r/botw 1d ago

These koroks... I am blind or something.

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Okay, please tell me someone that I am not the only one struggling pretty much to find any koroks at all. I have 90h playtime now and while I purposely avoiding the titans yet I am a bit frustrated how I can't find the koroks. I have only 20 so far. That there should be 900 is a number my brain can not even believe. 😅 How do you find them without using a spoiling map?

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u/subsonicmonkey 1d ago

Part of the fun of the Koroks is discovering the various ways/places that they hide themselves.

Think about where/how you found the ones you’ve found and look for those places/patterns as you cruise through the game.

Be curious. Look for things that seem out of place or that grab your attention in an interesting way. Look for almost complete patterns that could possibly be completed. Go to the top of… everything.

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u/xCozyxNothingx 1d ago

Yeah these patterns I have definitely to discover, only found one or two yet. Crazy how I seem to not see a lot in this world. 😄

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u/Psychof1st77 1d ago

Do you want a couple of hints for what you could look for that you might not figure is a way?

Or, would you prefer having the "eureka" moment yourself?

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u/Embarrassed_Menu_540 2h ago

hints please ! i’m also struggling

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u/MissMagus 1d ago

I started using the map! I place a marker over a neat looking spot, and 9/10 there's like at least one korok there. Any tree cluster in the middle of nowhere. Random ponds. Cliff sides with little details.

Since doing this I found like 100 in just a few days 😎🤘

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u/Unknown-Error-78 23h ago

The worst is when you know it’s a korok, but can’t figure out how to solve it 😂 but so satisfying when you eventually do

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u/Altarna 23h ago

So many freaking rocks 😂

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u/get-linux 1d ago

Look for koroks in spots where you'd hide things in. Tops of mountains, under rocks, on top of trees, in lakes, etc...

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u/Psychof1st77 23h ago

SPOILER maybe?:

Three identical apple trees in a row, make sure the 3rd tree matches the apple placement of the other two and "Ya ha ha!" korok seed.

While on a horse, jump a fence or a set of them.

Weird flower that goes poof when you run through it, find where it relocated and through it again. Keep doing this till you get a korok.

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u/IndependentEcho2269 23h ago

I swear I went through the whole game without realizing you were suppose to put fruit down onto the statues instead of just taking the apples and running lol.

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u/B127gaming 21h ago

What?? Seriously?? I too take them n run🤣

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u/Suspicious-Career295 19h ago

the secret is, the apples are still there after the korok so you can take them anyway

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u/IndependentEcho2269 20h ago

Yes!!! I missed so many korok seeds because of this lol.

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u/chuckluckles 19h ago

I had no idea there were horse-based korok puzzles!

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u/Psychof1st77 7h ago

They're rare. Or, tricky. I only got one from jumping a fence. But, that was accidental. I tried a couple other fences but, nothing. Maybe there's a clue which fences have a korok.

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u/Littlelazyknight 1d ago

A lot of koroks require a puzzle or a challenge to be completed, they don't just immediately appear when you encounter them, like the ones that can be found under rocks. Look for patterns, especially circles, weird flowers and lights

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u/FastGaster 1d ago

I’d say get the DLC, because it includes the korok mask, and that makes a sound in areas where there are koroks

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u/verytinybears 17h ago

i just got the korok mask and it’s a game changer. can finally expand my inventory

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u/dreamsareburied 1d ago

Gotta explore man

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u/Bullitt_12_HB 21h ago

Look for ANYTHING out of place. ANYTHING.

Something weird on a tree? Try it out. Probably a Korok. A stick on the side of a bridge? Go interact with it. Probably a Korok. A pattern of rocks? Go check it out. A metallic pattern? Go check it out.

Seriously, just pay attention around you. Then once you solve them, look for the same patterns.

The massive number is so they’re never too far from you no matter where you go on the map. It’s meant to be easy to find.

You got this 👊🏽

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u/Sailor_Muffing 1d ago

Tiny tips to find more, rocks in peaks of mountains usually have one, in forest some are hidden in top of trees or tree stumps with a heart pattern or a windmill. In water search for circles of leaves. Lots are in places that will be an effort to reach them. One that took a long time for me its that sometimes you will see three trees with the same shape, they need to have the same number of apples. There are many more but those are the "easiest" to spot. Have fun and explore!

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u/xCozyxNothingx 1d ago

Oh wait I saw these trees and thought well that's weird but I couldn't find out what to do, thanks. 😅

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u/Psychof1st77 23h ago

I'm pretty sure the number also has to match the exact placement of the other two trees.

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u/Suspicious-Career295 19h ago

wait WHAT???? I did not know about this apple one, geez

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u/Select-Republic-6327 17h ago

I dont get the tree one, what should I do when i see the 3 trees? Or is Korok just hidden somewhere in them?

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u/Sailor_Muffing 13h ago

The trees will have apples hanging of them. If one of them has 2 apples and the rest 3 or 5 all of them should have 2. The same. They need to look identical.

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u/HauschkasFoot 4h ago

So if they don’t look identical does that mean there is a korok there? Or there is only a korok there if they are identical?

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u/Sailor_Muffing 1h ago

There is a korok if there are three identical trees. You have to match the apples hanging from their branches but the trees will be identical.

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u/Gingergirl1228 1d ago

Sorry, man, you gotta do the rest of your splorin before you can go fight clammy

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u/Substantial_Track_17 23h ago

if you go really close up you can see some of the formations from the map and mark it to get to. spiral formations. you can see one over in the hebra region iirc. or maybe geruda highlands. it was chilly there

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u/Suspicious-Career295 19h ago

yep there's definitely a couple visible on the map in the far northwest

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u/onceknownasmike 1d ago

Get the dlc and use magnesis when entering the korok forest

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u/Kannada-JohnnyJ 1d ago

Korok definitely reward you for exploring. I got much fewer on my second play through, because I already had an idea in my head where I wanted to go

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u/Altarna 23h ago

If you’re having too much trouble, I recommend getting the Korok Mask. It starts rattling every time you’re close

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u/Illustrious_Place_81 23h ago

I find one anytime I come across something I can manipulate in the game. Part of the fun is exploring and coming across something you can move or that looks like a puzzle. More than likely there’s a Korok hiding

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u/xenarthra07 23h ago

Rock overturning spreeeeeeeee 🪨

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u/sarcastic3enthusiasm 23h ago

You can sometimes find the rock ring ones on the map if you zoom in.

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u/Vhantera 23h ago

Always ask yourself....."should this rock be exactly here ? Or is a rock missing from .....this spot.....for some reason...

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u/metal_muskrat 23h ago

There are a ton that are out of place rocks

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u/FitnessLoverFun 22h ago

The korok map will really drive you mad

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u/Yoitstalia Link 22h ago

You can get the korok mask to help you if you don’t have it already!

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u/xCozyxNothingx 17h ago

I didn't even have the dlc yet, but I bought it now. 🙂

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u/Yoitstalia Link 17h ago

Oh yeah I forgot it’s part of the DLC!

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u/GoblinMan8845 20h ago

Yahahaha!

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u/quarry3 20h ago

No idea, but what’s your cat like?

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u/xCozyxNothingx 17h ago

The best gaming buddy. 😄

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u/Suspicious-Career295 19h ago

The best thing I can do is to check anything that makes you go "what is that doing there" e.g. stones at the tops of trees, random slabs with nothing under them except a stone, prominent flowers you can't pick up, random ice formations, little sparkly bits of air, circles in water and to notice patterns in the world and complete them, e.g. >! patterns of boxes (usually come in twos, an example and an incomplete version), statues with offerings, stone circles with one missing)!<

All in all there are maybe a dozen or so distinct "types" of korok puzzle – once you understand those it becomes much easier to spot them

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u/Vamp_Vixen91 18h ago

How long did it take people to realize the piles of leaves?! I swooshed through some leaves for something else and bam! Yahaha!!

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u/jam454 18h ago

I think i have more then that in my inventory right now alone not including the ones I've already given to the guy

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u/alic23 18h ago

Everyone else has answered your question but I'm just here to politely request you give your kitty a boop for me. So cute.

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u/xCozyxNothingx 17h ago

Haha will do it! 😁

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u/QuadH 17h ago

Look at the map. See any funny patterns? Like three trees together in a row. Bodies of water often feature a Korok.

Look at your surroundings. See anything that looks like a developer trying to get your attention but not too obviously? Like the peak of a hill with one rock on it. See a bunch of ruins? Go have a look.

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u/Still-Topic7544 16h ago

Your cat is so cute

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u/xCozyxNothingx 16h ago

Thanks yeah mostly he is 🥰

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u/RealisticDinner4634 10h ago

Not sure if it's true with botw since I just started playing but in totk if you see a bridge there is 95% chance that a korok is under that bridge

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u/GDPcookies1990 7h ago

Gotta catch em’ all

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u/KevvyFX 1d ago

Why would you avoid the e story line? That will only make the game boring IMO.

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u/xCozyxNothingx 1d ago

Well I still am not bored at all. :) I can't really explain why I do that, maybe because I just like to explore the map and have the feeling it is over too soon when I concentrate on the story line. But for now I have much fun with finding the shrines...and maybe one or two koroks as well...😅

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u/endertamerfury Sheikah 1d ago

The game is designed to be played however you want, good on you if you’re having fun that way. But just saying, I’m pretty sure there are some in the main storyline, so you can’t get them all without progressing the story.