Piece of Heart
Pieces of Heart are recurring items in The Legend of Zelda series. Link needs to collect four (five in Twilight Princess) in order to get a complete Heart Container. Each game has a different amount of Heart Pieces that can be found. Some have only 12, and some have 44 or more. They are not rare, though some of them take a long time to acquire, such as the 50 Gold Skulltula tokens required to get one of the Heart Pieces in Ocarina of Time.
A Link to the Past
- Main article: A Link to the Past Heart Pieces
Pieces of Heart make their first appearance in A Link to the Past. A total of 24 pieces can be found in the game providing Link with 6 additional Heart Containers.
Link's Awakening
- Main article: Link's Awakening Heart Pieces
Link's Awakening features 12 pieces giving Link an additional 3 Heart Containers.
Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask
- Main article: Ocarina of Time Heart Pieces
Ocarina of Time has 36 Pieces of Heart which will give Link an additional 9 Heart Containers.
- Main article: Majora's Mask Heart Pieces
Majora's Mask features 52 Pieces of Heart, the most seen in any game providing Link with an additional 13 Heart Containers.
Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages
- Main article: Oracle of Seasons Heart Pieces
- Main article: Oracle of Ages Heart Pieces
Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages feature 12 pieces each providing Link with 3 additional Heart Containers in each game.
The Wind Waker
- Main article: The Wind Waker Heart Pieces
The Wind Waker contains 44 heart pieces giving Link an additional 11 Heart Containers.
The Minish Cap
- Main article: The Minish Cap Heart Pieces
The Minish Cap contains 44 heart pieces giving Link an additional 11 Heart Containers.
Twilight Princess
- Main article: Twilight Princess Heart Pieces
Unlike previous games, Twilight Princess requires 5 Pieces of Heart rather than 4 to complete a new Heart Container. The game features 45 heart pieces giving Link an additional 9 Heart Containers.
Skyward Sword
- Main article: Skyward Sword Heart Pieces
Skyward Sword returns to the previous format, requiring 4 Pieces of Heart to complete a new Heart Container. The game features 24 heart pieces giving Link an additional 6 Heart Containers.
A Link Between Worlds
- Main article: A Link Between Worlds Heart Pieces
A Link Between Worlds contains 28 heart pieces giving Link an additional 7 Heart Containers.
Breath of the Wild
- Main article: Spirit Orb
Pieces of Hearts are not available in Breath of the Wild, as they are replaced with Spirit Orbs, and they give Link the additional option of increasing his stamina. They are obtainable by clearing Shrines and total 120 (plus an additional 4 through DLC), though only 108 of those can be used for a maximum of 27 Heart Containers. Four Spirit Orbs are given per Container, which is given by Goddess Statues across the various settlements of Hyrule.
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Piece of Heart artwork from A Link to the Past
Piece of Heart from A Link to the Past
Heart Piece artwork from Link's Awakening (Game Boy)
Heart Piece Sprite from Link's Awakening DX
Ocarina of Time (N64) Artwork
Ocarina of Time (N64) Get Item model
Ocarina of Time (N64) menu icon
Ocarina of Time 3D icon
Heart Piece Sprite from The Minish Cap
Piece of Heart Miiverse Stamp from Twilight Princess HD
Piece of Heart from Skyward Sword
Spirit Orb from Breath of the Wild, the game's equivalent to the Piece of Heart
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