Upgrades

    
                               

Every way to make Link stronger in Ocarina of Time: bigger wallets, seed bags, stick and nut capacity, bomb bags and quivers, plus the scales, strength upgrades, magic, defense and the best swords and shields. This checklist covers the original game (Nintendo 64 and 3DS). Most capacity upgrades come from minigames and Business Scrubs, so they're easy to miss.

Quick answers

  • Bigger wallet? Bring Gold Skulltula tokens to the House of Skulltula in Kakariko: 10 tokens for the Adult's Wallet (200 Rupees), 30 for the Giant's Wallet (500).
  • Bigger bomb bag? As young Link, stop the rolling Goron in Goron City with a bomb (30 bombs), then win Bombchu Bowling in the Market (40).
  • Don't miss: on the Nintendo 64, the first Deku Nut upgrade (from the Deku Scrubs under the Lost Woods) is lost for good if you get the Poacher's Saw first. Do it as young Link.
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Wallets 2

  1. Adult's Wallet (200 Rupees): collect 10 Gold Skulltula tokens and talk to the cursed family in the House of Skulltula, Kakariko Village. You start with a wallet that holds 99.
  2. Giant's Wallet (500 Rupees): 30 tokens, same house. See the Gold Skulltula guide.

Ammunition 10

  1. Deku Seed Bag, 40 seeds: hit all ten targets in the Shooting Gallery in Hyrule Castle Town Market (young Link). Your first bag of 30 comes with the Fairy Slingshot inside the Deku Tree.
  2. Deku Seed Bag, 50 seeds: in the Lost Woods, find the target hanging from a tree and hit three perfect bullseyes. The two seed upgrades can be done in either order.
  3. 20 Deku Sticks: in the Lost Woods, go left, then left again, and buy the upgrade from the Business Scrub at the far end for 40 Rupees. You start able to carry 10.
  4. 30 Deku Sticks: get the Skull Mask from the mask trading sequence, then in the Lost Woods go right, left, right, left, left. At the back, look for butterflies and a hole in the ground; down there, wear the Skull Mask and walk to the edge of the ledge.
  5. 30 Deku Nuts: same hole as above, but wear the Mask of Truth instead (young Link, before you have the Poacher's Saw on N64). You start able to carry 20.
  6. 40 Deku Nuts: at the start of the Sacred Forest Meadow, bomb the boulder, drop down the hole and pay the Business Scrub 40 Rupees.
  7. Big Bomb Bag (30 bombs): as young Link, throw a bomb at the rolling Goron while he's in the tunnel in Goron City. Your first bag of 20 is in Dodongo's Cavern.
  8. Biggest Bomb Bag (40 bombs): play Bombchu Bowling in the Market as young Link and win the prize.
  9. Big Quiver (40 arrows): as adult Link, hit all ten targets at the Shooting Gallery in Kakariko Village. Your first quiver of 30 comes with the Fairy Bow in the Forest Temple.
  10. Biggest Quiver (50 arrows): after you rescue the carpenters, score at least 1,500 points at the horseback archery range in Gerudo's Fortress (1,000 points wins a Piece of Heart).

Diving and Strength 5

  1. Silver Scale: as young Link, win the diving game from the Zora at the top of the waterfall in Zora's Domain. Needed to get into Jabu-Jabu's Belly.
  2. Golden Scale: as adult Link, catch a fish at least four pounds heavier than the record at the Fishing Pond at Lake Hylia.
  3. Goron's Bracelet: play Saria's Song for Darunia in Goron City. Lets young Link pick up Bomb Flowers.
  4. Silver Gauntlets: in the Spirit Temple, as young Link, through the crawlspace Nabooru asks you to explore. Lifts big rocks.
  5. Golden Gauntlets: in the Shadow Barrier room inside Ganon's Castle. They lift the huge black stone pillars.

Magic and Defense 3

  1. Magic Meter and Spin Attack: the Great Fairy at the top of Death Mountain Trail. Bomb the cracked wall at the summit and play Zelda's Lullaby.
  2. Double Magic: the Great Fairy in Death Mountain Crater, as adult Link. Smash the rock with the Megaton Hammer to find her.
  3. Double Defense: lift the black pillar outside Ganon's Castle with the Golden Gauntlets to reveal the last Great Fairy.

Swords, Shields and Tunics 4

  1. Giant's Knife: blow open Medigoron's shop in Goron City with a bomb as young Link, then buy the knife from him as an adult for 200 Rupees. Strong but two-handed, and it breaks after 8 hits.
  2. Biggoron's Sword: the prize at the end of the adult trading sequence. Twice as strong as the Master Sword and it never breaks, but you can't use a shield with it. See the trading sequence guide.
  3. Mirror Shield: in the adult side of the Spirit Temple, on a ledge past an Iron Knuckle. Reflects light beams.
  4. Goron and Zora Tunics: the Goron Tunic (heat) from the rolling Goron when you stop him as an adult, or the Goron Shop; the Zora Tunic (breathe underwater) from King Zora when you thaw him with Blue Fire, or the Zora Shop for 300 Rupees.

The Longshot, the upgraded Hookshot with twice the reach, is in the Water Temple, after you defeat Dark Link. Shields you can buy are the Deku Shield (Kokiri Forest) and the Hylian Shield (80 Rupees at the Market bazaar, or free in one of the graves in Kakariko Graveyard if you open it at night). For every other item, see the items and equipment page. Heart upgrades are covered in the Heart Piece checklist.

Playing the remake? Some upgrades moved; see the Ocarina of Time (Remake) section.