Hidden across Hyrule lies the Phantom Armor, a menacing set that boosts attack power and channels the spirit of an ancient warlord. Here’s where each piece waits for those daring enough to claim its strength.
Each of the three pieces can be found in a treasure chest in Hyrule – you don’t need to worry about heading into the Depths or up into the Sky Islands.
Our Tears of the Kingdom Phantom Armor guide will help you find all three pieces of the Phantom armor set: the Phantom Helmet, Phantom Armor, and Phantom Greaves.
Phantom Helmet location
The Phantom Helmet sits in a treasure chest inside Puffer Beach Overhead Cave along the Faron Sea coast at coordinates 0266, -3777, 0051. Access the elevated entrance by fusing a nearby Zonai Rocket to your shield and deploying it with ZL for a boost upward. Defeat the two Horriblins within, then proceed north to the shrine alcove for the chest.
Starting at Popla Foothills Skyview Tower or the Utsushok Shrine in the south of Hyrule, head southeast past the Highland Stable toward Puffer Beach. It’s the stretch of beach in the middle of the southern shoreline.
Once you’re at Puffer Beach, head to the following coordinates: (0293, -3848, 0004). It will look like a perfectly ordinary stretch of beach, other than the Zonairockets casually placed to the right of the pool below. You’ll want to grab one of them, Fuse it to your shield and then return to this spot:
Look up and you should see a bunch of Luminous Stone deposits. Stand underneath this and equip your shield to blast through the rocks.
Welcome to Puffer Beach Overhead Cave. Glide down to the floor of the cave and ready your bow because there is a Silver Horriblin waiting for you in the corridor.
Once the enemies are dispatched, head to the back of the cave, where you will find this treasure shrine. It’s a small cave, and very difficult to miss.
Open the chest and grab your first piece of loot, the Phantom Helmet, which grants 8 defense and an attack boost.
Phantom Armor chest piece location
The Phantom Armor chest piece can be found inside the Tamio River Downstream Cave, located west of the words “Exchange Ruins” on the map. Enter the cave from the riverbank and follow the tunnel until you reach a chest behind a few breakable rocks. Use a hammer or bomb to clear the debris, then open the chest to obtain the armor piece. Make sure to watch out for enemies patrolling the area.
The Phantom Armor is in Tamio River Downstream Cave, which you can fly to from the Gerudo Higlands Skyview Tower.
Once again, this cave is guarded by Horriblins, but these are easier to take out if you’re quick. These Horriblins, who famously can’t swim, are conveniently situated over a pool of water. If a headshot doesn’t kill them, falling into the water will. There are two in here – dispatch them both, then loot the room.
Continue south and you will see the cave fork. To the right is another Bubbulfrog. Grab it, then return to the fork. To the left is the tricky part of this treasure hunt. The path will open up into a cavern that looks like this. You will see the treasure up ahead.
Creep forward and look down the cliff and you’ll run into Gloom Hands. Remember, if you beat it, you’ll have to face Phantom Ganon, too. If you aren’t up to beating him, read on, and then get ready to sprint. It’s doable, but it’s tough.
There are two ways to reach this chest – from the front and from the back. Entering the cave, we’re looking at the back.
The first thing we tried was climbing the walls in a full set of Froggy Armor. This consumed three full stamina wheels, including one gained from eating a meal halfway up the wall.
The more sensible route involves gliding down to the left of the shrine and following the path round to the right. Looking to the right, you will see that the wall is bricked up with breakable bricks, you can break using bombs, hammers, or Yunobo.
Follow the path up and nab your hard-earned treasure: the Phantom Armor chest piece, which boosts your attack and grants 8 defense.
Phantom Greaves location
Phantom Greaves are found beneath the sand in the Eastern Barrens area of the Gerudo Desert, where several quicksand sinkholes lead down to the Ancient Altar Ruins. Glide or ride out to the cluster of sand whirlpools east of the main desert, then drop into the correctly positioned sinkhole near coordinates around -2520, -3730, -0030 to reach a small underground chamber. Inside, climb up to the raised ledge or altar with the treasure chest and open it to obtain the Phantom Greaves as the only notable reward in this room.
Head to the Gerudo Canyon Skyview Tower, or the Siwakama Shrine to the south if you have it. If you go via the Skyview Tower, however, you can see our destination and pin the correct hole.
Just above Link’s head in the above shot, you will see what looks like little dimples in the sand. These little sand vortexes are entrances to the Ancient Altar Ruins. Head for the one marked below.
If you fall into the wrong one, you will be in the actual ruins, so you’ll need to Ascend up to correct yourself. If you do enter the ruins, you’ll see the room we’re looking for, being helpfully pointed out by this statue.
If you jump into the correct hole, you will see the following:
Climb up, nab your greaves, and then check out your sweet new threads.
There’ll also be a Bubbulfrog in this room with you to grab a Bubbul Gem from.
Phantom Armor upgrade costs, effect, and set bonus
Upgrading the Phantom Armor set requires visits to Great Fairies and a steady supply of rare monster materials such as Lynel Guts and Hinox Guts. Each piece can be enhanced up to four levels, steadily boosting its defense rating. The set does not provide a traditional bonus when fully upgraded, but its main appeal lies in the powerful Attack Up effect granted when all three pieces-the Helmet, Armor, and Greaves-are worn together.
The pieces of the Phantom armor each give an attack up buff, which stack the more you have equipped. There is no set bonus, as you can’t upgrade the armor – it’s perfect as it is.
Where to find each Phantom Armor piece by exact coordinates
The Phantom Armor set pieces in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom each have specific coordinates for their chest locations, based on reliable guides from the conversation history.
Phantom Armor (Chest Piece)
The chest sits in Tamio River Downstream Cave at -2967, -0981, 0035 (IGN) or -2968, -0924, 0035 (Nintendo Life variant), with the cave entrance nearby at -2918, -0799, 0009 or -2912, -0795, 0010.
Phantom Helmet
Find the chest in Puffer Beach Overhead Cave at 0266, -3777, 0051 (IGN) or 0296, -3779, 0050 (Nintendo Life), with the cave opening above the beach around 0286, -3849, 0004 from prior details.
Phantom Greaves
The chest is in Ancient Altar Ruins (Gerudo Desert quicksand pit) at -2472, -3651, 0021 (IGN), -2522, -3737, -0030 (Nintendo Life), or entrance drop at -2525, -3705, 0009/-2525, -3703, 0010.
Note slight coordinate variations across sources due to in-game rounding; use map markers and visual cues like cave entrances or quicksand circles for precision.
Phantom Helmet exact coordinates and fastest route
The Phantom Helmet chest is located at exact coordinates 0266, -3777, 0051 inside Puffer Beach Overhead Cave, along the southern Faron Sea coast.
Fastest Route
Teleport to the closest fast travel point-Utsushok Shrine (southwest of Faron region) or Ishokin Shrine (southeast approach)-then head to Puffer Beach ground level near 0289, -3833, 0003.
Accessing the Cave
From the beach, spot the overhead cave entrance in the cliff face above a rockpool (roughly 0286, -3849, 0004).
Grab nearby Zonai Rockets at 0261, -3877, 0001, fuse one to your shield, and deploy (ZL button) to launch upward into the opening.
Alternatives include springs, Ascend after Recall on a movable rock, or climbing with stamina boosts.
Inside the Cave
Defeat the Horriblin (or avoid), then open the chest for the helmet (+8 defense, Attack Up set bonus).
