Kick things off with Robbie
If there’s one thing you should aim to pick up early in yourZelda: Tears of the Kingdomplaythrough, it’s the Travel Medallion. Simply put, it’s a portable fast travel spot that you’re able to place nearly anywhere on the map (useful for upgrading or shop hotspots) and return to pretty much anytime you want. It’s like a completely free unlimited-use recall spell! Here’s how to unlock the Travel Medallion and zip around the map.
Step 1: Start the Robbie questline at Lookout Landing
To kick off the Travel Medallion questline,you’ll want to speak to Robbie in Lookout Landing. They are directly below where Purah stands, nearthe Poe Statue. The exact coordinates for Robbie can be found above.
We have a full guide on getting that questline started here.
Step 2: Get the Shrine Sensor
Robbie will ask to meet you in Hateno Village, where you’ll continue the questline at the Hateno Ancient Tech Lab on the hill.
We have a full guide on how to get the Shrine Sensor here. Wealso have detailed directions for getting to Hateno here.
Here’s where the Travel Medallion quest actually starts. Robbie tasks you with going to the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab (the exact location can be found on the map above) to pick up the “prototype” for the Medallion, which will unlock the mechanic.
After attempting the enter the lab, Yiga Clan members will immediately attack you. Go after the smaller archer enemy first, then focus on the larger brute: dodging its attacks and usingthe flurry rush abilityto take it down quickly. Enter the lab and acquire the Yiga Armor, then open the chest to acquire the Travel Medallion prototype.
Go back to Robbie in Hateno and turn the quest in. Ding! You’ll get a Travel Medallion.
How to use the Travel Medallion, and how to remove it
To use the Travel Medallion, all you need to do is open your inventory (+) and select “key items.”Move the cursor so you’re pointing at the blue Travel Medalion icon (pictured above), then select it. Select “place” to put it directly on the ground. It’ll look just like the icon. Congrats!
To return to that spot, you just need to open up the map, find your Travel Medallion, and select “travel” to teleport there. If you want to remove it, select it on the map and press “collect Medallion.” Note that Medallions can be placed basically anywhere in the game, even in the skies and in the depths. Of course, you can upgrade it two more times to add more maximum portal slots.
How to upgrade the Travel Medallion
To upgrade the Travel Medallion, you just need to record Skyview Tower data: which is found at the Skyview Towers themselves after you unlock them. Robbie will provide upgrades for10 towers(two charges of the MedallIon) and15 towers(three charges). Speak to Robbie at the Hateno Ancient Tech Lab after you hit each milestone to acquire the upgrade.
Luckily for you, we have a full tower location guide here!
