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Ancient Gears are recurring Items in The Legend of Zelda series.[1][2]

Location and Uses[]

Breath of the Wild[]

In Breath of the Wild, Ancient Gears can be obtained by defeating Guardians or finding them in Treasure Chests. They are also sold by the Slippery Falcon (Tarrey Town Branch) and the travelling Merchant Teli, who can be found on the road northwest of Hateno Village. As is the case with all Ancient Materials, Ancient Gears were made by the ancient Sheikah and used in their machinery. In spite of their age, they are still more advanced than anything else that exists during Breath of the Wild.[1]

Ancient Gears can be given to the Ancient Oven at the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab to make various pieces of Ancient Soldier Gear. Since they count as Monster Parts, they can be combined with critters in a Cooking Pot to make Elixirs. They can also be exchanged at the Fang and Bone for Mon or used as an ingredient for Gray Dye at the Kochi Dye Shop.

Ancient Gears are required to upgrade the following pieces of Armor at a Great Fairy Fountain.

Armor Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4
BotW Ancient Helm Icon
Ancient Helm
N/A BotW Ancient Gear Icon Ancient Gear (×10) N/A N/A
BotW Ancient Cuirass Icon
Ancient Cuirass
N/A BotW Ancient Gear Icon Ancient Gear (×10) N/A N/A
BotW Ancient Greaves Icon
Ancient Greaves
N/A BotW Ancient Gear Icon Ancient Gear (×10) N/A N/A
BotW Vah Medoh Divine Helm Icon
Vah Medoh Divine Helm
N/A BotW Ancient Gear Icon Ancient Gear (×10) N/A N/A
BotW Vah Naboris Divine Helm Icon
Vah Naboris Divine Helm
N/A BotW Ancient Gear Icon Ancient Gear (×10) N/A N/A
BotW Vah Rudania Divine Helm Icon
Vah Rudania Divine Helm
N/A BotW Ancient Gear Icon Ancient Gear (×10) N/A N/A
BotW Vah Ruta Divine Helm Icon
Vah Ruta Divine Helm
N/A BotW Ancient Gear Icon Ancient Gear (×10) N/A N/A

Other Appearances[]

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity[]

Ancient Gears sell for 30 Rupees, though Cheria takes them for 75 Rupees.



Nomenclature[]

TMC Forest Minish Artwork Names in other regions TMC Jabber Nut Sprite
LanguageNameMeaning
JapanJapanese古代の歯車 (Kodai no haguruma)
Taiwan, Hong Kong, MacaoChineseTR古代齒輪 (Gǔdài chǐlún)
NetherlandsDutchGeavanceerd tandwielAdvanced gear
FranceFrenchEURouage antiqueAntique cog
GermanyGermanAntikes Zahnrad
ItalyItalianIngranaggio ancestrale
South KoreaKorean고대의 톱니 (Godaeui tomni)
RussiaRussianДревняя шестерня (Drevnyaya shesternya)
Latin AmericaSpanishLAEngranaje ancestral
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See Also[]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Ancient Gear
    A gear used in ancient machinery. Despite being incredibly old, its build quality is leaps and bounds above anything built using current technology.
    " — Inventory (Breath of the Wild)
  2. "Ancient Gear
    A gear used in ancient machinery. Despite being incredibly old, its build quality is leaps and bounds above anything built using current technology.
    " — Spoils (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity)
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