Ancient Core

Ancient Core
ModelIn-game modelsSpriteIn-game sprites or icons BotWBreath of the Wild BotWBreath of the Wild
Main appearance(s)	Breath of the Wild
Other appearance(s)	Age of Calamity
Cost(s)	320 Rupees
Value	80 Rupees 40 Mon
Location(s)	Teli (Sold only when it rains)
Use(s)	Cooking Ingredient Making Gray Dye Selling for Mon Enhancing pieces of Armor

Ancient Cores are recurring Items in The Legend of Zelda series.

Location and Uses

Breath of the Wild

Ancient Cores are a rare drop from Guardians in Breath of the Wild. They can also appear in Treasure Chests found in the overworld, within Ancient Shrines, and as amiibo rewards. Like other Ancient Materials, Ancient Cores were made by the ancient Sheikah 10,000 years ago. They are used as a power source for machines.

Link can give three Ancient Cores to Purah at the Hateno Ancient Tech Lab during the "Slated for Upgrades" Side Quest, which will upgrade his Stasis Rune. Alternatively, they can be used at the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab as ingredients to create various pieces of Ancient Soldier Gear, including the Ancient Set, Ancient Short Sword, Ancient Bladesaw, and Ancient Spear. They also count as Monster Parts, which means they can be used with critters in a Cooking Pot to make Elixirs. The Kochi Dye Shop accepts Ancient Cores as an ingredient for Gray Dye, or they can be sold to Kilton at the Fang and Bone in exchange for Mon

Ancient Cores are required to upgrade the following pieces of Armor at a Great Fairy Fountain.

Armor	Ancient Cuirass
Level	★★★
Materials	15Ancient Shafts 5Ancient Cores
Armor	Ancient Greaves
Level	★★★
Materials	15Ancient Shafts 5Ancient Cores
Armor	Ancient Helm
Level	★★★
Materials	15Ancient Shafts 5Ancient Cores
Armor	Vah Medoh Divine Helm
Level	★★★
Materials	15Ancient Shafts 5Ancient Cores
Armor	Vah Naboris Divine Helm
Level	★★★
Materials	15Ancient Shafts 5Ancient Cores
Armor	Vah Rudania Divine Helm
Level	★★★
Materials	15Ancient Shafts 5Ancient Cores
Armor	Vah Ruta Divine Helm
Level	★★★
Materials	15Ancient Shafts 5Ancient Cores

Total Ancient Cores required: 35

Other Appearances

Age of Calamity

Non-Canon Information

The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.

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Ancient Cores can be sold to Cheria for 200 Rupees, though they can be sold elsewhere for 80 Rupees.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names	Meanings
Japan Japanese	古代のコア (Kodai no koa) (BotWBreath of the Wild)
The People's Republic of China ChineseSISimplified	古代核心 (Gǔdài héxīn) (BotWBreath of the Wild)	Same as English.
The Republic of ChinaThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of ChinaThe Macao Special Administrative Region of China ChineseTRTraditional	古代核心 (Gǔdài héxīn) (BotWBreath of the Wild)
The Kingdom of the Netherlands Dutch	Geavanceerde kern (BotWBreath of the Wild | AoCAge of Calamity)	Advanced Core
Canada FrenchCACanadian	Cœur antique (AoCAge of Calamity)
The French Republic FrenchEUEuropean	Cœur antique (BotWBreath of the Wild | AoCAge of Calamity)	Same as English.
The Federal Republic of Germany German	Antiker Reaktorkern (BotWBreath of the Wild)
The Italian Republic Italian	Nucleo ancestrale (BotWBreath of the Wild | AoCAge of Calamity)
The Republic of Korea Korean	고대의 코어 (Godaeui koeo) (BotWBreath of the Wild)
The Russian Federation Russian	Древнее ядро (Drevneye yadro) (BotWBreath of the Wild)
Latin America SpanishLALatin American	Núcleo ancestral (BotWBreath of the Wild)
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

Gallery

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See Also

• Ancient Material
• Material
• Monster Part

References

Ancient Parts

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Ancient Core • Ancient Gear • Ancient Screw • Ancient Shaft • Ancient Spring • Giant Ancient Core • Guardian Claw • High-Yield Ancient Furnace • Robbie's Curing Agent • Robbie's Machine Lubricant • Robbie's Maintenance Oil

Category:Ancient Parts

Cores

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Ancient Core • Flux Construct I Core • Flux Construct II Core • Flux Construct III Core • Giant Ancient Core • Vicious Flux Construct Core

Category:Cores