Where to Find the Light Dragon - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Guide - IGN (2024)

The mysterious Light Dragon in Tears of the Kingdom is the newest addition to the dragons that roam the skies of Hyrule. However, unlike the three returning dragons, the Light Dragon not only flies around a set area but circles the entirety of Hyrule's skies. A majestic gold and jade creature, it also flies at a much higher altitude than the other dragons and has healing properties. This page will guide you through the multiple ways you can find the Light Dragon in TotK, including the quests you must complete and the dragon's flying path throughout Hyrule.

Besides the valuable dragon parts you can use for elixirs and infusions, the Light Dragon is also the location of Tap to Reveal.

Jump to:

• How to Find the Light Dragon's Location
• Light Dragon Path
• How to Get on the Light Dragon
• Light Dragon Materials

How to Find the Light Dragon's Location

The most straightforward way of finding the Light Dragon's path and locating the Master Sword is by completing these two main quests:

• The Dragon's Tears
• Recovering the Hero's Sword

The Dragon's Tears can be completed once you've visited all 11 geoglyphs and witnessed all the memories in the Dragon's Tears. Afterward, the Light Dragon will shed a new tear that fell to the Rist Peninsula in the Akkala region.

Witnessing the 12th Tear of the Dragon memory will lower its flying height from around 1500-2200 meters to 700-800 meters, making it easier to use the Skyview Towers to glide above the dragon.

Recovering the Hero's Sword is a quest you can activate after reaching the Korok Forest and helping the Deku Tree defeat Phantom Ganon. This main quest will mark the Light Dragon's path on your map.

Light Dragon Path

• If the quest is active on your Adventure Log, you'll always see the Light Dragon's current location.

How to Get on the Light Dragon

Now that you have what it takes to get on the Light Dragon easily, you'll just have to fast-travel to the nearest Skyview Tower, launch yourself, and land atop its body.

Fast-traveling won't affect the location of any dragons in Tears of the Kingdom, making it the best shortcut tool to get on top of them. However, the other three dragons have an elemental base on their body, so be sure to have the proper resistance armor or food before landing on them.

• Note that compared to the other three dragons' 30-minute loop, the Light Dragon takes around two real-time hours to complete its path around the map.

Once you've landed on the Light Dragon, reach the top of its head and interact with the Master Sword.

You'll need at least two full stamina circles to pull the sword out completely—if you fail, you'll need to collect more Light of Blessing from the shrines and return when you have the proper amount of stamina.

Keep in mind that grabbing the Master Sword from the dragon will complete the Recovering the Hero's Sword main quest and remove the Light Dragon's path marker from your map.

If you'd like to farm more of the Light Dragon's materials, we recommend taking out Link's Master Sword later in the game, as the marker is handy for finding the Light Dragon's current location.

Light Dragon Materials

• A Light Dragon Horn can be gained by hitting the frontal glowing horns
• A Shard of Light Dragon Fang can be gained by shooting the mouth area. You must jump off and shoot the lower jaw - hitting it above the muzzle with a melee attack will get you a Scale.
• A Light Dragon Claw can be gained by hitting the glowing claw tips under its body
• A Light Dragon Scale can be gained by hitting most other points on its body
• A Shard of Light Dragon Spike can be gained by hitting its glowing spikes along its body, or picked up from the back if you land on it.