Zelda Tears of the Kingdom duplication glitch: how to get infinite items
Update May 26: Unfortunately the glitch mentioned below, along with all other item duplication glitches, has been removed from the game following an update today. We'll keep an eye out for more glitches, but for the moment it seems like you'll have to stick with the diamonds you dig up yourself. The original story is below.
No matter how well-made a game is, players will still find a way to exploit it. It took a little while for people to find a weakness in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but now there is not just one, but two ways to duplicate items. If you want extra diamonds to make quick rupees, or don’t want to grind for a rare upgrade material, then this glitch will get you all you need.
We’ll explain the newer and easier of the two methods to duplicate items in Tears of the Kingdom.
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How to duplicate items – Zelda TOTK
It's also possible to do this while paragliding, using many of the above steps. The benefit of this is that you can perform the trick multiple times before you hit the ground, meaning you can rapidly duplicate items like diamonds a dozen times in under a minute. The only requirement is that you unlock the paraglider first.
Simply find yourself a small ledge, like the one right next to the Hateno village Ancient Tech Lab. Jump off the ledge, press X to open up your paraglider, then quickly open the menu with the plus button. Like above, select an item you've only got one of, hold it in your arms, then hold the item you want to dupe.
Quickly unpause and pause again, where you can repeat the process as many times as you like before you hit the ground. Using this method, we were able to obtain 20 diamonds in just 55 seconds.