Walkthrough

The guide follows the Wii U remaster. Differences from the GameCube and Wii versions, such as the lower Tears of Light counts, are covered on Versions and Differences.

This walkthrough assumes you want complete information, so it spoils the story, puzzles and secrets from the start. Midna’s hints often point to the next step, and the notes below show where the side quests slot in.

Act 1: The Light and the Wolf

The first ten chapters open the adventure: the village, the escape into the twilight, and the first three dungeons, with the Tears of Light of each province between them.

• Ordon Village: Herd goats, fish for Sera’s cat and collect the Slingshot, Wooden Sword and Lantern before the village is raided.
• Enter the Twilight Realm: Escape the castle cell as a wolf, meet Midna and Zelda, and take back the Ordon Sword and Shield.
• Faron Woods: Tears of Light: Hunt the 12 Shadow Insects of Faron Woods as a wolf, fill the Vessel of Light and open the road to the first temple.
• Forest Temple: Rescue the monkeys, take the Gale Boomerang from Ook and defeat Diababa.
• Hyrule Field, Kakariko Gorge and Twilight Kakariko: Ride Epona across the field, restore the Bridge of Eldin and gather the Eldin Tears of Light.
• Iron Boots, King Bulblin and Death Mountain: Win the Iron Boots, beat King Bulblin on the bridge and climb to the Goron Elder.
• Goron Mines: Wear the Iron Boots through the mines, find the Hero’s Bow and defeat Fyrus.
• Lanayru Province, Castle Town and Zora’s Domain: Track Ilia to Castle Town, thaw Zora’s Domain and fill the Lanayru Vessel of Light.
• Telma Escort, Castle Town and Lake Hylia Side Quests: Escort Telma’s carriage, then clear the lake’s side quests: Zora Armor, Bomb Bags, Agitha, fishing and Rapid Ride.
• Lakebed Temple: Flood and drain the water halls, win the Clawshot and defeat Morpheel.

Act 2: Blade of Evil’s Bane

Act 2 begins with the Master Sword. It includes the optional Poe Soul and Malo Mart sweep, then runs from the desert through the next three temples.

• Midna, Zelda and the Master Sword: Recover from Zant’s attack, cross the Sacred Grove, beat the Skull Kid and pull the Master Sword.
• Poe Soul Collection, Malo Mart and Heart Pieces: An optional mid-game sweep for Poe Souls, Jovani’s reward, Malo Mart’s donations and the Magic Armor.
• Gerudo Desert and the Bulblin Camp: Cross the sands, raid the Bulblin Camp and reach the gate of the Arbiter’s Grounds.
• Arbiter’s Grounds: Cross the sands, raid the Bulblin Camp and reach the gate of the Arbiter’s Grounds.
• Mirror Chamber, Reekfish and Snowpeak Mountain: Raise the broken Mirror of Twilight, get the Reekfish scent and follow it up the snowy peak to Yeto.
• Snowpeak Ruins: Make soup for Yeto and Yeta, find the Ball and Chain and defeat Blizzeta.
• Heart Pieces Hunt and Return to the Sacred Grove: Collect the hearts the Ball and Chain opens, then rematch the Skull Kid and open the Temple of Time.
• Temple of Time: Collect the hearts the Ball and Chain opens, then rematch the Skull Kid and open the Temple of Time.

Act 3: Restoring the Realm

The last five chapters open the Hidden Village and the sky, finish the dungeons, offer the Cave of Ordeals and end at Hyrule Castle.

• Ilia’s Memory, Hidden Village and the Sky: Restore Ilia’s memory, clear the Hidden Village, find the Sky characters and repair the Sky Cannon.
• City in the Sky: Fly the Oocca’s floating city on Clawshots and defeat Argorok.
• Palace of Twilight: Spend the Double Clawshots on side trips, then free the Sols in the Palace and defeat Zant.
• Midna, Zelda and the Master Sword: Telma’s Bar to Zelda, the Sacred Grove, Skull Kid, the guardian puzzle, plus its Heart Piece, Poe and Golden Bug.
• Cave of Ordeals: The optional 50-floor gauntlet: five Great Fairies, three Poe Souls and Great Fairy’s Tears.
• Hyrule Castle and the Ganondorf Battle: Storm the castle, climb the tower and fight Ganondorf in the final duel.

Reading the tables

Work through the chapters in order and the walkthrough takes you from the goat pens of Ordon to the final duel with Ganondorf, picking up the extras along the way.

• Gerudo Desert and the Bulblin Camp: Oasis Flight, eight Poe Souls, both Dayflies, Mortal Draw, Bulblin Camp and King Bulblin.
• Hyrule Castle and the Ganondorf Battle: Every key and chest, then how to beat Puppet Zelda, Dark Beast Ganon, the horse chase and the final duel.

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