Island Trading Sequence
In The Wind Waker, the Island Trading Sequence is a sequence of trading certain decoration items to Goron Merchants for other decorations. Link's first item is a Town Flower from Zunari on Windfall Island to get his shop started.
The young hero can then trade this to merchants who look very similar to Gorons on Mother & Child Isles, Greatfish Isle, and Bomb Island. After every trade, Link will lose his original item and some money in exchange for another trading item. Also, because of the Merchant's Oath, the merchants will send the item they traded to Zunari's Shop. Eventually, Zunari will give Link the Magic Armor, and at the end of the sequence he can trade the Shop Guru Statue to the merchant of Greatfish Island to receive a Piece of Heart.
The fastest way to finish the trading sequence is:
- Grab the Town Flower from Zunari.
- Give the Town Flower to Greatfish Isle's Wandering Merchant for a Sea Flower.
- Present the Sea Flower to Greatfish Isle's Wandering Merchant for an Exotic Flower.
- Go to Mother and Child island to talk to the Wandering Merchant and obtain the Pinwheel.
- Warp to Bomb Island to trade the Pinwheel for a Sickle Moon Flag.
- Back to Mother & Child Isles and exchange the flag for the Big Catch Flag.
- Return to Bomb Island and trade the Big Catch Flag for a Fountain Idol.
- Go to Mother and Child Island and trade for the Big Sale Flag.
- Warp to Greatfish Isle for the Hero's Flag.
- Trade the Hero's Flag back to the merchant on Greatfish for the Postman Statue.
- Head to Mother and Child Island for the Shop Guru Statue
- Go back to Greatfish Isle and exchange the Shop Guru Statue for a Piece of Heart.
After Link has obtained all three flowers at Zunari's shop, he can go back to Zunari to receive the Magic Armor as a reward.
Trading Items
This is a list of the items the Traveling Merchants will offer Link for each decoration.
Name of Item | Bomb Island Merchant | Mother & Child Merchant | Greatfish Isle Merchant | Rupees Required |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sea Flower | Sea Flower | Sea Flower | ||
Town Flower | Town Flower | Exotic Flower | ||
Sickle Moon Flag | Pinwheel | Sea Flower | ||
Sickle Moon Flag | Exotic Flower | Exotic Flower | ||
Fountain Idol | Sickle Moon Flag | Fountain Idol | ||
Hero's Flag | Big Catch Flag | Hero's Flag | ||
Big Catch Flag | Big Sale Flag | Postman Statue | ||
Fountain Idol | Big Catch Flag | Fountain Idol | ||
Fountain Idol | Big Sale Flag | Fountain Idol | ||
Sickle Moon Flag | Big Sale Flag | Skull Tower Idol | ||
Fountain Idol | Shop Guru Statue | Fountain Idol | ||
Postman Statue | Postman Statue | Piece of Heart |