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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK)

How to Get Acorns

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Acorn is a Material that you can cook in the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK). Learn how to get Acorns and ways to farm them, and how to use Acorns with all its possible recipes, armor upgrades, fuse effects, and buy and sell prices.

How to Get Acorn and Locations

Acorn Source and Locations

Primary Locations How to Get
・Northwest of the Great Sky Island, Rito Village, Kakariko Village Dropped after cutting trees. Dropped by squirrels and monsters.

Acorns are mostly found in the locations: Northwest of the Great Sky Island, Rito Village, Kakariko Village. Look around these locations to farm for Acorns.

Dropped By Monsters or Creatures

List of Monsters & Creatures
Evermean ImageEvermean Bushy-Tailed Squirrel ImageBushy-Tailed Squirrel

Acorns can be dropped by the monsters or creatures listed above right after you defeat them.

How to Use Acorn

Use Acorns for Cooking

Acorn Recipes

Acorns can be used as a Cooking Ingredient to make certain recipes and dishes.

List of Dishes
Legend of Zelda TOTK Sauteed Nuts Sauteed Nuts Legend of Zelda TOTK Nutcake Nutcake Legend of Zelda TOTK Roasted Acorn Roasted Acorn

Cooking Guide
List of Food and Dishes

Armor Upgrades Using Acorns

Upgrade
Rank
Armor Upgrades that Require Acorns
★★ Not used in any armor upgrades at this rank.
★★★ Not used in any armor upgrades at this rank.
★★★★ Not used in any armor upgrades at this rank.

How to Upgrade Armor

Fuse Acorns to Weapons

Acorns can be Fused with weapons and shields, and can be attached to arrows. When fused, the Acorn increases attack power by 1, and other effects may vary depending on where you fuse them.

Fuse Guide: How to Combine Materials With Weapons, Arrows, and Shields

Sell Acorns for Rupees

Sell Price
TOTK - Rupee Icon 2

Acorns can be sold for 2 Rupees each at any shop or traveling merchant.

Acorn Item Overview

Acorn Flavor Text

TOTK - Acorn IconAcorn
Often found on the ground near trees. Squirrels adore this nut, so you may have competition while foraging. Add one to a meal for a nutty seasoning.
Type Material
Seasoning
Dye Color Brown

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Related Guides

TOTK - Items Partial Banner

List of All Items

List of Item Types

Types of Items
TOTK - Materials IconMaterials TOTK - Zonai Devices IconZonai Devices TOTK - Key Items IconKey Items

List of Other Materials

List of Items
Legend of Zelda TOTK Courser Bee Honey Courser Bee Honey Legend of Zelda TOTK Hylian Rice Hylian Rice Legend of Zelda TOTK Bird Egg Bird Egg Legend of Zelda TOTK Tabantha Wheat Tabantha Wheat
Legend of Zelda TOTK Hateno Cheese Hateno Cheese Legend of Zelda TOTK Fresh Milk Fresh Milk Legend of Zelda TOTK Acorn Acorn Legend of Zelda TOTK Chickaloo Tree Nut Chickaloo Tree Nut
Legend of Zelda TOTK Cane Sugar Cane Sugar Legend of Zelda TOTK Goron Spice Goron Spice Legend of Zelda TOTK Goat Butter Goat Butter Legend of Zelda TOTK Monster Extract Monster Extract
Legend of Zelda TOTK Oil Jar Oil Jar Legend of Zelda TOTK Dark Clump Dark Clump Legend of Zelda TOTK Rock Salt Rock Salt Legend of Zelda TOTK Star Fragment Star Fragment
Legend of Zelda TOTK Fairy Fairy

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3 Dan Dan over 2 years

I came to this post because I wanted locations of where to farm acorns, because that's what the title says. And yet... You give zero locations of where to farm them. What is wrong with you?

2 Anonymous Anonymous over 2 years

3 Acorns can be trade at hateno village farm for a milk and then that milk after completing a quest can be traded for cheese

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