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The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

Part 34

Navigate Ikana Canyon and the Under the Well dungeon in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask to obtain the Mirror Shield. Requires specific items.

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Navigate Ikana Canyon and the Under the Well dungeon in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask to obtain the Mirror Shield. Requires specific items.

  • A Blue Potion (can be bought for 100 Rupees from the Akindo Nut outside Sakon's Hideout if not already obtained)
  • 5 Magic Beans
  • 10 Deku Nuts
  • 10 Bombs
  • At least 4 Empty Bottles (6 are recommended)
  • 1 Powder Keg (needed for Castle, not the well itself)
  • Gibdo Mask
  • Lens of Truth
  • Fire Arrows
  • Goron Mask (to buy Powder Keg if needed)
  • Captain's Hat (optional, to avoid ReDeads)
  • Epona's Song
Walkthrough
  1. 1
    From Clock Town, use the Song of Soaring to return to Ikana Canyon.
  2. 2
    Head north and uphill to find a well; climb down into it.
  3. 3
    Equip the Gibdo Mask. In the first room, speak to a Gibdo and give it the Blue Potion.
  4. 4
    Proceed to the next room, then go up and left.
  5. 5
    Fill one bottle with Spring Water and another with a Fish.
  6. 6
    Return to the main room, equip the Deku Mask, and use a Deku Flower to float over spiky logs.
  7. 7
    On the other side, remove the Deku Mask and go through the north door. Give the Spring Water to the Gibdo.
  8. 8
    Enter the next room and use a Fire Arrow to clear the cobweb on the left.
  9. 9
    Go into the room to the left and fill three bottles with bugs.
  10. 10
    Return right and up, avoiding spiky logs, and go through the east door. Give a bug to the Gibdo.
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    In the next room, use the Lens of Truth to find a chest containing a Purple Rupee.
  12. 12
    Return to the previous room and go south.
  13. 13
    Go west and give the Gibdo next to the door the captured Fish.
  14. 14
    Enter the next room. Shoot the eyeballs on the wall with arrows when they open.
  15. 15
    Head west and kill the Dexihand in the water. Fill a bottle with this Hot Spring Water.
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    Go east and south into another room. Use the water here to get another Fish in a Bottle.
  17. 17
    Go north and east to another room. Go east and south, avoiding spiky logs, then go south into the next room.
  18. 18
    Give the Gibdo to the east 5 Magic Beans.
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    In the next room, go east to the Deku Nuts, then continue into the next room.
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    Go to the next door and give the Gibdo the Hot Spring Water.
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    Play Epona's Song to the cow in the next room to fill a bottle with milk.
  22. 22
    Return to the previous room and go north. Give the Gibdo there 10 Bombs.
  23. 23
    In the next room, dodge spinning blades until a Big Poe appears. Defeat it and capture its spirit in a Bottle.
  24. 24
    Return to the previous room and go west through it, defeating Keese.
  25. 25
    Go west to the next room, then north to the Gibdo. Give him the captured Fish and go into the next room.
  26. 26
    Go north to the other side. Give the Gibdo here the Big Poe's spirit.
  27. 27
    Go through and into the next room. Go north and defeat the Wallmaster.
  28. 28
    Head past the next group of spiky logs. Give the Gibdo on the other side the milk.
  29. 29
    In the next room, use a Fire Arrow on each of the four torches to make a chest containing the Mirror Shield appear.
  30. 30
    Stand in the light nearby and use the Mirror Shield to reflect light towards the sun-emblazoned switch on the wall, creating a ladder.
  31. 31
    Climb the ladder and shine light onto the blue block to remove it, allowing you to climb up and enter the Ancient Castle of Ikana.
  32. 32
    To enter the Ancient Castle of Ikana from a more convenient entrance: return to Clock Town and buy a Powder Keg from the Bomb Shop (West Clock Town, requires Goron Mask). Alternatively, use the Song of Soaring to return to Ikana Canyon, go east from the dry river to the castle gates, and enter the hole to the left.
  33. 33
    Once inside the castle, go left and smack the crystal switch, letting light shine.
  34. 34
    Use the Mirror Shield to manipulate the light onto the blue block, making it disappear.
  35. 35
    Go south into the main area, then east into the castle.
  36. 36
    Wear the Captain's Hat or Gibdo Mask to avoid ReDeads.
  37. 37
    Go up and shoot the leftmost eyeball on the wall to open a door.
  38. 38
    Go through, smack the crystal switch to make the hot floor rise.
  39. 39
    Put on the Deku Mask and dive into a Deku Flower. Wait for the floor to descend, then launch to push it back up.
  40. 40
    Go halfway across the room into another Deku Flower.
Tips
  • The Mirror Shield can reflect light, useful for puzzles.
  • Black Boes can be found in urns, but are not important for restocking.
  • The Akindo Nut sells Blue Potions for 100 Rupees.

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