Deku Stick

Deku Sticks are items in and.

Location and Uses
Deku Sticks are commonly acquired by harvesting the stalks of Deku Babas, but are said by shop owners to be long branches gathered from the Great Deku Tree. Business Scrubs will sell Link a Deku Stick for 15 Rupees, which is 5 more than a shop. Link can light a Deku Stick on fire by making it touch a lit torch. The Stick eventually burns down and Link loses it. To prevent burning out a Deku Stick, Link can quickly put it away or swing his sword, thus preserving the Deku Stick.

Though most commonly used as a makeshift Torch to solve puzzles, Deku Sticks can also be used as weapons. They are to a child what the Giant's Knife is to an adult, however, seeing how they break after just one swing. Deku Sticks deal twice as much damage as the Kokiri Sword. However, their strength was halved in.

If Link can manage to have a butterfly land on the tip of a Deku Stick, it will transform into either a Fairy or a Bomb.

Upgrades
In, it is possible for Link to increase the maximum number of Deku Sticks he can hold in his inventory. The first upgrade raises the amount from 10 to 20. The second raises the amount from 20 to 30. These upgrades can be obtained in any order. Both these upgrades are only obtainable as a child, as Adult Link cannot equip the Deku Stick.

How to get the upgrades:
 * Paying 40 Rupees to the Business Scrub located in the Lost Woods.
 * Entering the Forest Stage while wearing the Skull Mask. (The Deku Scrubs will also refill Link's supply of Deku Sticks.)

Hyrule Warriors
In, the Deku Spear used by Lana is similar to and inspired by the Deku Stick from Ocarina of Time. It is able to transform into the Deku Leaf and Deku Shield, and can summon the Great Deku Tree and sprouts. It is also of the Water element, and can conjure splashes of water and icicle spikes.

In the Termina Map, Deku Sticks appear as Item Cards. They are used to light Torches, revealing hidden enemies.

Trivia

 * In, Zubora derogatorily calls Gabora a "Deku Stick" when he suggests melting the ice of their hearth with Hot Spring Water. This is likely a reference to the item's Japanese name pun.
 * The Deku Stick, alongside with the Giant's Knife, are the first items in the series that will break or wear down after regular use. It is succeeded by the Razor Sword and the items Link can obtain in.

Gallery
 File:Deku Stick.png|Deku Stick from Ocarina of Time File:HW Lana Deku Spear.png|Lana wielding the Deku Spear from Hyrule Warriors File:HW Deku Stick Sprite.png|Deku Stick Item Card from Hyrule Warriors 