The Minish Cap tips and tricks
Kinstone Pieces
Index of Tips and Tricks • Complete walkthrough
Kinstones are stones which, once fused, generate happy events, like a chest or a secret passage appearing.
There are 16 types of basic pieces, which are green, blue or red. You can own up to 8 different types, the other half being owned by Hyrule citizens. There are also special pieces which aren't shown on this page.
To start collecting pieces, you have to talk to the travelling merchant in Hyrule Town to get a Kinstone Bag.
Here are the locations of the 8 types of basic Kinstones Pieces:
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| The green pieces can also be dropped by enemies or found in bushes. |
- Mt. Crenel, inside a cave all the way to the southwest, accessible from the northwest of Mt. Crenel's Base
- Mt. Crenel, inside a cave right before Melari's Mine
- Cave of Flames (see walkthrough)
- Thanks to the 13th Kinstone Fusion (see below)
- Wind Ruins, inside a cave you have to bomb open at the start
- Fortress of Winds (see walkthrough)
- Fortress of Winds (see walkthrough)
- Thanks to the 39th Kinstone Fusion (see below)
- Trilby Highlands, inside a sand cave in the northwest
- [Flippers required] Minish Woods, in the southwest in the group of three small caves
- Minish Woods, inside a sand cave in the middle
- Thanks to the 46th Kinstone Fusion (see below)
- Hyrule Town, in the Happy Hearth Inn, talk to the receptionist and pay 200 rupees
- Temple of Droplets (see walkthrough)
- Cloud Tops, in the snow in the southeast of the area
- Cloud Tops, on the second to last floor of the house
- Palace of Winds (see walkthrough)
- Thanks to the 83rd Kinstone Fusion (see below)
- [Roc's Cape required] Lake Hylia, in the north, inside a sand cave
- Mt. Crenel's Base, inside a Minish hole that you can reach thanks to a vine
- Mt. Crenel, inside the cave after the footbridge
- Cave of Flames (see walkthrough)
- Castor Wilds, inside a treasure chest in the west
- Fortress of Winds (see walkthrough)
- Fortress of Winds (see walkthrough)
- Thanks to the 24th Kinstone Fusion (see below)
- Thanks to the 47th Kinstone Fusion (see below)
- Thanks to the 4th Kinstone Fusion (see below)
- Minish Woods, inside a sand cave near Syrup's Shop
- [Flippers required] Minish Woods, in the southwest in the group of three small caves
- Temple of Droplets (see walkthrough)
- Cloud Tops, in the snow in the middle of the area
- Cloud Tops, on the second to last floor of the house
- Palace of Winds (see walkthrough)
- [Roc's Cape required] Lake Hylia, in the north, inside a sand cave
- Hyrule Town, in the underground passage from the mayor's house in the northeast
- *Mt. Crenel's Base, inside a Minish hole
- [You have to be able to create two clones] Trilby Highlands, inside a cave in the west
- Hyrule Town, in the Happy Hearth Inn, in the room with the big table
- Wind Ruins, inside a Minish hole in the west
- Fortress of Winds (see walkthrough)
- Fortress of Winds (see walkthrough)
- Thanks to the 11th Kinstone Fusion (see below)
- Thanks to the 5th Kinstone Fusion (see below)
- Thanks to the 53rd Kinstone Fusion (see below)
- Hyrule Town, inside a sand cave south of the mayor's house
- [Flippers required] Castor Wilds, underwater in the narrow corridor in the east
- [Flippers required] Minish Woods, in the southwest in the group of three small caves
- [Flippers required] Minish Woods, inside a small cave in the northeast that you can reach from Lake Hylia
- Temple of Droplets (see walkthrough)
- *Eastern Hill, in the field, dig the ground with the Mole Mitts
- Thanks to the 73rd Kinstone Fusion (see below)
- Cloud Tops, on the last floor of the house
- Thanks to the 85th Kinstone Fusion (see below)
- Palace of Winds (see walkthrough)
- [Roc's Cape required] Lake Hylia, in the north, inside a sand cave
- [Four Sword required] Hyrule Town, in the school playground (shrink thanks to the vase in the classroom), go at the end of the small path, create some clones and push the block
- Mt. Crenel's Base, inside a Minish hole next to a Minish rock
- Lon Lon Ranch, all the way to the north of the area, shrink on a tree stump, then cross the plank
- Fortress of Winds (see walkthrough)
- North Hyrule Field, inside the tree opened by Ankle
- Hyrule Town, in the Happy Hearth Inn, talk to the receptionist and pay 400 rupees
- Hyrule Town, inside a sand cave south of the mayor's house
- Thanks to the 41rst Kinstone Fusion (see below)
- Thanks to the 43rd Kinstone Fusion (see below)
- Thanks to the 57th Kinstone Fusion (see below)
- [Flippers required] Castor Wilds, inside a small cave in the southeast
- [Flippers required] Castor Wilds, underwater in the narrow corridor to the east
- [Flippers required] Trilby Highlands, inside a sand cave in the northwest
- Thanks to the 18th Kinstone Fusion (see below)
- Temple of Droplets (see walkthrough)
- Hyrule Town, in the Happy Hearth Inn, use the lantern on the two torches and open the chest outside
- Cloud Tops, in the snow in the northeast of the area
- Cloud Tops, on the last floor of the house
- Thanks to the 86th Kinstone Fusion (see below)
- Palace of Winds (see walkthrough)
- [Roc's Cape required] Lake Hylia, in the north, inside a sand cave
- [Four Sword required] Hyrule Town, in the school playground (shrink thanks to the vase in the classroom), go at the end of the small path, create some clones and push the block (2 pieces)
- Thanks to the 23rd Kinstone Fusion (see below)
- Fortress of Winds (see walkthrough)
- North Hyrule Field, inside the tree opened by Tingle
- Castor Wilds, inside a sand cave in the north
- Hyrule Town, inside a sand cave south of the mayor's house
- Thanks to the 22nd Kinstone Fusion (see below)
- [Flippers required] Castor Wilds, underwater in the narrow corridor to the east
- [Flippers required] Lake Hylia, inside a small cave in the northeast
- Thanks to the 65th Kinstone Fusion (see below)
- Temple of Droplets (see walkthrough)
- Hyrule Town, in the school playground, on the small path
- Hyrule Town, on the school's rooftop
- Thanks to the 69th Kinstone Fusion (see below)
- Cloud Tops, in the snow in the southeast of the area
- Cloud Tops, on the second to last floor of the house
- Palace of Winds (see walkthrough)
- [Roc's Cape required] Lake Hylia, in the north, inside a sand cave
A red kinstone fragment can also be found:
- In the Minish Woods, to go to the witch's from Lake Hylia, dash at the first pine tree (surrounded by darker grass)!
- In the Western Wood, in the southeast corner of this area, wear your Pegasus Boots and dash at the lone tree there!
Now here are the fusions that can be performed with the Hyrule citizens:
Take note that several fusions can be performed with several characters, so this list isn't exhaustive.
| No | To be given to | Effect | Reward | |
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| 1 | |
Bag seller, Hyrule Town - the very first fusion | A tree opens in South Hyrule Field | Piece of Heart |
| 2 | |
Mayor Hagen, inside his house in Hyrule Town (northeast) | Underground passage in the field at Lon Lon Ranch | Upgrade of the Wallet's capacity |
| 3 | |
Talon, Lon Lon Ranch OR Klaus, old man in front of the Hyrule Town Library |
Treasure chest in North Hyrule Field | 200 Mysterious Shells |
| 4 | |
Crenel Hermit, in Mt. Crenel OR King of Hyrule in Hyrule Castle |
Little hole in the south of the Minish Woods | Kinstone Piece |
| 5 | |
Business Scrub, in the west of Mt. Crenel's Base (after the Cave of Flames) OR Lolly, child in the middle of Hyrule Town |
Treasure chest on a small path in Lon Lon Ranch | Kinstone Piece |
| 6 | |
Maple, old lady in the middle of Hyrule Town (after the Cave of Flames) OR Rolf, dog inside a house in the southeast of Hyrule Town |
A tree opens in North Hyrule Field | Fairy Fountain |
| 7 | |
Doyle, worker inside a house in the southwest of Hyrule Town OR Scratcher, cat inside a house in the southeast of Hyrule Town |
Treasure chest in the east of the Minish Woods | Kinstone Piece |
| 8 | |
Bag seller, in Hyrule Town's cafe OR old man on the 2nd floor of Hyrule Town Library |
Treasure chest in the west of the Minish Woods | 200 rupees |
| 9 | |
Baris, customer of Hyrule Town's cafe | Treasure chest in the east of South Hyrule Field | 200 Mysterious Shells |
| 10 | |
Julietta, the cat girl, in the southeast of Hyrule Town | Golden snake in Hyrule Castle Garden | 100 rupees |
| 11 | |
Anju, the chicken girl, in Hyrule Town OR Malon, the farmer girl in Hyrule Town (once you've found the Lon Lon Ranch Key) |
Treasure chest in the middle-east of the Minish Woods | Kinstone Piece |
| 12 | |
Traveller, inside a house in the western district of Hyrule Town | Warping pedestal in South Hyrule Field | 3 Kinstone Pieces and the possibility to get the Light Arrow |
| 13 | |
Mack, worker inside a house in the southwest of Hyrule Town OR June, woman in the south of Hyrule Town |
Treasure chest in the northwest of the Minish Woods | Kinstone Piece |
| 14 | |
Melari, in Melari's Mine | Magic Bean in Mt. Crenel | Piece of Heart and 160 rupees |
| 15 | |
Anton, man in front of Hyrule Town's bakery OR Anju, the chicken girl in the southeast of Hyrule Town OR Brocco, vegetables seller in Hyrule Town OR clients of Hyrule Town's cafe OR Percy the Poet, in front of his house in the Western Wood |
Golden Octorok in the north of the Minish Woods | 100 rupees |
| 16 | |
King of Hyrule, in Hyrule Castle OR Potho in Hyrule Castle |
Treasure chest on the small path to the Minish Village in the Minish Woods | 200 rupees |
| 17 | |
Postman, who's doing the mail delivery in Hyrule Town | Gives an idea to his colleague at the post office | You can now sign in to get the Swordsman Newsletter (see Tiger Scrolls) |
| 18 | |
Candy, little girl in front of the bakery or inside the Happy Hearth Inn of Hyrule Town | Land in front of a cave in the Trilby Highlands | Kinstone Piece and access to a Fairy Fountain |
| 19 | |
Minister Potho, inside Hyrule Castle OR Sheila, young girl walking in the north of Hyrule Town OR Brocco, vegetables seller in Hyrule Town OR clients of the cafe OR Satchel inside the Happy Hearth Inn |
Golden snake in the Eastern Hill | 100 rupees |
| 20 | |
Lolly, child inside Hyrule Town's Happy Hearth Inn OR ............. inside Hyrule Town's bakery |
Underground in the northwest of South Hyrule Field | 75 rupees |
| 21 | |
Crenel Ermit (after the Cave of Flames) OR Chick on the rooftop in the southwest of Hyrule Town |
Treasure chest in the north of Lon Lon Ranch | 200 rupees |
| 22 | |
Zill, child near Hyrule Town's Simon's Simulations OR Minish inside the red house in the west of Hyrule Town |
Water lily in the northwest of Castor Wilds (no 2) | Kinstone Piece |
| 23 | or |
Tingle, in the east of South Hyrule Field | A tree opens in North Hyrule Field | Kinstone Piece + See the sidequest about Tingle and his brothers |
| 24 | |
Meenie, a scarecrow in the field of the Eastern Hill | Treasure chest along the great wall in Mt. Crenel | Kinstone Piece |
| 25 | or |
Eenie, the other scarecrow in the field of the Eastern Hill | A Goron is now stronger to dig | See the Gorons sidequest |
| 26 | |
Grandpa Smith, inside his house of South Hyrule Field | Treasure chest in the middle of the Eastern Hill | Bottle |
| 27 | |
Ankle, in the field of Lon Lon Ranch | A tree opens in North Hyrule Field | Kinstone Piece + See the sidequest about Tingle and his brothers |
| 28 | |
A Goron, inside a cave southwest of Lon Lon Ranch (after the Lon Lon Ranch Key) | A Goron travelling merchant comes to settle in Hyrule Town | You can now buy Kinstone Pieces |
| 29 | |
Mutoh, leader of the workers inside a house in the southwest of Hyrule Town OR Romio, inside a house in the southeast of Hyrule Town |
Underground path in the western part of Hyrule Castle Garden | Fairy Fountain |
| 30 | |
Pina, fruits seller in Hyrule Town OR Keeley, woman in the east of Hyrule Town |
Treasure chest in Hyrule Town's school's playground | Kinstone Piece |
| 31 | |
Percy the Poet, in the Western Wood OR Malon, the farmer girl, in Hyrule Town OR young boy in the Happy Hearth Inn |
Underground path in the eastern part of Hyrule Castle Garden | Piece of Heart |
| 32 | |
Percy the Poet, in Trilby Highlands | The wood pile gets removed from the west part of the Western Wood | Percy goes back to his house only to find it already occupied! |
| 33 | |
A Minish inside a hole in the southwest of the Wind Ruins | Magic Bean inside the Wind Ruins | Upgrade of the Quiver's capacity |
| 34 | |
Minish near the Wind Crest in Lake Hylia | A tree opens in the middle of the Western Wood | Piece of Heart |
| 35 | |
Borken (UK) or Fifi (USA), the dog inside Lake Hylia's house | Treasure chest on a small plank at Lake Hylia | Kinstone Piece |
| 36 | |
David Jr, near the Temple of Droplets in Lake Hylia | A tree opens in North Hyrule Field | 200 Mysterious Shells + See the sidequest about Tingle and his brothers |
| 37 | or |
Mysterious Wall, inside a sand cave near Syrup's Shop in the Minish Woods | A Goron arrives to help with the digging | See the Gorons sidequest |
| 38 | |
Mysterious Wall, inside a cave in the northwest of the Eastern Hill | A Goron arrives to help with the digging | See the Gorons sidequest |
| 39 | |
Minish, inside an upside-down blue pot in the Minish Village OR Zill, child near Simon's Simulations in Hyrule Town |
Water lily in the northwest of Castor Wilds | Kinstone Piece |
| 40 | |
Minish, in the southwest of the Eastern Hill | Magic Bean in the Eastern Hill | Piece of Heart + 200 rupees + 200 Mysterious Shells |
| 41 | |
Grandpa Smith, inside his house of South Hyrule Field | Treasure chest in the north of Trilby Highlands | Kinstone Piece |
| 42 | |
Minish, in the southwest of South Hyrule Field | Syrup makes some red potion | You can buy some red potion |
| 43 | |
Minish, in the southwest of the Western Wood | Magic Bean in the Western Wood | 16 x 20 rupees and a Kinstone Piece |
| 44 | |
Minish, inside a hole in North Hyrule Field | Treasure chest in the south of the Wind Ruins | 200 Mysterious Shells |
| 45 | |
A Minish inside a hole in the northeast of Hyrule Castle Garden | Pile of wood removed in the west of the Western Wood | 2 x 100 rupees |
| 46 | |
Minish, in Melari's Mine | Treasure chest in the west of the Minish Woods | Kinstone Piece |
| 47 | |
Minish, in Melari's Mine | Treasure chest on the small path in the northeast of Mt. Crenel | Kinstone Piece |
| 48 | |
Minish, in Melari's Mine | Treasure chest in the east of Mt. Crenel's Base | Kinstone Piece |
| 49 | |
Minish, in Melari's Mine | Golden Tektite in the south of Mt. Crenel | 100 rupees |
| 50 | |
Master Swiftblade, inside a cave in the east of Mt. Crenel | Path in the waterfall of Castor Wilds | You can meet the Swordmaster Scarblade |
| 51 | or |
Mysterious Wall, inside a sand cave in the northwest of Mt. Crenel | A Goron arrives to help with the digging | See the Gorons sidequest |
| 52 | |
Minish, inside a hole in the northwest of Mt. Crenel's Base | Treasure chest in the northwest of Mt. Crenel's Base | 200 rupees |
| 53 | |
[Mole Mitts required] Knuckle, in the northwest of Trilby Highlands | A tree opens in North Hyrule Field | Kinstone Piece See the sidequest about Tingle and his brothers |
| 54 | |
[Mole Mitts required] Minish, inside a hole in the northwest of Trilby Highlands | Underground passage in the west of Trilby Highlands | 15 x 5 rupees |
| 55 | or |
Mysterious Wall, inside a sand cave in the northwest of Trilby Highlands | A Goron arrives to help with the digging | See the Gorons sidequest |
| 56 | |
Mama, beautiful customer of Hyrule Town's cafe | Land in front of a cave in the middle of Lake Hylia | Piece of Heart + 5 Kinstone Pieces + 100 Mysterious Shells + 50 rupees |
| 57 | |
Minish, inside the mushroom in the west of Hyrule Town OR Zill, boy in the east of Hyrule Town |
Water lily in the southwest of Castor Wilds | Kinstone Piece |
| 58 | |
Tingle, in the east of South Hyrule Field (2) | Golden Tektite in the middle of Mt. Crenel | 200 rupees |
| 59 | |
Librari, the Minish Elder in Hyrule Town's Library | Golden Octorok in the Wind Ruins | 100 rupees |
| 60 | |
Farore, customer of Hyrule Town's Happy Hearth Inn | Gorman decides to rent his house (see the sidequest about Farore's, Din's and Nayru's houses) | Farore's, Din's or Nayru's Charm |
| 61 | |
Bremor, the worker, next to Hyrule Town's post office (after the Kinstone Fusion with Farore) | His boss Mutoh is full of energy and ready to build a house | Farore's, Din's or Nayru's Charm |
| 62 | |
Business Scrub in the north of Castor Wilds | A tree opens in the middle of the Minish Woods | You can now meet another Business Scrub |
| 63 | |
Business Scrub in the middle of the Minish Woods (after the 62nd fusion) | Octorok in the middle of the Western Wood | 100 rupees |
| 64 | |
David Jr, near the Temple of Droplets at Lake Hylia (2nd fusion) | Treasure chest on a small path in the middle of Mt. Crenel | 200 Mysterious Shells |
| 65 | |
Business Scrub in the middle of the Minish Woods (2nd fusion) | New Minish hole in the northwest of Castor Wilds | Kinstone Piece |
| 66 | |
[Flippers required] Minish, inside a small hole in the east of Lake Hylia | Magic Bean at Lake Hylia | [Roc's Cape required] Piece of Heart + 200 Mysterious Shells + 200 rupees |
| 67 | |
Belari, Minish in the west of the Minish Village in the Minish Woods | Treasure chest in the east of the Wind Ruins | Big Bomb Bag |
| 68 | |
Gentari the Elder, in the Minish Village in the Minish Woods | Gives an idea to Belari, the Minish in the west of the Minish Village in the Minish Woods | You can now get the Remote Bombs |
| 69 | |
Tina, the purple-haired school teacher in Hyrule Town | Treasure chest in the middle of Trilby Highlands | Kinstone Piece |
| 70 | |
Spookter, ghost of the Royal Valley's graveyard | Gives an idea to the money game's manager in Hyrule Town | You can now earn more rupees at this game |
| 71 | |
Spookter, ghost of the Royal Valley's graveyard (2nd fusion) | Makes his brother's mind about leaving Hyrule Town and frees a path | You can now talk to (and perform a fusion with) the cuccoo ??? |
| 72 | |
Dampé, the gravekeeper of the Royal Valley's graveyard | A grave opens in the Royal Valley's graveyard | Meet with the pink Ghini and 100 Mysterious Shells |
| 73 | |
Dampé, the gravekeeper of the Royal Valley's graveyard | Minish hole in the middle of the Wind Ruins | Kinstone Piece |
| 74 | |
Pink Ghini, she-ghost of the Royal Valley's graveyard | Path in the river that flows across Hyrule Town | 200 Mysterious Shells |
| 75 | |
Pink Ghini, she-ghost of the Royal Valley's graveyard | Pile of wood removed in the middle of the Western Wood | 100 Mysterious Shells |
| 76 | |
Farore, inside her house or inside the Happy Hearth Inn of Hyrule Town (after going to the Royal Valley) | Joy Butterfly in Castor Wilds | Catch it to dig faster! |
| 77 | |
Din, inside her house or inside the Happy Hearth Inn of Hyrule Town (after going to the Royal Valley) | Joy Butterfly in the Wind Ruins | Catch it to shoot arrows faster! |
| 78 | |
Nayru, inside her house or inside the Happy Hearth Inn of Hyrule Town (after going to the Royal Valley) | Joy Butterfly in the Royal Valley | Catch it to swim faster! |
| 79 | |
Master Waveblade, inside a tree in the southwest of Lake Hylia (after going to the Royal Valley) | Path in the waterfall of North Hyrule Field | You can meet the Swordmaster Greatblade |
| 80 | |
Master Grimblade, in Hyrule Castle Garden (after going to the Royal Valley) | Path in the waterfall in the middle of Veil Falls | You can meet the Swordmaster Splitblade |
| 81 | |
Hailey, first person you meet on Cloud Tops | Golden Tektite in Veil Falls | 100 rupees |
| 82 | |
Gale, in the west of Cloud Tops | Path in the waterfall of Veil Falls | Piece of Heart |
| 83 | |
Caprice, inhabitant of the Cloud Tops house | Treasure chest, in the middle of Veil Falls | Kinstone Piece |
| 84 | |
Flurris, inhabitant of the Cloud Tops house | Golden Snake in the north of Castor Wilds | 100 rupees |
| 85 | |
Siroc, grandmother of the Cloud Tops house | Treasure chest in the northwest of the Royal Valley | Kinstone Piece |
| 86 | |
Siroc, grandmother of the Cloud Tops house (2nd once you can reach the rooftop) | Treasure chest in the northeast of the Royal Valley | Kinstone Piece |
| 87 | |
Flurris, inhabitant of the Cloud Tops house (2nd once you can reach the rooftop) | Pile of wood removed in the north of the Western Wood | 6 x 50 rupees |
| 88 | or |
[Roc's Cape required] Mysterious Wall, inside a sand cave in the north of Lake Hylia | A Goron arrives to help with the digging | See the Gorons sidequest |
| 89 | |
[Four Sword required] A Goron, inside a cave in the southwest of Lon Lon Ranch | The big Goron wakes up | Mirror Shield (see the Gorons sidequest) |
| 90 | |
[Four Sword required] Minish, in the Minish Village in the Minish Woods | Land in front of a cave in the middle of Veil Falls | Piece of Heart |
| 91 | |
[Four Sword required] Minish, in the Minish Village in the Minish Woods (2nd) | Small hole near the Wind Crest at Lake Hylia | Heart Container |
With the 9 mandatory Kinstone Fusions during the main quest, you reach a total of 100 possible fusions.
Go back to Tingle and talk to him several times for him to give you the Tingle Trophy!