How to Do the Triforce Shard Quest in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Sail to B-5

   You'll find a fortress there with several gunboats.
   
   If you want more rupees, you can blow up these gunships for 50 rupees each. ,, Play the Wind's Requiem to make a chest appear, then open the chest to find Triforce Chart #1., Pay Tingle to have him translate the Triforce Chart., You'll find a beam of light shining out of the water; use the crane to fish out the treasure chest containing Triforce Shard #1., After finding all 5 of them, you'll get a Piece of Heart.
   
   Then, talk to Mrs.
   
   Marie to get a Purple Rupee., She'll give you the Cabana Deed., Show the Cabana Deed to the door of the building to get access to it.,, Play the Wind's Requiem to make a chest appear, then open it to find Triforce Chart #2 (GameCube)/Triforce Shard #2 (Wii U)., Don't follow them if you're playing the Wii U remake, since you get the Triforce Shard in the Private Oasis in the remake) Go to Tingle Island and pay Tingle to translate the Triforce Chart., You'll find a beam of light shining out of the water; use the crane to fish out the treasure chest containing Triforce Shard #2., Use a Hyoi Pear to take control of a seagull., Beware of the Kargoroks; it would be a good idea to kill them with arrows as Link before doing this.
   
   Hitting all of the crystal switches will open a gate on the island., Play the Wind's Requiem to make a chest appear, then open the chest to find Triforce Chart #3 (#2 in Wind Waker HD).,, You'll find a beam of light shining out of the water; use the crane to fish out the treasure chest containing Triforce Shard #3., Use the Hookshot on the palm trees to get on to the top cliff, and go into the hole there., Open this treasure chest to get the Ghost Ship Chart.
   
   Note that if you take a wrong cauldron, you'll be sent back to the beginning., The location of the Ghost Ship depends on the phase of the moon.
   
   The locations are as follows, starting with the full moon and going clockwise on the map:
   Full:
   E-1, Crescent Moon Island Waxing Gibbous:
   A-6, Diamond Steppe Island First Quarter:
   F-5, Bomb Island Waxing Crescent:
   C-2, Spectacle Island Waning Crescent:
   G-7, Five Star Isles Third Quarter:
   G-3, Star Belt Archipelago Waning Gibbous:
   B-4, Greatfish Isle , You'll find the Ghost Ship there; enter it.,, Don't follow them if you're playing the Wii U remake, since you get the Triforce Shard in the Ghost Ship in the remake) Go to Tingle Island and pay Tingle to translate the Triforce Chart., You'll find a beam of light shining out of the water; use the crane to fish out the treasure chest containing Triforce Shard #4., Destroy the golden gunboat with your cannon, in order to make a circle of light appear.
   
   Use the crane to fish out the treasure chest containing Triforce Chart #5 (#3 in the Wii U version).,, You'll find a beam of light shining out of the water; use the crane to fish out the treasure chest containing Triforce Shard #5., Stand on the rock on the plateau to the right, change the wind direction to west using the Wind's Requiem, and use the Deku Leaf to float to the cliff with a large stone head.
   
   Lift the stone head and throw it to reveal a hole, and go into it., For each floor, defeat the enemies, and then go down the hole.
   
   Do this for 30 floors, and on the 30th floor, go onto the wind symbol and play the Wind's Requiem to make a treasure chest appear.
   
   Open the treasure chest to get Triforce Chart #6 (GameCube)/Triforce Shard #6 (Wii U)., Don't follow them if you're playing the Wii U remake, since you get the Triforce Shard in the Savage Labyrinth in the remake) Go to Tingle Island and pay Tingle to translate the Triforce Chart., You'll find a beam of light shining out of the water; use the crane to fish out the treasure chest containing Triforce Shard #6., Lift the stone head to reveal a hole, and go into it., Go through the door, where you'll find a wind symbol.
   
   Play the Wind's Requiem to make a treasure chest appear, and open it to get Triforce Chart #7 (GameCube)/Triforce Shard #7 (Wii U)., Don't follow them if you're playing the Wii U remake, since you get the Triforce Shard at Stone Watcher Island in the remake) Go to Tingle Island and pay Tingle to translate the Triforce Chart., You'll find a beam of light shining out of the water; use the crane to fish out the treasure chest containing Triforce Shard #7., Use the Hookshot on the palm trees until you reach the last cliff, and go into the hole there., Go through the door, where you'll find a wind symbol.
   
   Play the Wind's Requiem to make a treasure chest appear, and open it to get Triforce Chart #8 (GameCube)/Triforce Shard #8 (Wii U)., Don't follow them if you're playing the Wii U remake, since you get the Triforce Shard at Overlook Island in the remake) Go to Tingle Island and pay Tingle to translate the Triforce Chart., You'll find a beam of light shining out of the water; use the crane to fish out the treasure chest containing Triforce Shard #8.
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   Step 2: Islet of Steel.

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   Step 3: Blow up the ship guarding the entrance using your cannon.

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   Step 4: Go inside and go up to the wind symbol.

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   Step 5: Sail to C-3

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   Step 6: Tingle Island.

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   Step 7: Sail to B-4

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   Step 8: Greatfish Isle.

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   Step 9: Play hide and seek with the Killer Bees.

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    Step 10: Give Mrs. Marie 20 Joy Pendants.

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    Step 11: Sail to E-5

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    Step 12: Private Oasis.

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    Step 13: Use the Grappling Hook on the switch on the ceiling to put out the fire in the fireplace

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    Step 14: then go into the hole in the fireplace.

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    Step 15: Go through the maze until you find a room with a wind symbol.

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    Step 16: (Note: these next two steps are for the GameCube version.

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    Step 17: Sail to D-1

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    Step 18: Gale Island.

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    Step 19: Sail to G-5

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    Step 20: Bird's Peak Rock.

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    Step 21: Use the seagull to hit the crystal switches.

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    Step 22: Go inside and go up to the wind symbol.

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    Step 23: Go to Tingle Island and pay Tingle to translate the Triforce Chart.

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    Step 24: Sail to C-5

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    Step 25: Stone Watcher Island.

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    Step 26: Sail to A-6

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    Step 27: Diamond Steppe Island.

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    Step 28: Use the cauldrons

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    Step 29: which has to be done in a certain order

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    Step 30: to go through the cave until you reach a treasure chest.

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    Step 31: Wait until nighttime

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    Step 32: and note the phase of the moon.

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    Step 33: Go to the location corresponding to the phase of the moon.

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    Step 34: Defeat the enemies inside

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    Step 35: and open the chest that appears to get Triforce Chart #4 (GameCube)/Triforce Shard #4 (Wii U).

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    Step 36: (Note: these next two steps are for the GameCube version.

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    Step 37: Go to B-7

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    Step 38: Outset Island.

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    Step 39: Sail to A-5

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    Step 40: Needle Point Isle.

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    Step 41: Go to Tingle Island and pay Tingle to translate the Triforce Chart.

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    Step 42: Sail to G-6

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    Step 43:  Cliff Plateau Isles.

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    Step 44: Go to Outset Island and walk up the mountain path.

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    Step 45: Drop down the hole in between two torches.

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    Step 46: (Note: these next two steps are for the GameCube version.

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    Step 47: Sail to D-5

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    Step 48: Southern Triangle Island.

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    Step 49: Sail to Stone Watcher Island.

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    Step 50: Defeat the enemies in the four rooms

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    Step 51: then defeat the Darknuts in the central room to unlock the door with the Triforce Symbol above it.

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    Step 52: (Note: these next two steps are for the GameCube version.

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    Step 53: Sail to F-1

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    Step 54: Seven-Star Isles.

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    Step 55: Sail to G-1

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    Step 56: Overlook Island.

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    Step 57: Defeat the enemies in the four rooms  to unlock the door with the Triforce Symbol above it.

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    Step 58: (Note: these next two steps are for the GameCube version.

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    Step 59: Sail to D-7

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    Step 60: Two-Eye Reef.

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