With a strange fascination for bananas and tight-fitting tights, the Yiga of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom are both fun and dangerous. Infiltrating their ranks will unlock new shrines, unique pieces of gear, and even a special ability: Earth Shock. But to do so, you’ll need a full Yiga outfit.
As a bonus, their outfits give stealth bonuses, which eliminates the need to buy the Stealth Outfit, if you don’t already have it. On the downside, the appearance is significantly less classy, and the defense is weaker.
How to get the Yiga outfit?
As you explore the world, you will inevitably come across Yiga camps and bases. There are journals detailing the activities of the clan members and their ambitions, as well as a stylized map of the continent that lists the approximate location of their secret bases. By visiting them and defeating the 2 Yigas found there each time, you can obtain one of the three pieces of armor.
How to avoid the special attack of the big Yigas?
As you will soon realize, the big Yigas use a devastating special attack: the Earth Shock. A glow will follow you on the ground for a few seconds, before making a rocky point come out that inflicts heavy damage. Running, dodging or blocking is useless. The solution is to use the Paraglider, since the technique also produces a strong upward current, as if it were a pine cone in a fire. Once in the air, you will be safe.
Helmet – Yiga Mask
- 1 Defense
- Stealth Bonus
If you too want to wear a mask that will prevent you from seeing properly, go to the Prelude Plateau, southwest of Hyrule. You will see a fortified house, surrounded by wooden stakes. Its coordinates are -0782, -2257, 0088.
When trying to open the door, the Yigas inside will recognize you and attack you, so use the methods listed above. After defeating them, you will be able to enter. Talk to the character wearing a hideous Goutiée outfit, and she will give you the Yiga Mask. You can also look at the map on the wall, if you wish to find the rest without help.
Legs – Yiga Tights
- 1 Defense
- Stealth Bonus
This part of the set is located in a cave located west of Hyrule Forest. The entrance is at the following coordinates: -0640, 2028, 0156.
Once again, you will need to kill two Yigas before you can search the area. There are several side rooms to loot, along with an Elusis. But the secret room with the Yiga armor piece is hidden: theentrance is in the ceilingat the following coordinates: -0659, 2113, 0145.
To access it, you can use the good old campfire and pine cone technique, or more simply, use the Infiltration powerto teleport you directly into the room. There are even markings on the floor, to help you find the entrance. Then talk to the seamstress in the Goutiée outfit, to obtain the almost hideous tights.
Torso – Yiga Leotard
- 1 Defense
- Stealth Bonus
The final piece of the set is hidden at the northeastern tip of the continent, in the ruins of the observatory, now occupied by a band of banana-eating Yigas. Its coordinates are 4513, 3145, 0245.
Once again, knocking on the door will trigger a battle against a pair of Yigas, one big and one small, like Laurel and Hardy. After your victory, you will be able to obtain two important items: the first is obviously the Yiga Leotard. But the second is not to be neglected either, since it is the Amulet prototypewhich the teacher needs at Elith laboratoryin order to unlock a new feature of your tablet.
Where to go with the full Yiga outfit?
By equipping all 3 pieces of the Yiga outfit, there are two additional locations you can now visit:
- The first is the Yigas Officers’ Passage Trial, located in the base behind the Gerudo Canyon waterfall. Coordinates: -2523, -1772, 0131.
- The second is downright the Yigas HideoutThe main entrance is located at coordinates -3766, -1418, 0323, at the junction between the desert part of Gerudo, and its snowy high plateau.
How to improve the outfit to max level?
As in Zelda Breath of the Wild, you will need to have access to the 4 great fairies if you want to upgrade your equipment to the maximum. To do this, you will need to complete a series of essential side quests which starts at the forest relayafter which they will offer you their services in exchange for components. This is why you should always be careful to save some precious resources.
The bonus activates when all 3 pieces of the set are upgraded to level 2, and you wear them all at the same time. It gives a running speed bonus, during night.
