The Magical Sword - The Legend of Zelda Walkthrough

The Legend of Zelda 100% Completion Walkthrough14 chapters

The GatheringGet the Wooden Sword, buy bombs, take your first Heart Container, collect early rupees and buy the Blue Candle.
Money Caves, the Red Potion and the Blue RingMoney cave payouts, the Blue Candle, a Heart Container gift, the Magical Shield for 90, Red Potion for 68.
Level 1 The EagleKeys, Bow, Boomerang, Dungeon Map, Compass, the Aquamentus boss, and the Heart Container.
Level 2 The MoonReach the entrance, get the Magical Boomerang and Map, then beat Dodongo for a Heart Container and a Triforce piece.
Level 3 The ManjiTake its keys, the Raft, Compass and Map, then defeat Manhandla for a Heart Container and the third Triforce piece.
Level 4 The SnakeLevel 4 The Snake walkthrough with the lake route, keys and dark rooms, Stepladder.
The Magical Sword and the Medicine ShopThe graveyard cave with the Magical Sword, the three-staircase warp cave.
Level 5 The LizardReach the statue cave on the Lost Hills, collect small keys, and buy the 100-rupee bomb upgrade that raises bomb.
Level 6 The DragonKeys, the Magical Rod, Gleeok mini-boss and Gohma boss tactics for its Heart Container and sixth Triforce piece.
The Potion Shop and the Ring Shop AgainBuy the Red Potion and the Monster Bait between Level 6 and Level 7 in The Legend of Zelda NES.
Level 7 The DemonRecorder entrance, bomb upgrade, Monster Bait, Red Candle, Map, Compass, Aquamentus and Triforce piece 7.
Level 8 The LionBurn the entrance bush, get the Book of Magic and Magical Key, then beat four-headed Gleeok for its Heart Container.
Level 9 Death MountainReach Spectacle Rock, clear the skull-shaped dungeon, and get its Map, Compass, Red Ring and Silver Arrows.
The EndingBeat Ganon in his dark room with a Silver Arrow after the sword hits, take the Triforce of Power.

Covers	overworld from the Level 4 exit to the Level 5 entrance
Dungeon	none in this stretch; Level 5 starts at the cave near the Lost Hills
Rewards	Magical Sword (needs twelve hearts), Red Potion (68 rupees), a warp cave with three staircases; no Heart Container or Triforce piece

Between leaving Level 4 and reaching the Level 5 entrance, you can pick up the Magical Sword in the graveyard, learn how the warp cave under the rocks works, and buy a Red Potion from the medicine shop. Walk through the sand and rock fields in the order below, clear the graveyard-style room on the way, and you will reach the Level 5 entrance with a stronger sword and a healing potion.

Link holding the Magical Sword over his head after picking it up in the graveyard cave

Sand field between rock walls with a blue rupee and enemies on the way to Level 5

Leaving Level 4 and crossing the sand fields

Follow the lake to the first rock fields

When you walk out of the Level 4 entrance, you are on the overworld beside three green statues. Follow the lake shore and cross the wooden bridge. Brown rock fields and bush fields lie past it, with orange and red enemies that are easy to outrun or cut down with your sword.

Link standing in the doorway between the three green statues outside Level 4

Link leaving the statue room through the south exit beside the three green statues

Keep moving through the sand fields that sit between the rock walls and the lake. Purple gates and stairs mark the edges of this area. Expect blue and white enemies near the water. You do not need to enter any of the cave holes you pass on this stretch.

Sand field beside the lake with a wooden bridge and blue and white enemies on the west bank

Sand field lined with green bushes and white ghost enemies, with a dark cave opening in the north wall

Getting the Magical Sword from the old man

Reach twelve hearts first

The old man under the graveyard will hand over the Magical Sword only when Link has at least twelve hearts in his life meter. Check the life meter at the top right before you go in: both rows must be filled with twelve hearts or more. If you have followed this route, the Heart Container from the far dock gives you exactly twelve.

Link standing on the grave entrance among the tombstones before going into the cave

Dark cave with two fires and an old man at the top, with the Magical Sword lying on the floor

The warp cave with three staircases

Move the rocks to uncover the cave

Back in the sand field, look for the cluster of four round rocks in a diamond shape. Push the rock cluster with Link to uncover a staircase. Warp caves like this are only revealed by moving rocks, so keep pushing until the dark entrance appears under the rocks.

Four round rocks in a diamond shape in a sand field, ready to be pushed

Link standing beside the cluster of four rocks in a sand field, ready to push

Choose a staircase

The warp cave has an old man at the bottom, a row of three fires, and three staircases across the floor. Each staircase takes you to a different place in Hyrule, so pick the one that brings you nearest to the Level 5 entrance. Walk onto a staircase to leave the cave.

Warp cave with three staircases across the floor and Link at the bottom edge

Old man in the warp cave saying take any road you want, with three fires and staircases

The medicine shop and the Red Potion

Bomb the north wall

Head to the top of a sand field that has a flat section along the north wall. Place a bomb against that wall, step back, and wait for the bomb to open a black cave entrance. One bomb is enough to open it.

Link at the north wall of a sand field with a bomb selected in the B slot

A bomb set against the north wall of the sand field as Link steps back

Buy the Red Potion

Inside the medicine shop, an old woman stands between two fires and sells potions. The sign reads that you should buy medicine before you go. The blue potion costs 40 rupees and the red potion costs 68 rupees. The old woman sells potions only after Link has delivered the Letter to her, so make sure you have done that earlier in your quest.

Old woman in the medicine shop with the sign and potion prices of 40 and 68 rupees

Medicine shop sign with the blue potion at 40 and the red potion at 68, Link beside the red one

Walk up to the red potion on the right side of the shelf and buy it. Your rupee count drops from 255 to 187, and Link holds the red potion over his head inside the shop before he walks out. The first time you drink a red potion it refills your life completely, and after that it becomes a blue potion that refills your hearts only once.

Link holding up a red potion over his head inside the medicine shop, just after buying it

Link inside the medicine shop with the rupee count down to 187 after buying the red potion

See the potion acquisition page for the other places to buy potions.

Chapter checklist

Type	Name	Where
Sword	Magical Sword	old man’s cave under a movable tombstone in the graveyard room; needs twelve hearts
Potion	Red Potion (68 rupees)	medicine shop behind the bombable north wall of a sand field
Shop item	Blue Potion (40 rupees)	same shop; not bought on this route
Warp cave	three staircases	under the four-rock cluster in the sand field, reached by pushing the rocks

The Magical Sword and the Medicine Shop Walkthrough

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