Dragon tear memory locations in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Hyrule’s surface has seen many changes in recent years. Tears of the Kingdom – The Legend of ZeldaAre mysterious and glowing? GlyphsThere are large areas of landscape that appear to be covered in a puddle of light. There is a small light puddle in each image. In these puddles, there are Dragon Tears, which unlock the “Memory” cutscenes fleshing out the stories of Zelda, Rauru, SoniaThen, Ganondorf.

Whether you’ve met Impa (we met her at North Hyrule PlainWest of Lookout Landing), who gives you the “The Dragon’s Tears” main quest to scour every glyph and find every dragon tear, or just investigated a glyph on a whim, collecting every memory is worth it for the context they lend to Tears of Kingdom’s narrative. What’s more, finding every Tear will reveal the location of Master SwordIt may be a while before you reach the main plot, depending on how the story is approached.

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

Dragon Tears: What you need to Know

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

1. When viewing the glyphs from a distance (likely from the sky after you’ve been catapulted from a Skyview Tower), keep an eye out for a tear shape that’s completely filled in with golden “paint,” as opposed to the many hollow tear shapes that litter each glyph. The glowing puddle housing the Dragon Tear will reveal itself in the solid tear shape once you’re almost on top of it.
2. Because Link needs to be on solid footing in order to “examine” each of the Dragon Tear puddles, these glowing pools will always be on relatively flat ground. This knowledge can help with the glyphs that are drawn on steep hills or cliffsides; in other words, don’t waste time scouring the steepest patches. Investigate small buttes or outcroppings large and flat enough for a Dragon Tear to form.
3. The Master Sword can be found by finding every tear. Check out our article for Tear #12: Tears of the Dragon below.
4. Keep an eye out for rocks at the center of tears and other symmetrical markings in the glyphs — there’s probably a Korok hiding underneath them.

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

Dragon Tear memory location

The location of the first tear:

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Location of the Glyph: North Hyrule Plain west of Lookout Landing

Dragon Tear location on the map (-0385, 0200, 0957) In the Zonai figure’s head

Tear #2 location: An Unfamiliar World

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Location of the Glyph: Tabantha Hills in southeast Hebra

Dragon Tear location on the map (-2550, 1888, 0319) The top center of the house/structure

Tear #3 location: Mineru’s Counsel

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Location of the Glyph: Eldin Canyon, South

Dragon Tear location on the map (1828, 0737, 0089) Purah Pad Center

Location of Tear 4: Gerudo Assault

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Location of the Glyph: Dueling Peaks is located to the northwest, just east of Batrea Lake.

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

The location of Tear Number 5 is: Show of Fealty

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Location of the Glyph: Sapphia’s Table, Gerudo Highlands

Dragon Tear location on the map (-3178, 1699, 0418) In Ganondorf’s shoulder

Location of Tear Number 6: Zelda & Sonia

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Location of the Glyph: Southwest of Hyrule Ridge

Dragon Tear location on the map (-3096, -0077, 0211) In Mineru’s right hip

Sonia Caught in Treachery, Tear 7.

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Location of the Glyph: Gogobi Hills is a curved peninsula located on the Southwest side of Necluda sea

Dragon Tear location on the map (3325, -3566, 0004) In the dagger’s hilt

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The location of tear #8 is Birth of the Demon King

Location of the Glyph:Tabantha Tundra

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

Tear #9 location: The Sages’ Vow

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Location of the Glyph:South of Lanayru Sea Peninsula

Dragon Tear location on the mapThe Secret Stone is located on the right bottom side (4467-0305-0074).

Tear #10 location: A King’s Duty

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Location of the Glyph: The Great Plateau is located near the western bank of Lake Hylia on the eastern slopes Mount Faloraa.

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

The location of Tear #11 is A Master Sword through Time

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Location of the Glyph: The North of Great Hyrule Forest

Dragon Tear location on the mapThe tip of blade is located at the bottom of Master Sword (0892 2951 0362).

Tears of the Dragon location #12

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Location of the Glyph:NOTE: You will not see this Tear until you have collected all of the 11 Tears previously.

Dragon Tear location on the mapThe center of the spiral is located at (4534 2143 0000).

Location of the Master Sword can be found by following the memory associated with Tear #12 Tears of the Dragon. We’ve covered another way to uncover the Master Sword location here.