you, but never actually hit you. You can easily farm hundreds of arrows this way with no damage after a few in-game hours.
Contributed By: GAThrawn92.
Infinite Master Sword Re-Charge (Master Sword Trials Only)
Whenever you are using the Master Sword, and the "Low on Energy" warning appears. Fast travel to Korok Forest, and start the Master Sword trials, then while in the trial quit and cancel out back to the Korok Forest. The Master Sword should be fully recharged.
Contributed By: MacrossSkullOne.
Infinite Stamina While Climbing
While climbing any uneven surface such as mountains, you can tap "B", while pushing up, on any surface at or below 80 degrees. This will cause Link to begin running, allowing your stamina bar to refill on an edge you could otherwise not stand on. Just tap "B" right after link grabs the wall/cliff face and slide along this slope until your stamina refills on long climbs.
Contributed By: titankratos.
Updrafts Anywhere
This is fairly simple to accomplish. Simply take a Spicy Pepper (some types of mushroom also work) and light it on fire. Anything from a torch to a fire arrow to a Flameblade will work. As it burns, it will create an updraft that Link can use to get to higher areas that have been previously inaccessible, whether from stamina limits or other limitations. It can also work with 4 or more wood clumped together, but it is more resource intensive.
Contributed By: Dustfinger4268 and Definitelyhuman.
Area/Level Hints
Eventide Island Made Easy
On Eventide Island, if you drop things on the raft before stepping off of it onto the island, they will still be there after the cut scene. Use this to make clearing the island a breeze.
Contributed By: Teslithia.
Skip Rin Oyaa Shrine Puzzle
To skip the puzzle, take the orb and stand in the middle of where the orb is supposed to go. Put the orb down and use the Stasis Rune to freeze it. Then, run up to the platform that rises up and wait for the rune to wear off. The orb will roll into it's place, raising the platform and thus, skipping the puzzle entirely.
Contributed By: LanLan12345.
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