Snowpeak Ruins
Items/Weapons: Ball & Chain, Giant Wallet
Heart Pieces: 6 // 34/45
Poe Souls: 7 // 51/60
Golden Bugs: 2 // 24/24
Empty Bottles: 0 // 4/4
Howling Stones: 0 // 6/7
Hidden Skills: None
Head north and nab the *Poe Soul* in the middle area. Take the north door ahead. Talk to Yeta, Yeto’s wife, sitting by the fire to learn that a Mirror Shard is in the house somewhere and she will mark its location on the Dungeon/House Map she gives you. Head through the east door to the kitchen and scoop up Yeto’s soup in a bottle if you’re low on recovery items. Unfortunately, it’s pretty bland right now, but we’ll improve it along the way. Smash the pots at the south end to find Oocoo, then head through the northeast door. Now for a block sliding puzzle, a Zelda game tradition. Push the southwest block east, then the northeast block west, south, east, south to open the west door. Head on through. A block of ice bars you from continuing to the key. As wolf Link, use your senses to find a digging spot on the west end of the hall. You’ll arrive in the courtyard just outside. Defeat three White Wolfos enemies that appear and open the chest to the south for a red rupee (worth 20). Dig at the burial spot to the north to uncover a chest and open it for a Small Key. Head through the east door, then north to the Freezards. Avoid them as they will (duh) freeze you upon impact. Use your Shield to bounce them away and approach them carefully, using your sword to shatter them. Head through the north locked door. Unseal the next door by defeating the three Freezards here, then head through the northeast door to the study. Approach the door to the chest and two Ice Warriors make your acquaintance. These guys are tough as nails. Use your shield to block their ice attacks and go wild with fury once you get close enough with Jump Strikes. Head through the south door that unclocks. Open the chest here for an Ordon Pumpkin and no key. Head through the southwest door. Climb the pile of boxes, jumping south to the block puzzle room and go south back to the kitchen. Talk to Yeto to give him the pumpkin to add it to the recipe. Scoop up some soup if you want, then head west back to Yeta. Talk to her to get another mark on your map. Could it be this easy? Don’t be too naïve…Head through the northwest door. Defeat the three White Wolfoses and avoid the big Freezard at the north end. Check out the cannon. Awesome. Head northwest and through the window, then through the door. Defeat the Freezards while heading towards the north end. Pick up the cannonball and put it in the cannon. Push it to face south using the handles on its side. Place a bomb in its back to fire it and shatter the icy walls at south. Head through the door on that end. This room is very hazardous, so watch your step. Tiptoe along the beams to the southwest and use your clawshot to defeat the Freezards and Ice Keese from a distance. DO NOT STEP ON THE ICY PARTS. Believe me, there are better ways to navigate the room…like leaping across big gaps. Yeah…From the southwest corner, head east, carefully jumping to the safe wooden beams. Open the two chests here for a red rupee (worth 20) and the Compass. Go back a room, then out the east door and through the window back outside. Defeat those pesky White Wolfoses again, then use your Senses to find a digging place in the northwest. Do that to uncover a chest with a Small Key. Unlock the gate to the west and head on through. Grab the wall handle to pull it down and lower a hole-shaped object. Place a cannonball inside it, then head back out the gate. Pull the handle east of the gate to roll the cannonball outside. Put it inside the cannon, push it to face the big Freezard at north, and fire it off with a bomb. Destroy two more Freezards that break off from the big one, then head through the new door at north. Head north to engage battle with a mini-boss, an Armoured Lizard. This boss is really tough due to the narrow room and his massive body. You’ll need to move around a lot to avoid his ball-and-chain attack. Sidestep or backflip to avoid this attack, stalling the enemy. Get behind it and slash the tail. Continue this until he is defeated to earn the Ball and Chain item. Head through the door north to a storage room. This new item is pretty useful in this dungeon. Use it to destroy the ice blocks north and open the chest for the Ordon Goat Cheese. Geez, Louise, not goat cheese! Destroy the armory with your B&C (like my shorthand?) for an Orange Rupee, then head back south 2x to the courtyard and through the south door, then the east door to the kitchen. Give Yeto the cheese for the soup, collecting some if you want, then talk to Yeta in the next room. Head south from her to the main hall. Guess it’s up to you to find the Shard. First, some side chores. Now that you have the B&C, destroy the armory near the front door (two hits each) to get rupees and a *Poe Soul*. Head forward to Yeta and talk to her to open another door. Head west to an aviary. Head through the north door from here. Push the block forward, then head back a room. Use the B&C to destroy the ice in the southwest, opening up a ramp. Climb it halfway, then L-target the Freezard near the top and use the B&C on it 2x to destroy it. Further up, repeat the process on another Freezard. Atop the ramp, destroy the ice blocking a cannon, then head through the north door. Defeat the Ice Warrior, the B&C being an optional (slower) weapon. L-target the chandelier and hit it with the B&C to rock it. Ride it to the other side of the room and open the chest for a Small Key. Rock the chandelier again and take it back over and head back a room. At the south end past the broken wall, bomb the cracked floor and drop through the hole. Open the chest for a *Heart Piece*. Clawshot the target above to come back through it, then head east through the locked door. Smash the ice to the left with the B&C to reveal a target. This is your insurance policy in case you fall doing the next step. If you do, go up the west stairs and clawshot the target to get back up. Anyway, head to the east ledge to find another chandelier and rock it with the B&C, jumping east to the opposite end. Defeat the Ice Warrior, then get back on the chandelier. When it stops moving, look south and use the B&C on the next chandelier, jumping to it. Do that again for the next chandelier, avoiding/defeating Ice Keese, then head to the south ledge to get a *Heart Piece*. Jump back to the first chandelier, then east and through the door. Defeat the Freezards with your B&C, then destroy the ice pieces on the east wall. Nab the *Poe Soul* that emerges. Head through the north door and run to the right to a block. Push it along the frozen floor where it falls down. Drop to the bottom area to a newly revamped block puzzle (same room as the first one). Destroy the two ice blocks with the B&C to create a new block and a new switch. Now you have three blocks to work with. I’m copying a tactic from another walkthrough, so my thanks to Mr. Shotgun for making this easier to explain. One block is on the old switch now (let’s call it A), the block right of it is B, and the new block you uncovered is C. Push A north, then C south, east, north to meet A. Push A west, south, east, north to hit the switch. Climb the blocks at north and head south along the bridge through the new door at west. Defeat the Ice Warriors with your B&C, then carefully navigate the wall north to the crack in the wall. Clawshot to the target on the high wall and drop down, heading through the east door. Destroy the ice block at left to uncover a target. Again, this is insurance if you fall. Look east and rock the chandelier with your B&C. Jump on and wait for it to stop. At south, rock and ride another chandelier to the south ledge and open the chest for a Small Key. Head through the nearby door. Climb up to the upper south side and through the south door. Defeat the ever-annoying Freezards and head through the west locked door. Defeat two more big Freezards, then hit the big ice blocks at west (though you may have broken them in battle). Push them both forward, then head through the north door opposite the fireplace. Smash the ice block at left for another target, then jump over the gap by it. Head north around the corner and jump off into a new room. Carry a cannonball to the south end. Pull the wall handle, then drop the ball in it. Head through the south door and pull the handle at right to get the cannonball. Carry it up the ramp all the way to the top and drop it the cannon. Direct the cannon to point east and use a bomb to fire it through the opening. Head east and up to the opening. Pick up the cannonball and place it in the handle’s transfer slot. Head north through the door and pull the handle at right. Carry the cannonball north to a cannon, place it inside, point the cannon northwest, then fire it to destroy a big Freezard. Drop down to the courtyard, head through the west gate, climb the ladder, and head through the west door to a chapel. Head north and defeat the Ice Warriors kamikaze-style (in a church no less!). Defeating the enemies opens the doors. Head through the north one and open the chest for the Big Key, disguised as a bedroom key. Head back outside to find Yeta and follow her left up the ramp. She’s super-slow, so go ahead and open the locked door at the top. Watch the cinema and Yeta will transform into Blizzeta, Twilit Ice Mass. And she seemed so innocent…This boss fight is pretty fun, reminds me of Jahalla in Wind Waker. Anyway, she will first slide around as a big ice mass trying to squash you, so use the B&C while L-targeting to shrink her down. If she unleashes any Freezards, try to ignore them and focus on her, attacking with the B&C. About eight hits later, she transforms into the second phase where she hovers on the ceiling and tries to land on your face. Avoid the series of ice masses that fall around you, watching their shadows on the ice. In the second go-round of that, look for a gap in the pattern of ice masses, stand there & use the B&C to clearly L-target her and attack with the B&C. Mace the face, as disgusting as that sounds. After the battle, Yeta recovers and you receive a Mirror Shard and Heart Container. Use Midna’s warp and save. While still atop Snowpeak, warp to the portal and head northeast through a cave. Near the east side are two ice blocks. Use the B&C to destroy them and uncover a *Poe Soul*. Light both torches to get an orange rupee, then warp to Castle Town. Head north further into Hyrule Field and look for a cliff with a path through it. Take the south path at the fork around the cliff to the east side (on the map, it’s the northwest part) to a boulder blocking a cave. Bomb it and enter. This is an awesome hidden mini-game. Use the B&C to destroy the ice block ahead and enter a more complicated game of block sliding. You’ll go through three puzzles, each of which has a frozen floor with three blocks and a switch as your goal. Again, I’ll label each block A, B & C to make the instructions easier. If you have any troubles, check out a cool diagram of the three puzzles at GameFAQs.com by video game freak2090. A is to the southwest, B at southeast, and C at northwest. Push C south to meet A, then push B north to the corner. Push A east, north, west, then south to meet C. Push C east, then B south, then A east onto the switch. Head north to the second puzzle. A is southwest, B is southeast, and C is northwest. Push B north, then C south, then east. Push B west, south, east, then C north, west, south, and east onto a switch. In an added twist, there is a second switch to hit. Push A north, east, south to the second switch, then head forward to the third and last puzzle. This one takes a while to do (20 positions). A is southwest, B is southeast, and C is northwest. Push A north, B west, then north, and C east. Push B east, then north, and A east. Push C, west, south, then east. Push B north, west, south, east, then north. Push A west, then (finally) C west, north, and east on the switch. Open the chest at the far north end for a well-deserved *Heart Piece*. Whew! Warp to Kakariko Village. Pop quiz, hotshot. You did pay 1000 rupees to repair Eldin Bridge by now, right? If you haven’t doled out 2000 rupees for the next donation box, have no fear (you shouldn’t have anyway). You can perform a small favour to lower the donation cost. Outside Malo Mart, talk to the elder Goron who asks you to check on another Goron off Castle Town in Hyrule Field. Warp to Castle Town and head out the east gate. Go further east into the next area where a Goron sits on the bridge. Talk to him, then warp back to Kakariko Village and talk to the elder Goron again to bring a jug of Hot Spring Water to the tired Goron. You’ll have to carry it on foot as you start in the field. Carry it west all the way to the bridge with the Goron, avoiding the Leevers and other enemies that appear in the field. L-Target the Goron and toss the water on him to revive him. If you fail (either by getting hit or taking too long to reach him), return to Kakariko and talk to the elder Goron again. Succeed and you win a *Heart Piece*. A Hot Spring Water shop opens in Castle Town and the donation amount at Malo Mart lowers to 200 rupees. Head back to Kakariko and donate that exact amount to the Goron inside the shop. Pretty soon a branch of Malo Mart will open in Castle Town and you’ll get your new item. For now, head to Castle Town and in the south area, return to Telma’s Bar. Speak with her to learn that Rusl is exploring Faron Woods. Check the map on the table for his location. Around this time, you’ll be invited via postal mail to visit Yeto and Yeta on Snowpeak, so warp there to find them at west. Talk to them to begin a very fun snowboarding mini-game. First you’ll race Yeto. Use the makeshift snowboard as you did before. It’s not too hard to win, just follow your map like you did to get to the Ruins earlier. Beating Yeta in the second match however is tougher. Warp back to Snowpeak Top for the rematch. You’ll need to follow her most of the way and notice she leaps onto that shortcut plane at left about halfway down the course. Collect the rupees and avoid the trees to possibly pass her by (or at least get close). Keep on the shortcut even when she jumps off, then slow down to drop to the lower ground. Try to stay somewhat close to the right side as landing fast can make Link awkwardly hug the left and crash. Continue to the end and eventually you’ll win. You receive a *Heart Piece* as a prize. Warp to North Faron Woods. Head west of the winding ramp to Forest Temple to find Rusl. Use the Golden Cucco that appears to cross two platforms north, then southwest through a tunnel to a wider gap. Use the boomerang to rotate the pinwheel on the bridge, then fly with the cucco to it. Activate the pinwheel on your own bridge to continue south. Jump two gaps, dodging the swinging tree limbs to reach the Sacred Grove. In case you forget, you’ve already used the Howling Stone if you followed my walkthrough. Head south into the cave. Another fight with the Skull Kid ensues. Drag. This time you’re human, so the fight is a bit quicker. Follow his lantern to spot him and use your arrows when he’s out of reach. After the fight, follow the path to a new area, the Temple of Time. Take the ramp to a stone block at right. Push it off the ledge, then drop off to the balcony. Drop down the hole there and head towards the doorway. Above it is the *Male Snail*. Use your boomerang to bring it down and collect it. Just one more Golden Bug to find. Head north now to the pedestal and insert the Master Sword back in its slot. After a short cinema, defeat the Shadow Beings that appear down the stairs to create a new warp portal. Return to the stone block, climbing up to the ledge above. The statue sitting there before has disappeared, so take the door to be warped to the ancient Temple of Time. Head down the stairs and right of the staircase is the *Female Snail* on the wall. Hurrah! Warp to Castle Town and give Agitha the last of your Golden Bugs to receive the Giant Wallet that holds a maximum of 1000 rupees. Warp back to the Sacred Grove within Faron Province. Now to find some Poe Souls. At the top of the stairs north of the warp portal is a *Poe Soul*. Head back west to the Sacred Meadow where the Skull Kid was. Bomb the stone boulder in the middle and nab the *Poe Soul* that appears. Use your senses and dig underground where the boulder sat. Defeat the Deku Babas in the cave below to receive a *Heart Piece*. At the end of the tunnel behind the waterfall, climb up and nab the *Poe Soul* on the platform above the tunnel. Head back to the Sacred Grove (warp there if lost or lazy). Enter the magic door on the south side to be returned to the Temple of yore. Head north and insert the Master Sword in the pedestal to create a magic staircase. You’ll also meet up with Oocoo and a small companion. Who knows how they got in here? Climb the stairs and head through the door into the next dungeon.
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