The Statue's Bargain

Key takeaways

Use the title carefully when looking for the correct game and quest.

• Breath of the Wild quest The Statue's Bargain is associated with Hateno Village in Breath of the Wild.
• Tears of the Kingdom title Tears of the Kingdom does not attach this specific quest name to the Horned Statue; its related quest is A Deal With the Statue.
• Stat exchange The Horned Statue lets the player exchange Heart Containers and Stamina Vessels rather than permanently locking in the original distribution.
• The service has a fee In Tears of the Kingdom, selling an upgrade returns 100 rupees and buying it back costs 120 rupees.
• Do not confuse the statues The Horned Statue, also known as the Demon Statue, is different from the Bargainer Statues in the Depths.

Overview

The Statue's Bargain is the name of a side quest from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, not the name of the Horned Statue quest in Tears of the Kingdom.

In Breath of the Wild, The Statue's Bargain takes place in Hateno Village and introduces the Horned Statue as a special exchange point for Link's permanent upgrades. The statue allows Heart Containers and Stamina Vessels to be exchanged for one another through a fee-based process, giving the player a way to adjust the balance between health and stamina after making earlier upgrade choices.

The Horned Statue returns in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but the quest title The Statue's Bargain is not used for that appearance. The corresponding Tears of the Kingdom quest is A Deal With the Statue, and the statue is encountered in the Royal Hidden Passage. This distinction matters when searching for a walkthrough, because guides using the older title describe the Breath of the Wild quest rather than the Tears of the Kingdom objective.

The exchange system is designed as a respec-like service rather than a source of free upgrades. In Tears of the Kingdom, the Horned Statue can take either a Heart Container or a Stamina Vessel for 100 rupees and sell the selected upgrade back for 120 rupees. The net fee is the cost of changing the upgrade type, while the underlying exchange lets players reconfigure health and stamina to suit different parts of their adventure.

The Horned Statue is also called the Demon Statue, and it should not be confused with the Bargainer Statues found in the Depths. Bargainer Statues use Poes as currency and offer different goods, including armor-related items, whereas the Horned Statue's defining service is the exchange of Heart Containers and Stamina Vessels.

Where this sits

Requirements

The source material confirms the relevant locations and statue services, but does not provide a complete trigger sequence or prerequisite list.

• RequiredThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildThe Statue's Bargain belongs to Breath of the Wild and is located in Hateno Village.
• RecommendedThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom distinctionFor Tears of the Kingdom, search for A Deal With the Statue rather than The Statue's Bargain.
• RecommendedRupees for the exchangeThe Tears of the Kingdom service uses a 100-rupee sale and a 120-rupee buy-back price.

Objectives

1. Find the Horned Statue associated with the questThe Breath of the Wild quest is located in Hateno Village, while the Tears of the Kingdom counterpart uses the Royal Hidden Passage.
2. Use the statue's exchange serviceExchange a Heart Container or Stamina Vessel and pay the applicable fee when buying the selected upgrade back.
3. Distinguish the Horned Statue from Bargainer StatuesThe two statue types provide different services and use different currencies.

Walkthrough

1. 01

   Select the correct quest entry

   Confirm which game the guide covers

   Use The Statue's Bargain when referring to the Breath of the Wild side quest in Hateno Village. If you are playing Tears of the Kingdom, look for A Deal With the Statue instead, because the Horned Statue is not tied to this exact quest title there.

   Location: Quest identification

2. 02

   Locate the Horned Statue

   Reach the relevant statue location

   For Breath of the Wild, travel to Hateno Village to pursue The Statue's Bargain. For Tears of the Kingdom, the distinct quest involving the statue takes place in the Royal Hidden Passage.

   Location: Hateno Village or Royal Hidden Passage

3. 03

   Select a Heart Container or Stamina Vessel

   Choose the upgrade to exchange

   The statue's service concerns only the two upgrade categories identified in the source material: Heart Containers and Stamina Vessels. Decide which category you want to sell before confirming, since the purpose of the service is to alter the balance between health and stamina.

4. 04

   Pay the exchange fee

   Complete the paid buy-back

   In Tears of the Kingdom, selling the selected upgrade pays 100 rupees and buying it back costs 120 rupees. Treat the difference as the service fee required to convert one upgrade type into the other rather than as a free respec.

   Watch outDo not assume that selling an upgrade alone completes the desired reconfiguration; the buy-back is the part that returns the upgrade in the selected form.

5. 05

   Finish the stat reconfiguration

   Leave with the intended health and stamina balance

   After the exchange, verify that the resulting allocation matches your current build preference. The source material does not specify a separate combat encounter or a more elaborate objective chain for this service.

Mission mechanics

The Horned Statue functions as a conversion point between two kinds of permanent character upgrades. Heart Containers represent the health side of the choice, while Stamina Vessels represent the stamina side. By allowing either type to be exchanged, the statue makes an earlier upgrade decision reversible instead of forcing the player to keep the same allocation for the rest of the game.

In Tears of the Kingdom, the service follows a two-price structure. The statue buys the selected Heart Container or Stamina Vessel for 100 rupees and sells it back for 120 rupees. The difference is therefore the cost of changing the upgrade category, not a direct increase to the total number of upgrades owned.

The statue's function is separate from the Depths economy associated with Bargainer Statues. Bargainer Statues use Poes and offer different categories of goods, including armor sets. A player looking for a health-and-stamina exchange should identify the Horned Statue, also called the Demon Statue, rather than treating every statue with a similar visual role as interchangeable.

What works and what does not

Choices and consequences

• Sell a Heart Container or Stamina Vessel

  In Tears of the Kingdom, the selected upgrade is exchanged for 100 rupees and becomes available for the statue's buy-back process.

• Buy the upgrade back in the desired form

  The buy-back costs 120 rupees and is the paid part of the respec-like exchange.

• Search for The Statue's Bargain in Tears of the Kingdom

  This can lead to the wrong quest reference, because the Tears of the Kingdom quest is titled A Deal With the Statue.

Checklist

• Confirm whether you are playing Breath of the Wild or Tears of the Kingdom.The quest titles are not the same between the two games.
• Use Hateno Village as the Breath of the Wild location reference.This is the location supplied for The Statue's Bargain.
• Use Royal Hidden Passage as the Tears of the Kingdom location reference.This is associated with A Deal With the Statue.
• Bring enough rupees for the Tears of the Kingdom exchange.The listed sale and buy-back prices are 100 and 120 rupees.
• Choose between Heart Containers and Stamina Vessels deliberately.These are the two upgrade categories handled by the Horned Statue.
• Do not substitute a Bargainer Statue for the Horned Statue.Bargainer Statues use Poes and provide a different service.

Rewards

• Heart Container exchange
  The Horned Statue can exchange a Heart Container as part of the respec-like service.
• Stamina Vessel exchange
  The Horned Statue can exchange a Stamina Vessel as part of the respec-like service.
• Character stat reconfiguration
  The exchange allows the player to alter the balance between health and stamina rather than adding a conventional quest reward.

Characters in this mission

• Bargainer StatuesSeparate statues in the Depths with a Poe-based item service

Aftermath

Trivia

• The Horned Statue is also known as the Demon Statue.
• The Horned Statue's service is focused on Heart Containers and Stamina Vessels, unlike the item-focused service of the Bargainer Statues.
• The Statue's Bargain and A Deal With the Statue are separate quest titles in different games, despite involving the same returning statue concept.

Sources

• Quest and Horned Statue reference — youtube.com

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