Wells Guide — Every Well in Hyrule

TotK added wells as a new secret-filled collectible zone — small vertical shafts scattered across towns, villages, and the countryside. Each well contains at least one reward: a chest, a Korok Seed, Bubbul gems, or unique items. This guide covers what's in wells and how to find them all efficiently.

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How Wells Work

• Wells appear as stone structures with a circular opening, usually 1–1.5m diameter
• Drop down into any well by walking over the edge or jumping in
• Inside: a small underground chamber with 1–3 rewards
• Exit: use Ascend ability to return to the surface (most wells have a climbable wall or Ascend point at the top)
• Some wells connect to short cave systems with additional content beyond the initial chamber

Sensor+ for wells: Set your Sensor+ to a specific well marker type (if unlocked). Otherwise, visual scanning during town exploration is the main discovery method.

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Wells by Region

Lookout Landing & Central Hyrule

Lookout Landing Well

• Contains: Chest (Arrow bundle), Korok Seed
• Notes: In the central courtyard area of Lookout Landing — visible from the main platform

Hyrule Castle Town Ruins wells (5 wells scattered)

• Range of chests containing rupees, gems, and weapons
• Castle Town Ruins is the most dense well area outside of named towns
• One well connects to an underground passage (check for Korok)

Riverside Village area wells (2–3 wells)

• Standard chest rewards + Korok Seeds
• Located near farm plots and houses in the Riverside area

Kakariko Village (Necluda)

Kakariko Village has 4 wells:

1. Main square well — Chest (rupees) + Korok Seed
2. Near shrine entrance well — Korok Seed puzzle inside (flower type)
3. Behind inn well — Chest (weapon)
4. Lower village well — connects to short underground passage with gemstone ore nodes

Kakariko is the highest density single-town well location — worth dedicated exploration.

Hateno Village (Necluda)

Hateno Village has 3 wells:

1. Near the dye shop — Chest (rare material)
2. Near school building — Korok Seed inside (pinwheel type)
3. Farm area well — ore deposits and arrow chest

Zora's Domain (Lanayru)

Zora's Domain has 2 wells (technically internal pools accessible via diving):

1. Central pool drop — connects to underwater cave with ore deposits + Korok
2. Lower tier pool — Chest (uncommon weapon) Zora Armor required for the deeper underwater well chambers

Rito Village (Tabantha)

Rito Village has 2 wells:

1. Mid-level platform well — Chest (cold resistance food)
2. Lower level well — Korok Seed (acorn type behind waterfall opening)

Goron City (Eldin)

Goron City has 3 wells:

1. Hot spring drain — connects to short lava-adjacent cave (Flamebreaker required) — Ore deposits + Chest
2. Near vendor well — Korok Seed
3. Housing area well — Chest (fireproof item)

Gerudo Town (Gerudo Desert)

Gerudo Town has 3 wells:

1. Near bazaar — Chest (Gerudo-themed weapon)
2. Residential area well — Korok Seed (rock circle type)
3. Side street well — connects to small desert cave with sand insect drops

Lookout Landing to Akkala wells (countryside)

Countryside between towns has 20+ wells scattered along roads and paths. These are harder to find systematically without Sensor+. Key countryside wells:

• Eldin Canyon road wells — 3 wells, each with ore + Korok
• Akkala Highlands wells — 4 wells near road junctions
• Necluda road wells — 5 wells between Kakariko and Hateno
• Faron/Lake Hylia area wells — 6 wells near the lake shore and grassland farms

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What Wells Contain (By Type)

| Contents | How Common | |---------|-----------| | Korok Seed | Very common — most wells have one | | Rupee chest | Common | | Arrow bundle chest | Common | | Food ingredient chest | Moderate | | Weapon chest | Moderate | | Ore deposit nodes | Common in cave-connected wells | | Rare material (gem, special ingredient) | Uncommon | | Bubbulfrog | Rare — appears in a minority of wells | | Unique item (Barbarian piece, etc.) | Very rare |

Total well estimate: ~58 named/trackable wells across all of Hyrule.

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Korok Seeds in Wells

Korok Seeds inside wells are typically one of three types:

Balloon pop — a balloon floating inside the well chamber. Shoot it with an arrow.

Rock circle — a ring of rocks on the well floor with one displaced. Use Ultrahand to complete the ring.

Flower trail — a glow at the well bottom that leads to a flower sequence inside the chamber.

These are some of the easiest Korok Seeds in the game once you know to look. Every well is worth a quick check for its Korok.

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Bubbulfrogs in Wells

A small number of wells contain a Bubbulfrog — the rare frog that drops Bubbul Gems when defeated. Wells with Bubbulfrogs:

• Usually wells that connect to larger cave systems (not just a small chamber)
• The Bubbulfrog is on the cave wall inside — look for glowing green spots
• Shoot or melee to defeat it before it escapes back into the wall

See Bubbulfrog Guide for the full gem trade reward list.

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Efficient Well Exploration

Method 1 — Town sweeps: When visiting any town or village, immediately check every visible well before doing quests. Takes 5–10 minutes per town and clears all town wells cleanly.

Method 2 — Road travel scanning: When traveling between towns on roads (or via horse), look for the circular stone structures as you pass. Wells near roads are highly visible — pick them off during normal travel.

Method 3 — Sensor+ targeted sweep: Once you've unlocked the Well marker type in Sensor+, do a dedicated regional sweep with audio guidance. Covers rural wells that visual scanning misses.

Quick return from wells: Most wells can be exited using Ascend — position under the stone ceiling of the well shaft and Ascend directly back to the surface. Takes under 2 seconds. If no ceiling for Ascend, climb the shaft wall.

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Quick Tips

• Every town has wells — never leave a major settlement without checking for wells
• Dark wells need Brightbloom — some wells are dark below; throw a Brightbloom Seed as you drop in to see contents immediately
• Ascend is the fastest exit — don't climb out, just Ascend through the cap stone
• Food wells near Kakariko — Kakariko wells are uniquely likely to have food-ingredient chests (the town is surrounded by farms)
• Water in wells — some wells have water at the bottom. Bring Zora Armor for underwater well chests.
• Countdown check: After each region sweep, check your map's well discovery count vs total known in the region to identify missed ones

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See also: Cave Guide | Bubbulfrog Guide | Korok Seed Puzzles Guide