Final Collection - Zelda: Oracle of Ages Walkthrough

Oracle of Ages 100% Completion Walkthrough24 chapters

Arrival in Labrynna and the Black TowerStart Oracle of Ages in a linked game: Forest of Time, Vasu’s Ring Box, the Maku Tree, the time portal, the Black.
Maku Path and Spirit’s Grave (Level 1)Maku Path and Spirit’s Grave walkthrough for Oracle of Ages: Seed Satchel, Graveyard Key, Power Bracelet, Pumpkin Head.
The Harp of Ages and Fairies’ WoodsHarp of Ages and Fairies’ Woods walkthrough for Oracle of Ages: Poe Clock, Heart Piece, Vasu’s rings, hide-and-seek.
Deku Forest and the Mystery SeedsDeku Forest walkthrough for Oracle of Ages: Mystery Seeds, Queen Ambi’s Bombs, a Heart Piece, the Deku Secret and the.
Wing Dungeon (Level 2)Wing Dungeon walkthrough for Oracle of Ages: all five Small Keys, Dungeon Map, Compass, Swoop, Roc’s Feather, Boss.
Farore’s Secrets and Cheval’s GraveFarore’s secrets and Cheval’s Grave walkthrough for Oracle of Ages: West Lynna Heart Piece, Hall of Secrets codes, Red.
Tingle’s Chart and Crescent IslandTingle’s Chart and Crescent Island walkthrough for Oracle of Ages: Ricky’s Gloves, Island Chart, Rafton’s raft, the.
Moonlit Grotto (Level 3)Moonlit Grotto walkthrough for Oracle of Ages: all Small Keys, Compass, Seed Shooter, Gasha Seeds, Subterror, Boss.
Nuun Highlands and the Strange FlutesOracle of Ages Nuun Highlands walkthrough: Dimitri’s Flute, Tingle’s 99-seed Satchel, the Black Tower rescue, the.
Symmetry City and Talus PeaksOracle of Ages Symmetry City and Talus Peaks walkthrough: Cracked Tuni Nut, Patch’s ceremony, Tune of Currents, Heart.
Skull Dungeon (Level 4)Skull Dungeon walkthrough for Oracle of Ages: Compass, Dungeon Map, 5 Small Keys, Armos Warrior, Switch Hook, Boss.
Lynna Trades and the Noble SwordOracle of Ages trading sequence walkthrough, Funny Joke to Noble Sword: Touching Book, Maple’s Magic Oar, Sea Ukulele.
West Rolling Ridge and the Great MoblinWest Rolling Ridge walkthrough for Oracle of Ages: Lynna secret shop, Pegasus Seeds, Moblin’s Keep, Great Moblin, Bomb.
Crown Dungeon (Level 5)Crown Dungeon (Level 5) walkthrough for Oracle of Ages: Small Keys, Cane of Somaria, Smasher, Compass, Boss Key, Smog.
East Rolling Ridge and the Mermaid KeysEast Rolling Ridge walkthrough for Oracle of Ages: Goron Dance, Brother Emblem, Target Carts, Rock Brisket, Goron Vase.
Mermaid’s Cave (Level 6) Walkthrough for Oracle of AgesMermaid’s Cave walkthrough for Oracle of Ages: get the Old Mermaid Key, clear both halves, collect the Mermaid Suit.
Ambi’s Palace and the Tune of AgesAmbi’s Palace walkthrough for Oracle of Ages: sneak in, beat Possessed Nayru, learn the Tune of Ages, claim Hall of.
Zora Seas and the Fairy PowderOracle of Ages Zora Seas walkthrough: the Gasha Seed chest, King Zora’s Library Key, Book of Seals, Fairy Powder and.
Jabu-Jabu’s Belly (Level 7)Jabu-Jabu’s Belly walkthrough for Oracle of Ages: Like Like Ring, Compass, Small Keys, Long Hook, Boss Key, Plasmarine.
Sea of Storms and the Pirate ShipSea of Storms walkthrough for Oracle of Ages: Zora Scale, pirate ship and Tokay Eyeball, clam grotto ring, Tokay.
Ancient Tomb (Level 8)Ancient Tomb (Level 8) walkthrough for Oracle of Ages: three Slates, the Boss Key, two Gasha Seeds, Ramrock boss.
Final Collection and the Hero’s CaveOracle of Ages final collection walkthrough: Maple Piece of Heart, Gasha Nut rings and fairies, Hero’s Cave Armor Ring.
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Room of Rites, Twinrova and GanonOracle of Ages Room of Rites walkthrough: the eye-statue hallway, Twinrova’s fire and ice phases, the Ganon boss.

Covers	Overworld rupee and item farming against Maple in both eras (Lynna Village, the yellow and pink zones, the lilac grove and the beach); Hero’s Cave in the present; Vasu Jewelers in Lynna City (present)
Dungeon	Hero’s Cave (Linked Game only, no level): small keys, Gasha Seeds from chests, Armor Ring L-3 in the last chest. No mini-boss, no boss, no Essence of Time.
Rewards	2 Pieces of Heart (one from Maple, one from a Gasha Nut); 4 Gasha Nuts (a ring, a fairy, 200 Rupees, a Piece of Heart); 2 Gasha Seeds from Hero’s Cave; several small keys; Armor Ring L-3; Slayer’s Ring (1000-monster prize); rings appraised at Vasu’s for 20 Rupees each; no Essence and no linked secrets in this chapter

This chapter is the sweep before the finale. You farm Maple for rupees and drops, dig four Gasha Nuts out of soft soil, clear Hero’s Cave in the present, and take your rings to Vasu to be appraised. Along the way you collect two Pieces of Heart. Use the Harp of Ages to switch between eras. The route runs: Maple and her Piece of Heart, the four Gasha Nuts, Hero’s Cave from its entrance to the last chest, then Vasu’s ring prize and appraisals.

Maple in her black hat flying over the pink sand zone with Link below

Link standing at the entrance of Hero's Cave between red pillars and blue water

Maple: rupees, drops and a Piece of Heart

Let Maple find you

Maple flies in after you defeat enough enemies: about 30 kills, or 15 while you wear Maple’s Ring (see Maple encounters). Her music plays first, and her shadow crosses the screen before she appears. Stay in her path so that she crashes into you. Both of you drop items, and she can show up in the past or the present. She cannot steal your rings, potions or Gasha Seeds, so the worst outcome is losing a few Rupees and seeds.

Maple at the edge of the Lynna plaza with the box "We meet again! You know"

Maple flying in with her broom toward Link at the Lynna plaza shops

Collect the drops quickly. Maple takes Pieces of Heart first, then Gasha Seeds, rings and potions. Hearts, bombs and Rupees are the leftovers. After each crash, read her reply, which tells you whether she collected more items than you. If she takes enough Rupees over many encounters, she upgrades her broom to a vacuum that hoovers up everything in reach, so keep farming with that in mind.

Maple above Link in the yellow zone with bombs, gems and hearts on the ground

Maple's reply box "drill! Fastest one wins." over Link in the yellow zone

Catch the Piece of Heart she drops

Stay in the yellow zone with the blue channels for the crash that drops a heart-shaped item at the right edge. Catch it before Maple reaches it. The box confirms a Piece of Heart and says that collecting four in all gives you an extra Heart Container. Maple is one of the two random sources of Pieces of Heart in the game (see Heart Piece locations).

A heart item at the right edge of the yellow zone while Maple waits below

Link holding up a Piece of Heart with the box "Check them on the Item Screen."

Gasha Nuts from soft soil

Dig for a ring

Gasha Nuts grow on Gasha Trees, which come from Gasha Seeds planted in soft soil. Dig each soft soil bush you reach and watch for “You got a Gasha Nut!” In the pink sand area, next to a bush and a pair of purple posts, the first nut holds a ring. It arrives unappraised, so you can only wear it after Vasu has appraised it (see Gasha Seeds and soft soil).

Link beside a soft soil bush by purple posts with the box "You got a Gasha Nut!"

Link holding a ring over his head with the box "A ring was inside!"

Release a fairy from the coast

Use the Harp of Ages to reach the green coast by the sea, and dig the red-capped shrub beside the water. The second nut releases a fairy. Gasha Nuts can hold rings, hearts, fairies, Rupees or potions, so this result is one of the common ones.

Red-capped shrub beside the water on the green coast

Link digging the shrub by the sea with the box "You got a Gasha Nut!"

Take 200 Rupees from the beach

On the sandy beach with palm trees, dig the bush patch near the water. The third nut holds 200 Rupees, which go straight into your wallet.

Sandy beach with palm trees and a pink enemy near the water

Link digging the bush patch on the beach with the box "Check what's inside!"

Dig the lilac grove for a Piece of Heart

Walk into the lilac clearing near the large grey tree and dig the soft soil there. The fourth nut holds a Piece of Heart, with the same message as the Maple drop. Gasha Nuts are the second random source of Pieces of Heart, so dig the soft soil patches you pass.

Link beside a red-capped soft soil bush in the lilac grove under the grey tree

Link holding a heart over his head in the lilac grove with the box "Inside was a"

Hero’s Cave (Linked Game)

Find the entrance

Hero’s Cave appears only in a Linked Game. Its entrance is in the present, just south-west of the Maku Tree in Lynna City, near the Maku Road. The cave is linear, and each room holds a puzzle or lock that must be solved before the next door opens. Warp points appear partway through, so you can leave and come back. The cave can only be finished after you have the treasures of the earlier dungeons, including the Mermaid Suit from Mermaid’s Cave.

Link at the Hero's Cave entrance with sand floor, blue water and red blocks ahead

Link in the first sand room of Hero's Cave with three pots and yellow tiles

Sand rooms and the first small key

The first rooms have sand floors, red blocks and a few bats. Bombs open walls where a route looks sealed. The first chest holds a small key, which opens a locked door further in. Keep an eye on your bombs, because the next few rooms use them up quickly.

Link in a sand room of Hero's Cave beside red blocks and a small enemy

Link holding a small key over his head with the box "block in this dungeon."

Pots and a Gasha Seed

In the sand room with scattered pots and a yellow pressure pad, lift and throw the pots to clear the way. Breaking one of them reveals a Gasha Seed, which you pick up. Plant it in soft soil later to start a new Gasha Tree.

Sand room of Hero's Cave with scattered pots and a yellow pressure pad

Link beside a pot in the sand room with a blue seed rising from it

Block puzzles and switches

Continue through the rooms of red and blue blocks, and step on the red gem switches so that the blocks rearrange. Use the Long Hook to pull yourself across gaps and reach switch targets. In the room with a red gem switch, a chest on a pedestal holds a second Gasha Seed, and its box tells you to plant it in soft soil.

Link on a ledge above a room of red blocks and a red gem switch in Hero's Cave

Pedestal chest in the red gem switch room with a Gasha Seed rising from it

The large floor-tile rooms have gold turntables and switchable tiles. Step on the tiles in the order the turntables allow, then open the chest when the way is clear. The chest holds a small key, with a box that says it opens a locked door or block in this dungeon.

Link in a red floor room of Hero's Cave with switchable tiles and a yellow tile

Link beside a gold turntable and a red gem switch in the red floor room

In the room with green floors and purple crystal blocks, cross the blocks with the Long Hook, then continue to the water-pool room. Bombs break the walls there and help you clear enemies, so keep a few in stock. A chest with a key sign in the water-pool room holds another small key.

Link standing on a blue tile between red blocks and water pools in Hero's Cave

Link holding a small key over the chest with the box "block in this dungeon."

The stone rooms have gold turntables and grey statues, and blue Zol-like enemies roll in as you cross. Use the sword or a bomb on them. The pedestal chest in the last stone room holds one more small key.

Green Zol-like enemy and a red face block in the stone room of Hero's Cave

Link at the pedestal chest in the stone room of Hero's Cave

Bombs, ropes and the red room

The red-floor rooms bring red ball enemies, so fight them with bombs when they gather. Grapple across the rope rooms with the Long Hook and step onto the blue gem pads that carry you from room to room. In the red room, switch to Roc’s Feather to hop the last pits.

Link hanging from the Long Hook rope in a red room of Hero's Cave

Link on the Long Hook rope with a blue gem pad at the bottom left

The side-view rooms have ladders and a water jar. Climb the ladders and pick up the red rupee in the corner of the room, which brings up a box about having plenty of Rupees.

Link below a red rupee in the side-view brick room with ladders and a water channel

Link holding a red rupee over his head with the box "Rupees! That's pure bliss!"

The next section is a minecart rail room and a chest room with three green statues. Open the chest in this room and continue toward the last enclosed sand room of the cave.

Link in a side room of Hero's Cave beside a block, with the chest room to the right

Link in the chest room below three green statues

The last chest: Armor Ring L-3

The last chest sits in an enclosed sand room with blue-walled edges. Open it for a ring, and the box says you got a ring to get appraised later. The box does not name it, but this is the cave’s reward chest. Hero’s Cave is the only source of the Armor Ring L-3 (see Magic Rings).

Link below the last chest in the enclosed sand room with blue-walled edges

Link holding a ring over his head with the box "Get it appraised later!"

Vasu Jewelers: the Slayer’s Ring and appraisals

Claim the 1000-monster ring

Walk to Vasu Jewelers in Lynna City in the present. Vasu congratulates you on slaying 1000 monsters and gives you a ring as a prize. It is the Slayer’s Ring, and like every ring it must be appraised before you can wear it.

Vasu behind his counter in Vasu Jewelers saying "1000 monsters! Take this ring!"

Link holding up a ring with the box "Get it appraised later!" in Vasu Jewelers

Appraise the rings

Talk to Vasu and choose Appraise. Each appraisal costs 20 Rupees. When you already own the ring, Vasu buys the spare back for 30 Rupees, so a duplicate leaves you 10 Rupees ahead. Choose a ring from the list, and Vasu names it and explains its effect.

Vasu behind his shop counter at Vasu Jewelers, the box reading "Welcome to Vasu Jewelers."

Vasu Jewelers dialogue box offering Appraise, List or Quit with Link at the counter

Work through the list in the order it appears. The appraisals in this chapter are the Expert’s Ring (punch when unequipped), Roc’s Ring (cracked floors do not crumble), an Armor Ring, the Toss Ring (farther throws), the Gold Luck Ring (half damage from falls), the Whimsical Ring (sword damage down, sometimes a kill), the Like Like Ring and a red ring that stops damage from small rocks. Each named duplicate goes back to Vasu for 30 Rupees.

Link receiving a ring from Vasu for slaying a thousand monsters

Vasu identifying the Blue Ring during the appraisal session

The appraisal session continues into the next chapter, so keep going with The Black Tower and Veran (see The Black Tower and Veran).

Vasu naming another ring as the session continues

Ring	Effect (as Vasu describes it)	Status at the end of this chapter
Expert’s Ring	Punch when unequipped	Appraised, duplicate
Roc’s Ring	Cracked floors don’t crumble	Appraised, duplicate
Armor Ring	Damage taken and sword damage down	Appraised, duplicate (level not confirmed from the text)
Toss Ring	Throwing distance up	Appraised, duplicate
Gold Luck Ring	Half damage from falls	Appraised, duplicate
Whimsical Ring	Sword damage down, sometimes deadly	Appraised, duplicate (name not read)
Like Like Ring	Become a Like Like	Appraised, duplicate
Red Holy Ring	No damage from small rocks	Appraisal started, result not read
Slayer’s Ring	1000 monsters slain	Unappraised

Chapter checklist

Type	Name	Where (era)
Piece of Heart	Dropped by Maple	Yellow zone with blue channels
Piece of Heart	From a Gasha Nut	Lilac grove soft soil
Gasha Nut	Ring (unappraised)	Pink sand bush near purple posts
Gasha Nut	Fairy	Green coast bush by the sea
Gasha Nut	200 Rupees	Sandy beach with palm trees
Gasha Seed	Broken pot	Hero’s Cave (present)
Gasha Seed	Pedestal chest	Hero’s Cave (present)
Small Key	Several chests	Hero’s Cave (present)
Ring	Armor Ring L-3	Last chest, Hero’s Cave (present)
Ring	Slayer’s Ring	Prize from Vasu Jewelers (present)

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