You can collect up to 18 memories in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom; however, some can only be collected after a certain point in the main story. If you are looking to collect all 18 memories, you should be aware that it will be a time-consuming process and cannot be completed instantly.
The memories can be collected in chronological order, and it is recommended to follow them because some of them contain major spoilers for the main story. Many of these memories cover the main story beats, such as an incident that shows the Master Sword's fate in Zelda TOTK.
How To Unlock Dragon Tear Memories in Zelda: TOTK
Every memory in Zelda TOTK is linked to a quest, and most of these memories will trigger a cutscene upon completion. However, Dragon Tears need to be found individually, and not all are in the most convenient locations. There are 12 Dragon Tear memories in total, and Link needs to trigger a quest in order to find all of them. To start the quest, you must speak to Cado near the New Serenne Stable in Zelda: TOTK, who will then direct him to Impa, who will introduce the concept of Geoglyphs to Link.
Impa will ask to visit the Zelda TOTK's Forgotten Temple where he will find a map that has the location of every Geoglyph across Hyrule. Since this information is only available at the Forgotten Temple, there is a way to save this information for future use.
Use Link's camera on the Purah Pad to take a picture of the map so that you can access it in-game. You can also use the Nintendo Switch's Screenshot button to capture the photo.
All Eighteen Memory Locations in Zelda: TOTK
Here are the locations of all 18 memories you can find in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, including the 12 Dragon Tears that must be collected manually.
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Quest |
Memory Name |
Location |
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1 |
Trail of the Master Sword |
The Master Sword's Power |
This memory is acquired after defeating the Gloom Hands and Phantom Ganon inside the Deku Tree Chasm in Zelda: TOTK. Speak with the Deku Tree to receive it. Link must have unlocked the Korok Forest to start this quest. |
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2 |
Crisis At Hyrule Castle |
The Awakening |
There is no way to find this memory, as it is the one that triggers the beginning of the entire game when the Demon King awakens in the opening cutscene. Therefore, all players will automatically have this. |
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3 |
The Dragon Tears |
Where Am I? |
Rauru Geoglyph is located near Rauru's left eye. |
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4 |
An Unfamiliar World |
Rauru and Sonia's Castle Geoglyph - In the dead center towards the top. |
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5 |
Mineru's Counsel |
Purah Pad Geoglyph - In the center circle, there will be three tears at the top. Collect the middle tear. |
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6 |
The Gerudo Assault |
The Molduga Geoglyph will be covered with trees, but it is right in the top left where the Molduga's tail begins to curve over. |
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7 |
A Show of Fealty |
The Ganondorf Geoglyph is on the side of a mountain, but the tear will be on a ledge right at the top of Gandolf's shoulder. |
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Zelda and Sonia |
The Sonia Geoglyph is on the right side of the Glyph in her hair. There will be a large swirl towards the bottom; it is just above it, underneath the smaller swirl of hair. |
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9 |
Sonia Is Caught By Treachery |
The Scimtar Geoglyph is inn the far left of the crossguard. Which will be the right side when looking from the perspective of the map. |
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10 |
Birth of the Demon King |
Demon King Geoglyph will be on the far left amidst the hair. |
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11 |
Crisis At Hyrule Castle |
The Demon King's Army |
After completing the Regional Phenomena quest, talk to Purah in Lookout Landing in Zelda: TOTK, who will lead Link to Hyrule Castle. The memory will be obtained after defeating the required enemies. |
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12 |
The Dragon Tears |
The Sages' Vow |
Secret Stone Geoglyph - Where the stone caves in on the left, go straight across to the curve on the opposite side to find the memory. |
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13 |
A King's Duty |
Sonia's Headstone - On the far left, it will be in the highest part of the flowers. |
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14 |
Guidance of Ages Past |
The Imprisoning War |
Received automatically at the end of the Guidance of Ages Past Quest in Zelda: TOTK. Link will be led to this location by a marker on his map. |
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15 |
The Dragon Tears |
A Master Sword in Time |
Master Sword Geoglyph - The blade tip will be at the top of a large peak. The Tear is at the very top. |
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16 |
Guidance of Ages Past |
Critical Decisions |
Received automatically at the end of the associated quest. Link will be led to this location by a marker on his map. |
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17 |
The Dragon Tears |
Tears of the Dragon |
This memory will be marked on Link's map as an objective point once all the other tears have been collected and the scene showing the Light Dragon in Zelda: TOTK has finished. |
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18 |
Recovering The Hero's Sword |
Zelda's Wish |
This memory will be automatically retrieved once Link successfully pulls the Master Sword in Zelda: TOTK. The |
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Master SwordYou can view every collected memory at any time in the Purah Pad's Adventure Log. Each memory will also have a brief description of the memory for players wanting every lore detail. You can continue your journey to complete Link's final tasks in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom with all his newfound information and context.
