Tears of the Kingdom Players Are Once Again Elaborately Murdering the Yiga Clan

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom players are using the game’s new Ultrahand ability to create some ridiculously elaborate traps to stay one step ahead of the pesky Yiga Clan.

These sneaky baddies roam the map dressed up as normal NPCs before launching an attack on Link out of the blue. Thanks to the power of respawning, however, the player is able to get one step ahead of the undercover attacker.

Though this was also a trend in predecessor Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom players like Fareeha on Twitter (below) are using the new mechanics to essentially create death traps for the poor Yiga Clan members.

the most efficient way to deal with all those pesky yiga clan members #TearsOfTheKingdom #Zelda pic.twitter.com/yNInXOqpx0

— Fareeha (@AskFareeha) May 21, 2023

Fareeha put together a remotely detonated lava shower, triggered by a bomb when the Yiga Clan member jumps out to attack. This enclosed the NPC in a box before lava spewed down from above, making short work of the enemy (though Fareeha admitted they “spent way too long on this thing”).

“I’m going to kill Ganon with a shower,” they added. All’s fair in love and war, of course, and the Yiga Clan definitely started this fight. Tears of the Kingdom players are also taken by the clan’s obsession with Link, as their hideout holds unflattering drawings of the Hyrulian.

Tears of the Kingdom seems to include tons of tiny details like these to keep players intrigued, with someone recently discovering that Hyrule’s citizens have unique dialogue if Link skips the opening area.

Players are also using the new powers to shortcut their way through Korok puzzles and straight up bully the forest dwellers.

In our 10/10 review of the game, IGN said: “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is an unfathomable follow-up, expanding a world that already felt full beyond expectation and raising the bar ever higher into the clouds.”

And for help with everything Tears of the Kingdom, take a look at our Tears of the Kingdom Walkthrough and Guide about making your way through Hyrule. In fact, you can start here:

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer and acting UK news editor. He’ll talk about The Witcher all day.