Arrows are a valuable resource in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Providing a ranged combat option, you are also able to attach a variety of items to your arrows to create powerful tools. Arrows are also difficult to farm in TotK if you do not know how.
You will unlock the bow fairly early in the game, though if you are anything like me and use this tool perhaps too often, you may find yourself with more bows than arrows.
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There are a variety of ways to get more arrows in Tears of the Kingdom, with some options being more reliable and consistent than others. If you are looking to pick up a few stacks of arrows in TotK, here is what you need to do.
Tears of the Kingdom arrow farming guide: Best ways to stock up
There are a few methods of finding arrows in Tears of the Kingdom, each not taking too much time or energy.
Farm arrows from enemies
No matter what type of enemy you are fighting, it’s likely you’ll face an archer-type enemy. The best way to get arrows is to deal with any surrounding melee enemies but leave the archer alive. With only the archer still engaged in combat, stand just out of range of this enemy and let it free fire arrows at you.
No matter if you are standing behind cover or out of range, an archer enemy still in combat will continue to fire off arrows. After your enemy has fired off enough, be sure to collect the arrows on the ground to build up your arsenal.
Farm arrows from chests
This is certainly a less reliable method than farming arrows from enemies, given that not all crates contain arrows. I have had plenty of success with this method, however, as there are plenty of hidden chests in TotK.
Farm arrows from President Hudson signs
I have also found that helping keep up the President Hudson signs can also be an effective means of gaining a bundle of arrows at once. Shortly after arriving in Highrule, you will come across a character fixated on keeping a sign of a character named Hudson in place. If you help this character help prop up his sign, you will be rewarded with a plethora of useful items, occasionally containing arrow bundles.
Where to buy arrows in Tears of the Kingdom
You can also just purchase arrows if you’ve got rupees to burn and you don’t have the patience to complete some of the farming methods above. You can usually find arrows at any general store or stand you come across.
Of course, the most sure places to find such a store are always villages and towns. Hateno Village, Lookout Landing, Zora’s Domain, and more all have stores where you can buy arrows. A bundle of five will cost 20 rupees. That makes them pretty expensive early on in the game, but as you find your footing and find items that you can sell at the same stores for plenty of rupees, they become an easy purchase later on.
