The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Guide Legendary Checklist
Pieces of Heart
Collect four pieces of heart, and you’ll add another heart to Link’s life gauge, making him tougher to defeat. With 28 pieces of heart to collect in all, a total of eight hearts can be added to Link’s life gauge by collecting these precious prizes. Seek out pieces of heart wherever you go!
| Piece of Heart | Region | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Piece of Heart #1 | Kakariko Village | Reward for beating the “Rooster” level of the Cucco Ranch minigame. |
| Piece of Heart #2 | Hyrule Castle | Behind the Blacksmith’s Forge (merge around the building). |
| Piece of Heart #3 | Sanctuary & Zora’s Domain | In a secret cave behind the second waterfall south of Zora Lake (Zora Flippers are required to reach it). |
| Piece of Heart #4 | Sanctuary & Zora’s Domain | In the Graveyard’s secret passage to the Sanctuary, on a high ledge (merge around to reach it). |
| Piece of Heart #5 | Lost Woods | Beyond a thin gap between the walls just south of a log (merge through the thin gap to reach it). |
| Piece of Heart #6 | Kakariko Village | Inside the small cave at the northwest corner of Kakariko Village. You must throw the small rocks above the cave and jump from the ledge there and land in the nearby hole. |
| Piece of Heart #7 | Hyrule Castle | On the ground on the east side of Hyrule Castle, surrounded by small rocks. |
| Piece of Heart #8 | Kakariko Village | Reward for setting the high score on the Rupee Rush minigame. |
| Piece of Heart #9 | Southern Ruins | Visible in the Southern Ruins, but surrounded by statues. To reach it, you must bomb open the secret passage near the two statues to the east, near Lake Hylia. |
| Piece of Heart #10 | Lake Hylia and Lost Woods | Reward for beating the Intermediate level of the Hyrule Hotfoot minigame. |
| Piece of Heart #11 | Eastern Ruins | In a cave that’s just south of the Eastern Palace. To reach it, you must bomb open the cave and then merge along the wall. |
| Piece of Heart #12 | Eastern Ruins | Surrounded by pegs in the Tektite-filled basin to the south of the Eastern Palace (the hammer is required to reach it). |
| Piece of Heart #13 | Death Mountain (Hyrule) | Atop Death Mountain, on the secret passage to the Fairy Fountain just west of the Tower of Hera. |
| Piece of Heart #14 | Death Mountain (Hyrule) | Inside the volcano that leads to Rosso’s ore mine, on a high platform beyond the moving springboard platforms. |
| Piece of Heart #15 | Kakariko Village | Given to Link by the Young Woman in Kakariko Village. Merge and slip through the fissure in Thieves’ Town to enter the Young Woman’s locked house in Kakariko Village. |
| Piece of Heart #16 | Thieves’ Town & Lorule Castle | Won from the Fortune’s Choice game in Thieves’ Town. |
| Piece of Heart #17 | Thieves’ Town & Lorule Castle | Prize for beating the high score in Lorule’s Rupee Rush minigame. |
| Piece of Heart #18 | Thieves’ Town & Lorule Castle | Reward for scoring 100 points (Rupees) on the Octoball Derby minigame. |
| Piece of Heart #19 | Thieves’ Town & Lorule Castle | Inside the Big Bomb Flower cave east of the Southern Ruins. |
| Piece of Heart #20 | Skull Woods | Right near Sahasrahala’s house (in Lorule). Merging and fissure travel are required to reach it. |
| Piece of Heart #21 | Skull Woods | On the porch of the abandoned shack. Climb the ladder to the south and use a cucco to reach it. |
| Piece of Heart #22 | Sanctuary & Zora’s Domain | Kept in the high cave north of the Graveyard. You must bomb open a fissure in Lorule and travel through the fissure to reach the cave. |
| Piece of Heart #23 | Dark Ruins | In the Dark Ruins, on a narrow beam. You must avoid the Lorule Soldiers to get it. |
| Piece of Heart #24 | Death Mountain (Lorule) | Reward for clearing the Treacherous Tower’s Intermediate level (15 floors). |
| Piece of Heart #25 | Death Mountain (Hyrule) | On a standalone cliff near a stone fissure pillar. During the journey to the Ice Ruins, take the west path in Lorule’s icy cavern and then go north. Use the fissure when you emerge from the cavern to reach the piece of heart in Hyrule. |
| Piece of Heart #26 | Misery Mire | Requires the Sand Rod and bombs. In the desert in Hyrule, you must bomb open a high fissure by throwing a bomb at the fissure from a ledge that requires the Sand Rod to reach. Travel through the fissure to emerge in Lorule, near the piece of heart. |
| Piece of Heart #27 | Hyrule Castle | In the cave near the Blacksmith, which is blocked by a large rock. The Titan’s Mitt is required. |
| Piece of Heart #28 | Lorule Lake | Can only be obtained while exploring the Turtle Rock dungeon. Use the dungeon’s northwest exit to reach it. |