How to Get Rupees Fast | Early Game Rupee Farming

Sell gems and cooked food in the early game to get Rupees fast in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Read on to learn more ways to get Rupees fast, the best Rupee farming methods, what Rupees are used for, and more!

Best Rupee Farming Methods

All Best Rupee Farming Methods

Rupee Farming Method	Recommendation / Explanation
Meat Skewer Farming Method ▼ See Guide	Recommendation : ★★★★★ ・Gives the highest Rupees and is available for early game and late game players. ・Get Courser Bee Honey as part of the farming method process.
Hunt Rare Stone Talus ▼ See Guide	Recommendation : ★★★★★ ・Easiest way to obtain Diamonds. ・Hunt Stone Talus after each Blood Moon.
Hunt Rare Ore Deposits ▼ See Guide	Recommendation : ★★★☆☆ ・Can be done while exploring. ・You can obtain expensive gems from rare ore deposits.
Other Farming Methods ▼ See Guide	Recommendation : ★☆☆☆☆ ・Recommended to do in the early game or if the other farming methods are not accessible at the moment.

Meat Skewer Rupee Farming Method Guide

Hunt Honeyvore Bears to Obtain Meat

The most efficient way to farm for Rupees is to sell Meat Skewers made from Raw Prime Meat and Raw Gourmet Meat that you can obtain by defeating a particular Honeyvore Bear east of the Thyphlo Ruins Skyview Tower.

You will only need the Bokoblin Mask that you can get after completing The Hunt for Bubbul Gems! side adventure. This farming method is not difficult and is recommended for early game and late game players.

Farming Method Walkthrough

	Preparations for the Meat Skewer Farming Method
1	Talk to Koltin near Pico Pond and complete The Hunt for Bubbul Gems! side adventure.
2	Equip the Bokoblin Mask.
3	Farm as many arrows as possible.
4	Deactivate any Vows if you have them with you.
	Meat Skewer Farming Method Walkthrough
1	Warp to the Sikukuu Shrine southeast of the Thyphlo Ruins Skyview Tower.
2	Go to the right side and climb the cliff. Go down from the Geoglyph on the left side.
3	Save the game when you see the Red Bokoblin riding a bear. If you are wearing the Bokoblin Mask, the Bokoblin will slowly approach you but will not attack. Note: If you have progressed through the main story quests, the Red Bokoblin will be replaced by a Silver Bokoblin.
4	Defeat only the bear using the arrows that you have farmed.
5	Pick up the materials that the bear dropped and save and reload. Make sure to pick up the materials quickly as possible as the Bokoblin may reach for it to eat it.
6	After reloading, the bear should respawn again so you can repeat the last two steps to obtain the materials.

Honeyvore Bear Location

Map Location	Compendium Image
Coordinates
0734, 3036, 0216

You can use the coordinates provided above to find Honeyvore Bears. There is a chance that you'll end up finding a Red Bokoblin or Silver Bokoblin mounted on the Honeyvore Bear, so make sure to wear the Bokoblin Mask to protect yourself from their attacks. You can get this mask from Koltin after completing the The Hunt for Bubbul Gems side quest.

Cooked Dish Sell Prices

Cooked Dish	Sell Price
Meat Skewer Materials: Raw Gourmet Meat x5	315 Rupees
Meat Skewer Materials: Raw Prime Meat x5	135 Rupees

You can sell these dishes to any available merchant you find like Beedle who you can commonly see in stables. You can sell these in town and settlement stores as well.

Stone Talus Rupee Farming Method Guide

Rare Stone Talus Map Location

Click on the Stone Talus icon on the map to see all the locations of the boss.

Stone Talus with a rare ore deposit on their backs drop more gems than the normal Stone Talus. These enemies may also have the chance to drop Diamonds so defeating them is another recommended Rupee farming method.

The best time to farm for them is after a Blood Moon as they respawn, so you can go back to their locations and defeat them again.

Drops a Stone Talus Heart upon defeat

Rare Stone Talus drops a lot of gems and the Stone Talus Heart. You can use the heart to fuse it with a weapon to obtain the 33 Fuse Attack Power and create powerful weapons.

Rare Ore Deposits Rupee Farming Method Guide

Sell Rare Gems

The gems that you can obtain from destroying ore deposits or from certain enemies sell for a high price, so it is recommended to sell game to earn Rupees in the early game.

Gems	Normal Selling Price	Ramella Selling Price
Diamond	500	550
Sapphire	150	170
Ruby	110	130
Topaz	80	100
Opal	30	-
Luminous Stone	20	-
Amber	10	20 (Only buys them once as part of the Amber Dealer side quest)

Sell Gems to Ramella in Goron City

You can sell ores to Ramella in Goron City for a higher price than other shops. However, she only buy ores in units of 10, so ores cannot be sold individually or in quantities lesser than 10. You also can't choose which ores to sell here, as there are designated ores that you can ask Ramella to buy.

Where to Find Rare Ore Deposits

Break ore deposits with a Boulder Hammer or Rock Hammer Find ore deposits in Great Sky Island Caves Defeat Like Likes Defeat Stone Pebblits and Stone Talus Use Material Duplication Glitch (Recommended) Find Ore Deposits in caves near Sahasra Slope Skyview Tower Northeast of Death Mountain Yiga Clan Maritta Branch

Break ore deposits with a Boulder Hammer or Rock Hammer

When you come across ore deposits in caves, use a hammer-like weapon to destroy it. You can obtain a hammer weapon when you fuse a one-handed weapon or a two-handed weapon to a rock or boulder.

Find ore deposits in Great Sky Island Caves

You can find at least three caves in the Great Sky Island where you can obtain gems. The Pondside Cave and Pit Cave contain ore deposits while the Bottomless Cave contains at least two Like Like enemies.

List of All Caves and Wells

Defeating the Like Like enemy drops a treasure chest

Like Likes, the worm-like enemies, drop a treasure chest that contains a gem upon defeat. Wait for the enemy to reveal its weak point which resembles an orange eyeball and attack it to deal damage.

Defeat Stone Pebblits and Stone Talus

Stone Pebblit

Stone Talus

You can also get Ambers and Opals when you defeat Stone Pebblits. Use a Boulder Hammer or a Rock Hammer to defeat these enemies easily.

Stone Talus, on the other hand, are large versions of the Stone Pebblits that drop large amount of ores. Use a hammer-like weapon and hit its ore deposit-like horn at the back to attack its weakpoint. These enemies may pose a challenge in the early stages of the game, so be sure to prepare lots of recovery items before battling it.

Use Material Duplication Exploit

You can use an exploit to duplicate multiple copies of the gem or material you want to sell to gain a profit.

Do note that some glitches will not work if you have the latest version of the game.

How to Duplicate Materials

Find Ore Deposits in Caves Near Sahasra Slope Skyview Tower

At the foot of the Sahasra Slope Skyview Tower, there is a cave with a small room containing Rare Ore Deposits. The XYZ Coordinates for the above ore farming location are 1337, -1195, 0567.

When mining Rare Ore Deposits, there's a higher chance to get Diamonds (which you can sell for 500+ Rupees), so be sure to stop by here when you visit the Skyview Tower. Since the deposit drops random ores, it's best to save before breaking the deposit, then keep breaking the deposite and resetting until you get a Diamond.

Sahasra Slope Skyview Tower Location and How to Unlock

Northeast of Death Mountain

Around northeast of Death Mountain, you'll find Rare Ore Deposits. These deposits are denoted by the yellow markings on the map.

Yiga Clan Maritta Branch

At the foot of the Skyview Tower of the within the Yiga Clan Maritta Branch, you'll find a cave wherein you can mine Rare Ore Deposits as well. The XYZ Coordinates for the above ore farming location are -0643, 2032, 0158.

Other Rupee Farming Methods

Attack Blupees Sell Extra Materials Selling Cooked Food Sells for Higher Earn in Recall Minigame from Ornest Collect Juney's Stuffed Toys Play Strade's Test of Strength Minigame Sell Dragon Materials Help Addison's Sign Stand Complete Cash In on Ripened Flint Collect Gems from Dondons Complete Monster Control Crew Use Duplication Glitches

Attack Blupees

Blupees are the small blue animal that appears in various areas at night. If you hit it with an arrow, it will drop Rupees and run away. Avoid approaching Blupees up close as it will immediately run away.

Sell Extra Materials

You can sell extra materials and monster parts you do not need to get Rupees fast in the early game. These items are cheaper to sell compared to gems but if you need the money, you can sell these for a quick profit.

Materials that should not be sold

・Hearty materials (Provides strong recovery effect) ・Zonai Charge (Used in the gacha gumball machine) ・Zonaite ・ Keese Eyeball

Selling Cooked Food Sells for Higher

Cooked food is usually sold at a higher price compared to the raw ingredients. If you have extra cooked food that you do not need to use, you can sell these to merchants.

Recommended dishes to sell

Cooked Food	Sell Price / Profit	Recipe
Mushroom Skewer	34 Rupees (15 Rupees)	・Any mushroom x5
Simmered Fruit	27 Rupees (12 Rupees)	・Apple x5
Sauteed Nuts	18 Rupees (8 Rupees)	・Acorn x5
Steamed Tomatoes	36 Rupees (16 Rupees)	・Hylian Tomato x5
Sticky Elixir	77 Rupees (34 Rupees)	・Sticky Lizard x4 ・Bokoblin Horn x1

Earn in Recall Minigame from Ornest

Map Location	Overworld Location
XYZ Coordinates: -3332, 0457, 0164

If you talk to Ornest at the western end of the Tabantha Great Bridge, east of the Tabantha Bridge Stable, you can play a minigame involving Recall for 1 Rupee per attempt. The rule is that if you recall the ball and drop it on the platform, you will receive points.

The top prize for scoring between 18 to 20 points is 100 rupees. Each attempt takes about 2 minutes, including the time conversing to Ornets, which makes it a profitable use of time spent farming rupees.

Ornest Recall Minigame Rewards

Points Earned	Rupees Reward
18-20	100
13-17	50
5-12	20
1-4	5

Tips for Aiming 18 to 20 points

Time to the use of Recall to when the scaffolding swings The position in which to drop the ball is directly in front of you The red ball (which appears 4 times in total) is worth 3 points each, so don't miss it.

Collect Juney's Stuffed Toys

Map Location	Overworld Location
XYZ Coordinates: 1048, -1147, 0000

You can talk to Juney near Nabi Lake west of the Sahasra Slope Skyview Tower to play a minigame that involves collecting 10 stuffed toys within 3 minutes. It costs 20 Rupees to play the minigame and you can obtain 100 Rupees if you have collected all the stuffed toys in time.

If you are unable to gather all the stuffed toys, Juney will return the 20 Rupees so you do not lose anything when you play the minigame.

Play Strade's Test of Strength Minigame

Map Location	Overworld Location
XYZ Coordinates: -1271, -1376, 0175

You can play a test of strength minigame for 30 Rupees on top of the mountain east of the Outskirt Stable and Tsutsu-um Shrine. The minigame has no time limit and the goal is to use an Ultrahand contraption to ring the bell as loud as possible.

Strade's Minigame Rewards

Score	Reward
Over 100	Topaz (80 Rupees selling price)
60 or more	Opal (30 Rupees selling price)
59 or less	None

Sell Dragon Materials

The four dragons, Light Dragon, Dinraal, Farosh, and Naydra drop dragon materials that sell for a high price. Use a bow to shoot an arrow at the dragon for the materials to drop. The materials can be sold for 300 Rupees each, making it a great way to farm for Rupees.

Get Dragon Crystal Spikes from Dragons

Make sure to attempt to ride the dragon by getting on its back. On the back of the dragon, there are multiple Dragon Crystal Spikes that you can collect. You can sell these for a good amount of Rupees.

Dragon Related Guides
How to Find the Light Dragon	How to Find Dinraal
How to Find Farosh	How to Find Naydra

Help Addison's Signs Stand

Helping Addison fix the signs all around Hyrule rewards you with various items and Rupees each time. This is a good way to obtain Rupees early on especially when exploring the surface.

All Addison Sign Locations

Complete Cash In on Ripened Flint

You can also give all your flint to Gomo for a chance to get 1000 Rupees after completing the Cash In on Ripened Flint side quest. Completing the quest allows you to trade all your flint for a chance to get 1000 Rupees for each Ripened Flint on your stack. You can only trade on a batch of either 20, 50 or 100 flints.

To unlock Cash In on Ripened Flint, talk to Gomo after you complete the Meat for Meat side quest.

Cash In on Ripened Flint Walkthrough

Collect Gems from Dondons

Feeding Dondons with Luminous Stones allows you to get rare gems which you can sell to get rupees. All gems are randomly produced, but you can influence this by feeding them with at least 5 Luminous Stones.

Where to Find Dondons

Complete Monster Control Crew

Completing the Monster Control Crew Side Adventure rewards you with 100 Rupees for every monster camp you cleared. You can repeat this multiple times even if you already completed up the side aventure already.

Talk to Gralens to Locate the Monster-Control Crew

If you're having a hard time finding where the Monster-Control Crew is, talking to Gralens in the Emergency Shelter in Lookout Landing can help you locate where their exact location is.

Use Duplication Glitches

If you want to skip the hassle of grinding for Rupees in the intended way, you can always resort to using duplication glitches, which can net you several items to sell with a bit of setup.

Do note that some glitches may be inaccessible if you have the latest version of the game.

How to Duplicate Materials

How to Use Rupees

Buy Armor Upgrade Armor at Great Fairy Fountain Register a Horse in the Stable Buy Hyrule Compendium Entries Purchase Link's House at Tarrey Town

Buy Armor

You can use the Rupees you have saved up to purchase armor sets from shops. Some pieces of equipment are required to progress through the main quest, so it is recommended to save the Rupees for buying armor.

List of All Armor

Essential Armor for Story Progression

The below armor pieces are must-haves for progressing through the hot and cold temperature areas featured in the main story.

Armor	Price / Store	Effect
Flamebreaker Helm	1400 Rupees Goron City	Flame Guard (Heat Resistance)
Flamebreaker Armor	700 Rupees Goron City	Flame Guard (Heat Resistance)
Flamebreaker Boots	1200 Rupees Goron City	Flame Guard (Heat Resistance)
Snowquill Headdress	650 Rupees Rito Village	Cold Resistance
Snowquill Tunic	500 Rupees Rito Village	Cold Resistance
Snowquill Trousers	1000 Rupees Rito Village	Cold Resistance

Upgrade Armor at Great Fairy Fountain

Rupees are required to unlock Great Fairy Fountains. These locations contain a Great Fairy that can upgrade armor in exchange for Rupees and materials.

Great Fairy Locations and How to Unlock Great Fairy Fountains

Register a Horse in the Stable

Rupees are required to register a wild horse at a stable. The first time you register a horse is free but the succeeding horses require 20 Rupees when you register them at the stable.

Stable Locations and How to Tame Wild Horses

Buy Hyrule Compendium Entries

If you do not want to fill out the Hyrule Compendium by yourself, you can use the Rupees that you have saved up to buy compendium entries. This is a quick way to fill out Hyrule Compendium without needing to take pictures of each entry.

Filling Out the Compendium Walkthrough

Purchase Link's House at Tarrey Town

You can use the Rupees that you have saved up to purchase a lot in Tarrey Town for 1500 Rupees. This comes with 2 free rooms that you can build and place to the lot. Other room types can be purchased from Granteson at the cost of Rupees.

Link's House: How to Build and Room Types

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Related Guides

Tips and Tricks
A Beginner's Guide to Tears of the Kingdom

All Tips and Tricks Guides

New Features
How to Confuse Enemies	How to Cure Gloom
How to Blind Enemies	-
Combat Guides
Flurry Rush, Sneakstrike, and Deal Critical Damage	Weapon Modifiers Explained
How to Raise Defense	Passive Abilities for Weapons Explained
How to Upgrade Armor	How to Defeat Shielded Enemies
How to Throw Items and Materials	How to Repair Weapons
How to Get Earthwake Technique	How to Increase Weapon Durability
How to Parry	How to Sneakstrike
How to Perfect Dodge and Flurry Rush	Stealth Mechanics Explained
Exploration Guides
How to Dive	How to Shield Surf
How to Break Cracked Rocks	How to Use Minecarts
How to Cross the Freezing Water	Fast Travel Guide
How to Change the Weather	How to Get Heat Resistance
How to Make an Axe	How to Tame Wild Horses
How to Chop Down and Use Fallen Trees	How to Pass Time
How to Light Up Dark Areas	How to Get Epona
What to Do During a Thunderstorm	How to Get Cold Resistance
How to Check Coordinates	How to Climb Efficiently
How to Break Wooden Boxes	How to Make a Fire
How to Make a Raft	How to Make a Hover Bike
How to Use Rocket Shields	-
General Tips and Tricks
Zonai Dispenser Guide	How to Expand Inventory
Best Settings to Use	Pony Points Guide
How to Increase Health and Stamina	How to Swap Hearts for Stamina
How to Get the Paraglider and All Paraglider Designs	amiibo Unlocks and List of Compatible amiibo
Blood Moon Explained	Missables and One-Time Events Guide
Whistle Effects and How to Use	How to Farm Crops
How to Heal	Post Game Content Guide: Is There a New Game Plus?
Kochi Dye Shop Guide: How to Recolor Armor	Ending Explained: How to Watch the True Ending
List of Unlockables	How to Get Ganon's Horse
Farming Guides
How to Farm Arrows	Bubbul Gem Guide
How to Get More Energy Cells and Increase Energy	Early Game Rupee Farming
How to Farm Weapons	Dragon Part Farming Guide
How to Get Pristine Weapons	-
Notable Item Location Guides
How to Get the Travel Medallion	How to Get the Champion's Leathers Early
How to Get the Hylian Shield Early	How to Get the Master Sword
How to Get the Classic Green Tunic	Where to Find Wild Greens
How to Get Ring Garland	Misko's Treasure Locations
How to Get Monster Medals	How to Get All Champion Weapons
Puzzle Solution Guides
How to Solve the Water Temple Spinning Tower	Where to Find King Dorephan
How to Solve the Gerudo Light Puzzle	Voe and You Class Solutions
Map Location Guides
All Stable Locations	All Sage's Will Locations
How to Get to Hyrule Castle	How to Get to Lost Woods and Enter Korok Forest
Great Fairy Locations and How to Unlock	How to Find the Light Dragon: Location and Drops
How to Find Farosh: Location and Drops	How to Find Naydra: Location and Drops
How to Find Dinraal: Location and Drops	How to Reach Abandoned Hebra Mine
Satori Cherry Blossom Tree Locations and Guide	How to Unlock Royal Hidden Passage
All Addison Sign Locations	All Forge Construct Locations
How to Get into Gerudo Secret Club	All Coliseum Locations and Rewards
Koltin Locations and List of Rewards	Satori (King of the Mountain) Locations
Where to Find Dondons	How to Get to Toto Lake
All Goddess Statue Locations	-
Tier List Guides
Best Early Game Armor	Best Armor Sets (Equipment)
Best Weapons and Shields	Best Horses
Best Equipment for Exploration	Best Fuse Materials and Weapon Combinations
Best Modes of Travel	-
Glitches and Exploits
List of Glitches and Exploits	How to Duplicate Weapons, Bows, and Shields
How to Duplicate Materials	-
FAQs
Can You Pet the Dogs?	Does Saved Data Carry Over?
Should You Play BotW First?	What Happens When You Die?
How Does Autosave Work?	What Happened to Link's House?
Do Materials Respawn?	How to Lower and Raise Hylian Hood
How to Change the Difficulty	When Do Shops Restock?
Is There a Master Mode?	-