How Amiibos Work
You can scan amiibo figures once per real-world day. To use an amiibo, activate the Amiibo rune on your Sheikah Slate, aim the glowing circle on the ground, and tap the figure to your controller's NFC reader (the right joystick on Joy-Cons or the center logo on the Pro Controller).
Most amiibos drop a shower of common materials (meat, fish, herbs) and a treasure chest. The treasure chest has a chance to contain rare, exclusive items.
Since the chest drops are RNG-based, you can save your game right before scanning. If you don't get the rare item you want, simply load your save and scan the amiibo again!
Exclusive Drops
| Amiibo Figure | Exclusive Rare Drops |
|---|---|
| Smash Bros. Link / Twilight Princess Link | Epona (First scan guarantees her), Cap/Tunic/Trousers of Twilight |
| Smash Bros. Zelda | Twilight Bow (Shoots straight light arrows that never dip) |
| Majora's Mask Link | Fierce Deity Mask/Armor/Boots, Fierce Deity Sword |
| Ocarina of Time Link | Cap/Tunic/Trousers of Time, Biggoron's Sword |
| 8-Bit Link | Cap/Tunic/Trousers of the Hero, Sword (Original Zelda sword) |
| Wind Waker Link / Smash Bros. Toon Link | Cap/Tunic/Trousers of the Wind, Sea-Breeze Boomerang |
| Wind Waker Zelda | Hero's Shield (From Wind Waker) |
| Smash Bros. Ganondorf | Sword of the Six Sages (Twilight Princess) |
| Smash Bros. Sheik | Sheik's Mask (Provides stealth bonus) |
BotW Specific Amiibos
The amiibos released specifically for Breath of the Wild do not give exclusive retro gear, but they do provide extremely valuable in-game items to help your journey.
- Wolf Link: Summons Wolf Link as an AI companion who hunts animals and fights enemies for you. His health depends on your Twilight Princess HD save data.
- Guardian: Drops Ancient Cores, Giant Ancient Cores, and ancient weapons. Very useful for upgrading Ancient Armor early.
- Zelda (BotW): High chance to drop Star Fragments and rare gems.
- Link (Archer): Drops high-level bows and elemental arrows.
- Daruk: Drops the Vah Rudania Divine Helm (Grants Flame Guard and lets you see enemy HP).
- Mipha: Drops the Vah Ruta Divine Helm (Grants Swim Speed Up and lets you see enemy HP).
- Revali: Drops the Vah Medoh Divine Helm (Grants Cold Resistance and lets you see enemy HP).
- Urbosa: Drops the Vah Naboris Divine Helm (Grants Shock Resistance and lets you see enemy HP).
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