One of the most unexpected twists revealed in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was the Secret Stones' draconification process, yet their introduction goes beyond the game's story and raises more questions than it answers for the series ahead. While the Zelda series has a long-standing history of magical MacGuffins that become essential to Link during his adventures, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's Secret Stones played an integral and well-crafted role in its story thanks to their unique draconification process. But between their mysterious Zonai origins and Tears of the Kingdom's recontextualization of Zelda lore gives these stones depth that's worth exploring.