Hestu is one of the most important characters in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Only with the huge one Korok you can permanently enlarge the limited pockets for weapons, bows and shields. Demanded as payment Hestu the Korok seeds that your hidden for Koroks Obtained anywhere in Hyrule. There are a total of 900 Korok seeds, but you only need one for all inventory expansions 441 pieces. Stay that way Hestu not in a fixed place from the start: first he waits on the road to Kakariko Village, then he can appear at three different stables and finally he moves permanently into the forest Koroks. On this page you will find all Hestu locations, the complete cost scale for each expansion and the maximum possible number of weapon, bow and shield slots.
Hestu and the inventory expansions at a glance
| Inventory | starting positions | extensions with Hestu | Maximum regular places | Korok seeds total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapons | 8 | 11 | 19 | 208 |
| sheets | 5 | 8 | 13 | 73 |
| Shields | 4 | 16 | 20 | 160 |
| Total | 17 | 35 | 52 regular places | 441 |
A separate space for the Master Sword will be added to the weapon inventory later. This ultimately allows Link to have 20 weapons in the corresponding inventory area at the same time. The arc also receives its own temporary slot during the final battle against the demon beast Ganon and does not take up any of the 13 normal arc slots. Arrows are also not counted among the places expanded by Hestu. The different types of arrows have their own fixed inventory entries.
All Locations from Hestu
| Location | time | How long does Hestu stay? |
|---|---|---|
| Road to Kakariko Village | First encounter | Up to 2 extensions |
| Riverside Stable | Possible stopover | Part of the next 5 expansions |
| Wetland Stable | Possible stopover | Part of the next 5 expansions |
| Woodland Stable | Possible stopover | Part of the next 5 expansions |
| Korok Forest | Final location | Permanent |
The three stables do not form a mandatory linear route that you have to visit one after the other. After Hestu leaves its first location, it can be found at these intermediate stations on its journey towards the Korok Forest. If you have already reached the Korok Forest, Hestu can skip the stable phase completely and move there directly. At the latest in the Korok Forest it will remain permanently and expand your inventory until all 35 possible expansions have been purchased.
First Location – Hestu on the way to Kakariko Village
You will meet Hestu for the first time very early in the adventure. From Dueling Peaks Stable, follow the main road north, cross the Kakariko Bridge and follow the ascending path towards Kakariko Village. Even before you reach the village, the exceptionally large Korok is clearly visible on the side of the road. If you follow our Walkthrough on the way to Kakariko Village, you will automatically pass him.
Side Quest “The only true rattles”
Speak to Hestu and you will receive the Side Quest “The only true rattles”. Hestu explains that monsters stole his rattles. The responsible Bokoblin camp is located on a hill just a few meters away. Follow the path to the camp, eliminate all Bokoblins and then open the monster chest. Inside are Hestu’ rattles. Bring her back to him. However, Hestu immediately notices that the Korok seeds have disappeared from inside. From now on you will get exactly these seeds from the Koroks, which are hidden everywhere in Hyrule. If you give Hestu a seed, he will perform his signature dance and add an additional space to a bag of your choice.
Only two extensions on the first Location
In its first position you can Hestu only twice make you dance. Which two inventories you expand does not matter for his further path. He then explains that he is going back to the forest Koroks because his grandfather is waiting for him there. For a new save, two additional weapon slots are usually the most sensible choice. Weapons break regularly, and right from the start you will find one-handed weapons, two-handed swords, spears, torches, axes and hammers with different uses. Extra space prevents you from having to constantly leave usable weapons behind.
Find Second section – Hestu at the stables
Gets lost on the way home Hestu. After he leaves his first location, you can find him in several stable locations. These include the Stable by the river in the plains of Hyrule, the Stable of the Swamps northwest of Kakariko Village and the Stable of the forest south of the Lost Woods. You don’t have to visit all three stables. As soon as your Hestu Once you have found him at one of these stopovers and spoken to him there, you can purchase further expansions. In total in this phase there are up to five additional dances available before Hestu finally towards the forest Koroks moves on.
Hestu at the stable by the river
The River Stable is located east of the Hyrule Field on the Hylia River. The associated fast travel point is Wahgo Katta Shrine. Hestu is not in the middle of the tents and horses, but rather just outside the actual stable area by a tree. The stable by the river is a practical stopover if you first explore the plains of Hyrule or the southern areas of inner Hyrule after Kakariko Village.
Hestu at the Swamp Stable
Another possible location is at the Stable of the Swamps. It is located west or northwest of Kakariko Village on the border between the Hyrule Field and Lanayru. Right next to the stable is the Kaya Wan Shrine. Here, too, Hestu is located a little away from the actual building. This position is particularly convenient if you are traveling from Kakariko Village towards Hyrule City or Lanayru.
Hestu at the
forest stable
The third possible stopover is the Woodland Stable, southeast of the Great Hyrule Forest. The fast travel point is Mirro Shaz Shrine. This stable is located directly on one of the most sensible routes to the Korok Forest. If you haven’t seen Hestu at another stable by then, you should look for him here. From this area the path continues north to the Woodland Tower and then into Lost Woods.
Hestu is not at any stable – what to do?
If Hestu is not at any of the stables mentioned after his first encounter, you may have already reached the forest of the Koroks or unlocked its location. In this case, he can skip his stopovers and return home directly. You will not lose any inventory expansions as a result. The number of possible slots depends solely on how many Korok seeds you exchange in total with Hestu. Travel to the Korok Forest and look for him near the Great Deku Tree.
Last Location – Hestu in the Korok Forest
Hestu reaches its final location in the forest of the Koroks in the center of the Great Hyrule Forest. The forest is protected by the Lost Woods. Anyone who simply walks through the fog will always be returned to the beginning. First you have to find the right path through the Lost Woods. As soon as you have reached the central forest, it is best to activate the Keo Ruug Shrine immediately. This gives you a permanent fast travel point directly at Hestu. Our full directions can be found at Korok Forest – Lost Woods, Korok Trials and Master Sword.
Hestu now remains permanently in the Koroks
forest
Once you have reached Hestu in the Korok Forest, you no longer have to look for him for the rest of the game. He stays permanently near the Great Deku Tree and accepts as many Korok Seeds as he wants. You can therefore collect larger quantities and later exchange them for several inventory slots at once. Since the Keo Ruug Shrine is just a few steps away, you can then reach Hestu within a few seconds using fast travel.
How do inventory expansion costs work?
weapon, bow and shield bags each have their own cost scale. The first time you purchase an additional weapon slot, it costs one Korok Seed. An additional bow slot also only costs one seed when purchased for the first time, as does the first shield slot. If you then expand the weapon bag again, its price only increases to two seeds. The prices of the not yet expanded bow and shield bag remain at one seed. This means you can decide for yourself how you distribute your seeds without making the others more expensive by investing in one category.
All weapon slots and costs
| extension | Korok Seeds | weapon slots after |
|---|---|---|
| Start | – | 8 |
| 1. | 1 | 9 |
| 2. | 2 | 10 |
| 3. | 3 | 11 |
| 4. | 5 | 12 |
| 5. | 8 | 13 |
| 6. | 12 | 14 |
| 7. | 17 | 15 |
| 8. | 25 | 16 |
| 9. | 35 | 17 |
| 10. | 45 | 18 |
| 11. | 55 | 19 |
| Total | 208 | 19 regular places |
Master Sword gets its own space
The eleven weapon expansions from Hestu increase the regular weapon inventory from eight to 19 places. The Master Sword doesn’t block any of it. Once you get the legendary sword in the forest Koroks draws, there will automatically be an additional space for the Master Sword created. The weapons range can therefore be completely expanded 20 weapons show. You don’t need any additional Korok Seeds for this special spot. Everything about the requirements and the Location of the sword you can find in ours Guide to Master Sword.
All bow slots and costs
| extension | Korok Seeds | bow places after |
|---|---|---|
| Start | – | 5 |
| 1. | 1 | 6 |
| 2. | 2 | 7 |
| 3. | 3 | 8 |
| 4. | 5 | 9 |
| 5. | 8 | 10 |
| 6. | 12 | 11 |
| 7. | 17 | 12 |
| 8. | 25 | 13 |
| Total | 73 | 13 regular places |
The bow bag is therefore considerably cheaper to completely expand than weapons or shields. The different types of arrows do not use up bow slots. Normal arrows, Fire Arrows, Ice Arrows, electric arrows, bomb arrows and ancient arrows have their own fixed positions in the inventory. During the final battle, the arc also gets a separate temporary slot, so you don’t have to throw away a normal bow for it.
All shield slots and costs
| extension | Korok Seeds | shield slots after |
|---|---|---|
| Start | – | 4 |
| 1. | 1 | 5 |
| 2. | 2 | 6 |
| 3. | 3 | 7 |
| 4. | 4 | 8 |
| 5. | 5 | 9 |
| 6. | 10 | 10 |
| 7. | 10 | 11 |
| 8. | 10 | 12 |
| 9. | 10 | 13 |
| 10. | 10 | 14 |
| 11. | 15 | 15 |
| 12. | 15 | 16 |
| 13. | 15 | 17 |
| 14. | 15 | 18 |
| 15. | 15 | 19 |
| 16. | 20 | 20 |
| Total | 160 | 20 places |
441 Korok Seeds for the fully expanded inventory
If you want to completely expand each bag, you need exactly 441 Korok Seeds. The weapon slots cost a total of 208 seeds, the bow slots cost 73 seeds and the shield slots cost 160 seeds. More Korok Seeds are not required for inventory. However, Hyrule contains a total of 900 hidden ones Koroks. After the complete expansion, there are still remaining 459 Korok Seeds left over, which no longer unlock any additional inventory slots.
| Inventory | Number of extensions | Korok Seeds |
|---|---|---|
| Weapons | 11 | 208 |
| sheets | 8 | 73 |
| Shields | 16 | 160 |
| Total | 35 | 441 |
Which bag expand first?
At the beginning you should mainly invest in weapon slots. Weapons have a limited durability and differ greatly in their areas of application. An iron hammer is valuable for ore deposits and Stone Talus, a torch is needed for certain tasks, one-handed weapons allow the use of a shield at the same time, spears have enormous range and two-handed swords cause high damage. With only eight starting places, a lack of space quickly arises. Two to four early expansions make a noticeable difference.
Don’t underestimate bow places early on
After a few additional weapon slots, the bow bag is worth it. Breath of the Wild offers single-shot, multiple-shot, and long-range bows, as well as numerous models with varying attack power and durability. There are also special bows such as the eagle bow, ancient bow or amiibo-exclusive weapons. With five starting places, the inventory fills up quickly. Since all eight bow expansions only cost 73 seeds together, you will reach the maximum much earlier than with the other two categories.
Finally, completely expand shield slots
Shields are usually the least urgent category to start with. Four to six spaces are enough for a long time, as long as you don’t collect every shield you find. Later, their value increases significantly: you can keep different strong shields, carry the Hylian Shield, use weaker models for shield surfing and pack replacements for guard fights. If you’re aiming for a complete game, you’ll need all 16 expansions. With 160 seeds, the shield bag is cheaper than the eleven full weapon expansions despite having the most additional slots.
Find Korok Seeds
Koroks are hiding practically everywhere in Hyrule. Often you have to lift a conspicuously placed stone, complete an incomplete stone circle, throw a stone into a circle in the water, touch several flowers in the right order, correctly place a metal cube with the magnetic module or reach a goal within a time limit. Lonely tree tops, unusual rock formations, wind turbines and swirls of leaves can also hide a Korok. After a successful solution, the little forest spirit appears and gives Link a Korok seed.
Do you have to find all 900 Koroks?
For the maximum inventory, 441 out of 900 is enough Koroks. So you have to collect less than half of the remaining seeds after expansion if you are only interested in gameplay advantages. The remaining 459 seeds are completely meaningless for weapon, bow and shield slots. However, if you want to completely complete Breath of the Wild and discover every Korok, you still have to find all 900. The Koroks are also part of the percentage display that appears on the world map after the first defeat of Ganon.
Reward for every 900 Korok Seeds
If you have actually found each of the 900 Koroks, you return again to Hestu in the Korok Forest. As a special final reward, he gives you Hestu’ seeds. The key item has no gameplay effect, does not improve any stats and does not unlock any additional inventory space. It is solely the trophy for solving all of the Korok hideouts Hyrule’s. For our complete completion, we also perform this step in the check before Ganon with all 900 Koroks.
Can I spend Korok seeds elsewhere?
No. In Breath of the Wild, Korok seeds only have two functions: up to the 441st required seed you pay Hestu for inventory expansion, and every 900 seeds found ultimately lead to his final reward. There is no merchant, no armor, and no weapon purchased with Korok Seeds. You also cannot sell or lose them. Therefore, there is no reason to save seeds for later use.
Can you undo an incorrect inventory expansion?
A seat that has already been purchased cannot be returned and the Korok seeds used will not be refunded. However, this doesn’t matter in the long term because there are enough seeds for all expansions. Even if you only upgrade shields at the beginning, you can still buy all weapon and bow slots later. You just need more Koroks found before the other category you want is caught up.
Why does Hestu suddenly require so many Korok seeds?
Prices increase within each pocket according to a fixed pattern. The last weapon slots are particularly expensive: the last three expansions cost 35, 45 and finally 55 Korok seeds. This is not an error and does not depend on your game progress or the number of enemies defeated. Each category has its own set price. That’s precisely why it’s worth expanding your inventory to a comfortable size before you buy the last, particularly expensive ones.
Hestu in master mode
In Master Mode, Hestu works the same as in normal game. Its positions, the Side Quest “The Only True Rattles”, all prices and the number of Korok seeds required remain unchanged. However, since Normal and Master Mode have separate savegames, you will have to find the Koroks again and purchase all inventory expansions again. Especially in master mode, additional weapon slots are particularly valuable because stronger opponents use up significantly more weapon durability. You can find more differences on our page Master Mode – Differences, Golden Opponents and Tips.
Maximize inventory for a full save
For a fully developed game you need a total of 35 dances from Hestu: eleven for weapons, eight for bows and 16 for shields. After that, Link has 19 regular weapon slots, 13 regular bow slots and 20 shield slots. The Master Sword also receives its own weapon slot. In total, the complete expansion costs exactly 441 Korok seeds. From this point onwards, Hestu no longer offers any further enlargements. You only have to find the remaining Koroks if you want to complete Hyrule completely and get Hestu’ seeds.
Hestu It’s worth finding
early
You should never ignore
Hestu for long when making a new save. The first two free opportunities available on the way to Kakariko Village already make weapon management much more pleasant. Consistently collect Koroks during normal exploration and invest the seeds first in weapons and then in bows. Once you have reached the Korok Forest, Hestu will be permanently available and you can purchase the remaining slots in any order. Anyone who has collected all 441 seeds required will have the largest possible permanent inventory in Breath of the Wild.
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