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No doubt, since its release, you've seen plenty of wild creations made in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. This can range from simple creations to pet dogs, and even war machines that would violate the Geneva Conventions. However, you don't need to be a technical genius to get a mech of your own.
Hidden until quite late in the story, there is a fifth Sage that can be discovered. This is Mineru, the Sage of Spirit. Unlike all others, though, she lacks a body, instead coming in the form of a Zonai automaton that comes fitted with plenty of modular elements to create the mech of your dreams.
How To Get A Mech
First off, it's important to note that if you're following the story, you can't miss Mineru and her automaton. In fact, you may even face off against another Zonai mech while chasing down Master Kohga. She is discovered during the aptly named Finding The Fifth Sage series of quests.
However, you are actually free to uncover her whenever you want if you happen across her. To find her yourself, you must travel to Dragonhead Island above the Faron Region. It's the one covered in thunderclouds, making it pretty hard to miss.
Following the mask you find here will lead you to the Construct Factory in the Depths. From here, you must complete various areas to complete the construction of Mineru's Mech.
After the completion of the Spirit Temple, you acquire Mineru's Vow, allowing you to summon her mech whenever you want.
What The Mech Can Do
Unlike the other four Sages who have activated abilities, Mineru's Mech functions quite differently. She acts as a companion in battle like the other Sages, but can also be mounted like a vehicle.
From here, the true potential of Mineru's Mech is achieved. Many of her abilities are listed below:
- Can be equipped with any item to the hands and back.
- Can walk through Gloom without taking damage.
- While mounted, runs off your battery supply. This is instead infinite when operating independently.
- Has a light to the front that is always active when mounted.
- Is immune to fall damage.
As you can see, Mineru is very capable, both as a tool in combat and also in exploring the environment. Her greatest ability is that she can attach just about any single item to herself to amplify her abilities.
Pieces You Can Attach To The Mech
When mounted on Mineru's mech, you are given to option to activate Attach Mode, letting you attack any surrounding objects to Mineru's two arms and back. There are very few limits to this, save that the object itself cannot be fused with something already. No giving Mineru ultra-powerful fused weapons.
Most objects will retain their base features even when attached to Mineru, so Zora weapons such as the Zora Sword will still get damage boosts when wet and so on.
Even better, Mineru will use whatever you attach to her when acting independently, giving you a fully customisable companion.
Listed in the table below is every Zonai device that has a unique effect when attached to Mineru, both her back and arms.
Zonai Device | Arms | Back |
|---|---|---|
No Effect | Slows Descent | |
Aimed Projectile | Fires Without Aiming | |
Creates A Wind Gust On Attack | No Effect | |
Aimed Firing | Fires Without Aiming | |
Aimed Wind Stream | Gives A Continuous Speed Boost | |
No Effect | Slows Descent And Lets You Keep Walking | |
Aimed Firing | Fires Without Aiming | |
Aimed Light Beam | Illuminates Without Aim | |
Regular Attack With A Flash Of Light | Illuminates (In Sunlight) Without Aim | |
Aimed Single Use Projectile | Boosts Into The Air | |
Creates A Wind Gust On Attack | No Effect | |
Activates Spring On Attack | Activates Spring | |
Activates On Attack. Damages You | No Effect Unless Hit By Enemy | |
No Effect | Lets You Glide Smoothly In The Air |
Best Combinations
Just like Link, you can play Mineru's Mech like a skirmisher.
- Because of her ability to attach anything to herself, she can pick up enemy weapons on the fly to ensure she always has weapons at her disposal.
- Emitters alongside a heavy-hitting weapon is always a great combo so enemies can be stunned and swatted away easily and repeatedly.
- The Hover Stone is one of the most useful back attachments for how it lets you retain your movement while falling.
There are plenty more combinations that players can make with Mineru's Mech.