Protect yourself from Lightning in Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Guide includes what is lightning, save yourself from lightning strikes, metal weapons, and more!
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Lighting Protection - How To Avoid Lighting Damage
Unequip Metal Equipment

Lightning will strike Link if he is wearing metal equipment. When lightning is about to strike, Link will gradually become electrified, so remove metal equipment to avoid this. You can also check your inventory since metal equipment will have an electric effect if lightning is present.
Get Under A Roof Or Large Tree

If you get under a roof or a large tree, lightning will not be able to strike you. For example, it can be a cliff ledge so long as there is an obstruction between Link and the sky. However, if it is a small tree, be aware that it may be hit directly and fall down, or it may fall down on you.
Lightning - Details
Damages & Electrocutes On The Area It Strikes

The area where the lightning strikes will be damaged and electrocuted regardless of whoever or whatever is in it. Note that Link may get killed by lightning strikes if he has low Hearts.
Throwing A Metal Weapon Causes Lighting To Strike It
If you equip a metal weapon and throw it with the R button, lightning will strike the weapon you throw. It can be used as a means of avoiding lightning, but if you throw it at the location of enemies, you can bait the lightning to hit them!
Tears of the Kingdom Related Articles
Useful Articles From Beginning To Endgame
Link's New Abilities
Things To Know
Purah Pad - Uses & Abilities
▶How To Use Camera | ▶Hero's Path Mode |
▶Sensor + | ▶Shrine Sensor |
▶Travel Medallion | ▶How To Use Ultrahand |
▶Fuse | ▶Ascend |
▶Autobuild | ▶Recall |
Equipment Related
▶Master Sword | ▶Hylian Shield |
▶Repair Weapon | ▶Reroll Weapon Effects |
▶Upgrade Armor | ▶Best Fusion & Fuse |
▶Inventory Expansion | ▶Make An Axe |
Farming & Cooking
Farming Related | |
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▶Rupees Farming | ▶Arrows Farming |
▶Bomb Flowers Farming | |
Cooking Related | |
▶Best Food Recipes | ▶How To Cook |
▶How To Make A Fire | ▶Spicy Recipe |
Horse Related
▶Catch A Horse | ▶Reroll A Horse |
▶Get The Best Horse | ▶How To Get Epona |
▶Towing Harness |
Map Related
Locations & Collections | |
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▶Horned Statue | ▶Rock Octorok |
▶Stables | ▶Sage's Will |
▶Forge Construct | ▶Schematic |
▶Great Fairy | ▶Geoglyphs |
▶Poe | ▶Malanya Spring |
▶Bubbul Gem | ▶Where To Buy A House |
▶Light Gragon | ▶How To Find Naydra |
Route To Each Location | |
▶Lurelin Village | ▶Kakariko Village |
▶Kara Kara Bazaar | ▶Gerudo Town |
▶Goron City | ▶Lucky Clover Gazette |
▶Zora's Domain | ▶Hateno Village |
▶Bedrock Bistro | ▶Lost Woods~Korok Forest |
▶Rito Village | ▶Yunoboco HQ |
▶Forgotten Temple | ▶Lookout Landing Hidden Passage |
Others | |
▶Cold Resistance | ▶Heat Resistance |
▶Cure Gloom | ▶Avoid Lightning |
▶Break A Crate | ▶Remove Sludge |
▶Mine Ore Deposits | ▶Catch Dandelion Seeds |
▶Blood Moon | ▶Ways To Travel |
▶Summon Satori | ▶How To Pass Time |
▶Get To Sky Island | ▶Cross Iron Bars |
▶Change Weather | ▶Cross Broken Rail |
▶Cross Water | ▶How To Catch Fish |
Zonai Related
Combat, Skills, and Controls
System and Others
▶New Features | ▶Points of No Return |
▶Amiibo Benefits | ▶Should You Play BotW? |
▶What Carries Over? | ▶How To Save |
▶Can You Play Multiplayer? | ▶Change Difficulty |
▶Death Penalty | ▶Required Storage |
▶Best Settings | ▶Kingdom Edition |
▶Collector's Edition |