Thieves’ Hideout Walkthrough

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Walkthrough overview

• Opening and SanctuaryWake in Link’s House, deliver the captain’s sword, cross the Graveyard passage with the Lamp and meet Yuga.
• Hyrule Castle and Kakariko VillageRavio’s Bracelet, Zelda’s Pendant of Courage, Kakariko shops, Sahasrahla and the free Bow rental.
• Eastern PalaceEvery key, chest and rupee, the Compass, Big Key, Yuga boss fight and your first Heart Container.
• Pegasus Boots and Zora’s FlippersGet the Pouch, Irene’s Bell, Power Glove, Pegasus Boots, Zora’s Flippers, Ravio’s rentals and Hyrule Heart Pieces.
• House of GalesRent the Tornado Rod, swim to Lake Hylia’s island, beat Margomill and take the Pendant of Wisdom.
• Death MountainClimb the boulder caves, find two Heart Pieces and a Bottle, and reach the Tower of Hera.
• Tower of HeraEvery floor, both Small Keys, Compass, Big Key, Moldorm boss fight, Heart Container and Pendant of Power.
• Master Sword and Lost WoodsWalkthrough for pulling the Master Sword in the Lost Woods, breaking the Hyrule Castle barrier.
• Lorule and Dungeon OrderHilda, the Blacksmith, fissures, Ravio’s Shop, Thieves’ Town side content and the dungeon order.
• Dark PalaceThe guard maze, every key, the Compass, Big Key, Master Ore, Gemesaur King, Heart Container and Sage Gulley.
• Skull WoodsKeys, Compass, Big Key, Master Ore, Knucklemaster boss fight, Sage Seres and the Master Sword upgrade.
• Ice RuinsThe Hookshot route to Lorule’s Death Mountain, every floor, keys, the Stamina Scroll and Dharkstare.
• Thieves’ HideoutThe password song, the Thief Girl escort, Master Ore, Stalblind, Sage Osfala and the Sand Rod.
• Swamp PalaceBig Bomb Flower, Hookshot, water levels, keys, Compass, Blue Mail, Big Key, Arrghus and Sage Oren.
• Turtle RockRescue the baby turtles, use the Ice Rod, find every key, beat Grinexx and free Sage Impa.
• Desert PalaceReach it with the Sand Rod, find the Titan’s Mitt, beat Zaganaga and rescue Sage Irene.
• Lorule CastleThe Triforce of Courage, all four mini-bosses, the Compass, Red Mail and the way to the Throne Room.
• Final BossBeat Yuga Ganon with the Bow of Light, see Hilda’s choice, make the Triforce wish and unlock Hero Mode.

The Thieves’ Hideout is a Lorule dungeon built around one companion: a Thief Girl locked in a cell, who has to walk out with you. Learn the password song, get past the guard, free her, lead her through the floors by standing on paired switches, take the Big Key from the entrance hall and beat Stalblind. Then she shows you the house where Osfala’s painting hangs.

How to get into the Thieves’ Hideout

Thieves’ Town password song

Walk to the north end of Thieves’ Town in Lorule, where two large gargoyle statues stand. Face the left statue and talk to the closed door beneath it. A voice demands the ultra-secret password song, sings the start of each verse and lets you pick the ending. Choose “a narrow path” for the cliff verse, “really despair” for the second verse and “to thievin'” for the last. A wrong choice sends you back to the start of the verse.

Getting past the Spear Boy

Once the song is right, a Spear Boy inside takes you for his replacement on guard duty and wanders off for some fresh air, leaving the entrance hall on B1 empty. Take a look around: the boss door by the entrance is locked, and a chest at the far end of the hall cannot be reached yet. Both belong to the end of the dungeon.

B1 and B2: the rooms before the Thief Girl

B1 gargoyle statue room

Head to the room left of the entrance hall. Hit the crystal switch in the middle to lower some bars and raise others. Pull the gargoyle statues out of the lower-left cell and put one on the floor switch beside the arrow trap and the other on the switch near the locked door. Merge into the wall to slip through the bars to the third switch in the top-right cell. With all three pressed, the door beside it opens. A caged chest in the area holds a Purple Rupee worth 50 Rupees.

B2 conveyor belt rooms

Go down to B2. Two conveyor belts carry you toward pits, so merge into the wall at the end of the first belt to hold your place and cross safely. Hit a Bawb, the walking bomb creature, so it becomes a bomb you can lift. Throw it onto the belt so it rides to the crystal switch and explodes beside it, which opens the way south. A chest in a room off the walkways holds 50 Rupees.

Meeting the Thief Girl

Slip into the bottom-right cell of B2 and step on the floor switch inside to open its door, then talk to the Thief Girl. She was locked up after learning where Osfala’s painting is hidden, and she offers to show you if you get her out. Her cell needs a Small Key, so leave her for now and go find it.

Escorting the Thief Girl through the dungeon

How the escort works

Once free, the Thief Girl follows you until you tell her to stay; the A button prompt switches between leading her and leaving her. Many doors need two switches pressed at once, so leave her on one and stand on the other. Blue Zazaks try to carry her off, and if one reaches her she goes back to her cell, so beat them before they close in. Park her somewhere safe while you fight.

B3 water room and the 100 Rupee chest

On B3 the floors are split by pools and walkways. Pull the lever that drains the water, and merge into walls to knock down walkways where needed. The lower ground opens up and a chest behind bars holds 100 Rupees. Use the red and blue blocks with their switches to get the Thief Girl over walls, and defeat the Zazaks who come for her before you move on.

Fan and conveyor rooms on the way back up

Climb back toward the entrance through the conveyor and fan rooms. Reverse the belts with the crystal switches and defeat the Zazaks who ambush you mid-room. Fans blow the Thief Girl across gaps, and the paired switches here reveal a chest with a Silver Rupee, worth 100 Rupees, and a shortcut warp down to the room below. Use shortcuts you unlock to avoid walking back through earlier fights.

Stalblind phase 2: no shield

After the third hit he throws the shield away and rushes you. His overhead slash sticks in the floor if it misses, which gives you time to hit him. Run from his long spinning attack, or merge into a wall, and strike when he is dizzy afterward.

Stalblind phase 3: head and body

When he is badly hurt his head splits off and floats around the room, spraying dark magic. You cannot damage the head, so ignore it and keep moving. The body slashes in quick runs. Stay behind the body, hit it between swings and dodge the head’s shots until Stalblind falls.

After Stalblind: Osfala and the Sand Rod

Leaving with the Thief Girl

The door reopens when Stalblind is gone. Join the Thief Girl and follow her through the exit. She takes you outside to a house near the hideout entrance, where she says the painting you want is hidden.

Osfala’s painting

Inside the house, a green painting of Osfala hangs on the wall. Yuga turned Osfala into this painting at the Eastern Palace. Once you have seen it, the Thief Girl slips away to hide, and you can find her again later.

Thieves’ Town side content

The town has more to find, and none of it needs the dungeon. Fortune’s Choice (200 Rupees, open 3 of 15 chests) and the Lorule Rupee Rush south of town (100 Rupees to play, collect 150 or more) each pay a Piece of Heart (#19 and #21). A Lost Maiamai waits for the Pegasus Boots dash into the tree north of the town arch, and another is won by slashing the northernmost grass in the ring around the Big Bomb Flower. The Thief Girl later hides in a cave south of the Vacant House, where she gives you Rupees as thanks.

Chapter checklist

With Osfala free and the Sand Rod in stock, head to the Bomb Shop just south of Thieves’ Town for the Swamp Palace walkthrough.