10 Things to Do In The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild as Soon as You Get It

Use Your Shield as a Sled

Shields are immensely useful tools for defending yourself in Breath of the Wild, but the first thing you’ll want to do will definitely be to ride that thing down a mountain. It’s not just a delightfully fun way to get around, but it’s practical too with how much it cuts down your travel time.

You will need a shield first in order to do this, but they’re fairly common and can be picked up off of enemies. After you have a shield, all you need to do is equip it, hit ZL to block, and then jump forward and hit A. You’ll be gliding down the slopes in Breath of the Wild before you know it, just keep in mind that you’ll be degrading your shield by doing so.