What is Zonaite in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Best farming locations

Andrew Highton
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has plenty of resources for players to gather, but the most important one by far is Zonaite. This mysterious material is used to craft and power up Zonai devices as well as to upgrade gear, so here are the best places to farm it in the game.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the highly anticipated sequel to Breath of the Wild, and it’s even bigger than the original. With a handful of new mechanics, and a bigger world to explore fans can spend countless hours navigating Hyrule, and there are also some new resources that are an essential part of the core gameplay loop.

One of these resources is Zonaite which can be used to craft and upgrade your weapons. As you’ll constantly want to improve them, having a consistent amount of Zonaite on hand is important in the game so you may be wondering what the best farming locations are.

With that in mind, here’s exactly where you can farm Zonaite in Tears of the Kingdom, and what it can be used for. Additionally, if you’re looking for our full thoughts on Tears of the Kingdom, you can check out our review here.

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What is Zonaite in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom?

Zonaite is a collectible resource in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Players can store a decent amount of it in their inventory and use it to improve a certain piece of Link’s gear throughout the game or to upgrade and recharge Link’s Energy Cell to power up the new capsules.

What is Zonaite used for in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom?

With Zonaite in hand, players can use the Tears of the Kingdom item to upgrade Link’s battery – another new addition to the franchise, the battery becomes an instrumental part of Link’s arsenal for exploring and ability usage.

To improve your battery, you’re going to need to round up 100 pieces of Zonaite to exchange.

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Where to find Zonaite in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom?

Quite simply, the only way to acquire Zonaite in Tears of the Kingdom is to raid the Sky Island mines and the darkest parts of the Depths. These locations will be perpetual hotspots full of Zonaites as they will replenish with each Blood Moon.

More so, killing the enemies in the Depths will, unsurprisingly, reward you with a bunch of the resources you so badly desire.

Furthermore, look out for tougher mini-bosses as they will drop way more, and also look for shiny rocks that will drop Zonaite too.

That’s all you need to know about Zonaite in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. For more game content, check the guides below:

Sky Islands map in Zelda: Tears of the KingdomAll Geoglyph locations | All Great Fairy Fountain locations | All Skyview Tower locations | How to increase your inventory slots in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

About The Author

Andrew Highton is a former Games Writer for Dexerto. He has a Creative Writing degree from Liverpool John Moores University and has previously written for games websites such as Twinfinite and Keengamer. With 13,000+ PlayStation Trophies to his name, Andrew is a fan of a huge variety of video games, his favourites being God of War and Metal Gear Solid. Contact him at andrew.highton@dexerto.com, on Twitter @AndyHighton8 or at www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-highton.