Tear of Light

Tears of Light are light-infused magical teardrops. They are non-equippable objects, meaning that upon their collection, they automatically perform their function whenever they are near something that requires their power.

Twilight Princess
In, the Tears of Light are stored within the Vessel of Light. They are needed to revive the Spirits of Light and dispel the Twilight to return the land to its light-abundant state. Link can only collect the tears in wolf form due to they being manifested within Shadow Insects that can only be detected upon the activation of his Wolf Senses. After a Shadow Insect is defeated, it will reveal the Tear of Light within. Commonly, these Shadow Insects exist in pairs, making it easier for Link to locate the tears. To aid in his search, each Spirit marks the location of each tear on Link's map. As the game progresses, the distances between their locations and time spent collecting them increases. After filling the Vessel of Light with tears, Link is transported to the Spirit Spring and the spirit is awakened.

Tears of Light can be found in the Faron Province, the Eldin Province, and in the Lanayru Province. However, the Tears of Light can only be found in one province at a time. The Spirit that requires them only marks the tears on the map that reside within its province.

Spirit Tracks
In, each section of the Tower of Spirits features three Tears of Light that must be collected to power up Link's Sword. Once all three Tears have been obtained, Link can strike a Phantom in the back, which stuns it. Princess Zelda's spirit can then possess the Phantom while it is in this state. After Link obtains the Lokomo Sword, he no longer needs to use the Tears of Light. The Lokomo Sword itself is infused with divine energy, and can allow Zelda to possess Phantoms in the same way this previous sword did.

In the Dark Realm, Tears of Light appear on the Spirit Tracks. If Link passes through one on the Spirit Train, it gets temporary invincibility, as well as a significant speed boost whenever Link blows the whistle. With this upgrade, it is possible to destroy Armored Trains.

Hyrule Warriors
In, Tears of Light appear as Item Cards in the Twilight Map as part of the Twilight Princess DLC Pack. They are used to dispel Twilight clouds from battle squares, thereby removing the battle's restrictions and revealing enemies' locations. There is also the similar Tears of Twilight, which resets the Twilight clouds and are only available once all of the Twilight have been dispelled.