The Hyrule Handbook is one of the most extensive collection tasks in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. In the original base game there is a total wait 385 entries waiting to be photographed and registered by Link: 83 animals, 78 monsters, 36 materials, 184 weapons, bows, lances and shields as well as four different treasures or ore deposits. Those who own the Expansion Pass will receive additional EX entries, and more exclusive monsters will be added in Master Mode, which is why the total number may be larger depending on the version and game mode.
On this page you will find all the Hyrule Compendium entries with typical locations, we will explain to you how to unlock the manual, use the Sheikah Sensor+, buy missing pictures from Symin, photograph unique enemies and rare weapons and at the end the secret documents received as a reward. The list deliberately uses the original numbering from 001 to 385 so that the base game, DLC and master mode are not mixed together. For a fully completed game, you can connect the collection directly to our 100% walkthrough for Breath of the Wild.
How many entries does the Hyrule Handbook have?
| Category | numbers | number |
|---|---|---|
| Animals | 001–083 | 83 |
| Monster | 084–161 | 78 |
| Materials | 162–197 | 36 |
| Weapons, bows and shields | 198–381 | 184 |
| Treasures | 382–385 | 4 |
| Basic game total | 001–385 | 385 |
With the expansion pass installed, the manual grows to 389 entries in normal mode. These include, among other things, enemies and equipment from “The Champions’ Ballad”. Master Mode adds additional exclusive monsters such as golden enemies and the Sky Octorok. This means that the numbers behind the additional entries sometimes also shift. So if your numbering differs from our table, that doesn’t mean that entries are missing – the names and categories are crucial.
Hyrule Compendium and Camera Unlock
The Hyrule Handbook is not available to Link at the start of the game. First follow the main story to Kakariko Village and take on the task about Zelda’s memories from Impa. Then “Zelda’s Legacy” takes you to Hateno Village to the institute of Purah. There you have to transport the blue flame from the Flammeborn through Hateno Village to the large fire bowl in front of the institute.
If possible, light all the small lanterns along the way so that you don’t have to repeat the entire route if it rains or the torch goes out. When the Great Shell is activated, Purah restores the missing base modules of the Sheikah Slate. This will give Link the Camera Rune, the album and the Hyrule Compendium. At the same time you can start searching for the memories.
This is how you register new entries
Activates the Camera Rune and points the camera at an animal, monster, material, weapon or other registerable item. If the motif is not yet saved in the manual, its name appears orange. Motifs that have already been registered are marked blue. It is crucial that the object is within the light blue detection frame when you take the photo.
As soon as the image is saved, the corresponding manual entry is created automatically. You can then delete the photo from Link’s normal album – the entry in the Hyrule Compendium remains permanently. If you no longer like the manual image later, simply photograph the motif again and replace the previous image.
Unlock Sensor+ and automatically search for materials
After receiving the camera, Purah can upgrade the normal Sheikah sensor to Sheikah sensor+. For this you need ancient materials from guardians. Symin then introduces you to the new function with the Side Quest “Photographic Memory”: First photograph an Emberling, set the sensor to this manual entry and use it to find three more specimens in the Expa forest.
After that you can practically select any existing manual entry as the target of the sensor. This is extremely valuable for our 100% walkthrough: you can use it to track down rare materials for armor upgrades, rare animals, weapons or even hidden Treasure Chests. Therefore, photograph a normal Treasure Chest as early as possible and register it in the manual – this makes the Sensor+ an excellent treasure hunter.
Missing manual images from Symin Buy
You don’t necessarily have to photograph the 385 motifs yourself. After completing Photographic Memory Symin sells missing pictures at the Hateno Village Institute. A normal photo costs 100 Rupees. You just decide which category you want to buy an entry from; The game determines which missing motif you get from this category.
Particularly rare elite and boss pictures are only offered after you have defeated Ganon’s Desolation at least once. These images cost 500 Rupees. This is particularly useful for one-off bosses like Master Kohga or Ganon’s four curses and for equipment that is difficult to obtain in the later game due to internal enemy scaling.
All 83 animals in the Hyrule Handbook
The animal category ranges from ordinary horses to fish, insects and lizards to extraordinary creatures such as Blupee and the Lord of the Wild. For shy animals, we recommend the Ninja Set or stealth medicine so that you can get close enough for the photo.
| No. | entry | Typical Locations |
|---|---|---|
| 001 | horse | Hyrule Field, Prairie of Faron, Meadows near Stables |
| 002 | Giant horse | Taobab Grasslands south of Hylia Mountain |
| 003 | mold | Salphura Hill west of the plains stable |
| 004 | Lord of the Wild | Satori Mountain when the summit glows green |
| 005 | Stalhorse | At night in Hebra and Akkala, common with Stalbokblins |
| 006 | Donkey | At traveling traders and various stables |
| 007 | Sand Seal | Gerudo Desert |
| 008 | Patricia | Gerudo Town at Riju |
| 009 | cheeky squirrel | Hyrule Field, Hyrule Mountains, Forests |
| 010 | Forest Pig | Hyrule Field, Western Necluda, Woodlands |
| 011 | Red Tooth Boar | Akkala Plateau, Inner Akkala |
| 012 | Blackback goat | Hyrule Mountains, Hyrule Forest |
| 013 | White Goat | West Necluda, Eldin Gorge |
| 014 | mountain deer | Hyrule Plane, Sources of Lanayru, Folbluth Plane |
| 015 | mountain doe | Hyrule Plain, sources from Lanayru |
| 016 | Swamp Buffalo | Swamp of Lanayru, Akkala Plateau |
| 017 | Hateno Village cow | Hateno Village and surrounding farms |
| 018 | Highland sheep | Hateno Village, East Necluda, Akkala |
| 019 | steppe fox | Hyrule Field, Lanayru and Akkala |
| 020 | Snow Fox | Hebra Mountains, Tabanta Borderland |
| 021 | Robber Wolf | Tabanta Borderlands, Hyrule Forest, Akkala |
| 022 | Desert Coyote | Gerudo Desert, Gerudo Plateau |
| 023 | Snow Wolf | Hebra Mountains, Gerudo Plateau |
| 024 | Tabanta Moose | Hebra Mountains and Tabanta Snowfield |
| 025 | Saber Rhinoceros | Hebra Mountains and Gerudo Plateau |
| 026 | Honey Bear | Tabanta Frontier, Akkala Plateau |
| 027 | Grizzlemaw Bear | Hebra Mountains, Gerudo Plateau |
| 028 | Hyrule Hound | Practically all stables and several settlements |
| 029 | Blupee | Great Fairy Springs, Kakariko Village, Satori Mountain |
| 030 | Sparrow | Hyrule Field, Hyrule Mountains |
| 031 | Red Sparrow | Hebra Mountains, Tabanta Borderland |
| 032 | Blue Sparrow | Swamp of Lanayru, Hyrule Forest |
| 033 | Colorful Sparrow | Faron and West Necluda |
| 034 | Burrowing Sparrow | Gerudo Desert |
| 035 | Golden Sparrow | Hyrule Forest, Eldin Gorge |
| 036 | Meadow pigeon | Hyrule Forest, Hyrule Mountains |
| 037 | Rainbow Dove | Hyrule Mountains, Hyrule Forest |
| 038 | Fire Pigeon | Eldin Gorge and Death Mountain |
| 039 | Snow Pigeon | Hebra Mountains, Gerudo Plateau |
| 040 | Mountain Crow | Hyrule Mountains, Hyrule Forest |
| 041 | Spotted Duck | Lakes and rivers in central Hyrule |
| 042 | Blue-feathered Heron | Faron, Hyrule Mountains and Waters |
| 043 | Peach Heron | Hyrule Field, Akkala and Riverbank |
| 044 | Island Falcon | Hyrule Plains and Hyrule Mountains |
| 045 | Seagull | Sea of Necluda, Akkala Sea and Coasts |
| 046 | Eldin Ostrich | Eldin Gorge and Death Mountain |
| 047 | Chicken | Kakariko Village, Hateno Village and other settlements |
| 048 | Hyrule Perch | Lakes on the Great Plateau, Hyrule Plains |
| 049 | Maxi perch | West Necluda, Akkala and Deep Lakes |
| 050 | Endurance Bass | Hyrule Plains, West Necluda |
| 051 | Maxi salmon | Hebra, Tabantha and cold waters |
| 052 | Frost trout | Hebra and Tabantha |
| 053 | Ember Trout | Eldin Gorge and Hot Springs |
| 054 | Electric trout | Tabantha, Hyrule Mountains and Waters |
| 055 | slow trout | Hyrule Forest, especially waters around the Lost Woods |
| 056 | sword carp | sources of Lanayru, Akkala |
| 057 | Armor Carp | Sources from Lanayru, East Necluda |
| 058 | Tri-color carp | Kakariko Village and West Necluda |
| 059 | Sword Snapper | Sea of Necluda and Lanayru Coast |
| 060 | Armor Snapper | Sea of Necluda and Lanayru Coast |
| 061 | creeping snail | Lanayru, West Necluda, especially at night |
| 062 | Maxi shell | coasts from Necluda and Lanayru |
| 063 | sword crab | Coasts from Necluda |
| 064 | Armor Crab | Coasts from Necluda |
| 065 | Endurance crab | Springs of Lanayru, Eldin Gorge |
| 066 | Fairy | Large fairy springs and certain grassy areas |
| 067 | Frostwing | Hebra, Tabantha and other cold areas |
| 068 | Ember Wing | Eldin and warm areas |
| 069 | Trembling wing | Hyrule Mountains, Gerudo Plateau |
| 070 | firefighting wing | Eldin Gorge and Death Mountain |
| 071 | Frost level | Tabantha and Hyrule Mountains |
| 072 | Ember level | Akkala, Hyrule Plains and Warm Regions |
| 073 | trembling dragonfly | Gerudo and Hyrule Mountains |
| 074 | Endurance Repellent | Almost everywhere in the grass; Mowing grass with blade |
| 075 | sword beetle | Faron and Necluda, especially at night on trees |
| 076 | Armor Beetle | Faron and Hyrule Plains |
| 077 | Endurance Beetle | Akkala, West Necluda and trees |
| 078 | Creeping worms | Kakariko Village, Hyrule Forest, at night |
| 079 | Spur Toad | Lanayru, rivers and when it rains |
| 080 | fit toad | Sources from Lanayru, Hyrule Mountains |
| 081 | track lizard | West and East Necluda, Akkala |
| 082 | Hearty Lizard | Gerudo Desert and coastal areas |
| 083 | fire lizard | Eldin Gorge and South Mine |
All 78 monsters in the Hyrule Handbook
With monsters, you should take a photo of them before the fight if possible. Some enemies only appear once during the story, others change due to the internal scaling of the game. You can buy missing boss pictures later from Symin. We also have our own detailed enemy guides for Lynels, Hinoxes, Stone Talus and Molduga.
| No. | Monster | Typical Locations |
|---|---|---|
| 084 | slime | Almost everywhere in Hyrule |
| 085 | Fire Slime | Eldin and other hot areas |
| 086 | Ice Slime | Hebra, Gerudo Plateau |
| 087 | Electro Slime | Faron, Gerudo and Lanayru |
| 088 | Keese | caves and |
| 089 | Fire Keese | Eldin |
| 090 | Ice Keese | Hebra and Gerudo Plateau |
| 091 | Electric Keese | Gerudo and Faron |
| 092 | Water Oktorok | Lakes and rivers |
| 093 | Forest Oktorok | Forests and grasslands |
| 094 | Rock Octorok | Eldin and rocky regions |
| 095 | Snow Octorok | Hebra and snowy mountains |
| 096 | Treasure Octorok | Gerudo Desert |
| 097 | Fire Wizzrobe | Eldin and Ruins |
| 098 | Ice Pyromagus | Hebra, Gerudo Plateau |
| 099 | Electric Wizzrobe | Hyrule Mountains and Swamps |
| 100 | Meteo Wizzrobe | Gongol Hill, Hebra |
| 101 | Blizzrobe | Hebra and Gerudo Plateau |
| 102 | Thunder Pyromagus | Hyrule Mountains and Gerudo |
| 103 | Bokoblin | Almost everywhere |
| 104 | Blue Bokoblin | Monster warehouse in almost all regions |
| 105 | Black Bokoblin | Stronger camps in Akkala, Hebra and Central Hyrule |
| 106 | Stalkoblin | At night in many regions |
| 107 | Silver Bokoblin | After high game progress in strong camps |
| 108 | Moblin | Hyrule Field, Akkala, Gerudo |
| 109 | Blue Moblin | Stronger monster bearings |
| 110 | Black Moblin | Akkala, Hebra, near the castle |
| 111 | Stalmoblin | At night |
| 112 | Silver Moblin | After high game progress |
| 113 | Lizalfos | Lanayru, Necluda and waters |
| 114 | Blue Lizalfos | Lanayru and Akkala |
| 115 | Black Lizalfos | Stronger areas |
| 116 | Stalizalfos | At night |
| 117 | Fire Lizalfos | Eldin |
| 118 | Ice Lizalfos | Hebra and Gerudo Plateau |
| 119 | electric echsalfos | Gerudo and Faron |
| 120 | Silver Lizalfos | After high game progress |
| 121 | Lynel | thunder horn and other fixed Locations |
| 122 | Blue Lynel | Several Lynel locations after scaling |
| 123 | White Lynel | Several Lynel locations after higher game progress |
| 124 | Silver Lynel | Late Game; strong Lynel localities |
| 125 | Guardian runner | Hyrule Field, Hyrule Castle, Akkala |
| 126 | Guardian Flyer | Hyrule Castle and Akkala |
| 127 | Guardian Gun | Hyrule Castle |
| 128 | Sentry | Only during the attack on Vah Rudania |
| 129 | Decayed Guardian | Hateno Village Fortress and Hyrule Field |
| 130 | Nano guard | Various shrines |
| 131 | Guardian Scout II | Light tests of strength |
| 132 | Guardian Scout III | Medium strength tests |
| 133 | Guardian Scout IV | Difficult tests of strength |
| 134 | Yiga Novice | Yiga Hideout and later raids in Hyrule |
| 135 | Yiga Officer | Yiga hideout and later raids |
| 136 | Master Kohga | Yiga Hideout; one-time boss fight |
| 137 | Stone Talus | Numerous fixed Locations in Hyrule |
| 138 | Stone Talus (luminous) | Areas with luminous stone deposits |
| 139 | Stone Talus (rare) | Several fixed Locations in Hyrule |
| 140 | Igneo Talus | Death Mountain and Eldin |
| 141 | Frost Talus | Hebra Mountains and Gerudo Plateau |
| 142 | Stone Pebblit | West and East Necluda |
| 143 | Igneo Pebblit | Eldin and Death Mountain |
| 144 | Frost Pebblit | Hebra Mountains and Gerudo Plateau |
| 145 | Hinox | Numerous fixed Locations |
| 146 | Blue Hinox | Numerous fixed Locations |
| 147 | Black Hinox | Numerous fixed Locations |
| 148 | Stalnox | At night at fixed locations |
| 149 | Molduga | Four fixed Locations in the Gerudo Desert |
| 150 | Dinraal | Hebra, Kukudja Gorge and Eldin North Rim |
| 151 | Naydra | Mount Lanayru; after liberation Lanayru region |
| 152 | Farosh | Faron, Lake Riola, Lake Hylia |
| 153 | Bane Bokoblin | Hate slime in and around Hyrule Castle |
| 154 | Bane Moblin | Hate slime in and around Hyrule Castle |
| 155 | Cursed Lizardfoss | Hate slime in and around Hyrule Castle |
| 156 | Thunderblight Ganon | Vah Naboris |
| 157 | Fireblight Ganon | Vah Rudania |
| 158 | Waterblight Ganon | Vah Ruta |
| 159 | Windblight Ganon | Vah Medoh |
| 160 | Ganon’s Devastation | Hyrule Castle |
| 161 | Demon Beast Ganon | Final battle on the Hyrule Field |
For the big boss opponents, our special guides for Lynels, Hinoxen will help you, Stone Talus and Molduga. We explain the three dragons separately in our guide to Dinraal, Naydra and Farosh.
All 36 materials in the Hyrule Compendium
Not every material in Link’s Bag has its own manual entry. For example, monster parts, gems, wood, spices and many merchant goods are not included in these 36 entries. Naturally occurring fruits, mushrooms, herbs and plants are primarily registered. For recipes and armor upgrades, it is particularly worthwhile to photograph rare ingredients early and then search for them with the Sensor+.
| No. | material | Large or typical occurrence |
|---|---|---|
| 162 | Apple | Hyrule Field, Eastern Necluda |
| 163 | Palm fruit | East Necluda, Gerudo Desert |
| 164 | Wild Berry | Hebra, Gerudo Plateau |
| 165 | Maxi Durian | Faron, West Necluda |
| 166 | Frosted Melon | Gerudo Desert |
| 167 | Chili | Gerudo Desert, Tabantha |
| 168 | Trembling Fruit | Gerudo Desert and Gerudo Plateau |
| 169 | Spurtlotos | Swamp and springs from Lanayru |
| 170 | sword banana | Faron |
| 171 | Hyrule Mushroom | Hyrule Field, Western Necluda |
| 172 | fitting | Hyrule Mountains, Hyrule Field |
| 173 | Endurance | Hyrule Mountains, Hyrule Field |
| 174 | Maxi Truffle | Hyrule Forest, Hyrule Field |
| 175 | Maxi fine truffle | Hebra Mountains, Hyrule Forest |
| 176 | Frostling | Hebra, Lanayru Mountains |
| 177 | Glutling | Eldin, Gerudo Plateau |
| 178 | Zitterling | Akkala, Gerudo Plateau |
| 179 | Spurtling | Gerudo Plateau, Hyrule Mountains |
| 180 | Swordling | Hyrule Forest, Tabantha |
| 181 | Armory | West and East Necluda |
| 182 | Creeper | Lanayru, West Necluda |
| 183 | Hyrule Grass | Hyrule Field, Akkala |
| 184 | Maxi turnip | Hyrule Mountains, East Necluda |
| 185 | Large maxi turnip | Akkala Plateau, sources of Lanayru |
| 186 | Frostweed | Hebra and Gerudo Plateau |
| 187 | Emberweed | Gerudo Desert, Hyrule Mountains |
| 188 | Gerudo Desert, Hyrule Mountains | |
| 189 | Spur carrot | Kakariko Village and surroundings |
| 190 | Endurance carrot | Hyrule Mountains, Faron |
| 191 | Armor Pumpkin | Kakariko Village |
| 192 | Spur violet | Gerudo Plateau, Hebra |
| 193 | sword grass | West Necluda, Faron |
| 194 | Armor Herb | Akkala, Hyrule Mountains |
| 195 | creeping bell | West Necluda, Lanayru |
| 196 | Princess Gentian | Hyrule Mountains, West Necluda and Fairy Springs |
| 197 | Endurance Honey | Hyrule Plains Forests and Tabantha |
All 184 weapons, bows, arrows and shields
The equipment category is with 184 entries by far the largest section of the Hyrule Handbook. Particularly important: Amiibo-exclusive weapons are not included in the manual. This means you don’t need to photograph the Biggoron Sword, Hero’s Shield, Shadow Bow, or other special Amiibo items for a complete collection.
Some common weapons, on the other hand, change due to the game’s scaling system. Enemies that are weak early on later carry stronger variants, which is why, for example, simple Leun or monster weapons eventually disappear from many locations. Therefore, take photos of every new weapon as soon as you see it for the first time. If necessary, you can buy missing entries later from Symin.
One-Handed Weapons – Entries 198 to 242
| No. | weapon | Typical Location / Source |
|---|---|---|
| 198 | Antique sword | Akkala Institute |
| 199 | Bokoblin Bone | Stalbokblins |
| 200 | Beast Sword | Blue Lynels |
| 201 | lightning rod | Thunder Pyromagi; Hyrule Mountains |
| 202 | Boko Club | Bokoblins in Hyrule Plain and Necluda |
| 203 | Boomerang | West Necluda, Faron |
| 204 | Chimera Sword | White or silver Lynels |
| 205 | Demon Ring | Yiga |
| 206 | Duo lizard albumerang | Stronger Lizalfos in Gerudo and Tabantha |
| 207 | Lizard albumerang | Lizalfos in Lanayru and Necluda |
| 208 | Lizalfos Bone | Stalizalfos |
| 209 | Ice Sword | Arena Ruins, Gerudo Plateau |
| 210 | Ice Rod | Ice Pyromagi |
| 211 | Kingfisher sword | Tabanta Borderlands, Rito Region |
| 212 | electric sword | Arena Ruins, West Necluda |
| 213 | Electric Rod | Electric Pyromagi |
| 214 | Torch | Stables, Hateno Village Institute, Hyrule Forest |
| 215 | Fire sword | Arena Ruins, East Necluda |
| 216 | Fire Rod | Fire Pyromagi |
| 217 | Guards sword | Hyrule Castle |
| 218 | Gerudo Scimitar | Gerudo Town and Gerudo Desert |
| 219 | wooden trowel | Cooking areas and stables |
| 220 | Bone Boko Club | Stronger Bokoblins, Necluda and Hyrule Mountains |
| 221 | Royal Sword | Hyrule Castle, Akkala, Tabantha |
| 222 | head collector | Yiga Novices |
| 223 | Leun sword | Lynels |
| 224 | Master Sword | Korok Forest |
| 225 | Meteostab | Meteor Pyromagi |
| 226 | Moon Saber | Gerudo Desert and Gerudo Plateau |
| 227 | Polar rod | Polar Pyromagi |
| 228 | travel sword | Hyrule Field, Western Necluda |
| 229 | Knight’s sword | Gerudo, Tabantha and Treasure Chests |
| 230 | rod | Hyrule Field and Western Necluda |
| 231 | Treasure Saber | Reward from Vah Naboris; Can be reforged later |
| 232 | joke hammer | Kilton’s Monster Shop |
| 233 | Soldier’s Broadsword | Hyrule Field, Faron |
| 234 | Spiked Boko Club | Stronger Bokoblins in Necluda and Faron |
| 235 | Trio lizard albumerang | Strong Lizalfos in Hebra and Akkala |
| 236 | Rusted Sword | Ruins in Hyrule, Hyrule Castle |
| 237 | Guardian Sword | Guardian Scout II |
| 238 | Guardian Sword+ | Guardian Scout III |
| 239 | Guardian Sword++ | Guardian Scout IV |
| 240 | forest sword | Korok Forest and Forest of Hyrule |
| 241 | Zanshin short sword | Necluda and Lake Hylia |
| 242 | Zora Sword | Village of Zora and springs of Lanayru |
Two-Handed Weapons – Entries 243 to 280
| No. | weapon | Typical Location / Source |
|---|---|---|
| 243 | Antique great sword | Akkala Institute |
| 244 | mountain splitter | reward to Vah Rudania; in Goron City new forgeable |
| 245 | Beast Greatsword | Blue Lynels |
| 246 | bok club | Bokoblins in early regions |
| 247 | Chimera Greatsword | White and silver Lynels |
| 248 | Ice Greatsword | Hebra, Arena Ruins |
| 249 | iron hammer | Eldin, stables, various shrines |
| 250 | Electric Greatsword | Arena Ruins, Tabantha |
| 251 | rock splitter | Eldin and Goron City |
| 252 | Fire Greatsword | Arena Ruins and Eldin |
| 253 | Guard two-handed sword | Hyrule Castle |
| 254 | Gerudo two-handed sword | Gerudo Desert and Gerudo Plateau |
| 255 | Large Boomerang | West Necluda, Hebra |
| 256 | Hoe | Farms in Necluda and Hyrule Plains |
| 257 | lumberjack ax | stables and forest areas |
| 258 | bone bok leg | Stronger Bokoblins |
| 259 | Bone Bully Club | Strong Moblins, Hebra and Eldin |
| 260 | King’s two-handed sword | Hyrule Castle, Tabantha, Gerudo |
| 261 | Korok compartment | For felled trees and Korok areas |
| 262 | Lynel Greatsword | Lynels |
| 263 | Master Ax | Several stables and forest areas |
| 264 | Bully Club | Moblins |
| 265 | Moblin Bone | Stalmoblin’s |
| 266 | Mushin Greatsword | West Necluda, Hyrule Field |
| 267 | travel two-handed sword | Hyrule Field, Western Necluda |
| 268 | Knight’s two-handed sword | Gerudo and Tabantha |
| 269 | Rusty two-handed sword | Ruins and Hyrule Castle |
| 270 | Rudder | Necluda Coast and Lurelin Village |
| 271 | Soldier’s two-handed sword | Hyrule Field, Faron |
| 272 | spiked bok club | Stronger Bokoblins |
| 273 | Spiked Bully Club | Stronger Moblins |
| 274 | stone splitter | Eldin and Goron City |
| 275 | Guardian Ax | Guardian Scout II |
| 276 | Guardian Ax + | Guardian Scout III |
| 277 | Guardian Ax++ | Guardian Scout IV |
| 278 | wind blade | Yiga Officers |
| 279 | Zanshin Longsword | West Necluda and Lanayru |
| 280 | Zora Greatsword | Springs and swamp of Lanayru |
Lances – Entries 281 to 318
| No. | weapon | Typical Location / Source |
|---|---|---|
| 281 | Antique lance | Akkala Institute |
| 282 | Beast Lance | Blue Lynels |
| 283 | Boklance | Bokoblins in Western Necluda and Hyrule Plains |
| 284 | Chimera Lance | White and silver Lynels |
| 285 | Duo lizard lance | Stronger Lizalfos in Eldin and Akkala |
| 286 | Lizard lance | Lanayru and East Necluda |
| 287 | Ice lance | Arena Ruins, Hebra |
| 288 | electric lance | Arena Ruins, Hyrule Mountains |
| 289 | Magpie Lance | Tabantha and Rito area |
| 290 | ore drill | Eldin and Hebra |
| 291 | Fire lance | Arena Ruins, Hebra |
| 292 | fishing harpoon | Lurelin Village, East Necluda and Coasts |
| 293 | Guards halberd | Hyrule Castle |
| 294 | Gerudo Lance | Gerudo Town and Gerudo Desert |
| 295 | Pitchfork | Farms in Necluda |
| 296 | Bone punch lance | Stronger Bokoblins |
| 297 | Bone Molance | Stronger Moblins |
| 298 | King’s halberd | Gerudo Plateau, sources of Lanayru |
| 299 | Leunenlance | Lynels |
| 300 | Lightscale lance | To Vah Ruta; in the village of Zora new forgeable |
| 301 | Moblance | Moblins in Faron and Gerudo |
| 302 | travel lance | West Necluda, Hyrule Field |
| 303 | Knight’s halberd | Tabantha and Gerudo |
| 304 | Sanda Lance | East Necluda, Hyrule Field |
| 305 | Scale lance | Lanayru and Akkala |
| 306 | Soldier’s lance | Hyrule Field, Faron |
| 307 | spiked punch lance | Stronger Bokoblins |
| 308 | Spiked Molance | Stronger Moblins |
| 309 | Strong lizard lance | Tabantha and Gerudo |
| 310 | Rusted halberd | Ruins in Hyrule |
| 311 | Guardian Lance | Guardian Scout II |
| 312 | Guardian Lance+ | Guardian Scout III |
| 313 | Guardian Lance++ | Guardian Scout IV |
| 314 | Forest lance | Great Hyrule Forest |
| 315 | mop | Hateno Village, stables and houses |
| 316 | javelin | West Necluda and Hyrule Plains |
| 317 | Ceremonial lance | Village of Zora, under a bridge |
| 318 | Zora Lance | Sources from Lanayru and Lake Hylia |
Arches – Entries 319 to 343
| No. | Sheet | Typical Location / Source |
|---|---|---|
| 319 | Eagle Bow | To Vah Medoh; in the village of the Rito new forgeable |
| 320 | Antique sheet | Akkala Institute |
| 321 | Beast Bow | Blue Lynels |
| 322 | Bok bow | Bokoblins |
| 323 | Chimera Bow | White and silver Lynels |
| 324 | double shot bow | Yiga Novices and Yiga Hideout |
| 325 | Lizal Bow | Lizalfos in Lanayru |
| 326 | Falcon bow | Hebra and Tabantha |
| 327 | guard arch | Hyrule Castle |
| 328 | Gerudo bow | Gerudo Desert and Gerudo Town |
| 329 | wooden arch | Hyrule Field, Western Necluda |
| 330 | Isshin Bow | Necluda |
| 331 | Bone Bok Bow | Stronger Bokoblins |
| 332 | Royal Bow | Hebra, Tabantha and Hyrule Castle |
| 333 | Lynel Bow | Lynels |
| 334 | arc | Final battle against Demon Beast Ganon |
| 335 | travel sheet | Hyrule Field, Western Necluda |
| 336 | Knight’s Bow | Gerudo and Tabantha |
| 337 | Swallow Bow | Hebra and Tabantha |
| 338 | Soldier Bow | Hyrule Field, Faron |
| 339 | Spiked Bok Bow | Stronger Bokoblins |
| 340 | Steel echal bow | Hebra and Akkala |
| 341 | Strong lizard bow | Tabantha and Gerudo |
| 342 | Forest arch | Great Hyrule Forest |
| 343 | Zora bow | sources of Lanayru and Akkala |
Arrows – Entries 344 to 349
| No. | Arrow | Location / Source |
|---|---|---|
| 344 | wooden arrow | dealer, Treasure Chests, opponent |
| 345 | Fire Arrow | dealer and Treasure Chests |
| 346 | Ice Arrow | dealer and Treasure Chests |
| 347 | Electric Arrow | dealers, Lynel areas and Treasure Chests |
| 348 | Bomb Arrow | Dealer, Bokoblin Warehouse and Treasure Chests |
| 349 | Antique Arrow | Akkala Institute |
Shields – Entries 350 to 381
| No. | shield | Typical Location / Source |
|---|---|---|
| 350 | Antique shield | Akkala Institute |
| 351 | Beast Shield | Blue Lynels |
| 352 | Bok shield | Bokoblins |
| 353 | Chimera Shield | White and silver Lynels |
| 354 | Lizal Shield | Lizalfos in Necluda and on Lake Hylia |
| 355 | fish shield | Necluda and Hebra |
| 356 | Guard shield | Hyrule Castle |
| 357 | Gerudo Shield | Gerudo Town and Gerudo Desert |
| 358 | Goshin Shield | Necluda and shrines |
| 359 | Rabbit sign | Hebra and Lanayru Mountains |
| 360 | wooden sign | Hyrule Plain and Necluda |
| 361 | Hylian Shield | Hyrule Castle Dungeons; according to Stalnox |
| 362 | Bone Bok Shield | Stronger Bokoblins |
| 363 | King’s Shield | Hyrule Castle and Hebra |
| 364 | Lynel Shield | Lynels |
| 365 | travel sign | Hyrule Field, Western Necluda |
| 366 | Knight’s Shield | Hebra and Eldin |
| 367 | Treasure Shield | To Vah Naboris; in Gerudo Town new forgeable |
| 368 | Shield of Winds | Hebra and Tabantha |
| 369 | Soldier Shield | Hyrule Field, Tabantha |
| 370 | sun shield | Gerudo Desert and Gerudo Plateau |
| 371 | Spiked Bok Shield | Stronger Bokoblins |
| 372 | Steel echsal shield | Hebra and Akkala |
| 373 | Strong echsal shield | Tabantha and Gerudo |
| 374 | animal shield | Necluda and Hebra |
| 375 | pot lid | cooking areas, villages and stables |
| 376 | Rusted Shield | Ruins and Hyrule Castle |
| 377 | Guardian Shield | Guardian Scout II |
| 378 | Guardian Shield+ | Guardian Scout III |
| 379 | Guardian Shield++ | Guardian Scout IV |
| 380 | Forest sign | Korok Forest |
| 381 | Silver Shield | Village of Zora and springs of Lanayru |
All 4 treasures in the Hyrule Handbook
| No. | entry | Locations |
|---|---|---|
| 382 | Treasure Chest | All over Hyrule, shrines, ruins and monster camps |
| 383 | ore chunk | Rock walls and mountains throughout Hyrule |
| 384 | Rare Ore Chunk | Mountains, Eldin, Gerudo Plateau, Hebra |
| 385 | Luminous Stone Chunk | Lanayru, Gerudo plateau and numerous rock faces |
Of these four entries, the Treasure Chest is particularly practical for the Sensor+. Take a photo of any chest early on, set it as a search target and then examine ruins, Hyrule Castle, labyrinths or other large areas. The sensor also works on chests that are under water, underground or hidden behind walls.
The 4 additional EX entries from the expansion pass
The expansion pass adds four additional entries in normal mode. Their numbers are inserted into the existing categories as EX content, which is why the numbering of later entries may shift compared to the pure base game.
| EX entry | Category | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Destroyer | weapon | trial on the Great Plateau |
| Mega Igneo Talus | Monster | Lake Darman during Daruk’s Ballad |
| Molduking | Monster | Gerudo Region during Urbosa’s Ballad |
| Priest Monk Maz Koshia | Monster | Final of the last test |
All four belong to DLC 2 “The Champions’ Ballad“. You can find the corresponding 16 new shrines and external tests in our guide all shrines from “The Champions’ Ballad“.
Additional entries in master mode
The master mode from DLC 1 also has exclusive enemies that do not appear at all in the normal difficulty level. These include the Sky Oktorok as well as the gold variants of Bokoblin, Moblin, Lizalfos and Lynel. If you play in master mode, these opponents are also part of your manual there.
| Master mode entry | Typical Location |
|---|---|
| Sky Octorok | Carries the floating enemy platforms of Master Mode |
| Gold Bokoblin | Strong monster camps after appropriate game progress |
| Gold Moblin | Strong monster bearings |
| Golden Lizalfos | Strong areas and monster camps |
| Golden Lynel | Lynel locations in late master mode |
Which Hyrule Compendium Entries Are Easy to Miss?
Basically, an incomplete manual cannot fail permanently because you can buy missing images later from Symin. But if you want to take all the photos yourself, there are a few subjects that you should pay particular attention to.
| entry | Why easy to miss? |
|---|---|
| Master Kohga | One-off boss fight in Yiga Hideout |
| Ganon’s four curses | In the base game only once during Titans |
| Ganon’s Devastation | Only in the final battle |
| Demon Beast Ganon | Only during the final phase |
| arc | Only in the fight against Demon Beast Ganon |
| Sentry | Only during the attack on Vah Rudania |
| Low Lynel weapon tiers | Many Lynels later scale up to stronger variants |
| Low monster weapons | Enemies receive stronger equipment |
However, there is no permanent problem with the four warrior weapons: the eagle bow, mountain splitter, lightscale lance as well as the treasure saber and treasure shield can be made again by the respective peoples after they are broken.
Photograph Lynel weapons as early as possible
Some weapons in the Lynels are particularly problematic. Due to the scaling system, many normal Lynels become blue, white, or silver variants over the course of the game and then wear beast or chimera gear accordingly. If you only want your own photos, you should take a photo of the Lynel Sword, Lynel Greatsword, Lynel Lance, Lynel Bow and Lynel Shield early on, as soon as an opponent is wearing them.
The same applies to beast weapons before the corresponding Lynels fully upgrade to white or silver variants. If you missed the opportunity, that’s no reason for a new score: Symin’s image archive can add the missing entries later.
boss pictures only after Ganon buy
If you are missing pictures of Master Kohga, the four curses or Ganon, you have to finish the main story first. After defeating Ganon’s devastation, the save game in the loading screen receives a star. Then return to the Hateno Village Institute. Symin’s range is being expanded to include the special elite pictures.
These cost 500 Rupees per image and are therefore significantly more expensive than the normal manual photos. For a complete completionist save, this is still much more pleasant than permanently losing a motif because of a one-off boss fight.
Buy all photos – how many Rupees does it cost?
Theoretically you can fill out almost the entire basic game manual via Symin. Since “Photographic Memory” already gives you an entry and elite images are more expensive, the maximum cost for a practically complete base game manual is over 40,000 Rupees. This usually doesn’t make sense: take photos of animals, materials and common enemies during your journey and only use Symin for the last rare or missed entries.
Rupees can be collected through gems, rare monster loot, mini-games and sales, among other things. However, you should not sell valuable materials that you will later need for the maximum improvement of the armor too quickly.
The best order for a complete Hyrule Compendium
Don’t try to catch up on all 385 entries until the endgame. It is much more efficient to activate the Camera Rune as early as possible and then afterwards to photograph every subject marked in orange immediately. Especially with new types of monsters and weapons, this only takes a few seconds and saves long searches later.
- Unlock camera in Hateno Village. Complete “Zelda’s Legacy” as early as possible.
- Activate Sensor+. Complete Symin’s quest immediately afterwards.
- Photograph every orange subject. Animals, weapons and materials should become routine.
- Don’t forget boss fights. Photographs Master Kohga and the four curses before the attack.
- Photograph new weapons before collecting them. Especially with Lynel and Guardian weapons.
- Search for rare ingredients with Sensor+. This combines manual and armor upgrades.
- Check gaps after Ganon. Only buys the last problematic images from Symin.
- Talk to Symin. The final reward awaits after the last entry.
Sensor+ for rare materials and armor upgrades
The biggest practical benefit of the Complete Hyrule Compendium is not the completion reward, but the Sensor+. For example, if you need creeping trout, endurance beetles, princess gentian or other rare ingredients for the Great Fairies, simply select the appropriate manual entry as the sensor target. The signal gets stronger the closer you get to the object you are looking for.
This also works with weapons. For example, if you need a specific sword for the Side Quest “The Gun Nut,” you can select an existing entry and then search areas where the weapon appears according to the manual.
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Sensor+ to Treasure Chests
One of the most useful tricks in the entire game is also very simple: Photograph a Treasure Chest, open entry number 382 and select it as a sensor target. From now on, the Sheikah Sensor+ will report every nearby chest.
This is particularly useful in Hyrule Castle, the three great labyrinths, ruins, the titans and great shrines. Metal chests hidden underwater can also be detected. If you follow our 100% route and really want to collect every valuable chest, the treasure chest sensor should be active almost permanently as long as you are not looking for a specific ingredient.
Reward for Complete Hyrule Compendium
Once you have collected all the manual entries required for your game mode, return to the Hateno Village Institute and speak to Symin. He is impressed that Link has completed the entire database and gives you the secret documents.
The item ends up with the important items and has no playful effect. According to the description, there is a picture of a beautiful young Sheikah woman inside. You cannot open the documents or use them for another task. Similar to Hestu’ seeds for all 900 Koroks or Kilton’s medal for all major bosses, this is primarily a completionist trophy.
Does the Hyrule Handbook count as 100 percent?
Not at the percentage on the world map. The map display includes shrines, Koroks, titans and discovered map locations, but not manual images. So you can achieve 100.00% on the map even though your Hyrule Compendium still has large gaps.
The manual is still included in our complete completionist solution. A truly complete Breath of the Wild save game includes, in addition to the map display, the 76 Side Quests, 42 shrine tasks, memories, armor, boss medals and all manual entries.
Hyrule Compendium – Collectibles
| Completed | Category | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| ☐ | Animals | 83 / 83 |
| ☐ | Monster | 78 / 78 |
| ☐ | Materials | 36 / 36 |
| ☐ | Equipment | 184 / 184 |
| ☐ | Treasures | 4 / 4 |
| ☐ | Basic game total | 385 / 385 |
| ☐ | expansion pass | 4 additional EX entries |
| ☐ | master mode | 5 additional exclusive monsters |
| ☐ | Completion Reward | Secret documents picked up from Symin |
Hyrule Compendium complete – what’s missing?
If you have registered all 385 base game entries of the Hyrule handbook and picked up the secret documents from Symin, one of the largest optional collections of Breath of the Wild is completed. At the same time, you now have a complete Sensor+ database and can specifically track down practically every registerable animal, monster, material, weapon and Treasure Chest.
For our complete Breath of the Wild 100% score, all 900 Koroks, all 120 shrines, the 76 remain – if not already completed Side Quests, 42 shrine tasks, all map locations, memories, armor and Kilton’s boss medal. Expansion Pass owners will also complete the four EX entries and fully complete “The Champions’ Ballad”.