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How to Farm Warm Safflinas Quickly

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BotW - How to Farm Warm Safflinas Quickly
This is a guide to farming Warm Safflinas, a material in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (BotW). Learn the fastest way to get Warm Safflinas, its buy and sell prices, as well as what you can do with this item.

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Warm Safflina General Info

Warm Safflina
Warm Safflina Image
Item Type Materials
This medicinal plant grows in hot regions, such as the Gerudo Desert. It's warm to the touch and increases your cold resistance when cooked into a dish.

Warm Safflina Effects

Heart Recovery None
Cooking Effect Cold Resistance

Warm Safflina Buy Prices

Buy Price - / -

Where to Farm Warm Safflinas

Warm Safflina Locations and Sources

Common Locations
・Gerudo Desert
・Hyrule Ridge

What To Do With Warm Safflinas

Sell for Rupees

Warm Safflinas can be sold for 3 Rupees. However, we recommend looking into other uses instead.

Item Sell Price
Warm Safflinas 3

Use It for Cooking

Warm Safflinas can be used to whip up the following recipes.

Breath of the Wild Cream of Vegetable Soup IconCream of Vegetable Soup Breath of the Wild Fried Wild Greens IconFried Wild Greens Breath of the Wild Glazed Veggies IconGlazed Veggies
Breath of the Wild Herb Saute IconHerb Saute Breath of the Wild Salt-Grilled Greens IconSalt-Grilled Greens Breath of the Wild Vegetable Omelet IconVegetable Omelet

Use It for Armor Upgrades

Warm Safflinas can be used to upgrade the following armor through Great Fairies.

Snowquill Headdress IconSnowquill Headdress Snowquill Tunic IconSnowquill Tunic Snowquill Trousers IconSnowquill Trousers

Methods of Farming Warm Safflinas

Collect from the Gerudo Dessert

The best place to farm Warm Safflinas is on the Gerudo Dessert. Use the Daqo Chisay Shrine as your starting point and rent a Sand Seal to explore the area.

Ruins North of Gerudo Town

BotW - Warm Safflina Ruins Near Northern Icehouse Map Location

The unnamed ruins north of Gerudo Town contains plenty of Warm Safflinas to collect. The plants can be found inside the ruins and the surrounding area.

Watch out for the Fire-Breath Lizalfos and Electric Lizalfos that patrol the ruins.

Great Cliffs

BotW - Warm Safflina Great Cliffs Map Location

The Great Cliffs is located northwest from the unnamed ruins near Gerudo Town. This area also contains several Warm Safflinas and some Electric Safflinas to collect.

You can warp to the Dako Tah Shrine and drop down from the cliff and collect the plants. If you haven't unlocked the shrine yet, you can warp to the Gerudo Tower and glide southeast from the tower.

East Gerudo Ruins

BotW - Warm Safflina East Gerudo Ruins Map Location

Near the base of the statues in the East Gerudo Ruins are some Warm Safflinas, Electric Safflinas, and Spicy Peppers that you can pick up and collect.

To get to this area, warp to the Korshu O'hu Shrine. If you haven't uncovered the shrine yet, you can warp to the Wasteland Tower and glide south from the tower.

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