With Zonai technology new inThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, it’s a lot to digest as you get used to being back in the world of Hyrule on the heels of yet another disaster. As you accumulateZonaite, its usage feels finite, but once you begin to construct all manner of schematics, you’ll find your batteries running down quicker than ever.
Thankfully, you’re able to upgrade your Energy Cells in Tears of the Kingdom before too long, to ensure you don’t run out at the worst times – let us help you get more Energy Cells.
Updated on June 27, 2025:Now that Tears of the Kingdom has been out for a while, we’re circling back to touch up a few of our TOTK guides, including this guide on how to get more Energy Cells and extend your battery life.
This guide contains spoilers for large sections of Tears of the Kingdom.
How Do Energy Cells Work?
When you’re first given your Energy Wells in Tears of the Kingdom, your battery power isextremely finite. You’llregain spent energy as time passes without using Zonai devices, but at the beginning of the game, you only haveone Energy Cell.
Thankfully, Tears of the Kingdom won’t make you go with just the one for long - you canupgrade your Energy Cellsthroughout the course of TOTK.
Additionally, youuse more energy with multiple devices at once, meaning some of thoseelaborate vehiclesand mechs you’ve seen can come at a high energy cost and may not be feasible at the beginning of the game.
If you need to refill your energyas you’re using devices, you’re able to use an expendableZonai Chargeto replenish a bit temporarily.
These can also push your battery life past the limit of what you have, allowing you touse more than you’re able to naturally hold, making it especially helpful for long journeys by vehicle.
You can even useLarge Zonai Chargesto receive atemporary boost ofone additionalBattery– your currentbattery will deplete much sloweruntil the flashing border on that battery has run down.
However, for asteady supply of regenerating energythat powers stronger devices, you’ll want to upgrade your Energy Cells in Tears of the Kingdom before too long.
How To Get More Energy Cells
To upgrade your Energy Cells in Tears of the Kingdom, you’ll need to head either toGreat Sky Islandor justNorth of Lookout Landing. You’ll see aConstructin its dormant state at either location, sospeak to the Constructto awaken it.
For100 Energy Crystals, these Constructs canupgrade your Energy Cells by one barof battery life. At this price, you’ll need to spend300 Energy Crystals for an entire battery.
The Constructs take into account how many Energy Crystals you currently have and will performall available Energy Cell upgrades in one transaction.
It doesn’t seem to offer you a chance to do only a few upgrades at that time, but you’ll want all the energy you can get, so don’t let the upgrades wait too long!
In order tofully upgrade your Energy Cellsin Tears of the Kingdom, you’ll need a staggering4,500 Crystallized Charges. In exchange for your hard work, you’ll have16 full batteriesby the time all is said and done - eight regular ones on your belt, and then an additional boost of blue, secondary power overtop of them.
How Do You Get Crystallized Charges?
There are a handful of ways to get Crystallized Charges in Tears of the Kingdom to use in upgrading your Energy Cells, and some ways are easier than others.
Crystallized Charges come in denominations ofone, 20, or 100, with the 100 Crystallized Charges typically tethered to lengthy quests or boss fights.
The one and 20 denominations of Crystal Charges, however, can be purchased from Forge Constructs at Abandoned Mines throughout The Depths at a rate of3 pieces of Zonaiteper Crystal for the smaller ones, and3 pieces ofLarge Zonaitefor the 20-Crystal pieces.
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