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Notes about rupee route

• Drops from RNG aren't counted, but will be noted in the route. If a monster should be killed because it always drops rupees, it will be noted in the route (i.e. one Red Soldier in Hyrule Castle, etc.).

• Both Maiamais and Heart Pieces found in the Rupee Rush minigames should be gotten together, to save time. (As in 1 game for Hyrule and 1 game for Lorule.) A x3 multiplier should also be gotten in both Rupee Rushes, as they are normally good places to gain a lot of easy money (especially the Lorule one).

• Be careful when buying the items so you don't accidentally rent the Boomerang instead of buying it (which would add an extra 50 rupees to the total cost).

After Chest Minigame

• What happens as far as rupees in chest game is very important for the rest of the route!!! The perfect luck is first try HP with 2 gold rupees. If you leave with over 950 rupees then you can buy the Fire Rod early and are pretty much set for rupees for the rest of the run. If you leave with under 950, you may need to get the gold rupee in Dark Palace. These are mentioned in the route, with relevant rupee counts.

• Thieves' Hideout has a 50 rupees chest (Statues room) and a 100 rupees chest (cell in B3 after lowering the water) that are quick to get, in case you're not feeling confident about going into the Chest Minigame with however many rupees you have.

• Desert Palace has a few extra silver rupee chests if you're low after Chest Minigame, in the room with the rolling balls, through the hidden exit south of the rolling ball room, and on the northwest corner of 3F.

After Ice Ruins

• Needed: 1600 (1000 if bought Fire Rod early)
• Backup: 74 rupees on ground in a backyard in Thieves' Town, grab it after Treacherous Tower 1.
• Backup 2: Kill the Ice Gimos just south of Treacherous Tower for a 100 rupees chest. This can be done after Treacherous Tower 1.

• Backup 3: 100 rupee chest west of Ice Ruins. This can either be grabbed after Ice Ruins, or before if you're confident you will need it, which is a bit faster.

• The route assumes no RNG rupees and pretty bad chest game luck, so ends Ice Ruins with 1316 rupees instead of the required 1600, however in a run with the RNG rupees and the listed backups you will be fine, as long as you follow the requirements for when you need to get extra gold rupees.

Abbreviations:

- Rupees = R
- Maiamai = M
- Hearts = H

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Eastern Palace

• Activate Link's House Weather Vane, save
• Go to the Blacksmith's
• Talk to the guard at Hyrule Castle
• Activate Sanctuary Weather Vane
• Complete Sanctuary, red rupee chest [20R]
• Zelda cutscene
• Go to Kakariko Village, damage to 1/2 heart on the way
• Activate Kakariko Weather Vane
• Talk to Sahasrahla
• Deathwarp to Link's House
• Go to Eastern Palace area, damage to 1/2 heart on the way
• Observe Ravio's signs (you don't need to read them)
• Deathwarp to Link's House
• Get the Bow from Ravio (choose the third option)
• Activate Eastern Palace Weather Vane
• Eastern Palace [4H]
  • 8 rupees on the floor in the rolling balls room [28R]
  • 44 rupees from secret room [72R]
  • 217 rupees from chests/floor/walls on the way out [289R]

House Of Gales

• Irene's Bell
• Activate Witch's House Weather Vane
• Shady Guy Cutscene
• Warp to Kakariko
• Buy Smooth Gem [89R]
• Get Pegasus Boots
• Get the Power Glove from Rosso
• Activate Death Mountain Weather Vane
• Warp to Link's House
• Rent Ice Rod (for free), Tornado Rod, Bombs, Hammer [0R]
  • Need between 90 and 99 rupees to get the Ice Rod for free. If you have 100 or more rupees, skip renting Ice Rod for now and get some backup rupees later
• Activate Maiamai Quest
• M1 outside cave
• Warp to Witch's House
• M2 in Witch's House
• Flippers
• M3 in water outside
• Rupees in water [22R]
• Waterfall HP [4.1H]
• Warp to Kakariko
• M4 on top of the house
• M5 in grass on east wall
• Cucco Game HP [4.2H] [172R]
• M6 in tree by Cucco Game
• M7 in Rupee Rush
• Rupee Rush HP [4.3H] [222R]
• Pouch Upgrade
• M8 by Pouch
• Warp to Link's House
• M9 in water by House of Gales
• Activate House Of Gales Weather Vane
• House Of Gales [5.3H]
  • 6 rupees on wall [228R]

Tower Of Hera

• M10 behind House Of Gales
• M11 in water near bird man's bridge
• Bird man bottle #1
• Warp to Death Mountain
• M12 under south eastern rock
• Climb Death Mountain
• M13 on wall
• Activate Tower Of Hera Weather Vane
• Tower Of Hera [6.3H]

Hyrule Castle

• HP jumping off ledge on the left [7H]
• Warp to Kakariko
• Get Hint Glasses in the tent
• M14 in tent
• Lost Woods
• M15 in tree
• M16 under northeast rock
• HP in woods [7.1H]
• M17 under grass
• Master Sword
• Warp to Link's House
• Get Quick Equip
  • Rent Ice Rod if you couldn't earlier
• M18 on house
• Hyrule Castle
  • Red rupee from soldier [248R]
• Portal to Lorule, Hilda cutscene

Thieves' Hideout

• Activate Blacksmith's Weather Vane
• M19 in tree in Thieves' Town
• Activate Thieves' Town's Weather Vane
  • If you want to safety save before chest minigame, delay this until after Thieves'
• Thieves' Hideout [8.1H]
  • 100 rupees from Eyegores [348R]
  • 200 rupees from Master Ore path [548R]
  • Master Ore #1

Dark Palace

• Safety save at Thieves' Town Weather Vane if you want
• Chest minigame HP [8.2H] [348R] (assuming 1st try with no rupee rewards)
  • You need at least 200 rupees leaving
• Activate Lorule Castle Weather Vane
• M20 on castle wall
• M21 in tree nearby
• Throw bomb up behind Vacant House
• M22 on the wall
• Bottle in house #2
• Activate Vacant House Weather Vane
• Portal to Hyrule
• Rent Hookshot, Sand Rod and Fire Rod [148R]
  • If you have 950 rupees, buy the Fire Rod now to skip buying it at the end
• HP near Hyrule Castle [8.3H]
• M23 in rock field
• Portal to Lorule
• M24 in rock field
• M25 in southern tree (RNG rupees)
• M26 in eastern tree (RNG rupees)
• M27 at the Dark Maze entrance
• Dark Maze HP [9H]
• M28 in the Dark Maze
• Red rupees in front of last guard [188R]
• Activate Dark Palace's Weather Vane
• Dark Palace [10H]
  • Master Ore #2
  • If you didn't buy the Fire Rod, and you have under 500 rupees, get the gold rupee [488R]
  • Otherwise, skip the gold rupee
  • 60 rupees from Gemasaur King [548R]

Desert Palace

• Red rupees [588R]
• Green rupee path south [601R]
• M29 on the southern ledge
• Warp to Vacant House
• Portal to Hyrule
• M30 in tree west of Link's House
• M31 under tiles
• Tempered Sword
• M32 under the tiles
• Blacksmith HP [10.1H]
• Warp to Link's House
• M33 on south eastern pillar
• Portal to Lorule (Misery Mire)
• M34 underwater to west
• M35 near Weather Vane
• Portal to Hyrule (Desert)
• M36 in sand[22M]
• Portal to Lorule behind rock
• Mire Heart Piece [10.2H]
• Portal to Hyrule
• Red rupee on pillar [621R]
• Portals to Desert Palace entrance
• M37 in sand
• Activate Desert Palace's Weather Vane
• Desert Palace [11.2H]
  • 60 rupees from blues on floor [681R]
  • 4 greens on the wall [685R]
  • Titan's Mitt
  • Silver rupee chest in 2F central room [785R]

Cleanup (Part 1)

• Activate Misery Mire's Weather Vane
• M38 under boulder near eastern portal to Hyrule
• Portal to Hyrule
• M39 under boulder near portal
• M40 in southern water
• M41 in hidden cave
• HP outside of hidden cave [11.3H]
• Warp to Eastern Palace
• HP in the cave [12H]
• M42 in the southern tree, go southeast
• M43 under boulder on southern ledge
• HP in the pegs [12.1H]
• M44 above the red rupee [805R]
• M45 in the southern tree
• Portal to Lorule west of House of Gales
• M46 on northern wall
• Red rupee on platform [825R]
• M47 under southern boulder
• Save all 3 turtles
• M48 and red rupee in water near Turtle Rock [845R]
• Activate Turtle Rock's Weather Vane
• M49 on south eastern wall
• M50 under northern skull
• Portal to Hyrule

Sanctuary Area

• M51 under rock near Race Bro
• M52 in water to the west
• Letter in a Bottle #3
• Hyrule Hotfoot #1 [825R]
• Blacksmith cave HP [12.2H]
• Bonk tree behind Blacksmith for RNG rupees
• M53 in tree behind Blacksmith
• Finish Race [925R]
• Talk to Race Bro #2 to go back to Race Bro #1
• Hyrule Hotfoot #2 [905R]
• M54 in tree near Hyrule Castle
• Finish race for HP [12.3H]
• M55 on wall to south
• M56 up top from the cave
• M57 in the water to the south
• M58 near Hyrule Sanctuary
• Portal to Lorule in the Sanctuary
• M59 under rock
• Silver rupee in southern chest [1005R]
• M60 in tree to east
• Activate Graveyard Weather Vane
• Blue rupee in grave [1065R]
• Red rupees from Eyegores [1070R]
• Graveyard's Master Ore #3
• Throw bomb to open portal
• M61 on wall
• Portal to Hyrule (Graveyard)
• HP in cave [13H]
• M62 on wall
• Blue rupee in grave [1075R]
• HP in grave [13.1H]

Cleanup (Part 2)

• Bonk tree by river for RNG rupees
• M63 in the river southwest of Witch's House
• M64 in the south eastern pit
• Portal to Lorule in the pit
• M65 in grass on southern ledge
• M66 near large waterfall
• M67 in the river
• M68 near small waterfall portal
• Portal to Hyrule
• M69 on ledge near portal
• Warp to Kakariko
• Premium Milk
• M70 under the sand

Skull Woods

• Warp to Kakariko Village
• Merchant Bottle #4 [975R]
• M71 under boulder on right path to Lost Woods
• Kakariko cave HP [13.2H]
• Portal to Lorule behind Sahasrahla's house
• Skull Woods HP [13.3H]
• M72 on the wall of the house
• M73 under the boulder on the left path to Skull Woods
• Skull Woods [14.3H]
  • Master Ore #4

Swamp Palace

• Activate Skull Woods Weather Vane
• M74 on wall south of eastern exit
• M75 in eastern pit
• M76 in grass behind northern trees
• HP on north house [15H]
• M77 in tree near the house
• M78 in far west of Skull Woods
• Buy Gold Bee [87R]
• M79 in southern grass
• Warp to Blacksmith
• Golden Sword
• M80 on the Blacksmith's House
• M81 under the boulder north of Blacksmith's House
• M82 west of Vacant House
• M83 in skull near Octoball
• Octoball HP [15.1H] [137R]
• Portal to Hyrule southwest of Octoball
• M84 under the boulder
• Lower Portal to Lorule
• M85 on the wall
• M86 in Lorule Rupee Rush
• Lorule Rupee Rush HP [15.2H] [487R]
• Buy the Big Bomb Flower [287R]
• M87 in grass near Big Bomb Flower
• Take Big Bomb Flower to Swamp Palace
• Activate Swamp Palace's Weather Vane
• Swamp Palace [16.2H]
  • Blue Mail
  • Green rupees on walls [296R]

Ice Ruins

• Warp to Blacksmith
• Take Big Bomb Flower to cave east of Swamp Palace
• Cave HP and rupee chests [16.3H] [696R]
• M88 in northern pillar
• M89 on northern wall
• M90 in western water
• Portal to Hyrule on north pillar
• Warp to Tower of Hera
• M91 on wall to far east
• Ore Mine southwest exit to complete bottle quest
• M92 under rock on ledge below
• Ore Mine HP [17H]
• M93 under western boulder past the bridge
• Portal to Lorule back across bridge
• Activate Death Mountain's Weather Vane
• M94 on eastern wall
• Go through ice cave
• Head west then north in ice cave
• Portal to Hyrule
• Death Mountain Peak HP [17.1H]
• Portal to Lorule
• Head south then south in ice cave
• Gold rupee chest [996R]
• M95 under skull on ledge below
• M96 behind Ice Ruins
• Activate Ice Ruins Weather Vane
• Ice Ruins [18.1H]
  • Gold rupee between the first two floors [1296R]
  • Stamina Scroll
  • Blue rupees on wall [1316R]

Treacherous Tower 1

• Warp to Death Mountain
  • If you didn't buy the Fire Rod, you need [1600R] at this point
  • If you bought the Fire Rod, you need [1000R] at this point
  • Backups are:
    • 74 rupees in cucco pen in Thieves' Town, get them after Treacherous Tower 1
    • Silver rupee for defeating Ice Gimos south of Treacherous Tower
• M97 under boulder across bridge
• M98 under skull on the ledge
• M99 west of Treacherous Tower
• Activate Treacherous Tower's Weather Vane
• Complete Treacherous Tower Beginner [1800R]
• Complete Treacherous Tower Intermediate for Heart Piece [18.2H] [2600R]
• Complete Treacherous Tower Advanced 1 for Super Lamp [7400R]

Turtle Rock

• Warp to Thieves' Town
• M100 on west wall
• Portal to Stylish Woman's House
• Stylish Woman HP [18.3H]
• Get the Bug Net
• Get the Bee Badge
• Warp to Link's House
• Buy all of the items [0R]
• Upgrade all of the items, get Great Spin
• Portal to Lorule at Link's House
• Warp to Turtle Rock
• Turtle Rock [19.3H]
  • Gold rupee in basement if you have less than 300 rupees [300R]
  • Hylian Shield
• Re-enter Turtle Rock
  • Turtle Rock HP [20H]

Treacherous Tower 2

• Warp to Treacherous Tower
• Complete Treacherous Tower Advanced 2 [Super Net] [5100R]
• Warp to Blacksmith
• Open entrance to Rupee Bottle Fairy with Big Bomb Flower
• Rupee Fairy Bottle #5 [2100R]

Lorule Castle

• Warp to Lorule Castle
• Lorule Castle
  • Small key
  • Red Mail
  • Trials
• Yuganon
• Triforce

Most Recent Update

Added route

July 3rd 2025