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The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Guide > Walkthrough > DUNGEON: Turtle Rock

Preparations: You must have the Ice Rod in order to proceed here.


In here, use the Ice Rod to form rocks to cross the lava safely, then enter the next room. Here in the main area, you will notice the see-saw device ahead of you. The trick with these involves tilting it in the direction you want, then using the Ice Rod to freeze it in place for a few seconds so you can walk along it. With that said, with the see-saw pointing upward to the right, freeze it and walk onto the upper path. When you reach the second see-saw, wait for a lava plume to appear on the left side, then freeze it and merge your way onto the large center platform. Throw Bombs or use the Ice Rod to trigger the the four crystal switches in the corners to make a chest appear; open it to get the Compass.

Next, get back across by freezing the lava plume to the right again. This time, run to the east wall and merge with it. First, go to the northeast ledge and grab the Small Key atop it. Then, go around to the southeast ledge and enter that room. Step on the warp tile to reach the top of the northeast room. The adjacent tile leads to an exit, which is apparently a dead end. Drop down to the middle level and use that warp to return to the southeast area. Open the chest inside to get 50 Rupees.

Return to the center room and use the see-saw to reach the center platform again where you found the Compass. Freeze the lava plumes to the west and merge onto the western wall when you get there, then go southwest. On the ledge over there, hit the floor switch to unlock the room below you, and enter it. Tilt the see-saw so the ramp leads to the high ledge above, then freeze it and walk up to the warp tile. Take the warp to the northwest room, and step into the adjacent tile to reach an exit room. Use the Ice Rod to freeze your way across the lava to exit the dungeon. On the balcony outside, collect a Heart Piece, then go back inside.

In the dungeon again, get back across the lava and return to the warp tile. Step into it and then into the adjacent tile to reach the southwest room once more. Continue right past the warp tile and drop down to the lower one, and step into that one. Collect the Small Key in the northwest room again, then return to the center chamber.

Back here, you will notice a floor switch on an elevated platform on the north side of the room. To reach it, use the Ice Rod to first tilt the see-saw in front of the switch ledge so you can walk onto it, then tilt it so it points upward to the north, and freeze it. Walk onto the north ledge now and hit the floor switch, which unlocks the high northern door. If you get to the eastern wall via the upper path and merge your way to the north ledge, you can enter that room and grab the chest containing 50 Rupees. Likewise, if you kill every enemy in the center room, a chest in the northwest area will appear; merge with the west wall to reach it and take the 100 Rupees inside.

With this room clear now, get to the north end of the room. Use the Ice Rod to cross the lava directly north of the high platform where the chest containing the Compass is located, and you will find a hidden alcove directly under that platform and 100 Rupees sitting there. Once you are done here, head into the room directly to the north. You will have to fight some Wizzrobes in here. You can kill the first one easily with your sword, but since the other two are on high ledges, so use your Ice Rod to hit them. When the enemies are gone and the door opens, go downstairs to B1.

You can't grab the chests overhead for now, so just continue onward. Ignore the crystal switch next to the door, and first enter the northeast room. For the floating enemies, wait until the smaller pink parts are outside of the larger red body before attacking the vulnerable pink part with your sword. Use the Ice Rod to cross the lava, freezing a lava plume to block the beam statue's laser. At the other side, grab the Small Key, then exit the room.

Back in the large room, you will need to make your way around the room with help from the Ice Rod and see-saws. There are several Wizzrobes floating around, and each time you kill one, a new platform appears above the lava. Defeat all the Wizzrobes and four platforms will form a square platform, causing a big chest to appear in the middle. Plus, a small platform will emerge next to a smaller chest in the northeast area.

For the next part, freeze the west see-saw to reach the west ledge in the middle. Freeze the two ice plumes when they emerge and walk across to the west wall, then merge and head northward. Drop onto the northern ledge, then enter the north room. Open the chest to get 50 Rupees, then exit. While you are still on the north ledge, merge onto the wall again and head to the northeast segment of the room. Pop out behind the leaning catwalk to form a bridge leading to the small chest; open it to get 100 Rupees.

Return to the north ledge via merging with the wall, then drop a Bomb off the edge so it triggers the crystal switch below. This will raise your platform to the top level. Unlock the north door and reenter the previous room, where you can retrieve the Big Key from the big chest. Exit the room and merge onto the right wall, then pop out behind the catwalk leaning against the wall to form a second bridge. Follow it across and drop down next to the big chest. Open it to receive the Hylian Shield, which allows you to block magical attacks as well!

Before you leave the platform with the big chest, use your Ice Rod to form solid ledges atop the lava directly to the south. Drop onto the ledges you form and walk into a hidden alcove underneath the high middle platform, and you will find a secret 300 Rupees! To get back out, use the Ice Rod to make your way back to the safe area at the north end of the room.

Next, use the see-saws and Ice Rod to get across to the southwest portion of the room. Unlock that door and go inside, where you get to use your new shield right away. Block the fireballs as you freeze your way across the lava (you can even freeze the fire-shooting statues). At the other end, break the pots and hit the floor switch to form a bridge across the center room.

Exit the corner room and head across the newly formed bridge to the southeast corner now. If you want to quickly get back across the room, stand at the edge to the right of the crystal switch, then trigger it. Otherwise, unlock the southeast room and go inside. Get past the Blade Traps and freeze your way across, where you can break pots and hit another floor switch to form one last bridge. Exit this room and start walking along the southernmost bridge, hugging the wall to enter the room below.

In this room, merge on the wall and land on either of the round platforms to the side. Use the Ice Rod or toss a Bomb to hit the crystal switch on the south ledge, which will cause the round platforms to move up and down. When they move upward, merge with the wall and get onto the north platform. Pop out and unlock the boss door to continue. Back in the previous room once more, go across the catwalk while avoiding the rolling spiked bars, and break the pots at the end. Step on the floor switch and defeat the Wizzrobes that appear to make a hole appear in the center. Drop down to meet the boss.



Boss Battle


Of course you would fight a giant rock turtle as the boss of Turtle Rock. You are on a grated platform with lava plumes shooting upward in four locations. There are five openings in the platform, one in each corner and the center. Early in the battle, the boss will be in the lava below simply moving around. Follow it until it passes underneath an opening, then use the Ice Rod to freeze it, causing damage. It may attack by chasing you around aggressively while shooting a lava plume straight out of its back. You can stop that attack immediately with your Ice Rod.

After you cause enough damage to the boss's first form, the center opening will close up and the boss will jump onto the platform. At this point, there are a couple of new attacks to be concerned about. You need to attack the boss's head with your sword, but look out since it will try to extend its head and bite you! After the bite attack, it will hide in its shell; run far away at this point. Steam will shoot out of its sides before an explosion attack occurs, which you will want to avoid. The giant turtle can also spin around the platform in its shell, but that is easy to avoid. You can stun by the boss by freezing one of the fire pillars and hide behind it during the bite attack. Anyway, just concentrate on hitting its head whenever it is exposed and it won't take long, especially if you have an upgraded sword!



Once you defeat the boss, take the Heart Container as always. Touch the painting to meet Sage Impa, and then you will end up back outside.

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