Complete Part 30 of The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, including how to defeat Grinexx and find the Big Key.
Walkthrough
- 1Freeze the balancing platform and walk across to another fire pillar.
- 2Freeze the fire pillar to reach the center of the room.
- 3Hit the four switches with the Ice Rod to spawn a chest containing the Compass.
- 4Head west, merge with the frozen fire pillars, then onto the west wall, heading south to the button to open the southwest door.
- 5Return to the center. Step on the left balance platform and freeze it so the north side is tilted up.
- 6Fall from the top onto the Red Rupee and press the button to open the northern door.
- 7Enter the southeast room and bomb the Kodongos to spawn a chest.
- 8Return to the previous room and head up the balance platform to the east wall.
- 9Merge and enter the southeast room, using the warp.
- 10Warp again and cross the lava to head outside where three Fairies can be found.
- 11Return to the previous room and drop down one level, using the warp to reach the chest with the Purple Rupee.
- 12Head back to the large room and merge along the high east wall, traveling to the southwest corner to claim the Monster Parts.
- 13Exit at the southwest and clear out the Gibos.
- 14Freeze the balance to reach the north warp.
- 15Warp again and freeze a path to the exit and Piece of Heart #28.
- 16Head back to the balance platform and drop off the edge to the lower warp.
- 17Kill the Gibos and grab Small Key #1.
- 18Head back to the main room and use the high east wall, this time going north to grab Small Key #2.
- 19Continue to merge across to the north room and open the chest for a Purple Rupee.
- 20Drop down and slay the Wizzrobes to open the path, then return to the main room.
- 21Search for and defeat all the Flamolas to spawn a chest on the west side of the room.
- 22Cross over using the fire pillar and merge with the wall to reach the chest for the Silver Rupee.
- 23Head down the steps to B1.
- 24In this room, defeat the four Wizzrobes. Use the west balance platform to move up to the third one.
- 25Cross over and merge with the west wall, going all the way around to the north side.
- 26Drop down and merge west to reach the fourth Wizzrobe, which spawns a Big Chest in the center of the raised platform.
- 27Merge back west and go into the hole, then open the chest for a Purple Rupee.
- 28In the previous room, drop a bomb off the edge to raise the platform up.
- 29Use a key to enter the room and claim the Big Key.
- 30Back out on the ledge, merge behind the grated platform to knock it loose.
- 31Cross over and drop down to claim the Hylian Shield.
- 32Face south from here and use the Ice Rod to create a place to drop down.
- 33Do so and move south under the platform above for a Gold Rupee.
- 34Go to the northwest from here. Kill the Fire Gimos to earn a warp, then leave.
- 35Head to the northeast room and cross over behind the Beamos for Small Key #3.
- 36Head back to the previous room and into the southwest room.
- 37Cross over to the northwest area and step on the button to raise platforms in the main room.
- 38Head back across the gap to the east side. Stand on the platform and hit the switch to rise up with it.
- 39Quickly head north and kill the two Wizzrobes on the east side.
- 40A platform raises at the end of the path with a chest containing a Silver Rupee.
- 41Use the first platform and merge with the wall heading north to knock the grate down.
- 42Exit at the southeast and hit the button in this room.
- 43Cross over the southern path and south into the room.
- 44Hit the switch and ride up to the second level, then through the locked door.
- 45Defeat the Wizzrobes on this level and jump down the hole to face the boss.
- 46Boss Battle: Grinexx Start swimming in the lava, shooting up fire pillars. Dodge these. As Grinexx passes through ungrated areas, hit him with the Ice Rod. After a few hits, he will be forced onto the platform. Hit his head, then dodge his attacks. If Grinexx bottles up and starts steaming, run away. Continue to hit Grinexx until he spins around the arena. After this attack, you should be able to end the fight.
- 47Grab the Heart Container and free Impa.
Tips
- Wizzrobes vanish and reappear to fire projectiles. The Ice and Fire Rods are effective against them.
- If Grinexx starts steaming, it means he is about to unleash a powerful attack, so be prepared to run.
- Use the Ice Rod to create paths across lava or to freeze platforms.
- Merge with walls to traverse areas you cannot normally reach.
- Compass
- Piece of Heart #28
- Small Key #1
- Small Key #2
- Small Key #3
- Purple Rupee (x3)
- Silver Rupee (x2)
- Gold Rupee
- Hylian Shield
- Big Key
- Heart Container
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