Ice Cavern & Water Temple
The water sage
Chapter 13 of 16 of the Ocarina of Time remake walkthrough, played as Adult Link, in 8 steps.
Zora's Domain is frozen. The Ice Cavern at Zora's Fountain holds the Iron Boots; the Water Temple is the game's hardest puzzle box.
- Reach Zora's Domain (climb the frozen waterfall or Hookshot). King Zora is frozen in red ice; continue to Zora's Fountain and enter the Ice Cavern.
- Ice Cavern: collect Blue Fire in a bottle, melt the red ice blocking doors, push the ice blocks, and defeat the White Wolfos for the Iron Boots. Sheik teaches the Serenade of Water.
- Melt King Zora with Blue Fire for the Zora Tunic (or buy it). Warp to Lake Hylia and sink with the Iron Boots to the temple entrance.
- Water Temple: three water levels, changed by playing Zelda's Lullaby at the Triforce marks (low: basement, mid: ground, high: top). Collect every Small Key; there is one you can miss under the central tower at mid level. Tip: If you are stuck with no keys, the missed one is behind the block puzzle in the room reached from the mid-level central pillar (3DS marks this door).
- Defeat Dark Link in the mirrored room (Din's Fire or the Hammer make it easy) for the Longshot.
- Use the Longshot in the river room and under the whirlpools to reach the Boss Key, then raise the water to the top for the boss door.
- Boss: Morpha. Longshot its nucleus out of the water and slash. Stand in a corner to avoid being thrown. Water Medallion.
- Lake Hylia refills. Stand on the island pedestal at sunrise and shoot the sun for Fire Arrows.