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How to Get More Shock Arrows | Arrow Farming Guide

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This is a guide to easily getting more Shock Arrows in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (BotW). Learn the best way to farm Shock Arrows, as well as other information including buy prices and locations.

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Shock Arrow General Information

Shock Arrow Small Box

Base Info

Shock Arrow
Breath of the Wild - Shock Arrow
Weapon Type Arrow
Effect Shock Attacks
An arrow imbued with the power of electricity. It breaks apart on impact, channeling electricity into nearby objects. It's incredibly effective against metal or anything wet.

How to Get Shock Arrows

Where to Buy Shock Arrows
Shaillu (Item Shop)

Locations and Prices

Locations
・Lanayru Great Spring
・Hyrule Field
Buy Price 20

How to Get More Shock Arrows

Lynel Farming at Ploymus Mountain

Botw - Ploymus Mountain Location
The best way to farm arrows is by defeating the Red Lynel located in the Lanayru Region. You may remember this particular Lynel from the Zora Domain quests.
Heading Up Ploymus Mountain
You can get there easily by warping to the Mah Eliya Shrine and following the path to the top of the Mountain.

Botw - Red Lynel Attacking
Unlike other Lynels that slowly get replaced by tougher versions as you progress through the game, this particular Lynel remains a Red Lynel until the end of the game. As such, it may be easier to beat than the Silver Lynels you have already faced elswhere.

Botw - Lynel Drops Shock Arrows
Defeating this Lynel always drops 20 Shock Arrows, as well as an assortment of Lynel Weapons and monster parts.

Purchase Shock Arrows from Fyson at Tarrey Town

Botw - Fyson Shock Arrows

Another reliable way to farm Shock Arrows is by simply buying them from Fyson at Tarrey Town.

This requires finishing the quest From the Ground UP until the fourth quest that takes you to Rito Village. Once finished, Fyson will start selling Shock Arrows in bundles of ten for 140 Rupees.

Shock Arrow Farming TIps

Stay Close to the Lynel

Botw - Red Lynel Draws its Bow
This particular Lynel uses Shock Arrows when Link moves too far away from it. If you get hit by a shock arrow, Link will drop his held weapon and shield. As such, you want to stay as close as possible to the Lynel and strike it with your strongest weapons!

Stun the Lynel

Botw - Lynel Mash Attack
Link can mount Lynels if they get stunned or if he approachs it from the back without being noticed. You can then mash the A Button to strike it repeatedly. Before mounting a Lynel, equip your strongest weapon so you can deal a lot of damage using the attack.

KIll Enemies to Trigger a Blood Moon

Botw - The Blood Moon Rises Once Again
To get the most out of the Red Lynel in Ploymus Mountain, you want to trigger the Blood Moon as much as possible. Although it may seem random, the chance of the Blood Moon happening increases the more enemies Link defeats.

The event essentially replenishes the enemies Link can encounter throughout Hyrule. Once you defeat the Lynel at Ploymus Mountain, look for more enemies to defeat throughout the overland to trigger another Blood Moon to revive it.

Sell Drops from Silver and Gold Monsters

Botw - Versus Silver Bokoblin
Silver monsters are tougher than their regular counterparts, but drop rare gemstones such as Rubies, Sapphires, and Diamonds. Gold Monsters also drop rare materials but are only available when playing Master Mode Difficulty.

Selling drops from these monsters is a great way to earn enough rupees to buy Shock Arrows from Fyson.

Early Game Rupee Farming Guide: Silver and Gold Monsters

Farosh Horn or Scale Farming

Botw - Farosh Close Up
Farosh is one of the three dragons you'll see flying around Hyrule and is also the easiest one to encounter.

All of its dragon parts sell for a good price. Farosh's Scale sells for 150 Rupees, while the Shard of Farosh's Fang and the Shard of Farosh's Horn sells for 250 and 300 Rupees respectively.

Selling drops from the great dragon is a great way to earn enough rupees to buy Shock Arrows from Fyson.

Early Game Rupee Farming Guide: Farosh Farming

Zelda: BotW Related Guides

List of Bows & Arrows

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