Chapter list
Each chapter below lists the areas it covers, the dungeon or key item it gives, the Essence of Time when one is found, and the Pieces of Heart and trade items that fall in that section. Follow the numbers in order, because later chapters rely on items from earlier ones.
- Arrival in Labrynna and the Black Tower: Forest of Time, Vasu’s Ring Box, the Maku Tree, the time portal, the Black Tower Shovel and the first Heart Piece.
- Maku Path and Spirit’s Grave: Seed Satchel, Graveyard Key, Power Bracelet, Pumpkin Head and the Eternal Spirit.
- The Harp of Ages and Fairies’ Woods: Poe Clock, Heart Piece, Vasu’s rings, hide-and-seek, Tune of Echoes and the first time travel.
- Deku Forest and the Mystery Seeds: Mystery Seeds, Queen Ambi’s Bombs, a Heart Piece, the Deku Secret and the first rooms of the Wing Dungeon.
- Wing Dungeon: All five Small Keys, Dungeon Map, Compass, Swoop, Roc’s Feather, Boss Key, Head Thwomp and the Ancient Wood.
- Farore’s Secrets and Cheval’s Grave: West Lynna Heart Piece, Hall of Secrets codes, Red Snake, Zora’s Flippers and Cheval Rope.
- Tingle’s Chart and Crescent Island: Ricky’s Gloves, Island Chart, Rafton’s raft, the Tokay thieves, Scent Seeds and the Grotto.
- Moonlit Grotto: All Small Keys, Compass, Seed Shooter, Gasha Seeds, Subterror, Boss Key, Shadow Hag and the Echoing Howl.
- Nuun Highlands and the Strange Flutes: Dimitri’s Flute, Tingle’s 99-seed Satchel, the Black Tower rescue, the bridge workers, Gale Seeds and Symmetry City.
- Symmetry City and Talus Peaks: Cracked Tuni Nut, Patch’s ceremony, Tune of Currents, Heart Piece, bomb fairy and Skull Dungeon.
- Skull Dungeon: Compass, Dungeon Map, 5 Small Keys, Armos Warrior, Switch Hook, Boss Key, Eyesoar and the Burning Flame.
- Lynna Trades and the Noble Sword: Touching Book, Maple’s Magic Oar, Sea Ukulele, Broken Sword and Patch’s ceremony.
- West Rolling Ridge and the Great Moblin: Lynna secret shop, Pegasus Seeds, Moblin’s Keep, Great Moblin, Bomb Flower, Crown Key and the Crown Dungeon.
- Crown Dungeon: Small Keys, Cane of Somaria, Smasher, Compass, Boss Key, Smog and the Sacred Soil.
- East Rolling Ridge and the Mermaid Keys: Goron Dance, Brother Emblem, Target Carts, Rock Brisket, Goron Vase and Goronade trades, and Mermaid Keys.
- Mermaid’s Cave: Get the Old Mermaid Key, clear both halves, collect the Mermaid Suit and defeat Octogon for the Essence of Time.
- Ambi’s Palace and the Tune of Ages: Sneak in, beat Possessed Nayru, learn the Tune of Ages, claim Hall of Secrets upgrades and the Mirror Shield.
- Zora Seas and the Fairy Powder: The Gasha Seed chest, King Zora’s Library Key, Book of Seals, Fairy Powder and Jabu-Jabu’s Belly entrance.
- Jabu-Jabu’s Belly: Like Like Ring, Compass, Small Keys, Long Hook, Boss Key, Plasmarine fight, Heart Container and Rolling Sea.
- Sea of Storms and the Pirate Ship: Zora Scale, pirate ship and Tokay Eyeball, clam grotto ring, Tokay statue cave and Sea of No Return maze.
- Ancient Tomb: Three Slates, the Boss Key, two Gasha Seeds, Ramrock boss strategy and the Falling Star Essence.
- Final Collection and the Hero’s Cave: Maple Piece of Heart, Gasha Nut rings and fairies, Hero’s Cave Armor Ring L-3 and Vasu ring appraisals.
- The Black Tower and Veran: Final ring appraisals, the Huge Maku Seed, the Black Tower climb.
- Room of Rites, Twinrova and Ganon: The eye-statue hallway, Twinrova’s fire and ice phases, the Ganon boss fight, and the linked-game ending.
Collectible totals by chapter
The totals below add up across the chapters. The Pieces of Heart and trade items match the full counts, and the Essences of Time are one per numbered dungeon. Rings, soft soil spots and Gasha Seeds are spread wider, so their full lists have their own pages.
| Collectible | Total | Where to see every entry |
|---|---|---|
 Pieces of Heart | 12 (3 Heart Containers) | Heart Piece Locations |
 Heart Containers from bosses | 8, one from the boss of each numbered dungeon | Boss Strategies |
 Trade items | 12, ending with the Noble Sword | Trading Sequence |
 Essences of Time | 8 | Essences of Time and Dungeons |
 Magical Rings | 64 across both games | Magical Rings |
 Soft soil spots | 16, one of them Linked Game only | Gasha Seeds and Soft Soil |
 Time portals | At least 13 spots | Time Portal Locations |
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| Chapters | 24, in play order. Each chapter starts where the previous one ends |
|---|---|
| Dungeons | 8 numbered dungeons (Levels 1 to 8), the Maku Path that leads to the young Maku Tree, and the Black Tower. Hero’s Cave and Room of Rites are Linked Game only |
| Essences of Time | 8, one from each numbered dungeon. They open the Black Tower through the Huge Maku Seed |
| Pieces of Heart | 12 in total: 1 in Chapter 1, 1 in Chapter 2, 1 in Chapter 3, 1 in Chapter 4, 1 in Chapter 6, 1 in Chapter 10, 2 in Chapter 13, 1 in Chapter 15, 1 in Chapter 17 and 2 in Chapter 22 |
| Trade items | 12, from the Poe Clock to the Noble Sword. The trades run through Chapters 3, 7, 9, 10 and 12 |
| Linked Game | Steps marked Linked Game need a Linked Game with Oracle of Seasons, the secrets you carry between the two games, and the Hero’s Secret or Secret to Holodrum passwords |
Linked Game notes
A Linked Game starts you with an extra heart and opens several extra steps. Hero’s Cave and the Room of Rites appear only in a Linked Game, and the Armor Ring L-3 comes from Hero’s Cave. The linked secrets add sword, shield, bomb and satchel upgrades, along with Ring Box upgrades and the Biggoron’s Sword. Every linked step is marked in its chapter, and the password lists are in Linked Game Secrets.
Write each password down exactly as the game shows it, because the game does not repeat them. Where you hear each password and what it earns are listed in Linked Game Secrets.
