After touching down from the Great Sky Islands inThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Link finds that the Hyrule he used to know has changed in significant ways. Zora Domain is plagued by sludge, Korok Forest is consumed with gloom, and chasms have sprung up all over the land.
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Regional Phenomena is one of the first main quests you’ll receive in the game and follows Link’s quest to uncover what’s going on throughout the four corners of Hyrule. The rewards for completing this quest are great, and it forms the main reason for exploration in the game.
How To Complete Regional Phenomena
Regional Phenomenastarts after you complete the opening tutorial at Lookout Landing and grab your Paraglider.Purahtasks you with investigating four specific regions and the mysterious disasters that have befallen them.
This basically equates tofour separate multi-stage quests, one for each region. The table below details each quest, where they are located, and has a link to our guides.
An eternal blizzard
Hypnotic marbled rock roast
Sludge falling from the sky
Sidon of the Zora
Eternal sand shroud
Riju of Gerudo Town
Each of these quests involves the same general quest structure:
After completing each quest, you are rewarded with two things. First,your new companion becomes a Sageand will give you the ability tosummonthem. Summoning them allows you to use their abilities, and they’ll help out in combat.
These summons are permanent and can be deactivated in theKey Itemsmenu. You can have every summon activated at the same time.
Secondly, you’ll get aHeart Containerafter beating the temples' respective bosses. You have to pick these up manually, the game does not grant them to you automatically.
After completing all four of the quests listed in the table above,return to Lookout Landingand talk to Purahto tell her what you’ve learned. She will be on top of the lab, near the large telescope. This will complete the quest and automatically begin the next one:Crisis at Hyrule Castle.
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