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While players loved the outside-the-box thinking that Breath Of The Wild offered them, one gameplay mechanic that still surprised many was just how easy it was for Link to be felled by a strike of lightning whenever it rained. In Tears Of The Kingdom, the threat of smiting still exists, but there's now an armor set to help relieve the sting from enemies who love electricity.
Consider the Rubber Armor a reward for dealing with electrocution, as you'll face a good handful of lightning while getting the full set.
Updated by Wyatt Grondin on June 22nd, 2023: A detailed list of the materials needed to fully upgrade the Rubber Armor set has been added, as well as a deeper description of the armor's usefulness.
How To Get The Rubber Armor
The main body of the Rubber Armor will be found in Whistling Cave at coordinates 3351, -2143, and 0119. You'll also be in the area of the Teniten Shrine, in case that helps you further navigate the area.
The entrance to the cave will be blocked by a large rock wall. Claymores can destroy rock walls, and so can weapons fused with a rock or boulder. If you don't mind using the precious resource, you can also destroy this rock wall with a Bomb Flower.
There will be a lot of enemies inside this cave, and more than a few of them will use lightning-based attacks. Basically, the reward you get for reaching the end of this cave is something that would have made this specific journey much easier. The Keese are particularly annoying as their zaps can make Link drop his held weapon or bow. Keep your distance as best you can with a ranged attack; only one or two should do the trick to kill these bats.
To get further into the cave, you have to burn these vines away with fire. Throwing or shooting Red ChuChu Jelly or a Fire Fruit will do the trick or even a Ruby-fused weapon. There will be more enemies as you progress, the most dangerous being the Like Likes. A specific Like Like will signify you're finally in the right spot.
An electric Like Like will be your final obstacle. While looking even more deadly than the regular version, the same rules apply for killing it; just get it to expose the weak point in its mouth and smack that until it dies.
After that, aim a Bomb Flower at the rock wall in the ceiling, or try and throw a weapon that will break it.
You can now finally open the chest containing the Rubber Armor.
How To Get The Rubber Helm
For the helmet, you'll be heading to the Cave in Sarjon Woods at coordinates 1397, -3120, 0028.
This cave is a bit of a strange place for the armor, as there won't be any electric enemies. Instead, it's a long stream you'll either have to swim down (unless you already have craftable rafts thanks to Instabuild), leaving you are at the mercy of the flow. If you have the Zora Armor and good stamina, you may find this easy though. This will especially help you when it comes to the vines, as you can swim between them, while you'd need to destroy them if on a raft.
Later on, you'll find already cut trees you can Fuse together if you'd like. The only benefit of riding on a raft or these trees has it that there are a few Horriblins, but you can just swim up to a rock on the side and shoot them into the stream with an arrow to instakill them. There is also a Like Like just after the spot you find the trees, but the current is fast enough that you can go right past it without fighting it.
In every cave Misko hid a piece of armor, there is a Bubbulfrog, but they are usually on a different path. For Sarjon Woods, this Bubbulfrog will let you know you're about to tumble over a waterfall. Ditch your raft if you're on one and get ready to paraglide down.
Right in front of where you'll crash-land is the treasure chest holding the Rubber Helm.
How To Get The Rubber Tights
At coordinates 4248, -0239, -0024, you'll find a hole in the ground that leads you to Horon Lagoon Cave. Once again, you will be wading through some water, but the trip is shorter this time around.
At the start of the cave, you have the option of grabbing a plank of wood to float down. Without a way to push this down the stream, it's not too great of an option. Again, you may be best off swimming in with the Zora Armor.
There aren't any enemies this time, but there is a long rail of spikes in the water. The way the water works in Horon Lagoon Cave is that there's a tide that rises and falls.
Simply wait until the tide rises above these spikes and swim over them.
You'll swim to a small island in the center, where you can see a wall of breakable rocks in the ceiling. If you don't want to waste an arrow or Bombflower, you don't have to; there's a spear and a rock on this island you can Fuse together, then aim and throw at the wall. You'll need to throw the spear twice to break the rocks.
You'll just need to climb up to the hole to find the treasure chest holding the Rubber Tights.
Full Set Benefits
Each piece of the Rubber Armor reduces damage from electric attacks, but wearing the full set will nullify all damage from electricity. This means area attacks using electric magic, and touching anything electric ranging from electrified shrine puzzles to electric Keese, will now do nothing to Link. This stays true even when swimming or in the rain.
In addition, this also means Link will no longer drop his shields or weapons when attacked with electricity. It should be noted that slashing attacks and the like will still hurt you, but electric enemies rely on their magic far more often than their strength, so wearing this armor set severely underpowers them. Be they Keese, Wizzrobes, Lizalfos, and even the mighty Gleeok lose most of their attacks when you wear this armor. And this is before upgrades are taken into consideration.
Upgrading The Rubber Armor
The Rubber Armor will need a lot of Lizalfos parts to be fully upgraded, among other things.
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Upgrade Level |
Defense Rating |
Rupees Needed |
Materials Needed |
|---|---|---|---|
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1-Star |
5 |
10 |
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2-Star |
8 |
50 |
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3-Star |
12 |
200 |
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4-Star |
20 |
500 |
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Lightning Proof
After upgrading the full Rubber Armor set at least twice, you gain the new ability Lightning Proof. Lightning was the only concern you had left with this armor, and now it's no longer an issue. Be sure to always wear this armor in a thunderstorm, that way you no longer have to worry about what equipment Link is holding. Not only that, but you can use this lightning to kill most basic enemies and do massive damage to bosses while walking away unscathed.
This ability also makes Thunder Gleeok's final attack amount to nothing, and this stays true when a King Gleeok does it out of their three options. So remember this armor if you decide to hunt them all.