“Misko’s Treasure” in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom consists of three valuable pieces of armor: the insulating armor, the climbing gauntlet and the barbarian clothes. Each of these items of clothing offers a different benefit. The Insulating Armor provides electrical protection, the Climbing Glove increases Link’s climbing speed, and the Barbarian Clothes increase his attack power.
You can get information about the three Locations from the traveler Meeshy. She wears a striking green dress with mushroom motifs and wanders various streets in Hyrule. Speak to her so that she tells you about the treasures of the robber Misko and marks the three caves on the world map.
You don’t necessarily have to have hit Meeshy to collect the armor pieces. All three Treasure Chests are in their caves from the start and can be opened in any order.
Navigation
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Find
- Meeshy and mark treasure locations
- Misko’s treasure at a glance
- Preparation for the three caves
- Find climbing gloves
- Find Barbarian Dresses
- Rubber Armor or find insulating armor
- Bubbulfrog-Signa in the caves
- Improve armor parts
Find
Meeshy and mark Misko’s treasure
Meeshy does not have a single fixed location. She wanders on several streets through central Hyrule and can be found in the area around Maritta’s New Stable. If you spot a traveler on the side of the road with a green mushroom dress and a large backpack, you should talk to her.
Depending on the encounter location, Meeshy can be harassed by Bokoblins or other monsters. First defeat the enemies and then talk to her. She reports that the infamous robber Misko has hidden rare items of clothing in caves.
Meeshy describes three special treasures: a fierce clothing that gives its wearer strength, a glove for agile climbing, and a clothing that protects against electricity. She then places three markers on your world map.
The markings only show the approximate cave areas. You have to find the actual Treasure Chests inside yourself. There is no separate final reward for all three finds. The valuable pieces of armor are already the reward.
Misko’s treasure at a glance
| Armor part | Location | Approximate coordinates | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| climbing glove | North Hyrule Plain Cave | -1214, 0773, 0069 | Climbing speed increased |
| Barbarian Dresses | Crenel Hills Cave | 0632, 0820, 0028 | Attack power increases |
| Insulating Armor | Whistling Hill Cave | -0070, -1117, -0004 | electrical protection |
All three pieces of clothing initially have an armor value of 3 and can later be improved several times with the Great Fairies. The coordinates given show the Treasure Chests inside the caves. Some of the entrances are a few meters away.
Preparation for Miskos Treasure
You don’t need a specific main quest or a specific number of hearts for the three caves. However, some paths are blocked by rock walls, boulders or roots. Therefore, take at least one hammer weapon, several bomb flowers and a fire fruit with you.
A bow with around 20 arrows is also recommended. In the caves you can expect, among other things, Horriblins, Like Likes, Electric Keese and a Stone Talus (Luminous). Most enemies can be avoided if you just want to collect the armor pieces.
Useful equipment:
- hammer weapon or a weapon attached to a rock
- Bomb flowers for fragile rock walls
- Fire fruits or a sharp weapon for roots
- Bow and arrows against predatory slimes and Horriblins
- Brightbloom Seed for dark cave areas
- healing dishes and, if necessary, electroprotective medicine
Find climbing gloves
The climbing glove can be found in the North Hyrule Plain Cave southeast of the New Maritta Stable. The easiest to reach entrance is at approximately -1188, 0643, 0072. It is located on a rocky slope near the road that leads from Lookout Landing to the stable.
The Sinakawak Shrine near the New Maritta Stable is suitable as a fast travel point. Travel to the shrine and follow the road a bit to the southeast. Then stick to the rocky slope above the Regencia River. The traveler Glani can stand in front of one of the cave entrances.
The cave has a second entrance at approximately -1236, 0768, 0099. Both entrances lead to the climbing glove. However, the southeast entrance near the street offers the clearest route.
get through the wet cave
Enter the cave and follow the sloping tunnel. You will reach a chamber with a pool of water and several waterfalls. The walls are very slippery due to the water. Therefore, do not try to climb directly up the high rock faces.
There is a ledge in the middle of the chamber. Swim there, stand under the overhanging rock slab and use the Ascend. This will take you to the level above without climbing.
Two normal Like Likes and a Horriblin await you in the cave. Horriblins hang from the ceiling and can be shot down with a headshot. With the predatory slimes, you wait until they open their mouth and show the sensitive core. Hit the core with an arrow and then attack the tongue that has fallen out.
Follow the underground river
After Ascend, follow the ascending path and the underground watercourse. In several places the dry path and the river alternate. Cross the natural stone bridge and follow the path further into the back area.
You finally reach another large waterfall. Pay attention to the glowing mushrooms or glowing lights on the edge. The cave doesn’t end at the waterfall: run straight through the water curtain.
Treasury behind the waterfall
Behind the waterfall is a small chamber with an ornate stone platform. Open the Treasure Chest there and you will receive the climbing glove.
The glove increases Link’s climbing speed. It is particularly valuable at the beginning of the game, as it allows you to climb high cliffs faster and spend less time in slippery or dangerous places.
The climbing glove is part of the climbing set. The other two parts are the climbing headscarf from the Ploymus Mountain Cave and the climbing shoes from the Upland Zorana Byroad. If you later wear the complete set and have improved it at least twice, climbing jumps will use less stamina.
Find Barbarian Dresses
The barbarian clothes are in the Crenel Hills Cave northeast of the scouting post. The entrance is on the west side of Gongol Hill at approximately 0494, 0731, 0041.
From Lookout Landing follow the road east and cross the Hylia River. The cave entrance is north of Orsedd Bridge and west of Ren-iz Shrine. It is open and does not need to be blown free first.
Luminous Stone Talus bypass
The cave opens into a large circular chamber after a short tunnel. In the middle lies a Stone Talus (Luminous), which initially looks like an ordinary pile of stones. If you approach him, the opponent stands up and begins the fight.
You don’t have to defeat the Stone Talus to get the Barbarian Clothes. Stick to the outer edge of the chamber and run past him. If you stay far enough away, he may not wake up at all.
If the Stone Talus has already been activated, you can send his thrown arms back with the Recall or use the Ascend under his body. Then attack the large glowstone deposit on his back. However, for the treasure, combat is completely optional.
Destroy glowstone wall in the northeast
From the entrance, look towards the opposite or northeastern wall of the cave. There you can see a large collection of bright glowstone rubble, slightly elevated. Behind this wall is Misko’s treasury.
Climb onto the ledge and destroy the rubble with a hammer weapon or a bomb flower. When an explosion occurs, stay away so Link isn’t thrown off the ledge.
Follow the short tunnel behind the glowstone scree. At the end there is an ornate stone construction with a Treasure Chest. Open it and take the Barbarian Clothes.
Effect of Barbarian Clothes
The Barbarian Clothes increase Link’s attack power by one level. The effect applies to melee weapons and bows and is particularly useful against strong enemies, mini-bosses and temple bosses.
The clothing belongs to the Barbarian set. The Barbarian Mask is in the Robred Dropoff Cave, while the Barbarian Pants are hidden in the Walnot Mountain Cave. If you wear the full set and upgraded at least twice, charged attacks use less stamina.
Rubber Armor or insulating armor can be found
The Rubber Armor described by Meeshy is called insulating armor in the German inventory. It is located in Whistling Hill Cave south of the scouting post.
The cave entrance is located at approximately -0071, -1045, 0020 between the Whistling Hill and the Lake Kolomo. The Teniten Shrine is located just a short distance south or above the cave and is suitable as a fast travel point.
The entrance is blocked by a fragile rock wall. Destroy the stones with a hammer weapon or bomb flower and follow the sloping tunnel.
Remove roots and bone skeletons
In the first larger chamber the path splits. There are ore deposits in a small side chamber, but the actual path leads to the northwest and is blocked by roots.
Cut the roots with a sharp weapon or burn them with a fire fruit. Behind it you will reach a shaft in which several bone skeletons can appear at night or depending on the game situation. Destroy their bodies and then hit the heads lying around so that they don’t get up again.
Follow the tunnel into the next larger chamber. A Rock Like also lives in the cave system. Wait until he has spit out chunks of rock and his sensitive organ is sticking out of his mouth. An arrow to the weak point stuns him and exposes his tongue.
Get to Shock Like
Stay in the branched chamber on the southeastern path leading up. Destroy the next rock blockade and enter the damp room behind it. A Shock Like hangs from the ceiling.
Stay out of the water if possible while the opponent is firing his electric projectiles. Electricity spreads through the water and can also hit Link if the actual projectile lands next to him.
Waits for the attack and runs sideways out of the trajectory. As soon as the Shock Like opens its mouth, shoot at the yellow weak point. Then attack the tongue that has fallen out with your strongest weapon.
Electrical hits can knock metallic weapons, bows, and shields out of Link’s hands. Only collect dropped equipment after the current attack has ended.
Last rock wall to the treasury
Behind the Shock Like is another wall made of brittle rock. Destroy them with bombs or a hammer weapon and follow the short path to Misko’s ornate treasure platform.
Opens the chest at approximately -0070, -1117, -0004. Inside lies the insulating armor. It has an initial armor value of 3 and grants one level of electrical protection.
After opening the chest, you can use the Ascend and return to the surface near the Teniten Shrine. Alternatively, you walk back through the cave to the original entrance.
Do not confuse
isolation armor with lightning beam set
The insulating armor is part of the three-piece insulating set and reduces damage from electricity. Together with an insulating helmet and insulating trousers, it can even protect you from normal lightning strikes after sufficient improvement.
The similarly named Charged Set has a completely different effect. It strengthens Link’s attacks during a thunderstorm and is required as part of “Secret of the Ring Ruins”. It does not provide general protection against lightning strikes.
Bubbulfrog-Signa in the three caves
There is also a Bubbulfrog living in each of the three caves. Defeat the blue and white cave creature with arrows and collect the Bubbul Gem left behind. A check mark will appear on the map next to the cave symbol as soon as you have received the Bubbulfrog symbol for the respective cave.
The hook simply confirms that the Bubbulfrog has been defeated. It does not show whether you have already opened Misko’s armor chest. Therefore, check your inventory to see whether you have insulating armor, climbing gloves and barbarian clothes.
The collected Signa can be exchanged at Koltin for special masks, monster parts and the ghost set. Further information can be found in our guide “Find the Bubbulfrog signum”. An overview of the cave entrances can be found on the page for all caves in Tears of the Kingdom.
Miskos armor parts improve
The three pieces of armor belong to different sets and can be improved to four levels with the Great Fairies. The initial defense is 3 each. After all improvements, each piece reaches an armor value of 20.
| stage | Armor value per piece |
|---|---|
| Not improved | 3 |
| Level 1 | 5 |
| Level 2 | 8 |
| Level 3 | 12 |
| Level 4 | 20 |
To improve you first have to unlock the Great Fairies via the Cloverleaf Courier musicians. You can find the complete quest series in our guide to the Great Fairies.
The three parts of Misko’s treasure do not form a common set. You will therefore not receive a set bonus if you wear Insulating Armor, Climbing Gloves and Barbarian Clothes at the same time. The set bonuses are only activated when you find the matching head and leg parts and upgrade all three parts of the same set at least twice.