There are a lot of different food recipes in Tears of the Kingdom, but if you're looking to boost a specific stat or increase your resistance to the elements, elixirs are a great way to do so. Elixirs are created using a mixture of critters and monster parts, allowing you to make use of everything from the crickets to Bokoblin Guts stowed away in your inventory.

The Elixir recipe card does not include every single critter that can make an elixir, but rather shows the most common ones. You can find the list of all critters used for an elixir just below the card if there are alternate critters that can be used. Some elixirs only have one.

How to Make the Best Elixirs

Unlike cooking the best meals, brewing the strongest elixirs works a bit differently. The type and quality of monster parts you use in your recipes doesn't matter as much as the actual critter that provides the stat buffs. That means if you want to make the best or longest-lasting elixirs, you will need to add up to 4 critters into the pot. You should also use your lowest-quality monster parts first to avoid wasting any potential powerful fusions down the line.

All Elixir Recipe Types

All of the recipes below represent the 14 different types of elixirs you can make in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Make sure to check critter descriptions to identify what type of elixir they can be used in.

"Restores your stamina, which is used when performing physical actions such as climbing walls or swimming."

All critters that can be used for the Energizing Elixir:

• Restless Cricket
• Energetic Rhino Beetle

Stamina restored depends on the critters used.

"Grants a low-level haste effect, which boosts your movement speed while running, swimming, or climbing."

All critters that can be used for the Hasty Elixir:

• Hot-Footed Frog
• Hightail Lizard

Haste movement boost depends on the ingredients used.

"Grants a low-level warming effect, increasing your resistance to cold environments. Very useful when exploring snow-covered mountains."

All critters that can be used for the Spicy Elixir:

• Warm Darner
• Summerwing Butterfly

Cold resistance buff dependent on the ingredients used.

"Grants a low-level cooling effect, raising your body's resistance to heat. Crucial for long journeys through the desert."

All critters that can be used for the Chilly Elixir:

• Cold Darner
• Winterwing Butterfly

Heat resistance buff is dependent on the ingredients used.

"Grants a low-level resistance to electricity. Useful against enemies with electrical attacks."

All critters that can be used for the Electro Elixir:

• Electric Darner
• Thunderwing Butterfly

Electric resistance buff dependent on the ingredients used.

"Grants a fireproof effect, which prevents your body from catching fire. Be sure to pack this when venturing out to explore caves in Death Mountain."

All critters that can be used for the Fireproof Elixir:

• Fireproof Lizard
• Smotherwing Butterfly

Fireproof effect buff dependent on the ingredients used.

"Grants a low-level might effect, which strengthens your body and mind to boost your attack power with all weapons."

Attack power buff is dependent on the ingredients used.

"Grants a low-level toughness effect, which fortifies your bones to strengthen your defense. Best to use before facing off against hard-hitting enemies."

Defense buff is dependent on the ingredients used.

"Grants a low-level stealth effect, which calms the nerves and silences footfalls. Allows you to move about undetected by monsters and animals."

Stealth buff is dependent on the ingredients used.

"Grants a low-level slip resistance to keep you from slipping on wet surfaces. Its highly absorptive ingredients make it a must-have for sudden rainfalls."

All critters that can be used for the Sticky Elixir:

• Sticky Lizard
• Sticky Frog

Slip resistance buff is dependent on the ingredients used.

"Grants a low-level glow effect, illuminating your immediate surroundings. This faint luminescence is a boon in dark places."

Glow buff is dependent on the ingredients used.

"Restores stamina and temporarily extends your Stamina Wheel. The additional stamina will disappear as it's used."

Bonus stamina buff is dependent on the ingredients used.

"Restores you to full health and increases your maximum hearts. The additional hearts are lost as you take damage."

"This powerful recovery elixir harnesses the power of fairies. It has a sweet fragrance."

Getting into crafting and exploration? Check out these handy guides next:

• Shrine Locations and Guide
• List of Side Quests and Side Adventures
• Korok Seed Locations
• Armor Sets and Locations
• Dragon Locations and Farming Guide
• All Recipes and Cookbook