Preparations: You must have the Fire Rod in order to proceed here. Bombs are optional.
When you enter, use the Fire Rod to melt the large ice block. Pull the tongue out of the statue to start up the moving blocks, then ride one down two levels to B2. Get off there and use the Fire Rod to melt all of the ice, including the enemy moving around. Grab the
Small Key from the melted icy ledge in the corner, then continue down to B3. Open the chests there to get
1 Rupee and a
Monster Horn and defeat the Wizzrobes. Finally, ride the platforms down to B5 and open the big chest to receive the
Big Key. Then, just go back up to B1.
When you approach 1F, move downward on the rising platform and you will enter a hidden alcove directly below the steps leading back outside. There is a chest there containing
300 Rupees so be sure to grab them! Now, head north on B1 and unlock the door to continue onward. In this room, there are two tongue statues; pull the left one to open the door, then defeat the ice monster with the Fire Rod before exiting. In the east room, defeat the penguin enemies, then light the four lanterns with your Lamp to make a Small Key appear on the upper ledge. You can't grab it yet, so continue to the south.
There, avoid the icy fireballs and open the chest on the right side to receive the
Compass. From here, follow the narrow path to the right and the northward. At the end of the path, merge with the wall and go around to reach the
Small Key on the other side. Go back around to the narrow path and follow it all the way to the south, then turn west to a locked door. Open it and enter the next room there.
In this room, merge along the east wall to a chest containing
5 Rupees. Continue along the wall to the west side and pull the tongue out of the statue to open up the floor below. If you merge over to the southwest ledge, you can go into a side room with two pots that contain 20 Rupees and a heart. Anyway, back in the room with the moving platforms, fall through the wide opening to reach B3.
When you land, go into the east room. Use the Fire Rod to clear the ice and the enemy, then hit the floor switch to unlock a nearby door. Up the stairs at the back end of the room, you can either merge with the wall and go southeast to a hidden alcove with faeries, or enter the northwest room. In the new room, fall through the hole in the floor to land on level B4.
Down here now, walk onto the rotating platform to the left. North of that platform is a ledge with four crystal switches. Throw a Bomb to trigger them all and a chest will appear on the narrow ledge to the right; open it to get
100 Rupees. From here, go west and south along the narrow path to the next area. In there, ride one of the icy platforms around an unlit lantern while defeating the bats around you. Light the lantern with your Lamp when you get close, and a moving platform will appear to the north. If you go southeast to the next room, you can find
Monster Guts in a chest.
Anyway, go back north and ride the moving platform up to B3 again. Once you stop moving, go south along the path to another moving platform. When it moves southward, you can drop down to the left and open the chest below to grab
50 Rupees. Continue along the moving platforms to reach a balcony overlooking the ice-filled room below. Use the Fire Rod to melt the ice from above, then go back west and north to the first platform you rode from B4. This time, go through the right doorway. Now that the ice is gone, merge on the wall to cross the gap and hit the crystal switch. Ride the next platform upward to B2.
Once you land above, defeat the cyclops enemies while avoiding the icy fireballs, and break the pots to find a floor switch. Hit it and enter the east room. Pull the tongue out of the statue to cause an opening to appear in the floor below. Drop through to B3, and open the chest to receive a
Stamina Scroll, which will increase your energy gauge!
After that, go west to the next room and ride the platform back up to B2. Before continuing, you can merge with the north wall and follow the path all the way around to an isolated platform in the middle of the map. Enter that room to reach the chest with
100 Rupees inside. Now, go back to the moving platform and reenter the east room. This time, merge with the wall to cross the pit and enter the east room. Go north in the hallway and into the west room at the top, then fall through the opening in the middle. Pull the tongue statue and the floor will fall out, so drop down to another room on B3.
When you land, try to exit to the left and a giant penguin enemy will appear. Defeat the small ones with your sword, then avoid the larger one until it slides before attacking it as well. When the enemies are gone, take the west exit first. Knock the bouncy enemies off the narrow icy path (use Bombs from a distance), then pull the tongue from the statue at the end to shift the floor around below. Return to the last room and head east now. Use the Fire Rod to defeat the ice monsters when they emerge, and use it to light the lantern above the center area to open the south door.
In the next room, defeat the Wizzrobes and hit the floor switch to open another nearby door. Merge around the center wall to cross the gap to reach the other end of the room. Before you go west, drop through the hole in the floor and open the chest below to get a
Small Key. Follow the narrow path to the west area, where you can hit a floor switch to open up a shortcut connecting the two sides, as well as to the elevator platforms. Ride up to B2 now, and head northeast to the locked door.
Unlock that door and enter that room to find an opening in the middle. Merge to the north wall and get about halfway across the pit, then land on the ice block below. Get to the side and melt it with the Fire Rod, and ride the wind gust to a new ledge to the south. Pull the tongue from the statue and the floor will drop out of the previous room. Go back to the north room and fall down to B4 again.
After landing on the platform you just lowered (it connects to the other side of B4 you explored earlier too), head east and south while defeating the enemies and using the Fire Rod to make progress. At the bottom of the path, use the Fire Rod to light the lantern, raising part of the narrow path ahead. Go west and north to the tongue statue, and pull the tongue to move the large platform again. Continue north to a floor switch and press it to unravel the rest of the path, forming shortcuts between earlier areas.
Since you have the Big Key, you can now go west to the boss door. Unlock it and drop down to B6 inside, where you will face the dungeon boss.
Boss: Kholdstare
This boss starts the battle entirely encased in ice. The donut platform you are on is icy as well, so be careful when running along it. As for the boss, it floats around the room before stopping in a given corner to attack. Its attacks include a wide-panning beam attack that emanates from a flashing orb of light. Also, icy rocks will be shot diagonally towards you from the sides. Avoid both attacks and use your Fire Rod while the boss is stationary to melt the ice. When the ice block is fully melted, the boss's black body is exposed. As it hops around the room eating up the ice pieces on the ground, attack repeatedly with your sword.
Eventually Kholdstare will return to the center of the room and become encased in ice once again. Repeat the same pattern until Kholdstare returns to the center and changes from black to blue. At this point, more glowing ice orbs will rotate around its body, and it moves more quickly around the room. There will be multiple beam attacks at random locations thanks to those orbs, so watch out to avoid getting caught in the middle of several attacks. Continue using the Fire Rod to melt the ice, then attack the body with your sword. It doesn't have much health at this point, so you should be able to win without any difficulty.
After the fight, collect the
Heart Container and touch the painting to release Sage Rosso.
NEXT: Before Lorule Castle
