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Ocarina of Time

All Gold Skulltulas

Watch out! This page is currently a work in progress!

This run aims to collect all 100 gold skulltula tokens as quickly as possible without making use of SRM or duplicating tokens.

Equips are notated as (e.g.)

  • bomb || hook || stick (egg)
  • goron tunic

where the item in parentheses shows which slot the item before it is equipped over (here, stick is equipped on the adult trade quest slot) and the red bars indicate that the c-button the item is on is important (here, hookshot must be on c-down). In this route, which c-button each item is equipped on is important at times, and will be explicitly stated as such when it matters by marking the surrounding bars in red. Bomb, bombchu, rupee, and deku nut counts and health are notated as [b, c, r, n, h] where relevant. See Common Terms and Abbreviations.

It is helpful to watch a top run on the leaderboard for reference when learning, as this route document can only go into so much detail.

──── Child 1 ────

──── Adult ────

Cojiro

  • Light Medallion and Sheik cutscenes
  • Savewarp
    • blank || bomb || bottle
  • Exit to Hyrule Field
  • Backwalk to Kakariko Village
  • Catch bugs from under rock
  • Talk to Anju for Pocket Egg
  • Go to shield grave in Graveyard for Hylian Shield
  • Savewarp
    • egg || bomb || bugs
    • ms hylian shield

  • Go to Ganon's Castle (sets night time)
  • [Get GS] and void out (gs 2)
  • Exit to Hyrule Field
    • This section ends when it becomes daytime, so some mistakes don't cost real time
  • Backwalk to river
  • [Kill poe]
  • Drop bugs and get bottle on B
    • This RBAs empty bottle, putting an empty bottle on the third bottle slot
  • Once the previously dropped bugs have dug, drop B bugs
    • bottle || egg || bomb
  • Catch bugs on B with bomb on c-right
    • This RBAs bottle on bomb slot and enables picking up bomb drops
  • Pick up poe
    • bomb || poe || egg
  • Bonk nearby tree to refill health
  • Drop B bugs with Pocket Cucco on c-right [when it turns day]
    • This RBAs Adult Wallet and Gold Scale (see [Addenda] regarding strength upgrade alternative)
  • Enter Kakariko Village

  • Wake Talon up with Pocket Cucco
  • Get Cojiro from Anju

Poacher's Saw

  • Enter Graveyard
  • Catch bugs from under rock on B with Cojiro on c-right
    • This RBAs a quiver (enabling action swap in Forest Temple) and biggest bomb bag
  • Enter Dampe's grave with poe damage grab cancel
  • Break pots on left for bomb drop and red rupee [5b, 80r]
    • Press Cojiro midair to enable the A button earlier
  • Dampe race for hookshot
  • Void and exit
  • Re-enter Dampe's grave and break bomb and rupee pots again [10b, 100r]
  • Bomb bushes to try for bomb drop(s) [14b, 100r]
  • HESS to Hyrule Field [13b, 100r]
  • [Megaflip WESS to Lost Woods] [12b, 100r]
  • [Megaflip off bridge] [11b, 100r]
    • bomb || hook || Cojiro
  • Hookshot ladder
  • Give Cojiro to Grog for Odd Mushroom
    • Be very careful not to press B between the text boxes and receiving the item
    • Generally be careful about pressing B while bottle is on B
  • Drop and catch bugs on B with Odd Mushroom on c-right
    • This RBAs heart piece count to 1/4 (3 1/4)
  • HESS or backwalk/sidehop to Goron City (UULU) [10b, 100r]

  • Break rocks and hookshot up to DMT exit [9b, 100r]
  • Backflip to HP on top of DC (3 2/4)
  • Blow up rock wall for GS (gs 3) [8b, 100r]
  • Enter Kakariko Village
  • Buy 10 arrows and deku stick from shop [8b, 70r]
  • Jump to rooftop guy for HP (3 3/4)
  • Give Odd Mushroom to Granny in potion shop for Odd Potion

  • Drop and catch bugs on B with Odd Potion on c-right
    • This RBAs Song of Time and the three Spiritual Stones
  • HESS or backwalk to Hyrule Field [7b, 70r]
  • [Megaflip WESS to Lost Woods] [6b, 70r]
  • [Megaflip off bridge] [5b, 70r]
  • Hookshot ladder
  • Give Odd Potion to Kokiri girl for Poacher's Saw
  • Drop and catch bugs on B with Poacher's Saw on c-right
    • This RBAs ZL, Prelude, Nocturne, and Serenade
    • bomb || hook || fairy oca
    • ms

Getting to Shadow Temple

  • HESS or backwalk/sidehop to Goron City (UULU) [4b, 70r]
    • Can try for bombs from bushes on the way if needed
  • Hookshot up to the left and grab GS (gs 4)
  • Megasidehop clip into Darunia's room [3b, 70r]
  • Pull statue and [ocarina damage buffer] to 1/2h [2b, 70r, 1/2h]
  • [Death Bolero cutscene skip] [2b, 70r, 3h]
  • Hookshot up and enter grotto [1b, 70r]
  • Open chest for 20b [21b, 70r]
    • Can slash bush on the way to try for bombs if desired
  • Play Nocturne
  • [Enter Shadow Temple with triple bomb push] [18b, 70r]

Shadow Temple

  • Hookshot across gap
  • Get deku nuts from pot en route to Dead Hand
  • [Fight Dead Hand] for hover boots
  • Return through maze
  • [Skip truth spinner (setup from maze door)] [17b, 70r]
    • Alternatively, turn truth spinner; best RNG is 13s slower than skipping it both times
  • [Megaflip down hallway] [16b, 70r]
  • Take unlocked door
  • [Weirdshot] to chest for small key [15b, 70r]
  • Jump down and [clip past gate] for GS (gs 5)
    • hover boots, then kokiri boots
  • Play ZL to start boat ride
  • Damage down to 0.5h or less using stalfos/bomb
  • Door at end of room
  • Cross maze to opposite door
  • Get GS and deathwarp with bomb (gs 6) [14b, 70r]

  • [Skip truth spinner (setup from entrance)] [13b, 70r]
    • If you turned truth spinner earlier, cross gap with hover boots again
  • Megaflip down hallway [13b, 70r]
  • Bomb far wall and open locked door [12b, 70r]
  • Weirdshot or HESS to skip skulltula hallway [11b, 70r]
  • [Hover boots HESS to like-like room] [10b, 70r]
    • hover boots, then kokiri boots
    • Alternatively, jump across invisible platforms
  • [Hookshot clip to GS] (gs 7)
  • Kill like-like for rupees [10b, 90r]
  • Jump back across big room to beamos area
    • Get three silver rupees on the way to the gate [10b, 105r]
  • [Skip beamos silver rupee gate]
  • Get bombs from near pot and health from far pot if needed [15b, 105r]
  • Crusher room GS (gs 8)
  • [Clip through crusher] and hit switch for small key
    • More health available in pots by small key chest
  • Cross big room to locked door past moving invisible platform
    • Get three silver rupees on the way out again (want to reach 120r) [15b, 120r]
  • Complete redead silver rupee puzzle
  • Slash GS (gs 9)

Getting to Ice Cavern

  • Play Nocturne
  • [Unload Sun's Song grave] [14b, 120r]
  • Defeat keese with hookshot for Sun's Song
    • Get health from keese if needed for upcoming heat timer

  • Play Bolero
  • Hookshot to Goron City
  • [Clip into goron shop]
  • Buy 30b for 120r [40b, 0r]
  • Hookshot up to Lost Woods
  • [Mido skip]
  • HESS to SFM (ULR if facing forwards) [39b]
  • [Ground jump to skip Navi text and maze] [38b]
  • SFM GS (gs 10)
  • [Minuet cutscene skip] with Down A and hover boots [37b]
    • hover boots, then kokiri boots

  • HESS to Zora's River exit (LRU if facing forwards) [36b]
  • Dive to load zone
  • Both Zora's River adult night GS (gs 12)
  • Damage buffer to deathwarp after second token [35b]
  • [Skip waterfall with hover boots]
  • HESS to GS at top of ZD (gs 13) [34b]
  • [King Zora skip]
  • HESS to fairy fountain entrance [33b]
  • [Weirdslide to skip silver rock] [32b]
  • Hookshot and climb to upper GS (gs 14)
  • Megaflip to ice platform HP (4 0/4) [31b]
  • Jump across to Ice Cavern

Ice Cavern

  • [Hookshot clip to skip freezard room]
  • Spinning blade room GS (gs 15)
  • [Lunge storage] or [HESS] to compass room [30b]
  • Compass room GS (gs 16)
  • Return to spinning blade room
  • [Triple slash clip to skip red ice]
  • Block room GS (gs 17)
  • [Block room silver rupee puzzle skip] [29b]
  • HESS through red ice to final room [28b]
    • [Bombless alternative]
  • Defeat wolfos
  • [Serenade cutscene skip] for iron boots [27b]

Jabu

  • [Jumpslash recoil superswim] to platform
  • [Enter Jabu]
    • hover boots in the end
  • Hookshot first room switch
  • Hover boots to blue switch
    • kokiri boots
  • [Big octo skip]
  • Pre-boss room GS (gs 18)
  • Return to elevator room and take right door
    • hover boots
  • Ruto cutscene
  • Jumpslash down far hole and hookshot both GS (gs 20)
  • Hover boots to Ruto
    • bomb || hook || nut
    • kokiri boots
  • Throw Ruto across rising water room
  • GS on vine wall (gs 21)
  • Throw Ruto to hit ceiling switch
  • Bring Ruto up and across holes room
    • Can go for bomb drop from octorok while waiting on elevator (1/16 chance)
  • [Ruto switch text skip]
  • Boomerang with Ruto and nuts
    • bomb || hook || fairy oca

Water Temple

  • Play Serenade
  • [Enter Water Temple]
  • Sink to lower right room to meet Ruto
    • iron boots, then hover boots
  • Play ZL at the top
  • Hover boots sidehop down and bomb wall for small key
    • bomb || hook || stick (poachers saw) with [equip swap]
    • kokiri boots
  • Drop down and light torches
  • Kill shell blades for small key
  • HESS to hallway on the left and bomb floor [25b]
  • [Shell blade recoil]
  • Press switch and hookshot to target
  • Get bomb drops from pot on right and GS (gs 22) [35b]
  • Deathwarp using GS and tektites

  • [Hover boots superslide to locked door] [33b]
    • hover boots
  • GS on wall with [hookshot extension] (gs 23)
  • Cross platform cycle room
  • Hover boots across room before Dark Link
  • Hookshot like-like to cross spikes
    • bomb || hook || fairy oca
    • kokiri boots
  • [Dark Link]
  • Longshot
  • Play Song of Time to remove block
  • Sidehop down and climb out of river
  • Weirdshot GS (gs 24) [32b]
  • Savewarp
    • bomb || long || stick (poachers saw) with equip swap

  • Weirdshot to invisible target and chest for small key [30b]
  • Weirdshot to other invisible target [29b]
  • Hookshot up and jump down to second level of central pillar
  • Light torch
  • GS in central room (gs 25)
  • Exit and jump straight down
  • Swim and hookshot to locked door
  • Boulder cycle room GS (gs 26)
    • bomb || long || fairy oca

Getting to Spirit Temple

  • Play Nocturne
  • HESS out of Graveyard [28b]
    • Can go for bombs from bushes if desired
  • Enter Windmill for Song of Storms
  • Hookshot across rooftops to GS (gs 27)
  • HESS out to Hyrule Field [27b]
  • Open grotto near tree for GS (gs 28)
  • HESS to red rock outside Gerudo Valley [26b]
  • Enter grotto with [weirdslide] or [ledge cancel] [24b]
  • Weirdshot GS (gs 29) [23b]
  • HESS to Gerudo Valley [22b]

  • Hookshot across valley
  • Play Sun's Song
  • Hookshot both GS (gs 31)
  • HESS to Gerudo Fortress [21b]
  • HESS to outside jail and hookshot up [20b]
  • [Clip on top of jail]
  • Enter and return through load zone to set last entrance point
  • Hookshot to HP chest and get GS (gs 32)
    • If low on health, can open chest to refill to avoid dying and using fairy in Colossus
  • [Camera trick to get to archery area]
  • HESS to archery GS (gs 33) [19b]
  • Play Sun's Song to respawn on top of jail
  • [Gate skip] with hover boots
    • bomb || long || bottle
    • hover boots, then kokiri boots
  • Enter Haunted Wasteland

  • [HESS to shelter] [18b]
  • Get GS and bottle fairy from back left pot (gs 34)
    • bomb || long || fairy oca
  • [HESS to Colossus] [17b]
  • Play Sun's Song for night
  • Get both GS and enter Spirit Temple (gs 36) [15b]
    • If out of bombs, farm from armos
  • Exit to learn Requiem
  • Re-enter dungeon

Spirit Temple

  • [Hover boots superslide to skip silver block] [14b]
    • bomb || long || stick (poachers saw) with equip swap
    • hover boots
  • Hookshot ceiling crystal switch to open door
  • [Clip with hover boots] for GS (gs 37)
  • Savewarp
    • kokiri boots

  • [Hover boots superslide to skip crawlspace] [13b]
    • hover boots
  • Kill all enemies to open door
  • Light stick then light torches in next room
  • Hookshot GS (gs 38)
  • Clip under grate with hover boots
    • kokiri boots
  • Open chest for small key
  • Weirdshot back to door and return to previous room [12b]
  • Weirdshot climbable wall behind crawlspace and locked door
  • Open locked door and break boxes for bombs and nuts [17b]
    • Can break the box, leave and re-enter without collecting the drop, then break the box again to farm bombs if needed
  • Hookshot up climbable wall
  • Hookshot GS (gs 39)
  • Hookshot crystal switch and open bombchu chest [17b, 10c]
  • Bomb skulltula/wall to activate sun switch [16b, 10c]
  • Open deku shield chest
  • Enter next room and cross hallway
  • Push armos statue down onto switch
  • Ascend stairs and hookshot GS across gap (gs 40)
  • Open door and cross hallway
  • Push blocks to open door
  • Hookshot GS (gs 41)
    • Get hearts from pots if you want more health for Fire Temple heat timer
    • bomb || fairy oca || poachers saw

Fire Temple

  • Play Bolero
  • Drop down to Fire Temple
  • [Skip Darunia cutscene] with Navi ISG and Poacher's Saw
    • bomb || fairy oca || long
  • Activate cutscene while jumpslashing onto switch
  • Face Darunia to begin his text
  • Open chest for small key
  • Keep boss door on screen until sound effect to fully clear cutscene
  • Return to entrance
  • [Ledge cancel] [15b, 10c]
  • [Zombie jump] (longshot setup)
  • Take upper door and cross hallway
  • Cross fire wall room to left door
  • Bomb wall for GS (gs 42) [14b, 10c]
  • [Scarecrow skip]
  • Green grate room GS (gs 43)
  • Tower top GS (gs 44)
  • Jump down and jumpslash recoil to SoT block
  • [Jump to upper door]
  • Bomb floor tiles and hookshot GS (gs 45)
  • Drop to lower door
  • Open chest for small key
  • Savewarp

  • [Clip past hammer blocks]
  • Kill all enemies to open door
    • If possible, get enough health for upcoming DMC heat timer
  • Hookshot GS (gs 46)

Getting to Dodongo's Cavern

  • Play Bolero
  • Top exit to DMT
    • If too low on health, enter and exit Goron City to refresh heat timer
  • Play Sun's Song for night
  • Red rock GS with crouch stab and backflip (gs 47)
  • HESS and drop to lower area [13b, 10c]
  • Other red rock GS with crouch stab and [hookshot extension] (gs 48)
  • Enter Dodongo's Cavern

Dodongo's Cavern

  • [Intro cutscene skip] [12b, 10c]
    • Get health from any rock outside if needed
  • [Hover boots HESS to right side] and blow up rock wall [10b, 10c]
    • bomb || chu || long
    • hover boots, then kokiri boots
  • Hookshot upper GS from corner (gs 49)
  • Blow up rock wall with chu [10b, 9c]
  • Hookshot GS (gs 50)
  • [Double chu HESS back to main room] [10b, 7c]
  • Press switch to open door
  • Cross to left side
  • [Dodongo mouth cutscene skip] [10b, 4c]
  • [Both stairs room GS] (gs 52)
  • Enter Dodongo mouth
  • Cross to pot for bomb drop and health if needed [15b, 4c]
  • Chu HESS off pots to block [15b, 3c]
  • Blow up rock wall with chu [15b, 2c]
  • Slash GS (gs 53)
    • bomb || fairy oca || long

Forest Temple

Last updated September 2, 2026 by bewildebeest