Already present in Zelda Breath of the Wild, the special move of shield sliding is still present in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom. In this short guide on the game’s handling, we will describe exactly how to perform this manipulation, with a short video to illustrate all this.
Sliding on your shield: How does it work?
How to surf?
- Raise your shield by holding ZL down
- Hold the trigger and jump forward
- In the air, press on A to switch to surf mode
Some details
- It is possible to combine your shield with soneaus artifacts for various effects in surf mode, such as with a thruster or a spring to make big jumps quickly
- Some amalgams cancel the possibility of surfing on a shield: Be careful of materials or objects that change the flat shape of the shieldapart from artifacts
- In surf mode, you can still use your paraglider during falls without it changing your posture.
Slide on the shield: what is it for?
Sliding on rails: With this famous technique of slideyou will be able to grinder any railwhether it’s the railroads or the shrines. It’s possible to cheat the game many times with this technique, but avoid using it with weapons you want to keep. It would be a shame to scratch your brand new Hylia Shield thinking you’re the Tony Hawk of Hyrule.
