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Welcome to the Ocarina of Time Walkthrough. The guide below is a complete 100% Walkthrough of Ocarina of Time that will cover a full run through the entire game, including strategies for all bosses and enemies, the collection of all heart pieces, gold skulltulas, and upgrades that takes you through all of the many side quests within the game. This guide also serves as an Ocarina of Time 3D Walkthrough for the Nintendo 3DS remake of the game, highlighting the small differences between the two versions of the game.

Primary Walkthrough

To supplement our main walkthrough, we have individual detailed guides for some of the quests and collectibles found in the game, as well as some more general information.

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Master Quest Walkthrough

Chapter Summaries and Contents

  • Chapter 1 – Inside The Great Deku Tree
    • Acquire the Kokiri Sword
    • Collect 40 Rupees and Purchase the Deku Shield
    • Enter the Great Deku Tree
    • Acquire the Slingshot, Dungeon Map, and Compass
    • Collect 3 Gold Skulltula Tokens
    • Defeat the dungeon boss Queen Gohma
  • Chapter 2 – Princess of Destiny
    • Acquire the Fairy Ocarina.
    • Traverse across Hyrule Field
    • Explore the Castle Town Market
    • Acquire the Weird Egg and Zelda’s Letter
    • Learn Zelda’s Lullaby
  • Chapter 3 – The Mighty Collection
    • Visit Kakariko Village
    • Learn the Sun’s Song
    • Visit Lon Lon Ranch and learn Epona’s Song
    • Enter the Lost Woods and learn Saria’s Song
    • Acquire a Hylian Shield
    • Acquire two Empty Bottles
    • Upgrade your Deku Seeds and Deku Sticks
    • Find 4 Pieces of Heart
  • Chapter 4 – Dodongo’s Cavern
    • Enter Goron City and acquire the Goron Bracelet
    • Enter Dodongo’s Cavern
    • Acquire the Bomb Bag to hold Bombs
    • Defeat King Dodongo
  • Chapter 5 – Inside Jabu-Jabu’s Belly
    • Acquire Din’s Fire
    • Visit Zora’s River and Zora’s Domain
    • Acquire the Silver Scale and another Bottle
    • Acquire the Boomerang
    • Defeat Barinade
  • Chapter 6 – Timely Appearance
    • Acquire the Ocarina of Time
    • Upgrade to the Giant’s Wallet
    • Get the Mask of Truth
    • Enter the Temple of Time
    • Get the Master Sword
  • Chapter 7 – Forest Temple
    • Rescue Epona from Lon Lon Ranch
    • Find the Hookshot in Dampe’s Grave
    • Learn the Minuet of Forest
    • Enter the Forest Temple
    • Acquire the Fairy Bow
    • Defeat Phantom Ganon
  • Chapter 8 – Fire Temple
    • Learn the Prelude of Light
    • Acquire the Goron Tunic and upgrade to the Big Quiver
    • Learn the Bolero of Fire
    • Enter the Fire Temple
    • Acquire the Megaton Hammer
    • Defeat Volvagia
  • Chapter 9 – Ice Cavern
    • Collect the 4th Bottle
    • Acquire the Iron Boots
    • Learn the Serenade of Water
    • Acquire the Zora Tuinc
    • Complete the Biggoron Sword Trading Sequence
  • Chapter 10 – Water Temple
    • Revisit Lake Hylia
    • Enter the Water Temple
    • Acquire the Longshot
    • Defeat Morpha
  • Chapter 11 – Bottom of the Well
    • Learn the Nocturne of Shadow
    • Learn the Song of Storms
    • Enter the Bottom of the Well
    • Acquire the Lens of Truth
  • Chapter 12 – Shadow Temple
    • Revisit the Kakariko Graveyard
    • Enter the Shadow Temple
    • Acquire the Hover Boots
    • Defeat Bongo Bongo
  • Chapter 13 – Spirit Temple
    • Rescue the Carpenters at Gerudo’s Fortress
    • Earn the Gerudo Membership Card
    • Cross the Haunted Wasteland
    • Acquire Nayru’s Love at the Desert Colossus
    • Learn the Requiem of Spirit
    • Enter the Spirit TempleTemple
    • Acquire the Silver Gauntlets and Mirror Shield
    • Defeat Twinrova
  • Chapter 14 – Ganon’s Castle
    • Acquire the Light Arrows
    • Collect the Final Gold Skulltula
    • Complete the Gerudo Training Ground
    • Acquire the Ice Arrows
    • Get the Golden Gauntlets and Defense Upgrade
    • Defeat Ganondorf
    • Face off with Ganon