In Tears of the Kingdom, players need many different vehicles to get around. And, one of the most common builds will be boats and rafts.
Building in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is something that players will quickly find to be a huge aspect of the game. Even on the tutorial island AKA the Great Sky Island that Link wakes up on and must complete before touching the ground of Hyrule, players will be heavily incentivized to build or combine all sorts of different things to overcome different situations.
One of the earliest challenges, for example, is reaching one of the four tutorial Shrines with a large lake blocking the path, the In-isa Shrine. To do so, he needs to make a raft with a sail that can catch the wind. So, let’s go over how exactly players are meant to do that in LoZ: Tears of the Kingdom and what other options they have to get across, if any.
Updated October 11th, 2023 by Jacob Buchalter: Originally when this guide first came out, Tears of the Kingdom had just been released. Players were still being introduced to the building system in TotK and only just starting to experiment with all the wacky things they could do. Nowadays, however, anyone starting the game is likely already going to be familiar with the fact that it has a complex building system before they even boot it up. Still, for those who are just starting out, or even for those who are coming back to the game and need a refresher, let’s go over how to put boats together. Crafting Boats, Rafts, & Everything In-Between
First off, to craft a boat players will need to get familiar with the ‘Attach’ function of the Ultrahand ability that Link receives from Rauru very early on.
