Heart Piece Locations

You begin with 3 hearts. Each boss in the three Hyrule dungeons and the seven later dungeons drops a Heart Container, and the Pieces of Heart you collect fill seven more. Yuga drops one only in the Eastern Palace, not in Hyrule Castle or Lorule Castle, and the Sanctuary has none. Picking up any Piece refills your hearts, even if it does not complete a container.

Many Pieces need abilities from Ravio’s Shop or from the story. Wall merging comes early in the game, and the other tools arrive as you progress, so expect to return to Hyrule and Lorule more than once. The mini-game Pieces also cost Rupees, and every game is covered in the mini-game guide.

Piece 1. Go to the north-west corner of Kakariko Village, where a small cave sits beside a well. Above it, on the ledge, are two small rocks. Lift them with the Power Glove, then drop down the hole they covered and walk through the cave to the Piece of Heart.

Piece 2. The Cucco Ranch lies just south of Kakariko Village. The Cucco Girl runs a dodging game where you must avoid flying Cuccos for 30 seconds. Play the Egg level (20 Rupees) and the Chick level (30 Rupees) first; each win unlocks the next.

Piece 3. Return to the Blacksmith’s house below Hyrule Castle once you can merge into walls. Merge onto the house wall, slide along it to the back, step out and walk north to find the Piece of Heart behind the forge.

Piece 4. This is in the underground passage between the Graveyard and the Sanctuary, the same one you cross early in the story. Go back down into that passage and head to the second dark room, the one with the rats.

Piece 5. Enter the Lost Woods from the north-east entrance near Rosso’s house and head south-west until you reach a large broken log. Merge into the wall on the south side of the log and shuffle through the thin crack to reach the Piece of Heart.

Piece 6. Follow the road on the east side of the castle until it turns north and ends in a dead end. The Piece of Heart sits there, hemmed in by small rocks. Lift the rocks with the Power Glove and pick it up.

Piece 7. With the Flippers, jump into the river that flows from Zora’s Domain, near the Witch’s House, and swim north-east. A small waterfall hides a cave entrance; swim in behind the water and walk to the back of the cave for the Piece of Heart.

Piece 8. The Rupee Rush Gal runs this course south of Kakariko Village for 50 Rupees a go. You have 30 seconds to collect Rupees, but no timer is shown on screen, and you must talk to her before the time is up or you forfeit everything you picked up.

Piece 9. Climb the ladder to the Racing Bro on the ledge north-east of Lake Hylia. The race runs from him to his brother behind the Miner’s House near Rosso’s home. The first race gives you 75 seconds and pays 100 Rupees; the second gives you 65 seconds and pays the Piece of Heart.

Piece 10. South of the Eastern Palace, a cracked wall sits on a raised ledge. Blow it open with a Bomb, enter the cave and merge along its wall to cross the gap and reach the Piece of Heart.

Piece 11. Go one screen south of the Eastern Palace to the grassy basin full of Tektites. In the south-east corner a Piece of Heart is ringed by wooden pegs. Smash a peg with the Hammer to push it down and step through the gap.

Piece 12. In the swamp area of the Southern Ruins you can see this Piece of Heart but cannot walk to it. Place a Bomb between the two big stone statues to open a cave below, follow the tunnel west and come out beside the Piece of Heart.

Piece 13. On the summit of Death Mountain, head west from the Tower of Hera to the end of the cliff. A cave mouth is visible on the ledge below, but there is no path down to it. Merge into the wall, shuffle along it until you are directly above the opening, step out and drop into the cave. Walk through it and head north to find the Piece of Heart. You need the Power Glove for the climb up to the summit.

Piece 14. Head east of the Tower of Hera to the lava cave leading to Rosso’s Ore Mine. Ride the moving platforms, but go west at the halfway platform rather than east. Merge into the wall, land on the next moving platform and continue.

Piece 15. One house in Kakariko Village has a locked door. Once you have reached Lorule, find the ruined house that stands in the place of the locked one. Merge into the fissure on its north wall and you come out inside the locked Hyrule house. The Stylish Woman there rewards you with the Piece of Heart.

Piece 16. Enter Lorule through the fissure at the back of the Sanctuary. Bomb the cracked wall on the northern cliff to uncover a second fissure. Merge into it to return to Hyrule on the cliff north of the Graveyard, then walk into the nearby cave to take the Piece of Heart.

Piece 17. Near the Blacksmith’s house, a large rock blocks the front of a small cave. Once you have the Titan’s Mitt from the Desert Palace, lift the rock, go inside and collect the Piece of Heart.

Piece 18. The Piece of Heart is visible on an isolated spire east of the Tower of Hera, but you can only reach it from Lorule. Enter Lorule through the fissure near Rosso’s mine and take the cave route toward the Ice Ruins. Go west and then north, and use the Tornado Rod to cross to the pillar that holds a fissure.

Piece 19. In the eastern house of Thieves’ Town, the Fortune’s Choice Guy lets you open three of 15 treasure chests for 200 Rupees. One chest holds a Piece of Heart. The prizes are shuffled each time, so you may need several tries. Once you have won it, the prize is a Gold Rupee in later plays.

Piece 20. The Rupee Rush Guy’s course lies south of Thieves’ Town and costs 100 Rupees. The rules match the Hyrule version, with 30 hidden seconds. This time you need at least 150 Rupees. The Sand Rod raises pillars that reach the most valuable Rupees.

Piece 21. Find the Octoball Derby in the forest clearing south-west of Lorule Castle, where the Haunted Grove sits in Hyrule. For 50 Rupees, Octo pitches 30 balls and you bat them at pots. Red pots score 1 Rupee and gold pots 5. Hit three pots in a row and a crow flies across, worth 20 Rupees if you hit it. Hitting a crab resets the pots.

Piece 22. Rent the Big Bomb Flower from the Bomb-Shop Man for 200 Rupees. Carry it carefully to the south-east corner of the swamp near the Swamp Palace, where a large cracked boulder blocks a cave, and set it next to the boulder. Go inside for the Piece of Heart.

Piece 23. The maze outside the Dark Palace hides this Piece of Heart between the palace entrance and the cell at the north end. Guards patrol the maze, so avoid being seen as you merge along the walls. It becomes much easier after you finish the Dark Palace, because the guards are gone.

Piece 24. Go behind Sahasrahla’s house in Hyrule and cross to Lorule through the fissure there. A separate building stands to the north; merge into its wall, work your way around to the front and take the Piece of Heart.

Piece 25. The Piece of Heart sits on the roof of the crumbling shack in Lorule that matches Rosso’s house in Hyrule. Climb the ladder to the south and pick up a Cucco. Carry it to the edge of the ledge, jump and glide toward the roof. Land right on the Piece of Heart, since the steep slope will otherwise drop you to the ground.

Piece 26. In Hyrule’s desert, climb the stairs to the higher sand in the north and use the Sand Rod to make a bridge along its edge. Bomb the cracked cliff wall to expose a fissure and merge into it. You come out in Lorule, where the Piece of Heart is close by.

Piece 27. Enter Turtle Rock and go to the south-west room on the first floor, then step through the portals into a lava room. Use the Ice Rod to freeze a path across the lava and leave the dungeon by the exit on the far side. You walk out onto a small island where the Piece of Heart waits.

Piece 28. The Devilish Girl runs the Treacherous Tower on Lorule’s Death Mountain, near where the Tower of Hera stands in Hyrule. Clear the five-room Beginner course for 100 Rupees, then pay 200 Rupees for the Intermediate course. Win all 15 floors to receive a Piece of Heart the first time. Bring Fairies, potions and spare hearts.

Defeat Yuga at the end of the Eastern Palace in Hyrule to receive Heart Container 1 of 10. The route to the boss is covered in the Eastern Palace walkthrough, and the fight is explained in the boss guide.

Defeat Margomill at the end of the House of Gales in Hyrule to receive Heart Container 2 of 10. The route to the boss is covered in the House of Gales walkthrough, and the fight is explained in the boss guide.

Defeat Moldorm at the end of the Tower of Hera in Hyrule to receive Heart Container 3 of 10. The route to the boss is covered in the Tower of Hera walkthrough, and the fight is explained in the boss guide.

Defeat Stalblind at the end of the Thieves’ Hideout in Lorule to receive Heart Container 4 of 10. The route to the boss is covered in the Thieves’ Hideout walkthrough, and the fight is explained in the boss guide.

Defeat Gemesaur King at the end of the Dark Palace in Lorule to receive Heart Container 5 of 10. The route to the boss is covered in the Dark Palace walkthrough, and the fight is explained in the boss guide.

Defeat Arrghus at the end of the Swamp Palace in Lorule to receive Heart Container 6 of 10. The route to the boss is covered in the Swamp Palace walkthrough, and the fight is explained in the boss guide.

Defeat Knucklemaster at the end of the Skull Woods in Lorule to receive Heart Container 7 of 10. The route to the boss is covered in the Skull Woods walkthrough, and the fight is explained in the boss guide.

Defeat Dharkstare at the end of the Ice Ruins in Lorule to receive Heart Container 8 of 10. The route to the boss is covered in the Ice Ruins walkthrough, and the fight is explained in the boss guide.

Defeat Zaganaga at the end of the Desert Palace, in Hyrule’s desert but reached through Lorule, to receive Heart Container 9 of 10. The route to the boss is covered in the Desert Palace walkthrough, and the fight is explained in the boss guide.

Defeat Grinexx at the end of the Turtle Rock in Lorule to receive Heart Container 10 of 10. The route to the boss is covered in the Turtle Rock walkthrough, and the fight is explained in the boss guide.

Check the mini-games first: the Cucco Ranch, both Rupee Rush courses, Hyrule Hotfoot, Fortune’s Choice, the Octoball Derby and Treacherous Tower give seven of the 28 Pieces, and each is easy to skip. Then count the hidden spots that need an ability you gained late, such as the Titan’s Mitt cave, the Dark Palace maze beam and the Hammer pegs in the Eastern Ruins. For the other collectibles, see the 100% checklist.