Chapter 16

🌀 Sacred Grove Round Two

Link returns to the Sacred Grove to access the Master Sword chamber's secret passage leading to the Temple of Time. Skull Kid appears again with a more complex Puppet wave. A hidden Poe Soul and several Heart Pieces are accessible.

Roadmap for this chapter

This page condenses spoiler-light planning: skim it before a session when you want to remember pacing, dungeon loot, or Dusk quirks without rereading an hour-long retrospective.

Rough session length for story beats sits around 45 min; doubling that is normal if you're multitasking Poe souls, bugs, heart pieces, or recording footage.

Objectives mirror the designers' gating—you can zig-zag earlier for collectibles once you recognize backtracking costs in Faron Woods — Sacred Grove, but quests won't hard-block you with surprise flags as often when you stick to the order below.

Tags flag detour-heavy pacing; keep a bottled fairy or plentiful healing before obsessive sweeps—you'll save real time versus repeated deaths to attrition fights.

At a glance

Chapter 16 — Sacred Grove Round Two
Region highlight Faron Woods — Sacred Grove
Estimated story pacing 45 min
Boss spotlight 🎭 Skull Kid
Tone tags Overworld revisit, Skull Kid, Puzzle, Poe Soul available

Major beats (first objectives)

High-level checkpoints before you dive into the full ordered list:

  • Re-enter the Sacred Grove through the transformed entrance
  • Defeat Skull Kid's second encounter (multiple Puppet waves)
  • Solve the Sacred Grove statue puzzle (move statues onto pressure plates)
  • Open the gate to the ruined Temple of Time entrance
  • Collect the nearby Poe Soul (night only) and Heart Piece

Regional focus

Faron Woods — Sacred Grove

Featured items & abilities

  • Master Sword
  • Dominion Rod hint

Goals checklist

  1. Re-enter the Sacred Grove through the transformed entrance
  2. Defeat Skull Kid's second encounter (multiple Puppet waves)
  3. Solve the Sacred Grove statue puzzle (move statues onto pressure plates)
  4. Open the gate to the ruined Temple of Time entrance
  5. Collect the nearby Poe Soul (night only) and Heart Piece
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Boss encounter reference: open boss guide when you arrive at the chamber.
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Dusk tip: The Sacred Grove statue puzzle solution: push the larger statue onto the lower plate first, then position the smaller statue on the upper plate. The correct orientation is marked by shadow patterns on the floor — easier to see at night with the Sun's Song toggle.

Typical pacing: 45 min