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Upgrading is a recurring element in The Legend of Zelda series.^[1] 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.^[2] Gondo will enhance Link's equipment in the Scrap Shop,^[3] while Bertie improves Potions at the Infusion Shop. All upgrades are permanent and take a few seconds to complete.^[4] As Link progresses, he is able to upgrade more of his items.^[5]

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

Item Upgrades

Shields

Wooden Shield

Iron Shield

Sacred Shield

Upgrade	Description	Materials	Cost	Location
Banded Shield	Increased durability.	× 2 Amber Relics × 1 Monster Claw × 1 Jelly Blob	30 Rupees	Scrap Shop
Braced Shield	Further increased durability.	× 3 Amber Relics × 2 Monster Claws × 2 Tumbleweeds × 1 Ornamental Skull	50 Rupees	Scrap Shop

Banded Shield
Description	Increased durability.
Materials	× 2 Amber Relics × 1 Monster Claw × 1 Jelly Blob
Cost	30 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop
Braced Shield
Description	Further increased durability.
Materials	× 3 Amber Relics × 2 Monster Claws × 2 Tumbleweeds × 1 Ornamental Skull
Cost	50 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop

Upgrade	Description	Materials	Cost	Location
Fortified Shield	Further increased durability.	× 3 Eldin Ores × 3 Monster Claws × 3 Tumbleweeds × 1 Blue Bird Feather	100 Rupees	Scrap Shop
Reinforced Shield	Increased durability.	× 2 Eldin Ores × 2 Monster Claws × 2 Ornamental Skulls	20 Rupees	Scrap Shop

Fortified Shield
Description	Further increased durability.
Materials	× 3 Eldin Ores × 3 Monster Claws × 3 Tumbleweeds × 1 Blue Bird Feather
Cost	100 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop
Reinforced Shield
Description	Increased durability.
Materials	× 2 Eldin Ores × 2 Monster Claws × 2 Ornamental Skulls
Cost	20 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop

Upgrade	Description	Materials	Cost	Location
Divine Shield	Increased durability.	× 1 Dusk Relic × 2 Bird Feathers × 3 Ornamental Skulls	100 Rupees	Scrap Shop
Goddess Shield	Further increased durability.	× 4 Dusk Relics × 3 Bird Feathers × 3 Monster Horns × 1 Blue Bird Feather	150 Rupees	Scrap Shop

Divine Shield
Description	Increased durability.
Materials	× 1 Dusk Relic × 2 Bird Feathers × 3 Ornamental Skulls
Cost	100 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop
Goddess Shield
Description	Further increased durability.
Materials	× 4 Dusk Relics × 3 Bird Feathers × 3 Monster Horns × 1 Blue Bird Feather
Cost	150 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop

Adventure Items

Bug Net

Slingshot

Beetle

Digging Mitts

Bow

Upgrade	Description	Materials	Cost	Location
Big Bug Net	Double the size.	× 3 Tumbleweeds × 2 Ancient Flowers × 1 Evil Crystal	100 Rupees	Scrap Shop

Big Bug Net
Description	Double the size.
Materials	× 3 Tumbleweeds × 2 Ancient Flowers × 1 Evil Crystal
Cost	100 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop

Upgrade	Description	Materials	Cost	Location
Scattershot	Can be charged by holding to scatter a single Deku Seed over a wide area.	× 2 Dusk Relics × 2 Amber Relics × 3 Jelly Blobs	20 Rupees	Scrap Shop

Scattershot
Description	Can be charged by holding to scatter a single Deku Seed over a wide area.
Materials	× 2 Dusk Relics × 2 Amber Relics × 3 Jelly Blobs
Cost	20 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop

Upgrade	Description	Materials	Cost	Location
Hook Beetle	Ability to grab items.	—	N/A Rupees	Lanayru Desert
Quick Beetle	Increased flight speed. Hold to further increase the speed.	× 2 Ancient Flowers × 2 Hornet Larvae × 1 Golden Skull	50 Rupees	Scrap Shop
Tough Beetle	Can fly farther distances.	× 3 Ancient Flowers × 4 Amber Relics × 1 Blue Bird Feather × 1 Goddess Plume	50 Rupees	Scrap Shop

Hook Beetle
Description	Ability to grab items.
Materials	—
Cost	N/A Rupees
Location	Lanayru Desert
Quick Beetle
Description	Increased flight speed. Hold to further increase the speed.
Materials	× 2 Ancient Flowers × 2 Hornet Larvae × 1 Golden Skull
Cost	50 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop
Tough Beetle
Description	Can fly farther distances.
Materials	× 3 Ancient Flowers × 4 Amber Relics × 1 Blue Bird Feather × 1 Goddess Plume
Cost	50 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop

Upgrade	Description	Materials	Cost	Location
Mogma Mitts	Ability to dig and explore underground mazes.	—	N/A Rupees	Fire Sanctuary

Mogma Mitts
Description	Ability to dig and explore underground mazes.
Materials	—
Cost	N/A Rupees
Location	Fire Sanctuary

Upgrade	Description	Materials	Cost	Location
Iron Bow	Increased power and range.	× 3 Tumbleweeds × 1 Evil Crystal × 3 Monster Claws × 2 Eldin Ores	50 Rupees	Scrap Shop
Sacred Bow	Further increased power and range.	× 5 Tumbleweeds × 2 Evil Crystals × 3 Lizard Tails × 1 Goddess Plume	100 Rupees	Scrap Shop

Iron Bow
Description	Increased power and range.
Materials	× 3 Tumbleweeds × 1 Evil Crystal × 3 Monster Claws × 2 Eldin Ores
Cost	50 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop
Sacred Bow
Description	Further increased power and range.
Materials	× 5 Tumbleweeds × 2 Evil Crystals × 3 Lizard Tails × 1 Goddess Plume
Cost	100 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop

Ammunition Containers

Small Seed Satchel

Small Bomb Bag

Small Quiver

Upgrade	Description	Materials	Cost	Location
Large Seed Satchel	Holds 30 extra Deku Seeds.	× 5 Amber Relics × 3 Monster Claws × 1 Golden Skull × 1 Blue Bird Feather	100 Rupees	Scrap Shop
Medium Seed Satchel	Holds 20 extra Deku Seeds.	× 4 Amber Relics × 3 Monster Claws × 3 Ornamental Skulls	50 Rupees	Scrap Shop

Large Seed Satchel
Description	Holds 30 extra Deku Seeds.
Materials	× 5 Amber Relics × 3 Monster Claws × 1 Golden Skull × 1 Blue Bird Feather
Cost	100 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop
Medium Seed Satchel
Description	Holds 20 extra Deku Seeds.
Materials	× 4 Amber Relics × 3 Monster Claws × 3 Ornamental Skulls
Cost	50 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop

Upgrade	Description	Materials	Cost	Location
Large Bomb Bag	Holds 15 extra Bombs.	× 3 Lizard Tails × 4 Jelly Blobs × 2 Hornet Larvae × 1 Golden Skull	100 Rupees	Scrap Shop
Medium Bomb Bag	Holds 10 extra Bombs.	× 1 Lizard Tail × 3 Ornamental Skulls × 1 Blue Bird Feather	50 Rupees	Scrap Shop

Large Bomb Bag
Description	Holds 15 extra Bombs.
Materials	× 3 Lizard Tails × 4 Jelly Blobs × 2 Hornet Larvae × 1 Golden Skull
Cost	100 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop
Medium Bomb Bag
Description	Holds 10 extra Bombs.
Materials	× 1 Lizard Tail × 3 Ornamental Skulls × 1 Blue Bird Feather
Cost	50 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop

Upgrade	Description	Materials	Cost	Location
Large Quiver	Holds 15 extra Arrows.	× 2 Monster Horns × 3 Dusk Relics × 1 Golden Skull × 1 Goddess Plume	100 Rupees	Scrap Shop
Medium Quiver	Holds 10 extra Arrows.	× 3 Monster Horns × 3 Dusk Relics × 5 Amber Relics	50 Rupees	Scrap Shop

Large Quiver
Description	Holds 15 extra Arrows.
Materials	× 2 Monster Horns × 3 Dusk Relics × 1 Golden Skull × 1 Goddess Plume
Cost	100 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop
Medium Quiver
Description	Holds 10 extra Arrows.
Materials	× 3 Monster Horns × 3 Dusk Relics × 5 Amber Relics
Cost	50 Rupees
Location	Scrap Shop

Potion Infusions

Heart Potion

Revitalizing Potion

Stamina Potion

Air Potion

Guardian Potion

Upgrade	Description	Materials	Cost	Location
Heart Potion+	Restores all Hearts.	× 3 Blessed Butterflies × 1 Woodland Rhino Beetle × 1 Volcanic Ladybug	20 Rupees	Potion Shop
Heart Potion++	Restores all Hearts. Includes two servings.	× 3 Blessed Butterflies × 3 Deku Hornets × 1 Sand Cicada × 1 Eldin Roller	30 Rupees	Potion Shop

Heart Potion+
Description	Restores all Hearts.
Materials	× 3 Blessed Butterflies × 1 Woodland Rhino Beetle × 1 Volcanic Ladybug
Cost	20 Rupees
Location	Potion Shop
Heart Potion++
Description	Restores all Hearts. Includes two servings.
Materials	× 3 Blessed Butterflies × 3 Deku Hornets × 1 Sand Cicada × 1 Eldin Roller
Cost	30 Rupees
Location	Potion Shop

Upgrade	Description	Materials	Cost	Location
Revitalizing Potion+	Completely restores Shield meter for equipped Shield and activates automatically when the equipped Shield would have broken otherwise. Restores eight Hearts.	× 2 Woodland Rhino Beetles × 2 Skyloft Mantises × 3 Deku Hornets	20 Rupees	Potion Shop
Revitalizing Potion++	Completely restores Shield meter for equipped Shield and activates automatically when the equipped Shield would have broken otherwise. Restores eight Hearts. Contains two servings.	× 2 Woodland Rhino Beetles × 3 Lanayru Ants × 1 Gerudo Dragonfly × 1 Sand Cicada	30 Rupees	Potion Shop

Revitalizing Potion+
Description	Completely restores Shield meter for equipped Shield and activates automatically when the equipped Shield would have broken otherwise. Restores eight Hearts.
Materials	× 2 Woodland Rhino Beetles × 2 Skyloft Mantises × 3 Deku Hornets
Cost	20 Rupees
Location	Potion Shop
Revitalizing Potion++
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.
Materials	× 2 Woodland Rhino Beetles × 3 Lanayru Ants × 1 Gerudo Dragonfly × 1 Sand Cicada
Cost	30 Rupees
Location	Potion Shop

Upgrade	Description	Materials	Cost	Location
File:SS Stamina Potion + Icon.png Stamina Potion +	Completely restores Stamina Gauge. Prevents Stamina Gauge from depleting for 3 minutes.	× 3 Volcanic Ladybugs × 2 Sky Stag Beetles × 2 Gerudo Dragonflies × 1 Faron Grasshopper	20 Rupees	Potion Shop

File:SS Stamina Potion + Icon.png Stamina Potion +
Description	Completely restores Stamina Gauge. Prevents Stamina Gauge from depleting for 3 minutes.
Materials	× 3 Volcanic Ladybugs × 2 Sky Stag Beetles × 2 Gerudo Dragonflies × 1 Faron Grasshopper
Cost	20 Rupees
Location	Potion Shop

Upgrade	Description	Materials	Cost	Location
File:SS Air Potion + Icon.png Air Potion +	Completely restores Oxygen Gauge. Prevents Oxygen Gauge from depleting for 3 minutes underwater.	× 2 Sky Stag Beetles × 2 Skyloft Mantises × 2 Lanayru Ants	20 Rupees	Potion Shop

File:SS Air Potion + Icon.png Air Potion +
Description	Completely restores Oxygen Gauge. Prevents Oxygen Gauge from depleting for 3 minutes underwater.
Materials	× 2 Sky Stag Beetles × 2 Skyloft Mantises × 2 Lanayru Ants
Cost	20 Rupees
Location	Potion Shop

Upgrade	Description	Materials	Cost	Location
Guardian Potion+	Prevents Link from sustaining any damage for 3 minutes.	× 1 Faron Grasshopper × 2 Eldin Rollers × 3 Blessed Butterflies × 3 Starry Fireflies	40 Rupees	Potion Shop

Guardian Potion+
Description	Prevents Link from sustaining any damage for 3 minutes.
Materials	× 1 Faron Grasshopper × 2 Eldin Rollers × 3 Blessed Butterflies × 3 Starry Fireflies
Cost	40 Rupees
Location	Potion Shop

A Link Between Worlds

Item Upgrades

Base Item	Upgrade	Requirement(s) and Location	Effect
Forgotten Sword	Master Sword	Found in the Lost Woods.	Double the strength of the Forgotten Sword.
Master Sword	Master Sword Lv.2	Giving two pieces of Master Ore to the Blacksmith in Hyrule.	Double the strength of the Master Sword.
Master Sword Lv.2	Master Sword Lv3	Giving two pieces of Master Ore to the Blacksmith in Lorule.	Double the strength of the Master Sword Lv2.
Shield	Hylian Shield	Found in Big Chest in Turtle Rock.	Blocks magical attacks, beams and fire.
Green Tunic	Blue Mail	Found in Big Chest in Swamp Palace.	Cuts damage by half.
Blue Mail	Red Mail	Found in Big Chest in Lorule Castle.	Cuts damage by three fourths of the Green Tunic's.
Lamp	Super Lamp	Link must complete the Advanced level of the Treacherous Tower.	Illuminates areas more brightly. Deals 8× more damage.
Net	Super Net	Link must complete the Advanced level of the Treacherous Tower twice.	Damages enemies within its spin radius.
Power Glove	Titan's Mitt	Found in Big Chest in Desert Palace.	Allows Link to lift heavier objects.

Mother Maiamai Upgrades

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

Tri Force Heroes

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

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	French^CA	Améliorer	Upgrade
	Spanish^LA	Mejora	Enhance

References

↑ The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword — Prima Official Game Guide (Collector, 2013), Prima Games, pg. 12
↑ "I can use the stuff you find to upgrade your gear and make it even stronger!" — Gondo (Skyward Sword)
↑ "Heyyyyy! Welcome to the Scrap Shop!" — Gondo (Skyward Sword)
↑ "All right. You want to upgrade this? There's no going back, y'hear?" — Gondo (Skyward Sword)
↑ "You got it! These are all the items you have that I can upgrade right now." — Gondo (Skyward Sword)

[1] The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword — Prima Official Game Guide (Collector, 2013), Prima Games, pg. 12

[2] "I can use the stuff you find to upgrade your gear and make it even stronger!" — Gondo (Skyward Sword)

[3] "Heyyyyy! Welcome to the Scrap Shop!" — Gondo (Skyward Sword)

[4] "All right. You want to upgrade this? There's no going back, y'hear?" — Gondo (Skyward Sword)

[5] "You got it! These are all the items you have that I can upgrade right now." — Gondo (Skyward Sword)

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