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

Water Temple Master Quest

Master the infamous Water Temple in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest with our detailed walkthrough. Find items, defeat enemies, and solve puzzles.

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Master the infamous Water Temple in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest with our detailed walkthrough. Find items, defeat enemies, and solve puzzles.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Equip the Iron Boots to sink to the lowest level. Enter the door bordered by yellow/green lines. De-equip boots, swim through the wall crack. Use Hookshot on the wall symbol to reveal a chest (inaccessible underwater). Swim to the top, play Zelda's Lullaby near the symbol to lower water. In the center, cast Din's Fire to light corner torches. Proceed through the door and defeat the three Stalfos. Hit the wall symbol to spawn the chest containing the Dungeon Map.
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    Return to the previous room and drop to the bottom. Light the two corner torches and enter the newly opened door. Clear the room of enemies to reveal a chest with the Compass.
  3. 3
    Return to the previous room, stand on the Hookshot target, and Hookshot up to the second level. Open the chest for the Longshot, an upgraded Hookshot.
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    Exit back to the central chamber. Enter the red door and Hookshot up to the second level. Play Zelda's Lullaby to raise the water to the second floor. Exit the door, head to the opposite side of the central chamber, and step on the yellow switch. Proceed through the opened passageway. At the end, cast Din's Fire to light the torch across the grates, opening them. Destroy crates to find Gold Skulltula #72.
  5. 5
    In the large room on the left with crates, head down the right path and Hookshot up to the target. Step on the switch and exit back to the central chamber. Hop to the second floor and enter the passageway with spikes. Hookshot up to the ledge, then towards the ceiling. Grab a small crate, drop down, and return to the central chamber. Cross the pit to the center ledge and drop the crate on the pressure switch. Enter the door.
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    Destroy the crate next to the door to find a crystal switch. Hit it, defeat the Lizalfos, and Hookshot up to the higher level. Destroy nearby crates to find Gold Skulltula #73. Exit the door and play Zelda's Lullaby to raise the water. Drop to the second floor and enter the red door. Surface and swim onto the platform. Play the Song of Time to spawn a time block. Climb on it and cast Din's Fire to light the four corner torches, opening a grate into the basement. Drop down towards it.
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    In the basement, destroy crates to reveal a crystal switch (no effect). Head to the back of the passage and step on the sinking blocks. Activate the revealed crystal switch, then swim towards the opened grate. Hit the wall symbol to spawn a chest containing a Small Key. Return to the central chamber, swim to the surface, and open the locked door to the east.
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    Drop onto the moving platform. Look above the entrance doorway for a crystal switch. Hookshot it. Aim your Hookshot at the top-right target (with a platform below). Hookshot the wall symbol, then grapple to the raised target on the doorway. Enter and drop down. Kill the three Stalfos. Hookshot back up towards the entrance, grapple across to the new target, then to the wall target. Climb over the half-raised statue head. Turn the corner, smash jars for a Fairy, and grapple across. Leap to the narrow pillar and grapple up to the ledge above. Proceed through the door for the miniboss.
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    Miniboss - Dark Link: Proceed to the opposite end of the room and turn around. Dark Link will appear. He is adept at blocking attacks. Use the Megaton Hammer or Din's Fire for an easy victory. Alternatively, L-Target him and attack when openings appear. After defeating him, the illusion fades. Head through the next door.
  10. 10
    Hit the wall symbol and drop into the room below. Cross the river by Hookshotting across targets. As you turn the corner, look above to find Gold Skulltula #74. Make your way to the end and drop into the room below. Swim through the opening in the water to the end.
Tips
  • The Longshot is found much earlier in Master Quest than in the original game.
  • Din's Fire is very effective against Dark Link.
  • Remember to equip and de-equip the Iron Boots to control your buoyancy.
  • Dungeon Map
  • Compass
  • Longshot
  • Small Key
  • Gold Skulltula #72
  • Gold Skulltula #73
  • Gold Skulltula #74

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