Ocarina of Time

Kokiri Forest

To enter the Deku Tree from Kokiri Forest, see Deku Tree § Entering Deku Tree.


Tutorial by Torje
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"Bridge Clip"

This is not actually a clip, as there's no collision on the underside of the bridge.

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Early Zelda's Lullaby Oddities

See Quest Oddities for more information on the effects of obtaining Zelda's Lullaby early.

Mido Skip

It is possible to skip Mido (who blocks the entrance to the Deku Tree as a Child, not the exit out of the forest), allowing you to skip obtaining the shield. However it is quite difficult to achieve.

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Optimal movement to Lost Woods

Fast sidehop movement after climbing the vines to Lost Woods shown below.

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Forest Escape


WESS escape

Possible with sword or sticks. 1 stick is doable, but 2 sticks is ideal so that you can have a weapon in hand which gives a more lenient window to press A to talk to the Kokiri guard.

⁠A reference for all main strats can be found here.

Fast trajectory

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Safer trajectory

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Triple Slash Clip escape

  1. Target wall right of guard
  2. Turn 90 degrees right
  3. Vertical slash and let Link fully settle to fix position
  4. Diagonal triple slashes
  5. Mash or time 2f window for Navi
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Pokey escape

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Ledge Cancel escape

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Walking While Talking escape

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Itemless escape

This is the only way to escape the forest without using any items. It is mostly useful only for challenge runs.

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Blank A escape

Possible but essentially unused.

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Last updated October 6, 2026 by Blue