How to make elixirs in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Cook up these strengthening elixirs.

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has plenty of opportunities for you to craft items in preparation for encounters. Just like cooking food to restore health, you can also create unique elixirs in cooking pots.

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Elixirs in TOTK can be created by combining parts of monsters with bugs or other creatures. Instead of restoring hearts, these potions can be used to temporarily increase stealth, health, stamina, or various other aspects of Link.

If you are anything like me, I missed the tutorial on how to craft elixirs and instead had to learn by trial and error. If you’re trying to craft an elixir but don’t know where to start, this is everything you need to know.

Your guide to elixirs in TOTK

Crafting elixirs is incredibly simple in TOTK, since it essentially functions the same way as cooking. Once you have found a Cooking Pot or have deployed a Portable Cooking Pot, you only have to add at least one insect or critter and one monster part.

Related: How do you cook food in Tears of the Kingdom?

Critters can include bugs, like grasshoppers and dragon flies, or other small creatures, like frogs and lizards. You’ll find these critters around Hyrule, including in the fields, in caves, and even in the sky. Restless Grasshoppers, for example, can be farmed quickly by cutting grass, whereas Hot-Footed Frogs can be found in and around the ponds of the Great Sky Island.

After you have stacked at least two ingredients between insects or critters and various monster parts, you can brew up an elixir of your choice, as shown in the video below.

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All elixir recipes in Zelda: TOTK

Whenever I played through TOTK, I most often discovered new elixirs by throwing various critters and insects into a pot with monster parts, without any clue of what it might actually make. Below are some of the known elixirs and recipes in TOTK.

ElixirIngredientsEffect
Energizing ElixirRestless Cricket or Energetic Rhino Beetle
Monster parts
Restores stamina
Enduring ElixerTireless Frog
Monster parts
Restores and increases stamina
Hasty ElixirHightail Lizard or Hot-Footed Frog
Monster parts
Increases movement speed
Spicy ElixirSummerwing Butterfly or Warm Darner
Monster parts
Grants resistance to cold
Bright ElixirDeep Firefly
Monster parts
Emits illuminating glow
Fireproof ElixirSmotherwing Butterfly or Fireproof Lizard
Monster part
Grants resistance to “Unbearable Heat” temperature
Chilly ElixirCold Darner or Winterwing Butterfly
Monster part
Grants resistance to heat
Electro ElixirElectric Darner or Thunderwing Butterfly
Monster part
Grants resistance to electricity
Sticky ElixirSticky Frog
Monster part
Prevents Link from slipping on wet surfaces
Sneaky ElixirSunset Firefly
Monster part
Increases stealth
Tough ElixirRugged Rhino Beetle
Monster part
Increases defenses
Mighty ElixirBladed Rhino Beetle
Monster part
Increases strength
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