How to Raise Defense in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Akib Aditya Khan
By Akib Aditya Khan
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How to Raise Defense in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Learn how to raise your defense and get stronger in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the latest addition to the Zelda franchise and has taken up the Nintendo community by storm. The game has added a lot of interesting mechanics for the players and also features the return of some of the old mechanics from Breath of the Wild.

Throughout the entire world of Hyrule, players will go against several enemies. Each of the enemies has a separate difficulty level, which makes the defense of the players a very crucial factor during any combat.

On their journey around Hyrule, players will be required to raise their defense for a lot of reasons. There are a few different ways to raise your defense in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. This guide will discuss all of the ways to raise your defense.

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How to Raise Defense

Equip and Upgrade Armor

Tears of the Kingdom Barbarian Armor
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You can raise your defense by equipping yourself with strong armor. Armors with good defense stats will help you raise your defense. You can also increase the stats of your armor by upgrading them. The more the base defense stat, the more strong a certain armor is. The best armors to raise your defense are:

  • Barbarian Set
  • Charged Armor Set
  • Fierce Deity Set
  • Champion’s Set

Cook Food and Elixirs

tears of the kingdom recipe
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Some food and elixirs will increase your defense stats and help you raise your defense. This food and elixirs will have the word “Tough” in front of them. Cook this food and elixirs in order to gain raise in your Defense. The best recipes to cook for raising defense stats are:

  • Tough Vegetable Curry
  • Tough Meat Skewer
  • Tough Elixir
  • Tough Fried Wild Greens

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Akib Aditya Khan is a Guide writer at GameRiv. He is also a university-going student who was born and raised in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Akib is an esports enthusiast, which made him passionate about writing on his favorite topic "Esports". If he isn't spending time writing some articles, you can almost always find him watching his favorite esports titles or being a terrible mid-laner in MOBA games.