BotW Voltfruit: Locations, Drops, and Cooking Effect

Voltfruit is a fruit in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The game describes it this way: “Cacti found in the Gerudo Desert bear this sweet fruit. It’s naturally insulated, so when cooked into a dish, it provides resistance against electricity.” This page shows where it is placed, lists the monsters that drop it, explains what it does in a dish, and adds up what the armor upgrades need.

Where do you find Voltfruit?

The map shows all 178 places the game’s world data puts Voltfruit. Zoom in, and tick the ones you have picked up.

The same places summed by nearest landmark, largest group first. “Show on map” moves the map above to one of them.

These are the fixed placements only. What you pick grows back after a while, so one or two reliable spots are enough.

Which monsters drop Voltfruit?

Best chance first. The chance is for this material on one roll of that monster’s drop table; a monster can roll more than once.

What does Voltfruit do in a dish?

Cooked into a dish it gives Electro (Electro recipes). In the game’s cooking data its value for this effect is 1; the strongest ingredient with this effect has 3. To plan a dish from what you carry, use the recipe finder.

2 recipes name Voltfruit outright:

• Creamy Heart Soup
• Fruitcake

Which armor upgrades need Voltfruit?

3 pieces of armor. The table gives the amount each level asks for; all of them together cost 15. For every other material, see armor upgrade materials.

What else is Voltfruit for?

• Selling: 4 rupees each.

See also

• All materials
• Recipe finder
• Electro recipes
• Armor upgrade materials
• BotW Hinox Locations: All 40, HP, Drops and Medal
• Interactive map