Windvane Meadow is a recurring location in The Legend of Zelda series.(BotWBreath of the Wild | TotKTears of the Kingdom)[1][2]
Windvane Meadow is located in Hyrule Field. A Road between the Hyrule Garrison Ruins and Mabe Village Ruins runs through the Meadow in the north and a crossroads between the Hyrule Garrison Ruins, the Exchange Ruins, and a Road east towards the Whistling Hill runs through the southern portion of the Meadow. During the second Great Calamity, Windvane Meadow was flooded with Guardians that eradicated all Hylian life in and around the Meadow. The remains of a Guardian can be found in the northern part of the Meadow, which can be searched for Ancient Materials. A Monster Stronghold can be found by the crossroads in the southeastern portion of the Meadow. Wooden Boxes and Barrels containing Apples, Arrows, and Hylian Shrooms can be found at this Encampment. This camp also features a lit Cooking Pot.
Windvane Meadow is the location where Calamity Ganon reforms into Dark Beast Ganon after being defeated in the Astral Observatory. To prevent Dark Beast Ganon from escaping and destroying Hyrule, Zelda summons Link to Windvane Meadow and erects a barrier of light to contain them both.[3] She also bestows Link with the Bow of Light to aid him in his quest to Destroy Ganon.[4]
A stone Treasure Chest containing a Soldier's Claymore can be found in the aforementioned Monster Stronghold. It can only be unlocked after defeating all of the monsters in the camp.
A Korok can be found by breaking the Jar shaped like an Acorn hanging from a broken wagon on the side of the northern Road that passes through the Meadow. Another Korok will appear after examining the Leaves with Fairy Dust moving around a small group of Trees in the east of the Meadow. Another Korok is can be found in a Natural Hiding Spot under a Rock in a rock formation, north of the Central Tower. A Korok can be revealed by breaking another Acorn shaped Jar hanging from a large Tree along the southern edge of the Meadow, north of Lake Kolomo. Following the Flower Trail that starts in the Meadow and leads west into a forest between the Meadow and the Exchange Ruins will reveal another Korok.
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Windvane Meadow reappears in Tears of the Kingdom.
| Skull-shaped Monster Stronghold southeast of the Jiosin Shrine |
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| Monster Stronghold east of the Exchange Ruins |
| Bokoblin Wagon north of Lake Kolomo |
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| Contents | |
| Coordinates | -0131, -0537, 0024 |
| Notes | Inside the Skull-shaped Monster Stronghold southeast of the Jiosin Shrine |
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| Contents | |
| Coordinates | -0132, -0536, 0024 |
| Notes | Inside the Skull-shaped Monster Stronghold southeast of the Jiosin Shrine |
| Treasure Chest | |
| Contents | |
| Coordinates | -0104, -0787, 0041 |
| Notes | Unlocks after the Battle Talus is defeated |
| Treasure Chest | |
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| Coordinates | -0604, -0886, 0043 |
| Notes | Atop the Monster Stronghold east of the Exchange Ruins |
| Treasure Chest | |
| Contents | |
| Coordinates | -0318, -0945, 0043 |
| Notes | Atop the Bokoblin Wagon north of Lake Kolomo |
| Treasure Chest | Contents | Coordinates | Notes |
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-0131, -0537, 0024 | Inside the Skull-shaped Monster Stronghold southeast of the Jiosin Shrine | ||
-0132, -0536, 0024 | Inside the Skull-shaped Monster Stronghold southeast of the Jiosin Shrine | ||
-0104, -0787, 0041 | Unlocks after the Battle Talus is defeated | ||
-0604, -0886, 0043 | Atop the Monster Stronghold east of the Exchange Ruins | ||
-0318, -0945, 0043 | Atop the Bokoblin Wagon north of Lake Kolomo |
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| Coordinates | -0217, -0382, 0052 |
| Notes | Atop the Fallen Debris southeast of the Jiosin Shrine |
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| Coordinates | -0311, -0550, 0025 |
| Notes | Inside the large Tree in the center of the field between the Monster Stronghold near the Hyrule Garrison Ruins and the Skull-shaped Monster Stronghold southeast of the Jiosin Shrine |
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| -0217, -0382, 0052 | Atop the Fallen Debris southeast of the Jiosin Shrine | |
-0311, -0550, 0025 | Inside the large Tree in the center of the field between the Monster Stronghold near the Hyrule Garrison Ruins and the Skull-shaped Monster Stronghold southeast of the Jiosin Shrine |
The Windvane Meadow appears as part of the Hyrule Field Stage.
During the Quest "Study the Blade", an unnamed character instructs Link to cut Grass in Windvane Meadow to strengthen his skills with a sword.[5] After Link collects five Restless Crickets, he notices that he can swing his sword quicker.[6] As a result, he receives a bonus combo for one-handed Weapons.[7]
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   ChineseTRTraditional | 風標草原 (Fēngbiāo Cǎoyuán) (TotKTears of the Kingdom) | |
 ChineseSISimplified | 风标草原 (Fēngbiāo Cǎoyuán) (TotKTears of the Kingdom) | |
 Dutch | Windvaanweide (BotWBreath of the Wild)[8] | Weather Vane Meadow |
 FrenchEUEuropean | Plaine de la Girouette (TotKTears of the Kingdom) | |
 FrenchCACanadian | Plaine de la Girouette (TotKTears of the Kingdom) | |
 German | Windblum-Wiesen (TotKTears of the Kingdom) | |
 Italian | Pascoli Banderuola (TotKTears of the Kingdom) | |
 Korean | 바람개비 초원 (TotKTears of the Kingdom) | |
 SpanishLALatin American | Llanura de Verdar (BotWBreath of the Wild)[9] | Verdar Plain |
 SpanishEUEuropean | Llanura de Verdar (TotKTears of the Kingdom) | |
| This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data. | ||
One of the Koroks found on Windvane Meadow from Breath of the Wild
One of the Koroks found on Windvane Meadow from Breath of the Wild
Windvane Meadow— Map (Breath of the Wild)
Windvane Meadow— Map (Tears of the Kingdom)
THE SITE OF THE FINAL BATTLE(Creating a Champion, Dark Horse Books, pg. 411)
Link battles Dark Beast Ganon in the wide-open space of Windvane Meadow in Hyrule Field. Princess Zelda erects a barrier of light around them, preventing Ganon from leaving the area.
I entrust you with the Bow of Light—a powerful weapon in the face of evil. Link...you may not yet be at a point where you have fully recovered your power or all of your memories... But courage need not be remembered... For it is never forgotten.— Zelda (Breath of the Wild)
To refine his sword technique, Link has been instructed to train in Hyrule Field by...cutting grass. He'll have to collect proof of some kind to show that he's completed the assignment.— Gallery (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity)
After training Link realized he could swing his sword more swiftly, giving foes less chance to strike. He really did learn something from cutting grass!— Gallery (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity)
Reward— Map (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity)
One Handed Weapon: Bonus Combo
Windvaanweide— Map (Breath of the Wild)
Llanura de Verdar— Map (Breath of the Wild)
