Ice Cavern

Bottle Blue Fire, solve the remake’s sliding-block route and recover the Iron Boots.

1. Mark Reach the frozen fountain complete01

   Reach the frozen fountain

   Travel up Zora's River and play Zelda's Lullaby at the waterfall. In the frozen domain, go behind King Zora into the fountain. Jump across the ice floes toward the Ice Cavern entrance at the side of the lake.

   References: Respec · tested Switch 2 route

2. Mark Collect the first five crystals complete02

   Collect the first five crystals

   Clear the Freezards without standing in their icy breath. In the rotating-blade room, gather the five ice crystals, including the one above the raised ledge. Follow the blade rather than jumping blindly across it. The completed set opens the passage.

   References: Polygon · Johnny Yu · Ice Cavern

3. Mark Bottle blue fire complete03

   Bottle blue fire

   In the next chamber, fill an empty bottle from the blue flame. Release it against red ice to melt it; ordinary fire will not substitute. The map chest is beneath red ice here. Refill the bottle before returning to the rotating-blade chamber.

   References: Polygon · Johnny Yu · Ice Cavern

4. Mark Visit the Compass branch complete04

   Visit the Compass branch

   Return to the rotating blade and melt the red ice in the side branch. Clear the Freezards and Keese, refill Blue Fire and open the Compass chest. Return to the blade room and melt the lower blocked passage toward the sliding block.

   References: Polygon · Johnny Yu · Ice Cavern

5. Mark Move the block between the pillars complete05

   Move the block between the pillars

   Clear the Keese and collect the lowest crystal. Push the sliding block south, west, north, then east, gathering the raised crystals along the way. Next push west, south, west to reach the Blue Fire ledge and refill. Push the block off the edge to reset it.

   References: Polygon · Johnny Yu · Ice Cavern

6. Mark Melt the northern crystal complete06

   Melt the northern crystal

   Refill Blue Fire at its ledge, resetting the block if necessary. From the starting position, push the block west then north. Climb it, melt the red ice and collect the last crystal to open the exit.

   References: Polygon · Johnny Yu · Ice Cavern

7. Mark Place the block below the exit complete07

   Place the block below the exit

   Push the block off the edge to reset it. Move the fresh block south, west, north, east, then south. Climb from it into the open passage. Refill Blue Fire and melt the final obstruction on the way to the wolf.

   References: Polygon · Johnny Yu · Ice Cavern

8. Mark Defeat the White Wolfos complete08

   Defeat the White Wolfos

   Melt the final red ice in the passage. In the last chamber, guard against the White Wolfos and counterattack after its swipes. Open the chest for the Iron Boots. Sheik teaches the Serenade of Water.

   References: Polygon · Johnny Yu · Ice Cavern

9. Mark Use the Iron Boots shortcut complete09

   Use the Iron Boots shortcut

   Equip the Iron Boots from Equipment. D-pad Down now switches them on and off. Sink through the pool behind the chest and use the underwater exit, then remove them to surface.

   References: Polygon · Johnny Yu · Ice Cavern

10. Mark Thaw King Zora complete10

    Thaw King Zora

    Carry a fresh bottle of Blue Fire back to the frozen king. Release it against his red ice and speak to him for the Zora Tunic. Equip the tunic before exploring the Water Temple.

    References: Respec · tested Switch 2 route