The Vah Ruta Divine Helm is a Headgear found in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK). Read on to learn the location and how to get the Vah Ruta Divine Helm, defense stats, armor effects, as well as required upgrade materials.

How to Get the Vah Ruta Divine Helm

Found in Chest Behind the Waterfall in Cave Under Zora's Domain

Map Image	Overworld Image
XYZ Coordinates	3336, 0544, 0019

Go to Zora's Domain

To find the Vah Ruta Divine Helm, look for the Cave Under Zora's Domain. To get there, fast travel to Mogawak Shrine in Zora's Domain. Once there, use Ascend to the get to the top of the bridge.

Find the Cave Under Zora's Domain

On the bridge, jump to the right where the waterfall is at and go behind it to discover the Cave Under Zora's Domain. Make sure you're not wearing the Zora Armor or it will make you swim up the waterfall!

Find the Secret Room Inside the Cave

Once inside the cave, go glide towards another waterfall at the end of the cave. Go behind this waterfall again to find the entrance to the secret room.

Get the Vah Ruta Divine Helm

The chest containing the treasure is lying at the end of the room. Loot it to get the Vah Ruta Divine Helm.

Complete Secret Treasure under the Great Fish

The Vah Ruta Divine Helm is part of the Secret Treasure under the Great Fish side quest. You start this quest by talking to Sidon after completing Sidon of the Zora Main Quest.

You do not need to start the quest to get the armor, but the quest hints to the armor's locations.

Secret Treasure under the Great Fish Walkthrough and How to Unlock

Scan the Mipha (Breath of the Wild) amiibo

Mipha (Breath of the Wild)

The Vah Ruta Divine Helm can also be obtained by scanning the Mipha (Breath of the Wild) amiibo! This lets you get this piece of armor right away instead of having to find it in the game itself.

How to Scan an amiibo

Scan an amiibo by making sure amiibo scanning is enabled in the Options Menu. Then, press and hold the L button, select the amiibo icon in the Tool Wheel, and tap your amiibo on the NFC Touchpoint of your controller.

All amiibo Rewards and Unlocks

Rebuy from Cece for 4000 Rupees

You can rebuy the Vah Ruta Divine Helm from Cece in Hateno Village for 4000 Rupees after obtaining the armor beforehand in the game.

You must complete The Mayoral Election Side Adventure first before you can access Cece's shop, the Ventest Clothing Store.

The Mayoral Election Walkthrough

Vah Ruta Divine Helm Stats and Upgrade Materials

Vah Ruta Divine Helm Overview

Vah Ruta Divine Helm	Base Def.	2	Type	Headgear
	Armor Set	None
	Armor Effect	Swim Speed Up
	Set Bonus	None
Description
A helm worn by a warrior who protected the Zora in a time beyond memory. It's said to deepen the bond with the Zora when worn by a Hylian.

The Vah Ruta Divine Helm is a Headgear that has a base defense of 2.

Equipping the Vah Ruta Divine Helm will grant you the effect: Swim Speed Up.

Defense and Upgrade Materials

How to Upgrade Armor

Vah Ruta Divine Helm Color Variations

All Color Variations
Blue	Red	Yellow
White	Black	Purple
Green	Light Blue	Navy
Orange	Peach	Crimson
Light Yellow	Brown	Gray

Change Armor Color at the Dye Shop

You can change the color of your Vah Ruta Divine Helm by going to the Kochi Dye Shop at Hateno Village and talking to Sayge.

Kochi Dye Shop Guide: How to Recolor Armor

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Related Guides

List of All Armor

List of Armor By Type

List of All Headgear

Hylian Hood	Soldier's Helm	Snowquill Headdress	Flamebreaker Helm
Zora Helm	Desert Voe Headband	Rubber Helm	Stealth Mask
Climber's Bandanna	Barbarian Helm	Radiant Mask	Royal Guard Cap
Froggy Hood	Glide Mask	Hood of the Depths	Miner's Mask
Mystic Headpiece	Ember Headdress	Charged Headdress	Frostbite Headdress
Yiga Mask	Vah Medoh Divine Helm	Vah Rudania Divine Helm	Vah Ruta Divine Helm
Vah Naboris Divine Helm	Zonaite Helm	Diamond Circlet	Ruby Circlet
Sapphire Circlet	Topaz Earrings	Opal Earrings	Amber Earrings
Well-Worn Hair Band	Cece Hat	Lightning Helm	Bokoblin Mask
Horriblin Mask	Moblin Mask	Lizalfos Mask	Lynel Mask
Ravio's Hood	Zant's Helmet	Midna's Helmet	Majora's Mask
Korok Mask	Tingle's Hood	Phantom Helmet	Evil Spirit Mask
Sheik's Mask	Dark Hood	Fierce Deity Mask	Mask of Awakening
Cap of the Wild	Cap of the Hero	Cap of Time	Cap of the Wind
Cap of Twilight	Cap of the Sky	Ancient Hero's Headgear