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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

How to Get The Frostbite Armor in Tears of The Kingdom

By
Jessica Dillon

There are a ton of armor sets to find in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom. This includes sets that are hidden in three separate locations like the Ember and Frostbite sets. These can be frustrating to find unless you know exactly where to look. The guide below goes over where to find all three pieces of the Frostbite armor in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom.

The full Frostbite armor set.

Where to Get The Frostbite Headdress

The "Frostbite Headdress" iconFrostbite Headdress is located in the "Lake Kilsie Cave" iconLake Kilsie Cave and is the easiest piece of the set to grab. Just glide down starting at the Rospro Pass Skyview Tower The cave is located at the northern end of the lake and a "Horriblin" iconHorriblin will attack you when you first walk in. Afterward, proceed forward, you will find a large pit with a wind current. Drop-down, and use your glider to move to the small cave opening that’s blocked with rocks, there will also be icicles hanging from it. Use a weapon or bomb to remove the rocks and the treasure chest with the Frostbite Headdress will be right inside.

(1 of 3) Jump in the pit after defeating the Horriblin.

Where to Get The Frostbite Shirt

The next piece of the set is the "Frostbite Shirt" iconFrostbite Shirt, which can be found in the "Brightcap Cave" iconBrightcap Cave. To get here easily, use the "Oromuwak Shrine" iconOromuwak Shrine. This cave is a straightforward path with a Horriblin and "Like Like" iconLike Like that you will want to defeat. At the very end, you will find the Frostbite Shirt in a chest.

(1 of 3) Head from Oromuwak Shrine to Brightcap Cave.

Where to Get The Frostbite Trousers

The final piece of armor you will need is the "Frostbite Trousers" iconFrostbite Trousers from "Hebra Headspring Cave" iconHebra Headspring Cave. This can be found at the northern end of Herba Headspring and is closest to "Nouda Shrine" iconNouda Shrine if you "Ascend" iconAscend through the rocks. For this cave, you will need to use the ice to make a bridge over to the whole and then climb up using the non-iced parts of the rocks. As always, a Horriblin will be hanging around the entrance. The Frostbite Trousers are right inside, just open the chest to complete your set.

(1 of 3) Use the ice to make your way over to the small cave.

How to Upgrade the Frostbite Armor

To upgrade armor you must go to a Great Fairy Spring. There are four scattered around Hyrule, and they all must be unlocked. The Frostbite Armor can be upgraded to 20, and will gain the Cold Weather Attack Up bonus. The chart below shows that you need to upgrade the set to 20, keep in mind that you have to do this for all three pieces of the armor set.

Defense Level Items Needed Rupees Needed
5 x3 "Ice Fruit" iconIce Fruit 10 Rupees
8 x5 "Ice-Breath Lizalfos Horn" iconIce-Breath Lizalfos Horn, x5 "Winterwing Butterfly" iconWinterwing Butterfly 50 Rupees
12 x5 "Cold Darner" iconCold Darner, x5 "Ice Like Stone" iconIce Like Stone, x5 "Large Zonai Charge" iconLarge Zonai Charge 200 Rupees
20 x5 Gleeok Frost Horn, x10 "Large Zonai Charge" iconLarge Zonai Charges, x10 "Chillfin Trout" iconChillfin Trout 500 Rupees

Keep in mind that you will need to unlock all four Great Fairies to reach level 20.

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Guide Information
  • Publisher
    Nintendo
  • Platforms,
    Switch
  • Genre
    Action Adventure
  • Guide Release
    12 May 2023
  • Last Updated
    30 August 2023
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Embark on a quest to find the missing princess, uncover the truth behind a cataclysm, and explore Hyrule’s landscapes and floating islands. This guide for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the sequel to Breath of the Wild, includes:

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