In Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2 you will find 36 Pieces of Heart. Four pieces together make one additional Heart Container. The list is sorted by area. Each entry indicates which Link and equipment you need to reach it.
For the two finds in Hyrule Field, you first read the fairy messages as an adult and then return as a child. The Business Scrub in Death Mountain Crater sells his Piece of Heart for 100 Rupees.
To the discovery locations · To the windmill discovery as an adult · To the fairy messages
Lon Lon Ranch – 1 Piece of Heart
Lost Woods – 2 Pieces of Heart
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From the entrance, take the right tunnel and jump down at the Fairy Slingshot target. Take out the ocarina from the two Skull Kids and play their melodies. The Piece of Heart is obtained after the third round.
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From the entrance to the Lost Woods, take the left tunnel. Stand on the bare tree stump in front of the Skull Kid and play Saria’s Song.
Read more · Chapter on Kakariko Village and the Lost Woods
Kakariko Village Graveyard – 4 Pieces of Heart
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Talk to Dampé at night as a child and examine one of the eleven mounds of earth. Digging up another mound costs ten Rupees. If Dampé finds something hard, he’ll tell you the price. Five or ten more Rupees indicate a rock. If he asks for twenty more Rupees, the Piece of Heart is there.
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Look at the graves from the cemetery entrance. Pull back the gravestone in front of the large Royal Family Tomb on the right and jump down. The Piece of Heart awaits you at the bottom.
You’ll learn The Sun’s Song in the large Royal Family Tomb next door.
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Enter Dampé’s tomb using the shovel sign for the second race. The route differs from the first race. Sprint on the straight sections and avoid the fire pits. Towards the end, run sideways past the undead so their gaze doesn’t stop you. Reach the finish line in under one minute to obtain the Piece of Heart.
Read more · Chapter on Dampé and the Hookshot
Kakariko Village – 4 Pieces of Heart
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Fly with Kaepora Gaebora from Death Mountain to Kakariko Village . Go south on the arrival roof and jump onto the lower red roof near Impa’s house. The Piece of Heart is there.
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As a child, get the chicken behind the windmill using the two ladders. Glide to the blue roof opposite and drop down to the man on the ledge. Talk to him for the Piece of Heart. As an adult, you can reach the ledge with the Hookshot.
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Go to the Skulltula House with at least 50 collected symbols and speak to the redeemed resident. The Piece of Heart is the reward for this collection stage.
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List of Gold Skulltulas
Goron City – 1 Piece of Heart
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In Darunia’s chamber, light a Deku Stick and use it to light the torches on the lower level. Once the large jar starts rotating, go up one level and throw a Bomb into its opening. Repeat the throw if only Rupees fall out at first.
Death Mountain Crater – 3 Pieces of Heart
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Enter Death Mountain Crater at the summit near Kaepora Gaebora. To the right of the crates hangs the first climbing net . Climb down it to the alcove between the nets and take the Piece of Heart. This item replenishes your hearts. Climb back up the same net to the upper path. Without the Goron Tunic, the heat will quickly drain your energy.
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As a child, follow the upper path downhill to the west from the summit entrance. Go past the first net for the rock niche and climb the next net on the left to reach the Business Scrub. Reflect its projectile with the shield and buy the Piece of Heart for 100 Rupees. Return to the upper path via the same net.
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As a child, teleport to the crater using the Bolero of Fire and plant a Magic Bean on the warp pedestal. As an adult, return to the pedestal in Goron Tunic using the Bolero. Step onto the leaf next to the pedestal and jump onto the flat top of the rock pillar with the Piece of Heart.
Zora River – 4 Pieces of Heart
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Take the chicken from the river entrance and glide to the vines on the raised island in the middle of the river. Climb up and blast the cracked ground at the south end. Get the second chicken from the hole in the ground and glide from the raised area to the Piece of Heart on the pillar.
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Stand on the log near the frogs in the middle of the river and play the Song of Storms. Learn it first as an adult at Kakariko Village windmill, then travel back to Link’s childhood.
Read more · List of Ocarina Songs
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Play Zelda’s Lullaby, Saria’s Song, Epona’s Song, the Sun’s Song, and the Song of Time at the tree trunk. Then speak to the frogs again with the ocarina. Play the note of the frog over which the butterfly is hovering.
Zora Domain – 1 Piece of Heart
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Light the two torches behind the waterfall with Din’s Fire. Then, carry fire with a lit Deku Stick to the four remaining torches on the paths through Zora’s Domain. When all six are lit, the Piece of Heart Chest will appear behind the waterfall.
Lake Hylia – 3 Pieces of Heart
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Rent a fishing rod for ten Rupees. As a child, catch a fish longer than 50 centimeters using the standard bait and have it weighed at the counter.
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Dive into the laboratory pool with the gold scale until you reach the bottom and touch it. Get out of the water and talk to the researcher. For the test, you must dive under your own power.
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As a child, plant a Magic Bean next to the lab and, as an adult, ride it to the roof. Alternatively, you can summon the Scarecrow and use the Hookshot to pull yourself up. Climb the tower to reach the Piece of Heart.
Hyrule Field – 2 Pieces of Heart
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East of the city bridge, find the tree near the city wall. Have Navi, as an adult, read the fairy message on the trunk. Later, as a child, blow up the cracked ground nearby. Give the merchant in the hole the password and buy the Piece of Heart for 100 rupees.
Continue reading · Chapter with Link’s return as an adult
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Before entering Gerudo Valley, look for the shady ledge northeast of the path. As an adult, the chest there will already be empty. Have Navi read the fairy message next to it and return to the chest as a child. Now you can open it.
Gerudo Valley – 2 Pieces of Heart
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Glide with the chicken to the shore deep in the canyon. Follow the river to the waterfall and go along the narrow passage behind the curtain of water. The Piece of Heart is located in the rock niche there.
Hyrule Castle Town – 3 Pieces of Heart
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Go to the alley to the left of the shooting gallery at night. Interact with the white dogs and select “Play”; you’ll recognize Richard by his higher-pitched bark. Have him follow you and bring him back to the woman waiting in the lower plaza.
Zora Fountain – 2 Pieces of Heart
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Equip the Iron Boots in front of the Ice Cavern and sink to the bottom of the spring. The Piece of Heart is located among the green Rupees. The Zora Tunic will give you enough air to search.
Gerudo Fortress – 2 Pieces of Heart
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During the day, speak to the attendant at the shooting range on Epona. Smash the jars and aim for the centers of the targets. Score at least 750 points for the Piece of Heart. At 1,400 points, you will also receive the quiver upgrade.
Read more · Gerudo Fortress chapter
Evil Desert Colossus – 1 Piece of Heart
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As a child, plant the Magic Bean in front of the Spirit Temple. As an adult, climb onto the leaf and jump onto the large stone arch while the plant is flying past it.
Read more · Overview of Magic Beans
