Item Management Guide — Inventory, Selling & Material Strategy

TotK's inventory system can feel overwhelming — weapons break constantly, materials pile up, and you never have enough Korok Seeds for upgrades. This guide covers how to manage every inventory category efficiently.

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Inventory Categories & Limits

| Category | Starting Slots | Maximum Slots | Upgrade Cost | |----------|---------------|---------------|-------------| | Melee Weapons | 8 | 19 | ~1–9 Korok Seeds per upgrade | | Bows | 5 | 13 | ~1–9 Korok Seeds per upgrade | | Shields | 4 | 9 | ~1–9 Korok Seeds per upgrade | | Materials | 999 (effectively unlimited) | — | N/A | | Food/Meals | 60 slots | — | N/A | | Key Items | Unlimited | — | N/A |

Material slots: Materials use a stack system — you can carry 999 of any single material. The "inventory" is effectively unlimited for materials.

Weapon/Shield priority: Expand weapon slots first (most frequently full), then bow slots, then shield slots.

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Expanding Weapon/Bow/Shield Slots — Korok Seeds to Hestu

Bring Korok Seeds to Hestu (see Korok Seeds Guide):

• Early upgrades: 1–3 seeds per slot
• Mid upgrades: 4–6 seeds per slot
• Late upgrades: 7–9 seeds per slot

Total seeds needed for max inventory:

• Max weapon slots (8→19): ~56 seeds
• Max bow slots (5→13): ~36 seeds
• Max shield slots (4→9): ~22 seeds
• Total to max all: ~114 Korok Seeds

Out of 1,000 available seeds — you only need 114. No need to hunt obsessively.

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What to Keep vs. Sell — Materials

ALWAYS KEEP

| Material | Why | |----------|-----| | Lynel Saber Horn / Mace Horn | Best Fuse attack bonus in game | | Gibdo Bone | +50 Fuse attack — second only to Lynel Horn | | Dragon Parts (all 4 dragons) | Unique elemental Fuse + high attack | | Star Fragment | Required for ★★★★ armor upgrades | | Endura Carrot | Best stamina food ingredient | | Hearty Durian | Best heart-restoring food | | Sundelion | ONLY Gloom-healing ingredient | | Zonaite | Currency for battery upgrades | | Poe | Currency for Bargainer Statue (Depths armor) |

CAN SELL (after stockpiling enough)

| Material | When to Sell | Notes | |----------|-------------|-------| | Gems (Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, Opal) | Sell extras after armor upgrade needs met | High rupee value | | Horns (Bokoblin, Moblin, basic tiers) | Sell when weapon slot is full | Common drops, easily re-farmed | | Chuchu Jelly | Sell after building sufficient stock | Common drops from Chuchus | | Acorns / Chickaloo Tree Nut | Sell freely | Low value, not needed for recipes | | Raw Meat tiers (if cooking focused on other meals) | Sell if inventory full | Reasonable rupee value |

PRIORITY SELL ITEMS (highest rupee yield per sell)

| Item | Sell Price | |------|-----------| | Diamond | 500 rupees | | Dragon Horn (any) | 300 rupees | | Star Fragment | 200 rupees | | Ruby | 180 rupees | | Sapphire | 160 rupees | | Topaz | 80 rupees |

Caution with Dragon Horns and Star Fragments: These are needed for ★★★★ armor upgrades. Only sell excess after confirming you have enough for planned upgrades.

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Weapon Management

When to Pick Up Weapons

With limited weapon slots, be selective:

• Always swap low-attack weapons for higher-attack ones — if your current weakest weapon is 15 attack and you find a 45 attack weapon, drop the weakest
• Never drop a Lynel weapon — they're the highest durability + attack combined
• Keep at least 1 blunt weapon (Flail, Hammer) for breaking rocks and ore deposits

Weapon Attack Floor

As you progress, raise your minimum weapon attack:

• Early game: Keep any weapon above 10 attack
• Mid game: Keep any weapon above 25 attack
• Late game: Keep only 40+ attack weapons (unfused) or 60+ with Fuse

Quick sort: Weapons are shown in your inventory by type — visually, the one with the lowest attack number at the bottom of the list is the first to drop when upgrading.

Fused Weapons — Don't Hoard

Pre-fused Lynel weapons (picked up already fused with their Fuse attack) are often better than a base weapon. But they still break. The cycle:

1. Pick up Lynel's fused weapon (high attack)
2. Use it until 20–30% durability
3. Drop it, pick up the next Lynel weapon from the next fight
4. Never run out — just keep fighting Lynels

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Material Stacking Strategy

Materials auto-stack in inventory (all copies of the same item stack). Efficient material management:

1. Don't carry cooked meals you don't need — 60 meal slots go fast. Cook in batches before hard content, consume the extras.
2. Keep 30–50 Arrows at all times — fewer than 20 and you'll run dry mid-boss fight
3. Keep 10+ Bombs and/or Bomb Flowers for utility (cracked walls, Hinox fights, etc.)
4. Brightbloom Seeds (15+) for any Depths run

Rupee Efficient Selling

When selling for rupees, use this priority:

1. Sell excess low-tier monster horns first (Bokoblin, Moblin base tier) — you can always re-farm
2. Sell excess Opal / Amber after Great Fairy upgrade needs are met
3. Sell Diamonds only if truly cash-strapped and don't need them for upgrades

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Cooking Inventory Tips

60 meal slots sounds like a lot — but it fills up if you:

• Bulk cook before a hard session
• Don't regularly eat and deplete

Best practice:

• Don't cook more than 10–15 meals at once
• Prioritize meals with multiple effects stacked (Hearty + Mighty combo isn't possible, but Heart + Duration combos are)
• Use Hearty Durian for pre-boss large batches — 5× Hearty = 20 yellow hearts per use

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Quick Tips

• Drop Korok Seeds early and often — once you have 114 for max slots, every subsequent Korok Seed has zero value (except completing the 1,000 for the golden poop)
• Never sell Star Fragments unless you have 10+ — each major armor set needs 3 at ★★★★
• Octorok repair = weapon recycling — take a damaged but valuable weapon to an Eldin Octorok before it breaks for free full repair
• Material sort = "By Type" — change inventory sort to group similar materials together for faster visual scanning
• Weapons in the field — don't backtrack to pick up weapons from dead enemies if your inventory is full; evaluate on the spot and only pick up if it beats your current weakest slot

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See also: Weapons & Fusing Guide | Korok Seed Puzzles Guide | Rupees Farming Guide