Can You Undo a Travel Medallion in Tears of the Kingdom? A Comprehensive Guide
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The short answer is a resounding yes, you absolutely can undo a Travel Medallion in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. This powerful item allows you to create custom fast travel points, offering immense flexibility in traversing Hyrule. However, the game ensures you’re not stuck with a poorly placed medallion forever. This article will detail exactly how to manage your Travel Medallions and answer frequently asked questions about their use.
Understanding the Travel Medallion
The Travel Medallion is a key item that, once obtained, enables Link to place a single fast-travel point in the world. Think of it as a customizable Shrine, allowing you to warp back to a chosen location at any time. This is incredibly useful for accessing remote areas, revisiting challenging locations quickly, or streamlining your exploration.
How to Place a Travel Medallion
To place a Travel Medallion, simply open your inventory, navigate to the Key Items section, and select the Travel Medallion. You’ll be prompted to place it at your current location. Once placed, it will appear on your world map as a distinctive icon, and you can warp to it anytime using the map screen.
Removing and Managing Travel Medallions
The game is designed with flexibility in mind, and it’s straightforward to remove a placed Travel Medallion. There are a couple of primary methods:
Method 1: Through the Key Items Menu
This is the most direct way to remove a Travel Medallion:
- Open your inventory.
- Navigate to the Key Items section.
- Select the Travel Medallion.
- You’ll see a prompt to “Collect” the medallion. Select this option.
- The fast-travel point will disappear from the map, and the Travel Medallion will return to your inventory, ready to be placed elsewhere.
Method 2: Through the World Map
Alternatively, you can remove a Travel Medallion directly from the world map:
- Open your world map.
- Locate the Travel Medallion icon.
- Select the icon.
- You’ll be given an option to “Collect Medallion.” Select this.
- The fast-travel point will vanish, and the Medallion will be back in your inventory.
Important Note: Only One Active Point at a Time
Remember that you can only have one active Travel Medallion point at any time. If you place a new medallion without removing the previous one, the old marker will be overwritten, and the medallion returned to your inventory. You will not lose it, you just need to collect it first.
Travel Medallions: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Here are some common questions about the Travel Medallion to further help your understanding:
1. How many Travel Medallions can I get?
Initially, you begin with one Travel Medallion. Later in the game, after completing specific side quests, you can unlock two additional medallions, bringing the total to three.
2. Are Travel Medallions single-use items?
No, they are not single-use. Once a Travel Medallion is collected, it can be used again as many times as you like, making them an invaluable asset.
3. Can I place a Travel Medallion anywhere?
Yes, Travel Medallions can be placed in the overworld and the Depths, offering unparalleled freedom to create fast travel points in any area of your choosing.
4. Can I remove a Travel Medallion from the map?
Absolutely, as detailed above, Travel Medallions can be removed from the map either through the Key Items menu or by selecting the location on the world map.
5. Is the Travel Medallion available in both Normal and Master Mode?
Yes, the Travel Medallion is available in both regular and Master Mode, and functions identically in both game modes.
6. How do I unlock more Travel Medallions?
The additional Travel Medallions are obtained by upgrading the Purah Pad. To unlock these upgrades, you’ll need to do specific side quests, including The Travel Medallion, Hero’s Path Mode and Sensor+.
7. Where is the best place to put a Travel Medallion?
There is no single “best” spot, but some popular choices include:
* Sky Islands with King Gleeoks
* Ancient Tablet Island Above Lookout Landing
* Rock Octoroks Around Death Mountain
* Pelison In Tarrey Town
* Malanya Spring
* Sky Islands With Fairies
* Great Fairy Fountains.
Choose locations that you frequently need to access or are hard to reach.
8. Can I place a Travel Medallion on the Light Dragon?
Yes, you can place a Travel Medallion on specific locations, even high up places like the Zonai Forge, making it easier to return if you spot the Light Dragon in that area. However, you cannot place the medallion directly onto the Light Dragon itself.
9. What does the Travel Medallion actually do?
It creates a fast travel point at the location where you place it. This allows you to warp to that point from anywhere on the map, just like warping to a Shrine.
10. How do I upgrade the Travel Medallion?
The Travel Medallion is upgraded by Robbie at the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab, and you will unlock extra places to use the Travel Medallions. However, you’ll need to uncover the map-data locations by unlocking more Skyview Towers across Hyrule.
11. Where is the first Travel Medallion located?
The first Travel Medallion is obtained during the side adventure The Travel Medallion, in which you recover it from the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab.
12. Can I place a Travel Medallion before battling Ganondorf?
Many players find it useful to place a Travel Medallion near the final approach to Ganondorf in Hyrule Castle, which can be a great time-saver for your return trip.
13. Are there other medallions besides the Travel Medallion in the game?
Yes, the article mentions medallions related to a quest in a different game (Elden Ring), not Tears of the Kingdom. In Tears of the Kingdom there are just the 3 Travel Medallions.
14. Is the Travel Medallion related to Fast Travel in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom?
Yes, while you unlock fast travel through shrines normally, the Travel Medallion provides you with the ability to fast travel to locations of your choosing on the map.
15. Do I need to unlock Shrine locations first before using the travel medallion?
No, the Travel Medallion works independently of Shrine locations. You can place it anywhere that you are able to stand, regardless if there are any nearby shrines. It does not require a shrine to work.
Conclusion
The Travel Medallion is a powerful and versatile tool in Tears of the Kingdom, providing players with unprecedented control over their fast travel options. The ability to place, remove, and reuse the Medallions makes them essential for efficient exploration. By understanding how to use and manage these items, you can enhance your gameplay experience and overcome any challenges Hyrule throws your way. Remember, if you need to move it, just collect the medallion from the map or your key items and place it somewhere else!