Every Stray Fairy in Woodfall Temple (and How to Get Them)

Key things

• Collecting all 15 fairies in each temple will unlock rewards and help Link on his journey in Major's Mask.
• Get the Great Fairy Mask for an easier experience by getting it before you tackle the fairy quests.
• Following a specific route can help you efficiently find and gather fairies in Woodfall Temple.

IN The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, players can get certain benefits for collecting stray fairies. Once players have collected all the lost fairies in the temple, they can reunite them with a great fairy in that region and receive a reward. These bounties help Link on his journey, with some more useful than others. There are fifteen fairies in each temple and players can get them in any order, but this guide describes the easiest route.

Keep in mind that players can return after defeating the temple and the boss, so this can always be done later. In addition, there are minor differences between N64/Gamecube version a 3DS version. Here is the N64 version by default and the 3DS version will be listed as needed. This Woodfall Temple Fairies guide will help old players remember fairy locations and help new players discover them.

Updated October 28, 2024, Jessica Lorenzi: While no major updates have been added to this game, the images and article entries have been updated for greater clarity and ease of use for players, as well as in line with site standards. Minor fixes and link updates have also been made.

Obtaining the Mask of the Great Fairy

Not required, but highly recommended

It's important to note that the Mask of the Great Fairy will make this task a thousand times easier, so it's worth getting before you go on any stray fairy quests. The mask can be obtained by helping the big fairy in North Clock Town, and the only fairy you need to bring to her is found during the day in the laundry room and near the Deku flower outside the Stock Pot inn in East Clock. City at night.

The first fairy

Location: Entrance

As soon as you enter the first room of Woodfall Temple, you will see a fairy hovering over an abyss. Using the first Deku Flower, fly to the left Deku Flower platform and turn right to face the wall. Link can jump into the Deku flower, fly over and get the fairy. If players have a fairy mask, they can just put it on and the fairy will come directly to Link without him having to move.

The second fairy

Location: Entrance

This one is simple. When you face the wall from the first flower platform, you will see that there is a chest on the next platform slightly to the right behind the tree trunk. There is a second fairy in it. Simply move using the Deku flower and then open the chest to find another fairy. Since it's inside the chest, the fairy mask won't summon a fairy to you if you use it, although the mask will glow when you're near it.

The third fairy

Location: Main Room

Go into the next room with a large mechanical flower in the middle of a poisonous swamp. Go around the tall regenerating Deku Baba by the door and take the wooden path to the left to find another Deku Baba. Put her out of her misery to receive the third fairy.

The fourth fairy

Location: Main Room

There are 5 pots on a platform in the corner of this room and the fourth fairy is in one of them. From the third fairy location, jump over the flowers as Deku Link to avoid the poisonous water and get to the platform. Link will have to go to the platform with the door on the other side of the room before jumping to the corner with the flower pots, since he can't get directly from the flower platforms.

The fifth fairy

Location: Push-Block Room

After getting the first key, go back to the main room where the third and fourth fairies were and go through the locked door. In this room, move the block forward and follow the wooden path to the right, then proceed to kill the Skulltula. Link receives a fairy as a reward for his demise.

The sixth fairy

Location: Push-Block Room

Stay in this room and return to the wooden path to look up at the floating platforms above Link. The hornet's nest on the platform directly above the wooden intersection contains a fairy. Use Deku Link's bubble blast or another projectile to shoot him down. The other nests drop items as well, but only the middle one is required to get the fairy.

The seventh fairy

Location: Dark Boe Room

Above the room with fairies five and six is ​​a dark room with a disgusting amount of black Boes. Eliminate them all to reveal a treasure chest containing the seventh fairy.

Don't forget to kill the Boes hiding around the torch. Getting back outside can be confusing, but lighting all three torches in this room will remove the bars from the door and allow Link to leave this desolate place.

The eighth fairy

Location: Main Room

Head again to the upper level of the main room with the large wooden flower in the middle where the third and fourth fairies were located. If you exit the door below the pillared area, there is a fairy in a bubble to the right of the door. Grab it and receive the eighth fairy.

The Ninth Fairy

Location: Golden Eye Switch Room

After defeating the Dinolphos and getting the bow, follow the L-shaped path to see a hornet's nest inside the mouth of the monkey mural that is on the wall to the left of the eye switch. Shoot the nest to release the ninth fairy. The fairy mask calls the fairy to Link for easy retrieval. However, those without the Fairy Mask can shoot the eye and activate the moving platform with the Deku Flower. Now Link can jump down and use Deku Link to get the fairy to jump across the water and then use the moving platform to get back up.

The tenth fairy

Location: Push-Block Room

Without the Fairy Mask, this Fairy was difficult enough to remove in the 3DS version of the game. In the 3DS version, the fairy is in a room with floating Deku flower platforms and dragonfly enemies on the second floor of the temple. The fairy is inside a bubble in the dark northeast corner of the room, in the lower level below the platforms.

For the N64 version, go back to the room with the cube and the wooden path where the fifth fairy was. Now that Link has the bow, he can go to the far end of the room near the Skulltula and look under the wooden path to see the fairy. Use your bow and arrow to shoot the fairy to free her from the bubble. Link will need the fairy mask to avoid damage from the poison water.

Players without the Fairy Mask have two options here. It is possible to obtain this fairy when the poisonous water is cleared after the boss is defeated. Players can also jump into the water as baby Link and swim under the walkway while he is still poisoned, but this will require some skill before dying. The fairy heals Link when he touches her, and the players can then get out of the poisonous water using the stairs that are near the door. It is possible with only three hearts, although a bit difficult.

The eleventh fairy

Location: Main Room

Return to the main room with the mechanical flower where fairies three, four, and eight were placed. Next to the torch is a switch that Link must press to reveal a chest containing a fairy. Go to him using the Deku Flower on the upper floor near where Fairy Eight was found, then turn back to baby Link and press the button. Open the chest that appears for fairy number eleven.

The twelfth fairy

Location: Boss Door Room

The remaining four fairies are located in the last room before the boss. Go down the ladder and enter the Deku Flower, turn right and fly up to the platform on the right where another Deku Flower can be seen and upon landing you will see a fairy in a bubble.

Alternatively, for those with a fairy mask, there is an easier way. Simply stand in the middle of the room and use your arrow to burst the fairy bubble, then let the mask do the rest.

The Thirteenth Fairy

Location: Boss Door Room

This one is just above the last one. Continue climbing the alcoves using the Deku flowers until Link reaches the top and the thirteenth fairy is located inside the bubble in the last alcove.

The fourteenth fairy

Location: Boss Door Room

Go back to the main Deku flower located under the ladder and go up the same way as before, but on the left side instead. Another bubble fairy can be seen here. This is the fourteenth fairy.

Again, it's easier to use the fairy mask for those who have it and want to save time. Instead of climbing up the left side of the room, stay where the twelfth fairy was. Then look across the room to see another fairy in a bubble. Pop the bubble and let the mask do its job.

The Fifteenth Fairy

Location: Boss Door Room

After getting the fourteenth fairy, turn around and use the arrow to hit the crystal switch. Once the flames fall, fly straight to the fairy in the bubble. This is the last fairy. Alternatively, the easiest option is to use the bow and arrow to burst the fairy's bubble and then use the fairy mask and have the fairy come right at Link.

Location of the Great Fairy Fountain

Reward claim

After obtaining all 15 fairies, return the stray to the Great Swamp Fairy to restore her to her original form. Her fountain is located in a cave near Woodfall Temple. It can be seen from the altar where Link raised the Woodfall Temple and can be reached by flying over as Deku Link. In the original N64/Gamecube versions The Major's MaskLink is granted a (largely useless) Charged Spin Attack. In the 3DS version, he gains a double magic meter.