Walkthrough
From here on the game opens up completely: the goal is to gather all eight Triforce Charts, pay Tingle (398 rupees each, on his island-jail in the north of the map) to decipher them, and dig up the eight Pieces of the Triforce of Courage.
There’s no required order — explore freely. Some key stops:
- Rock Spire Isle: Tingle is imprisoned here (you free him at the Forsaken Fortress later); there’s also a shop ship with unique items.
- Islet of Steel: heavily defended by cannons and warships — sink everything with the Cannon before landing.
- Private Oasis: requires 20 Joy Pendants to enter; a mini-dungeon waits inside.
- Needle Rock Isle: a golden warship hides a chest on the seafloor — pull it up with the Grappling Hook.
💡 This stretch of the game concentrates most of the 44 Pieces of Heart — you don’t need to hunt them all right away, but it’s worth detouring whenever the route takes you nearby.
Buy the Cannon from Beedle’s ship as soon as you have 200 rupees to spare — it solves half the naval fights in the game.
Items and hearts
- Pieces of Heart #5, #9, #12, #14, #15, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #29, #31, #33, #39, #41 — scattered across the Great Sea; check the hearts checklist for each exact spot.
- Cannon — bought from Beedle’s ship.
- Triforce and Treasure Charts — see the Charts page.