Ancient Gears are recurring Items in The Legend of Zelda series.[1][2]
Location and Uses
Breath of the Wild
In Breath of the Wild, Ancient Gears can be obtained by defeating Guardians or finding them in Treasure Chests. They are also sold by the Slippery Falcon (Tarrey Town Branch) and the travelling Merchant Teli, who can be found on the road northwest of Hateno Village. As is the case with all Ancient Materials, Ancient Gears were made by the ancient Sheikah and used in their machinery. In spite of their age, they are still more advanced than anything else that exists during Breath of the Wild.[1]
Ancient Gears can be given to the Ancient Oven at the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab to make various pieces of Ancient Soldier Gear. Since they count as Monster Parts, they can be combined with critters in a Cooking Pot to make Elixirs. They can also be exchanged at the Fang and Bone for Mon or used as an ingredient for Gray Dye at the Kochi Dye Shop.
Ancient Gears are required to upgrade the following pieces of Armor at a Great Fairy Fountain.
| Armor | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ancient Helm |
N/A |  Ancient Gear (×10)
|
N/A | N/A |
 Ancient Cuirass |
N/A | Ancient Gear (×10)
|
N/A | N/A |
 Ancient Greaves |
N/A | Ancient Gear (×10)
|
N/A | N/A |
 Vah Medoh Divine Helm |
N/A | Ancient Gear (×10)
|
N/A | N/A |
 Vah Naboris Divine Helm |
N/A | Ancient Gear (×10)
|
N/A | N/A |
 Vah Rudania Divine Helm |
N/A | Ancient Gear (×10)
|
N/A | N/A |
 Vah Ruta Divine Helm |
N/A | Ancient Gear (×10)
|
N/A | N/A |
Other Appearances
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
Nomenclature
 Names in other regions  | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Meaning | |
 | Japanese | 古代の歯車 (Kodai no haguruma) | |
 | ChineseTR | 古代齒輪 (Gǔdài chǐlún) | |
 | Dutch | Geavanceerd tandwiel | Advanced gear |
 | FrenchEU | Rouage antique | Antique cog |
 | German | Antikes Zahnrad | |
 | Italian | Ingranaggio ancestrale | |
 | Korean | 고대의 톱니 (Godaeui tomni) | |
 | Russian | Древняя шестерня (Drevnyaya shesternya) | |
 | SpanishLA | Engranaje ancestral | |
| This table was generated using translation pages. | |||
See Also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ancient Gear
A gear used in ancient machinery. Despite being incredibly old, its build quality is leaps and bounds above anything built using current technology." — Inventory (Breath of the Wild) - ↑ "Ancient Gear
A gear used in ancient machinery. Despite being incredibly old, its build quality is leaps and bounds above anything built using current technology." — Spoils (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity)