Items & Equipment

    
                               
Link with the Master Sword

The items and equipment Link uses in The Wind Waker HD. The list is the GameCube one with a few changes: the new Swift Sail and Tingle Bottle, a much more useful Picto Box, a bigger first wallet, and the Hero's Charm in a new place.

Weapons and Shields

  • Hero's Sword: Link's first sword, from Orca on Outset Island.
  • Master Sword: found in the basement of Hyrule Castle. It reaches its full power once the sages of earth and wind have prayed for it.
  • Hero's Shield: Link's first shield, a family heirloom from his grandmother.
  • Mirror Shield: reflects light, which you need in the Earth Temple and for the final battle.
  • Hero's Bow: fires arrows. Later you can also fire Fire, Ice and Light Arrows, which use magic.
  • Bombs: throw or drop them to blow up rocks, cracked walls and enemies. Also used as cannonballs while sailing.
  • Boomerang: lock onto up to five targets and hit them all in one throw.
  • Skull Hammer: pounds wooden pegs into the ground and smashes enemies and armor.

Tools

  • Telescope: a gift from Link's sister Aryll for looking at things far away.
  • Wind Waker: the conductor's baton that changes the wind's direction and plays the songs you learn. Changed In HD it has its own button on the D-pad, so you never have to equip it.
  • Sail: lets the King of Red Lions sail with the wind.
  • New Swift Sail: an upgrade to the Sail sold at the Windfall Auction once you have the Wind Waker. It is much faster and always turns the wind to blow behind you. Switch between the two sails with A while sailing.
  • Grappling Hook: swing across gaps, steal items from enemies and haul sunken treasure up from the sea floor. Changed Salvaging is much quicker in HD.
  • Deku Leaf: glide through the air (using magic) or blow a gust of wind. New A marker shows where you will land.
  • Hookshot: pull yourself to wooden targets or pull enemies and objects to you.
  • Power Bracelets: lift very heavy objects such as big stone heads.
  • Iron Boots: make Link heavy enough to stand firm against strong winds.
  • Magic Armor: protects Link from damage while it's on.
  • Picto Box: takes pictographs for side quests and the Nintendo Gallery. Changed In HD it holds 12 pictures instead of 3 and can take selfies. Lenzo upgrades it to the color Deluxe Picto Box after his three photo tasks, without needing a Forest Firefly.
  • Bottles: hold fairies, potions, Forest Water and more. There are four; see Bottle Locations.
  • Spoils Bag, Bait Bag and Delivery Bag: hold enemy drops, bait and letters or trade items.
  • New Tingle Bottle: given to you by Tingle after you free him from the Windfall Island jail, in place of the GameCube's Tingle Tuner. It sent messages and pictures to other players through Miiverse; since Miiverse closed on November 7th, 2017, it does nothing.

Upgrades and Charms

  • Changed Wallet: Link's first wallet holds 500 Rupees in HD, up from 200. Two upgrades raise it further.
  • Changed Hero's Charm: shows an enemy's remaining health when you target it. In HD it is in a chest at the bottom of the Savage Labyrinth on Outset Island instead of being a reward from Mrs. Marie.
  • Magic Meter: doubled by the Great Fairy freed from the Big Octo at Two-Eye Reef.
  • Gone Tingle Tuner: the GameCube version's Game Boy Advance link-up item is not in HD.