| C-button items | Deku Stick, Deku Nut, Bombs, Slingshot, Boomerang, Bow and arrows, Hookshot and Longshot, Hammer, Lens of Truth, Magic Beans, Bombchus, three spells, 4 bottles |
|---|---|
| Gear | 3 swords (plus the Giant’s Knife), 3 shields, 3 tunics, 2 pairs of boots |
| Child-only | Fairy Slingshot, Boomerang, Deku Shield |
| Adult-only | Fairy Bow, Hookshot, Longshot, Megaton Hammer, all three arrow types, Iron and Hover Boots, Mirror Shield |
Almost every key item in Ocarina of Time comes from a dungeon, a Great Fairy or a side quest, and some are locked to one age. This page lists each of them with the place to collect it, the age you need to be, and what it does. Capacity upgrades such as bigger bomb bags and wallets are on Equipment and Capacity Upgrades, the four bottles are on Bottle Locations, and keys and maps are on Dungeon Maps, Compasses and Keys.
Table of Contents
Quick reference
| Item | Age | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Kokiri Sword | Child | Chest in the Forest Training Center, Kokiri Forest |
| Deku Shield | Child | Kokiri Shop, 40 Rupees |
| Fairy Ocarina | Child | Saria, after the Great Deku Tree |
| Fairy Slingshot | Child | Inside the Great Deku Tree |
| Bomb Bag and Bombs | Child | Dodongo’s Cavern |
| Boomerang | Child | Inside Jabu-Jabu’s Belly |
| Ocarina of Time | Child | Hyrule Castle moat, as Zelda flees |
| Lens of Truth | Child | Bottom of the Well |
| Master Sword | Adult | Temple of Time pedestal |
| Fairy Bow | Adult | Forest Temple |
| Megaton Hammer | Adult | Fire Temple |
| Hookshot | Adult | Dampe’s Grave, Kakariko Graveyard |
| Longshot | Adult | Water Temple (Dark Link) |
| Iron Boots | Adult | Ice Cavern |
| Hover Boots | Adult | Shadow Temple |
| Mirror Shield, Silver Gauntlets | Adult | Spirit Temple |
| Fire Arrows | Adult | Lake Hylia, by shooting the rising sun |
| Ice Arrows | Adult | Gerudo Training Ground |
| Light Arrows | Adult | Princess Zelda, Temple of Time |
| Din’s Fire, Farore’s Wind, Nayru’s Love | Child, child, adult | Great Fairies at Hyrule Castle, Zora’s Fountain and Desert Colossus |
| Goron Tunic, Zora Tunic | Adult | Link the Goron, King Zora (or the shops) |
| Golden Gauntlets | Adult | Ganon’s Castle, Shadow Trial |
Child items
Kokiri Sword
How to get it: Squeeze through the gap beside the sign at the Forest Training Center in Kokiri Forest, follow the rolling boulder through and open the chest at the end.
What it does: Your first sword. Mido will not let you pass without it and a shield.
Deku Shield
How to get it: Kokiri Shop, 40 Rupees.
What it does: A wooden shield. It burns if hit by fire.
Fairy Ocarina
How to get it: Saria gives it to you at the bridge out of Kokiri Forest once the Great Deku Tree is done.
What it does: Plays songs until you replace it with the Ocarina of Time.
Ocarina of Time
How to get it: Pick it up from the moat at Hyrule Castle after Zelda throws it while fleeing.
What it does: The same songs, and the key to the Door of Time.
Deku Stick
How to get it: Cut Deku Babas, break plants and pots, or buy one for 10 Rupees at the Kokiri Shop and the Bazaars. You hold 10 at first.
What it does: Burns when lit, so it lights torches and webs. It snaps after a few swings.
Deku Nut
How to get it: Deku Babas, bushes and shops (5 for 15 Rupees). You hold 20 at first.
What it does: Flashes to stun nearby enemies.
Fairy Slingshot
How to get it: Chest in the Great Deku Tree. It comes with a 30-seed bag.
What it does: Fires Deku Seeds at switches, eyes and distant enemies. Child only.
Bombs
How to get it: The Bomb Bag is in Dodongo’s Cavern. After that you refill from shops, Bomb Flowers, pots and enemy drops.
What it does: Break cracked walls and boulders and hit weak points. Bigger bags are on the upgrades page.
Boomerang
How to get it: Chest inside Jabu-Jabu’s Belly.
What it does: Stuns enemies, cuts tentacles and fetches distant items. Child only.
Lens of Truth
How to get it: Reward for beating Dead Hand at the end of the Bottom of the Well.
What it does: Shows invisible walls, platforms, ghosts and fake floors. It drains magic while it is on.
Magic Beans
How to get it: Buy from the Bean Seller, a man sitting by Zora’s River, as a child. The price starts at 10 Rupees and rises by 10 with each bean.
What it does: Plant in soft soil as a child and a platform waits for you as an adult. See Magic Bean Beds.
Din’s Fire
How to get it: Great Fairy Fountain in the Hyrule Castle grounds, as a child.
What it does: A ring of fire. Lights torches and burns nearby enemies. Costs magic.
Farore’s Wind
How to get it: Great Fairy Fountain at Zora’s Fountain, as a child.
What it does: Sets a return point in a dungeon and warps you back to it later. Costs magic.
The Fairy Slingshot is the first ranged weapon you own and the item you need against Queen Gohma. The Boomerang is the Jabu-Jabu’s Belly item, and you use it against Big Octo and Barinade. It also fetches Heart Pieces and rupees that are out of reach. See Inside the Great Deku Tree and Inside Jabu-Jabu’s Belly.
The Lens of Truth works at either age because it is a normal inventory item. You will need it for Bongo Bongo, in the Shadow Temple and in the Haunted Wasteland. See Bottom of the Well.
There are ten Magic Beans to buy and ten soft soil beds. A child Link plants them and an adult Link rides them. Where each bed is and what it hides is on Magic Bean Beds, and the seller is covered in Zora’s River and Zora’s Domain. Bombchus work at either age once you own a Bomb Bag.
Adult items
Master Sword
How to get it: Pull it from the pedestal in the Temple of Time after opening the Door of Time with the three Spiritual Stones and the Ocarina of Time.
What it does: Needed against Ganondorf and Ganon. It sends you seven years ahead.
Fairy Bow
How to get it: Chest in the Forest Temple. It comes with a 30-arrow quiver.
What it does: Ranged weapon for switches, eyes, targets and Big Poes. Adult only.
Megaton Hammer
How to get it: Chest in the Fire Temple.
What it does: Smashes rusty switches, stakes, pillars, hard boulders and armored enemies.
Hookshot
How to get it: Follow Dampe’s ghost through his grave (see below).
What it does: Pulls you to wood, hooks and targets and grabs items. Shorter range than the Longshot.
Longshot
How to get it: Chest in the Water Temple, after Dark Link.
What it does: Replaces the Hookshot with twice the reach.
Fire Arrows
How to get it: Shoot the rising sun from the platform near the Water Temple entrance at Lake Hylia.
What it does: Burning arrow. Melts red ice and lights torches from afar. Costs magic.
Ice Arrows
How to get it: Final chest of the Gerudo Training Ground.
What it does: Freeze enemies and water. Costs magic.
Light Arrows
How to get it: Princess Zelda gives them to you in the Temple of Time once the Shadow and Spirit Medallions are yours.
What it does: Needed to beat Ganondorf and Ganon. Costs magic.
Nayru’s Love
How to get it: Great Fairy Fountain at Desert Colossus, as an adult.
What it does: A crystal that blocks all damage for a short time. Costs magic.
Iron Boots
How to get it: Chest at the end of the Ice Cavern, past the White Wolfos.
What it does: Sink in water and stand against currents. They are slow on land.
Hover Boots
How to get it: Chest in the Shadow Temple, after Dead Hand.
What it does: Hover a few seconds over gaps and floor traps.
Bombchus
How to get it: Bombchu Bowling prizes, the Bombchu Shop in the Market (night), the House of Skulltula (40 tokens gives 10), chests, and the Carpet Salesman.
What it does: Crawl along floors, walls and ceilings, then explode.
The Hookshot is the prize for Dampe’s race. As an adult, pull back the extra gravestone in the Kakariko Graveyard to open Dampe’s Grave, and follow his ghost through the grave to the end. Come back and finish in under a minute for a Heart Piece. See Kakariko Village and Hyrule Market.
The Fire Arrow needs the Fairy Bow, a magic meter and water in Lake Hylia. The lake refills once you beat Morpha in the Water Temple. While it is still dry, you can reach the platform with the Longshot and the Scarecrow’s Song. Stand on the platform near the Water Temple entrance in the morning, wait for the sun to clear the trees and shoot it. The arrow drops onto a small island as the Fire Arrows, so swim over and pick them up. Use the Sun’s Song to skip to morning. You do not need to finish the Water Temple first if you use the Longshot and the Scarecrow’s Song.
Ice Arrows are the main price of the Gerudo Training Ground, and you need the Gerudo Card to enter. Light Arrows come last. With both the Shadow and Spirit Medallions, enter the Temple of Time and Princess Zelda gives them to you. Ganondorf then captures her and you head for Ganon’s Castle and Ganon’s Tower. The Master Sword comes from Transition to Adulthood.
You need the Fairy Bow before you fight Phantom Ganon. The Hammer is the main prize of the Fire Temple, the Longshot of the Water Temple, the Hover Boots of the Shadow Temple and the Iron Boots of the Ice Cavern. The bow is in the Forest Temple.
Swords, shields and tunics
Giant’s Knife
How to get it: Medigoron in Goron City sells it to adult Link for 200 Rupees.
Notes: Two-handed. It can break after enough use.
Biggoron’s Sword
How to get it: Reward for the adult trading chain, which ends with the Claim Check.
Notes: Two-handed, never breaks. See Biggoron Sword Trading Sequence.
Hylian Shield
How to get it: Bazaars in Hyrule Market and Kakariko Village, 80 Rupees.
Notes: Does not burn. Both ages can equip it.
Mirror Shield
How to get it: Chest in the Spirit Temple, guarded by an Iron Knuckle.
Notes: Reflects light and magic beams. Adult only.
Kokiri Tunic
How to get it: Your starting tunic.
Notes: No special protection.
Goron Tunic
How to get it: Link the Goron in Goron City gives it to adult Link, or buy it at the Goron Shop for 200 Rupees.
Notes: Protects against heat. Needed in the Fire Temple and the Crater.
Zora Tunic
How to get it: King Zora gives it to adult Link after you melt him with Blue Fire, or buy it at the Zora Shop for 300 Rupees.
Notes: Lets you breathe underwater. Needed in the Water Temple.
The Kokiri Sword does half the damage of the Master Sword, and the Biggoron’s Sword does twice as much as the Master Sword. The two-handed swords cannot be used with a shield. The Deku Shield is child only, and the Mirror Shield is adult only.
If you skip the tunic gifts you can still buy both tunics, but you will need Blue Fire for the Zora Tunic, which means a bottle and a visit to the Ice Cavern or the Potion Shop. The shops are listed on Shops and Prices. The Silver Gauntlets, Golden Gauntlets and scales are on Equipment and Capacity Upgrades.
Quest items and key pickups
Weird Egg
How to get it: Malon, near the Hyrule Castle gate. It hatches into a Cucco.
Used for: Wakes Talon outside the castle.
Zelda’s Letter
How to get it: Princess Zelda, in the castle courtyard.
Used for: Opens the Death Mountain gate and the Happy Mask Shop.
Gerudo Card
How to get it: The Gerudo guard gives it after you free all four carpenters.
Used for: Entry to the Gerudo Training Ground and the horseback archery range.
Stone of Agony
How to get it: House of Skulltula, 20 tokens.
Used for: Rumbles near hidden grottos if you have a Rumble Pak. Otherwise it does nothing.
Gold Skulltula Token
How to get it: 100 Skulltulas around Hyrule.
Used for: House of Skulltula rewards. See Gold Skulltula Locations.
Piece of Heart
How to get it: 36 around Hyrule. See Heart Piece Locations.
Used for: Four pieces make one heart.
Heart Container
How to get it: Each of the eight dungeon bosses.
Used for: One full heart. See Bosses and Mini-Bosses.
Masks, the eleven-step trade chain and the stones and medallions each have their own page: Mask Trading Sequence, Biggoron Sword Trading Sequence and Medallions and Spiritual Stones. The adult chain runs Pocket Egg, Pocket Cucco, Cojiro, Odd Mushroom, Odd Potion, Poacher’s Saw, Broken Goron’s Sword, Prescription, Eyeball Frog, World’s Finest Eye Drops and Claim Check, and it ends with Biggoron’s Sword.
The three spells are taught by Great Fairies. You summon each fairy by standing on a Triforce tile and playing Zelda’s Lullaby. The full fairy list is on Great Fairy Fountains.
Rupees and common pickups
| Pickup | Value or effect |
|---|---|
 Green Rupee | 1 Rupee |
 Blue Rupee | 5 Rupees |
 Silver Rupee | 5 Rupees |
 Red Rupee | 20 Rupees |
 Purple Rupee | 50 Rupees |
 Huge (Gold) Rupee | 200 Rupees |
 Recovery Heart | Restores one heart |
 Magic Jar | Small or large magic refill |
| Deku Seeds, Arrows, Bombs | Ammunition, up to your bag size |
The Silver Rupees in the Ganon’s Castle trials and the Gerudo Training Ground are different. They are puzzle pickups that you collect in sets to open a door, and they do not add to your wallet.
