The Kokiri Sword can be upgraded twice in Majora’s Mask. The first stage is only temporary, while the second is permanent. For our 100% Walkthrough we ultimately need the Gilded Sword, which is significantly stronger than the original Kokiri sword and remains intact even after traveling through time.
The entire forging chain must be completed within a single three-day cycle. Therefore, start as early as possible first day. It is particularly convenient to have already defeated Goht in a previous cycle. Then you can go directly to Snowhead Temple teleport, defeat the boss again and thereby immediately trigger spring in the mountains.
Open mountain forge
The blacksmith shop is located in the Mountain Village. However, during the winter their food is frozen. After defeating Goht, spring returns and the ice automatically disappears. Alternatively, you can melt the ice later with fire arrows.
Zubora and Gabora are working inside. They offer Link to harden the Kokiri sword for 100 Rupees. To do this you have to leave the sword with them for a whole day. During this time, you cannot use a sword as a normal Link; The transformation masks are of course still available to you.
Razor Sword – first improvement
Give your Kokiri Sword to the Blacksmiths on first day or first night. You can pick it up again on the morning of the second day. This became the Razor Sword.
The blade is longer and deals approximately twice the damage of the Kokiri sword. However, this improvement is not permanent. After a total of 100 hits, the Razor Sword loses its sharpness and turns back into the normal Kokiri sword. Returning to the first day with the Song of Time also resets the improvement.
Therefore, we should not consider the Razor Sword as a final state in our 100% route. It merely serves as a necessary intermediate stage for the permanent Gilded Sword.
Win gold dust in the Goron race
For the second forging stage we need gold dust. After defeating Goht, the path to the Goron Racecourse is generally accessible. If the large rock in front of the entrance is still in the way, first complete the powder keg test and blow it up.
Then enter the racetrack as Goron Link and take part in the race. Roll to top speed as early as possible, collect magic jars along the way and try to avoid collisions with the other Gorons. Especially in the last few meters, you should hold back some magic so that you can cross the finish line at full speed.
If you win the race, you will receive a bottle of gold dust. Don’t use it for anything else, because Zubora and Gabora need exactly this gold dust for the final improvement.
Gilded Sword forging
Returns on second day return to the mountain forge and first pick up the Razor Sword. Immediately afterwards, talk to the blacksmiths again and show them the one you won Gold dust.
Give them the Razor Sword along with the gold dust. For this second improvement they do not require any additional Rupees. However, you have to leave the sword in the forge again for a whole day. That’s why it shouldn’t be too late in the three-day cycle. In practice, the handover should take place on the second day or at the latest before dawn on the last day.
On the morning of the third day you can return and pick up the finished Gilded Sword.
Gilded Sword – Permanent Sword Upgrade
The Gilded Sword is the final upgrade to the Kokiri Sword. It causes about that triple damage of the original sword and has a longer range. Unlike the Razor Sword, it does not wear out.
The most important difference: The Gilded Sword remains permanently intact even after playing the Song of Time. Once you’ve forged it once, it’s part of Link’s normal equipment for the rest of the game.
This makes it extremely valuable for further development. Intermediate enemies and normal enemies fall significantly faster, and the additional damage is also clearly noticeable in Ikana and Stone Tower. Later we get the stronger Great Fairy’s Sword from the Great Fairy in Ikana, but this is equipped as an item. The Gilded Sword therefore remains Link’s regular sword.
Three-Day Schedule for the Gilded Sword
Gilded Sword
Day 1: Defeat Goht and trigger spring in the mountains.
1st day: Hand in the Kokiri sword for 100 Rupees at the mountain forge.
1st or 2nd day: Open the Goron racetrack and win the race.
Reward: Bottle of Gold Dust.
2nd day: Collect the Razor Sword from the forge.
2nd day: Hand in the Razor Sword and gold dust again.
3rd day: Pick up the finished Gilded Sword.
Important: Do not play the Song of Time back to the first day during this process. The Razor Sword and gold dust would be lost and you would have to do the corresponding steps again.
All sword levels at a glance
Kokiri Sword: Left normal starting sword.
Razor Sword: 100 Rupees, one day forging time, about double damage, lasts 100 hits and is not permanent.
Gilded Sword: Razor Sword + Gold Dust, another day of forging time, about triple damage and permanent.
With the Gilded Sword, Link’s regular sword equipment is completely improved. The later Great Fairy’s Sword from the Stone Tower is even stronger, but counts as an equippable item and does not replace the Gilded Sword.