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The Legend of Zelda Guide > Second Quest Walkthrough > Dungeon 8

Back outside again, head west 1 screen, south 1, and east 1. Enter the cave and play the Gambling game until you have at least 160 rupees. After that, continue east 4 screens and north 2 screens. There, use the Ladder to reach the 15th Heart Container on the platform surrounded by water.

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Now, go north 2, west, 1, north 1, west 1, and north along the regular path to the next screen. From there, go east 2 and north through the wall to the upper-right corner of the overworld. Enter the shop and buy Bait for 60 rupees. Now, go south 1, west 2, south 1, then north via the blue stairs to the previous screen.

Go west 4 screens, then use the Ladder to get across the narrow stream. Bomb the left half of the north wall to reveal a cave; enter it to start Dungeon 8 (make sure you have 100 rupees before entering).

Dungeon 8


When you enter this dungeon, continue north to the following room. There, avoid the red Bubbles and push the left block to reveal stairs. Go through that passageway to reach the next room.

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In that room, defeat the red Goriyas easily and walk through the south wall to reach the next room. Defeat the 3 Dodongos there, then unlock the south door and enter that room.

Here, defeat the Wallmasters while avoiding the red Bubbles. Then, push the middle block to the right to reveal stairs; go down them and claim the Magic Wand.

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Now, go back up and north 1 room, then east 1 room. Defeat the Keese and blue Goriyas, then push the leftmost block in the middle row to reveal stairs. Go through that passage to reach the following room.

In this room, defeat the electric Ropes and go north to the next room. Defeat the blue Goriyas and continue north to the following room.

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In this room, defeat the Digdogger by using the Whistle and defeating the smaller enemies. Then, go north to the next room.

Here, give the Goriya the Bait so it'll disappear, then continue to the next room.

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Light up this next room and avoid the Blade Traps, then defeat the Keese and take the Compass that appears. Then, continue north to another room.

Defeat the blue Goriyas and avoid the fireballs, then take the Key and go west to the next room. Here, defeat some more blue Goriyas, then continue to the following room.

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In this room, defeat another Digdogger, then take the 5 rupees and bomb the west wall and enter that room.

Light up this room and defeat the enemies while avoiding the Bubbles, then unlock the west door and enter the next room.

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Here, defeat the 3 Dodongos, then continue west to the next room.

In this next room, avoid the red Bubbles and take the Key, then push the left block in the middle of the room to reveal stairs. Then, go through the passage to reach the next room.

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There, avoid the red Bubbles and touch the blue one if you got hit before. Defeat the Wallmasters if you want, then unlock the west door and enter that room.

In this room, defeat the sword-throwing Stalfos wandering around. Then, push the third block from the north in the second diagonal row to reveal some stairs. Go down them and claim the Magical Key, so you won't need regular Keys anymore!

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Now, go back up and east 1 room, then south 1 room. Here, push the block to the south, then go west to the next room. Defeat the electric Ropes, then walk through the south wall into another room.

Here, defeat the Goriyas and Keese while avoiding the Bubbles, then take the 5 rupees and go east to the next room.

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In this room, defeat the Keese and unlock the east door, then enter the next room. Defeat all the Goriyas here, then push the left block aside and go through the passage to the next room.

There, defeat the 2 Moldorms, then bomb the south wall and enter that room (we'll be back here in a bit to go north).

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Defeat the red and blue Goriyas, then take the 5 rupees and continue south to the following room. There, defeat the Aquamentus quickly with your sword, then go west to the next room.

Defeat the Wallmasters while avoiding the Bubbles, then push the middle block to the right to open the west door. Go into that room and pay the Old Man 100 rupees to carry more Bombs, giving you a total of 16 at this point.

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Now, go back east 2 rooms, and north 2 rooms. Unlock the north door there and continue to the following room.

Here you'll fight 3 Dodongos as the bosses, so read the Enemies section if you haven't yet caught on how to defeat them. After that, take the Heart Container and go to the next room to claim the last Triforce piece.

NEXT: Dungeon 9