All Great Fairy Fountains Guide — Tears of the Kingdom

Great Fairy Fountains allow Link to upgrade armor sets from base level to tier 4 (★★★★). Upgraded armor provides significantly higher defense and unlocks set bonuses at tier 2. There are 4 Great Fairy Fountains in TotK, each unlocked by completing a Stable Trotters questline that involves escorting musicians to the fountain.

Why Upgrade Armor

The defense difference between unupgraded and fully upgraded armor is dramatic:

| Tier | Example Defense | Set Bonus | |------|-----------------|-----------| | Base (★☆☆☆) | 3 per piece | None | | Tier 1 (★★☆☆) | 5 per piece | None | | Tier 2 (★★★☆) | 8 per piece | Unlocks | | Tier 3 (★★★★) | 12 per piece | Active | | Tier 4 (★★★★) | 20 per piece | Active + enhanced |

Full tier 4 armor = 60 defense for a 3-piece set. This is the difference between surviving a Silver Lynel hit and dying instantly.

Unlocking Great Fairies — Stable Trotters Questline

In TotK, Great Fairies are initially dormant — they won't emerge until they hear music. Each Great Fairy requires a band (the Stable Trotters) to perform outside her fountain. The Stable Trotters are scattered at different stables.

General process for each fountain:

1. Find the Stable Trotters band members near the target fountain's stable
2. Each member has a sub-quest requiring Link to transport them (they refuse to walk) to the fountain
3. Transport all required members using a Zonai vehicle (cart, wagon, or horse-drawn carriage)
4. Once assembled, they play — the Great Fairy emerges
5. Donate rupees to fully open the fountain (costs 100 rupees for first, 500, 1,000, 10,000 for subsequent fairies)

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Great Fairy Mija — Woodland Stable

Location: Woodland Stable, north Hyrule (~0849, 0715, 0017) Questline: "Mija's Tune" Cost to Unlock: 100 rupees (first Great Fairy)

The closest Great Fairy to Lookout Landing — most players find her first. Woodland Stable is north of Hyrule Field on the main road to Eldin.

Stable Trotters needed: Mastro (conductor) at Woodland Stable. He needs a cart built to carry the band.

Unlock steps:

1. Speak to Mastro at Woodland Stable — he asks for a cart to transport the band
2. Build a flat-bed cart with Ultrahand using the nearby Zonai parts (or use Autobuild if you have the schematic)
3. Load the band members onto the cart and pull it north to Mija's fountain
4. The band performs, Mija emerges
5. Donate 100 rupees to open the fountain

Tips:

• This is the first Great Fairy most players unlock — do it early for access to tier 1 and tier 2 upgrades
• The cart only needs to survive the trip — it doesn't need to be beautiful, just functional
• Woodland Stable is a convenient mid-game fast travel point for Hyrule Field + Eldin runs

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Great Fairy Cotera — Dueling Peaks Stable

Location: Near Dueling Peaks Stable, East Necluda (~1688, -1826, 0009) Questline: "Cotera's Song" Cost to Unlock: 500 rupees

Cotera's fountain is the same Great Fairy from Breath of the Wild — located near Kakariko Village in the Necluda region. The Stable Trotters here are spread across two stables.

Stable Trotters needed: Three musicians — the cellist at Dueling Peaks Stable, the drummer near Kakariko Village, and the flutist at Hateno Stable.

Unlock steps:

1. Speak to each musician — each has a reason they can't walk and needs transport
2. Build or use an existing cart/wagon large enough for 3 passengers
3. Collect all three from their stables and deliver them to Cotera's fountain
4. The band performs, Cotera emerges
5. Donate 500 rupees

Tips:

• All three musicians are within 10 minutes of each other — plan a circuit pickup before heading to the fountain
• The Hateno flutist is the farthest — pick her up first, then swing by Kakariko and Dueling Peaks
• 500 rupees is accessible by this point — sell a few gems if short

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Great Fairy Kaysa — Snowfield Stable

Location: Near Snowfield Stable, Hebra region (~-1648, 2228, 0227) Questline: "Kaysa's Melody" Cost to Unlock: 1,000 rupees

Kaysa is in the Hebra Mountains region — cold resistance required for the approach. The Snowfield Stable is north of Tabantha Bridge.

Stable Trotters needed: Four musicians. The bassist is at Snowfield Stable. Others are scattered at Rito Village, Tabantha Bridge Stable, and Akkala Stable.

Unlock steps:

1. The Akkala musician requires a horse-drawn carriage (the other transport options aren't stable enough in the cold terrain)
2. Build a covered carriage or use horses with a hitching Fuse to pull the group
3. Collect all four musicians and deliver to Kaysa's fountain
4. Cold resistance required at the fountain — ensure you're equipped
5. Donate 1,000 rupees

Tips:

• This is the most logistically complex Stable Trotters quest — Akkala to Hebra is a long haul
• Fan-powered cart works but the Hebra wind conditions can push it off-course — build wide for stability
• 1,000 rupees: farm Luminous Stones at Mount Lanayru or sell ore before this quest

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Great Fairy Tera — Outskirt Stable

Location: Near Outskirt Stable, southwest Hyrule (~-1650, -1328, 0019) Questline: "Tera's Harmony" Cost to Unlock: 10,000 rupees

The most expensive Great Fairy — Tera is hidden in the Gerudo region near the Outskirt Stable west of Hyrule Field. 10,000 rupees is a significant investment.

Stable Trotters needed: Five musicians, spread from Outskirt Stable to Gerudo Canyon to Kara Kara Bazaar.

Unlock steps:

1. Gather all five musicians using multiple transport trips (the group is too large for a single cart)
2. The Gerudo Canyon musician requires desert-appropriate transport
3. Deliver all five to Tera's fountain
4. Donate 10,000 rupees (this is THE late-game rupee sink)

Tips:

• Prepare the 10,000 rupees in advance — Blood Moon ore farming, Luminous Stone selling (800 rupees per batch), or diamond selling (500 per diamond)
• All 4 Great Fairies must be unlocked for max armor upgrade tier (★★★★) — budget for Tera
• The musicians teleport near the fountain when you approach with a cart — no need to load all 5 simultaneously

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Armor Upgrade Materials — Quick Reference

Each armor tier requires specific materials. Here are the most commonly needed:

Tier 1 Upgrades (Most Common)

• Amber — Mines, ore deposits everywhere; very common
• Bokoblin Horn/Fang — Bokoblin enemy drops
• Chuchu Jelly — ChuChu enemy drops
• Keese Wing — Keese enemy drops

Tier 2 Upgrades

• Opal — Mines and ore deposits; moderately common
• Lizalfos Horn/Tail — Lizalfos enemy drops
• Lynel Hoof — Lynel enemy drops (red/blue tier)
• Moblin Horn — Moblin enemy drops

Tier 3 Upgrades

• Ruby / Sapphire / Topaz — Specific mines, Luminous Stone veins
• Lynel Guts — Lynel enemy drops (all variants)
• Blue Hinox Toenail — Blue Hinox enemy drops
• Gloom Reed — Found in The Depths

Tier 4 Upgrades

• Diamond — Rare ore deposits, Talus boss drops
• Silver Lynel parts — Silver Lynel hunting required for most tier 4 upgrades
• Dragon parts — Specific dragon-material requirements for some armor sets
• Star Fragment — Shooting stars, Blood Moon sky events

Farming priority for tier 4: Diamonds (farm Stone Talus bosses — 1 Diamond per Talus drop, ~12 farmable Talus in overworld), Silver Lynel Guts (10 Lynel hunts covers most requirements), and Star Fragments (wait for Blood Moon shooting stars).

Great Fairy Upgrade Costs (Rupees)

| Order Unlocked | Cost | Total Spent | |----------------|------|-------------| | 1st Great Fairy | 100 | 100 | | 2nd Great Fairy | 500 | 600 | | 3rd Great Fairy | 1,000 | 1,600 | | 4th Great Fairy | 10,000 | 11,600 |

Total rupee investment for all 4 Great Fairies: 11,600 rupees. Budget accordingly — this is a mid-to-late game investment.

Fully upgrading all armor is one of TotK's most satisfying progression paths. The material grind doubles as a guide for exploring the overworld — every material you need pushes you toward different regions, enemy types, and rare locations.