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Heart Piece Locations

Total24 Pieces of Heart, four to a heart, so six extra hearts
HeartsYou start with 6, add 6 from boss Heart Containers and 6 from Pieces for 18, then 2 more from the two Life Medals for a maximum of 20
WhereSkyloft, the Sky, Faron Woods, Eldin Volcano, Lanayru Desert, Lanayru Sand Sea, the Sealed Grounds and the Thunderhead
Items needed along the wayBeetle, Bomb Bag, Clawshots, Mogma Mitts, Water Dragon’s Scale, Bow, Goddess’s Harp, a wallet that holds 1600 Rupees

There are 24 Pieces of Heart in Skyward Sword. Six come from Goddess Chests, and the rest sit in dungeons, hidden corners of the Surface, mini-games and shops. Every set of four raises your maximum life by one heart, so collecting all 24 gives you six hearts. This page starts with a quick reference table, then gives the full route for every piece, then covers the Heart Containers and Life Medals that make up the rest of your life bar.

In a dark ruin, Link holds up a Piece of Heart; the box says two more pieces fill the next heart.

Quick reference

#Piece of HeartRegionRequirement
1Piece of Heart Lumpy Pumpkin chandelierPumpkin Landing, SkyNone
2Piece of Heart Great Tree tightropeFaron WoodsNone
3Piece of Heart Goddess Chest south of SkyloftThe SkyGoddess Cube in the Deep Woods (cube 2)
4Piece of Heart Round room cageSkyview TempleBeetle
5Piece of Heart Batreaux’s rewardSkyloft10 Gratitude Crystals
6Piece of Heart Cliff ledgeEldin VolcanoNone
7Piece of Heart Rock-pile caveFaron WoodsBomb Bag
8Piece of Heart Cracked wall chestLanayru DesertBomb Bag
9Piece of Heart Goddess Chest on Beedle’s IslandThe SkyMine cart Goddess Cube (cube 12), Hook Beetle
10Piece of Heart Dodoh’s High DiveFun Fun IslandReturn the party wheel, 20 Rupees
11Piece of Heart Goddess Chest west of Kukiel’s houseSkyloftEldin sand-slide Goddess Cube (cube 9), Water Dragon’s Scale
12Piece of Heart Pumm’s rewardPumpkin Landing, SkyEmpty Bottle, Goddess’s Harp, three chores
13Piece of Heart Goddess Chest in the crater islandThe SkyGreat Tree Goddess Cube (cube 14), Water Dragon’s Scale
14Piece of Heart Zelda’s wardrobeKnight Academy, SkyloftClawshots
15Piece of Heart Back deck chestSandshipBow, Clawshots
16Piece of Heart Goddess Chest on Waterfall IslandSkyloftPirate Stronghold Goddess Cube (cube 21), Clawshots
17Piece of Heart Pumpkin PullSparring Hall, SkyloftBow, 600 points, Stamina Potions given to Fledge
18Piece of Heart Mogma chaseFire SanctuaryMogma Mitts
19Piece of Heart Hidden caveVolcano SummitMogma Mitts
20Piece of Heart Goddess Chest in Bug RockThe ThunderheadVolcano Summit waterfall Goddess Cube (cube 24)
21Piece of Heart Rickety CoasterShipyard, Lanayru Sand SeaHeart Stopping course in under 1:05, 20 Rupees
22Piece of Heart Gorko’s Goddess WallSealed GroundsFarore’s Courage learned, then draw the shape Gorko names
23Piece of Heart Beedle’s AirshopSkyloft1600 Rupees (800 once, after the Missing Beetle quest)
24Piece of Heart Lightning RoundLanayru GorgeWin four boss fights in a row

Pieces 1 to 6: early in the game

Piece of Heart

1. Lumpy Pumpkin chandelier

Land on Pumpkin Landing, the island with the giant pumpkin building, and go inside the Lumpy Pumpkin. Climb to the upper floor and roll into the balcony railing twice in a row. The chandelier shakes loose and crashes to the floor, and a Piece of Heart drops with it. Taking it makes the owner demand repayment, which starts the chores for piece 12.

In the Lumpy Pumpkin bedroom, Link holds up a Piece of Heart, the box reading "This completes the Heart Container."
Piece of Heart

2. Great Tree tightrope

In Faron Woods, climb the sloping roots at the base of the Great Tree to the raised walkway. Take the ramp, turn left at the fork and balance across the tightrope to the ledge where the piece sits. You need no item.

Piece of Heart

3. Goddess Chest south of Skyloft

Strike the Goddess Cube near the entrance to Skyview Temple in the Deep Woods with a Skyward Strike. Fly back to the Sky and open the newly unlocked Goddess Chest on the small island south of Skyloft. See Goddess Cubes and Goddess Chests for the full list of cubes.

Piece of Heart

4. Skyview Temple round room

After you get the Beetle in Skyview Temple, return to the big round room, where a piece sits caged behind bars. Walk behind the central structure, launch the Beetle and steer it up to the crystal switch at the top. The bars lift and you can take the piece.

Link flies his Beetle up to a pink crystal switch behind bars in the Skyview Temple round room
Piece of Heart

5. Batreaux

Once you have found Kukiel and the Gratitude Crystals appear, collect 10 of them and show them to Batreaux in his house below the Graveyard in Skyloft (go at night). He thanks you with a Piece of Heart. See Gratitude Crystals for where to find them.

Batreaux shows Link a Piece of Heart in his dim house, and the box says three more are needed
Piece of Heart

6. Eldin Volcano cliff ledge

In Eldin Volcano, go past the bone bridge over the lava, turn right and climb the rock platforms to the upper ledges, where the piece waits. No item is required.

Link climbs rock platforms above the lava in Eldin Volcano

Pieces 7 to 13: Bomb Bag, Beetle and Water Dragon’s Scale

Piece of Heart

7. Faron Woods rock-pile cave

After you earn the Bomb Bag in the Earth Temple, return to Faron Woods and look for the pile of rocks near the In the Woods Bird Statue. Blow it open with a bomb and take the piece from the cave behind it.

Link holds up a Piece of Heart in a dark cave, its box fully written with two to go
Piece of Heart

8. Lanayru Desert cracked wall

Once the Robot has updated your map, go to the north-east corner of Lanayru Desert. Take the underground path to the cracked wall, bomb it, follow the passage, and open the chest at the far end.

Piece of Heart

9. Goddess Chest on Beedle’s Island

Outside the Temple of Time in the desert, use the Hook Beetle to carry a Bomb Flower to the Timeshift Stone and send the area to the past. Then ride the mine cart and hit the Goddess Cube with a Skyward Strike as you pass it. The chest is on Beedle’s Island in the Sky.

Link holds up a Piece of Heart on a night island in the Sky, the message box reading Two to go!
Piece of Heart

10. Dodoh’s High Dive

Return Dodoh’s lost party wheel from Lanayru Desert (Scrapper carries it for you), then play the High Dive on Fun Fun Island for 20 Rupees. Dive through all five rings without touching a Dodoh Ball and land on a 50-Rupee space for a perfect score. Your first perfect run pays out the piece.

Link receives a Piece of Heart from the Fun Fun Island party wheel, the box reading Three to go!
Piece of Heart

11. Goddess Chest west of Kukiel’s house

On the slope of Eldin Volcano leading toward the summit, ride the sand slide, take the left path, use the air geyser and reach the platform with the Goddess Cube. Strike it. In Skyloft the chest is in a small shed west of Kukiel’s house; you need the Water Dragon’s Scale to reach it.

Link holds up a Piece of Heart inside a Skyloft shed, the message box reading Just one more!
Piece of Heart

12. Pumm’s reward

After the chandelier falls, Pumm sets you three chores. First, bring a bottle of Hot Pumpkin Soup to Knight Commander Eagus at the Sparring Hall in Skyloft before it cools, which takes about five minutes. Second, help Kina carry the pumpkins into the shed on Pumpkin Landing without dropping any. Third, come back at night and play the Goddess’s Harp along with Kina’s song, copying the tempo of the customer waving an arm. Pumm then hands over the piece.

Piece of Heart

13. Goddess Chest on the crater island

In Faron Woods, reach the Goddess Cube on the south-east side of the Great Tree (the Water Dragon’s Scale helps) and strike it. The chest is on the island south of Skyloft, inside its crater.

Link holds up a Piece of Heart on a Sky island, and the box says just one more is needed for a heart.

Pieces 14 to 19: Clawshots and the Sandship

Piece of Heart

14. Zelda’s wardrobe

Climb to the roof of the Knight Academy in Skyloft, aim the Clawshots at the chimney target and drop into Zelda’s room. Open the wardrobe to take the piece.

Link holds up a Piece of Heart beside an open wardrobe, and the box reads Three to go!
Piece of Heart

15. Sandship back deck

In the Sandship, use the zip lines and your Bow to climb up the ship. From the top of the main mast, ride the zip line to the east end, drop with the Sailcloth, then use the Clawshots targets on the easternmost mast to climb down to the lowest outer platform, where the chest holds the piece.

Link holds up a Piece of Heart on the Sandship deck, and the box says it completes a Heart Container.
Piece of Heart

16. Goddess Chest on Waterfall Island

After you clear the Pirate Stronghold, use the Clawshots on the target above the exit door and then the next one up to reach the platform with the Goddess Cube. Strike it, then open the chest on Waterfall Island in Skyloft, which you also reach with the Clawshots.

Piece of Heart

17. Pumpkin Pull

Bring Fledge the Stamina Potions he asks for, then play Pumpkin Pull outside the Sparring Hall for 20 Rupees. Shoot the launched pumpkins with your Bow within 90 seconds, chaining hits for bigger scores. A score of 600 or more wins the piece. See Mini-Games for the full scoring.

Link holds up a Piece of Heart won at the Skyloft pumpkin game, and the box says just one more is needed.
Piece of Heart

18. Fire Sanctuary Mogma chase

In the north-west of the Fire Sanctuary, dig underground with the Mogma Mitts and hit the switch. A Mogma underground hits it back, so catch it in a game of tag and then open the chest it guards.

Piece of Heart

19. Volcano Summit hidden cave

On Volcano Summit, in the area before the Fire Sanctuary where you soak the frog statues, dig at the soil spot, travel underground to the other exit, and climb out into a small cave where the piece waits.

Pieces 20 to 24: late game

Piece of Heart

20. Goddess Chest in Bug Rock

On Volcano Summit near the pool and waterfall, jump off the northern ledge and skydive onto the pillar behind the waterfall that holds a Goddess Cube. Strike it. The chest is in the south-west section of Bug Rock in the Thunderhead.

Piece of Heart

21. Rickety Coaster

At the Shipyard in the Lanayru Sand Sea, play the Rickety Coaster for 20 Rupees. On the Heart Stopping course, finish in under 1:05 to earn the piece.

Link rides the Rickety Coaster cart under a FINISH banner.
Piece of Heart

22. Gorko’s Goddess Wall

Once you have learned Farore’s Courage on the Isle of Songs, return to the Sealed Grounds and find Gorko in the glade by the Sealed Temple. Play a harp note near the Blessed Butterflies to reveal a Goddess Wall, then draw the shape he hints at, such as an arrow or a heart, with a charged Skyward Strike. The first correct drawing earns the piece. If you get it wrong, wait for the wall to refresh and try again.

Piece of Heart

23. Beedle’s Airshop

Beedle’s Airshop sells a Piece of Heart for 1600 Rupees, so you need a wallet that can hold that much. Finish the Missing Beetle quest, in which you win Beedle’s Horned Colossus Beetle back from Strich by beating his Bug Heaven game on Bug Rock, and Beedle gives you half price on one purchase, which brings the piece down to 800.

In a Skyloft gear shop, the shopkeeper offers a Piece of Heart for 1,600 Rupees, with No, thanks and OK! choices.
Piece of Heart

24. Thunder Dragon’s Lightning Round

Once the Thunder Dragon in Lanayru Gorge is healed, challenge him to the Lightning Round. Win four boss fights in a row and quit to take the piece as your prize.

Heart Containers and Life Medals

SourceWhereEffect
Heart Container Heart Container (6)Ghirahim in Skyview Temple, Scaldera, Moldarach, Koloktos, Tentalus, Ghirahim in the Fire Sanctuary+1 heart each, full refill
Life Medal Life Medal (800 Rupees)Beedle’s Airshop+1 heart while carried
Life Medal Life Medal (chest)Goddess Chest north-west of Fun Fun Island, from the Cube south-west of the Lanayru Mining Facility (Clawshots)+1 heart while carried

Each of the six boss Heart Containers adds one full heart the moment you collect it. The Life Medals take up Adventure Pouch slots, so their hearts count only while the medals are in your pouch. With all 24 pieces, all six containers and both medals equipped, you reach 20 hearts.

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