How to upgrade your battery in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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Upgrading your battery in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is essential if you rely on Ultrahand creations for exploring Hyrule. Here’s how you can boost the life of your Ultrahand inventions by upgrading your battery in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

It is safe to assume that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom players will be frequently using the Ultrahand feature to make the most convenient vehicles to travel around the open world. From reaching sky islands to exploring the waters, the vehicles created by Ultrahand have endless uses.

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Having said that, building vehicles through Ultrahand is just the first step as these vehicles will constantly require you to charge them with an Energy Cell. Luckily, Link can upgrade his battery and we’ll cover the procedure to do so in this The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom guide.

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Vehicles created by the Ultrahand ability help in traveling across Hyrule.

How to upgrade your Energy Cell in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

You need to get an Energy Well to increase the capacity of your Energy Cell (battery) in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

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Here’s how to get an Energy Well in the game:

  1. Collect Zonaite from the open world and head to a Forge Construct.
  2. Submit your Zonaite in the Forge Contruct to get Crystalized Charges.
  3. Collect 100 Crystalized Charges and go to a Crystal Refinery.
  4. Give 100 Crystalized Charges to the Zonai operating the Refinery to obtain the Energy Well.
  5. Use the Energy Well to upgrade your Energy Cell (battery).
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Zonai enemies drop Zonaite and other valuable items in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Where to get Zonaite in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

The Depths is the best place to get a ton of Zonaite quickly in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. This is because the region is filled with Zonai enemies and defeating them drops the item.

Another thing to keep in mind is to carry an axe or explosives while exploring The Depths. There are several Zonatie Deposites that hand out Zonaite and you wouldn’t want to miss out on them.

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Well, this was everything to know about upgrading your battery in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom with Zonaite. For more content on the game, you can check out:

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