For anyone still sinking hours into The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom in 2026, the gacha-style grind for Zonai devices has always been a bit of a headache. Whether players are farming steering sticks, fans, rockets, or batteries, the old routine often involved tossing Zonai charges into a dispenser and hoping for the best against the RNG gods. Now, a community member going by JaggedParadigm on Reddit has taken a lot of that guesswork out of the equation by crunching the numbers on every Zonai Dispenser in Hyrule.

The project was no small feat. According to the fan's breakdown, the process involved visiting every known dispenser and rolling ten times at each location to gather data on the items being distributed. That raw information was then fed through a Bayesian statistical model to convert each dispenser's output distribution into actual percentages. The result is a detailed look at which machines are actually worth your Zonai charges when hunting for a specific part.

Farming Smarter, Not Harder

The most practical part of the project is its integration into an interactive map. Players can look at the distribution graph for any desired item, then hit a button labeled something like 'see location.' From there, the map jumps straight to the dispenser with the highest probability for that item. This completely changes the farming loop. Instead of wandering between sky islands and burning through charges, a player can head directly to the best machine and get down to business.

The data also backs up what many players suspected but could not prove: not all dispensers are created equal. A battery is not just a battery depending on the machine spitting it out. The numbers show that some locations are simply better for certain devices, which means many players likely wasted time at dispensers that had poor odds for the item they wanted.

The Receipts Are in the Spreadsheet

A spreadsheet created by another user, TarnishedSpreadsheet, makes the numbers even easier to read. For example, the battery in the Bravery Island dispenser has a 30% chance of appearing, while the battery in the South Eldin Sky Archipelago dispenser only shows up 20% of the time. That ten-point gap may not sound massive on paper, but over dozens of pulls, it can save a player a mountain of grinding.

Zonai Item	Dispenser Location	Reported Drop Rate
Battery	Bravery Island	30%
Battery	South Eldin Sky Archipelago	20%

The Fine Print

Of course, even the most meticulous fan-made model has its caveats. The calculations are based on certain assumptions that may not be perfectly accurate. For instance, the model does not account for the item placed into the dispenser, the time of day, or whether a Blood Moon is active. Those factors could, in theory, shift the probabilities a bit. Still, the community response has been positive, and the tool appears to work well for its intended purpose.

For builders and completionists alike, this is a genuine game-changer. Tears of the Kingdom's crafting and vehicle system is already one of the deepest parts of the experience, and knowing exactly where to farm specific Zonai devices removes one of the few annoying layers of randomness. Instead of crossing fingers, players can now plan their farming routes like proper engineers.

In the years since the game's launch, the community has continued to find clever ways to break down Hyrule's systems. This dispenser statistics project may not be a flashy glitch or a wild contraption, but it is exactly the kind of patient, data-driven effort that keeps the game's endgame from feeling like a slog. Whether someone is building a hoverbike, a battle mech, or just wants a steady supply of portable pots, knowing the odds is half the battle.

As detailed in CNET - Gaming, player-made tools that quantify hidden systems can meaningfully reduce repetitive grinding by turning trial-and-error loops into informed planning—an approach that fits Tears of the Kingdom’s Zonai-device economy where efficiency matters for builders. Seen through that lens, community spreadsheets and interactive maps that estimate dispenser probabilities don’t just “beat RNG”; they help players budget Zonai Charges, choose optimal farming routes, and spend more time iterating on vehicles and contraptions rather than re-rolling dispensers.