Heart Container


 * This article is about the item that increases Link's health. For the health meter, see Life Gauge.

, also known as, , and , are recurring items in. They increase Link's Life Gauge, which is represented by a set of Hearts, excluding, where his health is symbolized by a life bar. Collecting enough Pieces of Heart assembles a Heart Container and increases Link's maximum health.

Location and Uses
As Link progresses through the games, he will require more and more health in order to survive the greater challenges. This additional health is acquired in the form of Heart Containers, with each Heart Container adding one whole heart to the amount of hearts Link has. A Heart Container is awarded after every major boss in most games. Most games finish with Link having gained a total of 20 hearts. It is possible to finish some games without collecting any Heart Containers.

In, Link obtains Heart Containers by either collecting 4 Heart Pieces, or defeating a dungeon boss. Link is able to obtain a total of 17 hearts from Heart Containers, which brings his total to 20 Hearts.

In, Heart Containers can be obtained by defeating bosses and collecting 5 Pieces of Hearts. Heart Containers can apparently form when people display deep affection for each other, as seen where Yeto and Yeta create Hearts and a Heart Container in their embrace. also considers Pieces of Heart to be sources of love, as seen with Madame Fanadi when she asks Link what type of prediction he wants to see.

In, Link receives a Heart Container after defeating each of the four bosses found in the Divine Beasts. Link can also earn Heart Containers by choosing them over a Stamina Vessel after trading in four NaN Spirit Orbs to a Goddess Statue anywhere in Hyrule. Spirit Orbs are rewarded to Link at the end of every Ancient Shrine. Link can obtain up to 23 Heart Containers from Goddess Statues, allowing him to have a maximum of 30 hearts. If Link instead uses his Spirit Orbs to achieve three full Stamina Wheels from the Goddess Statue, he will only have enough Spirit Orbs left to obtain a total of 27 hearts. This cap variant is increased slightly with The Champions' Ballad add-on, where an additional Heart Container or Stamina Vessel can be attained, bringing the heart limit to 28 if matched with three full Stamina Wheels. Link cannot exceed 30 hearts, so a Stamina Vessel must instead be selected if he has reached the limit.

By visiting the Horned Statue in Hateno Village, Link can exchange his Heart Containers for Stamina Vessels and vice versa. This is achieved by selling either a Heart Container or a Stamina Vessel to the Horned Statue in exchange for 100 Rupees. The Horned Statue then allows Link can then buy one of either item at a higher price of 120 Rupees. This allows Link to change how he spent his Spirit Orbs at the total cost of 20 Rupees for each conversion.

Link begins with three Life Hearts in, gradually earning more as he completes tasks and defeats certain bosses. Life Hearts are obtained from the Fairies in Spearfish Falls, after defeating Goronu the first time, and from the Blacksmith's Daughter in Shipwreck Cliff.

Zelda begins with three Life Hearts and earns more during her quest throughout. They are obtained from the Fairies in the Fairy Pool, after defeating the Iron Knuckle in Tykogi Tower, and after defeating Hektan in Dodomai Palace.

Zelda initially starts out with three Crystal Hearts in, and earns more as she defeats the Shrine Keepers of Tolemac. Four Crystal Hearts can also be found hidden throughout the land.


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Heart Containers are healing items in. When picked up, they reduce all damage to 0%. While they are healing, Fighters cannot be damaged by opponents. These Heart Containers derive their appearance from the Heart Containers in.

Heart Containers reappear as healing items in. Unlike their previous appearance in, Heart Containers only reduce 100% of damage to the Fighters who pick them up. Heart Containers also appear as Trophies. Like in, these Heart Containers derive their design from.

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Heart Containers reappear in, serving a similar role as their previous iteration in. However, unlike their previous appearance, Fighters can now be damaged while being healed by Heart Containers. A Heart Container Trophy also appears. Heart Containers now resemble those in.

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Heart Containers are obtainable through Treasure Chests in. When obtained, they add an additional Heart to a Warrior's health. They can also be obtained by completing the proper conditions in Adventure Mode Battles.

Heart Containers reappear in with no functional change from their previous iteration. As before, a Heart Container Trophy is present. These Heart Containers now borrow their design from those in SS undefined.

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Heart Containers reappear again in, behaving identically to their previous appearance. Like in, Heart Containers in share their design with those from SS undefined.