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One of the best things aboutThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis the amount of small details that the developers took time to place throughout the game. There areEaster eggsthat reference every game withinThe Legend of Zeldaseries.
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One such Easter egg is the inclusion of the armor set fromLink’s Awakening. The set claims to be worn by a hero that visited amysterious islandthat you could visit but never leave. The set is a perfect nod to the beloved game. However, it can bedifficult to find, especially if you don’t realize the areas its located in are puzzles. Here’s how to solve those puzzles and get this beloved outfit.
Updated by Erin Rice on August 18, 2025:The longer Tears of the Kingdom is out, the more players know about the universe surrounding the game. This update added information regarding how to enhance the armor set, and what that enhancement does. It also added some relevant in-text links to help readers find more information regarding certain aspects of this guide.
Awakening Armor Set Stats
The Awakening Armorset has a base defense of 9. Each piece of the set offers a base defense of 3.This can be upgradedat theGreat Fairy Fountains, however, that costsStar Fragments,which are pretty rare. The set doesn’t have a set bonus, but it is based on the Link from The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening. There is a secret bonus if you enhance the entire set to level 2. This bonus is theAttack Up bonus. You can find the set by completing certain puzzles in the game or by scanning theLink’s Awakening Amiibo.
Enhancement Level
Piece Defense
Armor Set Defense
Upgrade Cost (Rupees)
Required Materials
Base Level
Mask Of Awakening Location
TheMask of Awakeningis probably the one that will take the most time. It is located on theThundra Plateauwithin theHyrule Ridge region.
Once there, you will see thesegiant mushroom-like trees. Use a sharp blade tocut down four of these treesand use yourUltrahand abilitytoconnect them together.
Once you have completed that, it should look like agiant pole.
Then, you will need toadd a Zonai Staketo one end of the logs.
Once you have completed that,lay the pole, with the Zonai Stake at the top, against the southern pillar.The next part must be done aroundnoon, so you can build a fire and wait until noon or just wait there and enjoy the view.
You’ll want to climb to the top and useUltrahand to move the logs, so the stake is cemented into the top of the pillar.This will create almost aclock-like shadow.
This can take a few tries,so if you’re worried about time, this can be done before waiting until noon.Once noon hits, the shadow of that pole will land against the northern pillar.
If you are having trouble with this, you can just use yourUltrahand and hold the pole up, creating ashadow against the northern pillar.
Once the clock strikes noon and the shadow touches the pillar,you will see the metal plate in the center of the pillars open, revealing Thundra Plateau Cave.
Inside the cave will be theMask of Awakening.
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Tunic Of Awakening Location
The next piece, theTunic of Awakening, is the easiest to get. All you need to do ishead to the Ancient Columns. This is located within theTabantha Frontier.
Head over to thisspecific column and climb up.
At thetop of that column is a pressure-sensitive button. It will open up a cave at the northern edge of the columns.
Once you venture into the cave, you’re able to find atreasure chestat the end.
The chest contains theTunic of Awakening.
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Trousers Of Awakening Location
The Trousers of Awakening are located within theColiseum Ruins.This is pretty close to Hyrule Field.
The Coliseum Ruins is home to theThunder Gleeok. You do not have to defeat the Gleeok to obtain the Trousers of Awakening.
Once there, you’re able to run to the very back of the Coliseum.This will bedirectly across from the entranceto the Coliseum. If you plan ontaking on the Thunder Gleeok, you’ll want to stay in the air. That way, you can easily shoot your arrows and hit the Gleeok. You’ll want to take out the 3 Gleeok Heads before you can do any damage. Once this is done, the Gleeok is open to attack.
If you need help avoiding the Gleeok, you’re able to either attack it until it starts its flying phase, during which you can run to the back quickly, or you can try using different methods tosneak around it. Once you reach the back, you will seetwo knights. One has a sword and one doesn’t.
Use your Ultrahand to pick up to sword leaning against the wallclose to where the knight without a sword is standing.
You will then need to put the sword in that knight’s hand.Once this happens, you will see a cutscene where a small metal plate moves, opening up a cave.
This is theColiseum Ruins Cave. You will see a chest directly in front of you.
Opening the chest will give youTheTrousers of Awakening.
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