How to get the Ember Armor set in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

The Cinder armor is more than just a great fit for Link in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Wearing pieces of this armor grants the hero fire damage when in high temperature environments. If you’re exploring the Gerudo Desert or Goron City and the surrounding area, this set is a great option to make the most of the warm weather.

It is likely that you will receive hints on where to find the Ember Armor Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom from NPCs or ancient maps scattered across Hyrule. As with the Frostbite Armor, if you want to skip the extra steps and go straight to the treasure, this guide explains where to find the Ember Armor set – detailing the spots for the Ember shirt, Ember pantsAnd Cinder headdress.

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Ember Armor chestpiece location

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You can use the Ember shirt in the Goronbi River Cave at the coordinates (1415, 2108, 0287), found between the Golow River and the Goronbi River, which lie southwest of Goron City. If you look at the map, the entrance to the cave is on the southern tip of the river, facing west.

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There are some enemies around, which you can just ignore and run in. You need the Flamebreaker Armor to enter the cave, which can be purchased in YunoboCo HQ.

You will be immediately greeted by a Horriblin. Remember that To remind is super useful for throwing boulders back at them, as well as long-range attacks that make them fall off the ceiling.

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Once you fully enter the cave, you will see a small river of lava. There are moving platforms coming from the right side that you can use to make your way through the cave. There is a chest in sight with a ruby ​​in it. You want to keep moving to the right.

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Keep using the moving rock platforms. At this point, they move in the opposite direction to Link. You can use To remind however, to change this, which will be useful for the lava wall in front of you.

Watch out for the Like Like down the road. As always, wait for the enemy to show its tongue and attack for a stun.

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Then you have to go through the river of lava one more time. Another rock platform should naturally come your way. If not, use Ultra convenient to grab one, and just place it on this second river that will take you further into the cave.

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Almost there. Once you come out the other side, take the first right turn you see, which requires some climbing. This will lead you to the treasure room.

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From here, go ahead and open the chest to get the Ember shirt. This armor piece has 2 defense and adds fire to your attacks when in high temperature environments.

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Ember Armor legs piece location

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You can use the Ember pants inside Cephla Lake Cave at the coordinates (2591, 1332, 0153), which is west of the lake itself, which in turn is northwest of Zora’s Domain and south of Death Mountain. As you get closer, you can see the smoke from a campfire.

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Two people are standing next to the entrance. You have to talk to them to get permission to enter the cave. This kickstarts the “Misko’s Cave of Chestsside quest.

There are no enemies in this cave, which is refreshing. Now, as the name of the quest implies, there are a lot of chests. Most of them will give you a single rupee once opened, which is not very convenient.

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The crate you want is actually stuck in the ground, so prepare to use it Ultra convenient to grab it. Next, aim for the chest that’s slightly to the left of the cave’s center and toward the back wall, which is marked in the screenshot above. Taking the Brightbloom seed on the wall as a reference, the correct box is to the left of it.

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Open the chest to get your hands (or rather legs) on the chest Ember pants. This armor piece has 2 defense and adds fire to your attacks when in high temperature environments.

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Location of the Ember Armor headpiece

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You can use the Cinder headdress in the YunoboCo HQ South Cave at the coordinates (1713, 2719, 0403), found north of Goron City and west of Death Mountain. Looking at the map, it is next to the minecart tracks connecting Goron City to YunoboCo’s headquarters, to the southeast of the headquarters itself, and between Lake Darunia and the Golow River in terms of its horizontal position.

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You need the Flamebreaker Armor to enter. Two Horriblins are waiting to greet you. Don’t forget to use To remind to return all the stones they throw at you, as well as your bow to attack them from afar.

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If you look to the right side of the cave there is a rock wall that you can destroy with a bomb flower or with weapons fused to a rock; there are some bricks around in case you need a new one.

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Once inside you can finish building a kind of Zonai car. It is only missing two wheels. One of them is on the floor and the other is stuck in the inner wall of that room.

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Then all you have to do is jump over it, grab the lever to move it and cross the pool of lava to the other side.

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After the short journey, get out where there are two ores with luminescent stones and open the chest to find the Cinder headdress. This armor piece has 2 defense and adds fire to your attacks when you’re in high-temperature environments like this cave. That’s all for the Ember Armor set!