Gold Skulltulas
A family in Kakariko Village has been cursed into spider form. There are 100 Gold Skulltulas in Hyrule; each one you defeat leaves a token, and every ten tokens free another family member, who rewards you. Their house is in Kakariko Village. The number of tokens you have is shown on the Gear subscreen.
Rewards from the cursed family in Kakariko Village
| Tokens | Reward |
|---|---|
| 10 | Adult's Wallet (holds 200 Rupees) |
| 20 | Shard of Agony (Stone of Agony on N64) |
| 30 | Giant's Wallet (holds 500 Rupees) |
| 40 | 10 Bombchus |
| 50 | Piece of Heart |
| 100 | Huge Rupee (200 Rupees) |
Where they are
56 Gold Skulltulas are in the overworld and 44 in dungeons (Master Quest dungeons have the same number per dungeon, in different places).
| Area | Count |
|---|---|
| Kokiri Forest | 3 |
| Lost Woods | 3 |
| Sacred Forest Meadow | 1 |
| Hyrule Field | 2 |
| Hyrule Castle Town Market | 1 |
| Hyrule Castle | 2 |
| Lon Lon Ranch | 4 |
| Kakariko Village | 6 |
| Kakariko Graveyard | 2 |
| Death Mountain Trail | 4 |
| Goron City | 2 |
| Death Mountain Crater | 2 |
| Zora's River | 4 |
| Zora's Domain | 1 |
| Zora's Fountain | 3 |
| Lake Hylia | 5 |
| Gerudo Valley | 4 |
| Gerudo's Fortress | 2 |
| Haunted Wasteland | 1 |
| Desert Colossus | 3 |
| Outside Ganon's Castle | 1 |
| Inside the Deku Tree | 4 |
| Dodongo's Cavern | 5 |
| Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly | 4 |
| Forest Temple | 5 |
| Fire Temple | 5 |
| Water Temple | 5 |
| Shadow Temple | 5 |
| Spirit Temple | 5 |
| Bottom of the Well | 3 |
| Ice Cavern | 3 |
Ganon's Castle and the Gerudo Training Ground have none.
Tips
- Night time: many overworld Gold Skulltulas only appear at night. If a marker seems empty during the day, come back after dark (the Sun's Song changes the time quickly).
- Listen: Gold Skulltulas make a distinctive sound when you are close, even before you can see them.
- Soft soil: several hide underground in patches of soft soil. As a child, release Bugs from a bottle onto the patch to make the Gold Skulltula crawl out.
- Trees: some are hidden in trees – roll into the tree to knock them out.
- Walls and grottos: others are behind walls you must blow up or smash, or inside hidden grottos.
- Out of reach: tokens left high up or across gaps can be collected with the Boomerang (child) or Hookshot (adult).
- Some can only be reached as a child, others only as an adult, so expect to revisit areas at both ages.
- The Shard of Agony is not needed for Gold Skulltulas – it helps you find hidden grottos.
- On the Map subscreen, a Gold Skulltula icon next to an area's name means you have found every Gold Skulltula there.