Tears of the Kingdom – Elixir Recipe Guide

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom players can again create special elixirs recipes in their Cooking Pots by combining Monster Parts with bugs and critters. These potions offer big boosts to Stealth, Stamina, and Health, and can also offer buffs that are critical to success in battle.

If you are anything like me, the first time you picked up Breath of the Wild, you tried to put a cricket in your Hylian Rice and made a disgusting blob instead of anything helpful. Here is a detailed recipe guide to ensure you don’t waste ingredients, and create the most effective elixirs Hyrule has to offer in Tears of the Kingdom.

Table of Contents

• How to Make Elixirs
• Every Elixir Type
• Best Elixir Types
• Every Elixir Recipe
• How to Boost Elixirs

How to craft Elixirs in Tears of the Kingdom

Just like when cooking delicious snacks with foraged goods and groceries, elixir recipes require the use of a Cooking Pot to be crafted.

Instead of stacking meat, rice, or veggies, players will instead grab a fistful of monster parts and at least one insect or critter. After stacking a total of five ingredients, they can be tossed in the pot and simmered up into a useful brew.

Every Type of Elixir in Tears of the Kingdom

Like in the previous game, there are a number of important elixirs that can be crafted, including:

• Chilly Elixir
• Electro Elixir
• Energizing Elixir
• Fireproof Elixir
• Hasty Elixir
• Hearty Elixir
• Sneaky Elixir
• Mighty Elixir
• Tough Elixir
• Spicy Elixir
• Bright Elixir
• Sticky Elixir

Best Elixir Recipes for Early Game in Tears of the Kingdom

It has been surprising to find that Tears of the Kingdom is much harder to get started in than Breath of the Wild. I found myself being shot, smacked and electrocuted to death only minutes after stepping into Hyrule. Because of that, early use of elixir recipes can be an important game-changer.

The best early-game recipes are The Stealth, Mighty, and Tough elixirs. Sunset Fireflies are easy to amass, and the sneak boost can help fans sneak around encampments before they have strong armor. Additionally, the boost I got from Mighty and Stealth elixirs made early-game fights much less daunting. It was especially helpful when I was low on weapons other than sticks.

Every Elixir Recipe in Tears of the Kingdom

Currently, the newest elixir recipes are being discovered in Tears of the Kingdom, but they will be added with all needed ingredients, the buffs they offer, and how long their duration lasts as soon as they have been located.

Image	Elixir Name	Effect	Ingredients
	Chilly Elixir	Heat Resistance	Cold Darner or Winterwing Butterfly + Monster Part
	Electro Elixir	Electricity Resistance	Electric Darner or Thunderwing Butterfly + Monster Part
	Energizing Elixir	Stamina Regeneration/Expansion	Energetic Rhino Beetle or Restless Cricket + Monster Part
	Fireproof Elixir	Fire/Heat Resistance	Fireproof Lizard or Smotherwing Butterfly + Monster Part
	Hasty Elixir	Speed Increase	Hot-Footed Frog or Hightail Lizard + Monster Part
	Hearty Elixir	Health Regeneration/Additional Hearts	Hearty Lizard + Monster Part
	Sneaky Elixir	Increased Stealth	Sunset Firefly + Monster Part
	Mighty Elixir	Attack Boost	Bladed Rhino Beetle + Monster Part
	Tough Elixir	Defense Boost	Rugged Rhino Beetle + Monster Part
	Spicy Elixir	Cold Resistance	Warm Darner or Summerwing Butterfly + Monster Part
	Bright Elixir	Temporary Light	Deep Firefly + Monster Part
	Sticky Elixir	Slip control	Sticky Frog or Sticky Lizard + Monster Part
	Fairy Tonic	N/A	Fairy and no Monster Parts

How to improve Elixir time in Tears of the Kingdom

Like in the previous game, Tears of the Kingdom players can improve the quality of their elixir recipes for a longer or more robust effect. This can be done by adding additional ingredients with similar effects.

For example, players could add two Sunset Fireflies to a Stealth Elixir, or even toss in a Silent Princess flower, to increase the potency of the brew they create. Personally, I found this difficult to do in the early game when resources were scarce, but as you build up your elixir cabinet, it because less worrisome to dump a few extra items in the pot.