Water Temple Walkthrough

Head to the Right Side While Underwater

Once you reach the main hall, equip the Iron Boots and head underwater, then proceed into the room on the right side where the torches are.

Remove Boots and Surface to Follow Ruto

After you meet Ruto in the room ahead, remove your Iron Boots and swim up to the surface.

Defeat the Spikes for the Dungeon Map

There are spiky enemies called Spikes in the back room — defeat all of them. Touching them with your shield removes their spikes, making it possible to deal damage to them.

Play Zelda's Lullaby in Front of the Crest

Zelda's Lullaby

Return to the previous room and play Zelda's Lullaby in front of the crest on the wall. The water level will drop, so fall into the hole and backtrack.

Light the Torches in the Corners of the Room

Light the two torches in the lower room. You can pass an arrow through the central flame, or use Din's Fire if you have it.

Defeat the Shell Blades for the Small Key

Entering the opened room, you'll find a shell enemy called Shell Blade. You can only deal damage when it opens up, so approach with your weapon at the ready and defeat it before it can attack. After defeating it, you'll obtain a Small Key.

Return to the Main Hall

Once you have the key, retrace your steps. Head into the corridor on the opposite side of the main hall. The entrance is covered by a block, but you can push it out of the way.

Use the Switch to Trigger the Water Platform

Once you reach the back room, activate the switch on the right side of the room. A water platform will appear in the center of the room, so jump across it to reach the other side.

Use the Hookshot on the Mouth Switch

In the next room, equip the Iron Boots and activate the underwater switch with the Hookshot. The gate will rise for a limited time, so move quickly before it comes back down.

Swap In and Out of the Iron Boots

For the underwater tail section, skillfully equip and unequip the Iron Boots to maintain your depth underwater. The water in this room swirls, so use the current to your advantage when you don't have the Iron Boots equipped to make it easier.

Obtain the Small Key in the Upper Room

When you surface into the upper room, there will be a chest right in front of you — open it to obtain the Small Key.

Backtrack and Enter the Central Room

After obtaining the 2nd Small Key, return to the main hall and head toward the tower-like structure in the center. Use the Small Key to unlock the door and enter.

Use the Hookshot on Platform Above

After advancing to the back of the room, use the Hookshot on the target on the ceiling to get to the 2nd floor.

Play Zelda's Lullaby in Front of the Crest

Zelda's Lullaby

Play Zelda's Lullaby in front of the crest on the 2nd floor wall. The water level will change and you'll be able to access the lower section of the main hall.

Equip the Iron Boots to Descend

After the water level changes from the lullaby, exit the building and head to the center of the main hall. Open the menu while standing on the pedestal and switch to the Iron Boots — you'll sink straight down into the water.

Activate the Switch and Defeat the Enemies

Activating the switch at the bottom will cause Spikes and Shell Blades to appear. Both can be easily defeated with the Hookshot — for Shell Blades, the key is to attack right when their shell opens.

Surface Opposite of the Switch for a Key

After defeating all the enemies, remove your Iron Boots and surface on the opposite side from where you activated the switch. You can obtain a Small Key from the chest above.

Go to Main Hall and Head to Right Corridor

After obtaining the key, return to the main hall and head down the corridor on the right.

Aim for the Further Ceiling Target

Entering the corridor, you'll see multiple targets lined up on the ceiling. Aim your Hookshot at the farthest target to proceed to the next room.

Get Compass by Using the Switch

In the back room, water is flowing around the chest. Activate the nearby switch to stop the water, then open the chest to obtain the Compass.

Go to Main Hall and Head East on the 1st Floor

After obtaining the Compass, retrace your steps back to the main hall. Enter the underwater corridor on the east side of the 1st floor, equip the Iron Boots and walk along the bottom, then surface in front of the sealed door.

Blow Up the Wall Ahead After Surfacing

After surfacing at the end of the underwater corridor, place a Bomb in front of the cracked wall to destroy it. Open the menu, set a Bomb to a C-button, then place it in front of the wall.

Obtain the Small Key in the Back Room

There is a chest in the room beyond the destroyed wall. Open the chest to obtain the Small Key.

Go to Main Hall and Head West on 2nd Floor

After obtaining the Small Key, return to the main hall, climb to the 2nd floor, use the Small Key to open the locked door on the west side, and enter.

Ride the Water Jet and Activate the Switch

Upon entering the room, you'll find a floor with water jets and a switch. First, stand on the section with the water jets, then activate the switch from a distance using your Bow or similar item to proceed.

Play Zelda's Lullaby in Front of the Crest

Zelda's Lullaby

After activating the switch and going up, there is a Triforce crest just outside the door of the room above. Stand in front of the crest and play Zelda's Lullaby.

Play the Scarecrow's Song to Make Travel Later Easier

If you play the "Scarecrow's Song" next to the same crest, you'll be able to use the Longshot to warp back to this crest location, making later navigation somewhat easier.

Head to the Western Room on the 3rd Floor

Once the iron bars open, proceed forward and enter the western room on the 3rd floor. Head to the back of the room to find yourself beside a waterfall.

Use the Hookshot to Traverse the Platforms

There are moving platforms beside the waterfall. Use your Hookshot aimed at the platforms to traverse across them.

Use Switch and Move to the Western Dragon

Beyond the waterfall, you'll enter a room with dragon statues lined up. First, activate the switch in the center of the room, then Hookshot your way to the platform on the western dragon.

Lower Water Level and Move to Next Dragon

After moving to the platform of the 1st dragon, activate the central switch again, then use the Hookshot on the wall target to move to the platform on the north side.

Climb the Dragon to Move to the 3rd Dragon

Once you're next to the 2nd dragon, climb over it and move to the platform of the 3rd dragon.

Stand Above the Dragon and Go Up

Activating the pedestal switch on the 3rd dragon with the Hookshot will make the dragon move upward. Ride the dragon up to the floor above.

Use the Hookshot to Cross to the Door Side

Once you're up top, use the Hookshot to cross to the door side leading to the next room. There are enemies nearby, so defeat them first so they don't get in the way.

Battle Dark Link in the Back Room

You'll face Dark Link in the room ahead. Dark Link mimics your every move, so bait him into dodging then attack the opening, or use Din's Fire which he cannot block.

Obtain the Longshot in the Building Ahead

After defeating Dark Link, proceed into the building ahead and obtain the Longshot. The Hookshot's range will be doubled.

Play the Song of Time Behind the Chest

Song of Time

After obtaining the Longshot, stand in front of the floor crest behind the chest and play the Song of Time (Right・A・Down・Right・A・Down). The floor will open, allowing you to proceed.

Avoid Touching the Whirlpools

The water channel ahead has multiple whirlpools flowing through it. Be careful — if you get sucked into a whirlpool, you'll be sent back to the room where you obtained the Longshot. Repeatedly pressing the B button increases your swimming speed, which is just barely enough to overcome the suction, so make use of B-button mashing.

Do Not Equip Iron Boots

Equipping the Iron Boots will make it easier to get sucked into the whirlpools, so it's more reliable to swim. Swim forward with your normal boots equipped.

Shoot Out the Eye Then Hookshot the Chest

Upon entering the room, there is an eye switch on the wall. Shoot the eye switch with your Bow to open the gate. The gate will close after a while, so quickly aim your Longshot at the chest to obtain the Small Key.

Proceed to the Eastern Side of Main Hall

After obtaining the Small Key, continue to the back and exit to the main hall, then head down the corridor on the eastern side of the 3rd floor.

Pull the Block as Far Back as Possible

Entering the eastern room, there is a block. Stand in front of the block and press the A button to grab it, then pull it toward you as far as it will go.

Head to Eastern Side of Main Hall 1st Floor

After pulling the block, retrace your steps back to the main hall. Equip the Iron Boots and head to the place where you met Princess Ruto via the path at the bottom of the 1st floor east side.

Play Zelda's Lullaby After Surfacing

Zelda's Lullaby

Walk along the bottom and surface up to the 3rd floor, then stand in front of the crest ahead and play Zelda's Lullaby to lower the water level.

Return to Main Hall's Central Building

After the water level changes, return to the main hall. Open the door to the tall, narrow building in the center of the main hall's 1st floor and enter.

Play Zelda's Lullaby in Front of 2nd Floor Crest

Zelda's Lullaby

Use the Hookshot to climb up inside the central building. Stand in front of the Triforce crest on the 2nd floor and play Zelda's Lullaby — the water level will change further and a new route to the south side of the main hall will open up.

Backtrack to Main Hall's Southern Corridor

After the water level changes, exit the building and return to the main hall. The water level change has made the southern corridor newly accessible, so unlock the door and proceed using the Hookshot.

Push the Block Ahead to Obtain the Key

There is a block in the back room of the corridor. Pushing the block in will allow you to enter a room with a chest — obtain the key from the chest.

Go to Main Hall then North from 1st Floor

After obtaining the Small Key, return to the main hall and follow the northern corridor on the 1st floor. It's a straight path to the dead-end room, but there are enemies and rolling boulders along the way, so proceed with caution.

Blow Up 2 Walls in the Room Ahead

Use Bombs to destroy 2 walls in the dead-end room on the north side.

Push the Block to Activate the Switch

From the room beyond the blown-up wall, move the block and place it on top of the underwater switch. Push the block onto the underwater switch to raise the water level and allow you to proceed to the next room.

Use Switch then Cross Water Platforms

Pressing the switch in the center of the room causes platforms to appear one after another on the water's surface. Quickly cross the appearing platforms to reach the door ahead. The platforms will sink over time, so cross without stopping.

Dodge the Boulders and Obtain the Boss Key

Ahead there is a corridor with large boulders rolling toward you — dodge them as you advance. Open the chest in the back room to obtain the Boss Key.

Return to 3rd Floor via 2nd Floor West Room

After obtaining the Boss Key, return to the main hall, enter the room on the west side of the 2nd floor, and use the water current mechanic to climb to the 3rd floor.

Play Zelda's Lullaby in Front of the Crest

Zelda's Lullaby

Stand in front of the Triforce crest found after climbing to the 3rd floor. Play Zelda's Lullaby to change the water level and open the path leading to the Boss room area.

Head to the Northern Side of the Main Hall

After the water level changes, return to the main hall and head north. Pass through the corridor that became accessible due to the water level change and head toward the Boss room.

Avoid Spikes and Move to Boss Room

The corridor leading to the Boss room has traps with spikes jutting up from the floor. Run through quickly when the spikes retract. At the end of the corridor, use the Boss Key to unlock the large boss door.

Jump to the Platform to Fight "Morpha"

Entering the Boss room begins the battle with Boss "Morpha." When fighting Morpha, use the Hookshot to pull out the nucleus and attack it. The attacks hurt, but there is only one pattern — the basic strategy is to keep your distance and wait for the nucleus to come out.

Warp and Obtain the Water Medallion

Defeating Morpha causes a pillar of light to appear. Touch the pillar of light to warp outside the temple and receive the Water Medallion. This completes the Water Temple.

Land One Normal Attack

When Dark Link appears near the tree, approach and perform one normal vertical or horizontal slash. Dark Link will parry this, which will open it up to your next step.

Hit It Once With the Megaton Hammer

Immediately switch to the Megaton Hammer, close in, and land a hit. This causes Dark Link to not raise its shield.

Keep Attacking With the Megaton Hammer

It will then teleport behind you so turn around and hit it with the Megaton Hammer. Repeat this sequence every time it teleports until you beat it.