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The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass Hints

Finding the Sun Key

  • 1 of 9: Your next goal is to locate the Sun Key mentioned when you last visited the Temple of the Ocean King on Mercay Island.
  • 2 of 9: You have the location of the item, so head there.
  • 3 of 9: Seems perhaps the key is at the bottom of the ocean.
  • 4 of 9: You need an item to help you dig up items from the ocean floor.
  • 5 of 9: You may already have it, if you have been following these hints.
  • 6 of 9: It's called the Salvage Arm and you will find it on Cannon Island.
  • 7 of 9: Once you have it, use it at the spot marked on your map.
  • 8 of 9: Play the minigame, guiding the clamp past the mines under the sea until you reach the chest.
  • 9 of 9: Hook onto it, and pull it up, and the Sun Key will be yours!