Dodongo's Cavern

Solve the Bomb Flower staircase, open the giant skull and prepare Link's magic for the rest of the journey.

1. 01Mark step 1, Open the cavern, complete

   Open the cavern

   Use the entrance Bomb Flower to destroy the cracked wall. In the main lava chamber, ride the platforms to the lower east doorway and bomb its cracked wall. The map is behind a different cracked wall on the west side.

2. 02Mark step 2, Clear the eastern loop, complete

   Clear the eastern loop

   Pass the Baby Dodongos; their bodies explode after defeat. Push an Armos statue onto the blue floor switch. Continue to the two Lizalfos and defeat both. In the next corridor, attack the larger Dodongos from behind, then light all three torches with a Deku Stick. Step on the switch at the end to open the west-side route.

3. 03Mark step 3, Drop the enormous staircase, complete

   Drop the enormous staircase

   Cross the lobby to the newly opened west door. In the room lined with Bomb Flowers, place one flower in the empty gap between the two rows. The simultaneous chain explosion lowers the staircase. Climb it.

4. 04Mark step 4, Cross above the lobby, complete

   Cross above the lobby

   In the upper room, move the statue blocking the ladder and climb to the switch. Avoid waking unnecessary Armos. Cross the bridge above the main chamber and continue into the blade-trap room.

5. 05Mark step 5, Break the high wall, complete

   Break the high wall

   Move the block under the ladder and use the raised area by the Bomb Flower. Hold a flower briefly before throwing it onto the cracked-wall ledge so it explodes there. Climb through the opening.

6. 06Mark step 6, Switch off the platform flames, complete

   Switch off the platform flames

   Shoot the eye above the far door to cross the first flame platform. Defeat the next pair of Lizalfos. In the following room, shoot the first eye, jump to the middle platform and shoot the newly visible side eye to complete the crossing.

7. 07Mark step 7, Collect the Bomb Bag, complete

   Collect the Bomb Bag

   Continue over the upper blade-trap room to the large chest. The Bomb Bag lets you carry and place your own bombs. Step on the nearby switch to extend the lobby elevator.

8. 08Mark step 8, Light the skull's eyes, complete

   Light the skull's eyes

   Stand on the bridge above the giant stone skull. Drop one bomb through each of the two openings so it detonates inside an eye socket. When both eyes glow, the mouth opens. Descend and enter it.

9. 09Mark step 9, Unlock the last door, complete

   Unlock the last door

   From the mouth room, take the right-hand passage around the block puzzle. Climb and move through the loop until you can push the block into the central hole, weighing down its switch. Enter the unlocked room and bomb its cracked floor.

10. 10Mark step 10, Claim the second Spiritual Stone, complete

    Claim the second Spiritual Stone

    Drop into King Dodongo's arena. After the battle, take the Heart Container and blue warp. Darunia gives you Goron's Ruby outside.

11. 11Mark step 11, Visit the mountain Great Fairy, complete

    Visit the mountain Great Fairy

    Climb above the red flag, bombing the rocks in your way. Shelter under the Hylian Shield during the falling-rock bursts, then keep moving. Clear the Skullwalltulas and climb to the summit. Bomb the wall beside the owl; inside, play Zelda's Lullaby on the Triforce to receive magic and the charged spin attack.

12. 12Mark step 12, Pick up Din's Fire now, complete

    Pick up Din's Fire now

    Return to the Hyrule Castle approach as a child. Bomb the large rock at the dead-end near the entrance area, crawl into the fountain and play Zelda's Lullaby. Keep Din's Fire: it will open the Shadow Temple later. You can now head toward Zora's River.