5 Best Recipes for Gloom Resistance In Tears of the Kingdom

In Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, players can have a hard time with gloom. Lucky for Link, these meals give him a good defense against it.

In Tears of the Kingdom, it can be dangerous to go into The Depths. The area is full of Gloom and monsters infected with Gloom, which will slowly destroy Link’s heart. Players can cook a few meals that will help defend Link from the Gloom. These are called “Dark dishes,” and to cook them, players will need some “Dark Clumps.”

Dark Clumps are rare but expensive ingredients usually bought for ten Poes each at the Bargainer Statues in The Depths. In Tears of the Kingdom, you can only cook five special Dark dishes, but they are all very good at saving Link from Gloom. Here are the best ways to raise Link’s Gloom Resistance in Tears of the Kingdom.

Dark Soup

The Dark Soup recipe in Tears of the Kingdom is the least effective Dark recipe, but it still gives Link a medium amount of Gloom Resistance. The player needs Tabantha Wheat, Goat Butter, Fresh Milk, and one or two Dark Clumps for this dish. The player will get more Gloom Resistance the more Dark Clumps they use.

The Slippery Falcon in Rito Village and the Gerudo Town Cooking Ingredients Stall are two places in Hyrule where you can buy Tabantha Wheat. Fresh milk is easy to find at the shop in Lookout Landing and many other places around Hyrule. If players don’t have enough Rupees, they can go to Hateno Pasture and trade some nuts for Fresh Milk.

Several shops sell goat butter, but The Slippery Falcon in Rito Village and East Wind in Hateno Town are good places to look. Players can also get free Goat Butter in Gerudo Town by going to the spa. They’ll find some on the ground here, along with some oil.

Dark Stew

Tears of the Kingdom players can improve their Gloom Resistance by making the Dark Stew recipe. This recipe will raise Link’s Gloom Resistance to a high level, making it much easier for players to deal with the Gloom in The Depths. Players will need meat, fish, and one to three Dark Clumps to make this dish.

Fish can be caught in most bodies of water in Hyrule, but if the player is having trouble, they can buy Hyrule Bass from the General Store in Lookout Landing. Finding and killing wild animals is the easiest way to get meat. For this recipe, any animal meat will do, so players don’t have to worry about hunting down certain creatures.

Dark Rice Ball

Link will have high-level Gloom Resistance if he cooks the Dark Rice Ball recipe from Tears of the Kingdom. This simple dish calls for Rock Salt, Hylian Rice, and one to three Dark Clumps. If a player wants to increase their Gloom Resistance, they should add as many Dark Clumps as possible.

Players will probably find Rock Salt when they are mining, but if they run out and need to buy some, they can do so from a few sellers. The General Store in Goron City and the Gerudo Town Cooking Ingredients Stall sell Rock Salt for 12 Rupees. Hylian Rice is also available at the General Store in Lookout Landing, the Cooking Ingredients Stall in Gerudo Town, and the General Store in Zora’s Domain.

Dark Cake

In Tears of the Kingdom, the Dark Cake is one of the best ways to raise Link’s Gloom Resistance. This dish will give Link high-level Gloom Resistance for almost ten minutes, giving the player ample time to explore The Depths safely. Players will need Cane Sugar, Tabantha Wheat, Goat Butter, and one or two Dark Clumps to make this dish.

The Slippery Falcon in Rito Village and the Goron City General Store both sell cane sugar for 12 Rupees each. The Slippery Falcon and the Gerudo Town Cooking Ingredients Stall are where players can buy Tabantha Wheat if they need to stock up. You can buy goat butter from several shops, but the best places to do so are The Slippery Falcon and East Wind in Hateno Town. If the player doesn’t have enough Rupees, they can get some free Goat Butter at the hotel in Gerudo Town. They should find some oil and Goat Butter sitting around.

Dark Curry

In Tears of the Kingdom, the best Dark meal for Gloom Resistance is the Dark Curry. Link will have high-level Gloom Resistance for ten minutes after eating this dish. This should be enough time to remove some of The Depths’s tougher enemies. Flappy Bird players need Goron Spice, Hylian Rice, and one to three Dark Clumps to make this dish.

Goron Spice can only be bought at the Goron City General Store, each costing 16 Rupees. Hylian Rice can be bought at general shops all over Hyrule, like the Gerudo Town Cooking Ingredients Stall, the Lookout Landing General Store, and Zora’s Domain General Store.