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Deku Hornet Farming Guide and How to Use

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Skyward Sword HD Deku Hornet Farming Guide
This is a guide to farming Deku Hornet, a Bug in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD for the Nintendo Switch. Learn where to get Deku Hornet, map location, its sell price, as well as what you can do with it.

Deku Hornet Basic Information

Deku Hornet
Deku Hornet Set
Material Type Bug
A forest insect that delivers a painful sting. If you spot a hive, watch out!

How to Farm Deku Hornets

Deku Hornet Locations and Sources

Deku Hornets can be found in certain locations in the Sky and the Surface. See the table below to learn where to find Deku Hornets.

Material Locations and Sources
Deku Hornet ・Deep Woods
・Bug Rock
・Reward from Bug Hunt minigame

Obtainable in the Deep Woods

Players can catch the Deku Hornet in the Deep Woods. Players will need the Bug Net, so make sure to pick that up at Beedle's Shop first.

Deku Hornet Map

This map contains the potential spawn points for Deku Hornet, indicated by a green dot. Deku Hornets protect their Hornet Nests, which also drops Hornet Larvae.

Obtainable in Bug Heaven

Zelda Skyward Sword HD - Bug Heaven
As players progress in the story, Strich will eventually appear on the island in the clouds, Bug Rock. Here, players will unlock the mini game: Bug Heaven. The Deku Hornet is One out of Four possible rewards for completing the Bug Beginner level of Bug Heaven within Two minutes.

Completing this mini game within Two minutes rewards players with a Five stack of bugs as a reward so it is highly recommended for players who are collecting bugs to try it out.

Possible Rewards for Bug Beginner Level

Blessed Butterfly Sky Stag Beetle
Deku Hornet Skyloft Mantis

Have Bug Medal in your Inventory

Bug Medal Get
The Bug Medal enables you to see bugs that spawned in your current area on your map. You can obtain the Bug Medal from Beedle's Shop.

How to Get the Bug Medal: Location and How to Use

What to Do With Deku Hornets

Sell for Rupees

Deku Hornets can be sold to Strich at night for 1 Rupees.

Material Sell Price
Deku Hornet 1

Use It to Upgrade Potions

Deku Hornets can be used to upgrade the following potions.

Item Required Materials
Revitalizing Potion + IconRevitalizing Potion + Revitalizing Potion
Woodland Rhino Beetle x2
Skyloft Mantis x2
Deku Hornet x3
Heart Potion ++ IconHeart Potion ++ Heart Potion +
Sand Cicada x1
Eldin Roller x1
Deku Hornet x1
Blessed Butterfly x3

Potion Recipes List and How to Use

Related Guides

Zelda Skyward Sword HD - Materials Partial

List of Materials

Bugs
Blessed
Butterfly
Deku Hornet Eldin Roller
Faron
Grasshopper
Gerudo Dragonfly Lanayru Ant
Sand Cicada Sky Stag Beetle Skyloft Mantis
Starry Firefly Volcanic Ladybug Woodland Rhino Beetle
Treasures
Amber Relic Ancient Flower Bird Feather
Blue Bird Feather Dusk Relic Eldin Ore
Evil Crystal Goddess Plume Golden Skull
Hornet Larvae Jelly Blob Lizard Tail
Monster Claw Monster Horn Ornamental Skull
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