Upgrading

Upgrading
Gondo Upgrading one of Link's Items from Skyward Sword
Main appearance(s)	Skyward Sword A Link Between Worlds Tri Force Heroes
Purpose(s)	Improving Link's Items and carrying capacity

Upgrading is a recurring mechanic in The Legend of Zelda series. Most commonly, items such as the Master Sword or the Arrows can be upgraded into stronger versions, such as the Golden Sword and Silver Arrows, respectively.

Overview

While the ability to replace weaker items with stronger variants is prevalent in nearly every Zelda game, some games such as Skyward Sword feature more in-depth systems of upgrading, and it is often necessary to provide Treasures or Materials as the basic ingredients for the relevant upgrade.

Common upgrades throughout the series include: the Magical Boomerang, Magic Hammer, the White Sword, the Mirror Shield, Blue Mail and Red Mail, Light Arrows and Roc's Cape. Several equipment upgrades, such as the Quiver and Bomb Bag are prevalent in games that require ammunition. Wallet upgrades are commonplace, as well.

List of Upgrades

Skyward Sword

In Skyward Sword, items and Potions can be upgraded in the Skyloft Bazaar to give them added advantages, like extra strength or durability. Gondo will enhance Link's equipment in the Scrap Shop, while Bertie improves Potions at the Infusion Shop. All upgrades are permanent and take a few seconds to complete. As Link progresses, he is able to upgrade more of his items.

In order to fully upgrade all of Link's items, the following quantity of each treasure is required:

Quantities Required

Treasures: Materials
4 Hornet Larvaes	5 Bird Feathers	16 Tumbleweeds	7 Lizard Tails
7 Eldin Ores	7 Ancient Flowers	25 Amber Relics	13 Dusk Relics
8 Jelly Blobs	17 Monster Claws	8 Monster Horns	12 Ornamental Skulls
4 Evil Crystals	5 Blue Bird Feathers	4 Golden Skulls	3 Goddess Plumes

Adventure Items

Item	Beetle
Upgrade	Hook Beetle
Materials	—
Cost	—
Location	Lanayru Desert
Description	Ability to grab items.
Item	Hook Beetle
Upgrade	Quick Beetle
Materials	× 2Ancient Flowers× 2Hornet Larvae× 1Golden Skull
Cost	50 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop
Description	Increased flight speed. Hold to further increase the speed.
Item	Quick Beetle
Upgrade	Tough Beetle
Materials	× 3Ancient Flowers× 4Amber Relics× 1Blue Bird Feather× 1Goddess Plume
Cost	50 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop
Description	Can fly farther distances.
Item	Bow
Upgrade	Iron Bow
Materials	× 3Tumbleweeds× 1Evil Crystal× 3Monster Claws× 2Eldin Ores
Cost	50 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop
Description	Increased power and range.
Item	Iron Bow
Upgrade	Sacred Bow
Materials	× 5Tumbleweeds× 2Evil Crystals× 3Lizard Tails× 1Goddess Plume
Cost	100 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop
Description	Further increased power and range.
Item	Bug Net
Upgrade	Big Bug Net
Materials	× 3Tumbleweeds× 2Ancient Flowers× 1Evil Crystal
Cost	100 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop
Description	Double the size.
Item	Digging Mitts
Upgrade	Mogma Mitts
Materials	—
Cost	—
Location	Fire Sanctuary
Description	Ability to dig and explore underground mazes.
Item	Slingshot
Upgrade	Scattershot
Materials	× 2Dusk Relics× 2Amber Relics× 3Jelly Blobs
Cost	20 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop
Description	Can be charged by holding to scatter a single Deku Seed over a wide area.

Ammunition Containers

Item	Small Bomb Bag
Upgrade	Medium Bomb Bag
Materials	× 1Lizard Tail× 3Ornamental Skulls× 1Blue Bird Feather
Cost	50 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop
Description	Holds 10 extra Bombs.
Item	Medium Bomb Bag
Upgrade	Large Bomb Bag
Materials	× 3Lizard Tails× 4Jelly Blobs× 2Hornet Larvae× 1Golden Skull
Cost	100 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop
Description	Holds 15 extra Bombs.
Item	Small Quiver
Upgrade	Medium Quiver
Materials	× 3Monster Horns× 3Dusk Relics× 5Amber Relics
Cost	50 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop
Description	Holds 10 extra Arrows.
Item	Medium Quiver
Upgrade	Large Quiver
Materials	× 2Monster Horns× 3Dusk Relics× 1Golden Skull× 1Goddess Plume
Cost	100 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop
Description	Holds 15 extra Arrows.
Item	Small Seed Satchel
Upgrade	Medium Seed Satchel
Materials	× 4Amber Relics× 3Monster Claws× 3Ornamental Skulls
Cost	50 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop
Description	Holds 20 extra Deku Seeds.
Item	Medium Seed Satchel
Upgrade	Large Seed Satchel
Materials	× 5Amber Relics× 3Monster Claws× 1Golden Skull× 1Blue Bird Feather
Cost	100 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop
Description	Holds 30 extra Deku Seeds.

Potion Infusions

Item	Heart Potion
Upgrade	Heart Potion+
Materials	× 3Blessed Butterflies× 1Woodland Rhino Beetle× 1Volcanic Ladybug
Cost	20 Rupees
Description	Restores all Hearts.
Item	Heart Potion+
Upgrade	Heart Potion++
Materials	× 3Blessed Butterflies× 3Deku Hornets× 1Sand Cicada× 1Eldin Roller
Cost	30 Rupees
Description	Restores all Hearts. Includes two servings.
Item	Revitalizing Potion
Upgrade	Revitalizing Potion+
Materials	× 2Woodland Rhino Beetles× 2Skyloft Mantises× 3Deku Hornets
Cost	20 Rupees
Description	Completely restores Shield meter for equipped Shield and activates automatically when the equipped Shield would have broken otherwise. Restores eight Hearts.
Item	Revitalizing Potion+
Upgrade	Revitalizing Potion++
Materials	× 2Woodland Rhino Beetles× 3Lanayru Ants× 1Gerudo Dragonfly× 1Sand Cicada
Cost	30 Rupees
Description	Completely restores Shield meter for equipped Shield and activates automatically when the equipped Shield would have broken otherwise. Restores eight Hearts. Contains two servings.
Item	Stamina Potion
Upgrade	Stamina Potion+
Materials	× 3Volcanic Ladybugs× 2Sky Stag Beetles× 2Gerudo Dragonflies× 1Faron Grasshopper
Cost	20 Rupees
Description	Completely restores Stamina Gauge. Prevents Stamina Gauge from depleting for 3 minutes.
Item	Air Potion
Upgrade	Air Potion+
Materials	× 2Sky Stag Beetles× 2Skyloft Mantises× 2Lanayru Ants
Cost	20 Rupees
Description	Completely restores Oxygen Gauge. Prevents Oxygen Gauge from depleting for 3 minutes underwater.
Item	Guardian Potion
Upgrade	Guardian Potion+
Materials	× 1Faron Grasshopper× 2Eldin Rollers× 3Blessed Butterflies× 3Starry Fireflies
Cost	40 Rupees
Description	Prevents Link from sustaining any damage for 3 minutes.

Shields

Item	Wooden Shield
Upgrade	Banded Shield
Materials	× 2Amber Relics× 1Monster Claw× 1Jelly Blob
Cost	30 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop
Description	Increased durability.
Item	Banded Shield
Upgrade	Braced Shield
Materials	× 3Amber Relics× 2Monster Claws× 2Tumbleweeds× 1Ornamental Skull
Cost	50 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop
Description	Further increased durability.
Item	Iron Shield
Upgrade	Reinforced Shield
Materials	× 2Eldin Ores× 2Monster Claws× 2Ornamental Skulls
Cost	20 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop
Description	Increased durability.
Item	Reinforced Shield
Upgrade	Fortified Shield
Materials	× 3Eldin Ores× 3Monster Claws× 3Tumbleweeds× 1Blue Bird Feather
Cost	100 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop
Description	Further increased durability.
Item	Sacred Shield
Upgrade	Divine Shield
Materials	× 1Dusk Relic× 2Bird Feathers× 3Ornamental Skulls
Cost	100 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop
Description	Increased durability.
Item	Divine Shield
Upgrade	Goddess Shield
Materials	× 4Dusk Relics× 3Bird Feathers× 3Monster Horns× 1Blue Bird Feather
Cost	150 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop
Description	Further increased durability.

A Link Between Worlds

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Item Upgrades

Item	Forgotten Sword
Upgrade	Master Sword
Requirement(s) and Location	Found in the Lost Woods.
Effect	Double the strength of the Forgotten Sword.
Item	Master Sword
Upgrade	Master Sword Lv2
Requirement(s) and Location	Giving two pieces of Master Ore to the Blacksmith in Hyrule.
Effect	Double the strength of the Master Sword.
Item	Master Sword Lv2
Upgrade	Master Sword Lv3
Requirement(s) and Location	Giving two pieces of Master Ore to the Blacksmith in Lorule.
Effect	Double the strength of the Master Sword Lv2.
Item	Shield
Upgrade	Hylian Shield
Requirement(s) and Location	Found in Big Chest in Turtle Rock.
Effect	Blocks magical attacks, beams and fire.
Item	Green Tunic
Upgrade	Blue Mail
Requirement(s) and Location	Found in Big Chest in Swamp Palace.
Effect	Cuts damage by half.
Item	Blue Mail
Upgrade	Red Mail
Requirement(s) and Location	Found in Big Chest in Lorule Castle.
Effect	Cuts damage by three fourths of the Green Tunic's.
Item	Lamp
Upgrade	Super Lamp
Requirement(s) and Location	Link must complete the Advanced level of the Treacherous Tower.
Effect	Illuminates areas more brightly. Deals 8× more damage.
Item	Net
Upgrade	Super Net
Requirement(s) and Location	Link must complete the Advanced level of the Treacherous Tower twice.
Effect	Damages enemies within its spin radius.
Item	Power Glove
Upgrade	Titan's Mitt
Requirement(s) and Location	Found in Big Chest in Desert Palace.
Effect	Allows Link to lift heavier objects.

Mother Maimai Upgrades

Item	Boomerang
Upgrade	Nice Boomerang
Effect	Increased speed and range. Throw three Boomerangs at a time.
Item	Bomb
Upgrade	Nice Bomb
Effect	Damage doubled. Increased blast radius.
Item	Bow
Upgrade	Nice Bow
Effect	Fire three arrows at a time.
Item	Hookshot
Upgrade	Nice Hookshot
Effect	Shoots Faster.
Item	Hammer
Upgrade	Nice Hammer
Effect	Damage doubled. Increased shock wave range.
Item	Fire Rod
Upgrade	Nice Fire Rod
Effect	Damage doubled. Wider and taller flame pillar. Flame travels farther.
Item	Ice Rod
Upgrade	Nice Ice Rod
Effect	Drop four ice blocks at once.
Item	Tornado Rod
Upgrade	Nice Tornado Rod
Effect	Deals damage. Increased gust radius.
Item	Sand Rod
Upgrade	Nice Sand Rod
Effect	Sand pillars do not disappear until the Sand Rod is used on them again.

Tri Force Heroes

Item	Boomerang
Upgrade	Nice Boomerang
Required Outfit	Boomeranger
Effect(s)	Enlarges the Boomerang.
Item	Bomb
Upgrade	File:TFH Big Bomb Icon.png Big Bomb
Required Outfit	Big Bomb Outfit
Effect(s)	Turns picked up Bombs into Big Bombs. Damage doubles. Increases blast radius.
Item	Bow
Upgrade	Nice Bow
Required Outfit	Kokiri Clothes
Effect(s)	Fires three Arrows at once.
Item	Fire Gloves
Upgrade	Nice Fire Gloves
Required Outfit	Fire Blazer
Effect(s)	Fires three fire balls at once.
Item	Gripshot
Upgrade	Nice Gripshot
Required Outfit	Robowear
Effect(s)	Increases launching speed. Increases distance reached. Pulls enemies toward Link instead of stunning them. Deals damage to enemies when grabbed.
Item	Gust Jar
Upgrade	Nice Gust Jar
Required Outfit	Gust Garb
Effect(s)	Increases the distance of the Gust Jar's blasts. Reduces the time between blasts.
Item	Magic Hammer
Upgrade	Nice Hammer
Required Outfit	Hammerwear
Effect(s)	Increases the Magic Hammer's shockwave radius. Increases the speed of the Magic Hammer's swing. Damage doubles.
Item	Water Rod
Upgrade	Nice Water Rod
Required Outfit	Torrent Robe
Effect(s)	Increases water pillar's radius.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	FrenchCA	Améliorer	Upgrade
	SpanishLA	Mejora	Enhance

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