Follow Link from Ordon Village to the final duel with Ganondorf. This walkthrough connects the main route with all 45 Pieces of Heart, 24 Golden Bugs, 60 Poe Souls and the available equipment upgrades. Its directions and screenshots follow the GameCube layout, with version differences identified below.
Start with Ordon and the first trip to Faron. If you are already on the move, select the appropriate chapter below or go directly to the Pieces of Heart, Poe Souls or locations on the interactive map.
Which version of the game are you playing?
GameCube: The main route directions and our screenshots follow this version. Wii: The world is mirrored horizontally. Swap left and right and east and west; the order of items and dungeons remains the same. Twilight Princess HD: Normal mode has the GameCube orientation, Hero mode has the mirrored orientation.
When searching for Tears of Light, you collect on GameCube and Wii 16 drops per province, however, in HD twelve. Our detailed search routes list the original locations. If a beetle is missing in such a place in HD, follow the Vessel of Light and the markers on your in-game map. The 45 Pieces of Heart, 24 Golden Bugs and 60 Poe Souls remain. HD adds 50 stamps, the Ghost Lantern and the amiibo-exclusive Cave of Shadows.
From Ordon to the three Fused Shadows
In Ordon you get fishing rod, bottle, slingshot and wooden sword. Light the two torches in the small key cave in the Faron Woods: The chest that appears already contains your first Piece of Heart. After the first transformation into Wolf-Link, get your sword and shield and collect the Tears of Light in the forest.
In the Forest Temple the monkeys open new paths for you. The Gale Boomerang will then take you across the Hyrule Field to Kakariko. For the Death Mountain you return to Ordon with Epona, learn sumo wrestling from Bo and receive the Iron Boots. Combine this visit with goat herding and the Golden Wolf at the spring.
The Goron Mines gives you the Hero’s Bow. Then buy bombs and pick up the accessible finds around Kakariko before exploring Zora’s Domain and Lanayru in the shadows. After the Tears of Light search, Prince Ralis’ escort will take you to the Zora Armor. With Water Bombs you open the Lakebed Temple; the Clawshot complements your equipment there.
Missable letters: Take Ooccoo with you in the Forest Temple, don’t use her to warp out there and collect the first Ooccoo letter after defeating Diababa. Afterwards, use Ooccoo in the Goron Mines and return with Ooccoo. The letter overview with the individual triggers explains the safe order. Hearts, insects and Poe Souls can be picked up later; these two letters deserve early attention.
Master Sword and the search for the Mirror of Twilight
After Zant’s attack, take Midna to Zelda and look for the Master Sword in the Sacred Grove. Now you can freely switch between human and wolf. Connect further journeys with nocturnal Poe Souls and activate the howling stones before you visit their Golden Wolves as a human.
Via Telma’s resistance group and Fyer’s cannon you reach the Gerudo Desert. Return the Bridge of Eldin piece there. In the Arbiter’s Grounds you collect four Poe Souls and receive the Spinner. It opens up more rail routes on the upper world.
For the Snowpeak you need Prince Ralis’ Coral Earring and the reekfish scent. In the Snowpeak Ruins you get the Ball and Chain; After the dungeon, the snowboarding race against Yeta is available. The next visit to the Sacred Grove leads to the female gold snail and the Temple of Time. Use the Dominion Rod to return the guardian statue there.
After Temple of Time, help Ilia, go to the Hidden Village and complete Shad’s Sky Book. The owl statues only belong to the overworld route after the Dominion Rod has been recharged. The repaired cannon will take you to City in the Sky, where the second Clawshot forms the Double Clawshots.
Collection rounds according to your equipment
With Gale Boomerang and bow: Take the early Golden Bugs with you in pairs, get the Pieces of Heart from trees and rock pillars and, after Barnes’ bomb bag, complete the caves at Kakariko. Visit Agitha early: the first Golden Bug you give her earns a larger wallet.
With Zora Armor and Clawshot: Get the two additional bomb bags, the bottle at the fishing pond and the first STAR quiver. Underwater discoveries may require Iron Boots and Water Bombs. The first boat reward and the larger bomb bag scoring run are two separate tasks.
With Spinner and Ball and Chain: Ride the toothed rails of the Hyrule Field and open the icy block cave north of the city. Connect these paths with the Poe Souls of the neighboring areas. At the Lake Hylia it’s worth going for a group tour of the lamp cave, chicken flight and Plumm’s balloon game.
With charged Dominion Rod and Double Clawshots: Retrieve the Owl Statue finds and raised ledges. Win the second STAR Quiver for 100 arrows. With all late dungeon items, the complete Cave of Ordeals can now also be reached. Three Poe Souls lie on levels 17, 33 and 44.
Collectibles, equipment and side quests
The 45 Pieces of Heart result in nine additional Heart Containers. With the eight boss heart containers and the three starting hearts you will reach 20 hearts. The existing checklist saves your ticks in the browser and is connected to the map.
Bring all 24 Golden Bugs to Agitha and all 60 Poe Souls to Jovani. His reward after 20 souls is one of the four bottles. For the seven Hidden Skills you must visit both the howling stones and the following wolf markings.
The equipment upgrades cover bomb bags, quivers, wallets and armor. The mini-games and Side Quests explain the individual rewards; fishing and bait separate float rod, canoe and catch book. Plan purchases at the dealers and use the warp points and Spirit Springs as starting points. If you have a combat problem, the boss strategies will help.
Before the final battle
In the Palace of Twilight you retrieve both Sols, reinforce the Master Sword with light and defeat Zant. With this equipment the last two Pieces of Heart of the palace can also be reached. Complete your desired collection rounds and stock up on healing, bombs and arrows before tackling Hyrule Castle and Ganondorf.
The collection route listed here includes 45 Pieces of Heart, 24 surrendered Golden Bugs, 60 Poe Souls, four bottles, seven Hidden Skills, the permanent supply expansions and the corresponding Side Quests. You can track additional mini-game records and fishing records separately. The 50 stamps are added in HD; the Cave of Shadows also requires a compatible Wolf Link amiibo. Such an addition is not a prerequisite for the finale of the original versions.