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Shadow Temple Master Quest
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Shadow Temple Master Quest

Complete the Shadow Temple Master Quest in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Find Hover Boots, Small Keys, and 81 Gold Skulltulas.

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Complete the Shadow Temple Master Quest in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Find Hover Boots, Small Keys, and 81 Gold Skulltulas.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Stand on the pedestal and cast Din's Fire to light all torches, granting access.
  2. 2
    Hookshot across the gap and walk through the fake wall.
  3. 3
    Use the Lens of Truth (a tool that reveals hidden things) to find a fake wall with bombable rocks. Bomb it and enter to find a locked door.
  4. 4
    Examine the center apparatus. Equip the Lens of Truth to find a pillar with a skull only visible with the lens. Push the gear to point towards it to unlock the door across the pit.
  5. 5
    Look high on either side of the door for two torches to light with Fire Arrows.
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    Proceed down the incline and find a fake wall to the south (turn left from the entrance).
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    Head through the door behind it to find a room of Gibdos (mummy-like enemies). Clear the room to get a Small Key.
  8. 8
    Head to the northern door (also behind a fake wall) to enter a room with a spinning blade. Use crouches to dodge the lower blade and collect the five Silver Rupees.
  9. 9
    Open the chest that appears to get the Dungeon Map.
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    In one of the room's alcoves, approach the sign that says "come here if you want to see a ferry to the other world" to fall into a small cubby.
  11. 11
    Grab the invisible Skulltula and the Small Key from an invisible chest here.
  12. 12
    Clear the enemies in the room to exit from the same door you came in from.
  13. 13
    Return to the room with the gear apparatus and locked door.
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    Enter and equip your Lens of Truth to see where the fake walls are.
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    Head down the first door on the left to find a room with 4 ReDeads (zombie-like enemies). Defeat them all to get a chest with the Compass.
  16. 16
    Exit back to the corridor and look for a time block behind a fake wall. Play the Song of Time to remove it and pass through.
  17. 17
    Shoot the middle eye switch with an arrow to remove the ice block in the corner behind a fake wall. Go through there.
  18. 18
    Fight the Dead Hand (a boss enemy) using your Lens of Truth to see where it hides and throwing Bombs at it.
  19. 19
    Once you defeat it, you will get the Hover Boots.
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    Go back to the room with the Beamos (a stationary turret enemy) and 3 rocks. Bomb the real rock straight ahead.
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    Open the locked door behind it and head down the pathway, past the Beamos, Bladetraps, Skulltula, and first set of guillotines towards a large area.
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    Look to the corner to see a set of Silver Rupees.
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    Run to the end of the passageway, where the two Beamos are, and look to your right to a frozen eye switch.
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    Equip the Lens of Truth to see an invisible platform right in front of it, then hop across and shoot it.
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    Head through the door at the end of this particular set of platforms.
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    Collect the 5 Silver Rupees scattered around (the one in the corner is floating; play the Song of Time to summon a time block and grab it).
  27. 27
    Open the chest in the small room that's now open for a Blue Rupee.
  28. 28
    Equip your Lens of Truth to see a second, invisible chest containing a Small Key.
  29. 29
    Return to the previous room and leap across, past the Beamos.
  30. 30
    Collect the 5 Silver Rupees in the area you saw earlier, using the Hookshot target on the ceiling to collect the two floating ones. A small chest containing Arrows will appear.
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    Hit the nearby crystal switch and head to the back.
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    In the next room, equip the Lens of Truth to see a stone block in the wall you can pull out to protect yourself from falling spikes.
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    Pull the block to the middle of the two spikes to block both from reaching the ground.
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    Examine the jail cells to get Gold Skulltula #82, as well as a chest containing more Arrows.
  35. 35
    Pull the block to the end of the path to use it to clamber onto the nearby ledge.
  36. 36
    Use the topside of the falling spikes to cross to the switch on the other side. Step on it to reveal a chest containing a Small Key. There is another chest here containing a Blue Rupee.
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    Return to the previous room and use your Hover Boots to cross to the locked door on the ledge near a guillotine with a sign about "sacred feet".
  38. 38
    In this room, keep the Hover Boots on to glide over invisible spikes easily.
  39. 39
    Kill the two ReDeads in the room to spawn a chest containing a Blue Rupee.
  40. 40
    Use the Lens of Truth to see the real Silver Rupees and collect them, using the Hookshot on any floating Rupees.
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    Open the locked door to the north.
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    Equip the Iron Boots to fight the wind.
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    Head down to the end of the bridge to a room with ReDeads. Kill them.
  44. 44
    Look for an invisible chest to get a Small Key.
  45. 45
    Grab Gold Skulltula #83.
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    Return to the bridge, look for a fake wall, and equip your Hover Boots to glide over with the wind at your back.
  47. 47
    Inside, kill the Gibdos and open the chest they spawn for a Blue Rupee.
  48. 48
    Blow up the rocks in the corner by the locked door for Gold Skulltula #84.
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    There is another invisible chest in this room containing Arrows.
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    Enter the locked door.
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    Pull the block in the corner for a shortcut back to the first room with the spinning blades.
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    Use the block to reach the ladder on the opposite ledge, then board the boat and play Zelda's Lullaby.
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    After the boat moves and Stalfos appear, keep your shield up or fight them.
  54. 54
    Leap off at the end.
  55. 55
    Look across the pit and shoot the Bomb Flowers to make a bridge.
Tips
  • The Lens of Truth is crucial for revealing invisible platforms, fake walls, and hidden enemies or items.
  • Use the Hover Boots to cross gaps and glide over hazardous terrain like invisible spikes.
  • The Song of Time is necessary to remove time blocks that obstruct your path.
  • Pay attention to signs and environmental clues, as they often hint at hidden secrets or mechanics.
  • Collect all Silver Rupees in a room to reveal chests and progress.
  • Bombable walls and rocks often hide secrets or new paths.
  • The minimap (a small map on the HUD (heads-up display — the on-screen icons showing health, ammo and the minimap), or Heads-Up Display) can help you orient yourself within the dungeon.

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