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The Legend of Zelda Guide > Second Quest Walkthrough > Dungeon 5

Once outside, head west 4 screens, south 1, and east 4. You should be in the second desert scene at that point.

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From there, proceed east 4, south 1 and east 1 screen. You'll see a dock in that screen.

Use the Raft to go north to P6 from there. Enter the cave and choose to take the Heart Container, giving you 10 total.

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Now, use the nearest Underground Passageway to reach the northwest area of the overworld. From there, go south 1 screen, up the right blue steps to the previous screen. Then, go east 2, north 1, east 2, north 1, and west 1.

Use the Whistle there to reveal some stairs, then enter that room and claim your eleventh Heart Container!

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Return to the Underground Passageway to the west and take the middle path to reach the south area.

From there, defeat the enemies and head west 3 screens to the one with the orange Tektites.

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Enter the cave and play the Gambling game until you have about 150 rupees. Then, go north 1, west 2, and north 2. Enter the shop there and buy Arrows, although you don't currently own a Bow.

Now, go south 2 screens and enter the cave, then buy some Water of Life (red is recommended at this point). After that, go east 1 and north 1 to the dock, and use the Raft to go across to the next screen. There, continue into the cave to enter Dungeon 5.

Dungeon 5


When you enter this dungeon, head north into the following room.

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There, light up the room while avoiding the Blade Traps and Fireballs, then defeat the Zols and head west to the next room.

In this room, avoid the Blade Traps and defeat the Like Likes, then take the 5 rupees that appear. Then, unlock the south door and enter that room.

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Defeat the Wizzrobes there, making sure not to touch a red Bubble; if you do, touch a blue one quickly.

After that, go down the stairs and through the passageway to another room. In that new room, defeat the blue Wizzrobes, then push the middle block in the leftmost row to open the east door. Then, head into the next room to the east.

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Avoid the Gohma for now since you cannot defeat it, and head south to the following room. There, avoid the red Bubbles and go down the stairs to claim the Bow.

Now, go back to the room with the Gohma and defeat it with 3 Arrows to the eye. After that, take the Key and go west 1 room and through the passageway to the following room.

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There, go north 1 room and west 1 room. In that new room, light it up with a Candle, then defeat the Vires and Keese while avoiding the Bubbles as best as you can. Then, take the Map and go north to the next room.

Here, light the room up and be ready to move! Avoid the red Bubbles and defeat the Wizzrobes with the limited space you have here. After you get rid of them, go north to the next room.

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Quickly get around the blocks to avoid the Blade Traps, then defeat some more tough Wizzrobes. Then, go east to the following room.

Defeat the Zols in this black-floored room, then take the Compass and go north to another room.

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Here, defeat the enemies while avoiding the Bubbles. Ignore the Key since you can't get to it, and head east to the next room.

Defeat the Manhandla by using Bombs, then take the 5 rupees left behind and go north to the following room.

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In this room, defeat the Keese and go around to the stairs. Go through the passageway to the next room.

There, defeat the Vires and Keese, then unlock the west door and enter the next room. Here you'll fight Gleeok, so read the Enemies section for help on winning. After that, take the Heart Container and continue to the next room to claim the Triforce piece.

NEXT: Dungeon 6