Items & Equipment

Every sword, shield, item and upgrade in Skyward Sword, and where to find it. Many items can be upgraded at Gondo's Scrap Shop in Skyloft's Bazaar, using Rupees and the treasures and bugs you collect.

Swords

• Practice Sword: in a chest in the back room of the Sparring Hall in Skyloft.
• Goddess Sword: drawn from its pedestal inside the Statue of the Goddess. Fi, the sword's spirit, joins you. Raise the sword to charge it, then swing to fire a Skyward Strike.
• Goddess Longsword: Farore's Flame, at the end of the Ancient Cistern, makes the sword longer and stronger.
• Goddess White Sword: Nayru's Flame, at the end of the Sandship, powers up the sword again and lets Fi dowse for more targets.
• Master Sword: Din's Flame, at the end of the Fire Sanctuary, turns the sword into the Master Sword. It can open the Gate of Time.
• True Master Sword: Zelda's blessing in the past gives the sword its full power. Only it can defeat Demise.

Shields

Shields wear down as they take hits and break if their gauge runs out. A well-timed Shield Bash, raising your shield just as an attack lands, deflects it without wearing the shield down. Owlan gives you a free Wooden Shield, and Rupin's Gear Shop in the Bazaar sells the rest. Gondo upgrades them:

Dungeon Items

• Slingshot (from Bucha, the Kikwi elder, in Faron Woods): fires Deku Seeds to stun enemies and hit switches. Upgrades to the Scattershot (2 Dusk Relics, 2 Amber Relics, 3 Jelly Blobs, 50 Rupees), which fires a spread of seeds.
• Beetle (Skyview Temple): a remote-controlled flying beetle that cuts ropes, hits switches and grabs items. It becomes the Hook Beetle for free in Lanayru Desert, so it can carry things like Bombs. Gondo can upgrade it to the Quick Beetle (2 Ancient Flowers, 2 Hornet Larvae, 1 Golden Skull, 50 Rupees), which flies faster, and the Tough Beetle (3 Ancient Flowers, 4 Amber Relics, 1 Blue Bird Feather, 1 Goddess Plume, 50 Rupees), which flies farther.
• Bomb Bag (Earth Temple, from the Mogma Ledd): throw or roll Bombs.
• Gust Bellows (Lanayru Mining Facility): blows away sand and dust, turns propellers and pushes enemies.
• Whip (Ancient Cistern): grabs levers and valves, swings you from hooks and steals items from enemies.
• Bow (Sandship): upgrades to the Iron Bow (3 Tumbleweeds, 1 Evil Crystal, 3 Monster Claws, 2 Eldin Ore, 50 Rupees) and the Sacred Bow (5 Tumbleweeds, 2 Evil Crystals, 3 Lizard Tails, 1 Goddess Plume, 100 Rupees). Each upgrade increases the arrows' damage and range.
• Digging Mitts (from a Mogma in Eldin Volcano): dig up soft soil. They become the Mogma Mitts in the Fire Sanctuary, which let you tunnel underground.
• Bug Net (Beedle's Airshop): catch bugs for potion upgrades. It upgrades to the Big Bug Net (3 Tumbleweeds, 2 Ancient Flowers, 1 Evil Crystal, 100 Rupees).

Key Items

• Sailcloth: Zelda's gift at the Wing Ceremony. Use it to slow your fall and land safely.
• Goddess's Harp: Zelda gives it to you at the Temple of Time. Play it to open the Silent Realms and make Gossip Stones and Goddess Walls appear.
• Water Dragon's Scale: reward from Farore's Silent Realm. Lets you swim and dive.
• Clawshots: reward from Nayru's Silent Realm. Fire them at targets and vines to pull yourself across, and switch from one to the other to climb.
• Fireshield Earrings: reward from Din's Silent Realm. Protect you from the heat of the Volcano Summit.
• Stone of Trials: reward from the Silent Realm in Skyloft. It opens the way to the Sky Keep.

The Adventure Pouch

Your Adventure Pouch holds bottles, shields, medals and ammunition bags. It starts with four slots, and you can get four more: one from a Goddess Chest, and three bought from Beedle.

• Seed Satchel: Small (+10 seeds) from a Goddess Chest or the Gear Shop. Medium (+20): 4 Amber Relics, 3 Monster Claws, 3 Ornamental Skulls, 50 Rupees. Large (+30): 5 Amber Relics, 3 Monster Claws, 1 Blue Bird Feather, 1 Golden Skull, 100 Rupees.
• Bomb Bag: Small (+5 bombs) from a Goddess Chest or the Gear Shop. Medium (+10): 1 Lizard Tail, 3 Ornamental Skulls, 1 Blue Bird Feather, 50 Rupees. Large (+15): 3 Lizard Tails, 4 Jelly Blobs, 2 Hornet Larvae, 1 Golden Skull, 100 Rupees.
• Quiver: holds 20 arrows to start. Small (+5) from a Goddess Chest or the Gear Shop. Medium (+10): 5 Amber Relics, 3 Dusk Relics, 3 Monster Horns, 50 Rupees. Large (+15): 3 Dusk Relics, 2 Monster Horns, 1 Goddess Plume, 1 Golden Skull, 100 Rupees.
• Bottles: there are five.
  • Luv at the Bazaar's potion shop gives you one free.
  • One is in a chest in the Sealed Temple, already holding a Revitalizing Potion.
  • Parrow gives you one after the Injured Loftwing sidequest.
  • One is in a chest in the Fire Sanctuary.
  • One is in a Goddess Chest in the Thunderhead.
• Medals: found in Goddess Chests, or from Batreaux in the case of the Cursed Medal. They give bonuses while they're in your pouch:
  • Rupee Medal (two of them)
  • Heart Medal (two of them)
  • Life Medal
  • Treasure Medal
  • Potion Medal
  • Cursed Medal

Wallets

You start with a wallet that holds 300 Rupees. Batreaux gives you bigger ones for Gratitude Crystals: the Medium Wallet (500), Big Wallet (1,000), Giant Wallet (5,000) and Tycoon Wallet (9,000). Beedle sells up to three Extra Wallets, each adding 300 more.