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How to Farm Star Fragments
This part of IGN's Zelda: Breath of the Wild wiki guide will walk you through how to farm Star Fragments. This material is very important in BotW, as it is necessary to upgrade your armor to its max level at the various Great Fairy Fountains around Hyrule.
In this guide, we will walk you through an easy step-by-step way to farm Star Fragments.
How Many Star Fragments to Upgrade Gear
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- To upgrade Ancient Armor Set pieces (for Guardian Resistance), you will need (1) Star Fragment and (2) Giant Ancient Cores for all three pieces, hence farming must occur.
- To upgrade your Jewelry, you will need (10) of the corresponding mineral and (1) Star Fragment.
Head to Dueling Peaks
- Put on cold resistance armor (Snowquill Headress, Snowquill Tunic, Snowquill Trousers)
- Warp to Shee Vaneer Shrine (southern shrine at the top of Dueling Peaks) and climb the mountain behind the shrine where the statues are. ?(If you haven't ready dropped an apple in the empty offering plate in front of one of the statues, do it and get a Korok Seed. You're welcome.)
Light a Fire and Wait Until Night
- Stand between the statues and light a fire (drop wood and flint and strike it with a metal weapon or, if you're out of flint hit it with a Meteor Rod). Sit and wait until morning. Then, relight it and sit and wait until evening.
Watch for the Star Fragment and Warp to Nearest Tower
- Face west overlooking Central Hyrule and with Hyrule Castle to the right of your screen. The fragment will fall from the sky between 9:00 PM and 3:00 AM. ?
- When it does, [Press] R to activate your Scope and then mark it with a pin. ?Look at your map (-) and find the shrine or Tower closest to your pin and warp there. The Star Fragment will remain in place until 5:00 AM.
- Run to the fragment and pick it up. If it falls into water, it's gone for good, so just try again the following night.
- Repeat until you have the desired number of Star Fragments
Remember that Central Tower has Guardians at it's base, so be careful when warping there. Also, monsters come out at night so use your paraglider or switch to your Dark Armor Set (Dark Hood, Dark Tunic, and Dark Trousers) so you can run faster.