The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Gold Skulltulas

Many years ago, a wealthy family in Kakariko Village was cursed for their greed and were thus turned into Skulltula monsters. In order to break the curse, Link must destroy all one hundred of the Gold Skulltulas scattered about Hyrule and collect the Gold Skulltula Tokens that they drop as proof of his deed. When a certain number of Gold Skulltulas have been destroyed, a family member will return to human form and reward Link for his trouble.

Quest Rewards
As you defeat Gold Skulltulas, each family member released from the curse will reward Link. These rewards are:

If you are playing on the Wii's Virtual Console, the Stone of Agony will be totally useless. Anyone playing this version can safely ignore this feature. The GameCube version will ask you if you want to use the rumble feature (unless you're playing with the Wavebird, which renders this item useless). In the 3DS version, the Stone of Agony is replaced by the Shard of Agony, which chimes and appears in the top-left corner of the top screen when near secret locations.

Hunting Tips
Gold Skulltulas are scattered throughout the game world and can be found as both young and adult Link. Most often, Gold Skulltulas can be found at night, either clinging to walls or hiding in soft patches of soil. Here are some tips for hunting them:

Hunt at night
Many Gold Skulltulas don't appear during the daytime. You should play the Sun Song on your ocarina to change the time of day before beginning your search.

Use your ears
Gold Skulltulas make a distinct "shuffling" sound every few seconds when they move around. The sound can alert you to the presence of a nearby Skulltula, although it is difficult to use to pinpoint the creature's exact location.

Check your map
After you have defeated all the Gold Skulltulas in an area, a Gold Skulltula icon will appear next to the name of your current location on the map screen. If you don't see it, then there are still more Gold Skulltulas to find in the area.


 * Note : The world map DOES NOT cover Gold Skulltulas in Temples, Dungeons, the Kakariko Well or the Ice Cavern. To check if you have collected all tokens in those areas, you must enter that specific area and check the map of place.

Check common hiding spots
A Gold Skulltula resides in every patch of soft soil in Hyrule except for the one next to the bean selling man in Zora's River. To evict the Skulltula from its burrow, release a captured bug nearby.

To capture bugs, look for rocks on the ground as they have the highest rate of causing bugs to appear. Pick up these rocks to release the bugs underneath and then quickly capture one with a bottle. You can also find bugs by cutting grass.

Gold Skulltulas can also be found inside crates and trees. Roll into either one to dislodge a Skulltula.

If on a wall or far away, Gold Skulltulas can only be reached with certain items, namely the Boomerang and Hookshot. When hunting, be sure you have both items.

Master Quest
The locations of Gold Skulltulas in the dungeons were changed in the Master Quest version of Ocarina of Time. There is a section for the differently located Skulltula's after the full list for the regular Ocarina of Time game. If you follow the whole guide, there are also links down to the Master Quest locations in the dungeon's section.

Gold Skulltula Locations
The following is a complete list of the locations of the 100 Gold Skulltulas scattered about Hyrule.

Inside the Great Deku Tree
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Dodongo's Cavern
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38. Child From the main entrance, enter the room to the southeast, a jagged corridor with Baby Dodongos. Use Bombs to destroy the weak wall in the corridor (or lure a Baby Dodongo there and kill it). In the next room is a Skulltula, protected by Keese.

39. Child From the main entrance, enter the room to the northwest with the large staircase. Climb up the staircase and look for a Skulltula on a vine wall near the exit. Kill it with the Slingshot, then climb up to claim the token.

40. Child After entering the giant Dodongo skull, turn right to enter a room with several low walls. Destroy the fake wall at the far end of this room to find a Skulltula behind an Armos.

41. Child (Boomerang)/Adult After activating the pillar elevator, exit and then reenter the dungeon and ride it to the second floor. Make your way around the second floor until you reach the room with the staircase, which should now be in its original position. Take the path to the left (west) and you'll find a climbable wall on the side of the staircase allowing you to reach the alcove with the Skulltula. Alternatively, return as an adult and simply use the Longshot to obtain the token.

42. Adult/Child* Enter this dungeon as an adult, after having learned the Scarecrow's Song. Go to the corridor before your first Lizalfos battle as a child. There is an alcove here that will attract Navi when you look at it. Play the Scarecrow's Song to make Pierre appear, and then Hookshot him to find the Skulltula.

Alternatively, you can also push/pull one of the statues within this room over to the alcove. You can use the statue to help adult link jump up and grab hold of the ledge and climb up.


 * It is possible to obtain this token as a child by using the above statue strategy, although this method is somewhat difficult to pull off. You must push one of the statues to the alcove, but then push it all the way over to wall opposite the alcove. You can then backflip onto the statue and use some well-placed Slingshot shots to just barely clear the ledge and hit the Skulltula. After the token appears, you can grab the token with an aimed Boomerang throw, as it will be too far away to Z-target.

Zora's River
43. Child At the start of the river, where you met the owl and have to blow up the boulders in the way, roll into the tree at the left to knock out a Skulltula. Kill it with your sword and grab the token.

44. Child, nighttime At the top of the river, drop down into the shallow water and walk to the ladder. The Skulltula is on the ladder. Kill it with the Slingshot or Boomerang, then climb up to collect the token.

45. Adult, nighttime As you enter Zora's River, venture up to where the bean seller used to be and cross the river. Walk down the pathway about 60 feet, and then look high up on the south wall. Take the Skulltula down with your Longshot (Hookshot isn't long enough).

Alternatively, you can use the Hookshot to retrieve the Skulltula if you planted the beans in the hole next to where the bean seller used to be as a child. Ride the platform and jump off once you reach the tall middle area or you can go down the river and climb the ladder in the narrow pathway to get to the tall middle area, and the Skulltula will be within reach.

46. Adult, nighttime As you approach the curve that leads to the entrance to Zora's Domain, stand on the final "bridge" and face the entrance. Turn around and you'll see the Gold Skulltula high up on the wall. Use your Hookshot to take it down.

Zora's Domain
47. Adult, nighttime Walk up to where King Zora's throne is, and then take a left and go down the hallway where the Zora Diving Game was. Approach the ledge, and look left. Use your hookshot to bring down this Gold Skulltula.

Zora's Fountain
48. Child Roll into the tree near the Great Fairy's Fountain for another Gold Skulltula.

49. Child, nighttime Run up on the giant log that is to the right of Lord Jabu-Jabu. You will see a Gold Skulltula on the wall. Take the token with your Boomerang.

50. Adult, nighttime Lift up the silver boulder near the entrance to the Great Fairy's Fountain with your Silver Gauntlets then use a bomb. Drop down into this hole, and be wary of four invisible Skulltula that hang from the ceiling. Avoid them, or use your Lens of Truth and shoot them down. Climb up the rough wall behind them. On your right is a Big Skulltulla, and on your left is the Gold Skulltula. Use your Longshot to obtain the token.

Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly
Click Here for Master Quest locations. 51. Child After you meet Princess Ruto and she allows you to carry her, venture into the door on her left. Carry her into the water in the center of the room, and throw her onto the ledge opposite from which you came. Immediately take out your slingshot and shoot the Gold Skulltula that is on vine covered wall to your right. To obtain the token, raise the water level, quickly swim towards the vines, and climb up.

52. Child This Gold Skulltula is on the wall near the entrance to Bigocto's Chamber. (Right after you drop through the hole where the Green Tentacle used to be). This particular Skulltula is closer to Bigocto's door than the other. Use your boomerang to obtain the token.

53. Child This Gold Skulltula is on the wall near the entrance to Bigocto's Chamber. (Right after you drop through the hole where the Green Tentacle used to be). This particular Skulltula is further away from Bigocto's door than the other one. Use your boomerang to obtain the token.

54. Child As you enter the chamber right before you face Barinade, walk forwards until you hit the wall, and then turn to your right and slightly behind you. Up this vine-covered wall is a Gold Skulltula. Take it out with your slingshot, and climb up to receive the token.

Forest Temple
Click Here for Master Quest locations. 60. Adult At the entrance of the Forest Temple, look for climbable vines to the right. Climb up and you should see the Skulltula. Kill it with the Hookshot.

61. Adult At the north door in the main room face right, on the wall is a Skulltula. Kill it with the Hookshot.

62. Adult In the east courtyard, there is a Skulltula on one of the walls. Find a chest up on a ledge near the well. ling onto with the Hookshot and you'll see a Skulltula clinging to the wall. Kill it with your Hookshot.

63. Adult/Longshot In the west courtyard is a Skulltula on a high wall. Once you get up on the ledge with the Big Deku Baba, hop onto the pillar with two hearts to find it. Kill it with the Hookshot. You may also longshot from the bottom of the wall.

64. Adult In the room with the rotating walls, right after you light all torches and go down into the floor, adust the walls and you'll find a room with the Skulltula on the wall. Kill it and get its token with the Hookshot.

Fire Temple
Click Here for Master Quest locations. 65. Adult In the first room you unlock with the long bridge, go over to your left and you should find a door with a Time Block above it. Play the Song of Time to move the block down to you. Climb up to find a door. Inside are Floor Tiles, a Like-Like, and a Gold Skulltula.

66. Adult Within the boulder maze is a bombable wall. Hit it and it will sound strange. Bomb it to reveal another Gold Skulltula. (When you enter the boulder maze on the ground floor, turn: left, left, right and then continue straight forwards until you can't go any further and the camera has gone back to normal view. Bomb the wall ahead to find the Skulltula).

67. Adult Once you reach the second floor of the boulder maze, you'll see a platform from above in a corner. Go to the platform near it by the door you used to get up here and play the Scarecrow's Song. Hookshot onto Pierre when he appears. Then, look to your right and you'll see an elevator. Hookshot onto it and it will bring you to the top floor. Go through the door. Inside this room is a Skulltula.

68. Adult Climb up above where the last Gold Skullula was to find another door. Go into this next room and on the ledge you'll see another Gold Skulltula on the wall. Kill it with your Hookshot.

69. Adult Once you enter the room after the one with all the Fire Keese and Torch Slugs, you'll find more Floor Tiles, another Like-Like, and a Gold Skulltula.

Ice Cavern
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Water Temple
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Bottom of the Well
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Shadow Temple
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Spirit Temple
Click Here for Master Quest locations. 96. Child Go through the small hole at the beginning, and go through the door on the right. There is a Gold Skulltulla on the fence in this room.

97. Child After you battle some Lizalfos, there is a climbable wall that leads to the second floor. When you reach the top, turn around to find a Gold Skulltulla.

98. Child In the room leading to the first Iron Knuckle battle is a Gold Skulltulla on the wall.

99. Adult In the room with the Silver Rupees and boulders, play the Song of Time near the blue block to make a Gold Skulltulla appear.

100. Adult Play the Scarecrow's Song at the top of the staircase (the one you went down as a kid) in the statue room. Longshot onto the scarecrow and kill the Gold Skulltulla beside him with the Longshot. (This is the official way to obtain it, but in reality, you can see the Skulltula really clearly from the top of the stairs anyway. You can easily Longshot it right from there.)

Dodongo's Cavern
38. This Skulltula requires the Song of Time. Go in the room behind the bomb able wall in the giant pillar room. Keep on playing the Song of Time on the left side of the room. The Gold Skulltula is under the back most time block.

39. In the room with the three floating torches is a door that opens when all three torches are lit. In that room the Skulltula is in the crates on the right wall.

40. This Skulltula requires bombs. In the back of the room where you first fought the Lizalfos is a line of boulders. Bomb the ones in the center to open a path to the Gold Skulltula.

41. This Skulltula requires the Boomerang. In the poe room is a door to the right of the entrance. Unlock the door by using the bomb chain on the pillar right if front of the door. Kill all the enemies inside, the Skulltula is in the top left corner of the room.

42. This Skulltula requires the Boomerang. Near the wall of fire rings lying on top of the wall is a Golden Skulltula. Alternate method: it is possible to leap off a nearby block to catch the ledge on which the Gold Skulltula is located.

Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly
51. This Skulltula requires the Song of Time. there is a time block in the room holding the boomerang. The Gold Skulltula is underneath.

52. In the room just right of the green tentacle's room. Use the switch in the center of the room to have water raise you up. A well-timed bomb throw (or a Bombchu) will blow up the boulder to reveal the Skulltula. Use the Boomerang to retrieve the token. If you are having trouble getting this you can come back later and use the Song of Time to move a block in front of the boulder, then climb up and bomb it.

53. Din's Fire and the Lens of Truth is the required to easily get this Skulltula. In the room that Ruto fell into, the door near the vines to the upper room is protected by a blue tentacle. After you get rid of the blue tentacle enter the room. There are three invisible Keese. Across the water is the Skulltula. Kill all the enemies to make a platform appear that can be used to get up to the Skulltula. Use Din's Fire to burn the web and the boomerang to collect the token. The switch in the water opens the way out of the room.

Note: there is a way to kill the three invisible enemies without the Lens of Truth, by using the Targeting System. To do so, jump into the water and swim around until you are attacked. When this happens, get out of the water, lock on using the Targeting System and you will target the invisible foe. Shoot at it with the slingshot. Repeat this procedure until you have killed all three enemies.

54. Child In the room before Barinade, climb up the vines in the middle of the room. Behind a small wall of web you will see the Skulltula. Stand in the very center of the platform and throw your boomerang at the Gold Skulltula.

Forest Temple
60. Adult Located above the first locked door.

61. Adult On the bottom floor around the corner in the room with the giant stone blocks.

62. Adult In the Western Courtyard above the well.

63. Adult In the Eastern Courtyard on the hookshot spot above the entrance.

64. Adult Inside the well on the bars next to the entrance leading to the Western Courtyard.

Fire Temple
65. On the first floor, in the room with the bridge leading over the lava, open the Goron's cell door and then find the Skulltula behind him.

66. In the big room with all the Lizalfos, there is a false wall behind which you can hit a switch to reveal several Hookshot targets. Use those to get up onto the platform with a huge crack on top and play the Song of Time. Make your way onto the blue block that appears and use the Hookshot to get to the elevator the leads to the floor above. Continue from here until you reach a room with a rusted switch that triggers more Hookshot targets. Hit that and then the non-rusted switch to dissipate the fire and Hookshot up to it to move the block and reveal a Skulltula.

67. In the area made up of a maze of fire walls (from which you hammer the pillar down to attain access to Volvagia's lair), jump across to the square platform that held the large block and again from here to the opposite ledge. Standing near that door, play the Song of Time to make a blue block appear. Climb onto the block and leap well from it to clear the nearby fire walls. Enter the NW door along the wall here and fight the Lizalfos. A Skulltula will be waiting on the back wall.

68. In the fire maze room, follow the maze. You should pass through a couple of doors to the other side. Keep navigating the maze until you reach a switch that temporarily dissipates the flames blocking the eastern door, then run over and head inside. Proceed through the rooms that follow. Eventually you should find yourself in a tiny compartment directly over the fire maze room from which you came. Claim the Skulltula there.

69. In the fire maze room, enter the door (by which you play the Song of Time in 67) to the central room. Use the Hookshot to cross the fire to the other side. Hit the rusty switch with the Megaton Hammer, then climb the the target beside the switch to jump over the fire wall to get down to the lower corridor. Here you can bomb a false wall to reveal the final Skulltula.

Ice Cavern
70. Adult, Song of Time In the room with the compass, blue flame, and heart piece, there is a red/orange ice block on one of the pillars with a skulltula in it. Get some blue flame with an empty bottle and go by that pillar. Play the Song of Time twice to make 2 blocks appear. Climb up there and use the blue flame.

71. Adult, Scarecrow's Song In the top left square room on the map there is a ledge to the right right when you enter. Walk up to it and Navi should turn green and fly up there. Play the Scarecrow's Song and the scarecrow will come up. Hookshot up there and at the very back on the bottom left with be the skulltula.

72. Adult In the same room as the last skulltula there will be a ledge with a bunch of red/orange ice blocks on it. Right at the wall underneath the ledge the skulltula will be on the ground.

Water Temple
73. Fire Arrows required. After you get the fire arrows, go back into the Water Temple and enter the south room/corridor (located on the bottom corridor below the temple entrance in the 3DS version). At the end of the corridor you will find three torches on a wall. Light the torches and the grated/gated up area will open. Use the scarecrow song to longshot to the upper part of the room and the Gold Skulltula is on the ceiling of where it was closed off. Beware of the two Stalfos who will be blocking your way.

74. In the room with the pool and the whirlpools, play the scarecrow's song and Pierre wil appear. Longshot onto him. You will notice a door blocked off by a chain. Go towards the waterfall and put on the Iron Boots and go in the hole. You'll eventually arrive in a small room with crates and a Stulfo. Fight it and then break the crates. One of them has a small key. Use it on the door you saw earlier and you will arrive in a room with a switch and unlit torches. Hit the switch, get on the middle water pillar (for lack of a better term) and use Din's Fire. The torches will light and you can advance to the next room. But it's still not over! Kill all the Dodongos in the room (fire-breathing lizards in the Water Temple... that makes sense!) and Longshot up to the door that just opened. You will be back in the pool room. Break the crate with the Gold Skulltula but leave at least one crate alone. You will need it to Longshot your way out of the little trapped space, and voilà!

75. After making your way through the big square room on the third floor you will drop down through an open grate to the second floor. In the next section, the river current is really strong and there are several whirlpools so you will have to use the long shot to move from one pillar to the next. There is a Gold Skulltula on the wall, you can`t miss it!

76. On the second floor, step on the yellow button switch to open up the gate leading to the south corridor. Walk past the wood crates and straight towards another gate. Use Din`s Fire to light the torch that is on the inside. The Gold Skulltula is hiding behind the two wooden crates.

77.In the room that opens with the blue switch follow the room until you are at the top before the last water level switch. The Skulltula is in a box.

Bottom of the Well
78. In the center area where you picked up the dungeon map, enter the northeastern room. Kill the enemies and pull back the grave to reveal the Gold Skulltula.

79.  At the very bottom of the dungeon, take the northernmost path. It contains several invisible monsters which you can run around. At the very end of that passage is the Gold Skulltula.

80.  Go to the westernmost room (you'll need a spare Small Key). The Gold Skulltula is hidden behind the right bird statue (you can use the Lens of Truth to spot it right away).

Shadow Temple
81. In the room with the falling spikes, inside the southern cell.

82. In the room full of Redeads (with a treasure chest), crawling on the wall.

83. Shortly before the ship, in the room with the two Gibdos, bomb the rubble in the northwest to reveal the Gold Skulltula.

84. Hidden inside the bottomless pit you cross using the bird statue. Walk halfway through and look back to see it.

85. Hanging along an invisible platform just before the boss door.

Spirit Temple
96. Adult In the room with the blocks with sun faces. Return here as an adult and push the southeast block into the light. Use the new platform to reach the Gold Skulltula.

97. Adult In the sandpit room, crawling on the ceiling.

98. Adult In the room with lots of Skulltulas, on the east wall.

99. Adult In the room with a lone Iron Knuckle (after the moving wall room; you'll need a Small Key), behind the north statue.

100. Adult In the room with a lone Iron Knuckle (after the moving wall room; you'll need a Small Key), behind the west statue.