There are 44 Heart Pieces in The Wind Waker. Big number? Yes. Quite a daunting task? Definitely. Impossible? No! Not while we’re here to help, at least.
A1: Forsaken Fortress
Heart Piece #1
Requirements: None
In the locked cell next to the one Link gets thrown in when he gets caught, there is a treasure chest. To open the room, clear the barrels away and step on the switch. The door will open and you’ll be free to take your shiny new Heart Piece.
B1: Star Island
Heart Piece #2
Requirements: Bombs
Bomb the giant rock on the island to reveal a hole. Jump down it, show some enemies who’s boss, and claim your prize.
E1: Crescent Moon Island
Heart Piece #3: Treasure Chart #11
Treasure Chart #11 Location: Inside Dragon Roost Cavern, on the 1st Floor. After obtaining the Grappling Hook, access the room containing the chest with this chart.
Sunken Treasure Location: Use Treasure Chart #11 to locate and retrieve a Sunken Treasure near Crescent Moon Island, which contains the Heart Piece.
F1: Seven-Star Isles
Heart Piece #4
Requirements: Boomerang, Grappling Hook
Find the Big Octo in the Seven-Star Isles (Find Big Octos by searching for a flock of seagulls with your telescope, then approaching the flock) and defeat it. Fish for the chest in the treasure spot that appears and open the box. Stick the Heart Piece in your inventory and continue on with your quest.
C2: Spectacle Island
Heart Piece #5
Requirements: AT LEAST 50 Rupees
Climb up to the top of the island where a guy who looks suspiciously like the guy from the Battleship-esque game on Windfall Island is waiting for someone with the skill to destroy 5 barrel-ships using no more than 10 shots from a cannon. Show him you have the skill, and you’ll have your prize. It costs 50 Rupees to play, and if you fail, you have to pay again.
D2: Windfall Island
Windfall Island has NINE (9!) Heart Pieces on it. This is the biggest cache of Heart Pieces you’ll find on any of the islands. They aren’t all easy though, so don’t expect a quick trip to Windfall to yield two easy Heart Containers. You’ll have to do some work for some of these.
Heart Piece #6: Killer Bees’ Hide & Seek
Requirements: None
Find the school up at the top of the slope. There is a green sign next to the door that will let you know you’ve found it. Go inside and talk to the teacher. When she asks you to catch the leader of the Killer Bees, Ivan, accept her offer, and head outside.
Now you’ll need to talk to the Killer Bees. They’ll circle around you when they see you, so they aren’t hard to find. Speak with them and agree to their game of Hide & Seek. Search the island for the boys. When you find one, he’ll run from you, so you’ll need to be quick to catch him.
Once you’ve found all of the Killer Bees, you’ll get your Heart Piece. (Random tip: One of them is hiding in a tree)
Heart Piece #7: Battleship
Requirements: At least 10 Rupees
Across from the school, there’s a place where you can play a game that strongly resembles Battleship. You have 24 shots to sink 3 ships. One ship takes 4 shots, and the others take 3 and 2 shots to sink. There’s no advice anyone can give you for this one, so good luck. You might have to try this multiple times, so bring more money than you think necessary.
When you manage to sink all the ships, you’ll get your prize.
Heart Piece #8: Link the Matchmaker
Requirements: Deluxe Picto Box (While not required, the Song of Passing is also useful.)
As one of the quests for Lenzo, the pictographer, you must snap a picture of a couple who has yet to profess their love for each other.
Travel up the slope a bit until you find a girl in an orange dress. Wait for a bit (and it may take awhile) and a man you may recognize will pass by. If you snap the picture just when these two people stop and look at each other, Lenzo will reward you for the picture, but not with a Heart Piece!
Instead, you must wait two days (or play the Song of Passing) and head to the bar. The newlywed couple will be there, and they will reward you with a Piece of their Heart. Or, well, a Heart Piece.
Heart Piece #9: Auction House
Requirements: Money (200+ Rupees would be safe if you’re lucky.)
At night, walk up the slope and enter the red door on the right. Zunari holds a nightly auction here, which you may participate in. Talk to him for information on how the auction runs if you want. Each time you go in, the prize is random. If the Heart Piece is not the prize, you must win at least one prize before it appears. If you’re extremely lucky, you’ll get it as the first auction item.
You can start out by not bidding anything for a bit. When it gets down to the last ten seconds (there will be a warning) bit about 10-15 Rupees higher than the current bid. This will leave the other bidders in total shock for a bit, and the clock should run down enough for you to win. (I bought it for 176, but this can be different from person to person.)
Heart Piece #10: Statue Trading Game
Requirements: Delivery Bag, 570 Rupees
This will take awhile. I highly recommend the Ballad of Gales.
There are three Goron merchants each hanging out on one of three islands. These are Greatfish Isle, Mother and Child Isles, and Bomb Island. Make note of these locations.
For the first step, give Zunari a visit and agree to help him spread business around a bit. He will give you a Town Flower, thus forming a merchant’s oath with you.
Now, you’re about to get a lot of different statues. Each Goron will usually trade something different for each statue. You can either go from island to island figuring out what works best, or you can take the quick way out and follow these directions:
First, trade with the Goron on Greatfish Isle. He will give you a Sea Flower for the Town Flower. Then if you trade him the Sea Flower, he will give you the Exotic Flower. (Seems kind of silly to trade back, but it works.)
Then, at Bomb Island, do a double trade again. You’ll get the Sickle Moon Flag for the Exotic Flower, and then the Fountain Idol for the Sickle Moon Flag.
The Goron at Mother and Child Isles will give you a Big Sale Flag for the Fountain Idol.
Back to Greatfish Isle for another double trade. The Big Sale Flag becomes the Hero’s Flag, which then becomes the Postman Statue.
At Mother and Child Isles again, trade your Postman Statue for the Shop Guru Statue.
Finally, give the Shop Guru Statue to the Goron on Greatfish Isle. He will reward you with a Heart Piece and a Postman Statue. Enjoy! Also, while you’re here, there’s another Heart Piece on Greatfish Isle. Look down the page to find it.
Heart Piece #11: Love Letter
Requirements: Delivery Bag; Free the girls from Forsaken Fortress
Remember the red door that marked the entrance to the Auction House? Good. Don’t go in there.
Instead, go to the upper part of town, climb the wooden stairs, and enter the similarly-fashioned red door at the end of the stone bridge. Talk to the fancily-dressed girl by the window and agree to help her deliver her letter, because, you know, Link moonlights as a UPS employee (What can Green do for you?)
Head out, drop the letter in the mailbox near the entrance to town, pay the 5 Rupee postage that the girl won’t reimburse you for, and return.
You’ll run into the middle of an argument between the postman and the girl’s father, who refuses to sign for the letter. The postman leaves, but you can find him at the bar, which is above Zunari’s shop.
Talk to him and agree to deliver the letter to Maggie. For your troubles, the girl will give you a Piece of Heart.
Heart Piece #12: Light My Fire
Requirements: Fire Arrows
Turn the wind to the north. There is a ladder on the side of the Windmill; find it, climb it, and hit the switch. This will make the Windmill start turning.
Go inside the windmill, climb the stairs, and jump onto one of the lifts that spin around with the blades. Shoot an arrow into the spinning thing on top to ignite the light house, find the guy near the bottom of the windmill blades, speak to him, and collect your treasure.
Heart Piece #13: Gone with the Wind
Requirements: Deku Leaf
Off the coast of the Bomb Shop, there is a small island off by itself with a chest on it. Turn the wind to the south and float down on the Deku Leaf. The rest is as easy as opening the chest and taking the loot.
Heart Piece #14: Windfall Beautification Association
Requirements: Delivery Bag; 140 Rupees (Unless you use more than just Town Flowers)
Talk to Zunari and get a Town Flower. You can buy more from him for 10 Rupees apiece. You are going to need 14 of these Town Flowers total. Place one in each of the pedestals around town (there are 14 pedestals). Once you’re done with this, find the man sitting on the bench near Zunari’s Shop. Talk to him and he will give you a Heart Piece.
E2: Pawprint Isle (2)
Heart Piece #15
Requirements: None
Walk into the dome structure and jump down the hole. Open the chest and grab the Heart Piece.
Heart Piece #16: Treasure Chart #30
Treasure Chart #30 Location: Within the Tower of the Gods, on the 2nd Floor. Play the Wind’s Requiem and defeat the Armos statues to reveal the chest containing this chart.
Sunken Treasure Location: Use Treasure Chart #30 to find and salvage a Sunken Treasure near Pawprint Isle, yielding the Heart Piece.
F2: Dragon Roost Island (2)
Heart Piece #17: Master Mail Sorter
Requirements: Delivery Bag
Talk to the Rito sorting through mail. Agree to help him with the sorting, and get 25 letters in the appropriate boxes. When you do this, he will decide to hire an assistant.
Leave and come back. Speak with the assistant and agree to show him how it’s done. Nail 25 letters again and he’ll give you a letter to deliver. Deliver it, and within a few days, you should get a letter of reply in the mail. Here’s your new Heart Piece!
Heart Piece #18: Golden Feather Collector
Requirements: 20 Golden Feathers
There is a Rito on the second floor standing guard. Give him the Golden Feathers and he’ll pay you 100 Rupees for them.
Check your mail a little while later and you’ll also get a Heart Piece. You didn’t think I was confused for a moment there, did you?
G2: Flight Control Platform
Heart Piece #19:
Requirements: Double Magic Upgrade (Make sure it’s full); Deku Leaf
Head to the Platform and turn the wind to the northwest. Glide over the ocean with your oversized leaf , using the currents to your advantage, and fly through the banner at the end. Your awesomeness will be rewarded in the form of a Heart Piece.
B3: Rock Spire Isle (3)
Heart Piece #20: Limited Time Offer
Requirements: Beedle Ship Chart; 950 Rupees
At the same special shop where you can buy a bottle, Beedle will also be selling a Heart Piece. You will receive the Beedle Ship Chart in the mail at some point early on. The location will be shown as a picture of Beedle wearing a helmet.
Heart Piece #21: Seek and Destroy
Requirements: Bombs, Grappling Hook
Destroy the ships in the area. When you do, a treasure ring will appear where they were destroyed. One of the rings will contain 100 Rupees, while the other one has your Heart Piece.
Heart Piece #22: Treasure Chart #2
Treasure Chart #2 Location: After rescuing Aryll, give 20 Skull Necklaces to the rich man on Windfall Island to receive this chart.
Sunken Treasure Location: Use Treasure Chart #2 to locate a Sunken Treasure near Rock Spire Isle containing the Heart Piece.
C3: Tingle Island
Heart Piece #23
Requirements: Boomerang, Grappling Hook
Find the Big Octo in this area by searching for a flock of seagulls with your telescope and sailing over to them. Defeat the Big Octo by locking on to as many eyes as you can at once and letting your Boomerang fly. When a treasure ring appears where the Octo was defeated, use your Grappling Hook to fish out the treasure chest, which contains your Heart Piece.
A4: Three-Eye Reef
Heart Piece #24: Treasure Chart #38
Treasure Chart #38 Location: Participate in the nightly auction at Windfall Island and win this chart.
Sunken Treasure Location: Use Treasure Chart #38 to find a Sunken Treasure near Three-Eye Reef containing the Heart Piece.
B4: Greatfish Isle
Heart Piece #25
Requirements: Deku Leaf
Sail over to the island that has a spiral path going up around it. Climb up to the top and look to the northwest. You’ll see an island with a beach area set in between two pieces of land. To the right of that, there’s a much larger formation, and on the left side of it, there’s a ledge. Use your telescope to make sure you see it.
Turn the wind to the northwest and ride the Deku Leaf over to the ledge. There’s a chest inside the little cave there, with a Heart Piece waiting inside for you.
D4: Six-Eye Reef
Heart Piece #26
Requirements: None
Outside of the reef, you’ll find a submarine. Climb aboard, jump inside, defeat the monsters within and open the chest that appears for your prize.
G4: Thorned Fairy Island
Heart Piece #27: Treasure Chart #5
Treasure Chart #5 Location: In the Wind Temple, on the basement floor in the third-to-last room before the boss’s room. Defeat all enemies to reveal the chest with this chart.
Sunken Treasure Location: Use Treasure Chart #5 to locate a Sunken Treasure near Thorned Fairy Island containing the Heart Piece.
A5: Needle Rock Isle
Heart Piece #28
Requirements: Bait Bag, Hyoi Pear
On the island, there is a chest surrounded by flames. Use the Hyoi Pear to take control of a seagull and fly up to the top of the tall rock. Hit the switch using the possessed seagull to extinguish the flames. Return control to Link and open up the chest. Leave the island one Heart Piece richer.
C5: Stone Watcher Island
Heart Piece #29
Requirements: Bombs
There is a platform with cannons on it to the east of the island. Destroy the cannons to make a chest appear. Climb to the top of the platform and open the chest for the Heart Piece.
F5: Bomb Island (2)
Heart Piece #30
Requirements: Bombs
Bomb the rock on top of the island and jump down the hole. Attack the enemy that approaches you so that it rolls up into a ball. Pick it up and drop it on the switch to reveal a doorway. Head on through to the next room.
Hit the switch to your left in the room, past a narrow path. Two fire rings will appear. Head over to them and make the scorpion enemies roll up into balls and throw them into the fires. This will press down the switch inside each of the fires.
Once both switches are pressed down, the flames around the chest will disappear. The Heart Piece is hidden inside this chest.
Heart Piece #31: Treasure Chart #20
Treasure Chart #20 Location: In the Earth Temple, Locate the Foggy Room. On this floor, you’ll encounter a room filled with a dense fog and several Floormasters. To dispel the fog, find and open the small key chest within the room. Once the fog is cleared, eliminate all the Floormasters present.
Sunken Treasure Location: Use Treasure Chart #20 to find a Sunken Treasure near Bomb Island containing the Heart Piece.
A6: Diamond Steppe Island
Heart Piece #32: Treasure Chart #23
Treasure Chart #23 Location: Win the ‘Battleship’ minigame on Windfall Island to obtain this chart.
Sunken Treasure Location: Use Treasure Chart #23 to locate a Sunken Treasure near Diamond Steppe Island containing the Heart Piece.
D6: Southern Fairy Island
Heart Piece #33: Treasure Chart #4
Treasure Chart #4 Location: Purchase from Beedle’s Special Shop Ship near Rock Spire Isle for 900 Rupees.
Sunken Treasure Location: Use Treasure Chart #4 to find a Sunken Treasure near Southern Fairy Island containing the Heart Piece.
F6: Forest Haven (3)
Heart Piece #34: Forbidden Woods Prize
Requirements: Beat the Forbidden Woods
After you have beaten the Forbidden Woods, a Heart Piece will come in the mail for you. Yay!
Heart Piece #35: Thirsty Trees
Requirements:
- Forest Water: Obtain Forest Water from the Forest Haven by using an empty bottle at the forest spring. Note: Forest Water retains its potency for 20 minutes in the original game and 30 minutes in “The Wind Waker HD.” After this period, it reverts to regular water.
- Ballad of Gales: This melody allows for quick warping across the Great Sea, essential for completing the quest within the time limit.
Quest Steps:
- Collect Forest Water: At Forest Haven, fill an empty bottle with Forest Water.
- Locate and Water the Withered Trees:The islands with withered trees are: There are eight withered trees situated on various islands. It’s advisable to consult the Great Deku Tree before starting; he will mark the locations of these trees on your Sea Chart.
- Cliff Plateau Isles (G6): Sail east from Forest Haven. Navigate through the cavern to reach the tree.
- Shark Island (C6): Warp to Southern Fairy Island and sail west. The tree is easily accessible on the island.
- Greatfish Isle (B4): Warp directly to Greatfish Isle. Follow the corkscrew path to locate the tree.
- Needle Rock Isle (A5): Sail southwest from Greatfish Isle. The tree is found on the main island.
- Private Oasis (E5): Warp to Tower of the Gods and sail south. The tree is located near the pool area.
- Eastern Fairy Island (E3): Warp to Tower of the Gods and sail north. The tree is near the fairy fountain entrance.
- Mother and Child Isles (B2): Warp to Tingle Island and sail northwest. The tree is on the smaller island, near the Wandering Merchant.
- Star Island (B1): Sail north from Mother and Child Isles. The tree is prominently located on the island.
Heart Piece #36: Treasure Chart #31
Treasure Chart #31 Location: On Windfall Island, take a color pictograph of the full moon and show it to the man near the docks to receive this chart.
Sunken Treasure Location: Use Treasure Chart #31 to locate a Sunken Treasure near Forest Haven containing the Heart Piece.
B7: Outset Island (3)
Heart Piece #37: Master Swordsman
Requirements: Sword skills
After you get the Hero’s Sword from Orca, talk to him and agree to play his game. If you can hit him 500 times without getting hit 3 times, he will reward you with a Heart Piece.
Heart Piece #38: That’s Not a Truffle!
Requirements: Power Bracelets, Bait Bag, Bait
Pick up the black pig (it’s a big one. No wonder you need the power bracelets!) and carry it across the bridge to the dark dirt patches. Drop it next to the patch to the right and drop some bait. It should dig up a Heart Piece for you. If not, try a different area.
Heart Piece #39: Fifty Floors of Pain
Requirements: Bombs, Deku Leaf, Mirror Shield
This could be difficult. If you haven’t collected the Triforce Chart from Outset Island, then we’re about to kill two Keese with one deku seed. This area is not easy, and Fairies and Elixir Soup are highly recommended.
Turn the wind to the west. Head up to the top of the island, and use your telescope to find a ledge with a hole on it. Glide down here from the rock and jump down the hole.
There are fifty floors to this place. Once you’ve beaten the first fifteen, you’ll get a Triforce Chart. Shine light on the statue in this room using the Mirror Shield to access the deeper levels. Make it all the way to the bottom floor, defeating every enemy along the way.
Rewards:
- GameCube Version: A Piece of Heart is your reward.
- HD Version: The Hero’s Charm replaces the Piece of Heart; the latter is relocated to the treasure found with Treasure Chart #46.
C7: Headstone Island
Heart Piece #40
Requirements: Bait Bag, Hyoi Pear
Take control of a seagull using a Hyoi Pear and fly up to the top of the tallest part of the island. Use the seagull to grab the Heart Piece.
E7: Angular Isles (2)
Heart Piece #41: Requirements: None
Push the blocks around so you can climb to the top of the island. Once you reach the top, you’ll find your Heart Piece.
Heart Piece #42: Treasure Chart #15
Treasure Chart #15 Location:
- Complete the Cabana Deed Side Quest on Windfall Island: Go to the schoolhouse on Windfall and speak with Ms. Marie. Give her 20 Joy Pendants (collected from enemies, especially Bokoblins). In return, she’ll reward you with the Cabana Deed, giving you access to the Private Oasis.
- Sail to the Private Oasis (E5): Show the Cabana Deed to the door. Inside the cabana, enter the crawlspace under the fireplace. Solve a simple sliding tile puzzle in the basement maze. Find and open the chest containing Treasure Chart #15.
Sunken Treasure Location: Use Treasure Chart #15 to find a Sunken Treasure near Angular Isles containing the Heart Piece.
G7: Five-Star Isles (2)
Heart Piece #43
Requirements: None
Outside of the isles, you’ll find a submarine. Climb aboard, jump inside, defeat the monsters within and open the chest that appears for your prize.
Heart Piece #44: Treasure Chart #33
Treasure Chart #33 Location: On Windfall Island, take a color pictograph of the woman in the orange dress (Minenco) and show it to her to receive this chart.
Sunken Treasure Location: Use Treasure Chart #33 to locate a Sunken Treasure near Five-Star Isles containing the Heart Piece.
