At this point if you have been following along, there is only one dungeon left on your map to complete, and it is on Death Mountain! There are actually two halves of Death Mountain to explore in Lorule. We can at least check out both sides, so let's do that. Get to the "Death Mountain" weather vane, then merge with the wall and go through the fissure portal.
Death Mountain
Upon your arrival, move left along the wall to reach a ledge with a baby Maiamai in a pot. After that, drop down to the snow-covered ground below. The cave at the very bottom in the southwest corner has faeries that you can collect. Aside from that, go west and up the tall ladder to the mountain summit. Go east and defeat the large ice statue, followed by the smaller ones to receive a chest with
100 Rupees inside.
Go up the nearby hill and continue to the tower at the top, known as Treacherous Tower. Activate the weather vane in front for now at least. The tower itself is a mini-game where you must defeat enemies and win prizes for surviving a certain number of waves. You can win a Heart Piece if you want to clear the Beginner and Intermediate stages now. It is highly recommended that you have a recovery Potion, the strongest sword, and the Blue/Red Mail. If you drop off the ledge directly south of the tower, then merge along the wall to the left, you can open another chest to find a
Monster Tail.
You need to make your way to the eastern side of the mountain, so go towards the southeast until you come to a bridge. You can't cross it from this side, so this is the point where you have to return to Hyrule. Back in Hyrule, get to the "Tower of Hera" weather vane, then proceed eastward across the bridge to the Rosso's Ore Mine cave. Get through the cave to the mine itself, then use the fissure portal you find down there to return to Lorule.
When you arrive back in Lorule for a second time, activate the nearby "Death Mountain" weather vane. The bridge is to your west, but it is one way. Defeat the enemies in the area, then head northeast to find a cave entrance. In this cave, you will need to get across a series of moving platforms with help from your merging ability when necessary.
When you reach the first solid platform with the ice statues, defeat them and merge around the walls to the icy platform and the larger ice statue. Defeat that one, and you will have a choice on where to go next. If you continue to the west, use the Tornado Rod to aid you in reaching an exit that leads to a Maiamai and a chest containing
300 Rupees. If you choose to go north, stay to the right when riding the horizontal platforms to avoid a Blade Trap ahead. Then, continue all the way eastward to exit the cave.
Back outside, you can go west and use the Fire Rod to clear a few ice statues to reach a chest containing
100 Rupees. Then, continue eastward to reach the far end of the mountain. You will find the Ice Ruins here, but the entrance is blocked by an ice statue. Use the Fire Rod to clear it, then go inside.
NEXT: DUNGEON: Ice Ruins
