In most cases you should start by increasing link s health but having more stamina means you can climb higher and glide farther which can be very beneficial later in the game.
Swap heart containers and stamina.
It comes out to a 20 rupee fee to switch around your upgrades.
For the legend of zelda.
In breath of the wild getting more heart containers is directly tied to increasing link s stamina meaning you can only increase one at a time.
Heart containers and stamina upgrades are earned in breath of the wild through completing shrines with every four spirit orbs you pick up able to be traded at statues of the goddess hylia.
Once you do that you ll be able to buy a heart container or stamina upgrade for 120 rupees.
In exchange for 4 spirit orbs gained by completing shrines you ll be able to claim either a new heart container or stamina vessel.
You can use this statue as many times.
When you first go here the statue will always take a full heart container and you have to buy it back for 120 rupees.
When you talk to it it will take one of your heart containers and start the statue s bargain side quest.
Breath of the wild on the nintendo switch a gamefaqs message board topic titled store that trades in heart container and stamina vessels.
Talk to it again and it will allow you to choose whether you want a stamina upgrade or your heart container back.