There is no shortage of minerals in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but few are so rare and useful as Luminous Stones. Unfortunately, these iridescent minerals aren’t easy to find. But we know the location of one of the best Luminous Stone hot spots in the game. Here’s how to find Luminous Stones in Tears of the Kingdom.
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Recommended VideosTopazes, Sapphires, and Diamonds, oh my. Each of these minerals can be sold at a high price or used to give your weapon an elemental or physical advantage. But the Luminous Stone is coveted not for its combative capabilities. Rather, Luminous Stones can be used to purchase dyes, trade for diamonds, or feed Dondons. And of course, you can sell them, with 10 Luminous Stones netting you 700 rupees.
Whatever purpose you opt to use it for, you’ll want as many of them as possible. And to do that, we want to get to the stone-heavy North Necluda Sky Archipelago. To get here, use the Sahasra Slope Skyview Tower in between Lanayru and Necluda in the far bottom right of the map. Once you’re in the sky, you’ll see the Sky Archipelago to your side. Fly towards it and use one of the stone pillars to help you make the distance if you don’t have the Glide Armor.
Related: All Armor and Locations in Tears of the Kingdom (TotK).
Once you’re on the central island, you’ll see there’s a stone mechanism that will sling shot you into the air. Beside it is a wheel which you can turn with Ultrahand. Turn the wheel to make the slingshot contraption turn right. It won’t be perfectly on the island, but it’ll suit our purposes just fine.
Stand in front of the mechanism and it will fling you up, allowing you to glide to the island that is absolutely full of ore. And on the other side is a chest with a Sage’s Will. On this island alone, I got 11 Luminous Stones and three Amber. Not a bad haul! Unfortunately, you’ll have to wait until the next Blood Moon for the ore to respawn, but you can do that by just afk’ing and letting the in-game days pass.
Stepping foot into BotW’s Zora’s Domain jostles an undisputed feeling of grandiosity. We gaze upon an intricate network of spiral stairways, etched with dazzling silver interlace. Triumphant pillars overlook the residents. They’re illuminated by a lurid turquoise glow, casting ghosts on courtly pathways beneath a star-studded evening sky. At its core resides a hallmark sculpture, an open-mouthed Koi whose fin stretches high toward the heavens.
But beneath the glamor of this ornate high-rise settlement, the Zora harbor an unsettling secret. Beneath the immaculate display of avarice…
Zora’s Domain is made of dead folk.
Aha! We dug up rumors claiming that Luminous Stone earns its refulgent glow from the Souls of the Dead. Now that’s a lead!
But the developers at Nintendo EPD left this lore ambiguous. We’re investigators. We want hardened facts. After all, ethereal characteristics in Luminous Stone could root back to an old Zonai superstition passed down by word of mouth.
We’ll have to follow the breadcrumb trail. That trail points toward a set of Luminous Armor, which we’ll find tucked deep in the criminal underbelly of Gerudo Town.
The Gerudo Secret Club.
It’s a shady occultist shop – bristling with hand-crafted oddities. We deciphered a secret password to trot through the seedy back-alley door. We tried “Ah yes! The weather seems lovely today!” with the traditional wink, to no avail. ‘Password’ was also bunk.
A dead end. We stood lost. Disoriented in a chapped, sun-scorched bazaar – devoid of even the slightest mirage of hope. It was time for a drink.
Then, against all odds, we overheard some Noble Canteen gossip before the trail ran cold. Although, I admit we aroused suspicion in the process.
Are the BotW Zora secretly a malevolent species? Do they spin a convoluted web of lies?
Zora’s Domain nestles itself in a cove.
It’s also engulfed in towering cliffside crags, consumed by roaring waterfalls. It’s under the constant erosion of torrential currents. A dreary, solemn overcast cloaks the atmosphere like a rambling ocean of demise.
This little pocket of Lanayru isn’t an area brimming with natural lighting, to say the least.
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Torches seem… idealistic.
I’ve always envisioned parallels between Zora and Ancient Greeks.
They’re advanced. They’re predominantly seafarers colonized on merciless terrain. They govern themselves with strict ordinances and maintain a high stature. Heck, in Breath of the Wild, we even see their domain snatch exemplary traits from Ionic Order Greek Architecture: Fluted Columns split from structures by an abacus, a multi-level decorative cornice resting at the roots of rooftops.
Now, I don’t have an uncle who works at Nintendo. I don’t have any insider knowledge. I haven’t planted any nanoscopic probes in Aonuma’s brain tissue. But, if this post wasn’t a dead giveaway, I adore some good old-fashioned folklore. I bet I can land a few headshots after tossing enough pottery around.
Since I etched a line in the dirt comparing Zora to Ancient Greeks, I’ll mention the oldest record of luminous stones. We’re talking 450 BCE.
The temple of Heracles allegedly boasted two extravagant pillars. A pillar of gold and another of green gems, both gleaming through the night like a frat house under a black light. Scholars believe that priests laid lamps in glass pillars to deceive the locals.
I like that this story aligns with the illuminated pillars of Zora’s Domain, but I want to shatter more pots. Stronger muses exist. I know it.
We smash into our first green rupee here:
There’s an ancient Indian proverb stating,
“The city of Kapila has gems so bright that darkness like poverty could find no place.”
Kapila was a Hindu sage, again, from a time before pen and paper. The proverb arose sometime between 400 BCE to 300 CE. In fact, Kapila was likely a handful of dudes stacked in a trenchcoat. I mean, that’s a 700-year legacy, my guy. What kind of anti-aging Lizalfos guts did he spread on that face of his? Anyway, Kapila was more popular than Kanye. He had a city of followers.
The quote resonates with Zora lore. It highlights the idea that Luminous Stone pillars ward off poverty. It matches their regal composure. We don’t detect traces of vagrants or vagabonds within the domain’s protection, either.
Thanks to the power of etymology, we can track luminous stone rumors from India into the borders of China. They began nabbing phrases like “Shining night jade disk.”
Breath of the Wild’s Luminous Stones unleash a green glow, too. I like where this dusty road leads. Let’s follow it:
“The king holds in his hand a jewel five inches in diameter, which cannot be burnt by fire, and which shines in (the darkness of) night like a torch. The king rubs his face with it daily, and though he surpassed ninety he retains his youthful looks.”
Jackpot, baby! We unraveled the inspiration backing Link’s hundred-year nap. Sure, opening scenes of Link oversleeping evolved into a Zelda-series meme… but a century of hibernation? That’s overkill!
Anyway, this text originates from a Song Dynasty Scholar named Zhao Rukuo. He wrote the Zhu Fan Zhi. The friendly translation boils down to “Records of Foreign People,” but I’m pretty sure he called us all “Barbarous.”
Just like the origin tale of Exeggutor, word of this resplendent stone traveled along the silk road into the hands of Europeans. Marco Polo documented the same stone as “The Red Palace Illuminator.” It offers insight on the stone’s lavish reputation. I mean, stories didn’t travel halfway across the globe every day.
Anyway, that’s a wrap. Thanks for sticking the journey out with me. Sherlocking the secret conspiracy behind Zora’s Domain and writing about Luminous Stone was a refreshing change of pace from mechanical guides like farming dragon horns or BotW cooking guides.
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