Great Fairy Fountains are unlocked to provide Link with armor upgrades and set bonuses in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK). Here's how to find and unlock all four Great Fairy Fountains!

All Great Fairy Fountain Locations

Great Fairy Location Map

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Great Fairy Tera	Great Fairy Mija
Great Fairy Kaysa	Great Fairy Cotera

Unlike Breath of the Wild, Great Fairy Fountains in Tears of the Kingdom must be unlocked in a set order, by completing a series of side quests. There are four Great Fairy Fountains in total, and all four must be unlocked to upgrade any armor piece to its full potential.

The Great Fairies will not come out of their fountains even if you find them prior to receiving their respective Side Adventures, unlike in Breath of the Wild. You need to complete these quests in order to avail their armor-upgrading services.

Great Fairy Tera Location

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Coordinates
0920, 1361, 0093

You can find Great Fairy Tera near the Military Training Camp northwest of the Woodland Stable. Completing the Serenade to a Great Fairy side adventure leads you directly to this location.

You can easily reach Woodland Stable if you fast travel to Ekochiu Shrine.

Serenade to a Great Fairy Walkthrough

Great Fairy Mija Location

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Coordinates
-1461, 2995, 0305

You can find Great Fairy Mija northeast of the Snowfield Stable and the Orochium Shrine. Completing the Serenade to Mija side adventure leads you directly to her location.

You can easily reach Snowfield Stable if you fast travel to Orochium Shrine.

Serenade to Mija Walkthrough

Great Fairy Kaysa Location

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Coordinates
-1555, -1237, 0085

You can find Great Fairy Kaysa on top of a hill west of the Outskirt Stable in the Hyrule Field region. Completing the Serenade to Kaysa side adventure leads you directly to the location.

You can easily reach Outskirt Stable if you fast travel to Tsutsu-um Shrine.

Serenade to Kaysa Walkthrough

Great Fairy Cotera Location

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Coordinates
1766, -2172, 0013

You can find Great Fairy Cotera just after passing through the Little Twin Bridge south of the Dueling Peaks Stable. Completing the Serenade to Cotera side adventure leads you directly to her location.

You can easily reach Dueling Peaks Stable if you fast travel to Eshos Shrine.

Serenade to Cotera Walkthrough

How to Unlock Great Fairy Fountains

Unlocking Great Fairy Fountains
Start Potential Princess Sightings Quest Complete Great Fairy Side Adventures Obtain a Towing Harness

Start Potential Princess Sightings Quest

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XYZ Coordinates: -3256, 1764, 0119
Quest Giver Traysi

To get the side adventures that will lead to unlocking Great Fairy Fountains, you first need to begin the Side Adventure titled Potential Princess Sightings. This will give you access to quests at specific stables wherein you help musicians reach and awaken Great Fairies in their fountains.

Note that you do not need to complete this side adventure in full. Simply it being added in your Adventure Log is enough to start your way in unlocking the fountains.

Potential Princess Sightings Walkthrough

Complete Great Fairy Side Adventures

Great Fairy	Side Adventures
Great Fairy Tera Woodland Stable	1. Potential Princess Sightings 2. Serenade to a Great Fairy
Great Fairy Mija Snowfield Stable	1. The Hornist's Dramatic Escape 2. Serenade to Mija
Great Fairy Kaysa Outskirt Stable	1. The Flute Player's Plan 2. Serenade to Kaysa
Great Fairy Cotera Dueling Peaks Stable	1. Honey, Bee Mine 2. Serenade to Cotera

To unlock the ability to upgrade armor, you will need to complete a series of side adventures at stables near a Great Fairy Fountain once you start Potential Princess Sightings from Traysi at the Tabantha Frontier.

Completing the side quests related to that stable will unlock the Great Fairy Fountain nearby.

Obtain a Towing Harness

Many of the Great Fairy side adventures require using a horse to pull a carriage, which you can easily do if you use a Towing Harness.

You can redeem this item at any stable for 3 Pony Points. Sleeping at a regular bed three times at any stable will earn you enough points to get a Towing Harness.

How to Get the Towing Harness

How to Unlock Great Fairy Tera

Unlocking Great Fairy Tera
1. Start Potential Princess Sightings Quest 2. Complete Serenade to a Great Fairy

Start Potential Princess Sightings

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Location: Lucky Clover Gazette in Tabantha Frontier XYZ Coordinates: -3256, 1764, 0119 Quest Giver: Traysi

Note: The quest giver's direct location may change depending on the time of day and weather.

Side Adventure Walkthrough

1	Talk to Traysi and Penn at the Lucky Clover Gazette.

Potential Princess Sightings Walkthrough

Complete Serenade to a Great Fairy

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Location: Woodland Stable in Eldin Canyon XYZ Coordinates: 1046, 1148, 0022 Quest Giver: Penn

Side Adventure Walkthrough

1	Talk to Penn at the Woodland Stable and repair the broken wagon found near the musicians. Fast travel to Ekochiu Shrine, which is near the stable.
2	Attach a horse with a Towing Harness to the repaired wagon. Do not use Epona as she cannot pull objects with the harness.
3	Return to the musicians.
4	Take the musicians to the Great Fairy at the Military Training Camp northwest of the Woodland Stable.
5	Watch the musicians' performance to complete the side adventure and unlock Great Fairy Tera.

Serenade to a Great Fairy Walkthrough

How to Unlock Great Fairy Mija

Unlocking Great Fairy Mija
1. Complete The Hornist's Dramatic Escape 2. Complete Serende to Mija

Complete The Hornist's Dramatic Escape

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Location: Near Piper Ridge in Tabantha Frontier XYZ Coordinates: -3649, 0768, 0117 Quest Giver: Eustus

Side Adventure Walkthrough

1	Cross Tabantha Great Bridge and repair Eustus' broken wagon near Piper Ridge.
2	Talk to Eustus after repairing the wagon.
3	Lift the wagon out of the hole.

The Hornist's Dramatic Escape Walkthrough

Complete Serende to Mija

Side Adventure Walkthrough

1	Complete The Hornist's Dramatic Escape side adventure to get the repaired wagon to take the musicians to the Great Fairy.
2	Return to Mastro at Snowfield Stable. Fast travel to Orochium Shrine to quickly reach the stable.
3	Attach a roof to the wagon. You can use the Wooden Boards in front of the Shrine to create a makeshift roof.
4	Get a horse that can pull the wagon. Do not use Epona as she cannot pull objects with the harness.
5	Go to the Great Fairy northeast of the Snowfield Stable to complete the side adventure.

Serenade to Mija Walkthrough

How to Unlock Great Fairy Kaysa

Unlocking Great Fairy Kaysa
1. Complete The Flute Player's Plan 2. Complete Serenade to Kaysa

Complete The Flute Player's Plan

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Location: Highland Stable in Faron Grasslands XYZ Coordinates: 0528, -3394, 0056 Quest Giver: Pyper

Side Adventure Walkthrough

1	Find Pyper on top of the tree near Highland Stable and give him 10 Sunset Fireflies. Fast travel to Utsushok Shrine.
2	Wait until night. Use the cooking pot at the stable to pass the time.
3	Talk to Haite inside the stable.
4	Bring Haite to Pyper. Note that Haite won't leave the stable if it’s raining, so if it’s raining, wait another night.

The Flute Player's Plan Walkthrough

Complete Serenade to Kaysa

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Location: Outskirt Stable in Hyrule Field XYZ Coordinates: -1406, -1262, 0032 Quest Giver: Mastro

Side Adventure Walkthrough

1	After completing The Flute Player's Plan side adventure, talk to Mastro at the Outskirt Stable. Fast travel to Tsutsu-um Shrine which is near the stable.
2	Attach the Zonai Big Wheel to a nearby pre-built vehicle, then attach the wagon on it. Return to Maestro and have them ride it.
3	Take the musicians to the Great Fairy on the hill west of the Outskirt Stable to complete the side adventure.

Serenade to Kaysa Walkthrough

How to Unlock Great Fairy Cotera

Unlocking Great Fairy Cotera
1. Complete Honey, Bee Mine 2. Complete Serenade to Cotera

Complete Honey, Bee Mine

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Location: Kakariko Village in West Necluda XYZ Coordinates: 2162, -1383, 0111 Quest Giver: Beetz

Side Adventure Walkthrough

1	Find Beetz on the road south of Bonooru's Stand and give him 3 Courser Bee Honey.

Honey Bee Mine Walkthrough

Complete Serenade to Cotera

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Location: Dueling Peaks Stable in West Necluda XYZ Coordinates: 1755, -1956, 0010 Quest Giver: Mastro

Side Adventure Walkthrough

1	Find Beetz on the road south of Bonooru's Stand and complete his side adventure, Honey Bee Mine.
2	Talk to Mastro at the Dueling Peaks Stable. Fast travel to Eshos Shrine which is near the stable.
3	Build a boat to cross the river south of the stable.
4	Go to the Great Fairy south of the Dueling Peaks Stable to complete the side adventure.

Serenade to Cotera Walkthrough

How to Use Fairy Fountains

Used to Upgrade Armor

After unlocking the fairy at each Great Fairy Fountain, you can upgrade your armor at the cost of materials and Rupees there. The number of materials and Rupees required will depend on the type of armor you want to enhance, as well as the level of upgrade, but will be the same across all fountains.

How to Upgrade Armor

Set Bonuses Can Be Unlocked

Many armor sets contain Armor Set Bonuses, which become usable when all 3 pieces of a set are equipped. For many armor sets, the set bonus can only be activated after each piece is upgraded to level 2. These set bonuses are combined with the effects of individual armor pieces to give powerful buffs to you in your adventure!

Armor Sets List and All Set Bonuses

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How to Confuse Enemies	How to Cure Gloom
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Flurry Rush, Sneakstrike, and Deal Critical Damage	Weapon Modifiers Explained
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