Where to find dragon tear memory locations in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Among the many changes to the surface of Hyrule in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom are mysterious, glowing symbols that have appeared on large parts of the landscape. Somewhere in each of these images is a small puddle of light hidden. Being inside these puddles Dragon Tearsthat the “Memorycutscenes that tell the stories of Zelda, Rauru, SoniaAnd Ganondorf.

Whether you met Impa (we met her on North Hyrule PlainWest of Lookout landing), which gives you the “Dragon’s Tearsmain quest to search every glyph and find every dragon tear, or just explore a glyph on a whim, collecting every memory is worth it because of the context they lend to Tears of the Kingdom‘s story. In addition, finding each Teardrop will reveal the location of The master sword (possibly well before the main story does, depending on the order you take things in).

Below we outline where to find each glyph, where to find each Dragon Tear within each respective glyph, and some general rules of thumb that will make this side adventure easier.

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What you need to know about Dragon Tears

We’ll cover the specific Dragon Tear locations for each glyph below, but for those of you looking for some handy tips to just nudge you in the right direction, keep these pointers in mind:

1. When viewing the glyphs from a distance (probably from the air after being catapulted from a Skyview Tower), look for a teardrop shape completely filled in with gold “paint”, as opposed to the many hollow teardrop shapes that dot each glyph. The glowing puddle that the Dragon Tear is in will reveal itself in the solid teardrop shape when you’re almost on top of it.
2. Because Link has to stand firm to “examine” each of the Dragon Tear puddles, these glowing pools will always be on relatively level ground. This knowledge can help with the glyphs drawn on steep hills or cliffs; in other words, don’t waste time scouring the steepest spots. Your best bet is to investigate the small bulges and buttes that are large and flat enough to house a pool of Dragon Tear.
3. Finding each tear will reveal The Master Sword’s location. See our message Tear #12: Tears of the Dragon below.
4. Look for rocks in the middle of tears and other symmetrical marks in the glyphs – there’s probably a Korok hiding underneath.

Without further ado, here’s the location (complete with map images and coordinates) of every glyph we’ve found so far, along with their corresponding Dragon Tears.

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Dragon Tear memory locations

Tear #1 location: Where am I?

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Glyph Location: North Hyrule Plain, west of Lookout Landing

Dragon Tear map coordinates and location: (-0385, 0200, 0957) Inside the head of the Zonai figure

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Rift #2 location: an unknown world

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Glyph Location: Tabantha Hills, southeastern region of Hebra

Dragon Tear map coordinates and location: (-2550, 1888, 0319) Upper center of the structure/house

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Crack #3 location: Mineru’s Counsel

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Glyph Location: South of Eldin Canyon

Dragon Tear map coordinates and location: (1828, 0737, 0089) Middle of the Purah Path

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Rift #4 Location: The Gerudo Attack

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Glyph Location: East of Batrea Lake, northwest of Dueling Peaks

Dragon Tear map coordinates and location: (0695, -1309, 0053) In the grove of trees halfway up the serpent’s tail, on the northwest side of the glyph

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Teardrop #5 Location: A show of fidelity

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Glyph Location: Sapphias table, Gerudo Highlands

Dragon Tear map coordinates and location: (-3178, 1699, 0418) In the shoulder of Ganondorf

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Rift #6 Location: Zelda and Sonia

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Glyph Location: Southwest of Hyrule Ridge

Dragon Tear map coordinates and location: (-3096, -0077, 0211) In Mineru’s right hip

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Rift #7 Location: Sonia is caught in betrayal

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Glyph Location: Gogobi Hills, curved peninsula on the southwest side of the Necluda Sea

Dragon Tear map coordinates and location: (3325, -3566, 0004) In the hilt of the dagger

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Rift #8 location: Birth of the Demon King

Glyph Location: North of Tabantha Tundra

Dragon Tear map coordinates and location: (-1863, 3621, 0236) At the base of Ganondorf’s left arm

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Rift #9 Location: The Vow of the Magi

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Glyph Location: Peninsula south of the Lanayru Sea

Dragon Tear map coordinates and location: (4467, -0305, 0074) Bottom right of the Secret Stone

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Tear #10 location: A King’s Duty

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Glyph Location: Eastern slopes of Mount Faloraa, western shores of Lake Hylia, near the Great Plateau

Dragon Tear map coordinates and location: (-0649, -2682, 0068) Top left “prong” of the image

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Teardrop #11 Location: A master sword in time

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Glyph Location: North of Great Hyrule Forest

Dragon Tear map coordinates and location: (0892, 2951, 0362) At the bottom of the Master Sword, the tip of the blade

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Tear #12 location: Tears of the Dragon

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Glyph Location: N/A (Note: This tear will not appear until all 11 previous tears have been collected.)

Dragon Tear map coordinates and location: (4534, 2143, 0000) In the center of the spiral of the Rist Peninsula

The memory associated with Tear #12: Tears of the Dragon, and the cutscene that follows the memory, will reveal the location of the Master Sword. We’ve covered another way to discover the Master Sword location here.