Check the collection before the finale
Before the finale, compare your 36 Pieces of Heart and 100 Skulltulas with the area lists. Also check the five bottles , all twelve Ocarina Songs , the confirmed Scarecrow Song , and all bag upgrades . The map marks all Skulltula areas that have been fully explored. Start with an adult quest and then complete any remaining childhood quests.
Kakariko Village, Hyrule Field, and Lake Hylia
Collect the remaining Skulltula rewards, the Windmill find, the Piece of Heart on the Pea Platform, and Dampé’s reward for the second sub-one-minute race in Kakariko Village and the Graveyard. Continue the Biggoron trade sequence if you are still missing a step. Visit the Fishing Pond at Lake Hylia for the Golden Scale and dive with it in the laboratory for the Piece of Heart. The Skulltula is in the chest at the bottom of the pond; use Iron Boots and Hookshot to get it.
As an adult, read both fairy messages in the plains: one next to the empty chest under the reddish rocks near Gerudo Valley, and the other on the lone tree east of the town bridge. Return later as a child to open the chest and buy the Piece of Heart from the Deku Merchant for 100 Rupees. Take Epona the purple-lit fences for the ten Big Poes . Five Spirits sold yield the fifth Bottle; all ten bring an additional cash reward.
Forests, Death Mountain, and Gerudo Area
At night, check the adult Forest Skulltulas and the Pea Platform at the Forest Stage. As a child, complete the Mask Sequence and the Nut Upgrade at the Forest Stage. At Death Mountain, use the Megaton Hammer on the two nighttime Skulltulas and the Fairy Fountain in Death Mountain Crater. From the summit entrance, the first net to the right of the chests leads to the Piece of Heart niche. The second net further west leads to the Business Scrub, which sells a Piece of Heart for 100 Rupees as a child. As an adult, the Pea Plant next to the lower Bolero pedestal will carry you to the third Piece of Heart on the rock pillar.
In the Gerudo area, the two Valley Piece of Hearts, the Fortress Rooftop Chest, 750 points in Archery, and the Pea Ride on the Evil Desert Colossus are all part of the Piece of Heart round. Also, collect the Quiver for 1,400 points and the Ice Arrows from the Training Arena . With Silver Gauntlets, visit the nighttime cave behind the heavy stones of Zora’s Domain. After obtaining the Golden Gauntlets from Ganondorf’s Castle, pay the last Great Fairy 500 Rupees for double defense. Then replenish your supplies and return to the Final battle against Ganondorf and Ganon back.
