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| game = ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]''

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==Appearances==

The Magic Meter is a bar on the top portion of the screen with Link's current magic quantity, and with the exception of ''The Adventure of Link'', has the appearance of a long green bar.

The Magic Meter in ''The Adventure of Link'' is seen at the top left hand corner of the screen. It is the only meter so far that deviates from the green-colored bar and instead uses multiple white bars, each representing sixteen magic points, and a numerical integer next to the word "magic" to indicate level number. Magic abilities in this game can be upgraded by leveling up; however, magic can only be upgraded to level eight.

''A Link to the Past'' is the first [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''Zelda'']] game to feature the iconic green magic meter. This one is vertical and on the left-hand side of the screen, and though it is available from the game's beginning, the player cannot use it until obtaining the [[Lantern]]. Visiting the [[Mad Batter]] allows the player to upgrade the magic storage ability, through a curse, by adding a ½ above the Magic Meter, indicating that magic consumption has been decreased by one-half. This effectively "doubles" the magic the player can carry.{{Ref|LttP|309|Mad Batter}}

Magic is obtained initially after completing [[Dodongo's Cavern]] and traveling up [[Death Mountain]] along the [[Death Mountain Trail]] to the summit where the player finds the [[Great Fairy|Great Fairy of Power]] who grants magic abilities to the [[Spin Attack]].{{Ref|OoT|358|[[Navi]]}}{{Ref|OoT|1255|[[Kaepora Gaebora]]}}{{Ref|OoT|1256|Kaepora Gaebora}}{{Ref|OoT|244|Great Fairy of Power}}

An upgrade is also available from the [[Great Fairy|Great Fairy of Wisdom]], inside [[Death Mountain Crater]], whose fountain is behind boulders which only the [[Megaton Hammer]] can break. This is where the player is granted the doubled meter.{{Ref|OoT|245|Great Fairy of Wisdom}}

Much like ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'' features a similar Magic Meter and specific weapons with similar magical requirements. The Magic Meter is first found after returning one [[Stray Fairy]] to the [[Great Fairy|Great Fairy of Magic]] in [[Clock Town|North Clock Town]].{{Ref|MM|886|Great Fairy of Magic}} A doubled meter is found after the player returns all fifteen Stray Fairies to the [[Great Fairy|Great Fairy of Wisdom]], located by the base of the [[Snowhead Temple]] in [[Snowhead]].{{Ref|MM|946-948|Great Fairy of Wisdom}}

In ''The Wind Waker'', the Magic Meter appears after Link acquires the [[Deku Leaf]] atop of the [[Great Deku Tree]] in the [[Forest Haven]]. Later, Link can double the Magic Meter by locating a [[Big Octo]] at [[Two-Eye Reef]]. Defeating this monster frees a Great Fairy, who grants him some of her power in gratitude.{{Ref|WW|2903-2905|Great Fairy}} This gives Link twice as much Magic Power as before.{{Ref|WW|192|In-Game Description}}

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