Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Has One Easy Way To Get Rich

There's a lot to do in , but like always, one running priority is the acquisition of wealth. The large map of Hyrule is strewn with rupees, and grabbing as many as possible is the key to getting upgrades and consumables for Zelda. Slicing up enemies might not come as easily to her as it does to Link, but with powerful options for movement and puzzle-solving thanks to the use of echoes, uncovering every corner of the map is right up her alley.

A little exploration can go a long way, and keeping a decent supply of rupees on hand shouldn't be that much of a challenge. Even so, there's no need to be content with scraping by when Zelda can find so much more financial freedom, ensuring that no shop's supply ever feels off-limits. One echo that can be found early in the game is the key to getting way more rupees without much effort at all, but it's dependent on which direction Zelda takes when offered a branching path.

The crow is one of the best early-game echoes in , and it's not just because of its aerial superiority. While many enemies drop a rupee when they die, crows can shake them down for way more, scattering green and blue rupees with relative frequency when attacking enemies. The opportunity to grab a crow echo can be found on the edge of the Gerudo desert, so when the game offers the option to head to the desert or visit the Zora, it's best to at least make a quick stop by in either case.

Deploying a couple of crow echoes when walking through an area populated with enemies is essentially just free rupee generation, and the crows will even pick up the rupees themselves when they get the chance, sometimes saving Zelda the need to even run around collecting them. They're also genuinely good at dispatching enemies, at least compared to a lot of other early echoes. Although it can take them a number of pecks to take care of tanky foes, they deal a moderate amount of damage, and their airborne nature can make them hard to counter.

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom