Learn how to shield glide and skate in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom with expert tips and techniques for mastering these essential traversal skills in the game.Link can once again use shields to slide across the ground like he was skateboarding or surfing in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Here’s how to do it really easily!
A fun mechanic that returns in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom from the previous game in the series is the ability to slide on a shield as if you were skateboarding or surfing. In addition, this game has added some new ways to use this sliding mechanic. If you don’t know how to skate on a shield, what button combinations to use or what you should know about this mechanic, we explain everything below in this entry of our complete guide
How to slide with a shield?
The option to slide with a shield on the ground is available again in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and can be activated in the same way as in Breath of the Wild. You just need to have a shield equipped and perform the following button combination :
- Take out a shield: Press the ZL button on the controller.
- Perform a jump: by pressing the X button.
- While in the air: Quickly press the A button to jump on top of the shield.
If you do this combination correctly, Link will ride his own shield in the air and when he lands on the ground he will slide quickly .
Obviously, for this movement technique to be much more effective, it is recommended to do it on some kind of slope . Link needs to gain some momentum in order to be able to slide for a longer period of time, so on flat ground it doesn’t make much sense to do this.
Shield sliding is extremely useful, for example, when you want to descend a mountain in a short time. Keep in mind that while you are on the shield you will still be riding on it even if you jump. You can even jump, open the paraglider , fly for a while and then fall back to the ground riding the shield .
Tricks and other details about shield sliding
We want to tell you some additional details about shield sliding. First, it is important to remember that shields lose durability when you slide with them. This happens if you do it on mountainous or dirt terrain . If you slide on snow or desert sand, the shield cannot be broken.
On the other hand, in this game you can combine your shields with certain zonnan items and gadgets . Two of the most interesting uses are these:
- Combine the shield with a Slider: this way the shield will be much more resistant to wear and tear while you slide.
- Combine the shield with a mining cart: if you do this, you can skate on rails as if you were grinding them with a skateboard (although the durability will wear off pretty quickly).
Now you know everything you need to do to slide like a master with your shields. Take advantage of this cool mechanic whenever you want!