Daily Debate: Do You Regret Using Amiibo in Tears of the Kingdom?

This post contains light spoilers for side content in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The comments may as well. Proceed at your own risk.

Within the first three or four weeks of my Tears of the Kingdom journey, I had acquired most of the amiibo costumes in the game through my amiibo. Soon after, I made a hard trek through the Depths to a treasure marked on my map in search of new armor, only to be greeted by something I already had.

I was pretty let down, but I appreciated that items previously exclusive to amiibo in Breath of the Wild were available in Tears of the Kingdom without the need for external hardware. Still, I felt discouraged from seeking out the treasure buried in the Depths. Old Maps in the Sky became a pretty indifferent find, as opposed to armor, weapons, and Sage’s Wills — save for the fact that there were still a few amiibo outfits I had yet to complete. It must have been the prospect of finding those final pieces of clothing that held together what small amount of desire for Depths treasure hunting I still had.

As I began to chase all of the Lightroots, I came across the Cap of the Wild, surprised to find what had once been the reward for completing all Shrines in Breath of the Wild just lying around in a chest — and in a pretty obvious location for a treasure, no less. That was the moment that really rejuvenated my urge to go to the marked spots in the Depths, even though I pretty much knew where to find the other two pieces of that set. After that, even though I already had most of the outfits, I still enjoyed unlocking them — and I somehow even managed to predict which chests would have the Twilight gear. One regret I carried in regards to this was, had I not collected most of the amiibo gear from amiibo, I may have followed the treasure maps sooner and got the Wild set much earlier in my playthrough.

Overall, my biggest regrets from using amiibo are the Fierce Deity and Awakening sets, which I would come to discover had their own questlines linked to Misko’s treasure. I have yet to complete Tears of the Kingdom at the time of writing this, so I may go after them (or at least the former) for fun; but then again, I may just leave the mystery of those treasure hunts for my next playthrough, whenever that may be.

I definitely think I’ll hold off on using amiibo in future playthroughs of Tears of the Kingdom once I collect that amiibo’s Paraglider cloth.  Do you regret using amiibo in Tears of the Kingdom? Did they take away from treasure hunting for you? Let us know in the comments below!

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