Before you leave, you may have noticed the map shows a room south of this one. If you’ve been to the basement area leading to the boss door, you’ll know that large gates block your progress.

Merge against the wall and sneak by the first guard. Head left to the main room and cross the catwalk over the rolling orbs. Slash at the red spot until the the boss blows out the torches, turning the room dark.

Enemies: The Boss of this dungeon is the Gemasaur King. In return for saving all of her babies, she will upgrade your spin attack to the great spin attack, making it double its original size. This page was last edited on August 9, 2020, at 20:25. After completing the first phase, the monster will turn out the light and rapidly dart around the room, heavily damaging Link if he does not merge into the walls. To access the dungeon, head through a portal either West or South of the Eastern Palace. There is an area with a warp fissure behind some rocks. Now head through the door on the left or the door on the bottom, making your way to the westernmost room in the basement.
Walk along the path to the right until you reach a treasure chest. If you missed either, be sure to consult our Master Ore Locations Guide. Don't forget that you can place bombs in his path or throw them directly on a portion of his body full of crystals to unleash a shower of rupees. You can toss bombs on slopes to hit the switches while riding the platform, Grab the Boss Key and head over to the far right room and unlock the door.

After a number of hits it will completely fall, revealing its weak spot.

The best strategy is to toss a bomb and then move the goriya so it runs into it. Press the button and get the chest in the bottom left to find another key. Once the bomb explodes and hits the southern switch, the wall will flip, causing Link to enter the small rectangular room.

Link must avoid the Soldiers' red sensors by merging onto certain walls where he cannot be seen. Walk to the far east side of the room and open the treasure chest to get some monster guts. In this room, open the chest on the ground to get a monster tail.

From the waypoint, go through the door to the left and merge along the walls to the left side where the last switch needs to be hit to open the way to the Boss Door. Link can also find a Master Ore hidden in a special room of the dungeon. This room may attempt to confuse you, so extinguish the lights to reveal a path back to a chest in the upper right corner containing a key. Dark Palace. This is just one of the many possible orders to complete the dungeons. Use a small key on the door to the left and then stand on the moving platform. Quickly run southward, hit the orb, and run to the door. Merge along the wall to the east and walk on over to the small key.

Pull the switch on the right and then head up the staircase. Inside you can smash the pots on the left to find a floor switch, opening the closed door above. Before leaving the room, break open the tiles to let a shaft of light pour down. Place a bomb next to the bottom switch and then quickly run northward to the platform above. Zelda: A Link Between Worlds walkthrough - Dark Palace. There are two guards to the north and they’ll patrol back and forth. Walk left a screen and use a bomb to blow up the crack in the floor and drop down to find a treasure chest containing a purple rupee. Their line of vision is indicated by the red beams.

There are two Green Goriyas and one Red Goriya located on a higher platform. A waypoint will be activated when they die. Near the center of the room, stand on the platform to the south.

Make your way to the northwest corner of the room and step on the switch that his hidden beneath the skull. At the northeast corner of the Graveyard, lift the large rock to find a secret path. Return to the room where you defeated the mimicking enemies and the moving pillar. On this floor, note the colorful stained glass looking masks on the walls. Locations: NOTE: This chapter covers the Dark Palace. With two pieces of the Master Ore, return to the Blacksmith in Hyrule and show him both pieces. He can then attack the red diamond its head. Press the button to drop a key on the darklight platform and make your way over to it.

In return for saving all of her babies, she will upgrade your spin attack to the great spin attack, making it double its original size. Merge along the wall to the right to reach the large treasure chest and open it to get the Master Ore. Make your way to the northwest part of the room and climb the steps.

When they are defeated, use the platform and wait until it descends to enter a room behind the pillar.

In here several switches are just out of reach, being on a small slope. However, almost any of the other Lorule Dungeons can be played at this time. One of the main puzzles of the dungeon involves bringing rays of light inside rooms to shine of four specific eyeballs, eventually opening the boss door. This will happen much more quickly if Link possesses the Nice Bomb upgrade. This next room will have rolling orbs similar to the Eastern Palace. Place a bomb next to the orb at the south end of the room and then stand against the wall to the left. Characters: Proceed upwards to the left, and note the cracked tiles near a button. Merge into the wall to reach Lorule. Consult our Maimai Locations Guide for a full listing of all 100 of them. There are three orbs on the far left of the room. Begin by bombing the crack in the wall on the right, and collect the chest on the other side. ... To reach the Dark Palace, first go to the Eastern Palace in Hyrule and go south from it. Place a pair of bombs to blowup the the wood, causing light to shine down.

Optional: Heart Piece #27In Hyrule, lift the large rock that is in front of the Blacksmith’s House.

We encourage you to read our updated PRIVACY POLICY and COOKIE POLICY.

To attack it, Link must throw Bombs at its face to break the shell on its head.

More mimicking enemies will await you. Enemies:

After safely navigating through the pathway, Link can then use a bombto open the dungeon entrance and head inside. Climb the steps on the right and if you’d like, carefully sneak to the right side of this area to get a piece of heart. 7.1 Overworld RoundupProgress at this pointTotal LifeHeart Pieces 26/28Maiamais 87/100New in this section Don’t forget to check the ground floor for cracked tiles as well as the boarded up windows on the second floor. Climb up to the higher platform and head left a screen. The Dark Ruins are patrolled by a group of fallen Lorulean Soldiers who will imprison Link if they find him. Unlike the Link to the Past version, this guy prefers to be left in the dark. Every room in the Palace is completely dark, and light can only be found by using the Lamp to light sparsely found torches. Stand on the moving platform that is going up and down.

Locations: Once you enter the Dark Palace bomb the wall along the right corridor and head up a screen. If you don’t have it, just skip ahead to section 7.2. Use the key and head up a screen. The jail is fairly easy to escape from, so to avoid being thrown in repeatedly, wall merge along the paths to avoid their line of sight. It will come to its lowest point and the bomb will explode, causing a secret wall to also explode. If you take too much time, floor tiles will disappear and you’ll have to try again. Back in Hyrule, swing the bell and warp over to the Eastern Palace. and find a cracked tile on the right side. Once you have the Titan’s Mitt, you can acquire another Master Ore piece. Walk down the steps to get back to the basement. When the bomb is set, dash to the platform in the middle of the room so you can ride it across. You’ll see a platform to your left that is only visible in the darkness. The Dark Ruins are patrolled by a group of fallen Lorulean Soldiers who will imprison Linkif they find him. Then defeat the three, causing the green portal to appear, as well as causing the moving platform to activate.
Defeat the three red Eyegores that appear and then head up to the next room. To tackle the Dark Palace, you will need to have acquired the Bombs from Ravio’s Shop, so be sure to rent or purchase them. Use the small key on the locked door to the northwest. Characters: Walk southward to reach a fairy fountain. Green Helmasaur Ball Ghini Green Goriya Red Goriya. Open the treasure chest here to get a blue rupee.