Among the many many adjustments to the floor of Hyrule in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom are mysterious, glowing glyphs which have appeared on giant swaths of the panorama. Hidden someplace inside every of those pictures is a small puddle of sunshine. Inside these puddles are Dragon Tears, which unlock the “Reminiscence” cutscenes fleshing out the tales of Zelda, Rauru, Sonia, and Ganondorf.
Whether or not you’ve met Impa (we met her at North Hyrule Plain, west of Lookout Touchdown), who provides you the “The Dragon’s Tears” important quest to scour each glyph and discover each dragon tear, or simply investigated a glyph on a whim, gathering each reminiscence is price it for the context they lend to Tears of the Kingdom’s narrative. What’s extra, discovering each Tear will reveal the placement of The Grasp Sword (probably properly earlier than the principle story will, relying on the order through which you deal with issues).
Beneath, we’ll define the place to seek out every glyph, the place to seek out every Dragon Tear inside every respective glyph, and a few common guidelines of thumbs that may make this facet journey simpler.
What to find out about Dragon Tears
We’ll cowl the precise Dragon Tear places for every glyph under, however for these of you searching for some useful tricks to merely nudge you in the proper path, preserve these pointers in thoughts:
- When viewing the glyphs from a distance (probably from the sky after you’ve been catapulted from a Skyview Tower), preserve an eye fixed out for a tear form that’s utterly stuffed in with golden “paint,” versus the various hole tear shapes that litter every glyph. The glowing puddle housing the Dragon Tear will reveal itself within the stable tear form when you’re nearly on high of it.
- As a result of Hyperlink must be on stable footing as a way to “look at” every of the Dragon Tear puddles, these glowing swimming pools will at all times be on comparatively flat floor. This information might help with the glyphs which can be drawn on steep hills or cliffsides; in different phrases, don’t waste time scouring the steepest patches. Your finest wager is to analyze the small outcroppings and buttes that might be massive and flat sufficient to accommodate a Dragon Tear puddle.
- Discovering each Tear will reveal the placement of The Grasp Sword. See our entry for Tear #12: Tears of the Dragon under.
- Preserve an eye fixed out for rocks on the middle of tears and different symmetrical markings within the glyphs — there’s most likely a Korok hiding beneath them.
With out additional ado, right here is the placement (full with map pictures and coordinates) of every glyph we’ve discovered thus far, together with their corresponding Dragon Tears.
Dragon Tear reminiscence places
Tear #1 location: The place Am I?
![Link stands near the Dragon Tear puddle in the glyph on North Hyrule Plain in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/xCMw6GheEGDHS1TUsKzaEMPjXK0=/0x0:2760x1396/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:2760x1396):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24655817/Tear_1_glyph.png)
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Glyph location: North Hyrule Plain, west of Lookout Touchdown
Dragon Tear map coordinates and placement: (-0385, 0200, 0957) Within the Zonai determine’s head
Tear #2 location: An Unfamiliar World
![Link stands in the Dragon Tear puddle in Tabantha Hills in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/eCc6nb9PRqsed_6WQdYRBENTbJA=/0x0:2642x1380/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:2642x1380):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24655821/Tear_2_Flyph.png)
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Glyph location: Tabantha Hills, southeast Hebra area
Dragon Tear map coordinates and placement: (-2550, 1888, 0319) High middle of the construction/home
Tear #3 location: Mineru’s Counsel
![The glyph and Dragon Tear location for Tear #3: Mineru’s Counsel in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/qsjofGWb3u-kpplWieaZdC00V7U=/0x0:2700x1392/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:2700x1392):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24657210/Tear_3_mineru.png)
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Glyph location: South of Eldin Canyon
Dragon Tear map coordinates and placement: (1828, 0737, 0089) Middle of the Purah Pad
Tear #4 location: The Gerudo Assault
![Link stands in the Dragon Tear puddle for the glyph east of Batrea Lake in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ErOZcHcjSs19Et7undK6ksaUm2I=/0x0:2706x1394/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:2706x1394):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24655824/Tear_4_gerudo.png)
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Glyph location: East of Batrea Lake, northwest of Dueling Peaks
Dragon Tear map coordinates and placement: (0695, -1309, 0053) Within the grove of timber halfway up the serpent’s tail, on the northwest facet of the glyph
Tear #5 location: A Present of Fealty
![Link stands in the Dragon Tear puddle near Sapphia’s Table via The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/NSrVHpK1cCkQQmJxdn-wH7WokQM=/0x0:2658x1372/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:2658x1372):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24655829/Tear_5.png)
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Glyph location: Sapphia’s Desk, Gerudo Highlands
Dragon Tear map coordinates and placement: (-3178, 1699, 0418) In Ganondorf’s shoulder
Tear #6 location: Zelda and Sonia
![The glyph and Dragon Tear location for Tear#6: Zelda and Sonia in The Legend of Zelda; Tears of the Kingdom](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Z1fM_Ce6AbOYMKiTC07PBDFgFPA=/0x0:2768x1414/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:2768x1414):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24657221/Screen_Shot_2023_05_14_at_3.33.01_PM.png)
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Glyph location: Southwest of Hyrule Ridge
Dragon Tear map coordinates and placement: (-3096, -0077, 0211) In Mineru’s proper hip
Tear #7 location: Sonia is Caught by Treachery
![Glyph and Dragon Tear location for Tear #7: Sonia is Caught by Treachery in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/2KBxgM69TQtY4XZbiNb03uXpxgA=/0x0:2708x1396/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:2708x1396):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24657217/Screen_Shot_2023_05_14_at_3.30.00_PM.png)
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Glyph location: Gogobi Hills, curved peninsula on the southwest facet of Necluda Sea
Dragon Tear map coordinates and placement: (3325, -3566, 0004) Within the dagger’s hilt
![The glyph and corresponding Dragon Tear for Tear 8: Birth of the Demon King in The Legend of Zelda: tears of the Kingdom](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/jI_NeBvYmQN5TpdCpUvghyWxnEg=/0x0:2710x1388/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:2710x1388):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24657206/Tear_8_ganondorf.png)
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Tear #8 location: Beginning of the Demon King
Glyph location: North of Tabantha Tundra
Dragon Tear map coordinates and placement: (-1863, 3621, 0236) On the base of Ganondorf’s left arm
Tear #9 location: The Sages’ Vow
![The glyph location and Dragon Tear location for Tear#9: The Sages’ Vow in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/nUZivlRd5K1iRfPNzudkoV5yYM8=/0x0:2716x1402/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:2716x1402):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24657216/Tear_9.png)
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Glyph location: Peninsula south of Lanayru Sea
Dragon Tear map coordinates and placement: (4467, -0305, 0074) On the underside proper facet of the Secret Stone
Tear #10 location: A King’s Obligation
![Link stands near the Dragon Tear puddle on the western banks of Lake Hylia in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/OhlK2PnvuVIBxz0A1D6zWLCzuI8=/0x0:2758x1426/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:2758x1426):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24655833/Tear_10_glyph.png)
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Glyph location: Japanese slopes of Mount Faloraa, western banks of Lake Hylia, close to the Nice Plateau
Dragon Tear map coordinates and placement: (-0649, -2682, 0068) High left “prong” of the picture
Tear #11 location: A Grasp Sword in Time
![The map location of the glyph and Dragon Tear #11 in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/dpoJTmXY50XgrzvbsrbKVnNfuJE=/0x0:2758x1502/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:2758x1502):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24657209/Tear_11_master_sword.png)
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Glyph location: North of Nice Hyrule Forest
Dragon Tear map coordinates and placement: (0892, 2951, 0362) On the backside of the Grasp Sword, the tip of the blade
Tear #12 location: Tears of the Dragon
![The location of the final Dragon Tear (Tears of the Dragon) in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/i1CsR-PKU3FdG3gen4QJypOtWAQ=/0x0:2666x1390/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:2666x1390):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24657226/Screen_Shot_2023_05_14_at_3.35.44_PM.png)
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Glyph location: N/A (Word: This Tear will solely seem as soon as all 11 earlier Tears have been collected.)
Dragon Tear map coordinates and placement: (4534, 2143, 0000) On the middle of the spiral of Rist Peninsula
The reminiscence connected to Tear #12: Tears of the Dragon, and the cutscene following the reminiscence, will reveal the placement of the Grasp Sword. We’ve coated one other technique to uncover the Grasp Sword location right here.