Ocarina of Time Items List: Every Item and Upgrade Location
Every item, piece of equipment and upgrade in Ocarina of Time, with where to find each one as child or adult Link. Based on the N64 original, remake check pending.
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Child Link’s items
| Item | Where | How |
|---|---|---|
| Kokiri Sword | Kokiri Forest | Crawl through the hole in the training area and open the chest |
| Deku Shield | Kokiri Forest shop | 40 Rupees |
| Fairy Slingshot | Inside the Deku Tree | Dungeon chest |
| Fairy Ocarina | Kokiri Forest bridge | Saria gives it to you when you leave |
| Zelda’s Letter | Hyrule Castle courtyard | Given by Zelda |
| Goron’s Bracelet | Goron City | Play Zelda’s Lullaby at Darunia’s door, then Saria’s Song |
| Bomb Bag | Dodongo’s Cavern | Dungeon chest |
| Magic Meter | Death Mountain summit | Great Fairy behind the bombable wall |
| Din’s Fire | Near Hyrule Castle | Great Fairy behind a bombable boulder |
| Silver Scale | Zora’s Domain | Win the diving game |
| Magic Beans | Zora’s River | Bean seller, one at a time |
| Boomerang | Jabu-Jabu’s Belly | Dungeon chest |
| Farore’s Wind | Zora’s Fountain | Great Fairy behind a bombable wall |
| Ocarina of Time | Castle Town moat | Zelda throws it after you collect the three Spiritual Stones |
| Lens of Truth | Bottom of the Well | Dungeon chest; drain the well with the Song of Storms first |
| Stone of Agony | House of Skulltula, Kakariko | Reward for 20 Gold Skulltula tokens |
Adult Link’s items
| Item | Where | How |
|---|---|---|
| Master Sword | Temple of Time | Open the Door of Time |
| Hookshot | Kakariko Graveyard | Win Dampé’s race |
| Fairy Bow | Forest Temple | Dungeon chest |
| Goron Tunic | Goron City | Stop the rolling Goron with a Bomb, or buy it for 200 Rupees |
| Megaton Hammer | Fire Temple | Dungeon chest |
| Iron Boots | Ice Cavern | Chest at the end |
| Zora Tunic | Zora’s Domain | Thaw King Zora with Blue Fire |
| Longshot | Water Temple | Chest after Dark Link |
| Fire Arrows | Lake Hylia | Shoot the sun at sunrise after the Water Temple |
| Hover Boots | Shadow Temple | Dungeon chest |
| Gerudo’s Card | Gerudo’s Fortress | Free all four carpenters |
| Ice Arrows | Gerudo Training Ground | Final chest |
| Nayru’s Love | Desert Colossus | Great Fairy behind a bombable wall |
| Silver Gauntlets | Spirit Temple | Child side of the temple, used as adult |
| Mirror Shield | Spirit Temple | Adult side of the temple |
| Light Arrows | Temple of Time | Zelda gives them once all six Sages are awake |
| Golden Gauntlets | Ganon’s Castle | Chest in the Shadow trial |
| Biggoron’s Sword | Death Mountain summit | End of the adult trading sequence |
Upgrades
| Upgrade | First upgrade | Second upgrade |
|---|---|---|
| Wallet (99 → 200 → 500) | 10 Gold Skulltula tokens | 30 Gold Skulltula tokens |
| Bomb Bag (20 → 30 → 40) | Goron City: stop the big rolling Goron (child) | Bombchu Bowling prize |
| Quiver (30 → 40 → 50) | Kakariko shooting gallery (adult) | Horseback archery, 1,500 points |
| Seed bag (30 → 40 → 50) | Lost Woods target game | Castle Town shooting gallery (child) |
| Diving | Silver Scale: diving game (child) | Golden Scale: catch a 13 lb fish (adult) |
| Strength | Silver Gauntlets: Spirit Temple | Golden Gauntlets: Ganon’s Castle |
| Magic | Double magic: Great Fairy in Death Mountain Crater | — |
| Defense | Great Fairy outside Ganon’s Castle | — |
Bottles
There are four Empty Bottles: return the Cuccos to the Cucco lady in Kakariko (child), win Talon’s Cucco game at Lon Lon Ranch (child), pick up Ruto’s Letter from the bottom of Lake Hylia (child), and sell ten Big Poes to the Poe collector in Castle Town (adult). Get bottles early: fairies, potions and Blue Fire all need one.
Many of these items open up Heart Piece locations and Gold Skulltulas. Mark the items you own in the collectible tracker to see which ones you can reach right now.
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