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Whether you've just started to get into Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild or if you've been spending more days in Hyrule than real life nowadays, you've obviously noticed something: money means a lot more than it ever did in previous games. Sure, you might have needed it for potions or a couple of bombs back in A Link to the Past, or for the last couple train pieces in Spirit Tracks. In Breath of the Wild, however, not only can you buy armor, but food, weapons, arrows, and a whole slew of new options are available for you to spend your hard-fought rupees on.The problem is, unless you know the little ins and outs of raking in those little green crystals, they'll be hard-fought indeed. Thankfully, there are a bunch of awesome ways to make a ton of money in Breath of the Wild, it just takes a little patience. If you can take the time to master them, you'll have more money than you'll know what to do with, leaving you with more time to figure out exactly how all those shopkeepers could afford all that high-end crap you were selling.Updated January 28, 2022, by Gabrielle Huston: The creators of Breath of the Wild weren't terribly generous with rupees in this installment of The Legend of Zelda. You may find yourself desperate for some of these gorgeous green gems when you're trying to buy some new armor or pay one of the Great Fairies! This article has enough tips to make you rich in no time.
14 Spending Real Money To Make Fake Money
When you use an Amiibo (regardless of the kind) in Breath of the Wild, you're going to get a smattering of barrels — and a chest or two — that pop out of nowhere into the game world. Inside those chests, you'll find food, weapons, the chance for some rare armors, and of course, rupees. You'll net around a hundred or so if you're lucky, and it can only be done once per actual day, not in-game day, so it's not that great. But if you've got a ton of Amiibos already, you might be rollin' in rupees sooner than you think!
There used to be an exploit where you could fool the in-game clock by moving it forward a day, then running your Amiibos over again, but it's since been patched. But don't be sad, my greedy little hackers: there are far better ways of getting money...
13 Let's (Not) Play The Money-Making Game
Like in pretty much every Legend of Zelda game, you can partake in some form of rudimentary gambling. You bet 10, 50, or 100 rupees, and then pick a box that can have anywhere from 1 to 300 rupees inside. Granted, this can net you 200 rupees instantly, but there's only a 33% chance of that happening. Also, you need to save before and after you do it, just in case you make the wrong choice (which is bound to happen a lot).
On the whole, the entire process just takes far too much time to actually be worth it. Not when you could be doing other things that are far more lucrative. However, if you've got the time to kill, it could be worth a quick shot of monies if you're low and just happen to be in the area.
12 This Rabbit Is Dynamite!
OK, so maybe it isn't a rabbit. It looks like one of those amalgamations from the Avatar universe, but it's actually a secret little guy found in Hyrule named Blupee. You can most easily find them in the remote Satori Mountain area, surrounding the Lord of the Mountain. They can't be killed or anything, but if you can ping one with an arrow, you'll end up netting around a hundred rupees in one go. Not bad for a millisecond's worth of work. The only trick is finding enough to get a bunch of rupees effectively.
Side note: the Satori mountain is rumoured to be a tribute to late Nintendo President Satoru Iwata. It hasn't been confirmed by the dev team, but the names are a bit too familiar, and since the mountain is named after the deceased Lord of the Mountain whose spirit lives on in a majestic elk-like being, it feels too wonderful to not be a tribute.
11 This Could Goron All Day
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Sorry gang, couldn't resist the pun. But anyway, one of the best ways to farm rupees in this game happens to be just playing the mini-games you come across.
In case you don't know who the Gorons are, they're huge piles of what seems like sentient amber with really doofy faces. They've been a signature in Zelda games since Ocarina of Time, and their appearance in Breath of the Wild introduces us to a mini-game where you do a bunch of climbing. Now, before you get started on this, you're going to need to max out your stamina to get the most amount of rupees on the run. The first game is the Gut Check Challenge, and if you can collect 100 rupees, you'll gain access to the Super Gut Check Challenge, which can net you 300 rupees each time you participate.
10 The Curious Case Of The Snowball Bowling (AKA Snowling) Exploit
There's a game in the frozen north of the map, and it involves throwing a giant snow boulder down a mountain to knock over some giant totem poles. Don't question it, just know that for a scant 20-rupee investment (and a really odd exploit in the game), you can get a strike and win 300 rupees every single time. It requires a bit of science (read: watching a YouTube video) and skill (read: patience), but yes, you can get this every single time without worrying about luck or chance.
While you can definitely get a decent amount of rupees just running this one exploit, there are better sources of income if you're willing to get your hands a bit dirtier...
9 Selling Your Thousand-Year-Old Junk: A Primer
Ancient parts are used to upgrade the Ancient Armor set, as well as the runes Link uses to do cool things like build ice pillars and harness the powers of Magnetism.
However, if you've maxed out the upgrades on the Ancient Set and don't care about your runes, why not go ahead and sell those ancient parts for a tidy profit? Just one Giant Ancient Core can get you 200 rupees! The other pieces sell well too, and if you're in the mood to get rid of them, you can make some quick cash. Of course, you probably took down some giant monstrosity to do it, but wasn't it worth it? Anyway, just keep grinding those ruthless damage sponges for hours until you've got all the money you need!
8 Make Rupees Using This One Ruthless Trick!
It kinda goes without saying, but killing tons and tons of bad guys in an open-world RPG is always going to be a solid moneymaker. They drop money, weapons, food, and depending on what you kill, their entrails (but we'll save that for the next entry). What you need to know now is that there's always a solid amount of vendor trash to be found when busting up a camp of Bokoblins that didn't see you coming in the first place. If you're lucky, they also had a chest reward for taking them all out.
After a long hard day of relentless murder, you undoubtedly have amassed a large pile of remains from your victims. Well, get ready to see the silver lining from all of those smelly, decaying pieces of rotted flesh and viscous effluence! You can slam those goodies into a pot and cook 'em up real nice. It honestly doesn't even matter in what order you do it; they'll probably turn into something you can sell to someone who has even lower standards than you do. The best part is, if you're even lazier than that, you can just sell the crap wholesale and still make yourself a tidy fortune.
7 It's Off To Work You Go!
If you can get out into the world and get some mining done, your patience will be rewarded in a green waterfall of dazzling rupees. Diamonds sell for 500 rupees a pop, and easier to find gems like sapphire, ruby, and topaz sell for 260, 210, and 180 respectively. They're an awesome surge of cash if you can find them, or better yet, look up where they're found in around the world.
While running around farming them, you'll also probably end up finding a bunch of other lesser ores like amber (30 rupees) and opal (60 rupees).
6 Ramella, The Goron Who Buys In Bulk
Throughout your travels, you'll no doubt come across the Gerudo, a group of all-female desert dwellers who do not take kindly to men-folk. Upon your arrival to Goron City, you'll find a rather out-of-place Gerudo named Ramella. She's come here to find precious gems.
After you clear progress to a certain point in the game, Ramella tells Link that she's interested in replenishing her stocks of jewels. The only catch is that she only wants to buy them in lots of ten. However, if you have the shiny rocks she wants, she'll pay more per item than anyone else in the game. Not a bad trade if you've spent all day trashing things like the Stone Talus.
5 Farming Minibosses
There are only four real "bosses" in Breath of the Wild, except for Ganon, but there are a ton of side bosses to be found. The most lucrative one to fight is the Stone Talus, a literal pile of giant rocks that can only be felled with mining equipment. If you can take him down, you'll be rewarded with a grand assortment of gems and items that will net you thousands of rupees.
And since there are at least eight of them to be found across Hyrule, you'll be able to grind out a few of them and then wait for a Blood Moon for them to respawn. Not a bad way to make some cash. If you have access to a sledgehammer, it is even easier to take these gargantuans down. And remember, you can also grind these guys out when you're trying to make some armor or upgrade it!
4 Transmute Potions To Rupees: Hylian Alchemy
Remember when I talked about ripping apart enemies for their entrails? Turns out, there's a lot more you can do with them than just dropping their remains willy-nilly into a pot — you can follow a recipe! Depending on which recipe you follow, Lynel parts end up being the most lucrative.
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Hasty Elixir |
Energizing Elixir |
Enduring Elixir |
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1,410 rupees |
2,250 rupees |
2,300 rupees |
Those are, without a doubt, the single-highest-selling items in the game, and the only way to top that is to do some serious farming.
3 Breath Of The Meaty: Link Starts A Food Truck
In the north, there's a field that spawns frosty tundra beasties regularly. When you take them out with arrows, they drop an item called Raw Gourmet Meat. Well, if you can get five of those at once and throw them into a cook-pot, you'll end up with a meat skewer that restores all of your hearts.
You wanna sell that jazz. Because if you sell it, you'll net 490 rupees, only ten less than tracking down a diamond, and this is something that is readily and easily farmable. Even if you don't get a lot of Raw Gourmet Meat, you'll definitely end up getting a ton of Raw Prime Meat, which you can fry five up for and sell for 210 rupees apiece. Not a bad day's work!
2 Oooooh, Shiny Luminous Stones!
Luminous Stones are a very easy resource to farm, and they sell for seventy rupees a pop. You really need to farm them at night, since they glow and become much more visible. The better part is that they often grow alongside other ores and gems, so a few hours of grinding can net you a massive profit. Also, Luminous Stones can also be used to upgrade the Radiant Armor, by far one of the coolest sets in the game. I recommend running around in the set while grinding for maximum cool points.
1 Dragon Farming: Much Less Dangerous Than It Sounds
There are three dragons found in the land of Hyrule: Farosh, Naydra, and Dinraal. They are three creatures of immense primordial power who shouldn't be trifled with by mere mortals.
And you're going to shoot one in the face!
See, all dragons drop valuable items that don't despawn after a while like some more common items. Farosh starts every morning by emerging from Riola Spring. If you set up a fire just to the north, you can camp his location until you're sick of it, shooting him in the horn with your bow. When you're ready to harvest, each horn shard will sell for 300 rupees. Depending on how long you took, you'd have a fortune worth tens of thousands of rupees in practically no time at all!