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The Depths: First descent into the chasm

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom guide · Exploring the underground

Entering the Hyrule Field Chasm marks Link's first venture into the pitch-black underworld known as the Depths during the quest to find Robbie. Navigating this dangerous subterranean space requires creating light sources, surviving gloom contamination, and locating initial landmarks. The primary goal is following campfire trails to locate Robbie and activate your first Lightroot to establish a permanent teleport point.

Items

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Brightbloom Seeds: Growing along trees, walls, and ground near the drop zoneSundelion: Occasionally found near debris fallen from the sky aboveMuddle Bud: Found growing near trees and foliage across the floor of the DepthsPuffshroom: Growing around the roots of large subterranean treesPoes: Floating blue wisps gathered on the ground and rocks throughout the areaZonaite: Deposit nodes along rocky walls and dropped by local monsters

Secrets

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Activating the Nisoq Lightroot directly beneath the Kamizun Shrine permanently illuminates the immediate region and cleanses gloom damage.

Enemies

Gloom-wreathed Bokoblin

Weak to Headshots

Attacks reduce Link's maximum hearts via gloom-damage.

Little Frox

Weak to Throwing or fusing Brightbloom Seeds, striking the single eye

Swarms link on the ground and leaps when alerted.

Shops and people

Robbie: Gives you the Camera ability for your Purah Pad after you locate his camp

Tips

Throw Brightbloom Seeds with your hands rather than attaching them to arrows to conserve your arrow supply in the dark.
Avoid stepping on red and black gloom patches on the ground, as standing in them will drain your maximum hearts.
Eat cooked meals containing Sundelions to restore hearts cracked by gloom while exploring far from a Lightroot.
Dropping down a chasm requires opening your paraglider before impact to safely cancel your terminal falling velocity.

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