Lightning Temple guide for the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK). See battery map & location, chest location, Queen Gibdo, walkthrough chart, quest tips, & procedures.
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Lightning Temple Guide
Lightning Temple Map & Battery
| Travel Point | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Battery | |||
Let Riju Apply Thunder To The Four Batteries
In order to activate the temple, it is necessary to activate the 4 batteries. Find all the batteries and let Riju apply thunder before you hit it.
Prepare Bow & More Arrows
Bows and arrows will be used a lot in clearing tge Lightning Temple and in battles with bosses. For this reason, it is recommended to prepare at least 50 arrows in advance. If you run out of Arrows on the way to the temple, you should go back to the town after freeing the Travel Points on the first floor of the temple.
Arrow Farming Guide - Best Ways To Get ArrowsGetting To Travel Points
| Order | Step-by-Step Guide |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Sand with a weapon with Koroks leaves on itStep on the hidden switch and go forward |
| 2 | Follow the path to a pit If you fall down, ascend with Ascend |
| 3 |  Use blocks to stop the fire while advancingStep on the switch to advance further |
| 4 | Recall the fireball and return it several times while advancing Step on the switch to proceed |
| 5 |  Lift up the nearby Mirror with Ultrahand and shine the light on the device |
Directions For Battery Location 1
| Order | Step-by-Step Guide |
|---|---|
| 1 |  From the Travel Point on the 1st floor, go to the right sideThere is a stone block ahead |
| 2 | Move the stone block and go inside |
| 3 | Hit the storage battery with Riju's lightning to complete the process |
Directions For Battery Location 2
| Order | Step-by-Step Guide |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Use the updraft on the first floor to fly and jump to the fourth floor corridor seen on the opposite side of the building |
| 2 | Use Recall on one of the spinning devices to align the rotation of the two devices |
| 3 | Go to the back of the device and move the block out of the way The door opens through the light |
| 4 |  Fly to the device visible on the opposite side and wait for it to be illuminated by the light |
| 5 | Move forward while blocking walls and ceilings with Spikes |
| 6 | When you get to the back room, go down to the floor below |
| 7 |  Place the nearby Stake (Zonai Device) on the wall to stop it from spinning |
| 8 | Shine the light on the device to activate it, then return to the upper floor |
| 9 |  Use Mirror to shine the light that went through to the upper floor onto the device at the back of the room |
| 10 | Activate the device with Riju's lightning and you are done |
Directions For Battery Location 3
| Order | Step-by-Step Guide |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Fly up to the 5th floor by using the updraft and enter the next room through the gap |
| 2 |  Set Mirror so that the light reaches the center room |
| 3 |  Return to the center room and use Ultrahand to move the two statues to the far left to direct the light downward |
| 4 | Go in the direction of the activated device (2nd floor) and defeat the Construct and Gibdo |
| 5 |  Create a Hot-Air Balloon with the Mirror set and attach the TorchFly it from under the light to activate the device |
| 6 | Activate the device with Riju's lightning and you are done |
Directions For Battery Location 4
| Order | Step-by-Step Guide |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Fly up to the 5th floor with Ascend and manipulate the 3 statues so that the light is facing upward |
| 2 | Use Ascend to get to the location of the activated (6th Floor) |
| 3 |  Go down to the lower floor while avoiding the flames |
| 4 | Step on the switch to open the door, then hit the device with lightning to complete the process (Riju will not let you in unless you step on the switch) |
| 5 | Go to the upper floor from the central pedestal to the boss battle ▼ Boss Battle Guide |
Battery Location Video Guide
Lightning Temple Treasure Chest Location & Contents
Treasure Chests
| No. | Location | Contents |
|---|---|---|
| ① |  | Large Zonai Charge (B1) |
| ② |  | Topaz (B1) |
| ③ |  | Mighty Zonaite Shield (B1) |
| ④ |  | Mighty Construct Bow (B1) |
| ⑤ |  | Flame Emitter (1F) |
| ⑥ |  | Diamond (4F) |
| ⑦ |  | Mirror ×3 (Rooftop) |
How To Get The Treasure Chest (6)
Ascend near the entrance to the Bongko Room on the 2nd floor to reach an isolated room with only treasure chests.
How To Get The Treasure Chest (7)
The treasure chest (7) is located on the roof of the temple. Use Ascend near the altar in the boss' room and go up to the roof to find the treasure chest.
Location Of Gerudo-Based Weapons
| Gerudo Scimitar | Gerudo Claymore |
| Gerudo Spear | Gerudo Bow |
Queen Gibdo Boss Battle Guide
Preparation For The Boss Battle
Queen Gibdo Boss Guide: How To Defeat & Tips | Lightning Temple Boss- Prepare as many Keese Eyeball & Bomb Flowers
- Prepare powerful weapons, including Bows and Arrows
- Bring plenty of recovery items
Prepare Keese Eyeball & Bomb Flowers
Keese Eyeballs, which automatically tracks enemies, and arrows fused with Bomb Flowers are extremely powerful. If you only want to weaken the boss, Dazzlefruit can do so and is effective. There are many other materials that can be used to weaken the boss, but if you want to increase your odds of winning, collect the Keese Eyeball and Bomb Flower attributes.
| Build Items That Can Be Used To Weaken The Boss | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Keese Eyeball | Electric Keese Eyeball | Ice Keese Eyeball | Bomb Flower |
| Build Items That Can Also Be Used For Weakening | |||
| Fire Fruit | Water Fruit | Ice Fruit | Shock Fruit |
| Red Chuchu Jelly | Chuchu Jelly | White Chuchu Jelly | Yellow Chuchu Jelly |
| Dazzlefruit | |||
Make Sure You Have Plenty Of Equipment & Recovery Items
This is one of the strongest bosses among all the bosses, and it is easy to have a hard time against it if you don't have enough equipment and reinforcements.
Video Guide
Key Points To Getting Around
- Use Keese Eyeball builds
- Aim to down with Bomb Flower and Riju skills
∟ Once they are down, attack them intensively - When they come back from down, they will rush at you, so prepare to dash away
- The second half of the battle, shoot down with the Keese Eyeball build and bow right away
- While the boss is running away, go around destroying Gibdo's nest
- Wait for the remaining Zakos to self-destruct with light while running away
- Repeat the same process when you are the one-on-one with the boss
Bows & Arrows Is The Source Of Firepower Until It Is Down
The main way to get around is to fuse your Bow & Arrows with Keese Eyeball or follow up with Bomb Arrows. In particular, the attribute Keese Eyeball is easy to aim for a hearshot even if shot at random, and can lead to a down.
Riju Lightning Is Deprecated Due To Difficulty
▲ Queen Gibdo needs to wait until the lightning is in range
Riju's lightning is interrupted if the enemy takes a long time to enter the range or if Riju herself is attacked by an enemy. Because of the difficulty of standing in the way, it is easier to attack if you have collected the attribute Keese Eyeball.
Be Careful With Stamina After Returning From A Downed Position
It is better to refrain from attacks that use the Stamina gauge when concentrating on them while they are down. After recovering, the attacked will rush at you, and you will not be able to escape without Stamina.
Gibdo's Nests Are The Highest Priority To Destroy
When Gibdo's health is reduced to less than half HP, 4 Gibdo's nest will be activated. At the beginning of the second half of the fight, use the attribute Keese Eyebal for the Gibdo nests, and while the boss is running around, use Bomb Flower to destroy the Gibdo nests.
Endure Until All The Zakos Are Destroyed
If the Gibdo's nests is destroyed, but the zacos are still around, use light or fire attacks to take them out first. If the boss turns back to black during the process, use the attribute Keese Eyeball build Bow to whiten it.
Defeating The Boss Unlocks Riju's Sage Skill
When the boss is defeated, Lightning Temple is cleared and Riju's Sage skill is obtained. You will be able to use Riju's skills outside of the Main Quests.
How To Get To Lighting Temple
Refer to this article as it is published in a separated article up to the point where Gerudo Town is being defended.
Until Arrival At Lightning Temple
| Order | Step-by-Step Guide |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wind the defense of Gerudo Town and talk with Riju in the underground location |
| 2 |  Follow the hints on the mural and look at the desert from behind the throneThere is a red pillar in the distance |
| 3 | When you reach the red pillar, break the cracked rock on the floor |
| 4 | Go in the direction of the light |
| 5 |  When you reach the second pillar, go to the top of the tower just beside it and turn the handle counterclockwise |
| 6 | Proceed toward the connected light and aim for the third pillar |
| 7 |  Break the cracked floor at the third pillar and bring the handle parts up |
| 8 | Assemble the handles and maneuver them so that the light reaches the first pillar |
| 9 | Head to the center of the triangle and meet up with Riju Hit the device with Riju's lighting |
| 10 |  Hit the pink part in the center with Riju's lighting |
| 11 | Arrive at the temple and hit the pink part with Riju's lightning and the boss will appear |
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Great Sky Island Guide
Main Quest Walkthrough List
Find Princess Zelda
The Closed Door
To the Kingdom of Hyrule
Crisis at Hyrule Castle (1st Time)
Regional Phenomena
Impa and the Geoglyphs
Camera Work In The Depths
A Mystery In The Depths
Tulin of Rito Village
Yunobo of Goron City
Sidon of the Zora
Riju of Gerudo Town
Dragon's Tears
Crisis at Hyrule Castle (2nd Time)
Find the Fifth Sage
Guidance From Ages Past
Trail of the Master Sword
Destroy Ganondorf
Wind Temple
Water Temple
Fire Temple
Lightning Temple
Spirit Temple
Colgera
Marbled Gohma
Mucktorok
Queen Gibdo
Seized Construct
How To Unlock True Ending
Post Game Guide & What To Do After Game?
