ThroughoutThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, you will come across loads of side quests. Every village, city, and stable you find will have some sort of side quest that one of the NPCs will send you off on. Some of these give amazing rewards, while others don’t.
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It can become tedious trying to decide which quests are worth it and which ones aren’t. Some can give you armor sets, more inventory, or even more features on your Purah Pad. Those quests are the ones that you want to focus on, and this list will help you figure out which ones are the best.
Updated by Erin Rice on July 26, 2025:The longer The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is out, the more quests players will discover. This update added 5 additional entries that players should try out if they want to get the most out of their time playing the game.
30The Tarrey Town Race Is On!
This quest is given to you by Fernison at the Hudson Construction Site near Tarrey Town. They will ask you to help build a racecar for those in the town to race. Once you do that, you will be asked to beat the best racer’s time.
Completing this quest not only unlocks the Tarrey Town Race, but it also allows you to recruit the racecar driver to come to Lurelin Village. There, you can participate in a boat race against them, making this worthwhile.
29Messages From An Ancient Era
This quest is given to you by Wortsworth in Lookout Landing. Here, he will tell you that there are ancient stone tablets that fell from the sky and document ancient legends. He will task you with finding them all and reporting back.
Not only does this quest allow you to learn a little more about the Zonai people (those who founded Hyrule), but it also gives you a unique opportunity to dive into Zelda lore. Once you finish the quest, you will obtain the Zonai Survey Team Paraglider Fabric.
28A Trip Through History
This is a quest given to you by Bugut in Kakariko Village. He will tell you that there are four stone tablets around the Ring Ruins in town that hold secrets to the Zonai people. However, he cannot reach them all.
This quest doesn’t give you anything great as a reward, but, it opens up more opportunities to understand Zelda lore. These stone tablets were placed there by the Zonai and offer a unique look into what they believed.
27Uma’s Garden
This quest is given to you by Uma in Hateno Village. She will ask you to give her some plants so that she can add them to her garden and tend to them while you are out adventuring. She will then offer you some when they grow.
What makes this an amazing quest is that it unlocks the ability to grow plants in Hateno Village. Uma will tend the garden for you, all you need to do is tell her what to plant and bring her the crop so she can do so.
26The Incomplete Stable
This quest is given to you by Karson in Lookout Landing. Karson was working on building a new stable in Lookout Landing, but he cannot finish putting the roof on. Without it, the horses won’t be protected from the elements.
Once you complete this very simple quest, you will unlock a mini-stable in Lookout Landing. While it won’t function as a stable for you to rest at, you can take horses, board horses, and register wild horses at it.
25Photographing A Chuchu
This quest is given to Link by Sayge, the owner of Hateno Village’s Dye Shop. At first, it seems like this quest is just a pretty ridiculous one. After all, Sayge wants you to photograph a Chuchu so that he can create a paraglider fabric out of it. Taking a picture of a blue Chuchu and returning to him is all this quest entails.
While the Chuchu fabric might not be the best choice out of all the fabrics, some of the others you can unlock after this quest are. This opens up the opportunity to get tons of new fabrics, including some inspired by horses, Gleeoks, Lynels, etc. You can get some pretty interesting fabrics that certainly beat the default fabric. The Gleeok one is extremely interesting.
24Legend Of The Great Sky Island
If you return to the Temple of Time on theGreat Sky Islandand climb to the top, you will find a Zonai Stewart waiting for you. He will tell you that he was asked to tell the story of the Great Sky Island to anyone who is able to light all the campfires around the island without landing.
Once you do this, you will get the Zonai Fabric for your paraglider. However, that is not why this quest is worth it. You will then learn the truth behind why there are floating islands in the sky and what their purpose is.
23Master Kohga Of The Yiga Clan
While exploring The Depths, you will run intoMaster Kohga of the Yiga Clan. He will tell you that he has been planning his revenge since Link shoved him into The Depths during the events ofBreath of the Wild.
While following this questline, players will get to see multiple Abandoned Mines throughout The Depths. They will also obtain Crystallized Charges and different Yiga Schematics for following Kohga and trying to stop him, making it well worth it.
22The Legacy Of The Rito
The Legacy of the Rito involves Link finding some materials for Teba so that he can make theGreat Eagle Bow. These materials include 3 diamonds, 5 pieces of wood, and aSwallow Bow. Upon returning to Teba, he will craft Link one as well.
This is so important because the Great Eagle Bow was used by Revali, the Champion of the Rito. This is one of the best bows in the game. It has a damage of 28 and can shoot 3 arrows at once, essentially tripling the bow’s damage.
21Walton’s Treasure Hunt
Aftering curing the Great Deku Tree, Link is able to freely move around the Korok Forest and a small amount in the Lost Woods. While exploring, you will come across Walton on top of the Great Deku Tree. He has hidden aForest Dweller’s Spear, Sword, and Shield around the area and needs you to find it.
The reward for completing the quest is that you get a Forest Dweller’s Spear, Sword, Shield and Bow. The Spear and Sword offer a special effect where single-use fusion items can be reused. The bow offers a damage of 15 but has a triple shot, making the damage 45. Finally, the shield has a defense of 30. These amazing items make this quest worth it.
