Northwestern Sea and the Isle of Gust Walkthrough

Phantom Hourglass 100% Completion Walkthrough19 chapters

Walkthrough overview

• Temple of FireEvery key, the Boomerang, the Boss Key, how to beat Blaaz, the Heart Container, Leaf and Astrid’s Power Gem.
• Temple of WindGet the bombs, the Boss Key, beat Cyclok, free Neri and take the Heart Container.
• Molida Island and the Temple of CourageBeat the Giant Eye Plant, light Molida’s statues, get the Bow, defeat Crayk and awaken the Spirit of Courage.
• The Ghost ShipFind the ship with the Spirits, free the Cubus sisters, win their volley game, get the Ghost Key and Heart Container.
• Goron TempleTeam up with Gongoron, get the Bombchus and the Boss Key, beat Dongorongo and take the Crimsonine.
• Temple of IceLever order, three small keys, Grappling Hook, Boss Key, Gleeok fight, Heart Container and Azurine.
• Mutoh’s TempleGet the Hammer, find both small keys and the Boss Key, beat Eox and collect the Aquanine.
• Mercay Island and the First Sea ChartGet Oshus’s Sword, solve the lever passage, rescue Linebeck and find the first sea chart.
• Temple of the Ocean KingTake the Phantom Hourglass, sneak past Phantoms, carry three Force Gems and find the Northwestern Sea Chart.
• Temple of the Ocean KingPhantom Eyes, the hourglass crest door, the Salvage Arm, treasure salvage and the Sun Key.
• Zauz and the Temple of the Ocean KingPure Metals, Triforce door, crystal puzzles and the Southeastern Sea Chart.
• Temple of the Ocean KingGold Phantoms, the B11 bridges, three Force Gems on B12 and the Northeastern Sea Chart.
• The Phantom Sword and BellumPhantom Hourglass walkthrough for the Phantom Sword, the last Temple of the Ocean King descent, Bellum.
• Isle of Ember and AstridFirst voyage, Beedle’s Shop Ship, Kayo’s torches, freeing Astrid and the volcano path to the Temple of Fire.
• Cannon Island, the Ghost Ship Chase and Molida IslandBuy the Cannon from Eddo, chase the Ghost Ship, then reach Molida Island and take the Shovel.
• Northwestern Sea and the Isle of GustThe fog route, Bannan Island fishing, Zauz, the Cyclone Slate, Golden Frogs and the way to the Temple of Wind.
• Goron Island and GongoronSail the Southeastern Sea, beat the Massive Eye, pass Biggoron’s quiz, find Gongoron and reach the Goron Temple.
• Isle of Frost and the Yook MysteryCannon the ice, Anouki Estates, find the Yook among six villagers and fight through the Great Ice Field.
• Isle of the Dead and the Isle of RuinsDig spot, Phantom Corridor path, Regal Necklace, King’s Key, Max and the door symbol.

This chapter takes you out of the Southwestern Sea, through the fog and into the Northwestern Sea, where four islands wait: Bannan Island with its fishing quest, Zauz’s Island, Uncharted Island, which hands you the Cyclone Slate, and the sandy Isle of Gust. The short version is to copy the fog route onto your Sea Chart, sail it, pick up the side quests in the order the islands appear, and finish by crossing the Isle of Gust to the locked door of the Temple of Wind.

Stops in the Southwestern Sea before the fog

Sail the fog route to the Northwestern Sea

Sail the route

Open the sea chart, draw your sailing course directly along the line you copied, then press Go. The ship follows the course by itself, and the screen fills with white haze as you enter the fog. Tap Stop whenever you need to deal with something and Go to continue.

Dangers on the crossing

Enemy ships open fire as you sail. Stop, tap them to answer with the Cannon, and sink them before moving on. Watch for Sea Traps, which are barbed wires held by two urchins, and jump the ship over them with the arrow button. Docking at any port refills the ship’s hearts.

Beedle’s ships at sea

Beedle’s Shop Ship can pull alongside you in any sea. Its stock changes daily, and it carries a treasure and ship parts. The Wisdom Gem for sale there costs 500 Rupees, so buy it if you can.

A second, masked shopkeeper’s ship appears only at certain hours by the DS clock, from 10 pm to midnight on weekdays and from 10 am to noon on weekends. He sells a Courage Gem for 500 Rupees and a Heart Container for 1,500 Rupees, one of each. Buy the gem first and save for the Heart Container.

Bannan Island and the fishing quest

What waits for later

A wall in the cavern that splits the island hides Salvatore’s Cannon Game on the far side, and only a bomb will open it, so come back with Bombs from the Temple of Wind. A Power Gem chest on a small island south of the island’s lower part and a Courage Gem chest on an islet north of Salvatore need the Grappling Hook, and Joanne has a Wisdom Gem for you once the Postman brings Jolene’s letter (after you beat her in her first duel, following the Temple of Courage). Dig in front of the sign outside the hut for a treasure map right away.

Zauz’s Island

Uncharted Island and the Cyclone Slate

The four whale statues

Dock on Uncharted Island and cross the beach. Linebeck insists there is treasure on the island, but the useful path leads north, where a talking stone stands guard over the Golden Chief’s chamber.

The stones tell you to hit four statues in a very specific order, and the riddle says: it steers with a rudder, then makes spray, and third it paddles, then sees a way. The island is shaped like a whale, so the clues are its tail, its spout, its flipper and its eye.

Walk the shoreline and strike each statue with your sword in that order: the statue at the east end for the rudder, the northernmost one for the spray, the one at the bottom for the paddles and the one in the west for the eye. The path into the cave opens after the last hit.

Treasure map and what is later

Back on the surface, walk to the western side of the island and dig in front of the stone statue beside the pond for a treasure map. A chest on a ledge in the central cave holds a Courage Gem, but it needs the Grappling Hook, so leave it for later.

Golden Frogs in the Northwestern Sea

Golden Frogs bob on the sea and slip away unless you hit them with the Cannon, so lead your shot slightly ahead of the frog. Each frog you hit shows its symbol on a wooden sign. Draw that symbol on the Cyclone Slate, found in your Menu, to sail straight back to the same place by cyclone.

The frog in this sea floats between Bannan Island and the Isle of Gust. Its sign shows a backwards N, and drawing that on the Slate later warps you to this sea from anywhere. The other five frogs are listed in the Golden Frog guide.

The Prince of Red Lions’ ship

Sail up to the Prince of Red Lions’ ship and board it when the game asks. Nyeve, the Prince of Red Lions, is dressed just like Link and makes you his apprentice. Agree to a lesson and you duel him in a round wooden arena, slashing at him from every side while he attacks with his spear.

The early rounds are only lessons: strike him a few times and he hands you a treasure and a new title for your trouble, and the next round pays out another treasure.

The fourth round asks how many times you can hit him before he hits you three times. Land at least 100 hits, which you can follow on the counter in the corner of the screen, and you win a Heart Container. You can spar again later for more prizes.

Isle of Gust

Landing and the wind

Choose Isle of Gust on the sea chart and sail to the dock. A sign warns of great winds, and for good reason, since gusts can blow Link off the sand ledges. Cross the gaps only when the wind drops, and defeat the Miniblins and ChuChus first.

Wind geysers carry Link upward. Dig a patch of soft soil with the Shovel to open a geyser and ride it to a higher ledge, and dig over an open geyser to cover it again. This is how you reach most of the higher ledges on the island.

Sandworms and bomb flowers

Signs and stone statues warn of the sandworms that lurk under the sand and swallow whatever they find. Throw a bomb onto the sand and a worm swallows it and blows up, and blue bomb flowers grow near the stairs for this purpose. Where a worm blocks the way, you can also simply take the stairs to avoid it.

Chapter checklist

Next comes the Temple of Wind, which waits behind the windmill doors.