The Four Jewels - Zelda: Oracle of Seasons Walkthrough

Oracle of Seasons 100% Completion Walkthrough26 chapters

Getting Started in Holodrum and the Hero’s CaveGetting started in Holodrum: Impa’s request, Mayor Ruul’s Gasha Seed, Vasu’s Ring Box, the Hero’s Cave ledge chest.
Gnarled Root Dungeon (Dungeon 1)Gnarled Root Dungeon walkthrough for Oracle of Seasons: keys, map, compass, Seed Satchel, Boss Key, Aquamentus and the.
Subrosia, the Tower of Winter and the Rod of SeasonsWalkthrough for Subrosia, the Tower of Winter and the Rod of Seasons in Oracle of Seasons: Gasha Nuts, Boomerang, Ore.
Woods of Winter and the ShovelWoods of Winter walkthrough: pay the old man, bomb the 30 Rupee cave, get the Shovel from Holly, find the Mystery Seed.
Snake’s Remains (Dungeon 2)Snake’s Remains walkthrough: Compass, rupee room, Power Bracelet, Dungeon Map, bomb merchant, Facade, Dodongo boss.
Farore’s Secrets and Princess Zelda’s RescueFarore’s secrets and Princess Zelda’s rescue walkthrough: three Pieces of Heart, a Gasha Nut, Vasu’s rings, the L-2.
Spool Swamp and the Floodgate KeySpool Swamp walkthrough for Oracle of Seasons: Ricky’s Gloves, the Iron Pot trade, Pegasus Seeds, the Floodgate Key.
The Tower of Summer and Rosa’s RibbonThe Tower of Summer walkthrough: Star-Shaped Ore, Rosa’s Ribbon, Subrosian Market buys (Heart Piece, Bomb Bag), the.
Poison Moth’s Lair (Dungeon 3)Poison Moth’s Lair walkthrough: both Small Keys, Roc’s Feather, Compass, Map, Gasha Seed, Omuai, Boss Key, Mothula and.
Natzu, Sunken City and Zora’s FlippersNatzu, Sunken City and Zora’s Flippers walkthrough: Dimitri’s swim, Gale Seeds, Master’s Plaque, Master Diver and the.
The Hall of Secrets and the Noble SwordHall of Secrets walkthrough: Farore’s secrets, Bombchu, the Noble Sword, Advance Shop rings, Vasu’s appraisals and a.
Great Moblin’s Keep and Goron MountainGreat Moblin’s Keep and Goron Mountain walkthrough: bomb-catching boss fight, Heart Piece, Tokay secret, bigger Ring.
The Strange Brothers, the Tower of Spring and Mt. CuccoThe Tower of Spring and Mt. Cucco walkthrough: win back Roc’s Feather from the Strange Brothers, Spring power, Moosh.
Dancing Dragon Dungeon (Dungeon 4)Dancing Dragon Dungeon walkthrough: all five Small Keys, Map, Compass, Agunima, Slingshot, Boss Key, Gohma and the.
The Tower of Autumn and Eyeglass LakeTower of Autumn and Eyeglass Lake walkthrough for Oracle of Seasons: Gasha Seeds, ring appraisals, Seed Satchel.
Unicorn’s Cave (Dungeon 5)Unicorn’s Cave walkthrough for Oracle of Seasons: Compass, five Small Keys, Magnetic Gloves, Syger and Digdogger.
The Four Jewels, Tarm Ruins and the Lost WoodsTarm Ruins and Lost Woods walkthrough for Oracle of Seasons: Red Ore, Iron Shield, Round Jewel, Vasu’s rings, the Lost.
Ancient Ruins (Dungeon 6)Ancient Ruins walkthrough for Oracle of Seasons: Dungeon Map, Compass, three Small Keys, Magical Boomerang, Vire.
Samasa Desert and the Pirate’s BellSamasa Desert and Pirate’s Bell walkthrough for Oracle of Seasons: the desert ring chest, the polished Rusty Bell and.
Explorer’s Crypt (Dungeon 7)Oracle of Seasons Explorer’s Crypt walkthrough: beat the Poe Sisters, get Roc’s Cape and the Boss Key, defeat Gleeok.
Temple Remains and the Volcano EruptionOracle of Seasons Temple Remains walkthrough: Maku Tree secrets, Vasu ring appraisals, the Subrosian volcano eruption.
Sword & Shield Maze (Dungeon 8)Oracle of Seasons Sword & Shield Maze walkthrough: Compass, Dungeon Map, Hyper Slingshot, Frypolar, Medusa Head and.
The Huge Maku Seed, the Last Trades and the Hero’s CaveOracle of Seasons Huge Maku Seed walkthrough: the Goron Vase to Phonograph trade chain, Gasha Seed planting, and the.
Side Quests and Collectibles Before Onox’s CastleSide quests and collectibles before Onox’s Castle in Oracle of Seasons: Gasha Nuts, Vasu’s rings, the Mirror Shield.
Onox’s Castle and the Final BattleOnox’s Castle walkthrough for Oracle of Seasons: clear the castle rooms, beat Facade, buy the Mirror Shield, then.
The Linked Game FinaleLinked game finale walkthrough for Oracle of Seasons: beat Twinrova and Ganon in the Room of Rites, then finish at the.

Covers	Subrosia (Red Ore, Lava Soup, the smithy and the sign house), the Round Jewel cave and Vasu’s shop in Holodrum, the Lost Woods and the Master Sword pedestal. Seasons needed: winter, autumn, spring and summer at the tree stumps near the Lost Woods.
Dungeon	No dungeon is cleared in this chapter. It ends at the entrance to Ancient Ruins (Dungeon 6).
Rewards	Round Jewel (1 of 4 jewels for Tarm Ruins), Red Ore, Blue Ore, Hard Ore, Iron Shield (L-2), Master Sword (L-3, linked game), Lava Soup (trade step), Sign Ring, Quicksand Ring, Toss Ring and one unappraised ring from a boulder-field chest, 1 Gasha Seed, 1 Gasha Nut. No Heart Piece, no Heart Container, no Essence.

This chapter collects the Round Jewel, a second shield upgrade and the Master Sword. You start in Subrosia to gather Red and Blue Ore for the Iron Shield, trade a pot of Lava Soup, and break signs for a ring. Back in Holodrum you appraise rings, take the Round Jewel, use the Lost Woods hint to change seasons in order, and pull the Master Sword from its pedestal. The chapter ends at the Ancient Ruins entrance.

Subrosia: Red Ore, Blue Ore and the Iron Shield

Enter Subrosia and collect the Red Ore

Step through the portal in the winter region to reach Subrosia. Head east across the lava paths to the cliff-side cave that holds the Red Ore chest. Pull across the pits with the Magnetic Gloves, and you reach a chest in a small room that gives you the Red Ore.

Link on a raised rock platform ringed by lava paths in Subrosia

Link on the lower lava path in Subrosia, with a striped staircase to the right

Find the Blue Ore in western Subrosia

Go west from the portal area. Jump the potholes with the Roc’s Feather, then pull across the next pits with the Magnetic Gloves set to north. One screen east of there is a chest with the Blue Ore. You need both ores before the Iron Shield can be made.

Link among the pits and red boulders of the Subrosia pit field

Link in the Subrosia pit field with a chest among the boulders

Trade the Iron Pot for Lava Soup

Show the Subrosian cook the Iron Pot you got from Mrs. Ruul in Spool Swamp, and say yes when he offers to make soup. He pours Lava Soup into the pot right away, and you get it back as a trade item. The soup is the next step toward the Goron Vase, which is covered in the Samasa chapter.

Subrosian cook house with the Sure or No way choice box on screen

Subrosian cook pouring the soup into the pot in his house in Subrosia

Maple flies in on her broom while you walk the lava hills south of the cook’s house. Let her bump you, or walk past her. She does not stop your progress, and no item came from her in this stretch.

Maple beside Link on the Subrosia lava hills with her dialogue box on screen

Maple walking next to Link on the sandy lava hills of Subrosia

Mix the ores and forge the Iron Shield

Carry the Red Ore and the Blue Ore to the Great Furnace, which sits northwest of the sign-loving Subrosian’s house. Speak to the blue Subrosian with the band around his head at the back of the furnace room, and the two ores fuse into Hard Ore.

Subrosian smithy with the Create Hard Ore? Yep or Nope choice box on screen

Link and the blue Subrosian at the back of the Subrosian furnace room

Take the Hard Ore and your Wooden Shield to the Subrosian Smithy on the long peninsula. The Master asks what you want, and you should answer “Do whatever.” The other answer insults him. He upgrades your Wooden Shield to the Iron Shield (L-2) on the spot. Keep your Magnetic Gloves handy, because the route to the smithy crosses several gaps.

Subrosian Smithy master choice box with Do whatever highlighted

Subrosian smith at the smithy counter relaying the Do whatever answer

Break the signs and take the ring

Enter the sign-loving Subrosian’s house with the blue stone walls and purple carpet. Break signs with your sword, and keep going until the Subrosian has counted a hundred or more. At that point the house plays a joke reset, and afterwards he gives you the Sign Ring. The ring does nothing when worn; you get it appraised for 20 Rupees with Vasu later in this chapter.

Link inside the blue-walled sign house in Subrosia with the Subrosian's complaint on screen

Link and the sign-loving Subrosian inside the blue-walled house, with the warning box shown

Return through the Subrosian market area to the spiral portal pad near the market. The portal takes you back to the snowy island in Holodrum, where this part of the chapter ends.

Link walking across the lava plateau in Subrosia toward the portal pad

Link on the lava path beside the portal pad, with Maple nearby

Holodrum: winter Maple, a Gasha Nut and Vasu’s rings

Race Maple and open the Gasha Nut tree

Walk the winter bridge over the river, where Maple meets you on her broom. Her collision race drops a few rupees when she is knocked away, and nothing more is needed here.

Maple on her broom beside the snowy bridge as she calls the race, with the challenge box on screen

Link with his sword out on the snowy riverside, with Maple on her broom above him

On the river bank, work the Gasha spot with your Shovel until the Gasha Tree sprouts. Cut the tree and collect the Gasha Nut it drops, which is a heart refill once opened. The tree is the nut source used in the Gasha seed guide.

Link using a shovel beside the Gasha Tree sprouting on the snowy riverbank

Link beside the Gasha Tree as the 5 hearts were inside message is shown

Appraise the rings at Vasu’s shop

Enter Vasu’s Jewelers, and choose Appraise from the menu. Each ring costs 20 Rupees to appraise, and a duplicate ring sells back for 30 Rupees. Appraise the Quicksand Ring, the Toss Ring and the Sign Ring, and sell any ring you already own. The first ring you appraise is the Quicksand Ring, which keeps you from sinking in quicksand.

Link entering Vasu's Jewelers, with Vasu standing behind the counter

Vasu behind the jewelers counter, with the Welcome to Vasu Jewelers message fully shown

Take the Round Jewel from the old man

Find the cave on the green overworld to the east of the winter bridge, in the southeast corner of Holodrum Plain. You need Zora’s Flippers or Dimitri to reach its entrance, because you swim the last stretch. Inside, the old man gives you the Round Jewel. He gives it once Unicorn’s Cave is finished, so this step comes after the fifth dungeon.

Link in the cave between two red lamps as the old man message about his gift is shown

Link holding up the Round Jewel in the cave, with the item message fully shown

The Round Jewel is one of the four jewels that open the gate to Tarm Ruins. The other three are the X-Shaped Jewel, the Square Jewel and the Pyramid Jewel, which you collect in earlier chapters.

Link in the jewel-slot room with the round and triangle symbols and the Your jewels fit perfectly message

Link at the square symbol slot in the jewel room, the round and triangle slots beside it

Lost Woods: the seasons hint and the Master Sword

Defeat the Deku Scrub for the hint

Enter the cave in the yellow-floored room among the Tarm Ruins grounds where a Deku Scrub waits. He attacks with seeds that you can block with your shield and bounce back at him. After you defeat him, he gives you the hint for the Lost Woods.

Deku Scrub at the top of the tan-floored room, with Link fighting him from below

Link in the tan-floored room facing the Deku Scrub

The hint says to go west, then south, then east, then north. Each leg has to be taken in a warmer season than the leg before, so the order is winter, autumn, spring and summer. You change seasons at the tree stumps on the way, using the Rod of Seasons.

Deku Scrub in the room giving the hint: then south, east and north

Deku Scrub finishing the Lost Woods hint, in a warmer season

Change seasons at the stumps

Use the Rod of Seasons at the stump in the autumn area to change the season. The route passes through winter, spring, autumn and summer in that sequence, with each change made at a stump. The last change, to summer, opens the way to the forest clearing where the pedestal sits.

Link beside the stump in the autumn forest, with the Rod of Seasons equipped

Link at the stump in the snowy winter forest after the season change

Upgrade to the Master Sword at the pedestal

Stand on the pedestal in the forest clearing with the Noble Sword (L-2) equipped, and the blade is upgraded to the Master Sword (L-3). The sword icon turns blue. The Master Sword is a linked-game upgrade: in a linked game, the Deku Scrub’s hint leads to this pedestal, and the upgrade needs the Noble Sword first.

Link with the Noble Sword beside the pedestal in the forest clearing

Link on the pedestal ringed in blue light as the sword upgrades

Approach to Tarm Ruins: a Gasha Seed and the door repair

Find the Gasha Seed in the sand cave

In the sand cave with a stump, cross the room to the chest in the middle. It holds a Gasha Seed, and the chest text tells you to plant it in a patch of soft soil. Keep the seed in your Seed Satchel until you reach a soft soil spot. The spots are listed in the Gasha seed guide.

Link entering the sand cave room with the chest in the middle of the floor

Link standing at the chest in the middle of the sand cave room

Pay the door repairman

Walk to the cave with the blue floor and two red lamps. The door repairman asks for 200 Rupees to fix his door. Pay him to finish the job; the fee is taken from your purse at once.

Link beside the stacked barrels at the entrance to the blue-floored cave

Link standing between two red lamps on the blue-floored cave

Follow the river ledge to the stone temple entrance. The temple is the Ancient Ruins, the sixth dungeon, and you enter it at the start of the next chapter.

Link on the grassy ledge path above the river, near the flower beds

Link at the edge of the ledge by the stone temple entrance with its guardian statues

Chapter checklist

Type	Name	Where
Jewel	Round Jewel	Cave in the southeast of Holodrum Plain, from an old man after Unicorn’s Cave
Ore	Red Ore	Chest in a cave in eastern Subrosia, reached with the Magnetic Gloves
Ore	Blue Ore	Chest in western Subrosia, reached with the Roc’s Feather and Magnetic Gloves
Upgrade	Iron Shield (L-2)	Subrosian Smithy, from Hard Ore and the Wooden Shield
Upgrade	Master Sword (L-3)	Pedestal in the Lost Woods clearing, linked game only
Trade	Lava Soup	Subrosian cook, using the Iron Pot from Mrs. Ruul
Ring	Sign Ring	Sign-loving Subrosian, after a hundred or more signs are broken
Ring	Quicksand Ring, Toss Ring	Appraised at Vasu’s Jewelers
Ring	Unappraised ring	Chest in the Subrosian boulder field; Vasu appraises it later
Gasha Seed	1 seed	Chest in the sand cave near the Lost Woods approach
Gasha Nut	1 nut	Gasha Tree on the winter river bank
Shop	Door repair	Cave with the blue floor, 200 Rupees

The Four Jewels, Tarm Ruins and the Lost Woods Walkthrough