The Legend of Zelda series is well known for many elements that have defined games for generations. From weapons to gameplay aspects, this series is home to a wide range of iconic things, and one that sticks out the most is the fixation on breakable pots.
Pots are a series staple with us all always wanting to smash every single one of them to get a couple of extra Rupees — and we don’t have to pay for them! It may seem silly, but each of the pots has a different durability, and some are much stronger than you would think.
Link’s Awakening And The Oracle Games
The Strongest Pots
At the very beginning of the series, it was still unclear how legendary pots would become. With the two Game Boy titles, they had one of their biggest roles. Pots in both Link’s Awakening and the Oracle games are actually tied to one of the games’ items as, on his own, Link cannot pick them up or break them.
Despite looking the same as the ones from other entries, these pots are so tough that not even Link’s sword can break them unless it is upgraded. This also applies to him being unable to lift them unless he has the Power Bracelet, meaning that these pots are much more durable than the standard clay pot that all the others are.
Ocarina Of Time And Majora’s Mask
Where They Became Legendary
Being the first Zelda game in 3D, the pots make their first tremendous leap forth to become a memorable part of the series. There is a room in Ocarina of Time that cements their legacy, where a guard will allow Link to destroy the plentiful number of pots in the room. To this day, this is still one of the most therapeutic things in gaming.
While they cannot withstand Link’s swords, these pots are strong enough to break Deku Sticks when hit, which later pots cannot. They also somehow stay standing if either age of Link comes barreling into them with a roll, making them quite sturdy and able to withstand these direct blows.
Echoes Of Wisdom
Summoning Pots From Thin Air
One of the pots’ biggest appearances since Ocarina of Time is as a useful Echo in Echoes of Wisdom. Zelda can summon as many pots as she likes at will and easily pick them up. Throwing them makes them shatter like all pots, but they do survive quite well against enemies and hazards without showing their fragile side.
By actually testing the pot against all the Echoes in the game, we can fine-tune exactly what breaks them, and it ends up being quite interesting. While things such as rocks and Moblins break the pot when they are thrown at it, things such as Ribbitunes and Wolfos do not, leading them to actually have pretty good durability.
Minish Cap
Pot Weaponry
This tiny-sized adventure has some of the best uses of pots in the series, as they aren’t just for decoration but for battle, too. The Minish Cap has Link shrinking down in size to save the day and, with pots all over to solve puzzles, you will likely want to pick them up every time you find one.
These pots are some of the series’ most deadly, as they actually deal more damage than Link’s base sword does, meaning that it’s actually more effective to use them as weaponry. In terms of breakability, this must mean that these pots are quite strong and heavy, with Link even having an item that shoots them at his foes due to how dangerous they are.
A Link To The Past
The Very First Pots
Surprisingly, pots didn’t debut with the series and instead first appeared inside of Link’s very own home in A Link to the Past, and things have never been the same since. These pots have awoken meaning for the pots, as now we can’t ever leave one intact, and luckily, in this game, they are some of the weaker ones around.
While Link can lift them with ease and smash them into the ground like we have all done time and time again, he cannot break them with his sword until it is upgraded. Either Link has bodybuilder arms or these pots are reinforced to withstand blows, but regardless, they clearly have some level of toughness to them that makes them stand strong.
Twilight Princess
A Powerful Link But Weak Pots
The darker, drab world and setting of Twilight Princess is a memorable one, but even in this Hyrule, the pots find their way into every corner of your adventure. Not even they are safe from the darker look, as with tons of detail and realistic textures, they have never looked better, but this look comes at the cost of their strength, as you cannot have it all.
What is interesting about these pots is that Link only throws them with one hand. This suggests that he doesn’t even need to put in that much effort to break them, and while Link is notoriously strong in this title, these pots look very thin. With their smaller size, just about anyone could accidentally drop them from a short distance, and they would likely be irreparable.
Skyward Sword
Pots In The Sky, Pots On The Ground
Even in the origin of the series canonically, the pots remain constantly around with an ancient design that looks great but lacks strength. With Skyward Sword taking place in both the sky and the land, the pots are plentiful in both. Link has never been happier to smash them to pieces at the cost of us having to deal with motion controls.
The strength of the pots in this entry is clear, as almost every item, such as the Beetle and the slingshot, destroys them with ease. Link can also obliterate them into pieces by simply rolling them along the ground and into a wall with little to no force, almost as if they are being held together with nothing but hopes and dreams.
Tri Force Heroes And A Link Between Worlds
Breakable By Anything
The 2D Zelda games have always had the best pots that complement their fun gameplay, but with the great 3DS titles, the pots are sadly at their weakest. Both A Link Between Worlds and Tri Force Heroes share similar pots, and while they look great, you won’t be looking at them for long, as even a gust of wind seems powerful enough to make them break.
What makes these pots feel so breakable is the fact that they are easy to smash with any other object being thrown at them. Even something as weak as a bush will make these pots shatter into thousands of pieces, and it’s a shock when something doesn’t break them the second they appear on screen.
Breath Of The Wild And Tears Of The Kingdom
How Did They Survive The Calamity??
In a desolate and destroyed Hyrule, the pots still find a way to be hidden in every nook and cranny of the land. Breath of the Wild (BotW) and Tears of the Kingdom (TotK) both share the same Hyrule and the same pots, which are some of the series’ smallest. With this small size, they are inherently weak, and even with a gentle tap of a wooden stick, they will disintegrate.
Thanks to TotK’s ability that allows us to throw items from the inventory, all it takes to destroy one of these flimsy pots is to throw weak objects such as Hyrule Herbs, Chu-Chu Jelly, or even a single apple. As if this wasn’t enough, even dropping an item slightly too fast causes the pot to aggressively explode in an instant.
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