Rupees in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom are the currency of Hyrule, which means you need to gather a lot of them if you want to buy things like weapons, meals, and materials from different vendors.
Unfortunately, the higher quality items sold in Hyrule in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will cost you quite a few rupees, especially the accessories sold in Gerudo Town. That’s why it’s a good idea to keep your pockets full of money, because you never know when you’ll see something you want to buy.
Without further ado, we’ll show you how to get rupees in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
If you want to know more about Link’s adventure, go to our Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom walkthrough.
How to Get Rupees in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom
There are plenty of ways to earn rupees in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, as you can sell virtually anything you collect while traveling around Hyrule to vendors scattered around the map. However, some methods are better than others, and we’ve listed some of the best ways we’ve found to make Rupees fast.
sell gems
One of the fastest and easiest ways to earn rupees fast in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is to sell gems that you have mined or collected on your travels around Hyrule.
The rarer or better quality the gem, the more it is worth. The diamonds are worth 500 rupees per piece, so they are worth seeking out if you need the cash. Here is a list of all the gems we have sold so far and how many rupees they were worth:
- amber – 10 Rupees.
- Opal – 30 Rupees.
- Topaz – 80 Rupees.
- Ruby – 110 Rupees.
- Sapphire – 150 Rupees.
- diamond – 500 rupees.
If you really want to reap the rewards of diamonds, you can always visit Ramella in Goron City. If you give her a lot of 10 diamonds, she can give you 5,500 rupees.
However, it’s worth remembering that you can increase weapon durability by using Fuse to attach gems to a weapon or shield, so we recommend picking up a few of your favorites.
sell meals
Another good way to get Rupees fast in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is to harvest Good Quality Ingredients and Rare Ingredients and then become Chef Link by cooking them in high level dishes at Cooking Pots. You can sell meals to any vendor you find across Hyrule.
Remember that the rarer or better the ingredients and the meal, the more money the dish will be worth as long as you don’t prepare “questionable” food. Nobody really wants that.
sell elixirs
If you don’t want to sell meals, you can always cook and sell elixirs Also. The same rules apply to them as selling meals, the higher the quality of the ingredients and elixir or the rarer the ingredients, the more the elixir will be worth.
Sell Star Fragments
You can use Star Fragments for a variety of things, but if you really don’t know what to do with them, you can always sell them for 200 rupees each. That being said, we highly recommend using them to upgrade your armor at Great Fairies if you can, as it takes a lot of effort and luck to find these items.
Sell armor pieces
As you explore the heights and depths of Hyrule, you’re going to come across quite a few pieces of armor in chests and helping residents across the land. This can mean that your inventory ends up filled with armor pieces that are similar to each other in terms of stats, style, and general usability.
You can sell armor pieces to any vendor. Selling prices for armor pieces vary, and we advise you to only sell pieces that you really know you don’t want. For example, if you have two pieces of armor that boost your ability to resist cold, but one is higher level and the other is lower beginner level, we recommend selling the lower part.
Shoot the Blupees
We know, we know, how could you photograph something so adorable and useful? Well, we strongly advise you to follow the Blupees first to find out where they lead you as they often show you cave entrances that you might otherwise miss.
Then, if you really need it, you can shoot Blupees with arrows and they can deposit anything from 20 to 100 rupees each time.
Help Addison with President Hudson’s Signs
During your travels, you’ve probably encountered Addison, the person who diligently tries to hold up President Hudson’s signs across Hyrule. If you help them by using nearby material caches to build a support to hold the inscription, Addison will reward you with rupees as well as a valuable meal and a Sleepover ticket.
Fight the stone scree
These mini-bosses can be found across Hyrule, and knowing how to beat Stone Talus will line your pockets with rewards.
As you fight a Talus, it will drop multiple gems
Collect and sell dragon shards
Have you seen the Dragons relaxing in the skies of Hyrule? These dragons have valuable dragon shards, but you need to land on a dragon’s back in order to get it. We’ve found that the two easiest ways to land on a Dragon are to launch from a nearby Skyview Tower or jump onto it from a Sky Island above.
When riding on a dragon’s back, hit its spinal spikes to make it produce shards. Collect Dragon Fragments to resell to any vendor. So far we have only sold the Naydra shards for 30 rupees each, but we got 12 in a single visit to the Dragon, which brought us 360 rupees in one go.
These are all our top tips for earning rupees fast in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. If you need more help on your adventure through Hyrule, check out our Shrine Locations Guide or our Skyview Towers Locations Guide to find your way. You can also find out how to get the Giant White Stallion if you want a new horse.
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