Pieces of Heart are recurring collectibles in the Zelda series. Each piece of heart refills Link's health meter. Once Link collects four pieces of heart he acquries a Heart Container, which essentially increases his health meter.
There are a total of 28 Pieces of Heart to be found in the game, scattered across Hyrule and Lorule:
- Kakariko Village - Jump into the Well at the top left of the village (Use a cucco to float down or the Power Glove to lift the rocks)
- Blacksmith's Shop - Merge into the building and move around behind the shop
- Lost Woods - Find a crack in the wall below a hollow log and merge through to a hidden area
- Graveyard - With the Wall Merge ability, return to the dungeon beneath the Sanctuary and merge along the wall to the far right side
- Minigame: Race to the Miner's House - With the Pegasus Boots, Find a man at the far right Lake Hylia, and accept the challenge to race to the Miner's House. Use the dash ability, but be careful of hazards. When you complete the first race, take the challenege again and reach the Miner's House in under 65 seconds.
- Eastern Palace - Travel south of the Eastern Palace and use the Hammer on the pegs surrounding the Heart Piece
- Cucco Ranch Minigame - Play the minigame to dodge a swam of Cuccos. Stay towards the middle so you have more time to react to oncoming cuccos. Keep challenging until you reach the Rooster level, and win to get the Heart Piece
- Rupee Rush Minigame - The goal is to get 100 Rupees in under 30 seconds: But there is no timer display. Use a stopwatch if you have one, and get at least 40 rupees, then try to return with less than a second on the clock to get multiplier bonuses.
- Hyrule Castle - Head to the left of the castle where the well used to be in Link to the Past, and use the Power Glove to lift the rock.
- Zora River - Swim to the waterfall south of Zora's Domain and go behind the waterfall.
- Eastern Palace - Look for a sealed cave below the Palace and bomb the entrance.
- Swamp Ruins - Look for a Piece of Heart surrounded by statues. Head south to two large statues and bomb the wall between them to find a secret cave path.
- Death Mountain - When climbing to the Tower of Hera, merge along the wall on the top two ledges between a lower cave entrance, and drop down and go through the cave
- Death Mountain - Head Right past the Tower of Hera, and avoid the enemies while following a sign for Rosso's Ore Mine. Head into the large lava cave and take the platforms down to a central island with two enemies. Merge along the wall to the left and look for a platform, and use the Hammer to vault upwards to the top.
- Kakariko Village - Once you have entered Lorule, Go through the portal in the Thieves Town on the ruined house to come into Kakariko Village through a woman's cloest. She'll give you a big kiss, and a Piece of Heart.
- Thieves Town - Play the Fortune House Game and try to open the chest with the Piece of Heart. Try picking the same 3 chests and keep opening them until the Heart appears.
- Lorule Rupee Rush Minigame - Much like the Hyrule Version, you'll need to amass over 100 rupees with the help of multipliers by getting close to 30 seconds without going over.
- Lorule Baseball Derby - Score over 100 Rupees in one game. Always aim for the crows who give 20 Rupees. They appear after 5 pots have been hit in a row.
- Swamp of Evil - Purchase the Bomb Flower near Thieves Town, and escort it along to a giant cracked wall near the bottom right of the Swamp, blow it up to reveal cave.
- Palace of Darkness - Just before the entrance to the dungeon, several guards will patrol a platform with some narrow beams where the Piece of Heart is. If you clear the dungeon, the guards will leave.
- Graveyard - Use the Lorule portal to Hyrule atop the ledge to enter the cave above the Graveyard.
- Thieves Town - Take the Lorule Portal on the back of the house on the north side of Kakariko Village, and merge around the house to the south side.
- Ruined Miner's House - Find the ruined house in Lorule with a Piece of Heart on the roof, climb up on the ledge to the right and grab a Cucco, jump from the north area and float around.
- Blacksmith's House - Use the Titan Glove on the large boulder below the Blacksmith's House
- Misery Mire - In the Desert, use the Sand Rod to build a bridge along the north wall where a portal is sealed. Bomb the wall and go through the portal to get to the Piece of Heart
- Treacherous Tower - Clear 30 levels of the Treacherous Tower
- Turtle Rock Dungeon - Travel through Turtle Rock Dungeon to find a way to the balcony outside
- Death Mountain - Climb to the top of Death Mountain in Lorule to find the pillar that has a portal to Hyrule at the top.
