Oracle of Ages 100% Completion Walkthrough24 chapters
- Arrival in Labrynna and the Black TowerForest of Time, Vasu’s Ring Box, the Maku Tree, the time portal, the Black Tower Shovel and the first Heart Piece.
- Maku Path and Spirit’s Grave (Level 1)Seed Satchel, Graveyard Key, Power Bracelet, Pumpkin Head and the Eternal Spirit.
- The Harp of Ages and Fairies’ WoodsPoe Clock, Heart Piece, Vasu’s rings, hide-and-seek, Tune of Echoes and the first time travel.
- Deku Forest and the Mystery SeedsMystery Seeds, Queen Ambi’s Bombs, a Heart Piece, the Deku Secret and the first rooms of the Wing Dungeon.
- Wing Dungeon (Level 2)All five Small Keys, Dungeon Map, Compass, Swoop, Roc’s Feather, Boss Key, Head Thwomp and the Ancient Wood.
- Farore’s Secrets and Cheval’s GraveWest Lynna Heart Piece, Hall of Secrets codes, Red Snake, Zora’s Flippers and Cheval Rope.
- Tingle’s Chart and Crescent IslandRicky’s Gloves, Island Chart, Rafton’s raft, the Tokay thieves, Scent Seeds and the Grotto.
- Moonlit Grotto (Level 3)All Small Keys, Compass, Seed Shooter, Gasha Seeds, Subterror, Boss Key, Shadow Hag and the Echoing Howl.
- Nuun Highlands and the Strange FlutesDimitri’s Flute, Tingle’s 99-seed Satchel, the Black Tower rescue, the bridge workers, Gale Seeds and Symmetry City.
- Symmetry City and Talus PeaksCracked Tuni Nut, Patch’s ceremony, Tune of Currents, Heart Piece, bomb fairy and Skull Dungeon.
- Skull Dungeon (Level 4)Compass, Dungeon Map, 5 Small Keys, Armos Warrior, Switch Hook, Boss Key, Eyesoar and the Burning Flame.
- Lynna Trades and the Noble SwordTouching Book, Maple’s Magic Oar, Sea Ukulele, Broken Sword and Patch’s ceremony.
- West Rolling Ridge and the Great MoblinLynna secret shop, Pegasus Seeds, Moblin’s Keep, Great Moblin, Bomb Flower, Crown Key and the Crown Dungeon.
- Crown Dungeon (Level 5)Small Keys, Cane of Somaria, Smasher, Compass, Boss Key, Smog and the Sacred Soil.
- East Rolling Ridge and the Mermaid KeysGoron Dance, Brother Emblem, Target Carts, Rock Brisket, Goron Vase and Goronade trades, and Mermaid Keys.
- Mermaid’s Cave (Level 6) Walkthrough for Oracle of AgesGet the Old Mermaid Key, clear both halves, collect the Mermaid Suit and defeat Octogon for the Essence of Time.
- Ambi’s Palace and the Tune of AgesSneak in, beat Possessed Nayru, learn the Tune of Ages, claim Hall of Secrets upgrades and the Mirror Shield.
- Zora Seas and the Fairy PowderThe Gasha Seed chest, King Zora’s Library Key, Book of Seals, Fairy Powder and Jabu-Jabu’s Belly entrance.
- Jabu-Jabu’s Belly (Level 7)Like Like Ring, Compass, Small Keys, Long Hook, Boss Key, Plasmarine fight, Heart Container and Rolling Sea.
- Sea of Storms and the Pirate ShipZora Scale, pirate ship and Tokay Eyeball, clam grotto ring, Tokay statue cave and Sea of No Return maze.
- Ancient Tomb (Level 8)Three Slates, the Boss Key, two Gasha Seeds, Ramrock boss strategy and the Falling Star Essence.
- Final Collection and the Hero’s CaveMaple Piece of Heart, Gasha Nut rings and fairies, Hero’s Cave Armor Ring L-3 and Vasu ring appraisals.
- The Black Tower and VeranFinal ring appraisals, the Huge Maku Seed, the Black Tower climb.
- Room of Rites, Twinrova and GanonThe eye-statue hallway, Twinrova’s fire and ice phases, the Ganon boss fight, and the linked-game ending.
| Covers | The second half of the Ancient Tomb, from the crystal-block maze and the first Slate to the Essence chamber; linked game |
|---|---|
| Dungeon | Ancient Tomb (Level 8): no mini-boss in this stretch (the Stalfos mini-boss is earlier in the tomb), boss Ramrock, Essence of Time: Falling Star |
| Rewards | Small Key x1, Boss Key, three Slates, two Gasha Seeds, Heart Container, Falling Star. No Heart Pieces, rings, trade items, shops or linked secrets in this stretch |
The Ancient Tomb is the eighth and last numbered dungeon. This chapter takes you through its second half: you pick up a Small Key and the Boss Key, collect three of the four Slates that open the way to the boss, find two Gasha Seeds, defeat Ramrock and claim the Falling Star. You should already have the Power Glove from the first rooms of the tomb, because several steps need it. The Falling Star is the last of the eight Essences of Time.
Table of Contents
Small Key, first Slate and Boss Key
Cross the crystal-block maze for the Small Key
Enter the maze of blue crystal blocks, where red enemies roam between the blocks. Work your way across to the top of the room, where a small chest sits beyond the blocks. Open it to receive a Small Key. You will spend it on a locked door further into the tomb, so keep it for now.
The first Slate in the gold-eye alcove
Head east through the rooms with grey button-disks, and shoot the red enemy near the disks with the Seed Shooter or a Bomb. Go north into the alcove flanked by gold eye statues. The chest there holds the first Slate, and its message tells you the Slate carries ancient writing.
The Boss Key chest
Leave the alcove and cross the room of blue blocks, keeping the stone diamonds at its bottom-left corner in mind as you move. Reach the chest at the top of the room. It holds the Boss Key, which opens the boss door at the end of the tomb.
Minecart rooms and the first Gasha Seed
Minecart tracks and the orange-brick room
Follow the minecart track through the blue-block rooms. Keep to the track until it leads you into an orange-brick room with a red gem switch and a red chest. Open the chest for a Gasha Seed. Plant it in soft soil to grow a Gasha Nut, as described on the Gasha Seeds page.
Flowing water and the second Slate
Cross the flowing water floor
Past the orange-brick room, enter the rooms with a floor of flowing water. The current carries you along, so fight the enemies you meet in the water and keep your footing. Keep moving through these rooms until you reach a lava-floored alcove.
The second Slate in the lava alcove
In the alcove with the orange floor and gold eye statues, open the chest for the second Slate. Its message matches the first Slate’s, so you know you have collected another one of the four.
Underwater rooms and the third Slate
Swim through the bar and seaweed rooms
The blue underwater rooms have purple walls and black bars across the water. Swim back and forth through the bar maze, and keep an eye on your hearts, because small jellyfish drift through the rooms. The green seaweed rooms beyond are open water. Climb back onto dry floor before you go on.
The third Slate in the alcove
On dry ground again, the gold-eye alcove holds another chest. Open it to collect the third Slate.
Lava rooms and the second Gasha Seed
Cross the lava ledges
Head into the rooms with a lava floor and stone ledges. Use the Roc’s Feather to hop across the narrow gaps, and use the Long Hook to pull a diamond into place when you need a shortcut. Black bats fly over the ledges, so swing your sword when they come close.
Lift the blue statue for the Gasha Seed
In a room where a blue statue blocks a chest, stand in front of the statue and lift it with the Power Glove. Open the chest behind it to get a second Gasha Seed, then plant it in soft soil as soon as you can.
Switch rooms and the way to the boss
Turntables, switch blocks and the book room
Continue through the rooms with red and blue switch blocks and the gold turntables. Turning a table changes which blocks are blue and which are red, so check the room after each turn before you walk on. One room has an open book on a pedestal, surrounded by switch blocks.
Dark ladder room and the boss door
Find the dark room lit by a flame torch. Climb the ladder, then follow the stone stairs down. Push the blocks in the room below to clear a path, and go through the door at the bottom of the room. Ramrock waits behind it in a room with a green grid floor.
Boss: Ramrock
Phase 1: bat the fists back
Ramrock starts by hurling its stone fists across the room. Stand close below its path and swing your sword to knock each fist back into the boss. Three hits end this phase.
Phase 2: bombs between the hands
Lure the boss to the north wall, then move to the south side of the room. When Ramrock stops, throw Bombs so that they land between its hands. Three explosions move the fight into the next phase.
Phase 3: Seed Shooter from behind
Ramrock turns red and fires lasers and energy balls from the back of the room. Stay close beneath it, and fire Seed Shooter seeds at the back wall. The seeds bounce off the wall and strike the boss from behind. Keep up the seeds until the phase ends.
Phase 4: the Cane of Somaria and the Power Glove
Its fists turn into chained balls. Equip the Cane of Somaria, and place a block of Somaria under the ball that Ramrock throws so that it cannot reach you. Then use the Power Glove to grab the other chained fist, pull it toward you, and release it so that it rebounds into the boss. Three of these hits defeat Ramrock.
Heart Container
When Ramrock falls, a Heart Container appears in the middle of the room. Walk onto it to take it, which adds a full heart to your total.
Essence of Time: Falling Star
Claim the Falling Star
Leave the boss room by its side passage and climb to the Essence chamber. The Falling Star sits on a pedestal in the light at the top of the steps, so step up to take it. It is the eighth and last Essence of Time. The Essences of Time page lists where the other seven came from.
The Maku Tree’s farewell
After you take the Falling Star, the Maku Tree speaks to you. She thanks Link for gathering the Essences, says she can now create something to help you, and asks you to visit her again. Her message ends with a promise to wait for you.
Chapter checklist
| Type | Name | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Small Key | Small Key | Chest at the top of the crystal-block maze (Ancient Tomb) |
| Slate | Slate 1 | Chest in the gold-eye alcove past the grey button-disks (Ancient Tomb) |
| Dungeon item | Boss Key | Chest at the top of the blue-block room with stone diamonds (Ancient Tomb) |
| Gasha Seed | Gasha Seed 1 | Chest in the orange-brick room with the red gem switch, at the end of the minecart track (Ancient Tomb) |
| Slate | Slate 2 | Chest in the lava-floored gold-eye alcove, after the flowing water rooms (Ancient Tomb) |
| Slate | Slate 3 | Chest in the gold-eye alcove on dry ground, after the underwater rooms (Ancient Tomb) |
| Gasha Seed | Gasha Seed 2 | Chest behind the blue statue, lifted with the Power Glove (Ancient Tomb) |
| Boss | Ramrock | Boss room with a green grid floor, reached through the dark ladder room (Ancient Tomb) |
| Heart Container | Heart Container | Left in the middle of the boss room after Ramrock falls (Ancient Tomb) |
| Essence of Time |  Falling Star | Essence chamber past the boss room (Ancient Tomb) |
