Ocarina of Time Remake Gold Skulltulas: All 100 Locations

Our remake 100% checklist tells you Kakariko has six Gold Skulltulas. It doesn't tell you which six, and which six is what you need when the map counter says 5/6 and you have already rolled into every tree in the village. This post is the location list: all 100 for the Switch 2 remake, by area, with the age you need, whether the spider only shows up at night, and the item that gets it.

I have not played the remake. Zelda Wiki, the primary source for this vertical, documents the remake's Gold Skulltula changes but has no location list yet. So the list is built from three independent remake guides: Game8, Nintendo Life and VideoGamesChronicle (VGC). A spot goes in only where at least two of them describe the same place. Where one of them says something different, I say so. Descriptions are my own. Area names follow the remake's renames (Great Deku Tree, Dodongo Cavern, Zora River and so on). For the N64 and 3DS list, see our original Gold Skulltula guide.

The count and the Echo Gem

The short version of what changed for the hunt, which our remake collectibles guide covers in full: per Zelda Wiki, remake Gold Skulltulas die in one hit; a tree hiding one tends to drop leaves, a crate hiding one rattles, and a spot that only has one at night is covered in a golden web by day. Twenty tokens buys the Echo Gem, which has to be equipped and then flashes as you get near one. Nintendo Life adds that it flashes faster the closer you are. VGC notes that the remake's map shows how many Gold Skulltulas you have found in each area. That counter is the fastest way to know which table below to look at. Our ZELDA NOTES guide covers the phone app's live map, which also marks them.

The token rewards (wallets at 10 and 30, Echo Gem at 20, Bombchus at 40, a Piece of Heart at 50, 200 Rupees per visit at 100) are in the checklist post.

How this list was checked

• Numbers are this post's own. The game does not number Gold Skulltulas, and the three guides each use a different order.
• "Night" means the guide says the spider only appears at night. Play the Sun's Song to skip ahead. Where only one guide marks a spot as night-only, the row says which.
• "Needs" is the item that gets you to the spider or its token. A Boomerang or Hookshot can grab most out-of-reach tokens, so I only list them where a guide names one.
• Sources column: G8 = Game8, NL = Nintendo Life, VGC = VideoGamesChronicle. All 100 rows have at least two.

Overworld: 56

Kokiri Forest, Lost Woods and Sacred Grove (7)

For #7, Game8 says you can reach the upper level with the Scarecrow Song or by the ladder just before the stairs. VGC also uses the ladder.

Hyrule Field, Castle Town and the castle grounds (7)

The three guides describe #8's position three ways: Game8 says the southeastern part of Hyrule Field, Nintendo Life says west of you as you leave Kokiri Forest, and VGC says near the Kokiri Forest entrance in the east of the field. VGC itself puts the Kokiri Forest entrance in the east of the field, so all three point at the same tree: the lone one near the forest exit. The grottos for #9 and #10 get looser directions: Nintendo Life places both south of Lon Lon Ranch, VGC puts them near the Lake Hylia entrance and in the southeast, and Game8 puts #9 in the southwest of the field and #10 in the south, east of the Lake Hylia entrance.

Kakariko Village and the Graveyard (8)

The guides disagree on the count here: VGC counts seven here, Game8 and Nintendo Life eight. The missing one is #20. VGC's Kakariko page opens by saying a bottled bug and the Boomerang are all you need, so it lists only child spots, and #20 needs adult Link and the Hookshot. Game8 and Nintendo Life both list it, so it is in. Six in the village plus two in the Graveyard matches the area counts in our checklist. Our Kakariko Graveyard guide has the N64 layout.

Lon Lon Ranch (3)

On #25, Game8 calls it the tall tower at the far end, and Nintendo Life calls it the storage building where you got the ranch's Piece of Heart. VGC describes a ruined building by the edge of the racetrack in the northeast corner. It may be the same building, but I can't confirm that from the text, so VGC is left off that row.

Death Mountain, Goron City and the Crater (8)

Both Crater spiders want child Link, who takes heat damage there, so go in with full hearts.

Zora River, Domain and Fountain (8)

The corner for #41 is disputed: Game8 says the southwest corner, VGC the southeast, and Nintendo Life only says the back of the Fountain. Look for the silver boulder. #35 is the loosest row in the post: Game8 describes reaching a raised spot with vines using a Cucco, and Nintendo Life and VGC place it near the Zora Domain end of the river. All three agree it is a night spider on Zora River; Game8 and Nintendo Life make it a child one, and only Nintendo Life names the Boomerang. Our Zora's Domain guide has the N64 version of the area.

Lake Hylia and the Lakeside Laboratory (5)

The laboratory's water tank is where #46 sits, at the bottom. Nintendo Life lists the lab spider as its own area, which is why its list shows "Lakeside Laboratory" separately. Our Lake Hylia guide covers the N64 lake.

Gerudo Valley to the Desert Colossus (10)

Game8 says you need the Gerudo membership card to get into the Archery Range and the Wasteland for #52 and #53. The Wasteland is the area the remake calls Mirage Desert. That is all 56 overworld spiders. Our Gerudo's Fortress guide has the N64 fortress.

Dungeons: 44

The ones to plan for are the five Scarecrow Song spiders, one each in Dodongo Cavern and the Forest, Fire, Shadow and Spirit Temples. VGC's advice is to learn the song at Lake Hylia, child then adult, before the Forest Temple. Our songs guide covers how.

Great Deku Tree, Dodongo Cavern and Jabu-Jabu (13)

All child Link, except #65.

On #68, Game8 has it on the wall just east of #67, while Nintendo Life and VGC put it on the ceiling of the tunnel ahead.

Forest Temple, Fire Temple and Ice Cavern (13)

All adult Link. Our remake Forest Temple walkthrough has the Forest five in route order.

Water, Well, Shadow and Spirit (18)

Adult Link, except Bottom of the Well and the first three Spirit Temple spiders, which are child.

That is 44 in the dungeons and 100 in all.

Where the sources disagree

• Kakariko count (resolved). VGC: seven in Kakariko and the Graveyard. Game8 and Nintendo Life: eight. VGC skips the adult Hookshot spider on Impa's House (#20).
• Hyrule Field tree (resolved). "Southeastern part of the field" (Game8), "west of you as you leave Kokiri Forest" (Nintendo Life) and "near the Kokiri Forest entrance in the east of the field" (VGC) all describe the lone tree by the forest exit.
• One guide out on a single spot. Nintendo Life differs on #37, #38, #50, #78 and #94. VGC differs on #25, #56, #66, #90 and #98. Game8 differs on #35, #82 and #99. Each of those rows follows the two guides that agree, and names the third.
• Small details. Which corner of Zora Fountain hides #41's boulder, whether #12 and #15 are night-only, and Slingshot or Boomerang for #18.
• A known slip. A reader comment on Nintendo Life's page, posted after the guide's last update, says its Fire Temple spider in the Megaton Hammer room (our #78) is actually in the other octagonal room on that floor and also needs the Scarecrow Song, which matches Game8 and VGC. Earlier comments there caught two duplicate entries that the author then fixed. That is why no row here rests on Nintendo Life alone.

Did any Gold Skulltulas move?

Two of the three guides say yes but neither says which. Game8 says that some were moved, and VGC's hub says several moved in significant ways, some to entirely different areas. Nintendo Life describes none as moved. None of the three marks individual spiders as new or relocated. Zelda Wiki doesn't document it either.

One case is visible: our remake Forest Temple walkthrough compared Zelda Wiki's original list with the remake lists, and the Scarecrow Song balcony spider (#73) looks like it replaced one of the original courtyard spiders. Beyond that, I'm not marking anything as moved. Don't count on an N64 list for the remake; if the area counter will not go up, check this list's row for that area.

Quick Action Checklist

• Use the map's per-area counter to find which table to check.
• Collect the 20 for the Echo Gem early, and equip it.
• Carry a bottled bug: 10 spiders hide in soft soil.
• Learn the Scarecrow Song at Lake Hylia before the Forest Temple: five dungeon spiders need Pierre.
• Do a child night sweep of Kakariko (four spiders), Lon Lon Ranch (two) and the Graveyard (one) once you have the Boomerang.
• Plant Magic Beans as a child in the Lost Woods, Zora River and Desert Colossus soil: three adult spiders ride on them.
• As an adult with the Longshot, sweep Gerudo Valley, the fortress, the Archery Range and the Colossus at night.
• Don't forget the spiders that need both ages: the Hyrule Field crate grotto (#10) and the three Bean rides.