Goddess Cubes are cube-shaped objects in the Surface. If Link activates them with the Skyward Strike, they fly in a beam of light to Sky and activate special Treasure Chests there, which Rupees, Pieces of Heart, medals or even one Empty Bottle included. There are a total of 27 Goddess Cubes, nine in each area of the Surface.
27 You can activate artifacts
Navigation
Faron Woods
1. Deep Woods
On the way to Skyview Temple, at the Goron (storyline).
Location Chest
Lumpy Pumpkin, contains a adventure bag .
2. Deep Woods
Next to artifact number 1, jump down the stairs
Location Chest
On an island south of the green Column of Light, contains a Piece of Heart .
3. Skyview Temple, source
When you reach the source at the end of the Skyview Temple, look around a little. Hidden behind the monument you will find another artifact.
Location Chest
Pumpkin Island, above the main entrance. The chest is located directly above the large entrance. To get there, you have to fly your bird over the island and try to land on the corresponding side of the roof.
Contents: 300 Rupees
4. On the big tree, on a root
After you get the Water Dragon’s Scale, cross the small water grotto at the bottom of the big tree. At the exit you can drop onto the root that faces west and on which the artifact is located.
Location Chest
Skyloft, on small island in the west. Near the bazaar in the direction of the beam that leads to Lanayru Desert you will find a small platform that you can slide onto. Grab the chest.
Contents: 100 Rupees
5. On the big tree, on a root
Go to the viewing platform and follow its view towards the southwest. There are two hills connected by a rope. On one side you can see the artifact, but there doesn’t seem to be a way up. The trick is to jump down from the top of the tree:
Stand in front of the other hill and open the map, where you mark the hill with a blue Beacon.
Now go to the bird statue » Great Tree « and look for the blue ray there. Drop down there, balance on the rope and activate the Goddess Cube.
Location Chest
Island east of the Isle of Songs. You will find an island on which you will find the ruins of a tower. Kill the spiders and climb the vines to reach the chest.
Contents: Rupee medal
6. On the big tree, on a root
The artifact is located on the large root in the southeast area of the large tree, which forms a bridge over the water. If you already have the Clawshots, you can easily pull yourself to the root using the anchor point.
If you want to get the artifact beforehand, you have to drop down from the top of the tree. It is best to mark the point with the artifact with a blue Beacon.
Location Chest
Crater-shaped island east to Lanayru Desert. Jump off the bird so that you can land in the crater. You can try to reach the chest directly in the fall. Otherwise you need the Clawshots to pull yourself to the chest.
Contents: Piece of Heart
7. Lake Floria
At Lake Floria, where the bird statue of the same name is located, you can reach the artifact via a bridge in the upper area.
Location Chest
Skyloft, chest on small island near the cave. At the entrance to the cave you can use the Clawshots to pull yourself up to a higher platform on the vines and from there continue to the area above the waterfall.
Up there you can jump northeast onto a lower platform where the chest with the golden Rupee is located.
Contents: 300 Rupees
8. Lake Floria
Head to the entrance to the Temple of Skygaze. Run past the entrance to the right and look up at the back stairs.
There you will discover a few tendrils that you can pull yourself onto with the Clawshots. Once at the top you have to climb one floor higher with the Clawshots; you will find the artifact directly above the entrance.
Location Chest
Terris Island (at night). To get to Beedle’s Island at night, you have to visit him at Skyloft during the day and go to bed in his shop. Arriving at night, use the ladder outside his shop to get to the chest with the coveted treasure.
Contents: Rupee medal
9. Floria Waterfall
Head to Floria Waterfall. Above the bird statue you will see a few tendrils on a ledge that you can pull yourself up to with the Clawshots. At the top you will find the artifact.
Location Chest
under the Fun Fun Island. There is another small island with a chest on it.
Contents: 300 Rupees
Eldin
1. Landing site Eldin Volcano
Immediately after you land on Eldin Volcano for the first time, you will find the artifact right at the bottom on the left side, not to be missed.
Location Chest
Rocks in the northwest of Fun Fun Island, directly at the landing site.
Contents: Small Seed Satchel
2. Volcano (East)
Immediately after the bird statue “Volcano (East)” you come to an intersection. Follow the path straight ahead, which will lead you directly to the artifact.
Location Chest
Island west of Beedle’s Island in the northeast, chest on the upper half.
Contents: 100 Rupees
3. Mogma Cave
North of the landing point “Volcano (East)” there is a large cave that you can slide down into after lowering the lava. While flying down, try to steer Link so that he lands next to the artifact.
Location Chest
Isle of Songs. In the lower area of the Isle of Songs there is a circular path around the tower. The chest is in the northeast of this area.
Contents: 300 Rupees
4. Eldin Volcano, North
Behind the Bokoblin camp, east of Earth Temple, a small path leads down to the lava flow. There you will find the artifact.
Location Chest
Rocks southeast of Terris Island. You can find the chest on an island in the northeast of the Sea of Clouds. On the upper part of the island you can discover two black rocks, with climbing plants leading down between both rocks.
Contents: Treasure Medal
5. Eldin Volcano, sand slide in the northeast
In the northeast there is an extremely hot area from which you come onto a sand slide. Stay left there and take the airflow to get to the platform. Below this platform is another one with the artifact on it.
Location Chest
Skyloft, chest in the shed. Next to the small pumpkin field under the windmill you can look into a shed where there are two chests.
You can only reach these chests if you already have the Water Dragon’s Scale. In the small lake you will find the entrance to an underwater tunnel under the windmill, through which you can reach both chests. The normal chest contains 100 Rupees.
Contents: Piece of Heart
6. Eldin Volcano in the north
West of the entrance of the Temple of the Surface you can dig out an air stream that leads you to a small ledge. Blow up the rock there to reveal the artifact. If you don’t have the Bomb Bag yet, you can simply place one of the nearby bombs on the air stream.
Location Chest
Bamboo island.
Behind the hut where the Clean Cut is.
Contents: 300 Rupees
7. Volcano Summit
At the first outside area of the volcano peak, where you find the small waterfall, you can jump down the cliffs. Behind the rock pillar directly in front of you is another rock pillar with the artifact on it. Try to glide around the front rock to the right to land at the artifact.
Location Chest
Insect island. To the southwest of the tornado is an island that resembles an obstacle course. Make your way to the upper area of the castle-like complex. Towards the southwest you will find a kind of viewing platform, drop down from it and you will land on a small wooden scaffolding on which the chest is located.
Contents: Piece of Heart
8. Volcano (crater)
There are two towers at the entrance to the Fire Sanctuary. The tower in the west has a window without bars where you can climb in with a running start.
From the window you can use Clawshots to move onto a rock platform and from there continue to the artifact. On the second platform you have to be careful because there is a Lizalfos just waiting to throw you down. You do this in advance with your bow.
Location Chest
Isle of Songs. Land on the highest point of Isle of Songs to reach this artifact chest.
Contents: small Bomb Bag
9. Volcanic Peak
In the volcano peak you will find the artifact in the middle of a lava flow. You can reach this after the volcano eruption via the platforms that float through the lava.
Location Chest
Rocks between insect island and Isle of Songs. North of the insect rock and southwest of the Isle of Songs you will find this rock with two Treasure Chests behind locked bars and a very small landing area to the south. With the Mogma Mitts you can dig into a tunnel here, where you have to fight against one of the worms again.
Defeat the worm in the tunnel and go to the top right corner from the entrance. Smash some rocks there to get to the exit, climb up the vines there to reach the chest.
Contents: Empty Bottle
Lanayru
1. Lanayru Mine
Immediately after you land at the Lanayru Mine, you will find the artifact behind the tower.
Location Chest
Rocks southeast of Terris Island. The chest is on an island in the northeast of the Sea of Clouds. In the lower area of the island you will find a rock that you can blow up with bombs. Behind it is the chest.
Contents: 100 Rupees
2. Lanayru Desert, West
In the western area of Lanayru Desert you will find an area where there are crabs in the quicksand.
The artifact is in the very south of it. You have two options how to get there. You can kill the crabs with bombs or Skyward Strike and use the shells they leave behind in the quicksand as an intermediate point where you can regain your strength.
Location Chest
Crater-shaped island east to Lanayru Desert, outside the crater.
Contents: Heart Medal
3. Desert canyon
This artifact can be found in the northern area of the Desert Canyon at the point where you saved a robot from two Teknobokblins.
You can see the artifact on a rock. Activate the Timeshift Stone in a hole on this rock and ride the cart over the rock.
To activate the artifact, you have to charge your sword while driving and swing at the right moment.
Location Chest
Beedle’s Island. Fly far above the island and drop down so that you land on the highest point where the chest is.
Contents: Piece of Heart
4. Lanayru Desert, North
In the northeast area of the Lanayru Desert study the map. One of the sunken walls runs directly towards a wall that you can blow up. At the end of the tunnel you will come to a chest with a Piece of Heart.
This is followed by a ravine with quicksand, where several anchor points for your Clawshots are attached to the walls. Move from point to point until you reach a hill at the end of which you can reach part of the wall where the artifact is located.
Location Chest
Island west of Beedle’s Island, at the other end of the water tunnel.
Contents: Heart Medal
5. Lanayru Desert, south
If you are at the cages where you received the Hook Beetle, you can see the artifact on top of the wall. To the right of it you will see an anchor point for the Clawshots, which you can use to pull yourself onto the wall.
Location Chest
Rocks in the northwest of Fun Fun Island. In the northern area of the landing area, tendrils lead you down. Follow these to reach a chest in an alcove.
Contents: Life Medal
6. Ancient Harbor
At Ancient Harbor of the Lanayru sand sea you will find several stacks of containers on the northern side.
Climb onto the stack in the middle and look behind the containers towards the sea of sand. There is an anchor point for your Clawshots on one of the containers, pull yourself onto the container and enter a large hall full of Minighads on the other side. There you will find the artifact.
Location Chest
Skyloft, you can find the chest in the bazaar between the warehouse and the tinkerer.
Contents: 300 Rupees
7. Skipper’s Retreat
Halfway to Skipper’s Retreat, after the bridge on which there is a Moblin, you can discover the artifact on a rock.
Use the Clawshots to pull yourself onto the vines on the rock in front of it. Climb a little to the left and then use the Clawshots to pull yourself further to the rock on which you activate the artifact.
Location Chest
Rocks in the northwest of Fun Fun Island. You can see this chest behind the bars. To reach it you need the Clawshots. There is an opening in the grate at the top and behind it you can see tendrils on the ceiling that you can pull yourself onto and get to the chest.
Contents: Heart Medal
8. Pirate Hideout
After you have completed the pirate hideout, you will find an anchor point for your Clawshots directly above the exit. Pull yourself up where you will discover the artifact on the platform.
Location Chest
Skyloft, above the waterfall. At the entrance to the cave you can use the grappling hook to pull yourself up onto a platform on the vines and from there continue to reach the area above the waterfall, where the chest with a Piece of Heart is located.
Contents: Piece of Heart
9. Lanayru Gorge
In the Lanayru Gorge get going to the point where the tree of life stands or stood. The artifact is in the quicksand here, to reach it simply activate the Timeshift Stone there and activate it.
Location Chest
Rocks between Insect Island and Isle of Songs. North of Insect Island and southwest of the Isle of Songs you will find this rock with two Treasure Chests behind locked bars and a very small landing area to the south.
With the Mogma Mitts you can dig into a tunnel here, where you have to fight against one of the worms again. Defeat the worm in the tunnel and go to the top left corner from the entrance, where you will find the exit to the artifact chest.
Contents: small quiver