Kakariko Village & Lost Woods

1. Head to the northeast corner of Hyrule Field and climb the stone steps into Kakariko Village, at the foot of Death Mountain.

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2. Make your way up through the village to the gate onto Death Mountain Trail. Show the guard Zelda's Letter by using it from your item menu while standing in front of him.

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3. He chuckles at the princess's note but opens the gate. He also mentions that his son would love a Keaton Mask.

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4. Tip

   Showing the letter also opens the Happy Mask Shop in Hyrule Market. Borrow the Keaton Mask, sell it to this guard, and you start a mask-selling side quest that eventually earns the useful Mask of Truth.

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5. Watch out

   The guard suggests a sturdier shield, and he's right. Get the Hylian Shield in the graveyard before Dodongo's Cavern, because flames there can burn the Deku Shield to ash.

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1. Talk to the Cucco Lady beside her pen. She's allergic to her own birds and has lost seven of them; find each one and toss it back into the pen.

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2. Tip

   Carrying a Cucco lets you glide down from high places, which helps you reach the birds stranded on rooftops and ledges.

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3. You get

   Return all seven to receive an empty Bottle. Use it to carry fairies, bugs and potions.

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4. Collectible

   Kakariko has five Gold Skulltulas, all out at night: in the big tree near the entrance (roll into it), on the House of Skulltula, in the building under construction, on the house beside the Death Mountain gate, and on the watchtower ladder (use the Slingshot).

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5. Tip

   Bring Gold Skulltula tokens to the House of Skulltula. A family there is cursed, and every 10 tokens earns a reward, starting with a bigger wallet.

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1. The graveyard lies past the windmill at the edge of the village.

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2. Watch out

   A boy watches over the graves during the day, so you can only pull back headstones at night.

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3. At night, go to the lower part of the graveyard and pull back the second headstone from the left, the one with flowers in front of it. Drop into the hole and open the chest.

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4. You get

   You obtain the Hylian Shield. It's too big for a child, so you crouch behind it like a turtle shell, but fire can't burn it.

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5. Dampé the gravekeeper runs his Heart-Pounding Gravedigging Tour at night. Pay 10 Rupees, point to a dirt patch, and he digs it up.

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6. Collectible

   Piece of Heart: one of Dampé's dig spots can turn one up. The prizes are random, so it may take several tries.

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1. At the back of the graveyard, stand on the Triforce symbol in front of the large tombstone and play Zelda's Lullaby. Lightning blasts the stone apart; jump into the hole.

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2. In the first room, shoot down every Keese with the Slingshot. The door unbars once they're all gone.

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3. Watch out

   The next room is home to ReDeads. Their scream freezes you in place so they can grab you, so give them a wide berth and walk past carefully.

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4. You get

   At the end, an inscription on the wall teaches you the Sun's Song.

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5. Tip

   Play the Sun's Song to switch between day and night, so you never have to wait for nightfall again. It also freezes ReDeads in their tracks.

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6. Collectible

   Piece of Heart: at night, pull back the grave fourth from the right in the top row and drop in. Deal with the ReDead below, then play the Sun's Song to make a chest appear.

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7. Collectible

   Gold Skulltula: drop a bug from a Bottle on the soft soil patch in the graveyard.

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1. The Goron leader won't be easy to win over, and Saria can help. Travel back across Hyrule Field to Kokiri Forest and enter the Lost Woods through its entrance in the village.

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2. Tip

   Mido has no part to play right now, but remember him. Seven years from now he'll guard this route, and only Saria's Song will get you past.

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3. The Lost Woods is a maze of clearings linked by hollow-log passages. Take a wrong exit and you end up back at the entrance.

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4. Listen to the music. In every clearing, the correct exit is the one where the melody gets louder; follow it each time.

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5. Tip

   If you'd rather have it written down, the route from the Kokiri Forest entrance is: right, left, right, left, straight ahead, left, right.

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6. Partway through, Kaepora Gaebora perches in a clearing and reminds you to trust your ears.

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1. The route ends at a barred gate. As you approach, a Wolfos leaps out to stop you.

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2. The Wolfos blocks sword swings from the front, so dodge its swipe, then hit it from the side or behind. Beating it opens the gate.

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3. Beyond is a hedge maze patrolled by Mad Scrubs that pop up and spit nuts. Reflect them with your shield and keep moving toward the staircase at the far end.

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4. Two more Scrubs guard the top of the stairs. Clear them and walk into the clearing beyond, where Saria sits on a tree stump in front of an old ruin.

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5. You get

   Saria is glad you found her secret place. Take out your ocarina when she starts to play, and she teaches you Saria's Song.

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6. Tip

   Play Saria's Song anywhere to talk to Saria through your ocarina. She offers advice when you're unsure where to go.

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7. Tip

   On the way out, climb the ladder on the maze wall to skip the maze. Up top, drop through a hole into a fairy fountain to heal and catch a fairy in a Bottle.

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1. Collectible

   Piece of Heart: near the start of the Lost Woods, a Skull Kid plays a flute on a tree stump. Stand on the stump below him and play Saria's Song; he's so pleased he gives you a Piece of Heart.

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2. Collectible

   Piece of Heart: stand on the stump below the target near the start of the Lost Woods, and two Skull Kids challenge you to copy their tunes. Clear all three rounds to win it.

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3. Tip

   Hit the bullseye of that target with the Slingshot three times in a row to win a bigger Deku Seed bag.

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4. Tip

   A Business Scrub near the Lost Woods' bridge to Hyrule Field sells a Deku Stick capacity upgrade for 40 Rupees once you've knocked him out of his hole.

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Every Gold Skulltula and Piece of Heart you can grab around here as child Link. Checking one off here also checks it off in the full trackers.

Gold Skulltulas (9)

• Soft Soil Near the Forest Bridge GS-004

  From the Kokiri Forest entrance, take the left path twice to reach the clearing beside the bridge. Release bugs from a bottle onto the soft soil and defeat the Skulltula that emerges.

  Child LinkBugs (Bottle)

• Soft Soil by the Business Scrubs GS-005

  Head toward the Forest Stage (right, left, right, left, then left from the entrance) to the clearing with two Business Scrubs. Release bugs from a bottle onto the soft soil there and slash the Skulltula.

  Child LinkBugs (Bottle)

• Tree at the Village Entrance GS-018

  At night, roll into the large tree just inside the village entrance. Slash the Skulltula that falls out and grab the token.

  Child LinkNight

• Outer Wall of the House of Skulltula GS-019

  At night, walk around the outside of the House of Skulltula and check its rear wall. Attack the Skulltula there and pick up the token.

  Child LinkNight

• Construction Site Brick Pile GS-020

  At night, look at the stacked bricks in the middle of the house that is still being built. Strike the Skulltula clinging to them to earn the token.

  Child LinkNight

• House Near the Death Mountain Gate GS-021

  At night, check the side wall of the house closest to the gate leading up to Death Mountain Trail. Defeat the Skulltula and collect the token.

  Child LinkNight

• Watchtower Ladder GS-022

  At night, spot the Skulltula partway up the ladder of the wooden watchtower. Knock it off with the Fairy Slingshot, then climb the ladder to reach the token.

  Child LinkNightFairy Slingshot

• High Wall Near the Royal Tomb GS-024

  At night, look high on the right-hand wall near the Royal Family's Tomb. Throw the Boomerang to kill the Skulltula and retrieve its token.

  Child LinkNightBoomerang

• Soft Soil Among the Graves GS-025

  Release bugs from a bottle onto the soft soil on the left side of the graveyard. Defeat the Skulltula that crawls out and take the token.

  Child LinkBugs (Bottle)

Pieces of Heart (8)

• Skull Kid's Stump Duet HP-01

  Take the left path from the Kokiri Forest entrance to find a Skull Kid perched on a tall stump. Stand on the small stump facing him and play Saria's Song; he plays along and rewards you with the piece.

  Child LinkSaria's Song

• Skull Kids' Ocarina Memory Game HP-02

  Go right from the entrance and drop down to the stump where two Skull Kids play their flutes. Repeat each phrase they play back to them; clear the third and longest round to win the piece.

  Child LinkFairy Ocarina

• Impa's House Cow Pen HP-09

  Get onto the small ledge at the back of Impa's House: as a child, ride the owl down from the summit of Death Mountain and drop onto it; as an adult, Hookshot across the rooftops. Go through the opening into the cow's pen to grab the piece.

  Either ageOwl ride (child) or Hookshot (adult)

• Windmill Alcove HP-10

  The piece sits in a high alcove inside the windmill. As a child, throw the Boomerang at it from the stairs; as an adult, come in on the upper floor from the end of Dampé's race (play the Song of Time to clear the block) and jump from the turning platform.

  Either ageBoomerang (child) or Song of Time (adult)

• Man on the Roof HP-11

  A man lounges on a rooftop beside the lookout tower; climb up and talk to him for the piece. As a child, climb the tower and side-jump onto the edge of his roof, which takes practice; as an adult, simply Hookshot up.

  Either ageHookshot (adult)

• House of Skulltula: 50 Tokens HP-12

  Collect 50 Gold Skulltula tokens and visit the House of Skulltula. The family member you free at that milestone hands you the piece.

  Either age50 Gold Skulltula tokens

• Heart Piece Grave (ReDead) HP-13

  In the back row of graves, pull back the second stone from the right and drop into the hole. Freeze or avoid the ReDead, then play the Sun's Song to make a chest holding the piece appear.

  Either ageSun's Song

• Dampé's Gravedigging Tour HP-14

  Between 6 PM and 9 PM, pay Dampé 10 Rupees and have him dig on a patch of bare soil. The piece turns up at random, so keep trying different spots.

  Child Link10 Rupees per dig