Hyrule Field

Mother Maiamai’s Magic

Hyrule Castle beckons, but visit one last place before you go there. Assuming you’ve bought some items from Ravio (not rented, but bought), go east from Link’s House, heading for Mother Maiamai’s cave. (It’s just north of Lake Hylia, remember?)

If you’ve been following this walkthrough carefully, then you’ve already found almost half of Mother Maiamai’s 100 lost offspring—41 Maiamais, to be exact! Return to Mother Maiamai to drop off her tykes, and she’ll offer to upgrade any of the items you’ve purchased from Ravio, enhancing them to make them even more powerful.

Mother Maiamai’s magic only works on items that you’ve purchased—she can’t use her magic on rented goods. She’ll upgrade any one of Ravio’s items for every 10 Maiamais you return to her. You’ve found 41 lost Maiamais so far, so you can upgrade four items. We recommend upgrading the magical rods first, especially the Ice Rod and Tornado Rod, which are great at stunning enemies. The bow, bombs, and hammer are also fantastic upgrades—the bow is especially cool, firing three arrows in a spread instead of just one!

Nice Bombs

Caution! Twice as big for twice the oomph! Set ’em and RUN!

Nice Boomerang

You can now throw three at once! Speed and flying distance are also improved.

Nice Bow

Don’t worry if your aim is a little bit off. You can fire three arrows at once now!

Nice Fire Rod

Caution! You’re wielding bigger fire now!

Nice Hammer

Shockwave range and attack power are now doubled!

Nice Hookshot

The Hookshot got mightier. Its attack speed is faster and it KO’s foe for longer!

Nice Ice Rod

Freeze lots of things in a wide area with four icicles!

Nice Tornado Rod

Use a powered-up tornado to snare your enemies in one fell swoop.

To the Castle!

All right, hero, the time has come to take up the sword once more. Save your progress at Link’s House, then head north for Hyrule Castle. Sahasrahla greets you near the castle’s gate, urging you to make haste and banish the wicked barrier that surrounds the castle with the Master Sword.

Approach the castle’s gate (don’t get too close!) and strike it with the Master Sword. The legendary blade does its work, and the nefarious barrier is quickly undone.

Proceed north after destroying the evil barrier, heading for the castle’s main door. Slay or avoid any enemy soldiers that get in your way—you’ll find them far easier prey with the Master Sword and upgraded weapons at your disposal. Once you’re inside the castle, go upstairs and take either the east or west door, heading for the ramparts.

As soon as you step outside, go either east or west, heading for the ramparts’ central door. This door was sealed and guarded before, but now it’s wide open. Head inside to begin your search for Princess Zelda.