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How to get the Fierce Deity Armor

and Sword in Zelda: Tears of the
Kingdom
Feed a dog, unlock the pieces of armor, and
collect the iconic sword
By Mike Mahardy and Julia Lee on June 6, 2023 2:08 pm

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is awash with Easter eggs
and references to other games in the Zelda series, and one of them,
the Fierce Deity Set — which is one of many Misko’s Treasure
quests — requires a particularly involved journey across the Surface
of Hyrule.

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The set is a reference to the form Link takes at the end of The Legend
of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (provided he’s collected every other mask in
the game), which gives him incredible power over the final boss.

It’s possible to get the Fierce Deity Armor via amiibo, but you can also
find each piece of it around Hyrule. Below, we’ll walk you through the
process of collecting the Fierce Deity Armor, Mask, Boots, and
finally, the Sword, whose locations range from Central Hyrule, to
the Eldin Region, to the Akkala Region in the far northeast part of
the map.

There is a quest line that’ll lead you to the Fierce Deity Armor, but you
can skip it all and just head straight to the locations with the chests.
Below, we detail where to find all the pieces of Fierce Deity Armor and
Sword. If you want to do things the old-fashioned way, we’ve also
outlined the quest steps at the bottom of this post.

Fierce Deity Armor (chest) location

To find the Fierce Deity Armor, head to the Akkala Citadel Ruins,
as shown in the image below. If you’ve already completed Domizuin
Shrine, warp there, and you’ll immediately be at the summit.
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The “bedchamber” you’re looking for (which Misko mentioned in

his letter) is on the southwest side of the big central building in the
Ruins. Head there, but be careful — a Gloom Spawn is haunting the
Citadel grounds. You can fight Gloom Hands, but avoiding it is also an
option on the way to the bedchamber.

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To enter the bedchamber, look for a low hole in the wall, as shown in
the center of the image below. Crouch-walk through the hole until
you’re at the edge of a cave entrance.

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Jump into the cave, open the chest, and receive the Fierce Deity
Armor, which boosts your attack and has +3 defense at base.
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Fierce Deity Mask (headpiece) location

To find the Fierce Deity Mask, head to Skull Lake, west of
Akkala Wilds, and north of Death Mountain. Per Misko’s hint,
you want to skydive through the “left eye” (which is actually the right
eye on the map). To do so, we warped to Sitsum Shrine near the
summit of Death Mountain, skirted the ridge, leapt from the northern
slopes, and glided until we were right above the opening.

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Once you’re inside the cave, fight through a group of Stalkoblins
and destroy a few boulder-walls until you encounter a Stalnox. With
a few well placed shots to his massive eye, and a few powerful swings
to said eye once it pops out of its socket and starts rolling around the
cavern, you should be able to dispatch the enemy in no time.

Once the Stalnox is dead, climb the moss-covered platform with the
tribal flags on it, and open the chest for the Fierce Deity Mask,
which increases your attack and grants +3 defense.

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Fierce Deity Boots (bottom) location

Once again, we’re going into a cave. (Beginning to see a theme here?)
The next location is in the Ancient Tree Stump at the center of the
lake just north of Mount Daphnes on the west end of Hyrule
Field. Cross the makeshift wooden bridge to get to the stump, and
dive inside.

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Once there, you’ll be standing on a collection of walkways made of

giant tangled tree roots. Head to the root running along the surface of
the water at the bottom of the cave, and follow it to a wall of hanging
vines. Slash them, and proceed to the other side.
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Follow the pathway behind the vines and climb several mossy walls in
the next area, until you arrive in a room with more roots, and yet
another wall of vines at the back. Slash these vines, open the chest,
and collect the Fierce Deity Boots, which increases your attack and
gives you a boost of +3 defense.

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Fierce Deity Sword location
Now that you’ve collected all three Fierce Deity Armor pieces, head
to Cephla Lake Cave.

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Simply enter the room that houses all of the decoy chests, and a stone
door, presumably sensing that you’re wearing all three Fierce Deity
Armor pieces, will open at the back of the cavern. Open the chest to
receive the Fierce Deity Sword, complete “Misko’s Treasure:
The Fierce Deity,” and complete your homage to Majora’s Mask.
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Misko’s Treasure: The Fierce Deity quest

starting location
If you want to do the quest as intended, warp to Kisinona Shrine
next to Cephla Lake in Eldin Canyon, and head slightly north,
around the big boulder blocking your view, until you see the smoke
from a fire below.

Once there, you’ll meet the treasure hunters Domidak and Prissen,
who are reclining against the cliff wall outside of Cephla Lake Cave.
(You may have already met these two elsewhere — they’re searching
for the fabled treasure of the famous Misko all across Hyrule.)
Speak to them, and they’ll tell you that there are too many chests in
the nearby cave, and they can’t figure out which one houses anything
more than a Green Rupee.
As usual, a Freudian slip will hint that you can feed their dog, who is
lounging near their tent, and it will lead you to the correct chest. We
fed the canine four apples (there are two on the nearby wooden box,
if you’re running low) and the dog guided us to a dirt-covered chest,
inside of which rested the Ember Trousers, which allow for a Hot
Weather Attack.
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[Ed. Note: Eagle-eyed readers will notice that we’re already wearing
the Fierce Deity Armor in the above image. As is often the case in
Tears of the Kingdom, we began this quest out-of-order in another
region of the world. This guide outlines the intended way to gather the
armor, though, so worry not.]

The Ember Trousers are not what we’re here for. Luckily, Domidak
and Prissen enter the cave shortly after you’ve opened the chest to
begrudgingly congratulate you, open one final chest, and give you a
message from Misko himself. This letter will kick off the side quest
“Misko’s Treasure: The Fierce Deity.”

Fierce Deity Armor upgrade costs, effect,

and set bonus
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Worn individually, the Fierce Deity Armor pieces increase Link’s

attack through an Attack Up buff.

With all three Fierce Deity Armor pieces, it’s time to get the set bonus
and increase the armor total. After you upgrade each armor piece to
level two and equip all three pieces, you’ll get a Charge Attack
Stamina Up set bonus, which makes your charge stamina attacks
use less stamina. To upgrade the Fierce Deity Armor to max, you’ll
need to track down Hinoxes, the three dragons (Dinraal, Naydra, and
Farosh), and Lynels. For more information on what materials you
need, check out the table below.
Fierce Deity Armor Upgrade Cost
ARMOR FIRST SECOND THIRD FOURTH
PIECE UPGRADE UPGRADE UPGRADE UPGRADE
1 Dinraal's
1 Dinraal's 1 Shard of 1 Dinraal's
Fierce scale, 5
claw, 5 Dinraal's fang, horn, 2
Deity Hinox
Hinox teeth, 2 Hinox guts, Lynel guts,
Mask toenails, 10
50 rupees 200 rupees 500 rupees
rupees
1 Naydra's
1 Naydra's 1 Shard of 1 Naydra's
Fierce scale, 5
claw, 5 Naydra's fang, horn, 2
Deity Hinox
Hinox teeth, 2 Hinox guts, Lynel guts,
Armor toenails, 10
50 rupees 200 rupees 500 rupees
rupees
 1 Farosh's
1 Farosh's 1 Shard of 1 Farosh's
Fierce scale, 5
claw, 5 Farosh's fang, 2 horn, 2
Deity Hinox
Hinox teeth, Hinox guts, 200 Lynel guts,
Boots toenails, 10
50 Rupees rupees 500 rupees
rupees
ARMOR FIRST SECOND THIRD FOURTH
PIECE UPGRADE UPGRADE UPGRADE UPGRADE

This means to upgrade all of your Fierce Deity Armor, you’ll need 15
Hinox toenails, 15 Hinox teeth, 6 Hinox guts, 6 Lynel guts, 3 specific
dragon scales, teeth, fangs, and horns, and 2,280 rupees.

Once you’ve found all three pieces of the Fierce Deity Armor, consult
our list of all armor sets and set bonuses to see what to find next, or
check out our recommendations for the best armor.

Correction (June 7): An earlier version of this story incorrectly

tallied the individual upgrade costs for this armor set. We’ve updated
the story to reflect the correct values.
Update (May 26): We’ve added information about what it costs to
upgrade the Fierce Deity Armor

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