BotW Great Fairy Fountain Locations, Costs and Horse God

The Great Fairies upgrade your armor, and each one you release raises the maximum level for all of them. This page gives the four fountains with their map locations, the release prices, the upgrade levels each fairy unlocks, and the Horse God, who uses the same kind of flower bud but does something else.

Where are the four Great Fairy Fountains?

Map locations are the fountain map markers from the game data, taken the same way as on the shrine map. The shrine column is the closest shrine to each fountain. The fountains are also good stops for supplies: the game places 15 Fairies and 12 Endura Carrots around the four of them.

How do you get to each Great Fairy Fountain?

None of the four fountains is on the way to anything, so each one below starts from a tower, stable or shrine you are likely to have already. The flower bud is large and brightly colored, so once you are close you will spot it from the air.

Cotera: the woods above Kakariko Village

Warp to Ta’loh Naeg Shrine in the middle of Kakariko Village. Walk east from the shrine up the slope into the woods on the hill; the fountain sits in a clearing about 150 m from the shrine (Show on map). If you take the main quest Find the Fairy Fountain from the painter Pikango in Kakariko, he leads you up to the spot himself.

Kaysa: Piper Ridge, south of Tabantha Tower

Climb Tabantha Tower, the tower just past Tabantha Great Bridge as you come from Tabantha Bridge Stable. From the top, look south: the bud is on the ridge across from the tower, about 250 m away, and you can glide straight down to it (Show on map). If you already have Tena Ko’sah Shrine, the fountain is about 300 m north of it. Kaysa is the fairy in Toren’s side quest, so pick that up at the stable on your way (the side quest is explained below).

Mija: the colored grove on Lake Akkala

From the top of Akkala Tower, look east across Lake Akkala. The fountain is in the grove of orange and yellow trees on the far side, about 800 m from the tower, so glide east over the water toward it (Show on map). Dah Hesho Shrine is about 200 m west of the fountain on the same shore; once it is active you can warp there and walk east. The grove is on the southeast edge of the lake, a short way south of Tarrey Town.

Tera: under the Gerudo Great Skeleton

Tera is the farthest from everything. Start at Gerudo Town; Daqo Chisay Shrine just outside its entrance is the closest warp point. Head southwest across the desert for about 1.5 km toward the Gerudo Great Skeleton, a huge set of ribs you can see from a long way off. A sand seal makes the crossing much faster. Sandstorms in this part of the desert can cut out your map, so pick your direction before you set off and keep going (Show on map). Hawa Koth Shrine is under the same skeleton, right next to the fountain; activate it and you can warp straight back later. For the desert’s heat by day and cold at night, see temperature and weather.

A Gift for the Great Fairy: Toren’s side quest

This side quest is how the game points you to Kaysa. Toren stands at Tabantha Bridge Stable, dreaming about the Great Fairy; he has heard about her fountain but is sure he could never climb the tower that leads to it.

1. Talk to Toren at Tabantha Bridge Stable and agree to help. He hands you the 500 rupees he saved up and asks you to offer them to the Great Fairy for him.
2. Find Kaysa’s fountain. His hint is the rumor in the Adventure Log: climb the tower beyond Tabantha Great Bridge in the afternoon and follow its shadow. In practice, use the route above: climb Tabantha Tower and glide south to Piper Ridge. Toren himself notes that the shadow is hard to see in the rain.
3. Make the offering. Pay Kaysa the price for your next fairy slot. If she is your second fairy that is exactly 500 rupees; if she comes later, you add the rest yourself.
4. Report back to Toren at the stable to complete the quest.

There is no reward beyond Kaysa herself. If you hint at one, Toren points out that you got to meet the Great Fairy thanks to his tip. His 500 rupees still go into your wallet, though, and if Kaysa is your first fairy (100 rupees) the rest is yours to keep. The full list of side quests is on the side quests page.

How much does each Great Fairy cost?

The price follows the order, not the fairy. Whichever fountain you open first costs 100 rupees, and the last one always costs 10,000.

How do you unlock a Great Fairy?

1. Find the fountain. Each Great Fairy is hidden in a closed flower bud at the spot in the table above.
2. Talk to the bud. The fairy asks for rupees; the amount is the one for your next slot in the price table.
3. Pay the rupees. She comes out and the fountain opens for upgrades.
4. Pick the armor to upgrade. Each upgrade takes the materials listed on the upgrade screen; there is no rupee fee for the upgrade itself.

Cotera is usually the first fairy you meet: the main quest Find the Fairy Fountain, from the painter Pikango in Kakariko Village, asks you to find and photograph her fountain.

How many Great Fairies do you need for each armor upgrade?

All four fairies have the same powers. Once you have released three, any of them can do a ★★★ upgrade, so pick whichever fountain is closest. Upgrading a matching set to ★★ or higher turns on its set bonus. Some armor cannot be upgraded at all; the fairy will not offer it. The materials each set needs are on the armor upgrade materials page, and the cold resistance guide shows which upgrades help in the snow.

Where is the Horse God and what does he do?

Perosa at Highland Stable is the one who mentions him. His price does not follow the Great Fairy order, and he does not count as one of the four: releasing him adds no armor level. He can only bring back a horse that was registered at a stable, and not if that would take you past five registered horses.