A Link Between Worlds Item Upgrades
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In A Link Between Worlds, Link can upgrade the weapons that he has obtained. This feature, however, only applies to owned items; those rented from Ravio cannot be upgraded. Upgrades are available for each weapon when certain conditions are met, each of them described below.
Item | Location | Requirement* | Procurement | Upgrade | Original | Upgraded | |
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Master Sword Lvl 1 | Lost Woods | Have all 3 Pendants | Get all three pendants, go into the Lost Woods, and follow the correct Poes. | Greater Damage | |||
Master Sword Lvl 2 (Red) | Blacksmith (Hyrule) | 2 Master Ore | Bring two chunks of Master Ore to the Blacksmith in Hyrule. | Double Damage | |||
Master Sword Lvl 3 (Gold) | Blacksmith (Lorule) | 2 Master Ore | Bring two chunks of Master Ore to the Blacksmith in Lorule. | Doubles Damage further | |||
Hylian Shield | Turtle Rock Dungeon | Ice Rod | Open a chest in Turtle Rock. | Shield protects against magic attacks | |||
Blue Mail | Swamp Palace Dungeon | None | Open a chest in the Swamp Palace. | All damage taken is halved | |||
Red Mail | Lorule Castle Dungeon | None | Open a chest in Lorule Castle. | All damage taken gets halved again, decreasing the damage to 1/4 of original | |||
Titan's Mitt | Desert Palace Dungeon | Sand Rod | Open a chest in the Desert Palace. | Pick up bigger rocks | |||
Nice Fire Rod | Mother Maiamai | 10 Maiamais* | Bring 10 Maiamais to Mother Maiamai and choose to upgrade the Fire Rod. | Bigger, longer lasting, and more powerful fire | |||
Nice Ice Rod | Mother Maiamai | 10 Maiamais* | Bring 10 Maiamais to Mother Maiamai and choose to upgrade the Ice Rod. | Throw 4 ice shards at once | |||
Nice Sand Rod | Mother Maiamai | 10 Maiamais* | Bring 10 Maiamais to Mother Maiamai and choose to upgrade the Sand Rod. | Sand pillars last longer, range higher | |||
Nice Boomerang | Mother Maiamai | 10 Maiamais* | Bring 10 Maiamais to Mother Maiamai and choose to upgrade the Boomerang. | Throw up to three boomerangs at once and improved speed and range | |||
Nice Tornado Rod | Mother Maiamai | 10 Maiamais* | Bring 10 Maiamais to Mother Maiamai and choose to upgrade the Tornado Rod. | Larger affected area | |||
Nice Hammer | Mother Maiamai | 10 Maiamais* | Bring 10 Maiamais to Mother Maiamai and choose to upgrade the Hammer. | Doubled Damage and Range | |||
Nice Bow | Mother Maiamai | 10 Maiamais* | Bring 10 Maiamais to Mother Maiamai and choose to upgrade the Bow. | 3 arrows at once | |||
Nice Bombs | Mother Maiamai | 10 Maiamais* | Bring 10 Maiamais to Mother Maiamai and choose to upgrade the bombs. | Wider Range, more damage, and bigger bomb | |||
Nice Hookshot | Mother Maiamai | 10 Maiamais* | Bring 10 Maiamais to Mother Maiamai and choose to upgrade the Hookshot. | Faster shot that deals damage | |||
Great Spin Attack | Mother Maiamai | All 100 Maiamais | Bring all 100 Maiamais to Mother Maiamai and she will upgrade Link. | Wider range spin | |||
Super Lamp | Treacherous Tower | Ravio's Bracelet | Complete Treacherous Tower on Advanced Mode once | Damage multiplied 8 times | |||
Super Net | Treacherous Tower | Ravio's Bracelet | Complete Treacherous Tower on Advanced Mode twice | Damage multiplied 8 times |
(*) Each time Link returns 10 Maiamais, he can choose one of the items he bought from Ravio to have it upgraded.