The following guides cover all Ocarina of Time 3D Heart Pieces that appear in both the Normal and Master quests of the game. Please click on a link below to be taken to the section of the guide you need.
Ocarina of Time 3D Heart Pieces Guide
Normal Quest | Master Quest
Normal Quest
The following guide covers every piece of heart found in the normal quest of the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. It takes 4 pieces to create 1 extra heart container. There are a total of 36 pieces, for a total of 8 extra heart containers. They are numbered in the order I found them during my playthrough.
The following pieces of heart can be acquired as kid Link in the past.
Lost Woods
1) When you enter the Lost Woods, head right and climb down the ladder. If you look around, you will find a couple stumps. Climb on top of the first stump and two Skull Kids will appear. They want you to play Ocarina with them. They will ask you to follow along with them and start off playing a few notes. Play the same notes they play and then they will play the same notes and add one to it. Just keep playing the same notes that the Skull Kids do. After a few rounds, the Skull Kids give you a rupee. They will then ask you if you would like to continue playing along with them. Accept and the whole process starts over again. Repeat this process a few times and you will win a piece of heart.
2) After you have learned Saria's song, head back to the beginning of the Lost Woods. If you exit and re-enter, go down the path to the left and you will see a Skull Kid standing on a stump along with an empty stump. Go get on the empty stump and play Saria's song. The Skull Kid will say that you know Saria's song and that you should be friends. After the dialog, the Skull Kid gives you a piece of heart.
Death Mountain
3) Climb all the way to the top of Death Mountain. You will find an Owl sitting on a sign. Talk to the Owl and use him to take you down the mountain. You will appear on top of a house. Turn right and fall off the house onto a small platform. Enter the back of the house and you will find a piece of heart.
Goron City
4) Go all the way to the bottom floor and go to where Darunia is located. You will see some lit torches. Take out a Deku Stick and light it. Now run around and light all the torches on the bottom floor. This will cause the giant urn in the center to start rotating. Head up to the second floor and throw either a bomb flower or a bomb into the urn. If you can get it to blow up when and the face pointing towards you is smiling, you will receive some rupees and a piece of heart.
Lon Lon Ranch
5) Go all the way to the back of the ranch and you will see a lone building. Go inside of it and you will see some crates and cows. Arrange the crates so that you can pull the one in the back of the right side down. This exposes a pathway into the wall. Go inside it and you will find a heart piece.
Path to Zora's Domain
6) On the way to Zora's Domain, you will notice that a heart piece is sitting on a ledge in the middle of the water. You must use the cucco from the beginning of the path to fly from platform to platform in order to reach the heart piece. When you get to where you have to fly to the ledge right before the heart piece, you must fly to the ledge and let go of the cucco at the right moment in order to grab the ledge and make the cucco land on top of it. After you do this, just fly to the heart piece.
7) Continue carrying the cucco from the last heart piece and you will come to a spot (pass a small bridge) where the path has ledges that kind of interweave into one another. If you look to the left, you will notice a piece of heart. Fly to it with the cucco.
22) Go to near the halfway point of this area. You will see some tree branches in the water. Climb on top of the one connecting to the land and follow it to the end. You will get a message saying that frogs are watching you. Play the Song of Storms and the frogs will give you a piece of heart.
23) (At the same spot as the last heart piece) play all of the non-teleporting songs to make the frogs grow larger. After they are all large, take out your ocarina and they will ask you to play a series of notes in order to make them eat some butterflies. The pattern of notes is: L X Y R X Y R L R L R Y X L and after playing them, the frogs will give you a piece of heart.
Zora's Domain
8) Go to where King Zora is sitting. You will notice two torches. Take out a Deku Stick and light it with the torch. Run down the stairs and light that torch. This one will stay lit. Now get out a new Deku Stick and light it with the torch. Run down the stairs and you will find a torch near the item shop. Light it and continue running into the water to find another unlit torch near a circle of rocks. Light it and run behind the waterfall making sure to stay near the wall. You will find the last two torches in a small cutout in the wall. Light both of these torches and a big chest will appear. Open it for a piece of heart.
Hyrule Field
9) Go to the entrance to Lake Hylia. You will find a small area enclosed by a fence. Place a bomb near the center and a hole will appear. Fall down the hole and defeat the Business Scrub down here. He will then sell you a piece of heart for 10 rupees.
Kakariko Graveyard
10) (Between 18:00-20:00 or 6PM-8PM) – You will notice the grave keeper walking around. Talk to him when he's over a patch of dirt and he will offer to dig a hole for 10 rupees. If you keep getting him to dig a hole, he will eventually dig up a piece of heart for you.
11) Travel to the giant tombstone in the back of the graveyard. Turn around and you will notice 5 gravestones in front of you slightly to the left. The second one from the right can be pulled back to reveal a hole. Jump down the hole and you will find a ReDead. Play the Sun's Song to freeze it and then kill it with your sword. Stand on the platform and play the Sun's Song again to make a chest containing a piece of heart to appear.
Gerudo Valley
12) (From the entrance) travel all the way down the path until you come to a person guarding a gate. Jump off the right side of the bridge onto a small strip of land below. Now run all the way to the waterfall and jump into the water. Swim behind the waterfall to find a ladder. Climb up the ladder and you will find a piece of heart sitting there.
13) (From the entrance) travel all the way down the path until you find a cucco. Pick it up and travel to the person guarding the fence on the bridge. If you look to the left, you will see a small platform with a crate on it. Jump off the bridge and hover over to the platform with the cucco. Roll into the crate and piece of heart will fall out.
Fishing Pond (Lake Hylia)
14) Talk to the person behind the counter and start playing the fishing game. It costs 20 rupees to play. Catch a 10 pound fish and show it to the man. He will give you a piece of heart.
Death Mountain Crater
15) (From the entrance) run straight and when you get to the end, Link will start climbing down instead of jumping. Quickly climb down the wall and you will come a piece of heart inside a little cove in the wall. Please note that you have a time limit based on how much health you got. This means you have to get it and get out before the time runs out or you will die.
Hyrule Market
16) (During the day time) enter the bombchu alley. Talk to the lady to play the mini-game. The items you can win are: bombchu, piece of heart, bombs, bomb bag, and a Purple Rupee (50). If you lose, you have to wait for the cycle to get back to the prize you want.
17) (At night time) go to the blue booth below an open window with a person in it. There should be a white dog. Touch it to make it follow you. Head to the right and enter the back alley. Go in the door in front of you. You will see a large woman. She will give you a piece of heart for returning her dog to her.
33) (At night time) go to the Treasure Chest shop and pay 10 rupees to play. Use the Lens of Truth to get the small key for each door. Once you have got all the keys, you will come to a chest containing a heart piece. This is your reward for completing the mini-game.
The following pieces of heart can be acquired as adult Link in the Future.
Kakariko Village
18) (From the entrance to Kakariko Graveyard) follow the rock path up and to the left. The first gravestone at the corner near the wall will have flowers in front of it. Pull the gravestone back to reveal a secret pathway. Upon entering the pathway, you will find the grave keeper from the past. He will ask you to follow him. Just keep up with him and dodge all his fire and any rupees lying around. If you are able to keep up with him, he will reward you with the hookshot. Continue down the path and you will find a giant blue block blocking the way. Play the Song of Time and it will disappear. Jump up the ledge and follow the stairs all the way up. You will appear in the Windmill of Kakariko Village. Jump across to one of the moving platforms. Wait until you get near the piece of heart and then jump onto the ledge to get it.
19) (From the Windmill) jump onto the fence outside of the entrance. Now use your hookshot to get on top of the house to the right. It's the one with the bluish roof. Talk to the guy on the roof and he will give you a piece of heart.
20) Go to the house of Skulltula when you have collected 50 tokens. A cured child will give you the piece of heart. Please refer to our Gold Skulltulas guide for details on where the tokens are located.
21) (As a kid) go to the Kakariko Graveyard. Follow the trail to the left and you will find a small patch of soil. Plant a Magic Bean in the soil. Come back here as an Adult and ride the plant to the top of the cliff. Roll into the crate and a piece of heart will appear.
32) (From the entrance to Kakariko Graveyard) follow the rock path up and to the left. The first gravestone at the corner near the wall will have flowers in front of it. Pull the gravestone back to reveal a secret pathway. Upon entering the pathway, you will find the grave keeper from the past. He will ask you to follow him. Just keep up with him and dodge all his fire and any rupees lying around. Near the end of the race, use the longshot to get up to the torches at the top in order to shorten your time. If you get to the end in under 1:00 or 1 minute, you will receive a piece of heart.
Path to Goron City
24) (As a kid) go to the entrance to Dodongo's Cavern. You will notice a patch of soil. Plant a Magic Bean in the soil. Come back as an adult and ride the plant up to the top of the entrance. Jump onto the entrance to get the piece of heart.
Zora's Fountain
25) Go to where Lord Jabu Jabu was in the past. He is no longer here. In his place are some pieces of ice. Jump across the ice to get to this heart piece.
28) Once you have both the Iron Boots and Zora's Tunic, use both of them to make your way to the bottom of the center of the lake. You will find a piece of heart.
Death Mountain Crater
26) (As a kid) use the Bolero of Fire to warp to the crater. Plant a Magic Bean in the patch of soil next to the pedestal. Come back as an adult and ride the plant to one of the stacks in the center. You will find a piece of heart located on top of one of them.
Ice Cavern
27) Make your way to the room with the giant spinning blade and lots of silver looking rupees. You will notice some red stalagmites on the right wall. Use the Blue Fire on them to make it melt. In the next room you come to, break the stalagmites on the left to reveal a frozen heart piece. Use some Blue Fire on the heart piece in order to unfreeze it.
Hyrule Field
29) (Coming from Hyrule Castle) go to the right and you will come to the back of Lon Lon Ranch. Between Lon Lon Ranch, Gerudo Valley, Hyrule Castle, and a small river to the top of Hyrule Field, is a lone tree a little bit off the path. Place a bomb next to it and a hole will appear. Use the Zora's Tunic and Iron Boots to grab the heart piece from the center of the water.
Lake Hylia
30) Go to the Observatory and you will notice that Navi turns green and goes to the roof. Play the Scarecrow's Song and Pierre will appear. Stand near the outer left corner of the tall stack on the side of the building. Use your hookshot to target Pierre. Once on top of the roof, climb the ladder and you will find a piece of heart.
OR
(As a kid) plant a Magic Bean in the soil near the entrance to the Lakeside Laboratory. Come back as an adult and ride the plant to the roof of the building. Now climb the ladder and you will find a piece of heart.
31) (After winning the Golden Scale) go inside the Lakeside Laboratory. Dive and touch the bottom of the water and you will hear a chime. Swim up and talk to the man and he will give you a piece of heart.
Gerudo's Fortress
34) Go into the sight of one of the guards. Once locked up, use the longshot to go up to the window seal. Look to the left and there is a giant chest on top of the fortress. Go all the way to the point on the window seal nearest the chest. You can barely reach the chest with the longshot. Open the chest to get the piece of heart.
OR
Climb to the top of the fortress. You may need to use the Scarecrow's Song to make Pierre appear in order to reach the top. Open the giant chest for the heart piece.
35) Go to the back of the fortress where the Archery mini-game is located. Use Epona's Song and get on her. Talk to the lady to play the mini-game. Score 1000+ points and the lady will give you a piece of heart.
Desert Colossus
36) (As a kid) play the Requiem of Spirit to go to the area. Near the entrance to the Spirit Temple is a patch of soil. Plant a Magic Bean in the soil. Come back as an adult and ride the plant until you come to a stone archway near the temple with a heart piece on top of it. Jump off and grab it.
Master Quest
The following guide covers every piece of heart found in the Master Quest of the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. It takes 4 pieces to create 1 extra heart container. There are a total of 36 pieces, for a total of 8 extra heart containers. They are numbered in the order I found them during my playthrough. Report all problems or corrections to webmaster[at]linkshideaway[dot]com.
The following pieces of heart can be acquired as kid Link in the past.
Lost Woods
1) When you enter the Lost Woods, head left and climb down the ladder. If you look around, you will find a couple stumps. Climb on top of the first stump and two Skull Kids will appear. They want you to play Ocarina with them. They will ask you to follow along with them and start off playing a few notes. Play the same notes they play and then they will play the same notes and add one to it. Just keep playing the same notes that the Skull Kids do. After a few rounds, the Skull Kids give you a rupee. They will then ask you if you would like to continue playing along with them. Accept and the whole process starts over again. Repeat this process a few times and you will win a piece of heart.
2) After you have learned Saria's song, head back to the beginning of the Lost Woods. If you exit and re-enter, go down the path to the right and you will see a Skull Kid standing on a stump along with an empty stump. Go get on the empty stump and play Saria's song. The Skull Kid will say that you know Saria's song and that you should be friends. After the dialog, the Skull Kid gives you a piece of heart.
Death Mountain
3) Climb all the way to the top of Death Mountain. You will find an Owl sitting on a sign. Talk to the Owl and use him to take you down the mountain. You will appear on top of a house. Turn left and fall off the house onto a small platform. Enter the back of the house and you will find a piece of heart.
Goron City
4) Go all the way to the bottom floor and go to where Darunia is located. You will see some lit torches. Take out a Deku Stick and light it. Now run around and light all the torches on the bottom floor. This will cause the giant urn in the center to start rotating. Head up to the second floor and throw either a bomb flower or a bomb into the urn. If you can get it to blow up when and the face pointing towards you is smiling, you will receive some rupees and a piece of heart.
Lon Lon Ranch
5) Go all the way to the back of the ranch and you will see a lone building. Go inside of it and you will see some crates and cows. Arrange the crates so that you can pull the one in the back of the right side down. This exposes a pathway into the wall. Go inside it and you will find a heart piece.
Path to Zora's Domain
6) On the way to Zora's Domain, you will notice that a heart piece is sitting on a ledge in the middle of the water. You must use the cucco from the beginning of the path to fly from platform to platform in order to reach the heart piece. When you get to where you have to fly to the ledge right before the heart piece, you must fly to the ledge and let go of the cucco at the right moment in order to grab the ledge and make the cucco land on top of it. After you do this, just fly to the heart piece.
7) Continue carrying the cucco from the last heart piece and you will come to a spot (pass a small bridge) where the path has ledges that kind of interweave into one another. If you look to the right, you will notice a piece of heart. Fly to it with the cucco.
22) Go to near the halfway point of this area. You will see some tree branches in the water. Climb on top of the one connecting to the land and follow it to the end. You will get a message saying that frogs are watching you. Play the Song of Storms and the frogs will give you a piece of heart.
23) (At the same spot as the last heart piece) play all of the non-teleporting songs to make the frogs grow larger. After they are all large, take out your ocarina and they will ask you to play a series of notes in order to make them eat some butterflies. The pattern of notes is: L X Y R X Y R L R L R Y X L and after playing them, the frogs will give you a piece of heart.
Zora's Domain
8) Go to where King Zora is sitting. You will notice two torches. Take out a Deku Stick and light it with the torch. Run down the stairs and light that torch. This one will stay lit. Now get out a new Deku Stick and light it with the torch. Run down the stairs and you will find a torch near the item shop. Light it and continue running into the water to find another unlit torch near a circle of rocks. Light it and run behind the waterfall making sure to stay near the wall. You will find the last two torches in a small cutout in the wall. Light both of these torches and a big chest will appear. Open it for a piece of heart.
Hyrule Field
9) Go to the entrance to Lake Hylia. You will find a small area enclosed by a fence. Place a bomb near the center and a hole will appear. Fall down the hole and defeat the Business Scrub down here. He will then sell you a piece of heart for 10 rupees.
Kakariko Graveyard
10) (Between 18:00-20:00 or 6PM-8PM) – You will notice the grave keeper walking around. Talk to him when he's over a patch of dirt and he will offer to dig a hole for 10 rupees. If you keep getting him to dig a hole, he will eventually dig up a piece of heart for you.
11) Travel to the giant tombstone in the back of the graveyard. Turn around and you will notice 5 gravestones in front of you slightly to the right. The second one from the left can be pulled back to reveal a hole. Jump down the hole and you will find a ReDead. Play the Sun's Song to freeze it and then kill it with your sword. Stand on the platform and play the Sun's Song again to make a chest containing a piece of heart to appear.
Gerudo Valley
12) (From the entrance) travel all the way down the path until you come to a person guarding a gate. Jump off the left side of the bridge onto a small strip of land below. Now run all the way to the waterfall and jump into the water. Swim behind the waterfall to find a ladder. Climb up the ladder and you will find a piece of heart sitting there.
13) (From the entrance) travel all the way down the path until you find a cucco. Pick it up and travel to the person guarding the fence on the bridge. If you look to the right, you will see a small platform with a crate on it. Jump off the bridge and hover over to the platform with the cucco. Roll into the crate and piece of heart will fall out.
Fishing Pond (Lake Hylia)
14) Talk to the person behind the counter and start playing the fishing game. It costs 20 rupees to play. Catch a 10 pound fish and show it to the man. He will give you a piece of heart.
Death Mountain Crater
15) (From the entrance) run straight and when you get to the end, Link will start climbing down instead of jumping. Quickly climb down the wall and you will come a piece of heart inside a little cove in the wall. Please note that you have a time limit based on how much health you got. This means you have to get it and get out before the time runs out or you will die.
Hyrule Market
16) (During the day time) enter the bombchu alley. Talk to the lady to play the mini-game. The items you can win are: bombchu, piece of heart, bombs, bomb bag, and a Purple Rupee (50). If you lose, you have to wait for the cycle to get back to the prize you want.
17) (At night time) go to the blue booth below an open window with a person in it. There should be a white dog. Touch it to make it follow you. Head to the left and enter the back alley. Go in the door in front of you. You will see a large woman. She will give you a piece of heart for returning her dog to her.
33) (At night time) go to the Treasure Chest shop and pay 10 rupees to play. Use the Lens of Truth to get the small key for each door. Once you have got all the keys, you will come to a chest containing a heart piece. This is your reward for completing the mini-game.
The following pieces of heart can be acquired as adult Link in the Future.
Kakariko Village
18) (From the entrance to Kakariko Graveyard) follow the rock path up and to the right. The first gravestone at the corner near the wall will have flowers in front of it. Pull the gravestone back to reveal a secret pathway. Upon entering the pathway, you will find the grave keeper from the past. He will ask you to follow him. Just keep up with him and dodge all his fire and any rupees lying around. If you are able to keep up with him, he will reward you with the hookshot. Continue down the path and you will find a giant blue block blocking the way. Play the Song of Time and it will disappear. Jump up the ledge and follow the stairs all the way up. You will appear in the Windmill of Kakariko Village. Jump across to one of the moving platforms. Wait until you get near the piece of heart and then jump onto the ledge to get it.
19) (From the Windmill) jump onto the fence outside of the entrance. Now use your hookshot to get on top of the house to the left. It's the one with the bluish roof. Talk to the guy on the roof and he will give you a piece of heart.
20) Go to the house of Skulltula when you have collected 50 tokens. A cured child will give you the piece of heart. Please refer to our Gold Skulltulas guide for details on where the tokens are located.
21) (As a kid) go to the Kakariko Graveyard. Follow the trail to the right and you will find a small patch of soil. Plant a Magic Bean in the soil. Come back here as an Adult and ride the plant to the top of the cliff. Roll into the crate and a piece of heart will appear.
32) (From the entrance to Kakariko Graveyard) follow the rock path up and to the right. The first gravestone at the corner near the wall will have flowers in front of it. Pull the gravestone back to reveal a secret pathway. Upon entering the pathway, you will find the grave keeper from the past. He will ask you to follow him. Just keep up with him and dodge all his fire and any rupees lying around. Near the end of the race, use the longshot to get up to the torches at the top in order to shorten your time. If you get to the end in under 1:00 or 1 minute, you will receive a piece of heart.
Path to Goron City
24) (As a kid) go to the entrance to Dodongo's Cavern. You will notice a patch of soil. Plant a Magic Bean in the soil. Come back as an adult and ride the plant up to the top of the entrance. Jump onto the entrance to get the piece of heart.
Zora's Fountain
25) Go to where Lord Jabu Jabu was in the past. He is no longer here. In his place are some pieces of ice. Jump across the ice to get to this heart piece.
28) Once you have both the Iron Boots and Zora's Tunic, use both of them to make your way to the bottom of the center of the lake. You will find a piece of heart.
Death Mountain Crater
26) (As a kid) use the Bolero of Fire to warp to the crater. Plant a Magic Bean in the patch of soil next to the pedestal. Come back as an adult and ride the plant to one of the stacks in the center. You will find a piece of heart located on top of one of them.
Ice Cavern
27) Go to the room that is at the top left of the map. On the left side of the room on a platform is a heart piece that is inside a block. In order to unblock it you need to place a bomb above a small switch in the center of the room. After hitting the switch, simply navigate to the heart piece.
Hyrule Field
29) (Coming from Hyrule Castle) go to the left and you will come to the back of Lon Lon Ranch. Between Lon Lon Ranch, Gerudo Valley, Hyrule Castle, and a small river to the top of Hyrule Field, is a lone tree a little bit off the path. Place a bomb next to it and a hole will appear. Use the Zora's Tunic and Iron Boots to grab the heart piece from the center of the water.
Lake Hylia
30) Go to the Observatory and you will notice that Navi turns green and goes to the roof. Play the Scarecrow's Song and Pierre will appear. Stand near the outer right corner of the tall stack on the side of the building. Use your hookshot to target Pierre. Once on top of the roof, climb the ladder and you will find a piece of heart.
OR
(As a kid) plant a Magic Bean in the soil near the entrance to the Lakeside Laboratory. Come back as an adult and ride the plant to the roof of the building. Now climb the ladder and you will find a piece of heart.
31) (After winning the Golden Scale) go inside the Lakeside Laboratory. Dive and touch the bottom of the water and you will hear a chime. Swim up and talk to the man and he will give you a piece of heart.
Gerudo's Fortress
34) Go into the sight of one of the guards. Once locked up, use the longshot to go up to the window seal. Look to the left and there is a giant chest on top of the fortress. Go all the way to the point on the window seal nearest the chest. You can barely reach the chest with the longshot. Open the chest to get the piece of heart.
OR
Climb to the top of the fortress. You may need to use the Scarecrow's Song to make Pierre appear in order to reach the top. Open the giant chest for the heart piece.
35) Go to the back of the fortress where the Archery mini-game is located. Use Epona's Song and get on her. Talk to the lady to play the mini-game. Score 1000+ points and the lady will give you a piece of heart.
Desert Colossus
36) (As a kid) play the Requiem of Spirit to go to the area. Near the entrance to the Spirit Temple is a patch of soil. Plant a Magic Bean in the soil. Come back as an adult and ride the plant until you come to a stone archway near the temple with a heart piece on top of it. Jump off and grab it.
