Locate Mother Maimai in The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds to begin collecting her lost children and unlock powerful item upgrades. Learn how to find Maimais and their rewards.
Walkthrough
- 1Head to Lake Hylia. Go one screen right and one screen down from Link’s House.
- 2From the north side of the lake, go right and bomb the cracked wall to reveal a cave.
- 3Inside, you will find Mother Maimai, who has lost her 100 children. Agree to help her find them.
- 4Upon agreeing, Link will receive the Maimai Map, which can be accessed on the bottom screen to show the number of Maimais remaining in an area.
- 5Maimais can be found all over Hyrule (but not in dungeons). Some are visible on walls, while others are hidden under rocks or bushes. Listen for a distinctive chirping sound when you are near one. Generally, each screen has at least one Maimai.
- 6Maimai 1 is located on the wall directly outside Mother Maimai's cave.
Tips
- The Item List at the end of the guide provides a detailed map of all Maimai locations.
- Returning 10 Maimais at a time allows you to upgrade one of Link’s items (excluding rented items).
- Collecting all 100 Maimais and redeeming all 9 item upgrades will reward Link with the Great Spin attack, which has a larger range than the regular sword spin.
Item Upgrades:
- Nice Bombs: Increased size and damage.
- Nice Bow: Fires three arrows simultaneously.
- Nice Sand Rod: Sand pillars have infinite duration.
- Nice Tornado Rod: Now deals damage to enemies.
- Nice Hammer: Doubles the shockwave range and attack power.
- Nice Hookshot: Faster projectile speed and deals damage.
- Nice Boomerang: Can fire up to three at once, with increased speed and range.
- Nice Ice Rod: Wider area of effect.
- Nice Fire Rod: Larger flame projectiles.
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