The Zonai are integral to The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but not just for story and lore. Their technology can also be a key part of your adventure, and we want to tell you all about the Zonai devices you can find around the world.
This ancient race was technologically advanced compared to the Hyrule of today, and following the Upheaval, you can find many of their devices across Hyrule. If you want to know more about the Zonai Tribe, check out our (rather spoiler-y) look at them.
Otherwise, here's our guide on how to use Zonai devices, a list of all Zonai devices, and where to find each type.
Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom: All Zonai Devices, How To Use, Where To Get Capsules
What is a Zonai device?
A Zonai device is a piece of machinery or technology created by the Zonai that you can use with Energy Cells.
Zonai devices can either be found lying around the world or inside little Zonai capsules that you can get from Device Dispensers.
How do I use a Zonai device?
First of all, you need to have energy in your Energy Cells. You get given an Energy Cell, containing three Energy Wells, during the tutorial on the Great Sky Island. But to use more devices for longer periods of time, you need to increase your battery. Find out how to do that in our Energy Cells guide.
Otherwise, all you need to do is put the device down and either hit it (with a weapon or arrow) or interact with it. The Wings in particular don't need
If it's a capsule you want to use, go into your inventory — either the quick menu with up (then sort with Y to get Zonai devices up front) or by pressing X to enter the main menu — select the device you want and press the Drop button to get it out of the capsule.
What's a Zonai device capsule?
Capsules are a one-time-use Zonai device. You can carry these in your inventory, but once you drop them/open the capsule, you won't be able to pocket that item again. You can get capsules from Device Dispensers or in treasure chests across Hyrule.
What's a Device Dispenser?
Device Dispensers look a little bit like gachapon machines, but they're a lot nicer. These will give you the capsules you need to use during your adventure.
Most of these are found in the Sky, although there are two on the surface and there's an additional one in the Depths. In the Sky, they're mostly found on islands that are also home to a Shrine — look out for islands that have one circle and four long platforms coming out of them, as these are the most common locations. They appear as a little seafoam green circle on the map.
How to get Zonai device capsules?
When you find a Device Dispenser, you need to drop in Zonai Charges. You can use both ordinary and Large Zonai Charges, both of which you can pick up from defeating Constructs, examining decayed Constructs in the Sky, or exchanging Zonaite at the Forges in the Depths.
You can drop in five Charges at a time, and the more charges you give, the more capsules you'll get back. You can't pick what capsules you get, but each Dispenser has a pool of devices it can give you. We'll list where you can get each device in the section below.
Here are how many capsules you can get depending on how many charges you drop into the machine:
| Number of charges | Zonai Charge capsules | Large Zonai Charge capsules |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 capsule | 10 capsules |
| 2 | 3 capsules | 22 capsules |
| 3 | 5 capsules | 34 capsules |
| 4 | 8 capsules | 47 capsules |
| 5 | 12 capsule | 60 capsules |
How to buy Zonai devices
Initially, you can only get capsules from Device Dispensers or chests. However, once you've completely maxed out your battery, you'll be able to buy all Zonai devices — including the Big Battery — from the Constructs at the Crystal Refineries. This is the only way to get Big Batteries outside of finding them in chests.
All Zonai devices and locations
Below is a list of all Zonai devices, where you can find them, and what you use them for.
Remember, you can sort the table out alphabetically by clicking on the header.
| Zonai device | Uses | Dispenser locations |
|---|---|---|
| Fan | Vehicle movement, glide updraft | Great Sky Island (East, South) East Hebra Sky South Eldin Sky Courage Island (Hyrule Ridge Sky) Thunderhead Isles (Faron Sky) Dragonhead Island (Faron Sky) Hudson Construction Site (Akkala) |
| Wing | Vehicle (aerial) | Great Sky Island (East) East Hebra Sky Tabantha Sky North Necluda Sky |
| Cart | Vehicle | East Hebra Sky Sokkala Sky West Necluda Sky Dragonhead Island (Faron Sky) |
| Balloon | Hot-air balloon | Courage Island (Hyrule Ridge Sky) West Necluda Sky Hudson Construction Site (Akkala) |
| Rocket | Fast movement, offence | West Hebra Sky Hudson Construction Site (Akkala) Construct Factory (Depths) |
| Time Bomb | Offence - good on arrows | West Hebra Sky Courage Island (Hyrule Ridge Sky) Sky Mine (Sokkala Sky) Zonaite Forge Island (Necluda Sky) North Necluda Sky |
| Portable Pot | One-time cooking pot, hold wheels | Great Sky Island (East, South)
West Hebra Sky |
| Flame Emitter | Offence, hot-air balloon | Great Sky Island (East, South) Bravery Island (Great Hyrule Forest Sky) West Hebra Sky Zonaite Forge Island (Necluda Sky) |
| Frost Emitter | Offence - freezes | Tabantha Sky Zonaite Forge Island (Necluda Sky) |
| Shock Emitter | Offence — electrocutes | North Hyrule Sky Thunderhead Isles (Faron Sky) |
| Beam Emitter | Offence | Valor Island (Lanayru Sky) Zonaite Forge Island (Necluda Sky) East Gerudo Sky |
| Hydrant | Water Temple, Fire Temple, Ignus Talus | South Eldin Sky Sky Mine (Sokkala Sky) Valor Island (Lanayru Sky) West Necluda Sky |
| Steering Stick | Vehicles - ability to steer | North Hyrule Sky Valor Island (Lanayru Sky) East Gerudo Sky East Necluda Sky Dragonhead Island (Faron Sky) Hudson Construction Site (Akkala) |
| Big Wheel | Vehicles, gives more grip/control | South Eldin Sky Didogg Suspension Bridge Construct Factory (Depths) |
| Small Wheel | Vehicles | Tabantha Sky East Necluda Sky Hudson Construction Site (Akkala) Construct Factory (Depths) |
| Sled | Vehicles, shield surfing | East Hebra Sky East Gerudo Sky |
| Battery | Increases battery | Bravery Island (Great Hyrule Forest Sky) South Eldin Sky Thunderhead Isles (Faron Sky) Didogg Suspension Bridge |
| Big Battery | Increases battery greatly | N/A |
| Spring | Launching into air | Valor Island (Lanayru Sky) North Necluda Sky Didogg Suspension Bridge |
| Cannon | Offence | Sokkala Sky East Necluda Sky North Necluda Sky |
| Stabilizer | Stabilise vehicles, platforms | West Necluda Sky |
| Hover Stone | Create platforms mid-air | Sky Mine (Sokkala Sky) |
| Light | Seeing in the Depths | East Hebra Sky
North Hyrule Sky |
| Stake | Positioning ramps, platforms, weapons | Sokkala Sky East Gerudo Sky Didogg Suspension Bridge |
| Mirror | Mirror Shield, light puzzles | Tabantha Sky East Gerudo Sky |
| Homing Cart | Follows enemies, use with emitters or cannon | North Hyrule Sky Sokkala Sky Sky Mine (Sokkala Sky) Zonaite Forge Island (Necluda Sky) |
| Construct Head | Will track enemies, use with emitters or cannon | Bravery Island (Great Hyrule Forest Sky)
Sokkala Sky |
Of course, the TOTK community is hugely creative with Zonai devices, and we're just listing a few basic uses for them. We've got a fantastic round-up of some of the most creative builds we've seen, so have a look at that for some inspiration.
Otherwise, check out our full Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom walkthrough for more tips, tricks, and maps.
Comments 6
I've passed about 8 of these and had no clue how to interact with it. I've largely bypassed most things Zonai as there's so much else to do... even 65 hours in.
Perhaps I'm alone, but I feel the battery / Zonai device aspect of the game hasn't been explained very clearly.
Zonai cannons act like bomb flowers when you fuse them to arrows. On a 5 shot Savage Lynel Bow it's like your own personal armageddon. Just don't do it close range.
@lyle_catcliffe just hold either Zonai charges or Large Zonai charges near the "pot" at the foot of the dispenser. Then when you back out it'll let you drop them in. Similarf to how you cook.
If you put in 5 Zonai charges you get a few. But if you drop in 5 large zonaite charges you'll get a bunch of them.
@Gumdrop ah brilliant - I’ll give that a go, thank you
@lyle_catcliffe they're rwally fun and useful once you get the hang of them
The best way to mine rock walls is fusing a zonai cannon on a stake, putting it on the floor facing the wall and hit it. You can also move this cannon around with ultrahand all the while it destroys the walls.
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