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Ikana Castle

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask guide · After entering the castle

Ikana Castle is an undead fortress in Ikana Canyon guarded by reanimated soldiers and dark creatures. Link must navigate its ruins, press switches, and use the Mirror Shield to reflect sunlight to access the courtyard and roof. The destination is the throne room, where defeating the king and his two lieutenants teaches Link the "Elegy of Emptiness."

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Piece of Heart: On the exterior rooftop rampart, reached by using a Deku Flower to launch onto a pillar switch and flying acrossElegy of Emptiness: Learned from King Igos du Ikana after defeating him and his two bodyguards in the throne room

Secrets

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Wooden boards covering windows can be burned or destroyed using Fire Arrows or Powder Kegs to allow sunlight into the castle halls for the Mirror Shield.

Enemies

ReDead

Weak to Light Arrows, sunlight reflected by Mirror Shield, Fire Arrows

Freezes Link with a shriek; dancing when wearing the Gibdo Mask, Garo's Mask, or Captain's Hat prevents them from attacking.

Floormaster

Splits into three smaller hands when attacked; destroy the small hands before they recombine.

Wizzrobe

Weak to Arrows, Hookshot, or Sword strikes when vulnerable

Warps between teleport pads shooting ice blasts; strikes leave it temporarily stunned.

Igos du Ikana's Lackeys

Weak to Fire Arrows, sunlight from the Mirror Shield

Two skeleton guards who fight alongside the king; burn their bodies or burn their remains with sunlight to finish them.

King Igos du Ikana

Weak to Sunlight reflected with the Mirror Shield

Fights with a sword and floating head attacks; burning the curtains opens sunlight to weaken and finish him.

Tips

Equip the Captain's Hat, Gibdo Mask, or Garo's Mask when walking past ReDeads to make them dance and prevent them from paralyzing Link.
Use Fire Arrows to burn away the throne room's window curtains to introduce patches of sunlight during the boss battle.
The Lens of Truth can help identify safe footholds on floating platform sections above the castle.

Not listed for this area: shops and people.

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