TOTK Korok Seeds: Locations, Uses, Upgrade

Tears of the Kingdom has many Korok seeds hidden in the depths, the surface, and the sky you can find. The Great Sky Island also has 19 Korok seeds spread around the area. Although there are many Korok seeds in the game, they can be easy to find, knowing where you can locate and obtain them.

If you are confused about Korok seeds and their use, you no longer have to worry. This guide will cover the uses of the Korok seeds and all about the nineteen seeds you can get on the Great sky island.

Korok Seeds

These are tiny golden seeds that you receive from Korok. Generally, you will get the Korok seed when you spot a Korok somewhere around the map.

However, many of them come with unique little puzzles that you must solve first. Some could be found under a pile of leaves. while others are separated from their Korok friends and need to be reunited to get the Korok seed.

There are approximately a thousand Korok seeds in Tears of The Kingdom. At the same time, most of them will be single Korok seeds you get after solving a little puzzle. There is also a good amount from the thousand that give you two Korok seeds at the same time.

However, That puzzle involves making two Koroks reunite with each other. These thousand seeds are spread across the many different regions in the depths sky and the surface of Tears of The Kingdom Map.

Locations

There are hundreds of Korok seeds around the map in Tears of The Kingdom, each offering a slight challenge before you can obtain them. In this section, we will cover all the Korok seeds you can find at Great sky island.

Seed #1: Search around the room of awakening south of great sky island. Interact with the sparkling leaves behind you when you fast-travel under a tree to obtain the seed.

Seed #2: Near the Nachoyah shrine south of great sky island, climb the giant hollow tree to find water in it. Jump on the single Lilly pad in the water and interact to obtain the seed.

Seed #3: At the north end of the great sky island, there will be ruins at the end of the map. A sparkling orb will be hovering around; catch it to obtain the seed.

Seed #4: Glide on a Zonai wing above the great sky island. Around the centre area is a pond on a floating island jump to it. Finally, Dive between the circle of Lilly pads to obtain the seed.

Seed #5: Find a lake with a small piece of land on the south side of the great sky island. Afterwards, Climb that land and pick up the stone to obtain the seed.

Seed #6: On the southwest side of the great sky island, search for a tree near the In-Isa Shrine and climb it to find a rock at the top of it. Finally, Pick up the rock to obtain the seed.

Seed #7: Southwest side of the great sky island. Look for a hollow tree from the top, burn leaves with fire to reveal a rock, and pick it up.

Seed #8: East of the center, find ruins near a large tree. Follow a disappearing/reappearing flower to obtain the seed.

Seed #9: North of the great sky island at the Temple of Time, ascend through a broken pillar with a wooden surface.

Seed #10: Access a floating island near the south center with a glider, fix the rock formation by picking rocks to get the seed.

Seed #11: Near the south center, east side of the river, open a hole with rocks and shoot an arrow at a balloon.

Seed #12: Southeast of the great sky island on a broken bridge, fix a cube structure with the ultra-hand ability.

Seed #13: Southeast end, hit a dandelion on snowy hills to catch the seed.

Seed #14: Find a hollow snowy tree on the east side, climb and fix a rock circle.

Seed #15: Southeast, under a large platform, fix a 2D-looking square puzzle with ultra-hand.

Seed #16 and 17: West of the Great sky island near the river bank. Use a hook and logs to build a hanging cart and reunite two Koroks.

Seed #18 and 19: South of the great sky island, build a cart with a fan to reunite two Koroks, then use ultra-hand to take one to the other.

Uses

To first unlock the use of these Korok seeds, you need to find the NPC Hestu.

1. From the lookout landing, head northwest to Lindor’s Brow.
2. When you spot Hestu, the side quest “Hestu’s concern” will start, and you’ll see him standing scared, looking at the trees.
3. Defeat the trees to complete this side quest, and then interact with Hestu.
4. This will be Hestu’s first location, and you can give him one Korok seed to expand your inventory slots for bows, shields, and weapons.

Hestu will switch locations after your first upgrades. The location change is based on how much progress you have made in the game. You will find him there if you have cleared the Korok forest of gloom. Otherwise, you can find Hestu at the lookout landing.

You can also figure it out by the conversation with Hestu as if he hints, “Somewhere with lots of people”, then he will be at the lookout landing. However, if he says “Somewhere to rest”, he will be at the Korok Forest.

Upgrade

Korok seeds are used to expand your inventory slots. When you offer these seeds to Hestu, he performs a dance, and you receive an upgrade.

The cost of these upgrades increases with each expansion:

1. The first upgrade costs one seed.
2. The second upgrade costs two seeds.
3. The third upgrade costs three seeds, and so on.

Each category of inventory (weapons, bows, and shields) has a different seed requirement for each expansion, and their costs are not influenced by the costs of other categories.

Here are the maximum upgrade levels for each category:

• Weapons slots can be upgraded eleven times.
• Bow slots can be upgraded eight times.
• Shield slots can be upgraded sixteen times.

Upgrading your inventory slot is very important to collect different items with different effects at the same time. Specifically in Tears of The Kingdom, the new feature to fuse weapons unlocks the possibility of making many combinations of weapons.

So to try out this feature and to hold the strongest weapons, you need to have extra inventory slots to have space for them all.

Korok Mask

The Korok mask is a unique mask that is shaped like a leaf. It has a unique feature that is very useful when exploring around to find the Korok seeds. You can use this Korok mask even in the game’s early stages. This mask is useful as it can indicate when a Korok seed is nearby, helping you find the exact spot. If a Korok seed is nearby, then the mask will tell you by shaking on Link’s face.

You can obtain the mask by defeating the Black Hinox at the Forest Coliseum in the great Hyrule forest depths. Ensuring you have items that grant you the gloom resistance buff will help you in this fight. Near the forest coliseum is the Ramobnukas light root, which is located northwest of the Rikonasum Lightroot.

This enemy can be tough to beat as it has high attack power. So come prepared with health restoration items to help you out. Moreover, to defeat the Black Hinox, you can shoot arrows at its eye to stun it. While the Hinox is stunned, you can deliver heavy blows to deal damage and run away when it starts to get back up.

Shooting at the eye requires time precision, and when its health is low, it will also block its eye from arrows, so it’s best to time your arrows to hit his eye. After defeating the Black Hinox, you can open the chest to get the Korok mask.

Ending Remarks

Although there are around a thousand Korok seeds, you do not need to collect all of them. You can collect the amount you need to upgrade the inventory based on your preferences. You can fully max out the upgrade with less than five hundred seeds, so you do not need to collect them all. 

The high density of the Korok seeds in Tears of the Kingdom makes it easier to find the seeds. So you do not have to locate them all. Even though finding them can be tough, it is worth it as you can carry around more of the fantastic fuse weapons you make with you. Finally, Find the Korok mask to make your exploration of Korok seeds easier. 

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