Skyward Sword Goddess Cubes Locations and Chests Guide

Find the location of all the goddess cubes and chests to upgrade Link and acquire items with the help of this Skyward Sword guide

You can find Goddess Cubes through The Surface in Skyward Sword. Talk to Gorko outside Skyview Temple and he will explain the link between Goddess Cubes and Skyloft. Once you know about them, this Zelda Skyward Sword Goddess Cubes Locations and Chests guide will help you collect them all.

Skyward Sword Goddess Cubes Locations and Chests

Activating these Goddess Cubes will spawn a treasure chest in Skyloft. To activate the Goddess Cube, charge a Skyward Strike and let it go in the direction of the Cube. It will disappear into the sky and re-appear as a treasure chest in Skyloft.

Which makes finding these Cubes and Chests, a two-step process. First, you will have to locate the Goddess Cube, then find the corresponding chest, and get your reward.

We have categorized these Cubes and Chests by area, so you shouldn’t have any difficulty in location these. For more help, read our Boss Strategy Guide, Gratitude Crystals, and Heart Pieces Locations guide.

Faron Woods

Goddess Cube #1
Cube Location. Deep Woods
Chest Location. The chest is at Pumpkin Landing
On your way to the Skyview Temple. Gorko will point out this cube for you and the chest will appear on the side of a massive pumpkin building. You will get an Adventure Pouch Expansion from the chest.

Goddess Cube #2
Cube Location. Deep Woods outside the entrance of Skyview Temple.
Chest Location. Small island south of skyloft
You need to go outside the entrance of the Skyview Temple to get to the cube. Now, look for the chest on the small island south of Skyloft where you will receive a Heart Piece.

Goddess Cube #3
Cube Location. The Great Tree
Chest Location. The chest in on an island in the northern most section of the Thunderhead.

Hop off of a platform up on the north part of the Great Tree and fall on the platform close to the ground underneath with a rope that is connected to the Goddess Cube.

Goddess Cube #4
Cube Location. Faron Woods
Chest Location. The chest is on the west side of Skyloft
This cube is on the ledge which is facing the entrance to Deep Woods. Dive down to it from the top of the Great Tree and land down safely to get the treasure. It contains silver rupee.

Goddess Cube #5
Cube Location. The Great Tree
Chest Location. The chest is on the island south-east of Lanayru portal.
To get this chest, get to the root on the right side of the Great Tree using your clawshots

Goddess Cube #6
Cube Location. Faron Woods
Chest Location. The chest is on Beedle’s Island
Use the Clawshots to target and reach one of the roots of the Great Tree. From here, you can strike the Cube.

Goddess Cube #7
Cube Location. Deep Woods
Pull the wines that are grown on the wall on the right side of the entrance to the Skyview Temple using the Clawshots, and climb on to the overlook above the entrance to strike the cube.

Goddess Cube #8
Cube Location. Lake Floria
Face the Water Dragon’s lair and look up to the left with your Clawshots equipped, outside the entrance to the Ancient Cistern. Grab the wines to climb up the ledge to reach another cube.

Eldin Volcano

Goddess Cube #1
Cube Location. Eldin Volcano
Chest Location. Near the Bamboo island north of Skyloft.
Drop down from the ledge when you go north from the Volcano Entry Bird Statue and you’ll stumble upon a cube out in the open. Take the cube and collect the treasure which is 100 rupees.

Goddess Cube #2
Cube Location. Eldin Volcano
Chest Location. West of the Fun Fun Island southwest of Skyloft
Go clockwise around the ledge overlooking the airvents after you enter the caves beneath Eldin Volcano. Now, collect the Small Seed Satchel once you strike the cube that is waiting for you.

Goddess Cube #3
Cube Location. Eldin Volcano Cave
Chest Location. Isle of Songs in The Thunderland
Skydive on to the stalagmite with the cube on top of it. Once you drop down into the Eldin Volcano caves, collect 300 rupees from there as treasure.

Goddess Cube #4
Cube Location. Eldin Volcano
Chest Location. Bamboo Island
To the west of the Earth Temple, drop a Bomb Flower onto the steam geyser which will blast some debris up above and clear the way for you to the cube. Grab those 300 rupees as well.

Goddess Cube #5
Cube Location. Eldin Volcano
Chest Location. Northeast of Skyloft
Go east from the ruined tower bridge to find the cube once you go from the Bokoblin base east of the Earth Temple entrance. Take the Treasure Medal from the chest.

Goddess Cube #6
Cube Location. Eldin Volcano
Chest Location. Skyloft
Slide down along the sandy slope to reach one of the pieces of the Earth Temple Key. Make use of the steam vent at the first left fork to give yourself some elevation to reach the cube.

Goddess Cube #7
Cube Location. Volcano Summit
Chest Location. Outside the Fire Dragon’s lair
You’ll see a cube on one of the magma formations as you cross the lava pits outside the Fire Dragon’s lair.

Goddess Cube #8
Cube Location. Volcano Summit
Find the wines on the right by looking down the pit from the area where you found water for the parched statues. Use skydive from the cliff to come down and take the cube. Use clawshots again to get back up.

Volcano Summit

Goddess Cube #1
Cube Location. Volcano Summit
Chest Location. The chest is In the Thunderhead, on Bug Island. Land on the platform above and run off the south ledge to land on the wooden platform which has this chest.
The entrance of the cave which takes you to the Fire Sanctuary has an exit that leads you to a waterfall. You can drench the frog statue flames using this water. Jump of the cliff next to the waterfall and fall down below. While falling, you’ll need to move around a pillar to fall down onto the platform which has the Goddess Cube.

Goddess Cube #2
Cube Location. Volcano Summit
Chest Location. Outside the Fire Dragon’s lair
You’ll see a cube on one of the magma formations as you cross the lava pits outside the Fire Dragon’s lair.

Goddess Cube #3
Cube Location. Volcano Summit
Chest Location. The chest is on the island in the western section of Thunderhead.
Find the wines on the right by looking down the pit from the area where you found water for the parched statues. Use skydive from the cliff to come down and take the cube. Use clawshots again to get back up.

Lanayru Desert Goddess Cube

Goddess Cube #1
Cube Location. Lanayru Mines
Chest Location. Behind the bombable wall northwest of Skyloft.
The cube is waiting to be taken behind the landing point in Lanayru Mines. You will receive 100 rupees as treasure.

Goddess Cube #2
Cube Location. Lanayru Desert
Chest Location. On the outside ledge south of Skyloft
Cross the first section of sinksand by using Ampilus shells as stepping stones and look for the cube after you make your way across. Open the chest to get a Heart Medal.

Goddess Cube #3
Cube Location. Temple of Time
Chest Location. Beedle’s Island
After you discover the ruined entrance to the Temple of Time, ride the minecrat back towards the desert and strike the cube to receive a Heart Piece from the chest.

Goddess Cube #4
Cube Location. Lanayru Desert
Headback to the area behind the wall where you got the Heart Piece after you get the Clawshots. Go ahead the long canyon that is lined with Clawshot targets leading to the cube at the end.

Goddess Cube #5
Cube Location. Lanayru Desert
Chest Location. The chest is on the island north-west of the Fun-Fun Island.
It is the cube on the ruined wall, you couldn’t get when you first went through Lanayru Desert. Use the Clawshots to grapple up to the top of the wall and strike the cube.

Goddess Cube #6
Cube Location. Lanayru Desert
Chest Location. The chest is in the Bazaar in Skyloft.
Head north of the dock which is at Sand Sea’s entrance. Get up on the cargo and use your clawshots to grapple the object in the north. After that, fall down and you’ll come across a room with the Goddess Cube.

Goddess Cube #7
Cube Location. Lanayru Desert
Chest Location. The chest is on the island floating in the sky west of Skyloft.
Head to the Metal Shield Moblin on the bridge by climbing the platforms in the Skipper’s Retreat. From here, get to the platform where you can use your clawshots to shoot dry vines on the grassy spire. Use your clawshots again to get up the vines on the wall and reach the Goddess Cube.

Goddess Cube #8
Cube Location. Lanayru Desert
Chest Location. The chest is on eastern side of Skyloft.
Once you’re at the Pirate Hideout, open the huge mouth on the island using your Timeshift Sphere, then go outside through the door in the middle of the island. Right above this door, there is a clawshot target that leads to another one, which will lead you to the Goddess Cube.

Goddess Cube #9
Cube Location. Lanayru Gorge
Chest Location. The chest is in the western section of Thunderhead.
The last Goddess Cube can be found very easily in Lanayru Gorge. It is right behind the Tree of Life.

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