Ocarina of Time Items: All 93 and Where to Find Them

Every sword, shield, tunic, weapon, tool, spell, upgrade, quest item, mask and trading item in the N64 game: what it does and exactly where you get it.

Swords

Item	What it does	Where to get it
Kokiri Sword	Child Link’s short sword. Weak, but quick, and the only sword a child can use.	Chest at the end of the crawlspace in the Kokiri Forest training area, past the rolling boulder.
Master Sword	The Blade of Evil’s Bane: twice the Kokiri Sword’s power. Drawing it sends Link seven years ahead; putting it back returns him to childhood.	Pedestal of Time in the Temple of Time, once the three Spiritual Stones and the Ocarina of Time open the Door of Time.
Giant’s Knife	Two-handed sword with twice the Master Sword’s power. It leaves no hand free for a shield and breaks after a few hits.	Bought from Medigoron in Goron City for 200 Rupees (adult; needs the Adult’s Wallet).
Biggoron’s Sword	An unbreakable version of the Giant’s Knife: the strongest sword in the game, used with both hands.	Reward for finishing the adult trading sequence: hand Biggoron the Claim Check after he finishes forging it.

Shields

Item	What it does	Where to get it
Deku Shield	Wooden shield for child Link. Blocks most attacks and can bounce Deku Nuts back at Scrubs, but burns if it catches fire.	Kokiri Shop for 40 Rupees; a Business Scrub in Dodongo’s Cavern also sells one.
Hylian Shield	Fireproof metal shield. Child Link has to crouch behind it; adult Link carries it easily.	Bazaar in Hyrule Castle Town (child) or Kakariko (adult) for 80 Rupees, or free from a grave in Kakariko Graveyard at night as a child.
Mirror Shield	Reflects light beams and magic. Needed for the sun switches in the Spirit Temple and for Twinrova.	Chest on the giant statue’s hand in the adult half of the Spirit Temple. Spirit Temple guide

Tunics

Item	What it does	Where to get it
Kokiri Tunic	Link’s everyday green clothes.	Worn from the start.
Goron Tunic	Heat-resistant red tunic. Stops the heat timer in Death Mountain Crater and the Fire Temple.	Free from Darunia’s son, the rolling Goron in Goron City (stop him with a Bomb, adult), or 200 Rupees at the Goron Shop.
Zora Tunic	Blue tunic that lets Link breathe underwater. Essential for the Water Temple.	Free from King Zora once Blue Fire thaws him (adult), or 300 Rupees at the Zora Shop.

Boots

Item	What it does	Where to get it
Kokiri Boots	Ordinary boots, worn by default.	Worn from the start.
Iron Boots	So heavy that Link sinks to the bottom of deep water and isn’t blown away by strong wind.	Ice Cavern, from the chest that appears after the White Wolfos. Ice Cavern guide
Hover Boots	Let Link walk on air for a moment and over quicksand, but give almost no traction.	Shadow Temple, from the chest after Dead Hand. Shadow Temple guide

Weapons

Item	What it does	Where to get it
Deku Stick	A branch child Link swings like a club. Light it on a torch to carry fire to webs and unlit torches.	Dropped by Deku Babas; sold in the Kokiri Shop.
Deku Nut	Thrown to make a blinding flash that stuns most enemies nearby.	Dropped by Deku Scrubs and Deku Babas; sold in shops.
Bombs	Explosives for cracked walls, boulders and enemies. Carrying them needs a Bomb Bag.	Bomb Bag in Dodongo’s Cavern; refills from shops, pots and grass. Dodongo’s Cavern guide
Bombchu	A mouse-shaped bomb that runs along floors and up walls before it explodes.	Bombchu Bowling, the Bombchu Shop in the Castle Town back alley (child), and a chest in the Spirit Temple.
Fairy Slingshot	Child Link’s ranged weapon. Fires Deku Seeds at eye switches, Skulltulas and distant foes.	Chest in a second-floor side room of Inside the Deku Tree. Inside the Deku Tree guide
Fairy Bow	Adult Link’s bow. Shoots arrows and, once found, Fire, Ice and Light Arrows.	Chest in the Forest Temple after the Stalfos fight on the upper floor. Forest Temple guide
Fire Arrows	Burning arrows that light distant torches, melt red ice and set enemies alight. Use magic.	Lake Hylia, once the lake is full again: stand on the platform by the Water Temple entrance and shoot an arrow at the rising sun; a chest holding them drops onto the little island.
Ice Arrows	Freezing arrows that turn many enemies to ice. Optional; use magic.	Chest at the heart of the Gerudo Training Ground. Gerudo Training Ground guide
Light Arrows	Sacred arrows that pierce Ganondorf’s defences and break the barriers in Ganon’s Castle.	Given by Zelda in the Temple of Time once Link holds the Shadow and Spirit Medallions.
Boomerang	Returning weapon for child Link that stuns enemies, cuts tentacles and fetches items.	Chest in Inside Jabu-Jabu’s Belly, after the Stingers. Inside Jabu-Jabu’s Belly guide
Megaton Hammer	A huge hammer that smashes boulders, rusted switches and stone statues, and stuns Volvagia.	Chest at the top of the Fire Temple, after the first Flare Dancer. Fire Temple guide

Tools

Item	What it does	Where to get it
Hookshot	Spring-loaded chain that pulls Link to wooden targets and drags small items and enemies to him.	Win Dampé’s race through his tomb in Kakariko Graveyard (adult).
Longshot	Hookshot upgrade with double the reach.	Chest in the Water Temple, in the room past Dark Link. Water Temple guide
Lens of Truth	Uses magic to reveal invisible enemies, hidden passages and fake walls.	Chest in the Bottom of the Well, after Dead Hand. Bottom of the Well guide
Magic Beans	Plant one in soft soil as a child; seven years later it has grown into a flying leaf platform.	Bean Seller at Zora’s River: the first bean costs 10 Rupees and each one costs 10 more, up to 100.
Fairy Ocarina	Saria’s farewell gift. Plays every song until Link receives the Ocarina of Time.	Saria gives it to Link at the bridge out of Kokiri Forest.
Ocarina of Time	Hyrule’s royal treasure. With the three Spiritual Stones and the Song of Time it opens the Door of Time.	Zelda throws it into the Hyrule Castle moat as she flees Ganondorf, after Link has all three Spiritual Stones.
Bottle	Holds fairies, potions, milk, bugs, fish, Blue Fire and Poes. There are four.	See the four Bottle locations on the Bottles & upgrades page.

Magic spells

Item	What it does	Where to get it
Din’s Fire	A dome of fire around Link that burns enemies and lights every torch nearby.	Great Fairy at Hyrule Castle (child).
Farore’s Wind	Sets a warp point inside a dungeon; cast again to return to it.	Great Fairy at Zora’s Fountain (child).
Nayru’s Love	A crystal barrier that blocks all damage for a short time.	Great Fairy at the Desert Colossus.

Upgrades

Item	What it does	Where to get it
Goron’s Bracelet	Lets child Link pull up Bomb Flowers.	Darunia gives it to Link after Saria’s Song cheers him up.
Silver Gauntlets	Strength to push and lift heavy blocks and boulders (adult only).	Chest on the giant statue’s hand in the child half of the Spirit Temple. Spirit Temple guide
Golden Gauntlets	Strength to lift the huge stone pillars outside and inside Ganon’s Castle.	Chest in the Shadow Trial of Ganon’s Castle. Ganon’s Castle guide
Silver Scale	Lets Link dive deeper underwater.	Win the Zora diving game at the top of the waterfall in Zora’s Domain (child).
Golden Scale	Lets Link dive deeper still.	Catch a record-sized fish at the Lake Hylia Fishing Pond as an adult.
Bomb Bag	Lets Link carry Bombs: 20, then 30 and 40 with the bigger bags.	Dodongo’s Cavern; larger bags from Bombchu Bowling and the rolling Goron in Goron City. Dodongo’s Cavern guide
Quiver	Holds 30 arrows; the Big and Biggest Quivers hold 40 and 50.	Comes with the Fairy Bow; upgrades from the Kakariko Shooting Gallery and Horseback Archery. Forest Temple guide
Bullet Bag	Holds 30 Deku Seeds; bigger bags hold 40 and 50.	Comes with the Fairy Slingshot; upgrades from the Castle Town Shooting Gallery and the Lost Woods target. Inside the Deku Tree guide
Adult’s Wallet	Carries up to 200 Rupees (the starting wallet holds 99).	House of Skulltula in Kakariko, for 10 Gold Skulltula Tokens.
Giant’s Wallet	Carries up to 500 Rupees.	House of Skulltula, for 30 Gold Skulltula Tokens.

Hearts

Item	What it does	Where to get it
Piece of Heart	Four of them make one extra heart. There are 36.	Hidden all over Hyrule: see every location on the Heart Pieces page.
Heart Container	Adds a full heart. Each of the eight main bosses drops one.	Bosses of the three child dungeons and five adult temples.

Quest items

Item	What it does	Where to get it
Kokiri’s Emerald	The Spiritual Stone of the Forest.	The Great Deku Tree gives it to Link after Queen Gohma is defeated. Inside the Deku Tree guide
Goron’s Ruby	The Spiritual Stone of Fire.	Darunia gives it to Link after King Dodongo is defeated. Dodongo’s Cavern guide
Zora’s Sapphire	The Spiritual Stone of Water.	Princess Ruto gives it to Link after Barinade is defeated. Inside Jabu-Jabu’s Belly guide
Light Medallion	Rauru’s medallion: the Sage of Light’s power.	Rauru gives it to Link in the Chamber of Sages after he first draws the Master Sword.
Forest Medallion	Saria’s power as the Sage of Forest.	Forest Temple, after Phantom Ganon. Forest Temple guide
Fire Medallion	Darunia’s power as the Sage of Fire.	Fire Temple, after Volvagia. Fire Temple guide
Water Medallion	Ruto’s power as the Sage of Water.	Water Temple, after Morpha. Water Temple guide
Shadow Medallion	Impa’s power as the Sage of Shadow.	Shadow Temple, after Bongo Bongo. Shadow Temple guide
Spirit Medallion	Nabooru’s power as the Sage of Spirit.	Spirit Temple, after Twinrova. Spirit Temple guide
Stone of Agony	Makes the Rumble Pak shake near hidden grottos. Useless without a Rumble Pak on the N64.	House of Skulltula, for 20 Gold Skulltula Tokens.
Gerudo’s Card	Gerudo membership card: the fortress guards let Link pass, open the gate to the Haunted Wasteland and the Training Ground.	Given by a Gerudo after Link frees all four carpenters in Gerudo’s Fortress.
Gold Skulltula Token	Proof of a Gold Skulltula kill. Every ten tokens lift part of the curse in the House of Skulltula.	Left by the 100 Gold Skulltulas hidden around Hyrule and in the dungeons.

Dungeon items

Item	What it does	Where to get it
Dungeon Map	Shows every room of the dungeon on the pause screen.	A chest in each main dungeon and the Bottom of the Well and Ice Cavern.
Compass	Marks the chests and the boss on the dungeon map.	A chest in each main dungeon and the Bottom of the Well and Ice Cavern.
Boss Key	Opens the dungeon’s boss door.	A big chest in each of the five adult temples and in Ganon’s Tower; the child dungeons have none.
Small Key	Opens one locked door, only in the dungeon where it was found.	Chests, Silver Rupee puzzles and enemies inside dungeons.

Bottle contents

Item	What it does	Where to get it
Fairy	Revives Link automatically when his hearts run out.	Fairy Fountains, Gossip Stones (play the Song of Storms) and pots.
Red Potion	Refills all hearts.	Potion Shops in Kakariko and Castle Town.
Green Potion	Refills the magic meter.	Potion Shops in Kakariko and Castle Town.
Blue Potion	Refills hearts and magic.	Potion Shops in Kakariko and Castle Town.
Lon Lon Milk	Two drinks, each restoring five hearts.	Lon Lon Ranch; the cows Link wakes with Epona’s Song fill a Bottle for free.
Blue Fire	Cold flame that melts red ice.	Braziers in the Ice Cavern and Ganon’s Castle. Ice Cavern guide
Fish	Feeds Lord Jabu-Jabu so he opens his mouth.	Ponds in Zora’s Domain and in grottos. Inside Jabu-Jabu’s Belly guide
Bugs	Release over soft soil to make a hidden Gold Skulltula appear.	Under rocks across Hyrule.
Big Poe	A Big Poe’s spirit. Sell ten to the Poe Collector for a Bottle.	Ten Big Poes roam Hyrule Field; shoot them from Epona.

Trading items

Item	What it does	Where to get it
Ruto’s Letter	A message in a bottle from Princess Ruto. Show it to King Zora and the Bottle is yours to keep.	Underwater in Lake Hylia near the shortcut to Zora’s Domain (dive with the Silver Scale).
Weird Egg	Hatches into a Cucco that wakes Talon outside Hyrule Castle.	Malon gives it to child Link at the castle gate.
Zelda’s Letter	The princess’s note. Shown to the Kakariko guard, it opens the Death Mountain gate and the Happy Mask Shop.	Zelda gives it to Link in the castle courtyard.
Pocket Egg	First step of the adult trading sequence. Hatches into the Pocket Cucco.	From the Cucco Lady in Kakariko (adult).
Pocket Cucco	Wakes Talon, who is asleep in Kakariko.	Hatches from the Pocket Egg.
Cojiro	A rare blue Cucco that belonged to Grog.	From the Cucco Lady once Talon is back on the ranch.
Odd Mushroom	Goes bad after three minutes. Take it straight to Granny.	From Grog in the Lost Woods in exchange for Cojiro.
Odd Potion	Granny’s brew for Fado.	Granny’s Potion Shop, back entrance in Kakariko.
Poacher’s Saw	The head carpenter’s lost saw.	From Fado in the Lost Woods.
Broken Goron’s Sword	Biggoron can reforge it.	From the head carpenter in his tent in Gerudo Valley.
Prescription	Biggoron’s eye-drop prescription.	From Biggoron at the Death Mountain summit.
Eyeball Frog	Ingredient for the eye drops; spoils after three minutes.	From King Zora once he is thawed.
World’s Finest Eye Drops	Biggoron’s medicine; spoils after a few minutes.	From the Lake Scientist at the Lakeside Laboratory.
Claim Check	Exchanged for Biggoron’s Sword once it is finished.	From Biggoron after he uses the eye drops.

Masks

Item	What it does	Where to get it
Keaton Mask	First mask from the Happy Mask Shop (10 Rupees).	Sell it to the Kakariko gate guard for 15 Rupees.
Skull Mask	Second mask (20 Rupees).	Sell it to the Skull Kid in the Lost Woods.
Spooky Mask	Third mask (30 Rupees).	Sell it to the boy in Kakariko Graveyard by day.
Bunny Hood	Fourth mask (50 Rupees). Stalchildren in Hyrule Field leave Link alone while he wears it.	Sell it to the Running Man in Hyrule Field, who fills your wallet.
Mask of Truth	Lets Link read animals’ minds and hear the Gossip Stones.	Lent free once all four masks have been sold.
Goron Mask	A Goron face mask, lent by the Happy Mask Shop.	Lent free after the four masks are sold.
Zora Mask	A Zora face mask, lent by the Happy Mask Shop.	Lent free after the four masks are sold.
Gerudo Mask	A Gerudo face mask, lent by the Happy Mask Shop.	Lent free after the four masks are sold.

FAQ

What is the strongest sword in Ocarina of Time?

Biggoron’s Sword: twice the Master Sword’s power, and unlike the Giant’s Knife it never breaks. How to get it.

Where do you get the Hookshot?

Win Dampé’s race through his tomb in Kakariko Graveyard as an adult. The Longshot upgrade is in the Water Temple.

Which items can only child or adult Link use?

Only a child can use the Kokiri Sword, Slingshot, Boomerang and Deku Sticks; only an adult can use the Bow, Hookshot, Megaton Hammer, the tunics and the boots.

Sources & picture credits

Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Zeldapedia and walkthrough guides. Screenshots, models and artwork © Nintendo; local copies archived from Zeldapedia file pages (listed on the image gallery).