The Great Deku Tree Walkthrough

Cross the web-patterned floor and climb the leafy vine wall, pressing the Jump button to let go at the top. Follow the ledge to a large chest and open it for the Dungeon Map. The map lists the floors as 3F, 2F, 1F, B1 and B2 and marks where you stand, so open it whenever you lose your bearings. This dungeon has no small keys and no Boss Key.

Walk out along the fallen log that leads to a chest on a tree stump, and open the chest for the Fairy Slingshot. Draw it, aim and let go of the button to fire Deku Seeds. Equip it from the item menu, then use the Quick Swap prompt to trade between items. A Skulltula sits on the vine wall beside the next stone door, and Navi warns that it attacks anything that enters its territory, so keep your distance. Shoot the eye carved above that stone door with a seed and Navi calls you incredible as a ladder comes into view.

Climb the vine wall and open the small chest at the top for three Deku Nuts. Cross the vine-covered log to a second small chest that holds three Deku Seeds, and pick up the green rupee growing in the plants nearby. Then take the ladder and the vines up to a stone door, press Open, and shoot the Skulltula on the vine wall behind it before you climb, until a cave with another Skulltula guarding the next door comes into view.

Hop across the stone platforms toward the next room. A Skulltula with a cyan belly hangs near the platforms, so strike it when its belly turns toward you. In the alcove beyond, a Gold Skulltula glows on the wall. Hit it and take the token. This is Gold Skulltula #1, and Navi tells you there may be something in it for you if you keep collecting them.

The chest on the far ledge holds the Compass. It shows treasure chests and hidden spots in the dungeon, and Navi suggests checking the map afterward. Pick up the item, then go back toward the vines.

Climb a short vine into the dark mushroom cave and open the small chest for three more Deku Nuts, then use the Climb Down prompt to get back to the corridor. Defeat the Skulltula along the stone wall and pick up the recovery hearts that drop. A second Skulltula on a thread blocks the passage, so strike it the same way and keep going.

Climb the vines to the spot where it fell and collect the token. The box tells you that you have 2 tokens so far. This is Gold Skulltula #2.

Swim on and shoot the Gold Skulltula on the wall beside the barred, web-covered grate. Take the token for Gold Skulltula #3. The box says you have collected 3.

Light a Deku Stick on the torch pedestal and burn the web beside it. The flame dies after a short time, so go straight there. A chest on the ledge holds another Deku Stick, so you can light more than once. You will need burning sticks again further down.

Climb the vine wall and take the token on it for Gold Skulltula #4. The box says you have collected 4 tokens, which is every token in this dungeon.

A Heart Container rises from the floor in a beam of light. Take it and the box tells you that you gain an additional heart and that all your hearts are restored. Step into the light circle in the middle of the room, answer Navi’s prompt with Let’s go, and the light carries you up out of the tree.

The Great Deku Tree gives you the Spiritual Stone of the Forest. It drops into your hands and the box says Kokiri Emerald was entrusted to you. The pause menu shows it added to your Key Items.