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Contents

  • How to Play
    • Save Data Management
    • Understanding the Game Screens
    • Subscreens
    • Overworld Maps
    • Playing the Hero
    • Environment
  • Gear and Items
    • Consumable Items
    • Collectible Items
    • Dungeon Collectibles
    • One-of-a-Kind Items
    • Equipment and Gear
    • Quest Items
    • Weapons and Their Upgrades
    • Swords and Upgrades
  • Friends and Fiends
    • Enemies
    • Citizens of Hyrule and Lorule
    • Mini-Game Characters
    • Bosses
  • Walkthrough
    • Link's Awakening
      • Link's House
      • Hyrule Field
      • Blacksmith's Forge
      • Hyrule Castle
      • Sanctuary
      • Graveyard
      • Secret Passage to the Sanctuary
      • Sanctuary
    • Seeking Sahasrahla
      • Rude Awakening
      • Hyrule Castle
      • Kakariko Village
      • Hyrule Field Explorations
    • The Eastern Palace
      • Eastern Palace
    • Great Explorations, Part I
      • Hyrule Field
      • Meet Mother Maiamai
      • Kakariko's Secrets
      • Head for the Desert
    • House of Gales
      • House of Gales
    • Tower of Hera
      • Tower of Hera
    • The Master Sword
      • Hyrule Field
      • Lost Woods
      • Buy Something, Will Ya?
      • Hyrule Field
      • Hyrule Castle
    • Great Explorations, Part II (in progress)
      • Lorule Blacksmith
      • Lorule Field
      • What A Dump!
      • Lorule Field
      • The Skull Woods
      • Lorule Lake Region (Lorule)
      • Graveyard Region (Lorule)
      • Dark Ruins Region (Lorule)
      • Death Mountain (Lorule)
    • The Thieves' Hideout
      • The Thieves' Hideout
      • Thieves' Town
      • Sand Rod Action
    • The Desert Palace
      • Desert Palace
      • Titan's Mitt Tour
    • The Skull Woods
      • Skull Woods
    • The Dark Palace
      • Dark Palace
    • The Swamp Palace
      • Swamp Palace
    • Turtle Rock
      • Turtle Rock
    • The Ice Ruins
      • Ice Ruins
    • The Final Battle
      • Lorule Castle
  • Tour of Hyrule
    • Introduction
    • Lost Woods Region
    • Death Mountain Region
    • Sanctuary & Zoras Domain Region
    • Kakariko Village Region
    • Hyrule Castle Region
    • Eastern Ruins Region
    • Desert Region
    • Southern Ruins Region
    • Lake Hylia Region
  • Tour of Lorule
    • Introduction
    • Skull Woods Region
    • Death Mountain Region (Lorule)
    • Graveyard Region
    • Thieves Town & Lorule Castle Region
    • Dark Ruins Region
    • Misery Mire Region
    • Lorule Lake Region
  • Legendary Checklist
    • Items and Gear
    • Hyrule Chests
    • Lorule Chests
    • Pieces of Heart
    • Lost Maiamais

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Guide › Walkthrough › The Master Sword

Buy Something, Will Ya?

Buy Something, Will Ya?

Ravio has good news for you: he’s now letting you purchase his items, rather than only renting them. Nice! Buying Ravio’s items is costly, but it ensures that you’ll never lose them, even if Link falls in battle. There’s another good reason to buy items from Ravio, too, and it involves all of those little Maiamais you’ve been rescuing... but we’ll get to that in a moment!

To entice you to make a purchase, Ravio offers a half-price discount on the very first item you buy. Some items are more expensive than others, and you’ll save the most Rupees by making either the Fire Rod or Ice Rod your first purchase. We recommend buying the Ice Rod, as its ability to freeze powerful enemies comes in quite handy.

What you do with the rest of your Rupees is entirely up to you, but there’s really nothing better to spend them on than Ravio’s items. You likely won’t be able to buy them all right now, so just purchase the ones you find most useful. The bombs, bow, hammer, Hookshot, and Tornado Rod are all great choices due to their ability to help Link uncover secrets as he explores.

In a Rush for Rupees?

If you’ve followed this walkthrough faithfully, then you’ve already discovered most of Hyrule’s many Rupee caches. To pad Link’s pockets with even more Rupees, play the Rupee Rush minigame south of Kakariko Village. Use your own timer to keep track of your time during each game, and try to finish with less than three seconds left on the clock to score a big bonus at the end. You’ll have enough Rupees to buy out Ravio in no time!

The music can help you gauge how much time is left on the timer. The starting music will play for just under 10 seconds, followed by a second melody for about 10 seconds, and then the two melodies will begin again. Just as the second melody is beginning to repeat, there is one second left on the clock.

Bombs

Use these with caution! You’ll get hurt if you’re caught in the blast! Cost: 800 Rupees.

Boomerang

Returns when you throw it. It can also hit switches and stun enemies on the way! Cost: 800 Rupees.

Bow

Arrows fly straight to take down enemies! You can also move while aiming! Cost: 800 Rupees.

Fire Rod

Handle with care! Attack enemies with a burst of flame! Cost: 1,200 Rupees.

Hammer

Bang down any pegs that block your way! Enemies too—wham! Cost: 800 Rupees.

Hookshot

Hooks onto anything made of wood. Can help you travel across treacherous gaps. Cost: 800 Rupees.

Ice Rod

If you wave it, you can freeze all sorts of things. Cost: 1,200 Rupees.

Tornado Rod

Fly up and hover in the air! Also gives nearby foes a whirl! Cost: 800 Rupees.

Quick Equip

Now that you’ve bought all of these awesome items, it helps to have a quick way of equipping them. That’s where Quick Equip comes in! Ravio happily tells you all about this new feature. By tapping the items you’ve set to and on the Touch Screen, you can now bring up the Quick Equip menu. Simply scroll through your items and equip the one you want, just like that. Once you get the hang of it, you’ll find that Quick Equip is faster than delving into the Items menu each time you want to swap out your tools. Beware, though: The in-game action doesn’t pause while you’re using Quick Equip!

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