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Increasing your defense inZelda: Tears of the Kingdomwill result in being able to handle a lot more hits from enemies, likely removing a lot of frustration you may experience in combat. It will mean that you may take down enemies much easier, getting in more attacks as your guard can be brought down even just a little bit, knowing you can take more hits before eating more food to recover hearts.
In this article we go over all of the ingredients you will be able to utilize to make Tough Elixirs and Tough Food to increase your defense.
Increase Defense with Tough Recipes
Cooking with more of the ingredients that cause defense increases using the “Tough” effect in one pot will result in a higher level of defensive gain (low - mid - high).
Here we will provide all the recipes you may use in Zelda: TOTK to provide that defensive boost you are looking for.
All Tough Elixir Recipes in TOTK To Increase Armor
To make Elixirs, you will need to combine critters with monster parts in a cooking pot or aZonai Portable Pot. The more critters you use, the better the defense bonus. Mix it with any monster part to create the elixir.
Tough Elixir: Mix any of the following critters with any monster part to create the Tough Elixir. Use more of these Rugged Rhino Beetles to increase the amount of time you receive the buff for.
Tough Critters
Rugged Rhino Beetle
50 seconds
All Tough Food Recipes in TOTK to Increase Defense
To make Food (Meals), you will need to combine food in a cooking pot or aZonai Portable Pot. The more of these food ingredients listed below that you use, the higher the defense gain. Make sure you do not mix these with critters or monster parts, or it will result in Dubious Food.
you’re able to mix these ingredients with other food, as long as the food you are mixing it withdoes not have aspecial effectrelated to it.
Tough Food: Mix any of the following food in a cooking pot.
Tough Ingredients
30 seconds
Armored Carp
Armored Porgy
Fortified Pumpkin
Ironshell Crab
Ironshroom
