The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda

Utility Items

Learn how to use utility items in The Legend of Zelda, including the Blue Candle and Red Candle for lighting and revealing secrets, plus Bombs.

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Blue Candle / Red Candle

Blue Candle Location: Dungeon 1. Can be purchased from shops.

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Utility Items

Red Candle Location: Can be purchased from shops after acquiring the Blue Candle.

Use: Lights dark rooms, burns bushes to reveal secrets. Blue Candle can only be used once per screen; Red Candle has unlimited uses.

Bombs

Location: Found in dungeons, dropped by enemies, or purchased from shops.

Use: Destroys cracked walls, reveals hidden passages, damages certain enemies and bosses (e.g., Dodongo).

Boomerang / Magical Boomerang

Boomerang Location: Dungeon 2.

Magical Boomerang Location: Dungeon 5.

Use: Stuns most enemies, retrieves items from a distance. Magical Boomerang travels further and faster.

Bow & Arrow / Silver Arrow

Bow Location: Dungeon 6.

Arrow Location: Purchased from shops.

Silver Arrow Location: Found in a secret cave in Death Mountain (requires Power Bracelet).

Use: Bow fires Arrows. Silver Arrow is essential for defeating Ganon.

Raft

Location: Dungeon 3.

Use: Allows Link to cross specific docks on bodies of water, opening new areas.

Ladder

Location: Dungeon 4.

Use: Allows Link to cross single-tile gaps in water or lava, and some small pits.

Power Bracelet

Location: Dungeon 8.

Use: Allows Link to push certain heavy blocks and rocks that are otherwise immovable.

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