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Equipment
- Goddess Sword
- Small Wallet
- Sailcloth
- 4 Adventure Pouch Slots
Action items
Adventure Pouch
- Wooden Shield
- 1 Bottle
Quest/other
- 6 Hearts
- Emerald Tablet
Faron
Treasure needed for early upgrades
Sealed Temple
Faron Woods
Some items from Skyloft
Deep Woods
Equipment
- Goddess Sword
- Small Wallet
- 1 Extra Wallet
- Sailcloth
- 4 Adventure Pouch Slots
Action items
- Slingshot
- Bug Net
Adventure Pouch
- Wooden Shield
- 2 Bottles
Quest/other
- 6 1/4 Hearts
- Emerald Tablet
Equipment
- Goddess Sword
- Small Wallet
- 1 Extra Wallet
- Sailcloth
- 4 Adventure Pouch Slots
Action items
- Slingshot
- Bug Net
- Beetle
Adventure Pouch
- Wooden Shield
- 2 Bottles
Quest/other
- 7 2/4 Hearts
- Emerald Tablet
- Ruby Tablet
Equipment
- Goddess Sword
- Big Wallet
- 3 Extra Wallets
- Sailcloth
- 8 Adventure Pouch Slots
Action items
- Slingshot
- Bug Net
- Beetle
Adventure Pouch
- Banded Shield
- Iron Shield
- Large Seed Satchel
- 3 Bottles
- 1 Life Medal
- Cursed Medal
- Bug Medal
Quest/other
- 8 1/4 Hearts
- 30 Gratitude Crystals
- Emerald Tablet
- Ruby Tablet
Equipment
- Goddess Sword
- Big Wallet
- 3 Extra Wallets
- Sailcloth
- Digging Mitts
- 8 Adventure Pouch Slots
Action items
- Slingshot
- Bug Net
- Beetle
Adventure Pouch
- Banded Shield
- Reinforced Shield
- Large Seed Satchel
- 3 Bottles
- 1 Life Medal
- Cursed Medal
- Bug Medal
Quest/other
- 8 2/4 Hearts
- 30 Gratitude Crystals
- Emerald Tablet
- Ruby Tablet
Equipment
- Goddess Sword
- Big Wallet
- 3 Extra Wallets
- Sailcloth
- Digging Mitts
- 8 Adventure Pouch Slots
Action items
- Slingshot
- Bug Net
- Beetle
- Bombs
Adventure Pouch
- Banded Shield
- Reinforced Shield
- Large Seed Satchel
- 3 Bottles
- 1 Life Medal
- Cursed Medal
- Bug Medal
Quest/other
- 9 2/4 Hearts
- 30 Gratitude Crystals
- Emerald Tablet
- Ruby Tablet
- Amber Tablet
Equipment
- Goddess Sword
- Big Wallet
- 3 Extra Wallets
- Sailcloth
- Digging Mitts
- 8 Adventure Pouch Slots
Action items
- Slingshot
- Bug Net
- Beetle
- Bombs
Adventure Pouch
- Banded Shield
- Reinforced Shield
- Large Seed Satchel
- Large Bomb Bag
- 3 Bottles
- 1 Life Medal
- Cursed Medal
- Bug Medal
- Treasure Medal
Quest/other
- 9 3/4 Hearts
- 30 Gratitude Crystals
- Emerald Tablet
- Ruby Tablet
- Amber Tablet
Equipment
- Goddess Sword
- Big Wallet
- 3 Extra Wallets
- Sailcloth
- Digging Mitts
- 8 Adventure Pouch Slots
Action items
- Slingshot
- Bug Net
- Tough Beetle
- Bombs
Adventure Pouch
- Braced Shield
- Fortified Shield
- Large Seed Satchel
- Large Bomb Bag
- 3 Bottles
- 1 Life Medal
- Cursed Medal
- Bug Medal
- Treasure Medal
Quest/other
- 10 Hearts
- 30 Gratitude Crystals
- Emerald Tablet
- Ruby Tablet
- Amber Tablet
Equipment
- Goddess Sword
- Goddess’s Harp
- Big Wallet
- 3 Extra Wallets
- Sailcloth
- Digging Mitts
- 8 Adventure Pouch Slots
Action items
- Slingshot
- Bug Net
- Tough Beetle
- Bombs
- Gust Bellows
Adventure Pouch
- Braced Shield
- Fortified Shield
- Large Seed Satchel
- Large Bomb Bag
- 3 Bottles
- 1 Life Medal
- Cursed Medal
- Bug Medal
- Treasure Medal
Quest/other
- 11 Hearts
- 30 Gratitude Crystals
- Emerald Tablet
- Ruby Tablet
- Amber Tablet
Equipment
- Goddess Sword
- Goddess’s Harp
- Big Wallet
- 3 Extra Wallets
- Sailcloth
- Digging Mitts
- 8 Adventure Pouch Slots
Action items
- Slingshot
- Bug Net
- Tough Beetle
- Bombs
- Gust Bellows
Adventure Pouch
- Braced Shield
- Fortified Shield
- Sacred Shield
- Large Seed Satchel
- Large Bomb Bag
- 3 Bottles
- 1 Life Medal
- Cursed Medal
- Bug Medal
- Treasure Medal
- 1 Heart Medal
Quest/other
- 11 3/4 Hearts
- 45 Gratitude Crystals
- Emerald Tablet
- Ruby Tablet
- Amber Tablet
Farore’s Trial and Lake Floria
Farore’s Trial
Faron
Lake Floria
A few things from Skyloft
Equipment
- Goddess Sword
- Goddess’s Harp
- Big Wallet
- 3 Extra Wallets
- Sailcloth
- Digging Mitts
- 8 Adventure Pouch Slots
Action items
- Scattershot
- Bug Net
- Tough Beetle
- Bombs
- Gust Bellows
Adventure Pouch
- Braced Shield
- Fortified Shield
- Goddess Shield
- Large Seed Satchel
- Large Bomb Bag
- 3 Bottles
- 1 Life Medal
- Cursed Medal
- Bug Medal
- Treasure Medal
- 1 Heart Medal
- 1 Rupee Medal
Quest/other
- 12 1/4 Hearts
- 45 Gratitude Crystals
- Emerald Tablet
- Ruby Tablet
- Amber Tablet
- Water Dragon Scale
Equipment
- Goddess Longsword
- Goddess’s Harp
- Big Wallet
- 3 Extra Wallets
- Sailcloth
- Digging Mitts
- 8 Adventure Pouch Slots
Action items
- Scattershot
- Bug Net
- Tough Beetle
- Bombs
- Gust Bellows
- Whip
Adventure Pouch
- Braced Shield
- Fortified Shield
- Goddess Shield
- Large Seed Satchel
- Large Bomb Bag
- 3 Bottles
- 1 Life Medal
- Cursed Medal
- Bug Medal
- Treasure Medal
- 1 Heart Medal
- 1 Rupee Medal
Quest/other
- 13 1/4 Hearts
- 45 Gratitude Crystals
- Emerald Tablet
- Ruby Tablet
- Amber Tablet
- Water Dragon Scale
Nayru’s Trial and Lanayru Sand Sea
Nayru’s Trial
Lanayru Desert
Lanayru Sand Sea
Pirate Stronghold
Faron
Skyloft
Equipment
- Goddess Longsword
- Goddess’s Harp
- Giant Wallet
- 3 Extra Wallets
- Sailcloth
- Digging Mitts
- 8 Adventure Pouch Slots
Action items
- Scattershot
- Big Bug Net
- Tough Beetle
- Bombs
- Gust Bellows
- Whip
- Clawshots
Adventure Pouch
- Braced Shield
- Fortified Shield
- Goddess Shield
- Large Seed Satchel
- Large Bomb Bag
- 3 Bottles
- 2 Life Medals
- Cursed Medal
- Bug Medal
- Treasure Medal
- 2 Heart Medals
- 2 Rupee Medals
- Potion Medal
Quest/other
- 14 Hearts
- 55 Gratitude Crystals
- Emerald Tablet
- Ruby Tablet
- Amber Tablet
- Water Dragon Scale
Equipment
- Goddess White Sword
- Goddess’s Harp
- Giant Wallet
- 3 Extra Wallets
- Sailcloth
- Digging Mitts
- 8 Adventure Pouch Slots
Action items
- Scattershot
- Big Bug Net
- Tough Beetle
- Bombs
- Gust Bellows
- Whip
- Clawshots
- Bow
Adventure Pouch
- Braced Shield
- Fortified Shield
- Goddess Shield
- Large Seed Satchel
- Large Bomb Bag
- 3 Bottles
- 2 Life Medals
- Cursed Medal
- Bug Medal
- Treasure Medal
- 2 Heart Medals
- 2 Rupee Medals
- Potion Medal
Quest/other
- 15 1/4 Hearts
- 55 Gratitude Crystals
- Emerald Tablet
- Ruby Tablet
- Amber Tablet
- Water Dragon Scale
Din’s Trial and Volcano Summit
Lanayru Shipyard
Skyloft
Din’s Trial
Volcano Summit
Skyloft
Equipment
- Goddess White Sword
- Goddess’s Harp
- Giant Wallet
- 3 Extra Wallets
- Sailcloth
- Digging Mitts
- 8 Adventure Pouch Slots
Action items
- Scattershot
- Big Bug Net
- Tough Beetle
- Bombs
- Gust Bellows
- Whip
- Clawshots
- Sacred Bow
Adventure Pouch
- Braced Shield
- Fortified Shield
- Goddess Shield
- Large Seed Satchel
- Large Bomb Bag
- Large Quiver
- 3 Bottles
- 2 Life Medals
- Cursed Medal
- Bug Medal
- Treasure Medal
- 2 Heart Medals
- 2 Rupee Medals
- Potion Medal
Quest/other
- 16 Hearts
- 60 Gratitude Crystals
- Emerald Tablet
- Ruby Tablet
- Amber Tablet
- Water Dragon Scale
- Fireshield Earrings
Equipment
- Master Sword
- Goddess’s Harp
- Giant Wallet
- 3 Extra Wallets
- Sailcloth
- Mogma Mitts
- 8 Adventure Pouch Slots
Action items
- Scattershot
- Big Bug Net
- Tough Beetle
- Bombs
- Gust Bellows
- Whip
- Clawshots
- Sacred Bow
Adventure Pouch
- Braced Shield
- Fortified Shield
- Goddess Shield
- Large Seed Satchel
- Large Bomb Bag
- Large Quiver
- 4 Bottles
- 2 Life Medals
- Cursed Medal
- Bug Medal
- Treasure Medal
- 2 Heart Medals
- 2 Rupee Medals
- Potion Medal
Quest/other
- 17 1/4 Hearts
- 60 Gratitude Crystals
- Emerald Tablet
- Ruby Tablet
- Amber Tablet
- Water Dragon Scale
- Fireshield Earrings
Equipment
- True Master Sword
- Goddess’s Harp
- Tycoon Wallet
- 3 Extra Wallets
- Sailcloth
- Mogma Mitts
- 8 Adventure Pouch Slots
Action items
- Scattershot
- Big Bug Net
- Tough Beetle
- Bombs
- Gust Bellows
- Whip
- Clawshots
- Sacred Bow
Adventure Pouch
- Braced Shield
- Fortified Shield
- Goddess Shield
- Hylian Shield
- Large Seed Satchel
- Large Bomb Bag
- Large Quiver
- 5 Bottles
- 2 Life Medals
- Cursed Medal
- Bug Medal
- Treasure Medal
- 2 Heart Medals
- 2 Rupee Medals
- Potion Medal
Quest/other
- 18 Hearts
- 80 Gratitude Crystals
- Emerald Tablet
- Ruby Tablet
- Amber Tablet
- Water Dragon Scale
- Fireshield Earrings
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