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If you’ve been playing through Zelda: Breath of the Wild for even a few hours, you might have noticed that you have very little inventory space for weapons, bows, and shields. Luckily, you can expand your inventory slots!
All you have to do is find Koroks, children of the forest that are hiding all over the map. When you find one, it will give you a Korok seed, which you can then trade to an adorable musician named Hestu for inventory slots.
Of course, that’s easier said than done, and finding Koroks can take a sharp eye and a mind for puzzles. There are 11 different kinds of Korok hiding spots and 900 Korok seeds total--you can get them all for completion, but you’ll only need 441 to max out your inventory slots. Rather than show all 900 locations, we’ve put together everything you need to know to find as many as you need.
For more Breath of the Wild tips, check out our Beginner's Guide and our list of things the game doesn't tell you. We also have helpful cooking tips and tricks, a guide to what each amiibo unlocks in the game, and more.
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Sparkling Leaves
If you see floating green leaves that sparkle a bit, go up to them and examine to reveal a Korok. The leaves will sometimes be moving around a small area, while other times they’ll be in a stationary position, like on a building’s roof.
Regular Hiding Spot
Some Koroks are hidden out in nature, like under rocks. These hiding spots will stick out in some way--the rock will be alone at the top of a mountain, for example, and all you need to do is pick it up to reveal the Korok. Other simple hiding spots include: a conspicuous block of ice you need to melt, under a heavy slab of rock that can be lifted with an Octo Balloon, behind destructible rock walls, inside breakable pots, or beneath layers of leaves that can be bombed away.
Boulders
If you see a boulder, look around for a similarly sized hole. Move the boulder (via rolling it, Stasis, or Magnesis) into the hole to find the Korok. There’s also a ball-in-a-cup version with a magnetic boulders and tree stumps, and keep an eye out for boulders that can be arranged into patterns. (If you get stuck, try to get to a higher vantage point to spot patterns and boulders that can be hard to see from the ground.)
Flowers
If you approach a flower and it disappears only to move to another location, follow the flower--when you reach the end of its trail, a Korok will appear. Keep an eye out for slight variations on the number or groupings of flowers.
Circles
Objects arranged in circles are hiding Koroks. If you find a circle of rocks sticking out of the water, find a nearby rock and throw it into the circle basketball-style to reveal the Korok. Along the same lines, if you see a circle of water lilies in a pond, dive in the center to reveal the Korok.
Rock Pattern
You will sometimes come across a pattern made from rocks, like a circle or spiral, with one or more rocks missing. Find the missing rock or rocks and place them in the correct position to finish the pattern and reveal the Korok. Generally, the missing rock or rocks are in the direction of the gap in the pattern.
Tree Pattern
Sometimes trees will be too neatly arranged; in this case, look for patterns in the fruit growing on the trees. For example, if all but one of the trees has the same arrangement of fruit, pick the extra fruit off the last tree to complete the pattern and unlock the Korok.
Cube Pattern
These are one of the most conspicuous hiding places for Koroks. If you see a two nearly identical cube patterns sticking out from a rock wall, use Magnesis to move one rogue cube to its proper position in order to make the pattern symmetrical.
Offering
A set of statues with trays in front of them are there to receive offerings. Most of the time, the offering is food, but not always--usually, some of the statues will already have offerings in front of them, so follow the lead of whoever was there before you and drop the correct item in the empty tray or trays. (When in doubt, the offering will be an apple, though statues honoring the Yiga Clan will need offerings of mighty bananas.) Completing the offering will reveal the Korok.
Archery
If you happen to see a balloon, pop it with an arrow to find a Korok. A lot of times, you’ll first see an orange-ish pinwheel; stand next to it to start the archery challenge. You need to hit all the targets to get the Korok seed. Targets can also include barrels and apples.
Race
Tree stumps marked with a leaf symbol are the starting point for a race. Step on the stump to start; many times, you’ll have to reach a specific point within a time limit. Occasionally, you’ll have to jump over obstacles with a horse to find the Korok.
Note: Finding Hestu
You’ll first encounter Hestu on the road to Kakariko Village from Dueling Peaks Stable. He’ll tell you that some Bokoblins stole his maracas, so kill the Bokoblins and retrieve the maracas from the treasure chest to give Hestu his inventory-expansion powers back. After that, he’ll let you trade Korok seeds for new weapon, bow, and shield inventory slots exponentially (as in, it’ll cost one Korok seed for the first weapons expansion, two for the second, and so on for each of the three categories).
After a few trades, Hestu will move to a stable for a time. Around the GameSpot office, we found him at Riverside Stable twice and Wetland Stable once--in all three cases, it was the second stable each of us had visited after Dueling Peaks Stable. He is also known to appear at Woodland Stable. All of those stables are on the way North toward Korok Forest, which is where Hestu says he’s headed.
Once you trade with him a few times at the stable, he’ll permanently move to Korok Forest, where you can continue trading with him. If you aren't sure how to get to Korok Forest, see slides 5 through 7 in our guide to getting the Master Sword--we have detailed directions and a map.
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