Where to Farm Sapphires: Locations and Prices

This is a guide to farming Sapphires, a material in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (BotW). Learn where to get Sapphires, its buy and sell prices, as well as what you can do with it.

Sapphire General Info

Sapphire
Item Type	Treasures
A precious blue gem mined from natural rock formations. Sapphires contain the very essence of ice. They've been known to fetch a high price since ancient times.

Sapphire Buy Prices

Where to Farm Sapphires

Sapphire Locations and Sources

Drops from the Talus Monsters

Talus Name	Talus Hidden	Talus Revealed
Stone Talus
Frost Talus

The most efficient way, albeit a time-consuming one, to farm for Sapphire is to defeat Stone Talus (Rare) and Frost Talus and Igneo Talus. Their locations are described in the table below.

Frost Talus Locations
Sapphia's Table	Enlarge Enlarge Fast travel to Gerudo Tower and glide North to the nearby mountain range to reach the Frost Talus here.
Laparoh Mesa	Enlarge Enlarge Fast travel to Kuh Takkar Shrine and climb to Laparoh Mesa. The Frost Talus is in the middle of the 3 group of trees.
Rospro Pass	Enlarge Enlarge Fast travel to Sha Warvo Shrine near Flight Range and climb up the mountain to reach the Frost Talus.
Pikida Stonegrove	Enlarge Enlarge Fast travel to Rok Uwog Shrine and travel South-West to find a climbable structure. Use this to reach the surface. The Frost Talus is on the biggest platform of Pikida Stonegrove.
Coldsnap Hollow	Enlarge Enlarge Fast travel to Mozo Shenno Shrine and travel East. Make sure to bring stamina-replenishing dishes or boost up your stamina as there will be a lot of climbing to reach the Frost Talus in Coldsnap Hollow.

Stone Talus (Rare) Locations
East Passage, Hyrule Castle	Enlarge Enlarge Fast travel to Namika Ozz Shrine and travel West to Hyrule Forest Park and stay on the elevated platform near Hyrule Castle Moat. Swim to the tunnel till you reach a small waterfall. If you lack stamina, you can cross using Cryosis to avoid swimming. Swim up the waterfall using Zora Armor once you reach it and glide to the right where you can see one Decayed Guardian. Sneak behind it (or defeat it, if you want) and continue along the path until you see another Decayed Guardian that you need defeat this time.
	Enlarge After defeating it, turn around to find a mining entrance with ore deposits beside it. Enter here and follow the path to a mining cart.
	Enlarge Enlarge Get in the mining cart, and ride it (watch out for Keeses flying around). To ride the cart, use Stasis on the cart and hit it continuously till the timer ends.
	Enlarge Once the cart stop moving, get off and go straight to find the Stone Talus.
Castle Town Prison	Enlarge Enlarge Fast travel to Noya Neha Shrine and glide to the bigger mountain. Climb up to the highest point of this mountain where the Stone Talus is located.
Vatorsa Snowfield	Enlarge Enlarge Fast travel to Kuh Takkar Shrine and travel West to Vatorsa Snowfield to reach the Stone Talus here.
Tabantha Hills	Enlarge Enlarge Fast travel to Lanno Kooh Shrine and travel South to reach the Stone Talus. Be sure to wear cold-resistance armor set to prevent the cold damage over time.
Illumeni Plateau	Enlarge Enlarge Fast travel to Shae Loya Shrine and travel South to reach the Illumeni Plateau where the Stone Talus is located.
Kolami Bridge	Enlarge Enlarge Fast travel to Tabantha Tower and glide down to the path near the group of trees South of Kolami Bridge where the Stone Talus is located.
Gisa Crater	Enlarge Enlarge Fast travel back to Tabantha Tower. Glide down to the West this time to Gisa Crater where you will find the Stone Talus in the middle of the crater.

Drops from Pebblits and Ore Deposits

Frost Pebblits are the baby versions of Frost Talus. They are usually found in groups so if you ever encounter one alone, chances are you'll find the others lying around the same area.

Ore Deposits are found all over Hyrule but are commonly found in the mines in the Eldin Region. Destroy them with ideally a Hammer-type weapon and you may get Sapphire.

Their locations are in the table below.

Pebblits and Ore Deposits Location
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- Frost Pebblit

- Ore Deposits

The Yiga Blademasters are elite soldiers of the Yiga Clan. After defeating Master Kohga from the Divine Beast Vah Naboris main quest, Yiga soldiers will spawn in the overworld.

Kairo the Goron's Shop

You can buy Sapphire from Kairo for 520 Rupees. He can be found near Foothill Stable or wandering along the path to the Maw of Death Mountain. His shop has 1 stock available in total.

What To Do With Sapphires

Sell for Rupees

Sapphire can be sold for 260 Rupees. However, we recommend looking into other uses instead.

Use It for Cooking

Sapphire can be used to whip up the following recipes and elixirs.

Use It for Armor Upgrades

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

Desert Voe Headband	Desert Voe Spaulder	Desert Voe Trousers	Sapphire Circlet
Cap of the Sky	Tunic of the Sky	Trousers of the Sky

Zelda: BotW Related Guides

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BotW Items
Materials	Creatures
Ores (Treasure)	Spoils (Monster Parts)
Food	Elixirs