TotK Champion's Leathers & Tunic of Memories: Location, Upgrades

Tears of the Kingdom has two blue Champion’s tunics. The Champion’s Leathers are the new design, with an added shoulder guard; the Tunic of Memories is the Champion’s Tunic from Breath of the Wild. Both are body armor and both have the same effect — you can fire Master Sword beams without full hearts. This page covers where to get each one, how to upgrade them and which to wear. For every piece of armor, see All Armor.

Where are the Champion’s Leathers?

In the throne room of Hyrule Castle (Show on map). They are the reward for the side quest “A New Champion’s Tunic”, and the clue is in the room below Zelda’s Secret Well in Hateno Village. Zelda’s Diary on the desk reads:

“That’s why I’ve put an order in for a new and improved Champion’s Tunic, just for him. … I’ll hide it in the throne room so he won’t find it until after our investigation. Even he would never expect that the torches are the key.”

1. Go to Lookout Landing and launch yourself from the Lookout Landing Skyview Tower, then glide north to Hyrule Castle. It is a long glide, so bring food that restores stamina.
2. Make your way into the castle and find the throne room. There is a torch on each side of the throne.
3. Light both torches with a Fire Fruit, a fire weapon or an arrow fused with a Fire Fruit.
4. The bird statue behind the throne slides aside and a chest appears in its base. Open it for the Champion’s Leathers.

You do not need to read the diary first; the side quest is said to complete as soon as you open the chest. So there is no need to wait for the story — once you reach Lookout Landing you can go and get them. The same well in Hateno also holds the Well-Worn Hair Band.

How do you get the Tunic of Memories, and why doesn’t it show up?

The Tunic of Memories is not in a chest. You trade 400 Poes for it at a Bargainer Statue. The condition is finding the statues. Each new statue you find makes one more piece of armor available, and at the seventh it says: “My brethren and I have combined our power to create the Tunic of Memories.” After that every Bargainer Statue sells it.

If it never appears in the list, you are almost always one statue short:

• The one at Lookout Landing counts. There are seven statues: six in the Depths plus the small head in the house at Lookout Landing, which wakes up once you offer it one Poe. Six in the Depths is not enough.
• The one at the Great Abandoned Central Mine has to be restored. Its four eyes are missing; finish “A Call from the Depths” to put them back before it will trade (steps in the A Call from the Depths walkthrough). If you have already been everywhere, the Lookout Landing statue says: “You appear to already know the locations of all of my brethren… But it seems one of my brethren cannot make use of his power.” That is the one it means.

If you are missing one, the Lookout Landing statue will tell you where the others are for Poes (10 the first time, then 100 each time). All seven locations and what each one unlocks are on Bargainer Statues; if you are short on Poes, see Poe Farming.

What do the two Champion’s tunics do?

With the Master Sword equipped, you normally need full hearts to fire a sword beam with the throw button. Wearing the Champion’s Leathers or the Tunic of Memories, you can fire sword beams at any health. The effect is hidden: the armor’s effect slot stays empty, so in your inventory you only see the defense.

You get the Master Sword through the main quest; how sword beams work is covered on the Master Sword page. Neither tunic is said to show enemy health the way the Champion’s Tunic did in Breath of the Wild.

What do you need to upgrade them?

Upgrades are done at a Great Fairy Fountain. Both tunics mostly need Silent Princesses and Light Dragon parts.

Champion’s Leathers

Tunic of Memories

To max them out, the Champion’s Leathers need 21 Silent Princesses, 2 each of the Light Dragon’s Scale, Talon, Fang shard and Horn, and 45 Sundelions; the Tunic of Memories needs 21 Silent Princesses, 1 of each Light Dragon part, and 2 horns each from Farosh, Naydra and Dinraal. Both cost 760 rupees in total. For the Light Dragon parts, see Dragon Parts; for where Silent Princesses grow, see Silent Princess.

Champion’s Leathers or Tunic of Memories: which should you wear?

The Champion’s Leathers. The effect is the same and both take the body slot, so you can only wear one. The Leathers have more defense at every rank, 32 against 28 at four stars, and apart from the Ancient Hero’s Aspect, which fills all three slots, 32 is the highest of any armor. You can get them early, and upgrading them does not send you after three more dragons’ horns.

The Tunic of Memories only wins on looks — wear it if you want the Breath of the Wild outfit back. For more total defense, pair the Leathers with two 28-defense pieces for head and legs; see Best Armor.

There are paraglider versions too: the Champion’s Leathers Fabric comes from the Link (Tears of the Kingdom) amiibo and the Tunic of Memories Fabric from the Link (Archer) amiibo. See amiibo Rewards and Paraglider Fabrics.