This guide will show you the best Rupee farming methods in the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (BotW). Read on to find out the best early game Rupee farming methods and where to spend Rupees.
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Method | Approximate Earnings in 10 minutes |
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Selling Farosh Horns | 7800 Rupees |
Snow Bowling | 4200 Rupees |
Fast Travel to the Shoda Sah Shrine
Climb up the Waterfall
Make a Bonfire Under the Tree on the Left
Rest on the Bonfire Until Morning
Ride the Updraft and Hit Farosh with a Bow
Repeat Step 4
Collect the Shards
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# | Guide |
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Enlarge Fast Travel to Shoda Sah Shrine Whip out the map and fast travel to the Shoda Sah Shrine just near Riola Spring. |
2 |
Enlarge Climb up the Waterfall Wear the Zora Set and climb up the waterfall. |
3 |
Enlarge Make a Bonfire Under the Tree on the Left As you reach the top of the waterfall, glide to the left side of the waterfall and make a bonfire under the tree to avoid the rain putting out the fire. |
4 |
Enlarge Rest on the Bonfire Until Morning and Farosh will Appear As you make the bonfire, rest until the morning. This is an important step since Farosh will appear every morning. |
5 |
Enlarge Ride the Updraft and Hit Farosh's Horns As Farosh appears, an updraft will appear near you. Ride the updraft and hit Farosh' horns with a bow and arrow. As you hit Farosh's Horn, a Shard of Farosh's Horn will fling near Farosh. You can still hit other parts of Farosh, but the material with the highest selling value is the horn shards. |
6 |
Repeat Step 4 Repeat resting on the bonfire nearby until morning. Since Farosh appears every morning, it will always re-appear after resting on the bonfire. |
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Enlarge Collect the Shards The shards don't disappear so you can keep on repeating the steps until you're content with the number of shards you've collected. |
Fast Travel to Hebra Tower
Go to Pondo's Lodge
Talk to Pondo
Pick up the Snowball and get behind Pondo
Drop the Snowball
Get a Strike in Snowling
Collect Reward and Repeat
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# | Guide |
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Fast Travel to Hebra Tower Fast travel to Hebra Tower since Pondo's Lodge is near this tower. |
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Enlarge Go to Pondo's Lodge From Hebra Tower, glide to the east just belw some cliffs and you'll find Pondo's Lodge. |
3 |
Enlarge Talk to Pondo Once arrived at Pondo's Lodge, go ahead and talk to Pondo. He'll tell you to play Snow Bowling or as he says, Snowling, for 20 rupees. |
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Enlarge Pick up the Snowball and get behind Pondo Once the pins have been setup, pick up the snowball and get behind Pondo after he steers clear of your way and moves to the side. Hold ZL to focus on Pondo make slight adjustments and move a little bit to Pondo's right as seen in the image above. |
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Enlarge Drop the Snowball Do NOT throw the snowball, but dropping it instead. This is necessary for the snowball to hit all pins. |
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Enlarge Get a Strike! Wait for the snowball to hit all 10 pins in one turn Should the snowball not hit all pins, it will prompt you to hit the remaining pins on the second try. |
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Enlarge Collect Reward and Repeat Hitting all 10 pins, or in other words, getting a strike will reward you with 300 rupees. Repeat this until you are satisfied with the amount of rupees you've received. |
Ore | Normal Price | Ramella's Prices |
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Amber | 30 | - |
Opal | 60 | - |
Luminous Stone | 70 | - |
Topaz | 180 | 200 |
Ruby | 210 | 230 |
Sapphire | 260 | 290 |
Diamond | 500 | 550 |
The prices shown in Ramella's Prices are the value sold per piece. Note that Ramella buys ore in bulk at 10 pieces per transaction.
Ramella buys ores in a much higher price but she buys ore in bulk at 10 pieces per transaction. She can be found wandering around Goron City during the day and is available after finishing the side quest The Jewel Trade.
The ores that she'll buy from Link will vary each day which includes: Topaz, Rubies, Sapphires, and Diamonds.
Number of Baked Apples | Rupees |
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1 | 5 |
5 | 30 |
10 | 70 |
30 | 250 |
50 | 500 |
100 | 1200 |
Juney can be found in Rito Village. Link can sell her baked apples in which she buys at a higher price.
The Apple of My Eye Walkthrough
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Head to Satori Mountain by fast traveling to Mogg Latan Shrine. Head to the north east of Satori Mountain and there will be a lot of apple trees. This is the best location for Link to collect apples.
Monsters drop parts which you can sell if you have a couple of extra parts in your inventory. Fight monsters and take advantage of the Blood Moon to respawn enemies to farm their monster parts again.
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Cooking Gourmet Meat into a dish sells higher than selling the Gourmet Meat itself. Farm creatures that drop Gourmet Meat and collect a lot of them to use for cooking.
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Buy armor in stores around villages. Some armor are essential to progress the story, so you should save up Rupees for these armor:
Armor Set | Store Location / Effect |
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Snowquill Set | Location: Rito Village Effect: Unfreezable Complete immunity to freezing. |
Flamebreaker Armor Set | Location: Goron City Effect: Flame Guard Complete immunity to scorched climates and fire damage. |
Gerudo Set | Location: Kara Kara Bazaar / Gerudo Town Effect: Disguises Link as a Voe, allowing Link to gain entrance to Gerudo Town. |
Spend Rupees by unlocking Fairy Fountains scattered across Hyrule. This will allow Link to unlock armor upgrades. With each Fairy Fountain unlocked, the maximum level threshold of the armor also increases.
Great Fairy Map: All Fairy Fountain Locations and How to Upgrade Armor
Unlocking the Horse God allows Link to revive dead horses. If you lost your favorite horse, this is where you can go to revive it, allowing you to ride your favorite horse again. Just be more careful next time!
Horse Locations and Obtainable Materials
Owning a home is beneficial to Link and is totally worth it! Link will have a bed in which he can sleep to restore hearts for free! Furniture for the house can be bought and it includes mounts in which you can store and display your favorite weapon, shield, and bow.
Hylian Homeowner Walkthrough | How to Buy a House
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Combat Guides | |
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How to Parry | How to Perfect Dodge |
Weapons and Armor Guides | |
Weapon Repair Guide | Where to Get Fireproof Armor |
Cooking and Elixirs | |
How to Cook Food | How to Make Elixirs |
Travel Related Tips | |
How to Shield Surf | How to Tame Wild Horses |
The Best Recipes | How to Get the Paraglider |
How to Make it Stop Raining | How to Get the Best Horses |
Yiga Clan Hideout Location | |
Rupee-Farming | |
Early Game Rupee Farming Guide | Treasure Chest Gambling Guide |
Best Items to Sell | |
Other Farming Guides | |
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Ancient Arrow Farming | Arrow Farming |
Dragon Parts Farming | Blood Moon Trigger Guide |
Equipment Guides | |
How to Get the Master Sword | How to Get the Hylian Shield |
How to Use Amiibos | |
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Master Mode Guide | Hyrule Compendium Completion Guide |
Post-Game Completion Guide |
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