Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK) — How to Build a Laser Drone

Sep 28, 2023

Here's our guide to help you build a Laser Drone in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Laser Drone or Orbital Laser is a ridiculously efficient contraption. With it, you can ensure high DPS against the toughest bosses. Here's our guide to help you build a TotK Laser Drone.

I’ve split up our Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Laser Drone guide into different sections depending on the parts that you need to make. Naturally, I also suggest doing the Zonai Device dupe exploit. That way, you can have extra materials.

I’ve decided to use the following items:

And here's how I built each Laser Array:

You can either save the contraption as a favorite via Autobuild, and remake it if you have the materials. However, you’ll probably want to use only a few if you’ll make a third array. That's because there's a certain limit of Zonai Devices (i.e., roughly 20) that can be attached to a single creation.

This one is fairly simple enough. You’ll need the following:

And here's what you need to do next to have a Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Laser Drone or Orbital Laser machine:

Compared to other makeshift contraptions, the Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Laser Drone isn't something you’ll drive or manually control. Instead, you have to leave it on the ground, at an area just before a boss that you want to take out.

Next, activate it by striking via melee or shooting with a bow. The Rocket will propel the machine above the boss. Meanwhile, the Hover Stone will keep it suspended in mid-air, all while the Beam Emitters fire streams of concentrated energy.

There are, however, a couple of notable issues:

Now you know how to build a TotK Laser Drone or Orbital Laser Array. This isn't the only wild contraption that you can make. There are others, such as the Hoverbike, Bomber Plane and Zonai Tank. Likewise, be sure to visit our Zelda: TotK guides hub for more tips, strategies, and walkthroughs.

Jason Rodriguez is a game review and guide writer from the Philippines. He's basically a rare Pokémon.