PRINCESS RUTO
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Items in Princess Ruto’s Quest
Three objects are hers: the letter, Zora’s Sapphire, and the Water Medallion. The scale, the bottle, the Boomerang, and the tunic are the tools Link uses around her.
Updated 2026-11-14
| Item | How it is obtained | Requirement | Tie to Ruto | Version note | Page | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruto's Letter | Dive to the bottom of Lake Hylia near the underwater tunnel and collect the bottle. | Silver Scale; the letter is already inside the bottle found in Lake Hylia | Written by Ruto asking to be rescued from Jabu-Jabu | Two wiki transcriptions differ; exact edition assignment not established | Princess Ruto's Letter Location | 3 publishers · see Sources |
| Zora Sapphire | Complete Jabu-Jabu's Belly and defeat Barinade; Ruto hands it over outside. | Defeat Barinade | Her mother's stone; she gives it to Link as an engagement ring | 'Zora's Sapphire' (N64/3DS) becomes 'Zora Sapphire' in the Switch 2 version | Table only | 1 publisher · see Sources |
| Silver Scale | Win the diving game by collecting five tokens within 40 seconds. | Talk to the Zora at the top of the waterfall | Lets Link dive to the tunnel and reach Ruto's letter | Name unchanged; diving game replayed for 10 Rupees | Table only | 2 publishers · see Sources |
| Empty Bottle | Found with Ruto's letter; King Zora gives the empty bottle back. | Ruto's Letter | Held Ruto's letter; King Zora returns it empty | Four bottles in OoT; a fifth is added in the Switch 2 version | Table only | 1 publisher · see Sources |
| Boomerang | Open the chest after defeating the Stingers in Jabu-Jabu's Belly. | Defeat the Stingers | Used to fight Big Octo and Barinade and to clear the dungeon while carrying Ruto | Unchanged | Table only | 1 publisher · see Sources |
| Water Medallion | Defeat Morpha in the Water Temple. | Defeat Morpha in the Water Temple | Given by Ruto after she awakens as Sage of Water | Unchanged | Table only | 1 publisher · see Sources |
| Zora Tunic | Buy it at the Zora Shop, or thaw King Zora with Blue Fire and receive it. | N64/3DS: 300 Rupees; Switch 2: 600 Rupees (one Zelda Wiki source), or thaw King Zora with Blue Fire | Lets Link breathe underwater in the Water Temple where Ruto is Sage | Zelda Wiki lists 300 Rupees in N64/3DS and 600 in Switch 2; one publisher | Table only | 1 publisher · see Sources |
The Sapphire’s three jobs
Zora’s Sapphire is the Spiritual Stone of Water, the object her mother called an engagement ring, and the key Link needs for the Door of Time. The relationship page tells that story. This table only records where it comes from: Ruto hands it over after Barinade. The remake renames it Zora Sapphire, dropping the apostrophe, on Zelda Wiki’s remake notes.
Letter and bottle
The lake pickup already contains the letter and bottle. After the letter is shown to King Zora, the bottle can be reused. Bottle order varies; the returned bottle is not necessarily Link’s first. Zelda Wiki’s remake article documents a fifth bottle, a single-publisher detail.
Prices I will not copy forward
Zelda Wiki’s Zora Tunic page distinguishes the prices: 300 Rupees in N64 and 3DS, and 600 Rupees in Switch 2. It also records the gift obtained by thawing King Zora with Blue Fire. This is one source, so the table marks the figures accordingly rather than copying the newer amount into the older editions.
The Boomerang is the dungeon item inside the belly. It stuns Big Octo and cuts Barinade’s tentacles. The Water Medallion is what adult Ruto gives Link after Morpha. Both stay as rows because they have no search volume of their own.
Status counts independent publisher groups in the row’s source record, not the number of pages. Zelda Wiki and its Fandom predecessor count once; multiple articles by one publisher also count once. A count describes the row’s documentation and does not mean that every field has been independently confirmed.
Questions people ask
What is Zora’s Sapphire?
The Spiritual Stone of Water. Ruto also calls it an engagement gift from her mother. Link receives it after Barinade.
Where is Ruto’s letter?
In a bottle under Lake Hylia. The letter page has the route and the two transcriptions.
How much is the Zora Tunic in the remake?
Zelda Wiki currently lists 600 Rupees on Switch 2 and 300 in the N64/3DS editions. This is one publisher’s figure, labeled as such in the table.
Is there a Princess Ruto amiibo?
I did not find an official Ruto amiibo, figure, or plush on the pages checked for this site.
Sources
- Zelda Wiki — Ruto's Letter — checked 2026-11-14
- Zelda Wiki — Zora's Sapphire — checked 2026-11-14
- Zelda Wiki — Silver Scale — checked 2026-11-14
- Zelda Wiki — Boomerang — checked 2026-11-14
- Zelda Wiki — Water Medallion — checked 2026-11-14
- Zelda Wiki — Zora Tunic — checked 2026-11-14
- Zelda Wiki — Switch 2 version — checked 2026-11-14