Chapter 4: Eldin Volcano in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
Here is our The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD main story walkthrough and strategy guide for Chapter 4: Eldin Volcano. This includes a list of enemies encountered and obtainable items.
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Obtainable Items
Here is a list of items obtainable in this walkthrough:
| Item | Location |
|---|---|
| Gold Rupee x1 | Pumpkin Landing (Goddess Chest #3) |
| Gratitude Crystals x5 | Statue of the Goddess, Skyloft |
| Empty Bottle x1 | Light Tower, Skyloft |
| Gratitude Crystals x10 | Light Tower, Skyloft |
| Goddess Cube #5 | Entrance, Eldin Volcano |
| Red Rupee x1 | Entrance, Eldin Volcano |
| Goddess Cube #5 | Entrance, Eldin Volcano |
| Stamina Fruit x1 | Entrance, Eldin Volcano |
| Piece of Heart x1 | Entrance, Eldin Volcano |
| Digging Mitts x1 | Entrance, Eldin Volcano |
| Eldin Ore x1 | Entrance, Eldin Volcano |
| Silver Rupee x1 | Ascent, Eldin Volcano |
| Slingshot Ammo | Ascent, Eldin Volcano |
| Red Rupee x2 | Ascent, Eldin Volcano |
| Goddess Cube #7 | Earth Temple Entrance, Eldin Volcano |
| Goddess Cube #8 | Earth Temple Entrance, Eldin Volcano |
| Goddess Cube #9 | Earth Temple Entrance, Eldin Volcano |
| Fairy x1 | Earth Temple Entrance, Eldin Volcano |
Enemies
Here is a list of enemies encountered in this walkthrough:
| Enemy | Location |
|---|---|
| Red Chuchu | Eldin Volcano |
| Red Bokoblin | Eldin Volcano |
| Bokoblin Leader | Eldin Volcano |
| Pyrup | Eldin Volcano |
| Fire Keese | Eldin Volcano |
Bosses
Here is a list of boss enemies encountered in this walkthrough:
| Enemy | Location |
|---|---|
| None | None |
Progress
Here is a breakdown of Link’s progress before going through each location in this walkthrough:
Skyloft (All Locations and Side Quests)
| Life Points | Piece of Hearts | Goddess Cubes | Goddess Chests | Gratitude Crystals | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Hearts | 4/24 | 3/27 | 2/27 | 0/80 | 0/10 |
Eldin Volcano (All Locations)
| Life Points | Piece of Hearts | Goddess Cubes | Goddess Chests | Gratitude Crystals | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Hearts | 5/24 | 3/27 | 2/27 | 25/80 | 0/10 |
Chapter 4: Eldin Volcano Walkthrough
Skyloft – Statue of the Goddess
| 1 | Head to Skyloft and proceed to the Goddess Statue. |
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| 2 | Go inside and place the Ruby Tablet next to the Emerald Tablet to open the path to Eldin Volcano. |
| 3 | Afterwards, leave the Goddess the Statue and start doing side quests. |
Skyloft – Near the Statue of the Goddess (Lost Child Side Quest)
| 1 | From here, you can opt to do the Lost Child side quest by talking to Wryna in the town. She is located outside of the statue of the goddess. Lost Child Side Quest |
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| 2 | When you go to Pumpkin Landing, land on the small roof of the front door and find the Goddess Chest #3 (Gold Rupee x1). This is worth 300 Rupees. |
| 3 | Doing the side quest also introduces you to Gratitude Crystal collectibles which you can exchange for rewards by talking to Batreaux. |
| 4 | Clear the side quest and receive a reward (Gratitude Crystals x5). |
| 5 | Note that there are a total of 80 Gratitude Crystals in the game. Fifteen of them can already be collected at this point through side quests. |
| 6 | Ten more are also available individually at night. |
Skyloft – Light Tower (Missing Sister and Injured Bird Side Quest)
| 1 | After clearing Wryna’s side quest, you can then talk to Parrow. |
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| 2 | The requester of at the plaza near the Light Tower to begin the Missing Sister side quest. Missing Sister and Injured Bird Side Quest |
| 3 | This side quest allows you to find more crystals (Gratitude Crystal x10) and obtain an item (Empty Bottle x1). |
Skyloft – Rupin’s Gear Shop
| 1 | After clearing the side quest, return to the Bazaar. Look for Rupin’s Gear Shop Rupin’s Gear Shop |
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| 2 | It is recommended to buy an Iron Shield (for 100 Rupees) and a Small Seed Satchel (for 100 Rupees) from the shop before heading to Eldin Volcano for an easier time there. |
| 3 | Other items for sale are Deku Seeds x10 (for 20 Rupees), Arrows x10 (20 Rupees), Bombs x10 (for 20 Rupees). Arrows and Bombs are not available for now until you acquire certain equipment. |
Skyloft – Beedle’s Air Shop
| 1 | Return to Beedle’s Air Shop and buy new equipment for Link. Beedle’s Air Shop |
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| 2 | Buy another Extra Wallet (for 100 Rupees) and another Adventure Pouch Slot (for 600 Rupees). |
Skyloft – 10 Individual Gratitude Crystals
| 1 | Before heading to Eldin Volcano, we still need to collect ten more Gratitude Crystals. These crystals are individually found at night at certain locations in Skyloft. All Gratitude Crystal Locations |
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| 2 | Go to the Knight Academy and look under the desk of Link’s Room to find individual Gratitude Crystal #1. |
| 3 | Head to the second floor of the Knight Academy. Look for Gratitude Crystal #2 at the north part of the hallway. |
| 4 | Go south of the Knight Academy and find a windmill. Locate a small opening there and climb down through the vines to get Gratitude Crystal #3. |
| 5 | Enter the Sparring Hall and look up in the rafters. Make use of a Beetle to get the Gratitude Crystal #4. |
| 6 | Head to the south end of the Skyloft and look at the base of the Light Tower to find Gratitude Crystal #5. |
| 7 | Proceed to Parrow and Orielle’s house which is south of the Bazar. The Gratitude Crystal #6 is found at the corner of the room. |
| 8 | Don’t leave the bazaar and go north to reach a lower level. There are wooden planks around there and see Gratitude Crystal #7. |
| 9 | Make your way through the Waterfall Cave. Reach the exit and see a Gratitude Crystal #8 left of the Bird Statue. |
| 10 | Head to the small cavern where you located Link’s Crimson Loftwing to find Gratitude Crystal #9. |
| 12 | Move to the east end of Skyloft and see the large pumpkin path. Look for the Gratitude Crystal #10 near the bush and tree. |
| 13 | You already have 25 Gratitude Crystals. Return to Batreaux and receive two item rewards (Medium Wallet x1, Piece of Heart x1). All Heart Piece Locations |
| 14 | Now head to Eldin Volcano. Ride on your Loftwing and head for the red beam of light. |
Eldin Volcano – Entrance
| 1 | Upon landing in the Eldin Volcano’s starting location, move ahead and take out the Red Chuchu. |
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| 2 | Go down the ledge and use a Skyward Strike on the Goddess Cube #4. Afterwards, climb up again and follow the path on the right. |
| 3 | As you go further, you will encounter Cobal and Ledd. Afterwards, keep following the path down and take out the enemies along the way. |
| 4 | Many enemies in the area can set you on fire. To put it out, perform a spin attack or roll. |
| 5 | You can cross the area with rising magma by waiting for it to down. Move to the path on the left and talk to Kortz to learn how to use the bomb flowers which will allow you to destroy the three blocks in the area. Roll a bomb through the small opening as well to get Blue Rupee. |
| 6 | If you need to heal, sit on the stool inside one of the shelter structures. |
| 7 | When you come to the Bird Statue, activate it and follow the path leading outside. Drop down on the left and you should see some bombs that you can roll through a small opening. |
| 8 | Head into the opening to find an item (Red Rupee x1). |
| 9 | Backtrack to the previous road with the splitting paths. From there, follow the path going straight to find a Goddess Cube #5. |
| 10 | Head back to where the path splits and take the last path to find Merco. Talk to him and move forward. |
| 11 | Jump and take out the Pyrup by rolling a bomb when it crawls into the hole. |
| 12 | Further along the path are some Red Bokoblin and a Bokoblin Leader. Deal with them and move forward to find some more Pyrups. Throw bombs inside the shells that they try to hide in to take them out. |
| 13 | Afterwards, go north, ignoring the (Stamina Fruit x1) and bridge nearby. Climb the rocks and follow the road while taking out the enemies on the way. |
| 14 | When you find another Pyrup, roll a bomb in front of it and head for the cliff to get a Piece of Heart x1. |
| 15 | Backtrack to the bridge and sprint across. Talk to Zanc. Afterwards, head back across the bridge and roll a bomb towards the boulder blocking the flow of lava. |
| 16 | Afterwards, cross the bridge again and go up the ledge. Walk to the left until you see a gust of wind you can use to go up and down to the hole. While falling down through the hole, try to glide to the ledge on the left for a treasure chest. The ledge on the right has a Goddess Cube #6 as well. If you miss the items, you can try to get them again after you get to the top. |
| 17 | There is also a Bird Statue at the bottom if you need to use it. |
| 18 | Talk to Tyto along the path. Afterwards, take out the group of Bokoblin ahead, including the Bokoblin Leaders. One of the leaders is positioned up the wooden section above so be sure to take him out as well before he calls more Bokoblins. |
| 19 | Return to Tyto to get a piece of new quipment (Digging Mitts x1) which you can use to dig under soft soil nearby to release a gust of wind that will take you up. |
| 20 | You can also head for the path on the left to find some more soft soil to dig through to get some items. |
| 21 | You will also find three large holes that you can slide down to. Take the one in the center to find a treasure chest with Eldin Ore. Dig up all soft soil spots in the area if you can. |
| 22 | Backtrack to where Tyto is and dig up the soft soil to go up using the gust of wind. |
| 23 | Follow the path on the right. When you see the group of Pyrups, move to the southeast corner and get some bomb flowers. |
| 24 | Roll the bomb into the hole to take out the Pyrup blocking the path to the northeast corner. |
| 25 | Be sure to use a bomb to destroy the wall in the room to find a treasure chest (Silver Rupee x1) as well. |
| 26 | Move through the path that the Pyrup was blocking and use the Digging Mitts to dig through the soft soil. Use the gust of wind to go up out of the underground cave. |
| 27 | When you arrive outside, move forward and talk to Nackle. Afterwards, follow the path on the right and destroy the boulder using a bomb. |
| 28 | Cross the bridge and save at the Bird Statue. |
Eldin Volcano – Ascent
| 1 | From the Bird Statue, go left. Take out the Fire Keese along the way. |
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| 2 | Go over the gap and dash up the steep path. Attack the Bokoblin on the nearby platform to send him off the ledge. Afterwards, use the bomb flower on the other platform and throw it down to the boulder to destroy it. |
| 3 | Use the Digging Mitts to get some Slingshot ammo from the soil spots. Afterwards, head back to the first platform (the one where you took out the first Bokoblin). |
| 4 | From here, you will be able to see a Bokoblin up the hill in the distance. Fire your Slingshot above the Bokoblin to cause the boulder above to come down on top of him. |
| 5 | Make your way up the hill and destroy the wall left using a bomb flower to get two Red Rupees. |
| 6 | When you come to the watchtower, use a bomb flower to destroy it, allowing you to cross it as a makeshift bridge. |
| 7 | You can also play a Thrill Digger mini-game at this point if you destroy the nearby boulder blocking the entrance to a cave nearby. You can earn a decent amount of Rupees this way if you want a break from the main story. |
| 8 | Back at where the watchtower was, cross the makeshift bridge and make your way up the mountain. Scale the wall until you find yourself up against a steep climb with some Bokoblins ahead. |
| 9 | Go up and take out the Bokoblins while making your way up. Use your slingshot on the ones carrying rocks as they are holding it over there head to take them out easily. |
| 10 | Continue up the hill to reach the entrance of Earth Temple. |
Earth Temple Entrance – Finding the Key Fragments
| 11 | Talk to the Mogma there. Afterwards, you need to find all the five key fragments to enter the temple. You can use dowsing to help you find all of them around the area. |
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| 12 | To find the first key fragment, turn around and face the hill from where you surfaced. Follow the path with some bomb flowers near the pagoda-like structure to the east. Follow the path down to find a wall that you can destroy with bombs. Throw a bomb at it and dig up the first key fragment. |
| 13 | The second key fragment is found near the entrance of the temple to the left. Use dowsing and you should come to the soil spot where the fragment is. |
| 14 | Feel free to dig up the other soft soil spots nearby. You can also find a Goddess Cube #7 by digging up the one to the northwest. Ride the geyser up and throw a bomb flower at the geyser to destroy the boulder. Afterwards, you will be able to access the Goddess Cube. |
| 15 | Afterwards, head back down and go south. Throw a bomb at the watchtower below the slope and you should find the soil spot where the third key fragment is. |
| 16 | Head back to the entrance of the temple and go east. Take out the Bokoblins at the small camp and throw a bomb at the watchtower to make another makeshift bridge. Do not cross it yet. Instead, you can face east from the camp. A Goddess Cube #8 can be found near the lava stream by the ledge. |
| 17 | Back at the camp, cross the makeshift bridge and through the tunnel. Afterwards, look to your left and approach the edge. Drop down and grab onto the narrow ledge. Make your way across and up the ledge on the left. Follow the path on the right and onto the vines. |
| 18 | Go down and follow it to the other side to find a switch you can step on. This will activate a bridge to make it easier to get back. |
| 19 | Go up and quickly go right down the sandy slope. As you fall down to another slope, go left. |
| 20 | You can use the geyser to go up to the pillar with the Goddess Cube #9 down below. |
| 21 | Backtrack by jumping north and head for the geyser on the other side. You can dig up a Fairy at the pillar if you want. Afterwards, go down to the south. |
| 22 | Follow the path on the right. Wait for the two geysers on your left to blow air and jump over. Climb up and dig up the soft soil to find the fourth key fragment. |
| 23 | Go down the south side down to the bottom of the mountain. Get on the platform that has a stamina fruit. Afterwards, go in the cave to find a wall that you can destroy near a pool of lava. Move out and throw a nearby bomb flower down the plugged flow of lava below to lower the lava level. Afterwards, roll another bomb at the wall to destroy it to find the last key fragment under some soft soil. |
| 24 | Exit the cave and go west. You can now take the geyser to return to the entrance of the temple but ignore it for now. First, get a bomb flower just outside the cave. Then, use the bomb to destroy the rocks to the geyser’s left, creating a shortcut from the Bird Statue and the top of the volcano. |
| 25 | Afterwards, go up using the geyser and head to the entrance of the temple. Go inside by using the key to unlock the door. |
| ← Chapter 3: Skyview Temple | Chapter 5: Earth Temple → |
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