In the middle of Gerudo Town there is a secret armor shop hidden in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the entrance to which initially remains closed: the Gerudo Secret Club. Behind the inconspicuous door, Greta sells clothes for Vooi that shouldn’t actually be on sale in Gerudo Town, which is why only members who know the correct password are allowed in. The visit is particularly worthwhile for a complete game, because here you get the complete desert set with heat protection and the light set, which is only available there, whose improved set bonus camouflages Link from Stal monsters and at the same time increases the damage of bone weapons.
The password is GGC♦. You can enter it immediately at the door and skip the actual search, or you can Side Quest “Secrecy” solve as intended and overhear the slogan of three Gerudo in the bar “dry spell”. In this guide we will show you both options, the exact entrance to the Gerudo Secret Club, all prizes and materials as well as the effects and improvements of the desert and glow sets.
Gerudo Secret Club – Password at a glance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| password | GGC♦ |
| Side Quest | The Secret Club’s Secret |
| Dealer | Greta |
| Location | Side street at the “Fashion Passion” boutique in Gerudo Town |
| Main Goods | desert set and light set |
| Incorrect password | Next attempt only the following day |
Where is the Gerudo Secret Club?
Before you can search for the club, you must of course have entered Gerudo Town first. During your first visit, Link wears the Gerudo women’s set, which you get at the desert bazaar on the way into town. Go into the city from the main entrance and head towards the boutique “Desert Flower”. There is an inconspicuous locked door in a narrow side street next to the building. Behind it is the secret shop.
Interact with the door and Greta will ask you to say the secret password. If you don’t know it yet or if you enter the wrong combination, the door will remain locked and the Side Quest “Secrecy” is started. After a failed attempt, you are not allowed to guess again immediately, but have to wait until the next day.
Solve secrecy – find out password
If you want to solve the task normally, go to the bar “Dry spell” in the northern area of Gerudo Town. The Gerudo Yaido, Pyra and Sumati are sitting there together. As soon as Link approaches them, they want to talk about “you-know-what”, but notice the curious listener and fall silent. Therefore, direct eavesdropping does not work.
Leave the bar and go into the adjacent building. There is a grille or an opening on the wall through which you can listen in on the conversation without being noticed. The three Gerudo finally reveal the complete slogan for the secret club:
| position | Enter |
|---|---|
| 1 | G |
| 2 | G |
| 3 | C |
| 4 | ♦ |
The walkthrough is GGC♦ – matching “Gerudo Secret Club”. Return to the locked door and enter the four characters in that order. Greta opens the door and from now on you can enter the secret club at any time without having to enter the password again.
Can you skip eavesdropping?
Yes. Breath of the Wild doesn’t require that Link actually overheard the password. If you already know the solution, you can go directly to the club door and enter GGC♦. This also completes “secrecy-mongering” and permanently unlocks access. You don’t lose anything for our 100% walkthrough for Breath of the Wild.
What does the Gerudo Secret Club sell?
Greta sells two complete three-piece armor sets. The desert set only requires Rupees and protects Link from the extreme daytime heat of the Gerudo Desert. The light set costs a total of nine light stones in addition to the Rupees and is available exclusively in the Gerudo Secret Club in the base game.
| Armor part | price | material | Basic effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desert forehead protector | 450 Rupees | – | heat protection |
| Desert shoulder guard | 1.300 Rupees | – | heat protection |
| Desert Leg Guard | 650 Rupees | – | heat protection |
| light mask | 800 Rupees | 3 luminous stones | No base effect |
| light suit | 800 Rupees | 3 luminous stones | No base effect |
| light trousers | 800 Rupees | 3 luminous stones | No base effect |
Buy
desert set – heat protection for the Gerudo Desert
The desert set consists of desert forehead protection, desert shoulder protection and desert leg protection. The three parts cost together 2,400 Rupees and each have three points of basic defense. Each piece equipped gives Link heat protection; With two pieces you can achieve sufficient protection for particularly hot times of the day in the desert without having to constantly use cooling dishes or medicine.
| part | price | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Desert forehead protector | 450 Rupees | 3 |
| Desert shoulder guard | 1.300 Rupees | 3 |
| Desert Leg Guard | 650 Rupees | 3 |
| Total | 2.400 Rupees | 9 |
In contrast to the Gerudo women’s set, the desert armor in the Great Fairies can be improved up to four stars. Each piece has a maximum of 20 defense points, so that the complete set ends up with 60 points.
Desert Set – Set Bonus Electrical Protection
As soon as your all three parts at least two stars upgraded and wearing the full desert set will be additional Electrical protection activated. This bonus also makes the set outside of the Gerudo Desert interesting, especially against electric Lizalfos,Electric Keese and other enemies with electrical attacks.
The bonus should not be confused with the complete lightning protection of the Thunder Helmet or the correspondingly improved insulation set. If you need complete immunity to lightning strikes, the Thunder Helm is a more comfortable choice.
Improve desert set – all materials
| stage | defense per part | Material per part |
|---|---|---|
| ★ | 5 | 3 White Slime Jelly |
| ★★ | 8 | 5 White Slime Jelly, 3 Ice Keese Wings |
| ★★★ | 12 | 8 Ice Batwings, 3 Blue Lizard Tails |
| ★★★★ | 20 | 10 blue echsalfos tails, 5 sapphires |
The specified materials are required for each of the three pieces of armor separately. You should therefore not sell blue Lizalfos tails and sapphires unnecessarily if you want to maximize all armor.
Desert set later also available in Tarrey Town
The Desert Set is not permanently exclusive to the Gerudo Secret Club. After you have completed the big Side Quest “On Expansion Course” and sent Rhondson to Tarrey Town, she will open the boutique “Dadaism” there. It sells the same three desert armor pieces at the same prices.
The Club is still a much earlier way to get the set, as Secret Pursuit can be completed in a matter of minutes, while fully building Tarrey Town requires a total of 110 Wood Bundles and multiple trips through Hyrule.
light set – exclusively in the Gerudo secret club
The real highlight of the secret club is the light set. It consists of a luminous mask, luminous suit and luminous trousers. Each piece costs 800 Rupees and three Glowstones, so for the complete outfit you will need a total of 2,400 Rupees and nine Glowstones.
| part | Rupees | luminous stones | Defense |
|---|---|---|---|
| light mask | 800 | 3 | 3 |
| light suit | 800 | 3 | 3 |
| light trousers | 800 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 2.400 | 9 | 9 |
The painted bone patterns begin to glow in the dark, giving the set its distinctive appearance. Contrary to older descriptions, however, the individual parts have no camouflage or attracting effect of its own. The actual special abilities are only unlocked through the improved full armor set.
Glow Set – Stal Camouflage and Bone Weapon Bonus
If you upgrade your luminous mask, luminous suit and luminous pants each to at least two stars and then wear all three parts at the same time, Link will get two set effects. On the one hand, ordinary Stal opponents initially recognize him as one of their own and do not attack immediately. On the other hand, bone weapons cause additional damage.
The bone weapon bonus applies to weapons made of bone or with the corresponding bone trait and can therefore enable surprisingly high damage values. However, the camouflage does not work universally against every undead monster – in particular, a Stalnox cannot be easily dealt with peacefully.
Improve light set – all materials
The light set is one of the more material-intensive normal armors. Especially for the last two stages you need rare boss materials from Molduga and Lynels.
| stage | defense per part | Material per part |
|---|---|---|
| ★ | 5 | 5 Luminous Stones, 3 Bokoblin Hearts |
| ★★ | 8 | 8 Luminous Stones, 3 Moblin Hearts |
| ★★★ | 12 | 10 luminous stones, 2 Molduga hearts |
| ★★★★ | 20 | 20 luminous stones, 1 Lynel heart |
Since the quantities apply per part, for the complete set you will need a total of 129 luminous stones for the improvements alone.: 43 for each of the three parts. There are also nine Bokoblin hearts, nine Moblin hearts, six Molduga hearts and three Lynel hearts. You can find the Molduga locations in our guide to all Molduga, while our Lynel page explains all 22 Lynel locations and battle strategies.
How many luminous stones do you need in total?
If you buy the complete glow set and then want to upgrade all three parts to four stars, you will need a considerable amount of glow stones. Nine stones are required to purchase it, and another 43 are required for the four improvements to a single part. With three parts, the total is:
| Use | luminous stones |
|---|---|
| Purchase the light set | 9 |
| Improvement to ★ | 15 |
| Improvement to ★★ | 24 |
| Improvement to ★★★ | 30 |
| Improvement to ★★★★ | 60 |
| Total | 138 luminous stones |
If you really want to improve all your armor to the maximum, you should not exchange luminous stones for Rupees early on. They are particularly common in ore deposits that glow strikingly blue-green at night.
Is the light set worth it?
The light set is not absolutely necessary for normal gameplay. Its maximum defense of 60 points is decent, but other sets offer stronger universal effects. It’s still part of the armor collection for a complete save, and the bone weapon bonus allows for some interesting offensive combinations. Visually, the glow-in-the-dark skeleton pattern is also one of the most extraordinary outfits in Breath of the Wild.
If you initially just want to save on practical armor, you should probably finance the desert, orni, ninja or antique set first and complete the light set later.
Desert Set or Gerudo Women’s Set?
Both armors help with the heat of the Gerudo Desert, but serve different purposes. You first need the Gerudo women’s set so that Link can even enter Gerudo Town. It only has one defense point per piece and cannot be improved. The desert set, on the other hand, starts at three points, can be improved up to 20 points per piece and also receives its electrical protection set bonus.
| Gerudo women’s set | Desert Set |
|---|---|
| Initially provides access to Gerudo Town | Normal men’s clothing of the secret club |
| heat protection as a complete set | heat protection per part |
| Cannot be improved | Can be improved up to ★★★★ |
| Only 1 defense per part | Up to 20 defense per piece |
| Not a normal upgrade set bonus | Electrical protection from ★★ |
As soon as you can enter the secret club, the desert set is therefore significantly better armor for long exploration tours through the Gerudo Desert.
Gerudo Secret Club for 100% – Checklist
| Target | status |
|---|---|
| Find secret entrance | Side street of the “Fashion Passion” boutique |
| Start “secrecy” | Investigate locked door |
| Find out password | GGC♦ |
| Open Gerudo Secret Club | Enter password |
| Desert forehead protector | Buy |
| Desert shoulder guard | Buy |
| Desert Leg Guard | Buy |
| light mask | 800 Rupees + 3 luminous stones |
| light suit | 800 Rupees + 3 luminous stones |
| light trousers | 800 Rupees + 3 luminous stones |
| desert set on ★★ | Unlock electrical protection |
| light set on ★★ | Unlock Stal camouflage and bone weapon bonus |
| Both sets on ★★★★ | Optional for maximum armor level |
Gerudo Secret Club Completed
With the password GGC♦ you have permanent access to one of the most unusual shops in Breath of the Wild. You only need a few minutes to actually enter, but the club remains relevant until the endgame: The desert set is one of the best armor for the Gerudo Desert and can later be purchased alternatively in Tarrey Town, while the glow mask, glow suit and glow trousers are only available from Greta in the base game.
For our complete Breath of the Wild Walkthrough you should therefore both complete “Secret Shop” and purchase both armor sets. You can then use our guide to the Great Fairies to unlock the set bonuses and improve the armor up to maximum defense.