Zora's Domain & Ice Cavern Walkthrough

1. From Hyrule Field, follow Zora's River upstream. If the waterfall at the end is still flowing, play Zelda's Lullaby on the platform in front of it, then go in.

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2. Zora's Domain is frozen: the waterfall has turned to ice, the pool is solid, and the Zoras are gone.

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3. Climb up to King Zora's chamber. He's encased in a block of red ice that ordinary fire can't touch. You'll need Blue Fire to free him.

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4. Walk past the frozen king and through the passage behind him to Zora's Fountain.

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5. Tip

   The Zora Shop is sealed in red ice too. Melting it later with Blue Fire lets you shop there again.

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1. Lord Jabu-Jabu is gone, and the fountain is covered in drifting ice floes. Step off Jabu-Jabu's old altar and hop from floe to floe; some of them spin, so jump again as soon as you land.

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2. Tip

   If you fall in, swim to a floe that isn't spinning and climb back on.

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3. Collectible

   A Piece of Heart sits on a small floe off to the right. Wait for it to turn toward you, then jump across.

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4. Cross the last few spinning floes to the stationary one on the far side, take a running jump to the ledge, and enter the Ice Cavern.

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1. Tip

   The Ice Cavern is a short dungeon with no Small Keys, Boss Key, or boss. It holds the Dungeon Map, the Compass, a Piece of Heart, 3 Gold Skulltulas, and the Iron Boots. Bring every empty bottle you own.

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2. Slash through the ice stalagmites in the first passage. Icicles on the ceiling drop as you pass beneath them, so keep moving.

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3. In the first cavern, four Freezards blast freezing breath across the floor. Approach from the side, between breaths, or use Din's Fire. A small spinning blade sweeps the room, so watch your step. Defeating all four lifts the bars on the exit.

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4. The next cavern is the hub: a huge blade spins around the middle of the room. Collect all five of its silver rupees to open the door ahead.

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5. One silver rupee sits near the entrance behind the stalagmites. Three more ring the spinning blade; dash in right after the blade passes. The last floats above the blade's path, so climb the nearby ledges and jump to it.

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6. Collectible

   A Gold Skulltula clings high on a wall in this room. Hookshot it.

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1. Go through the door the silver rupees opened. Shoot down the Ice Keese and defeat the Freezard.

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2. A pot of Blue Fire burns on a platform here. Stand next to it and swing an empty bottle to scoop up a flame.

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3. You get

   Pour Blue Fire on the red ice encasing the big chest to melt it, then open the chest for the Dungeon Map.

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4. Tip

   Blue Fire melts red ice anywhere, and it stays in the bottle until you use it. Refill your bottles before you leave each Blue Fire source.

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5. Back in the hub, melt the red ice wall beside the two jars to open a new passage.

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6. You get

   This cavern has more Blue Fire and two frozen treasures. Melt the red ice on one side to reach the Compass.

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7. Collectible

   Melt the red ice on the other side to free a Piece of Heart, then Hookshot the Gold Skulltula on a tall pillar.

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8. Refill your bottles, return to the hub, melt the red ice on the last exit, and follow the winding hallway.

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1. Clear out the Ice Keese first so they can't knock you off a ledge.

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2. Collectible

   A Gold Skulltula is on the wall to the left of the entrance. Hookshot it.

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3. An ice block rests on the slick floor. Each push sends it sliding until it hits something. Five more silver rupees sit on ledges and pillars that you reach by sliding the block into position and climbing on top.

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4. One silver rupee is sealed in red ice inside an alcove. Slide the block beneath it, climb up, and melt the ice with Blue Fire.

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5. Tip

   If the block ends up somewhere useless, push it off the edge into the pit. A new block appears at the starting point.

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6. Tip

   This room has its own Blue Fire source, so you can refill here.

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7. With all five silver rupees collected, the exit opens. Slide the block in front of it, climb up, and go through.

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8. Defeat the Freezards in the hallway beyond, melt the red ice wall at the end, and open the door.

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1. A White Wolfos, a frosty cousin of the forest Wolfos, attacks. It guards against frontal swings, so wait for it to lunge, then counter or circle behind it.

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2. You get

   Defeat it and the bars lift. The chest holds the Iron Boots. Wearing them, you sink straight to the bottom of deep water and can walk along it.

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3. Sheik appears and explains that the Zoras were sealed under the ice, but that Ruto was rescued and has gone to the Water Temple in Lake Hylia.

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4. You get

   Sheik teaches you the Serenade of Water, which warps you to Lake Hylia.

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5. Fill at least one bottle with Blue Fire before you leave the cavern.

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1. Return to Zora's Domain and climb to King Zora. Pour Blue Fire on his red ice to thaw him.

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2. Talk to the grateful king.

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3. You get

   He gives you the Zora Tunic, which lets you breathe underwater for as long as you like.

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4. Tip

   If you'd rather, melt the red ice at the Zora Shop and buy the tunic there for 300 Rupees. Thawing the king gets it for free.

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5. Collectible

   Wearing the Iron Boots, sink to the bottom of Zora's Fountain to find a Piece of Heart.

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6. Watch out

   Don't attempt the Water Temple without the Zora Tunic. Without it, a breath timer counts down every time you're submerged, and you spend a lot of the temple underwater.

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1. Play the Serenade of Water to warp to Lake Hylia, or ride there across Hyrule Field. The lake has nearly dried up, leaving dead trees and bare banks.

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2. The Water Temple entrance lies under the water that remains on the north side of the island with the warp pad. Equip the Zora Tunic and Iron Boots and walk in.

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3. On the bottom, a gate seals the temple doorway. Hookshot the diamond-shaped switch above it to raise the gate, then go inside.

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4. Tip

   In the original game, the boots are equipped from the menu, and you'll be switching them constantly in the next dungeon. Get comfortable with the swap now.

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Every Gold Skulltula and Piece of Heart you can grab around here as adult Link. Checking one off here also checks it off in the full trackers.

Gold Skulltulas (7)

• High Wall by the Grotto Ledge GS-036

  As an adult at night, make your way to the raised ledge with the grotto holes near the start of the river. The Skulltula is high on the wall behind it; Hookshot it from the ledge (a Longshot reaches it from farther away).

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• Wall Past the Final Footbridge GS-037

  As an adult at night, cross the small wooden bridge on the last stretch before Zora's Domain and turn around. Hookshot the Skulltula high on the wall to bring the token down.

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• Top of the Frozen Waterfall GS-038

  As an adult at night, pass through King Zora's chamber to the ledge at the top of the frozen waterfall, where the diving game used to be. Look far to the left and Hookshot the Skulltula off the wall.

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• Hidden Cave Under the Silver Rock GS-041

  As an adult, lift the silver boulder near the Great Fairy's Fountain with the Silver Gauntlets, then bomb the rock underneath to open a hole. Drop in, follow the cave (the Lens of Truth exposes invisible enemies), and at night Hookshot the Skulltula high on the wall.

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• Spinning Blade Room High Wall GS-098

  In the room with the spinning ice blade and Silver Rupees, look high on the wall above one of the rupees. Hookshot the Skulltula to kill it and reel in the token.

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• Compass Room Wall Alcove GS-099

  Melt the red ice blocking the way with Blue Fire scooped into a bottle from the map room. In the room holding the compass and a Piece of Heart, Hookshot the Skulltula in a small wall alcove.

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• Ice Block Puzzle Room Wall GS-100

  Past the red ice (melt it with Blue Fire), enter the room where you slide an ice block to gather Silver Rupees. Hookshot the Skulltula on the wall to collect the token.

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Pieces of Heart (5)

• Pillar Midway Upriver HP-21

  Partway up the river, the piece sits on top of a tall pillar. As a child, carry a Cucco up the river and glide onto it or snag it with the Boomerang; as an adult, float over in the Hover Boots.

  Either ageCucco, Boomerang (child) or Hover Boots (adult)

• Ledge by the Waterfall HP-22

  Near the waterfall that hides Zora's Domain, the piece rests on a separate ledge you can't walk to. Pull it to you with the Boomerang, glide over with a Cucco, or cross in the Hover Boots as an adult.

  Either ageCucco, Boomerang (child) or Hover Boots (adult)

• Drifting Iceberg HP-26

  With the fountain frozen over, hop across the floating ice floes to the farthest one, which carries the piece.

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• Bottom of the Fountain HP-27

  Wear the Zora Tunic so you can breathe, put on the Iron Boots, and sink through the open water to the fountain floor, where the piece rests.

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• Red Ice in a Side Room HP-36

  Scoop Blue Fire into a bottle from the cavern's blue flames. Pour it on the block of red ice that encases the piece to melt it free.

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