Ancient Shaft
Ancient Shafts are recurring Items in The Legend of Zelda series.[1][2]
Location and Uses
Breath of the Wild
Ancient Shafts can be found by defeating Guardians or within chests in Ancient Shrines. They are also sold by the travelling merchant Teli, who can be found on the path northwest of Hateno Village. Like other Ancient Materials, they were made 10,000 years ago to be used in the Ancient Technology of the Sheikah. They are made of a sturdy, yet unknown material.[1]
During the Side Quest "Slated for Upgrades", Link can give Purah three Ancient Shafts to upgrade his Remote Bombs Runes.[3] The Ancient Oven in the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab also requires Ancient Shafts to make certain pieces of Ancient Soldier Gear. They can be used to make Gray Dye at the Kochi Dye Shop or exchanged for Mon at the Fang and Bone.
Ancient Shafts are required to upgrade the following pieces of Armor at a Great Fairy Fountain.
| Armor | Level | Materials |
|---|---|---|
★★★ |   | |
★★★ | | |
★★★ | | |
★★★ | | |
★★★ | | |
★★★ | | |
★★★ | |
| Armor | |
|---|---|
| Level | ★★★ |
| Materials | |
| Armor | |
| Level | ★★★ |
| Materials | |
| Armor | |
| Level | ★★★ |
| Materials | |
| Armor | |
| Level | ★★★ |
| Materials | |
| Armor | |
| Level | ★★★ |
| Materials | |
| Armor | |
| Level | ★★★ |
| Materials | |
| Armor | |
| Level | ★★★ |
| Materials | |
Other Appearances
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
Cheria the Merchant will buy Ancient Shafts for 100 Rupees. However, they are only worth 40 Rupees when sold elsewhere.
Nomenclature
 Names in Other Regions  | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Names | Meanings |
 Japanese | 古代のシャフト (Kodai no shafuto) (BotW) | |
   ChineseTR | 古代傳動軸 (Gǔdài chuándòng zhóu) (BotW) | |
 Dutch | Geavanceerde as (BotW | HWAoC)[4][5] | |
 FrenchEU | Arbre antique (BotW) | Antique tree |
 German | Antike Achse (BotW) | |
 Italian | Asse ancestrale (BotW) | Ancient Shaft |
 Korean | 고대의 샤프트 (Godaeui syapeuteu) (BotW) | |
 Russian | Древний вал (Drevniy val) (BotW) | |
 SpanishLA | Eje ancestral (BotW) | |
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Gallery
Ancient Shaft icon from Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
See Also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ancient Shaft
A machine part used in ancient machinery. It's incredibly sturdy, and it's not made of any recognizable material. It may come in handy someday." — Inventory (Breath of the Wild) - ↑ "Ancient Shaft
A machine part used in ancient machinery. It's incredibly sturdy, and it's not made of any recognizable material. It may come in handy someday." — Spoils (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity) - ↑ "You'll need three ancient shafts to power up your Remote Bombs." — Purah (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "Geavanceerde as" — Inventory (Breath of the Wild)
- ↑ "Geavanceerde as" — Material (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity)