Ocarina of Time had a simple way for players to find items, as the game essentially led you to the essentials that were needed to advance. Despite this, the original game had several optional items that players could acquire, and the remake has retained these elements. The Biggoron Sword may be one of the longest optional miniquests in the game, and here’s how you can get your hands on the prized sword in the Ocarina of Time Remake.
What You Need Before Starting the Biggoron Sword Quest
There are a few things that you need to have to start the Biggoron Sword quest: some items that are necessary to advance, and others that make the quest easier to complete.
These are all the essential and recommended items:
- Adult Link: This quest can only be started and completed as Adult Link
- 200 Rupees: To buy the Giant’s Knife from Medigoron in Goron City as Adult Link
- Epona and Epona’s Song: To travel faster
- Empty Bottle: To store Blue Fire
- Blue Fire: To thaw King Zora
- Megaton Hammer: To clear the area near the Master Craftsman
- Hookshot/Longshot: To reach certain areas
- Sun’s Song: To hatch the Pocket Cucco
- Bolero of Fire: To reach Death Mountain faster
- Zora Tunic: To use an underwater shortcut that is unlocked after completing the Water Temple, while delivering the Eyeball Frog
How to Complete the Biggoron Sword Quest
The Biggoron Sword quest is a lengthy trade sequence, where you take an item from one NPC and swap it with another. This may seem simple, but there are timed trades, and Warp Songs can’t be used during these segments, which make the quest harder. Additionally, there is significant travel involved, as players must go across Hyrule.
Start the quest by getting the Pocket Egg
- Speak to the Cucco Lady
- She will give you the Pocket Egg
- Wait or play the Sun’s Song to hatch the Pocket Cucco
- Wake Talon with the Pocket Cucco
- Return to the Cucco Lady
- She will take the Pocket Cucco and give you Cojiro
Trade Cojiro for the Poacher’s Saw
- Go to the Master Craftsman’s Son in the Lost Woods
- Give him Cojiro to receive the Odd Mushroom
- Deliver the Odd Mushroom to Granny in Kakariko Village within 4 minutes
- Receive the Odd Poultice from Granny and return to the Lost Woods
- Give the Odd Poultice to Fado to receive the Poacher’s Saw
Get the Broken Goron Sword and Prescription
- Take the Poacher’s Saw to the Master Craftsman in Gerudo Valley
- You will have to clear rocks using the Megaton Hammer
- Give him the saw to receive the Broken Goron Sword
- Take the Broken Goron Sword to Biggoron on Death Mountain
- He will give you the Prescription
- Take the Prescription to King Zora
- Thaw King Zora with Blue Fire
- King Zora will give you Eyeball Frog
Deliver the Eye Drops to unlock the Biggoron Sword
- Deliver the Eyeball Frog to the Lakeside Laboratory within 2 minutes 30 seconds
- Receive the Specialty Eye Drops
- Deliver the Eye Drops to Biggoron within 3 minutes and 30 seconds
- Receive the Biggoron Receipt
- Wait three in-game days or play the Sun’s Song
- Return to Biggoron and talk to him
- Make the final trade by giving Biggoron the Receipt and Giant’s Knife
- You will receive the Biggoron Sword
What’s Changed from the Original Biggoron Sword Quest?
The Ocarina of Time Remake and the original Zelda game both have almost the same requirements and structure for completing the Biggoron Sword Quest. However, the remake makes some changes that require you to be faster in portions and use an item that wasn’t necessary in the original game.
The most in-your-face change is that you now have 4 minutes to deliver the Odd Mushroom, 2 minutes 30 seconds to get the Eyeball Frog to the Lakeside Laboratory scientist, and 3 minutes 30 seconds before the Eye Drops go bad. The original game’s timer was 3 minutes for the Odd Mushroom, 3 minutes for the Eyeball Frog, and 4 minutes for the Eye Drops. This means you can be a little more relaxed during the first timed task, but the other two require more speed.
The remake also changes the area around the Master Craftsman, which is why you need the Megaton Hammer to clear the passage and get to the NPC. In the remake, the Biggoron also takes the Giant’s Knife from you at the end of the quest, which is also something that didn’t happen in the original Ocarina of Time.
Another thing that Nintendo has added is that an underwater shortcut that was previously frozen in the original game can be unlocked after completing the Water Temple. This shortcut can then be used during the quest after receiving the Eyeball Frog from King Zora. There have also been a few minor changes, such as name changes for some of the items you collect during the quest. For instance, the Odd Potion from the original game is now called the Odd Poultice, World’s Finest Eye Drops are named Specialty Eye Drops, and the Claim Check is now the Biggoron Receipt.
Why the Biggoron Sword Is the Best Weapon in Ocarina of Time Remake
There is a reason why players have collected the Biggoron Sword since the time of the original Ocarina of Time, despite the weapon being an optional item and its miniquests being quite lengthy. The main reason is that the Biggoron Sword is the strongest sword in the game. It deals twice the damage of the Master Sword, which makes it particularly useful against stronger enemies.
The Giant’s Knife is a variant of the Biggoron Sword that deals the same damage but breaks after a number of attacks. The Biggoron Sword never breaks, and players can use it throughout the game. While players get longer reach due to the Biggoron Sword being longer than the game’s other weapons, there is also a trade-off. Since the sword is two-handed, Link can’t use a shield with it. The Biggoron Sword also can’t be used to land the final blow on Ganon.
