Ocarina of Time Remake: All Equipment and Capacity Upgrades

There are numerous upgrades in Ocarina of Time Remake that can improve Link's abilities, and here's every location for equipment and capacity buffs.

By Khizar Mundia

13 November 20264 min read

There are several upgrades you can unlock in Ocarina of Time Remake, with some giving you special abilities and others just increasing the capacity of your gear. The game also has magic upgrades, but those can all be unlocked by visiting the Great Fairy Fountains. Here are the equipment and capacity upgrades that you can unlock in Ocarina of Time Remake.

Equipment upgrades

Many of these are essential upgrades, as you need them to advance in the story.

All Strength Upgrades

Item	Location	Link form	How to get	Effect
Goron’s Bracelet	Goron City	Child Link	Play Saria’s Song for Darunia	Allows Child Link to pick up Bomb Flowers
Silver Gauntlets	Spirit Temple	Child Link	Complete the child section of the Spirit Temple	Allows Adult Link to lift heavy silver blocks
Golden Gauntlets	Ganondorf’s Castle	Adult Link	Complete the Shadow Trial inside Ganondorf’s Castle	Allows Adult Link to lift the heaviest objects

All Diving Upgrades

Item	Location	Link form	How to get	Effect
Silver Scale	Zora’s Domain	Child Link	Complete the diving minigame	Increases diving depth from 3 to 6 meters
Golden Scale	Fishing Pond at Lake Hylia	Adult Link	Catch a fish measuring at least 60 cm	Increases diving depth to 9 meters

All Tunic Locations

Item	Location	Link form	How to get	Effect
Goron Tunic	Goron City	Adult Link	Stop the small Goron rolling on the upper walkway Buy from the Goron Shop for 600 Rupees	Protects Link from extreme heat
Zora Tunic	Zora’s Domain	Adult Link	Thaw King Zora using Blue Fire Buy from the Zora Shop for 600 Rupees	Allows Link to stay underwater indefinitely

All Boot Locations

Item	Location	Link form	How to get	Effect
Iron Boots	Ice Cavern	Adult Link	Complete the minidungeon and defeat the White Wolfos at the end	Make Link sink and resist heavy winds
Hover Boots	Shadow Temple	Adult Link	Defeat the Dead Hand after passing through the fake wall on the first basement floor	Allow Link to glide across gaps and even thin air

All Shield Locations

Item	Location	Link form	How to get	Effect
Deku Shield	Kokiri Shop	Child Link	Buy for 40 Rupees	Blocks attacks, but burns when exposed to fire
Hylian Shield	Castle Town Bazaar Kakariko Graveyard Kakariko Bazaar	Child/Adult Link	Buy for 80 Rupees at the Castle Town Bazaar as Child Link Find one for free inside a chest within a grave as Child Link Buy for 80 Rupees at the Kakariko Bazaar as Adult Link	Can block attacks, including fire, and won’t burn
Mirror Shield	Spirit Temple	Adult Link	Progress through the temple and defeat the Iron Knuckle	Reflects light and certain attacks

Capacity upgrades

The Deku Stick, Deku Nut, Deku Seed, Bomb Bag, and Quiver upgrades are interesting, as you can complete the challenges in either order. The first reward gives you the lower-capacity upgrade, and the second unlocks maximum capacity.

All Rupee Wallet Upgrades

Item	Capacity	How to get
Adult’s Wallet	500 Rupees	Collect 10 Gold Skulltula Tokens and visit the House of Skulltula in Kakariko Village
Giant’s Wallet	1,000 Rupees	Collect 30 Gold Skulltula Tokens and visit the House of Skulltula in Kakariko Village

All Deku Stick Capacity Upgrades

Item	Capacity	Link form	How to get
Bigger Deku-Stick Bag	20	Child Link	Sold by the Business Scrub in the bridge room of the Lost Woods for 40 Rupees
Biggest Deku-Stick Bag	30	Child Link	Go to the Forest Stage in the Lost Woods while wearing the Skull Mask and stand on the platform

All Deku Nut Capacity Upgrades

Item	Capacity	Link form	How to get
Bigger Deku-Nut Bag	30	Child Link	The Business Scrub inside a grotto in the Lost Woods sells it for 40 Rupees
Biggest Deku-Nut Bag	40	Child Link	Go to the Forest Stage in the Lost Woods while wearing the Mask of Truth and stand on the platform

All Deku Seed Bag Upgrades

Item	Capacity	Link form	How to get
Bigger Deku-Seed Bag	40	Child Link	Complete the target challenge in the Lost Woods by hitting three consecutive bullseyes
Biggest Deku-Seed Bag	50	Child Link	Complete the Shooting Gallery minigame in Hyrule Castle Town Market

All Bomb Bag Upgrades

Item	Capacity	Link form	How to get
Bigger Bomb Bag	30	Child Link	Stop the rolling Goron with a bomb
Biggest Bomb Bag	40	Child Link	Win the Bombchu Bowling minigame in Hyrule Castle Town Market

All Quiver Upgrades

Item	Capacity	Link form	How to get
Bigger Quiver	40	Adult Link	Complete the Shooting Gallery minigame in Kakariko Village
Biggest Quiver	50	Adult Link	Complete the horseback archery challenge at Gerudo Fortress with at least 1,400 points

Khizar Mundia

Khizar Mundia is a lifelong gamer who has been gaming since the days of the first PlayStation. Not having any platform bias and loving all genres equally, Khizar ensures his work reflects his desire to share his thoughts with others. He has written for multiple outlets and covered various topics, but video games are his go-to.

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