The Legend of Zelda: items

Every key item in The Legend of Zelda: weapons, tools, equipment, upgrades and quest items, each with a picture and what it does.

24 items · one picture per entry · open a picture for full size.

Weapons

Wooden Sword

Given by the old man in the first cave: “It’s dangerous to go alone! Take this.”

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White Sword

A stronger sword for players with at least five Heart Containers.

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Magical Sword

The strongest sword, for players with at least twelve Heart Containers.

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Boomerang

Stuns enemies and fetches items; the Magical Boomerang flies farther.

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Bomb

Blows open hidden walls and damages Dodongos; Link carries a small stock.

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Bow

Fires arrows, which cost Rupees to shoot; found in a level 1 dungeon.

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Silver Arrow

Required to defeat Ganon; found in Death Mountain, Level 9.

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Tools & magic

Candle

Throws fire that burns bushes to reveal secret stairways; the Red Candle can be used repeatedly.

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Recorder

Warps Link between dungeons, reveals Level 7 and defeats Digdogger.

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Food

Bait that lures enemies and satisfies the hungry Goriya in Level 7.

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Letter

Lets Link buy potions from the old woman.

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Potion

Restores all hearts; the red Second Potion can be used twice.

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Magical Rod

Fires magic beams; combined with the Book of Magic it also burns targets.

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Book of Magic

Adds fire to the Magical Rod’s beams.

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Raft

Carries Link across water from piers.

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Stepladder

Bridges one-tile gaps and moats.

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Magical Key

Opens every locked door in the dungeons.

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Upgrades & quest items

Blue Ring

Halves the damage Link takes; sold in a secret shop.

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Red Ring

Quarters the damage Link takes; found in a late dungeon.

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Power Bracelet

Lets Link push certain boulders; found under an Armos statue.

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Magical Shield

Blocks magic and larger projectiles; Like Likes can eat it.

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Heart Container

Adds one heart to Link’s life meter.

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Triforce of Wisdom

Eight fragments, one in each of the first eight dungeons, open Death Mountain.

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Map and Compass

Show each dungeon’s layout and the location of its Triforce fragment.

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References: Zelda Fandom. Summaries written for this guide. Artwork and screenshots © Nintendo.