| Total | 20 Wisdom Gems (blue) |
|---|---|
| Spirit | Neri, the Spirit of Wisdom |
| Level 1 | 10 gems: damage taken halved |
| Level 2 | 20 gems: damage taken quartered |
| Turn in at | Shrine on Spirit Island |
| Bought | 1 (Beedle’s ship, 500 Rupees) |
| Mail and gifts | 4 (Salvatore, Astrid, Joanne, Aroo) |
| Mini-game prizes | 2 (Biggoron’s quiz, Beginner Treasure Maze) |
There are 20 Wisdom Gems in Phantom Hourglass, and every one is blue. One is sold on Beedle’s shop ship, four come from characters or the mailbox, two are prizes for a quiz and a maze, and the other thirteen are in chests across the islands and the Temple of the Ocean King. Collect ten and take them to the Shrine on Spirit Island to power up Neri, the Spirit of Wisdom; bring all twenty for her second upgrade. Many chests need Bombs, the Bow or the Grappling Hook, so some gems have to wait until you own those items.
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What Neri does with the gems
A Wisdom Gem does nothing while it sits in your collection. With ten of them, the servant at the Shrine on Spirit Island awakens Neri. Select Neri on the Collection screen and the damage you take drops to half; with all twenty gems it drops to a quarter. While Neri is equipped, you can also stun weaker enemies by walking into them.
All 20 Wisdom Gems at a glance
| # | Place | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
 1 | Beedle’s shop ship | 500 Rupees |
| 2 | Zauz’s Island | None |
| 3 | Isle of Gust | None |
| 4 | Mailbox | Cannon Game, Temple of Wind |
| 5 | Isle of Ember | Finish the Temple of Wind |
| 6 | Molida Island | Shovel, Sun Key |
| 7 | Temple of Courage | Bow |
| 8 | Mercay Island | Bombs, Bow |
| 9 | Bannan Island | Jolene’s Letter |
| 10 | Temple of the Ocean King | None |
| 11 | Goron Island | 20 Rupees |
| 12 | Temple of Ice | Bombs |
| 13 | Temple of Ice | Grappling Hook |
| 14 | Isle of Frost | Grappling Hook |
| 15 | Mailbox | Finish the Temple of Ice |
| 16 | Temple of the Ocean King | Bombchus |
| 17 | Maze Island | Beginner Treasure Maze |
| 18 | Maze Island | Bombs |
| 19 | Isle of Ruins | Lowered water |
| 20 | Isle of Ruins | None |
Wisdom Gem locations
Wisdom Gem 1: Beedle’s shop ship
Beedle sells it for 500 Rupees under the name “Good Thing”, and you can buy it as soon as you find his ship. Once you have bought it, he stops offering it.
Wisdom Gem 2: Zauz’s Island
Pick up a Cucco on Zauz’s Island and glide with it to the chest on the ledge east of Zauz’s hut.
Wisdom Gem 3: Isle of Gust Miniblin pit
On the Isle of Gust, drop into the pit full of Miniblins. The chest inside holds the gem.
Wisdom Gem 4: Salvatore’s letter
Play the Cannon Game once at Bannan Island, then clear the Temple of Wind. Salvatore mails you a letter with the gem inside; check any mailbox after a day or so has passed.
Wisdom Gem 5: Astrid after the Temple of Wind
After the Temple of Wind, return to Astrid’s house on the Isle of Ember and talk to her. She gives you the gem.
Wisdom Gem 6: Molida Island dig spot
At the entrance to the Northern Woods on Molida Island, dig up the patch of soft soil. A chest comes up with the gem inside. You need the Shovel and the Sun Key.
Wisdom Gem 7: Temple of Courage, floor B1
On floor B1 of the Temple of Courage, shoot the arrow aimer in the northeast part of the floor. A chest appears with the gem.
Wisdom Gem 8: Mercay Island, Freedle’s isle
On the northeast isle of Mercay Island, a chest stands just east of Freedle. Reach it with Bombs and the Bow.
Wisdom Gem 9: Joanne on Bannan Island
Once you have beaten Jolene in her first sword duel (after the Temple of Courage, before the Ghost Ship), the Postman brings Jolene’s Letter. Deliver it to Joanne in the Old Wayfarer’s Hut on Bannan Island and she rewards you with the gem.
Wisdom Gem 10: Temple of the Ocean King, floor B9
Defeat all four Wizzrobes on floor B9 and a large chest appears with the gem. The floor is covered in Temple of the Ocean King B7 to B9.
Wisdom Gem 11: Biggoron’s quiz
On Goron Island, pay 20 Rupees to take Biggoron’s quiz and answer all six questions correctly to win the gem.
Wisdom Gem 12: Temple of Ice, floor 3F
At the west end of floor 3F in the Temple of Ice, bomb your way to a chest that holds the gem.
Wisdom Gem 13: Temple of Ice, floor B1
On floor B1 of the Temple of Ice, a locked room in the northeast corner holds a chest. Use the Grappling Hook on your way there.
Wisdom Gem 14: Isle of Frost platform
In the southwest of the Isle of Frost, a chest sits on a raised platform. Grapple up to it.
Wisdom Gem 15: Aroo’s letter
Clear the Temple of Ice, then check any mailbox. Aroo has written to you, and the gem is in the envelope.
Wisdom Gem 16: Temple of the Ocean King, floor B2
On floor B2, send a Bombchu to the shock switch in the northwest corner. A chest appears with the gem.
Wisdom Gem 17: Maze Island Beginner prize
Finish the Beginner Treasure Maze on Maze Island to win the gem as your prize.
Wisdom Gem 18: Maze Island bomb wall
In the center-east of the Treasure Maze, a chest sits in a grassy nook beside an eye switch. Bring Bombs, which open the walls on the way in, and you can take the gem before or after you win the Beginner prize.
Wisdom Gem 19: Isle of Ruins cave
After the water has been lowered, look for a cave southeast of Bremeur’s Temple on the Isle of Ruins. The chest inside holds the gem.
Wisdom Gem 20: Isle of Ruins boulder bridge
Just north of Max’s Temple on the Isle of Ruins, push a boulder across the bridge. A chest turns up with the last gem.
Turning them in
Spirit Island lies south of Molida Island. Visit the Shrine once you hold ten gems to awaken Neri, and return with all twenty for the second upgrade. Open the Collection screen and select Neri afterwards, because the Spirit only helps while it is equipped.
