How to inflict enemies with Confusion in The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

Confusion on enemies in Tears of the Kingdom
Inflicting Confusion in The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom (image via Nintendo)

The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom has a variety of new mechanics that you can use to make some of the hardest encounters in the game significantly easier. When it comes to combat, the latest franchise entry can be a rather unforgiving experience. However, there are ways to make things less challenging, and one of them is the use of CC tools like Confusion.

In Tears of the Kingdom, you can inflict the Confusion status effect on enemies. This will allow you to take them down without drawing much aggro, as they will start attacking each other.

However, not all players are aware of how the Confusion status effect works or how they can go about inflicting it. Hence, today’s guide goes over some of the things that you can do to make the most of Confusion in The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom.


All you need to know about inflicting Confusion in The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

To inflict Confusion on enemies in The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, you must get your hands on some Muddle Bud flowers. Once you have acquired them, follow these steps:

  • Make your way to the enemies that you want to inflict the status ailment on. Selecting the throw button, you will need to scroll and choose the Muddle Bud flower.
  • When the flower is thrown, it will burst to form a cloud. Those who are in the cloud will be inflicted with Confusion, and they will start attacking their own allies.
  • However, you can increase the radius of the cloud as well as the distance that it can travel by attaching a Muddle Bud flower to an arrow. This is one of the best options to take down enemy numbers from afar without even making Link engage in combat.
  • When fighting a group of enemies, it’s important to aim the Muddle Bud at the more powerful ones in the group. It will make them attack the others and will usually do your job for you.

How to easily get Muddle Bud flower in The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

Muddle Bud flowers aren’t exactly an abundant resource in Hyrule. They mostly grow below Hyrule’s surface in the Depths.

To reach the Depths, you will need to jump down the chasms. One can be found at the 1720, 0140, 0031 coordinates in the Lanayru Wetlands.

Upon exploring the area a bit, you will come across some Muddle Bud flowers. However, do use them sparingly in battle, as constantly looking to collect them can be a chore.