Tears of the Kingdom

Is it More Important to Upgrade Hearts or Stamina in Tears of the Kingdom?

Generally speaking, it’s more valuable to upgrade Stamina over Hearts in Tears of the Kingdom.

As noted above, you can acquire additional Heart Containers by completing certain narrative milestones. Stamina, meanwhile, can only be permanently upgraded via Goddess Statues (at least based on what we’ve seen). “Permanent” is the keyword there, though. You can also temporarily upgrade your Hearts and Stamina via special recipes and other foods.

However, that’s another reason why it’s more valuable to prioritize Stamina over Hearts. The food that replenishes and buffs your Heart Containers is actually fairly abundant. The food that does the same for Stamina is, comparatively, a bit rare. I found it much easier to keep my Heart Containers full during the game, and you likely will as well.

Finally, you will need at least two full Stamina Wheels to acquire the Master Sword in Tears of the Kingdom. Since you will want to acquire the Master Sword in Tears of the Kingdom as early as possible, it’s a good idea to get your max Stamina where it needs to be to complete that task.

However, there are a couple of asterisks I should apply to that recommendation. If you find yourself dying quite a lot in the early game, you may want to increase your Heart Containers first to make things easier on yourself. Furthermore, there is a late-game mechanic that can reduce your total number of Heart Containers. It’s avoidable to some degree, but it’s obviously a threat.

So what happens if you invest in your Stamina and suddenly find yourself in need of Hearts? Thankfully, there is something you can do about that…

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