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Inside the Deku Tree

The forest calls your name.

Find the remake’s raised Kokiri Sword chest, learn the Slingshot puzzles and descend to Gohma.

  1. Equip a sword and shield

    From Link’s house, visit the training grounds and practise the dodges. Crawl through the low opening into the boulder area. Follow the moving boulder safely, climb the ladder and jump to the raised chest for the Kokiri Sword. Gather 40 Rupees, buy the Deku Shield at the village shop and return to Mido with both equipped.

    References: Retro Dodo · the remake Kokiri Sword puzzleRetro Dodo · Deku Shield and child equipmentRespec · Alex Donaldson · tested Switch 2 walkthrough

  2. Climb to the slingshot

    Enter the tree and climb the lobby vines. Follow the walkway past the map chest. In the side room, raise your shield to reflect the Deku Scrub’s shot, then speak to it. Cross the collapsing walkway to the Fairy Slingshot chest; climb the vines if you fall. Shoot the eye above the exit to lower the ladder.

    References: SPACE4GAMES · Josef Erl · own Switch 2 playthroughRetro Dodo · Sebastian Santabarbara · remake dungeon changesRespec · Alex Donaldson · tested Switch 2 walkthrough

  3. Reach the highest walkway

    Back in the lobby, shoot the Skullwalltulas before climbing the tall vines. Hit a hanging Skulltula to make it expose its underside, then strike the soft belly. In the Compass room, press the switch to raise the platforms. The left alcove contains a Gold Skulltula; the far chest holds the Compass. No torch is needed to leave.

    References: Retro Dodo · Sebastian Santabarbara · remake dungeon changesSPACE4GAMES · Josef Erl · own Switch 2 playthrough

  4. Break the floor web

    Jump from the upper walkway toward the middle of the web far below. A properly centered landing tears it and drops you into the basement. Step on the basement switch to light the protected torch.

    References: SPACE4GAMES · Josef Erl · own Switch 2 playthroughRetro Dodo · Sebastian Santabarbara · remake dungeon changesRespec · Alex Donaldson · tested Switch 2 walkthrough

  5. Carry fire across the water

    Light a Deku Stick at that torch. Use the shallow section of water to reach the web-covered doorway without submerging the flame, then touch the web with the stick. Deflect the next Scrub's nut and hear its clue. Shoot the eye above the next door.

    References: SPACE4GAMES · Josef Erl · own Switch 2 playthroughRetro Dodo · Sebastian Santabarbara · remake dungeon changesRespec · Alex Donaldson · tested Switch 2 walkthrough

  6. Pass beneath the spiked roller

    Dive onto the underwater switch to lower the water. Return to the starting side and ride the moving platform beneath the thorned roller. Go through the far door. In the following chamber, defeat the Skulltula, move the block beneath the ledge and climb onward.

    References: Retro Dodo · Sebastian Santabarbara · remake dungeon changesSPACE4GAMES · Josef Erl · own Switch 2 playthrough

  7. Reach the upper basement ledge

    Light all the unlit torches with a burning Deku Stick. Beyond the next spider and Gohma Larvae, burn both webs. The side cave contains the fourth Gold Skulltula, reachable now with the Slingshot and vines. The other route leads through a crawlspace back to the upper basement ledge. Push its block down.

    References: Retro Dodo · Sebastian Santabarbara · remake dungeon changesSPACE4GAMES · Josef Erl · own Switch 2 playthroughRespec · Alex Donaldson · tested Switch 2 walkthrough

  8. Burn the second floor web

    Get fire from the basement torch and climb back using the moved block. Swing the burning stick into the floor web to ignite it, then drop into the lower room.

    References: Retro Dodo · Sebastian Santabarbara · remake dungeon changesRespec · Alex Donaldson · tested Switch 2 walkthrough

  9. Use the Scrubs' order

    Reflect nuts at the three Scrubs in this order: middle, right, left. Chase and speak to the final Scrub to unlock the boss chamber. Enter and look up to begin the encounter.

    References: SPACE4GAMES · Josef Erl · own Switch 2 playthroughRetro Dodo · Sebastian Santabarbara · remake dungeon changesRespec · Alex Donaldson · tested Switch 2 walkthrough

  10. Return with the Emerald

    After defeating Gohma, take the Heart Container and enter the blue light. Listen to the Deku Tree and receive Kokiri's Emerald. Leave the forest by its western exit; Saria gives you the Fairy Ocarina on the bridge.

    References: SPACE4GAMES · Josef Erl · own Switch 2 playthroughRetro Dodo · Saria and the Fairy OcarinaRespec · Alex Donaldson · tested Switch 2 walkthrough

Gohma

Keep her eye in view. Shoot with the Slingshot when the pincers uncover it, then close in and strike the eye while she is stunned.

A Slingshot hit on the exposed ceiling eye knocks her down. If she lays eggs, break them before they hatch; clear any larvae and return to the eye.

Track this chapter

Check steps as you complete them in the game. You can undo any check.

Sources and edition changes

Switch 2 edition · sources checked November 5, 2026

This guide follows the 2026 Nintendo Switch 2 remake. Routes were checked against edition-specific walkthroughs and Nintendo documentation. We have not personally completed a console playthrough.

The N64 guide and its saved progress remain separate. Checklist totals measure this guide, not the game's completion percentage. New features are documented where the available evidence supports them.

Nintendo update notes: version 1.1.1 ↗

Changes to keep in mind

  • The Kokiri Sword is reached by a ladder and jump to an elevated chest.
  • The Slingshot exit uses an eye switch; the Compass-room exit no longer needs a lit torch.
  • All four dungeon Gold Skulltulas can be collected on this first visit.
  • The reading checklist and your game save are separate.
  • Published remake guides disagree on whether the roller-room water rises again. Cross promptly; this route does not depend on a claimed timer.