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Goddess Cubes and Goddess Chests

Total27 Goddess Cubes, each linked to one Goddess Chest in the Sky or the Thunderhead: 9 cubes in Faron, 9 in Eldin and 9 in Lanayru
How to open oneHit the cube with a Skyward Strike (hold the Goddess Sword up, then swing). Its chest becomes openable in the Sky, and you collect the reward there
Rewards6 Pieces of Heart, 6 Gold Rupees, 3 Silver Rupees, 2 Heart Medals, 2 Rupee Medals, a Life Medal, a Potion Medal, a Treasure Medal, an Adventure Pouch slot, a Small Seed Satchel, a Small Bomb Bag, a Small Quiver and an Empty Bottle
NeedsThe Goddess Sword; extra gear for some cubes (Bomb Bag, Clawshots, Hook Beetle, Water Dragon’s Scale, Mogma Mitts)

There are 27 Goddess Cubes in Skyward Sword, nine in each of the three surface regions. You hit a cube with a Skyward Strike, then fly to the Sky and open the Goddess Chest that it unlocked. The prizes are some of the best in the game: six of them are Pieces of Heart (see Heart Piece Locations), and the rest are rupees, medals, pouch and ammo upgrades and one Empty Bottle. Every cube and chest is listed below by region, with the gear you need, and a quick reference table closes the page.

Glowing Goddess Cube bursting with light in a cave on Eldin Volcano

How Goddess Cubes and Chests work

Striking a cube

Each cube is a grey block carved with the Goddess’s crest, hidden in out-of-the-way spots. You must be holding your sword up for a Skyward Strike to hit it; a normal swing does nothing. Once it is struck you can leave the area right away. Some cubes need extra items to reach, and this guide names those.

Link raises the Goddess Sword toward a dark stone Goddess Cube on a rocky ledge in Eldin Volcano

Opening the chest

A Goddess Chest stays shut until its cube has been hit. Once you have done that, return to the Sky: the chest is marked on your map and you reach it by Loftwing. A few chests sit in the Thunderhead. Gold Rupees are worth 300 and Silver Rupees 100.

Link holds up a Gold Rupee in a burst of light, with the box that reads You got a Gold Rupee

What order to follow

You can strike cubes as soon as you reach them, but a chest may need an item you do not have yet. This page lists the gear each cube needs, so return later when you own it. Several chests cluster near Beedle’s Island, Fun Fun Island and the island south of Skyloft, so take your Loftwing around those islands on one trip.

Party wheel platform on Fun Fun Island in the Sky, with a sun-patterned floor and colored panels

Faron cubes (9)

Goddess Cube

Cube 1: Deep Woods, beside Gorko

On the path through the Deep Woods toward Skyview Temple, strike the cube standing close to Gorko. Its chest is on the roof of the Lumpy Pumpkin at Pumpkin Landing. It holds an Adventure Pouch slot, one extra item space.

Goddess Cube

Cube 2: Skyview Temple entrance

Near the Skyview Temple entrance, hit the cube. The chest is on a small island south of Skyloft. It holds a Piece of Heart. Read about the temple in the Skyview Temple chapter.

A Goddess Cube glows violet beside a grassy path in the Deep Woods, with stone stairs leading toward the temple gate
Goddess Cube

Cube 3: Skyview Spring

Behind the Goddess statue in Skyview Spring, strike the cube. The chest is on Pumpkin Landing, on top of the verandah above the Lumpy Pumpkin’s doorway. It holds a Gold Rupee.

A Goddess Cube glows blue and violet over the shallow water of Skyview Spring as it is struck
Goddess Cube

Cube 22: above the Skyview Temple entrance

With the Clawshots, climb the vines on the eastern wall outside Skyview Temple and strike the cube at the top. The chest is on Beedle’s Island and is best reached at night. Sleep in Beedle’s bed in the Airshop until it is dark. It holds a Rupee Medal.

Goddess Cube

Cube 13: west of the Great Tree

You need the Water Dragon’s Scale for this one. Swim through the Great Tree with the Scale and, as you come out, look down to spot the cube below you, then hit it. The chest is on Skyloft, south of the Knight Academy, and it holds a Silver Rupee.

Goddess Cube

Cube 14: south-east of the Great Tree

On the south-east side of the Great Tree, outside, drop down to the grassy arch to the right of the alcoves and strike the cube. You need the Water Dragon’s Scale, and the Clawshots make the approach easier. The chest is on the upper ledge inside the crater of the volcano-shaped island south of Skyloft, and it holds a Piece of Heart.

Goddess Cube

Cube 15: north-east of the Great Tree

On the north-east side of the Great Tree, reached from the top, strike the cube (you need the Water Dragon’s Scale). The chest is in the Thunderhead, on an island north-east of the Isle of Songs. Kill the Walltulas on the vines, climb up and open it for a Rupee Medal.

Goddess Cube

Cube 16: Lake Floria

Near the bird statue above the water in Lake Floria, next to a rocky arch over an iron gate, strike the cube. The chest is on the island in the north-east of Skyloft, and it holds a Gold Rupee. See the Lake Floria chapter.

Goddess Cube glowing white in a cave pool in Lake Floria
Goddess Cube

Cube 23: Ancient Cistern

South of the Ancient Cistern entrance, Clawshot up the high vines on the far side and strike the cube. The chest hangs on the underside of Fun Fun Island, so dive below its main platform to reach it. It holds a Gold Rupee. The dungeon is covered in the Ancient Cistern chapter.

Eldin cubes (9)

Goddess Cube

Cube 4: Volcano Entry

From the bird statue at Volcano Entry, drop to the lower ledge to the north and strike the cube. The chest is on a minor island north-west of Fun Fun Island, and it holds a Small Seed Satchel, which lets you carry more Deku seeds. The area is described in the Eldin Volcano chapter.

Goddess Cube

Cube 5: Volcano East

North of the Volcano East bird statue, turn left at the junction to find the cube. The chest is on a minor island north-west of Beedle’s Island, and it holds a Silver Rupee.

Goddess Cube

Cube 6: lava cave

Strike the cube on one of the spires at the entrance to the underground Bokoblin settlement in Eldin Volcano. The chest is on the Isle of Songs, in the Thunderhead, and it holds a Gold Rupee. Open it once you can reach the Isle of Songs.

Goddess Cube

Cube 7: west of the Earth Temple

Strike the cube near the Earth Temple entrance. Its chest is on Bamboo Island, and it holds a Gold Rupee. The Earth Temple chapter gives you the Bomb Bag if you have none.

Goddess Cube

Cube 8: Bokoblin camp

Find the cube near the Bokoblin settlement next to the Earth Temple. The chest is on a minor island south-east of Beedle’s Island. It holds a Treasure Medal.

A Goddess Cube bursts with light on a rocky path beside bubbling lava near the Bokoblin camp
Goddess Cube

Cube 9: the sand slide

Ride the big sand slide toward Volcano Summit, take the first air vent on the left and jump forward to hit the cube. The chest is in a small shed west of Kukiel’s house in Skyloft. You need the Water Dragon’s Scale, and it holds a Piece of Heart.

Goddess Cube

Cube 24: Volcano Summit waterfall

At Volcano Summit, dive and glide to the pillar behind the waterfall and strike the cube. The chest is on the south-west side of Bug Rock in the Thunderhead. Drop from the stone structure to the wooden platform to open it for a Piece of Heart. See the Volcano Summit chapter for the approach.

Goddess Cube

Cube 25: outside the Fire Sanctuary

The cube is outside the Fire Sanctuary entrance. The chest is on top of the Isle of Songs, and it holds a Small Bomb Bag. See the Fire Sanctuary chapter.

Link holds up the Small Bomb Bag, with the box saying it holds 5 extra bombs
Goddess Cube

Cube 26: Volcano Summit east room

Late in the game, when you are working toward Eldin the Fire Dragon, ride the rising lava platform in the eastern room of Volcano Summit, to the right of the arrival point, and hit the cube. The chest is on a minor island south-west of the Isle of Songs. It holds your fifth Empty Bottle, as Bottle Locations also explains.

Lanayru cubes (9)

Goddess Cube

Cube 10: Lanayru Mine

Behind the platform where you arrive in Lanayru Mine, strike the cube. The chest is on a minor island south-east of Beedle’s Island, behind a bombable rock wall. Blow it open and take the Silver Rupee. See the Lanayru Mine and Desert chapter.

A Goddess Cube bursts with light on the sand beside the circular patterned platform in Lanayru Desert
Goddess Cube

Cube 11: quicksand ledge

In the south-west corner of Lanayru Desert, a ledge ringed by quicksand holds the cube. Defeat the Ampilus nearby and strike it. The chest is on an outer ledge of the volcano-shaped island south of Skyloft, and it holds a Heart Medal.

A Goddess Cube bursts with light on a sandy ledge in Lanayru Desert after a Skyward Strike
Goddess Cube

Cube 12: Temple of Time

Ride the mine cart along the eastern track at the Temple of Time. Use your Hook Beetle on the Bomb Flower by the Timeshift Stone and strike the cube as you pass. The chest is on the plateau of Beedle’s Island above the cave, and it holds a Piece of Heart.

Goddess Cube

Cube 17: north-east desert

Bomb the cracked wall in the north-east of Lanayru Desert and use the Clawshots to reach the cube. The chest is on a minor island west of Beedle’s Island, and it is underwater. Take the Heart Medal.

Blue carved Goddess Cube glowing on a raised canyon ledge in the desert, with a Clawshot target above
Goddess Cube

Cube 18: Mining Facility

South-west of the Lanayru Mining Facility, Clawshot onto the high platform and hit the cube. The chest is on the split island north-west of Fun Fun Island, the same island as cube 20’s chest. It holds a Life Medal. The facility itself is in the Lanayru Mining Facility chapter.

Goddess Cube

Cube 19: Sand Sea port

North of the entry port to the Lanayru Sand Sea, use the crates and a Clawshot target to hit the cube. The chest is in the storage area behind the counter at Gondo’s Scrap Shop in Skyloft, and it holds a Gold Rupee. See the Lanayru Sand Sea chapter.

Goddess Cube

Cube 20: Skipper’s Retreat

Halfway up Skipper’s Retreat, Clawshot to the vines at the side and strike the cube from the pillar. The chest is on the same split island north-west of Fun Fun Island as cube 18’s chest. It holds a Potion Medal.

Goddess Cube

Cube 21: Pirate Stronghold

Outside at the very top of the Pirate Stronghold, use the Clawshot targets above the exit door and strike the cube. The chest is atop Skyloft’s waterfall, on Waterfall Island. It holds a Piece of Heart.

Link's sword strikes a glowing Goddess Cube on a stone-tiled platform outside an arched doorway above the desert
Goddess Cube

Cube 27: Lanayru Gorge

In Lanayru Gorge, left of the path in, hit the Timeshift Stone near the Life Tree Seedling spot, go down and strike the cube. The chest is on the minor island south-west of the Isle of Songs, the same island as cube 26’s chest. It holds the Small Quiver, which carries 5 extra arrows.

Quick reference table

#RegionCube locationChest locationRewardNeeds
1Goddess Cube FaronDeep Woods, beside GorkoPumpkin LandingAdventure Pouch slotNone
2Goddess Cube FaronSkyview Temple entranceIsland south of SkyloftPiece of HeartNone
3Goddess Cube FaronSkyview SpringPumpkin Landing awningGold RupeeNone
4Goddess Cube EldinVolcano EntryIsland NW of Fun Fun IslandSmall Seed SatchelNone
5Goddess Cube EldinVolcano EastIsland NW of Beedle’s IslandSilver RupeeNone
6Goddess Cube EldinSpires at the Bokoblin settlement entranceIsle of SongsGold RupeeIsle of Songs access
7Goddess Cube EldinWest of Earth TempleBamboo IslandGold RupeeBomb Bag
8Goddess Cube EldinBokoblin campIsland SE of Beedle’s IslandTreasure MedalNone
9Goddess Cube EldinSand slideShed west of Kukiel’s house, SkyloftPiece of HeartWater Dragon’s Scale
10Goddess Cube LanayruLanayru MineIsland SE of Beedle’s IslandSilver RupeeBomb Bag
11Goddess Cube LanayruDesert, south-westVolcano island ledgeHeart MedalNone
12Goddess Cube LanayruTemple of TimeBeedle’s Island plateauPiece of HeartHook Beetle
13Goddess Cube FaronWest of Great TreeRock south of Knight AcademySilver RupeeWater Dragon’s Scale
14Goddess Cube FaronGreat Tree, south-eastVolcano island craterPiece of HeartWater Dragon’s Scale (Clawshots help)
15Goddess Cube FaronGreat Tree, north-eastThunderhead, NE of Isle of SongsRupee MedalWater Dragon’s Scale
16Goddess Cube FaronLake FloriaIsland in NE SkyloftGold RupeeNone
17Goddess Cube LanayruDesert, north-eastIsland W of Beedle’s Island (underwater)Heart MedalBomb Bag, Clawshots
18Goddess Cube LanayruMining Facility, south-westIsland NW of Fun Fun IslandLife MedalClawshots
19Goddess Cube LanayruSand Sea portGondo’s Scrap ShopGold RupeeClawshots
20Goddess Cube LanayruSkipper’s RetreatIsland NW of Fun Fun IslandPotion MedalClawshots
21Goddess Cube LanayruPirate StrongholdWaterfall IslandPiece of HeartClawshots
22Goddess Cube FaronAbove Skyview TempleBeedle’s Island (best at night)Rupee MedalClawshots
23Goddess Cube FaronAncient CisternUnder Fun Fun IslandGold RupeeClawshots
24Goddess Cube EldinVolcano Summit waterfallBug RockPiece of HeartThunderhead access
25Goddess Cube EldinOutside Fire SanctuaryIsle of Songs (on top)Small Bomb BagClawshots
26Goddess Cube EldinVolcano Summit east roomIsland SW of Isle of SongsEmpty BottleLate game
27Goddess Cube LanayruLanayru GorgeIsland SW of Isle of SongsSmall QuiverNone

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