Link no longer playfully runs around tall grass looking for precious rupees like he used to in the previous entries. In The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, he goes around bonking his enemies on the head, clearing out camps for all they’ve got whilst leaving no treasure unclaimed. While venturing through Hyrule, various caves and other locations hold these remarkable treasures as well, consisting of gems and different colored Rupees waiting to be discovered.
If exploration and excavation aren't your cups of tea, then maybe some hunting might take your fancy as you breathe in the air of the wild lands like the good old times. Regardless of which method you choose, we’ll turn Link into Mr. Moneybags in no time. The Rupee-making techniques on this list are unparalleled.
8 Bulk Selling Extra Meals And Items To Merchants
After collecting many kinds of resources, you’ll come to learn that Link’s knapsack has a bottomless hole. There’s enough inventory space when it comes to accumulating ingredients for meals or elixirs, but if you need the extra money and there’s currently no use for those materials, it’s best to offload them to a merchant.
Items such as Bokoblin Horns and Fangs can become cumbersome once they amass over the amount you need for your elixirs. Other than ingredients- any extra cooked meals you don’t need will be the best to sell.
7 Blood Moon
The Blood Moon acts as a mechanic in the game that resets the state of the Hyrule. The full red moon respawns all resources but essentially revives enemies that Link has swept through. Making sure to pin the enemy camps with the best loot on your map will come in handy here, as it will help you navigate and revisit the location again once the Blood Moon rises, again reaping it for all its rewards.
Armed with the knowledge of enemy placements, Link can employ diverse tactics, forge new paths, and engage in tactical battles to secure the treasures hidden within the resurrected strongholds.
6 Side Quests And Minigames
The characters that reside in Hyrule can be so kind and generous… that is if you do something for them of course. After making your way to Hyrule Castle at the beginning of the game, Hoz, Captain of Zelda’s Royal Guard, gathers his Monster Control Crew to take over a nearby Bokoblin camp.
Hoz will enlist Link to help him out and afterward hands him a shiny silver Rupee. There are multiple other side quests in Tears Of The Kingdom to help get your rupees up as well as minigames including the Zonai Wing Minigame on Eventide Island.
5 Mining Caves
Across the Kingdom of Hyrule, there are plenty of nooks and crannies that Link can explore. While you may not actively search for caves, stumbling upon them is inevitable, so remember to take note of their locations on your Purah Pad. Keeping track of the caves you encounter will prove beneficial as you can later extract precious gems from them.
You’ll discover an exquisite assortment of gems like Ruby, Opal, and Sapphire, alongside a plethora of other minerals with diverse applications, including the remarkable Luminous Stone, which is sold or utilized in another way we’ll discuss on this list!
4 Blupees
Making their debut in Breath of the Wild, Blupees are creatures that resemble something akin to a blue bunny. It can be quite challenging to spot a Blupee, as they are not commonly found around Hyrule and tend to hastily scurry away by the time you lay your eyes on them, making them easy to miss.
However, if you can sneak up on one while they are prancing around, it’s best to whip out a bow and arrow and start making it rain. One good hit should send them off running while leaving a trail of gems and rupees behind them.
3 Dondons
These beefed-up creatures are calm, non-aggressive beasts that can be fed, Luminous Stones. It’s time to trail back to any caves you might’ve missed or not completely mined out to gather all the Luminous Stones you can. At the Lakeside Stable in West Necluda, there are a few gathered in a circle, ready for you to drop all your Luminous Stones for them to eat up.
It might be good to kick back for a bit and make sure the Dondons are eating the stones, but you can take Link on other adventures as well while the Dondons digest the Luminous Stones. When you return, you'll be pleasantly surprised by the abundance of valuable gems awaiting you. After feeding them numerous times, you’ll eventually be the proud owner of a fine Diamond pooped out by a Dondon.
2 Amiibos
One of the faster methods to get your rupees would be scanning Amiibos. Although each Amiibo does initially have a single special reward, they can be scanned once per day to get whatever other goodies they might generate.
After the Amiibo is scanned, all the items it generates will plop into existence before Link's eyes. Very rarely, they do drop Rupees, but all the items they drop can be sold for a significant amount. Other times, they have the chance to drop armor pieces that can be worn or sold for six hundred rupees each.
1 Hunting
Hunting big game such as a moose or bear is incredibly profitable. You can sell the Raw Prime and Gourmet Meat or cook it together as a meat skewer to get way more rupees. You’ll definitely want to get yourself a horse for the trip, so you can jump on and off the mount to get the most out of your arrow shots in bullet time.
While aiming for the head is advantageous, having a horse will greatly enhance your ability to locate and pursue all these animals effortlessly. This allows you to consistently track them down and continuously barrage them with arrows. It’s open season over at the Tabantha Snowfield in the Hebra Region, so head over there and get to hunting.