Magic Meter

The Magic Meter measures Link's current level of Magic Power. This is used to power various items, for example the Fire and Ice Arrows or the Lantern in ALttP, as well as spells such as Din's Fire in OoT. The Meter appears as a green bar which decreases when Magic Power is expended, and can be refilled using Magic Jars.

The Magic Meter first appeared in the second Legend of Zelda game, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. It is also used in A Link To The Past, Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, and The Wind Waker. It's absence from Twilight Princess has been strongly noted by many, especially given that a green bar appears on beta screens for the game, including screenshots on the back of the game box. It is the only 3-D Zelda game without one.

Magic Meter Upgrades
In most games which use the Magic Meter, it is possible at some point during the game to increase it's capacity (usually doubled).


 * In Adventure of Link, by gaining levels the magic bar can become more resilent to the amount of magic drained by using a spell. Also there are four Magic Containers that each add an additional bar to the Magic Meter when obtained.


 * In A Link To The Past, by using Magic Powder on a shrine next to the blacksmith's house, a strange bat-like creature appears and curses Link, resilting in a doubled Magic Meter.


 * In Ocarina of Time, one of the Great Fairies will grant Link a Magic Meter upgrade.


 * In Majora's Mask, the upgrade can be obtained by retrieving all of the Stray Fairies in Snowhead Temple.


 * In The Wind Waker, one of the Great Fairies will grant Link a Magic Meter upgrade.