TotK Arrow Farming: Cheapest Shops, Depths Iron Boxes, Lynels

The only arrow in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the plain Arrow. The game describes it as: “A common arrow. Its shaft was carved from the wood of a sturdy tree.” Fire and ice arrows are not items; you make them yourself with Fuse. This page uses the game’s shop and placement data to show where arrows are cheapest, where bundles lie in the world, which monsters drop them, and how arrows and Fuse fit together. The game’s own tip says it too: “Make a habit of buying arrows at shops whenever you can to avoid getting caught without any when you need them most.”

Where are arrows cheapest?

Work out the price per arrow first, then pick a shop:

Deal	Price	Each	Who sells it
Arrow x10	35	3.5	Deenya, Maypin, the Yiga Footsoldier in the Yiga Clan hideout
Arrow x5	20	4	Town merchants, roadside merchants, Zyle and Cormus
Single Arrow	5	5	Rola (Kakariko Village), Kachoo (Kara Kara Bazaar)
Single Arrow	6	6	Beedle at the stables
Arrow x5	30	6	Beedle at the stables

Merchants in towns

Each merchant puts out only a few bundles, and restocks after selling out. Prices come from the game’s shop data:

Merchant	Place	Arrow x5	Single Arrow	Map
Rola	Kakariko Village	20 (stock 2)	5 (stock 10)	Show on map
Danda	Gerudo Town	20 (stock 3)	—	Show on map
Fyson	Tarrey Town	20 (stock 3)	—	Show on map
Misa	Hebra Trailhead Lodge, Rito Village	20 (stock 3)	—	Show on map 1 Show on map 2
Cree	Rito Village	20 (stock 3)	—	Show on map
Tanko	Goron City	20 (stock 4)	—	Show on map
Cleff	Zora’s Domain	20 (stock 3)	—	Show on map
Pruce	Hateno Village	20 (stock 3)	—	Show on map
Daz	Korok Forest	20 (stock 3)	—	Show on map
Mubs	Lookout Landing	20 (stock 5)	—	Show on map
Garini	Lookout Landing, Lurelin Village	20 (stock 3)	—	Show on map 1 Show on map 2
Kachoo	Kara Kara Bazaar	—	5 (stock 1)	Show on map

Mubs at Lookout Landing puts out 5 bundles, the biggest stock among the towns. Some merchants only show up after story progress.

Merchants at stables and on the road

Merchant	Places	Single Arrow	Arrow x5	Arrow x10
Beedle	Kara Kara Bazaar and 13 stables (see Horses)	6 (stock 20)	30 (stock 1–2)	—
Deenya	Woodland Stable, Thims Bridge, Ternio Trail, Foothill Stable	—	20 (stock 5)	35 (stock 5)
Maypin	South Akkala Stable, Akkala Highlands, East Akkala Stable	—	20 (stock 3)	35 (stock 3)
Basel	Dalite Forest, Sanidin Park Ruins, Nima Plain, Jeddo Bridge	—	20 (stock 2)	—
Zyle	New Serenne Stable, Rowan Plain, Great Fairy Fountain, Snowfield Stable	—	20 (stock 2)	—
Cormus	Horwell Bridge, Owlan Bridge, Whistling Hill, Ranch Ruins, Rebonae Bridge	—	20 (stock 2)	—
Yiga Footsoldier	Yiga Clan Hideout	—	—	35 (stock 4)

Deenya’s stock is 5 bundles of 10 and Maypin’s is 3, the cheapest per arrow in the whole table. Maypin’s three stalls are all around Akkala; Deenya’s four are at stables and bridges east of Hyrule Field.

How often do shops restock, and why do arrows sell out?

The stock in the tables above is how much a merchant puts out at once. Most town merchants have only 3 bundles, and once those are gone you wait for a restock.

• A restock needs a day to pass while you are away. Resting by a campfire next to the shop until the next day usually brings nothing back. Warp to the far side of the map, rest at a campfire or bed until the next day, and warp back: the stock is there.
• Saving and reloading is quickest. After buying a shop out, rest at a campfire or bed until the next day, save manually, and load that save. The shop is restocked, even if you are standing next to it.

Bomb Flowers and other goods restock the same way; see Bomb Flower farming.

How many arrows lie in the world?

The game’s placement data has 411 spots with bundles of arrows (5 or 10 each), about 2,500 arrows in all. Some lie on the ground, but more sit inside chests and crates.

Where	Spots	Arrows in total
Surface	159	about 1,060
Depths	230	about 1,330
Caves	16	about 85
Sky	6	about 40

Of the surface bundles, 67 lie on the ground and the rest are in chests and wooden crates; Gerudo Town and the inside of Hyrule Castle have a few more than elsewhere. A two-handed weapon or an axe smashes crates and iron boxes in a hit or two.

Iron boxes in the Depths

The Depths have 230 spots: 141 are breakable iron boxes, each holding a bundle of 5, plus 50 crates, 35 chests and 4 bundles on the ground. Most are around the abandoned mines and quarries, so you can clear them while mining zonaite. These are the Lightroots with the most arrows within 250 m, from the placement data (the median Lightroot has 0):

Lightroot	Place	Spots within 250 m	Arrows	Map
Nogukoyk Lightroot	Great Abandoned Central Mine	7	40	Show on map
Tatayam Lightroot	Abandoned Kara Kara Mine	6	35	Show on map
Muihcoro Lightroot	Cliff Bargainer Statue	4	25	Show on map

None of these is dense: most Lightroots in the Depths have not a single bundle within 250 m. Take them as a bonus on the way, not a trip of their own. For warp points see Lightroots; read the Depths guide before going down.

Getting arrows from monsters

Lynels are the surest source: each always drops bundles of 10 arrows, with counts from the drop table.

Color	Arrow x10
Lynel	up to 2
Blue-Maned Lynel	2
White-Maned Lynel	2–3
Silver Lynel	3–5

For tactics, locations and the other drops see Lynel Farming.

Arrows fired by archer monsters land on the ground and you can walk over and pick them up. It is said that holding up a wooden shield to catch an arrow, then releasing ZL, puts the arrows stuck in the shield straight into your pouch; only one source backs this up, so try it yourself.

Fuse: how arrows and materials fit together

Tears of the Kingdom has no fire, ice or shock arrows; those effects come from the material on the arrow. Hold ZR to draw the bow, press up on the D-pad and pick a material:

Fused to the arrow	Effect
Fire Fruit, Ice Fruit, Shock Fruit	The fruit bursts and the heat, cold or electricity hits the target
Bomb Flower	Explodes on impact (the usual choice in shrines for Constructs and rock walls)
Monster eyeballs	Home in on the target on their own
Monster wings	Ride the wind more easily for a longer shot
Puffshroom	Bursts into smoke that blocks the enemies’ view, a chance to sneakstrike
Muddle Bud	Fired at a group, confuses the enemies so they attack each other
Brightbloom Seed	Lights up the distance

So farm materials along with arrows: once the arrow flies, the material is gone from your pouch (it is said each shot uses up one). For where to buy Bomb Flowers, the Bargainer Statue price and wild spots see Bomb Flower Farming. To spend fewer arrows, use a multishot bow: the Lynel Bow, Savage Lynel Bow, Mighty Lynel Bow, Great Eagle Bow and Forest Dweller’s Bow fire 3 at once, and the game tip says “A few bows fire multiple arrows at once. They offer several times the power of normal bows, while strangely consuming only one arrow at a time.” See Bows for each bow’s numbers.

See also

• Lynel Farming: every Lynel drops bundles of arrows, plus horns and hooves.
• Combat Tips: headshots for double damage, mid-air slow-motion shots.
• Rupee Farming: where the money for arrows comes from.
• The predecessor has six arrow types and different shops and chests: see BotW Arrow Farming.