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Ice Palace
The Ice Palace is the fifth dungeon of the Dark World, located within Lake Hylia and accessed by utilizing a warp tile found by lifting a heavy Dark World rock. Navigating this treacherous, frozen labyrinth requires melting ice obstacles, sliding across slick floors, and solving complex block puzzles across multiple descending basement floors. Defeating the boss at the bottom rescues the fifth maiden and awards another Crystal.
Items
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Enemies
Boss protected by an outer shell of ice that must be melted before the eye splits into three moving targets.
Wall-mounted ice monster that emerges when Link approaches; instantly killed by fire.
Sliding penguin enemy that dashes across icy surfaces toward Link.
Floating jellyfish that periodically electrifies itself, damaging Link if struck with a sword while charged.
Skeleton warrior that collapses when hit with a sword and must be blown up before it reassembles.
Stationary spiked hazard that knocks Link backward on contact without taking damage.
Tips
- Equip the Fire Rod before entering, as it is strictly required to melt Freezors and crack Kholdstare's frozen shell.
- You can utilize the Hookshot on wooden chests, blocks, and certain statues to pull Link safely across slippery ice platforms.
- The Cane of Somaria can create a red block to hold down floor switches, allowing you to bypass or simplify the dungeon's infamous sliding block puzzle.
Not listed for this area: secrets, shops and people.
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