Chapter 18

☁️ In Search of the Sky

Link must find the fourth Mirror Shard, which is held in the City in the Sky. Obtaining access requires the Double Clawshots upgrade. Queen Rutela's ghost leads Link to an ancient treasure in Zora's Domain.

Roadmap for this chapter

This page condenses spoiler-light planning: skim it before a session when you want to remember pacing, dungeon loot, or Dusk quirks without rereading an hour-long retrospective.

Rough session length for story beats sits around 1.5 hours; doubling that is normal if you're multitasking Poe souls, bugs, heart pieces, or recording footage.

Objectives mirror the designers' gating—you can zig-zag earlier for collectibles once you recognize backtracking costs in Lanayru Province / Zora's Domain, but quests won't hard-block you with surprise flags as often when you stick to the order below.

At a glance

Chapter 18 — In Search of the Sky
Region highlight Lanayru Province / Zora's Domain
Estimated story pacing 1.5 hours
Boss spotlight Story or overworld pacing — see objectives
Tone tags Backtracking, Double Clawshots, Overworld revisit

Major beats (first objectives)

High-level checkpoints before you dive into the full ordered list:

  • Receive the ancient sky chart from Shad (requires Dominion Rod)
  • Visit all five Ooccoo statues in the dungeons to restore their power
  • Receive the Double Clawshots upgrade from the Goron elder's eldest son
  • Return to Kakariko and use the activated Dominion Rod on the owl statue
  • Warp to the City in the Sky entrance

Regional focus

Lanayru Province / Zora's Domain

Featured items & abilities

  • Double Clawshots
  • Zora Armor

Goals checklist

  1. Receive the ancient sky chart from Shad (requires Dominion Rod)
  2. Visit all five Ooccoo statues in the dungeons to restore their power
  3. Receive the Double Clawshots upgrade from the Goron elder's eldest son
  4. Return to Kakariko and use the activated Dominion Rod on the owl statue
  5. Warp to the City in the Sky entrance
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Dusk tip: The five Ooccoo statue visits require returning to dungeons you have already completed. Dusk's fast travel (whistle Epona anywhere outside dungeons) and the reduced dungeon entrance load times make this revisit loop significantly faster than on original hardware.

Typical pacing: 1.5 hours