🎒 Materials Overview
Breath of the Wild does not have a fusion system; materials are primarily used for cooking, elixirs, equipment upgrades, and selling. Almost every blade of grass and every ore deposit on the Hyrule continent has a use.
| Material Type | Quantity | Primary Use | Acquisition Difficulty |
|---|
| 🌿 Herbs & Vegetables | 30+ | Cooking, Recovery | ★☆☆☆☆ |
| 🍄 Mushrooms | 10+ | Cooking, Buffs | ★☆☆☆☆ |
| 🍎 Fruits & Nuts | 15+ | Cooking, Recovery | ★☆☆☆☆ |
| ⛏️ Ores & Gems | 10+ | Selling, Equipment Upgrades | ★★☆☆☆ |
| 🦴 Monster Parts | 25+ | Elixirs, Selling | ★★☆☆☆ |
| ⚙️ Ancient & Guardian Parts | 6 | Ancient Equipment, Upgrades | ★★★☆☆ |
| 🐉 Rare Materials | 10+ | Legendary Equipment, Master Sword Upgrades | ★★★★★ |
🌿 Herbs & Vegetables
Common Herbs
| Material Name | Location | Cooking Effect | Special Use |
|---|
| Hylian Herb | Grasslands in all regions | Restores a small amount of hearts | Basic ingredient |
| Rushroom | Plains, Forests | Enhances cooking effect | Versatile ingredient |
| Spicy Pepper | Volcanoes, Deserts | Grants cold resistance | Cold-resistance cooking |
| Hydromelon | Snowy Mountains | Grants heat resistance | Heat-resistance cooking |
| Voltfruit | Thunderstorm areas | Grants shock resistance | Shock-resistance cooking |
| Silent Shroom | Nighttime, Forests | Stealth up | Stealth cooking |
| Endura Shroom | Climbing areas | Restores stamina | Stamina cooking |
Vegetables & Roots
| Material Name | Location | Cooking Effect | Notes |
|---|
| Small Hearty Radish | Grasslands, Ruins | Full recovery + temporary hearts | High-value cooking |
| Big Radish | Farms, Villages | Large heart recovery | Common in Hateno Village |
| Hearty Truffle | Forests, Under Trees | Full heart recovery | Rare |
| Big Hearty Truffle | Deep Forests, Caves | Large temporary hearts | Top-tier recovery material |
| Pumpkin | Farms | Restores hearts | Can make Pumpkin Soup |
| Hylian Carrot | Farms, Wild | Small heart recovery | Horses love it |
🍄 Mushrooms
| Material Name | Location | Cooking Effect | Special Use |
|---|
| Mushroom | Forests, Under Trees | Restores half a heart | Basic ingredient |
| Big Mushroom | Deep Forests | Restores 1 heart | Advanced ingredient |
| Silent Shroom | Nighttime, Tree Roots | Restores stamina | Stamina cooking |
| Warm Mushroom | Plains, Forests | Grants cold resistance | Cold-resistance cooking |
| Cold Shroom | Snowy Mountains, Nighttime | Grants heat resistance | Heat-resistance cooking |
| Zapshroom | Thunderstorm areas | Grants shock resistance | Shock-resistance cooking |
| Endura Shroom | Forests, Mountain Paths | Restores stamina wheel | Long-distance travel |
🍎 Fruits & Nuts
| Material Name | Location | Cooking Effect | Notes |
|---|
| Apple | Everywhere | Restores half a heart | Most common ingredient |
| Wildberry | Forests, Bushes | Restores a small amount of hearts | Can be gathered in bulk |
| Hearty Durian | Specific Forests | Large heart recovery | Rare |
| Hylian Shroom | Grasslands | Restores a small amount of hearts | Horse feed |
| Palm Fruit | High-temperature areas | Grants heat resistance | Common in deserts |
| Big Pinecone | Pine Forests | Restores a small amount of hearts | Can also be used as fuel |
| Ironshroom | Forests | Defense up | Defense cooking |
⛏️ Ores & Gems
| Material Name | Location | Selling Price | Special Use |
|---|
| Amber | Rock Walls, Ore Deposits | Medium | Selling, Upgrades |
| Topaz | Ore Deposits | High | Shock resistance upgrade |
| Sapphire | Ore Deposits | High | Heat resistance upgrade |
| Ruby | Ore Deposits | High | Cold resistance upgrade |
| Diamond | Rare Ore Deposits | Very High | Top-tier upgrades, Selling |
| Luminous Stone | Caves, Underground | Medium | Selling, Lighting |
| Flint | Ore Deposits | Medium | Cooking, Selling |
Tip: When a Stone Talus is defeated, the ore deposit on its back drops a large number of gems, making it the best target for farming ores.
🦴 Monster Parts
| Material Name | Dropped By | Primary Use | Notes |
|---|
| Bokoblin Horn | Bokoblin | Elixirs, Selling | Most common |
| Bokoblin Fang | Bokoblin | Selling | Better quality |
| Bokoblin Guts | Bokoblin | Elixirs | Rare drop |
| Lizalfos Horn | Lizalfos | Elixirs, Upgrades | Elemental variants drop corresponding horns |
| Lizalfos Tail | Lizalfos | Elixirs, Selling | Rarer |
| Moblin Horn | Moblin | Elixirs, Selling | Higher value |
| Moblin Guts | Moblin | Elixirs | Rare |
| Lynel Horn | Lynel | Top-tier Elixirs, Upgrades | Extremely rare |
| Lynel Hoof | Lynel | Upgrades | Rare |
| Bat Wing | Bat | Elixirs | Nighttime material |
| Keese Eyeball | Bat | Elixirs | Increases accuracy |
| Octorok Balloon | Octorok | Selling, Cooking | Can float |
| Chuchu Jelly | Chuchu | Elixirs | Elemental variants have different colors |
| Chuchu Jelly | Chuchu | Elixirs, Selling | Common |
⚙️ Ancient Materials & Guardian Parts
| Material Name | Source | Primary Use | Notes |
|---|
| Ancient Screw | Guardian Remnants | Purchasing Ancient Equipment | Basic part |
| Ancient Gear | Guardian Remnants | Purchasing Ancient Equipment | Common |
| Ancient Shaft | Guardian Remnants | Purchasing Ancient Equipment | Less common |
| Ancient Core | Guardian Remnants | Ancient Equipment, Upgrades | Rare |
| Giant Ancient Core | Large Guardians | Top-tier Ancient Equipment | Extremely rare |
| Guardian Part | Guardian Drops | Selling, Quests | Categorized material |
Tip: Ancient equipment is purchased at the Hateno Ancient Tech Lab and requires a large number of ancient parts; farming Guardians is the core method for obtaining parts. Using ancient weapons against Guardians deals bonus damage.
🐉 Rare Materials
| Material Name | How to Obtain | Primary Use | Rarity |
|---|
| Star Fragment | Nighttime meteor showers | Upgrades, Selling | ★★★★★ |
| Naydra’s Scale | Naydra | Equipment Upgrades | ★★★★☆ |
| Naydra’s Claw | Naydra | Equipment Upgrades | ★★★★★ |
| Dinraal’s Scale | Dinraal | Equipment Upgrades | ★★★★☆ |
| Farosh’s Scale | Farosh | Equipment Upgrades | ★★★★☆ |
| Energetic Rhino Beetle | Nighttime tree trunks | Upgrades, Elixirs | ★★★★☆ |
| Sunset Firefly | Nighttime grasslands | Elixirs | ★★☆☆☆ |
Tip: Star Fragments and dragon materials are key for upgrading the Champion’s Tunic and Ancient Set; dragon materials are obtained by shooting different parts of the dragon (scale, claw, fang, horn).
💰 Material Uses & Selling
| Use | Description | Recommendation |
|---|
| Cooking Dishes | Create recovery and buff dishes | ★★★★★ |
| Brewing Elixirs | Use monster parts to make elixirs | ★★★★☆ |
| Equipment Upgrades | Materials needed for Great Fairy upgrades | ★★★★★ |
| Ancient Equipment | Exchange for ancient weapons and armor | ★★★★★ |
| Selling for Rupees | Gems and rare materials yield high profit | ★★★☆☆ |
Rupee Farming Tips
- Gem Ore Deposits — Stone Taluses and mining ore deposits; diamonds and gems sell for very high prices.
- Monster Parts — Lynel and Guardian drops are highly valuable.
- Elite Monster Loop — Elite monsters respawn after a Blood Moon, allowing for repeated farming.
- Cooking Profit — Use cheap ingredients to cook dishes and sell them for a profit.
Related Pages: Weapons Compendium | Cooking Recipes | Armor Collection | Monster Compendium