Maiamai Locations

Walk to Lake Hylia, southeast of your house, and look for a sealed cave with a sign warning you not to blow up the wall. Blow it up anyway with a Bomb (rent or buy them from Ravio) and go in. Mother Maiamai says she lost all 100 of her children on a long voyage and asks for your help. She can only change something you actually own: anything you merely rent from Ravio’s Shop is refused.

When you agree to help, Mother Maiamai gives you the Maiamai Map. It lives on the Touch Screen as an icon and shows how many Maiamai are still lost in each region of the world you are in. Hyrule is split into nine regions and Lorule into seven. Lost Maiamai also squeak when you are close, so the map plus your ears narrow every search quickly.

Each Maiamai is stuck to something and needs the right tool. Rocks and bushes hide them: lift small rocks with the Power Glove and large rocks with the Titan’s Mitt. Trees and statues drop them if you dash into them with the Pegasus Boots. Ones glued to a wall come off when you merge into the wall below them. Underwater ones need the Zora’s Flippers and a dive, and buried ones need the Sand Rod. A few more are tucked behind panels for the Tornado Rod or on ledges reached with the Hookshot or Hammer. The entries below name the tool every time.

Fires three arrows at once, which makes aiming far more forgiving. Hand over the base item once you own it and have returned the next 10 Maiamai.

Bigger and more damaging, with a wider blast, so keep your distance. Hand over the base item once you own it and have returned the next 10 Maiamai.

Travels farther and faster, and you can throw three in a row. Hand over the base item once you own it and have returned the next 10 Maiamai.

Reaches farther and now hurts enemies it hits. Hand over the base item once you own it and have returned the next 10 Maiamai.

Makes a larger fire than the standard rod. Hand over the base item once you own it and have returned the next 10 Maiamai.

Drops four ice blocks at once instead of one, freezing a wide area. Hand over the base item once you own it and have returned the next 10 Maiamai.

Stirs up a gust that now damages enemies. Hand over the base item once you own it and have returned the next 10 Maiamai.

Doubles the range and power of the shockwave when you slam it. Hand over the base item once you own it and have returned the next 10 Maiamai.

The sand pillars you raise stay up until you use the rod again to knock them down. Hand over the base item once you own it and have returned the next 10 Maiamai.

Bring back all 100 Maiamai and Mother Maiamai upgrades you instead of an item: your spin attack becomes the Great Spin. Talk to Ravio afterwards and visit her cave once more. She says goodbye and heads for another dimension with her children, but one baby Maiamai stays behind in the cave and says she was the 72nd you saved.

Stand on the summit beside the Weather Vane and head southeast. A lone rock sits there; lift it and the Maiamai is underneath. You need: Power Glove.

Go through the cave full of rolling boulders and leave by its second exit, where a Treasure Chest sits. Merge into the wall on the right of the chest to reach the Maiamai stuck to it. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

Cross the lava cave with floating platforms by taking the south platform from the central pillar guarded by Black Lynels. Once you are back outside, lift the small rock near the exit. You need: Power Glove.

Shoot the Hookshot west across the bridge by Rosso’s Ore Mine to reach the far ledge, then lift the northernmost small rock there. You need: Power Glove and Hookshot.

Merge into the wall just to the right of the Treasure Hunter Cave entrance. The Maiamai clings to the wall. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

In the stretch of desert that joins the Southern Ruins, find the Fissure and lift the second large rock south of it. You need: Titan’s Mitt.

Walk northwest of the two pillars that each hold a Fissure and raise sand pillars until the buried Maiamai pops out. You need: Sand Rod.

Aim the Sand Rod at the sand just south of the desert’s Weather Vane to dig the Maiamai up. You need: Sand Rod.

Run into the easternmost rock formation in this field and the Maiamai drops down. You need: Pegasus Boots.

Dash into the fifth tree in the line to shake the Maiamai loose. You need: Pegasus Boots.

Swim north up the river from Lake Hylia, then dive just east of the bridge. You need: Zora’s Flippers.

From the Crystal Switches, merge along the wall into a small alcove on the east side. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

Dash into the single yellow tree to knock the Maiamai out of it. You need: Pegasus Boots.

In the southeast, merge at the top of the hill beside the Fissure and shuffle left onto the next platform. A large rock there hides the Maiamai. You need: Titan’s Mitt and Ravio’s Bracelet.

Dash into the tree at the northwest corner of Hyrule Castle. You need: Pegasus Boots.

Dash into the tree standing near the centre of this region. You need: Pegasus Boots.

Blow a gust onto the floor panels next to the Blacksmith’s Forge. You need: Tornado Rod.

Use the Tornado Rod on the second set of ground panels in this region to blow the Maiamai free. You need: Tornado Rod.

Dash into the one tree that does not touch any other tree. You need: Pegasus Boots.

Merge onto the rear wall of your own house, where the Maiamai is stuck. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

Dash into the northernmost tree in the Haunted Grove. You need: Pegasus Boots.

Cross to Lorule, go through the southwest Fissure of the matching area, and lift the large rock on the other side. You need: Titan’s Mitt and access to Lorule.

Cut down the bushes within the small fenced patch to uncover the Maiamai. You need: Sword.

Glide with a Cucco from Sahasrahla’s house onto the nearby roof, then lift the small rock there. You need: Power Glove and a Cucco.

Walk through the Young Woman’s house to her backyard and use the Sand Rod on the sand. You need: Sand Rod.

Carry a Cucco to the tree on the right of the Cucco Ranch and dash into it. You need: Pegasus Boots and a Cucco.

Play a round of Rupee Rush first. Afterwards, merge into the southern wall of the course. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

Merge onto the wall right next to the entrance of Mother Maiamai’s cave. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

Dive into the central hole in the shallow water south of the House of Gales. You need: Zora’s Flippers.

Hit the single panel behind the House of Gales with the Tornado Rod. You need: Tornado Rod.

Dive into the water just west of the ladder. You need: Zora’s Flippers.

Starting on the platform in the northeast corner, merge to the right until you reach a large rock and lift it. You need: Titan’s Mitt and Ravio’s Bracelet.

Head south from the forest’s northeast entrance and lift the two small rocks. You need: Power Glove.

Dash into the tree close to the forest’s southeast entrance. You need: Pegasus Boots.

Cut the bushes on the west side, just outside the entrance to the Lost Woods. You need: Sword.

Merge into the wall to the south of the Miner’s House. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

Lift the large rock inside the Death Mountain Path and follow the passage to its other exit. Outside, merge into the wall next to the cave. You need: Titan’s Mitt and Ravio’s Bracelet.

Dive into the west side of the little pond. You need: Zora’s Flippers.

Merge onto the Fortune Teller’s tent. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

Of the two clearings between Kakariko Village and the forest, take the eastern one and lift the small rock between the fences. You need: Power Glove.

Merge onto the cliff wall southwest of the Sanctuary. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

Climb the matching rock structure in the Lorule Graveyard, travel through the Fissure, and merge west once you are back in Hyrule. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet and access to Lorule.

Jump in the river that flows out of Zora’s Domain and leave it by the ladder. Climb up and merge into the wall. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

Jump into the river and dive directly south of the bridge. You need: Zora’s Flippers.

Step inside the Witch’s House, then merge onto the wall to the left once you are outside again. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

Stay outside the pit and merge onto its southern wall. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

From the entrance to Zora’s Domain, dive into the first deep water, northwest of the underwater Rupees. You need: Zora’s Flippers.

Dash into the stone statue ringed by shallow water. You need: Pegasus Boots and Zora’s Flippers.

Enter the cave to the south and dive into the pool in its northeast corner. You need: Zora’s Flippers.

Dive into a hole in the shallow water east of the Treasure Hunter Cave entrance. You need: Zora’s Flippers.

Enter from the matching Hyrule area through its Fissure. Climb the ladder to the west, merge left onto the grassy hill, and cut the grass. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet and access to Lorule.

Keep merging left from the previous spot towards Ku’s Domain, then dive into the southwest corner of the pond. You need: Zora’s Flippers and Ravio’s Bracelet.

Jump into the water and dive at the top of the chasm waterfall. You need: Zora’s Flippers.

Dive underwater right in front of the Fissure. You need: Zora’s Flippers.

Dash into the rock formation southeast of the pillar that holds a Fissure. You need: Pegasus Boots.

Dash into the tree in the southwest corner. You need: Pegasus Boots.

Dash into the first tree on your left. You need: Pegasus Boots.

Merge onto the wall straight ahead of the Dark Ruins entrance. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

Once you are past the raised platform, merge onto the wall north of the two green flames. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

In the southeast, merge at the top of the hill by the Fissure and go left onto the platform covered in Rupees. Follow the south wall and merge once more. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

Pick up and throw the Skull on the little ledge to the left of the Fissure. You need: none (pick up the Skull).

Pound the pegs flat with the Hammer, then lift the westernmost large rock. You need: Titan’s Mitt and Hammer.

Lift one of the large rocks in this area. You need: Titan’s Mitt.

Merge onto the east wall by the cave entrance and the sign, then travel right towards the southeast corner. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

In the cave with floating platforms, ride the south or west platform from the central pillar with the Big Ice Gimos. Outside, pick up the Skull. You need: none (pick up the Skull).

Merge onto the north wall of the Ice Ruins entrance. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

Leave the Philosopher’s Cave and lift the large rock to the west. You need: Titan’s Mitt.

Merge onto the left side of the rock structure. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

Dash into the lone tree north of the long grass and the Treasure Chest. You need: Pegasus Boots.

Merge onto the wall to the south of the Lakeside Item Shop. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

Lift the large rock on the southwest shore. You need: Titan’s Mitt.

Dive in the centre of the rock formation. You need: Zora’s Flippers.

Merge on the wall in the southeast corner. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

From the platform in the northeast corner, merge and move left to the next platform, then pick up the Skull. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet (pick up the Skull).

Lift the second large rock south of the Fissure. You need: Titan’s Mitt.

Merge directly behind the Weather Vane. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

Dive in the deep water near the swamp’s western end. You need: Zora’s Flippers.

Merge onto the west wall of the long house. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

Of the two clearings south of the forest, go to the eastern one and lift the large rock. You need: Titan’s Mitt.

Head east from the pillar with a Fissure and cut the grass to the south. You need: Sword.

In the forest’s northwest corner, pick up the Skull in the ring of grass. You need: none (pick up the Skull).

Dash into the tree south of the Abandoned Shack. You need: Pegasus Boots.

Cut the grass in the middle of the V-shaped group of trees. You need: Sword.

Merge onto the east wall of the small pit. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

Merge onto the wall just west of the Thieves’ Town arch. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

Merge onto the east wall of the Blacksmith’s Forge and move right until you are on the west wall. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

Lift the southwestern one of the two large rocks. You need: Titan’s Mitt.

Dash into the tree directly north of the Thieves’ Town arch. You need: Pegasus Boots.

Merge into the small walled structure in the southwest corner. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

Cut the northernmost blade of grass in the ring around the Big Bomb Flower. You need: Sword.

Play Rupee Rush first, then merge into the wall at the northwest corner. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

Pick up the Skulls in the southwest corner of the Octoball Derby area. You need: none (pick up the Skulls).

Take the Fissure in the southwest corner. In Hyrule, step into the ground-level Fissure just to the east, then in Lorule merge and work back to the southwest corner. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet and access to Lorule.

In the northeast corner, merge into the eastern structure before the bridge to Lorule Castle. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

Dash into the tree along the east edge. You need: Pegasus Boots.

Merge into the hill just northwest of the Vacant House. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

Lift the large rock that sits next to the tree stump. You need: Titan’s Mitt.

Merge at the northeast corner. You need: Ravio’s Bracelet.

Dive into the rock formation shaped like a C. You need: Zora’s Flippers.

Dash into the middle of three stone statues. You need: Pegasus Boots.